Op-Ed: Boomers, Give Up On Entitlements

Boomers, New York Times columnist Bill Keller has a message for you: It's time to bite the bullet and cut spending on Social Security and Medicare. In an op-ed, Keller writes, "It's not our fault that there are a lot of us, but we have resisted any move to fix the system."

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Mitt Romney foreign tour ends in tatters, he blames the media

The three-country jaunt intended to show Mitt Romney can effectively represent America abroad, has arguably ended with the GOP candidate for the presidency looking like a rank amateur. But in the best tradition of Sarah Palin, Romney is fighting back.

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High-stakes Mars mission relies on untried 'sky crane'

At first blush, using a rocket-powered flying crane to lower a $2.5 billion nuclear-powered rover to the surface of Mars seems risky at best. But engineers say it solves a host of daunting challenges.

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Nick Diaz, Anderson Silva, Travis Browne and Invicta FC: The Morning News Roundup ? 7.27.12

Howdy. I'm Jim Genia. You might recognize me from such great literary works as "I, Armbar" and "Tito Ortiz's Head: Friend or Foe?" While Maggie Hendricks is covering some sort of athletic event called the "Olympics", I'll be filling in here at Cagewriter.� Yes, it's a temp job, but please think of me as that really cool substitute teacher you had in high school, the one who said nothing when you disrupted class and set fire to the lab, yet did not hesitate�to plant drugs in your locker and call the police.� Heh.� Anyway, here's some news to start your day:

• Cesar Gracie, coach to the ultra-talented UFC top welterweight contender Nick Diaz, tweeted that there will be an announcement on Graciefighter regarding Diaz's career today�at 4:00 p.m. (PST).� If you'll recall, Nick Diaz... yeesh.� The big question mark these past few months has been whether Diaz has truly�retired or if he'll get in the cage once more.� Therefore, we can expect Gracie's announcement to be one of the following: "Nick Diaz is not going to fight again", "Nick Diaz is going to fight again", and "Can someone tell Nick Diaz to call home?� No one's heard from him in a while and everyone's pretty worried about him."� Stay tuned!

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• According to ESPN, UFC middleweight champ and untouchable superstar Anderson Silva wants to fight UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre next.

Of much more interest to Silva are the blockbuster fights that can earn him big money as he nears the end of his career. St-Pierre v Silva undoubtedly would make the biggest Pay-Per-View in UFC history, but while Guimaraes says Silva wants the fight, he admits it has not been offered.

Of course Silva would like St. Pierre in a big-money superfight�next.� Who would you rather fight?� A welterweight champ whose knee could explode at any time, or�UFC light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones, who sports an eleven-foot reach�and has�murdered everyone put in front of him?� Silva is no dummy.

• Just yesterday Travis Browne was sad.� Ben Rothwell, who was to be his opponent at next week's UFC on FOX 4, fell prey to the injury bug, and Browne was without a dance partner.� He was subsequently booted from the card.� But it's�a new day, and with this new day comes the�news (courtesy of the good folks at MMAJunkie)�that Browne will now headline UFC on FX 5 in October, facing off against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.� Hooray!� If you'll recall, Browne is big and dangerous and beats people silly - and being big and dangerous and�beating people silly�is good for main events.

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• There may be no offerings from the UFC, Strikeforce or Bellator this weekend, but that doesn't mean there isn't a way to get your MMA fix.� Invicta Fighting Championships, the all-female MMA promotion, will be having their second installment in Kansas City, KS, and the event will be broadcast for free on their website.� Here's a video promo courtesy of MMAFighting.� There are some extremely skilled and capable female MMA fighters out there, and a bunch of them are on Saturday night's card.

That's all for now.� Now excuse me while I go plant drugs in your locker.

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?This shark, swallow you whole.?

Ask any movie buff to list their ten favorite movies, and chances are Jaws will be in there somewhere along with Star Wars. �And while there’s been no shortage of movie tie-ins for the latter, aside from some t-shirts and a very awesome action figure, the Jaws fan doesn’t have many opportunities to flaunt the [...]

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Astronaut Fish Head to Space Station

The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) has sent an aquarium to the International Space Station. It's not for relaxation, mind: the fish tank will be used to see how microgravity impacts marine life, including a transparent fish.

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OS X Mountain Lion Springs Into Action

There is the old proverb, "if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain," but in Apple's case it is the Lion that has gone to the Mountain. On Wednesday, Apple released its latest update, Mountain Lion, which picks up where last year's OS X Lion update leaves off. This is the 10th iteration of the Mac operating system since the first public beta appeared in 2000.

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Stay-at-home dads are sexy

There's a new kid on the block, and chances are he's in a stroller being pushed by a stay-at-home dad.

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John Roberts Unwitting Nationalization of Medicaid

Timothy Noah, TNR
The Supreme Court’s decision in the health care caseis best understood as an attempt to maximize damage to established legal precedent while minimizing damage to the particular law under consideration. On the one hand, Chief Justice John Roberts wanted to maintain the Supreme Court as a playpen for anti-government sophistry. On the other, Roberts wanted to avoid getting pilloried as a right-wing extremist who doesn’t care whether people get health insurance or not. Out of this jumble of warring impulses, Roberts crafted a ruling that inadvertently strengthens the liberal...

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Keep the Guns; Abolish the Police

On July 23 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the most implacably totalitarian figures in American political history, suggested that police nationwide should go on strike until the law-abiding public disarms itself. ?I don?t understand why the police officers in this country don?t stand up collectively and say, `we?re going to go on strike,? [...]

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2012 Laguna Seca MotoGP Race Result: Tense Duel Settled In Final Laps

Results and summary of the Red Bull US GP race at Laguna Seca:

Race Details

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B.J. Penn, Invicta FC and Rousimar Palhares: The Morning News Roundup ? 7.28.12

Other than the announcement from Cesar Gracie that Nick Diaz would like to fight Fedor Emelianenko (or something like that), it seems the Olympics are garnering all the attention, with Quidditch and Battle Royale among today's events (go District 6!� Wahoo!).� But there is some solid MMA news out there, hidden among the headlines and blurbs,�and because I like you, I went through the trouble of gathering it�in one place for you to read.� You're welcome.

• B.J. Penn and Rory MacDonald have signed up for the more stringent Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) testing ahead of their UFC 152 meeting.� Remember: athletic commissions already screen fighters for banned substances, so what Penn and MacDonald�are doing goes above and beyond what's required.� Bravo, guys.

Penn has been one of the more vocal voices when fighters have failed tests, always insisting his brand of fighting is 100 percent natural.� On September 22 he and MacDonald will be totally clean, confirmed by the VADA.

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• The Invicta Fighting Championships weigh-ins were last night, and�everything is�a�"go" for the all-female MMA card tonight�(broadcast for free on their site).� If you tune in, keep an eye on the main event, which features veteran submission specialist Shayna Baszler (who trains under Josh Barnett and once won a bout with a Twister, which is cool beans) taking on undefeated rising star Sara McMann (who won the Silver Medal in Freestyle wrestling in the 2004 Summer Olympics).� Because of her credentials, comparisons have been made between McMann and Strikeforce champ Ronda Rousey - who took the Bronze Medal in judo in the 2008 Summer Olympics - but I say McMann needs a bit more seasoning.� Watch and judge for yourself, though.� I mean, who the heck am I?

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• Rousimar Palhares, a.k.a. "Toquinho", a.k.a. "that crazy guy who tears off legs and�will someday go�bonkers in the Octagon and have a psychotic break", won't require surgery for that knee injury that forced him out of his UFC 150 bout against Yushin Okami.� Tatame was kind enough to write something in English about it, so props to them.�

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That's it for now.� If the stream is solid enough, I will be watching tonight's Invicta FC and tweeting about what I see.� Follow or don't.� It doesn't matter to me.� I'm used to talking to myself.

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Meet the Man Who Put the '@' in Your E-Mail

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Samsung, Apple head for courtroom confrontation

After 17 months of filings, a patent battle with enormous stakes for both companies shifts to a San Jose, Calif., courtroom this week.

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Lack of vitamin D tied to weight

A new study finds those who lacked Vitamin D weighed more than those who did not.

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Why Romney's Numbers Aren't Dropping

Nate Cohn, The New Republic
If you live inside the Beltway, you probably think that Romney had a terrible month. Since Obama cornered him on the DREAM Act, Romney has been hit on outsourcing, his time at Bain Capital, and his tax returns. But here we are a month later, and Romney’s still standing roughly where he was before. That has some Obama-fans worried about Romney’s resilience and the effectiveness of Obama’s strategy: Obama must really be in trouble, the argument goes, if Romney didn’t lose any support after a terrible month. But while that instinct is understandable,...

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Ford Focus Electric climbs any mountain, slowly

During our review of the Ford Focus Electric, we subjected the car to a variety of tests, including climbing a 25 percent grade from a dead stop.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

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Science of Eyewitness Memory Enters Courtroom

Science has prevailed over injustice in the state of New Jersey, where all jurors will soon learn about memory's unreliability and the limits of eyewitness testimony. According to instructions issued July 19 by New Jersey's Supreme Court, judges must tell jurors that "human memory is not foolproof," and enumerate the many ways in which eyewitness recall can be distorted or mistaken.

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Confirmed: Belarus was invaded by teddybear paratroopers

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarusian has admitted that a small Swedish plane entered his country's airspace on July 4th and dropped hundreds of teddybears on tiny black parachutes.

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Watch: Kristen Stewart, Justin Bieber, And Other Celebs Read Mean Tweets About Themselves

I know this hit the blogospheres a few days ago. I know you may have already seen it. But I just embarrassed the ish out of myself LOL in Starbucks like a total dork and it cannot be in vain. I now have to make it look like I was working (because I totally was) [...]

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Renan Barao?s celebration of interim belt includes return home, baked goods (PHOTO)

Renan Barao won the UFC bantamweight interim belt by taking a decision from Urijah Faber on Saturday night. He exuberantly celebrated right after the win, and the celebrations did not stop after he left Calgary.

He brought the belt home to Brazil and posed in front of Christ the Redeemer, his home country's most famous sight.

He went back to Nova Uniao to celebrates with his teammates. Why so serious, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo?

Perhaps Aldo is just cranky because no one surrounded HIS belt with brownies.

Cheer up, Jose. Renan is sharing his brownies. Sharing is caring, even among UFC champions.

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Hilary Duff Responds to Weight Criticism: ?Say It To My Face!?

Less than four months after giving birth, Hilary Duff is forced to defend her post-baby body.

?I don?t care what people say,? Hilary tells In Touch about those who teased her after photos surfaced of the actress relaxing in a bikini with her son, Luca. ?Say it to my face!?

Hilary, who?s married to former hockey player Mike Comrie, says she?s been exercising a few days a week, pairing spin classes with private training. ?This is how it goes for most women ? the weight doesn?t fall off overnight,? she tells In Touch. ?I?m not back to where I want to be, but I?m not stressing it.?

Well, there?s one other person ? her husband, who reassures Hilary that she?s picture-perfect. ?Mike doesn?t care,? she says. ?Even during my pregnancy, he thought I was beautiful.?

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iPhone 5 rumor roundup

CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors -- from the likely to the crazy -- that we've heard so far in 2011 and 2012.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

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Will Katie Holmes' Divorce Filing Kill Tom Cruise at the Box Office?

Will Tom Cruise's bitter split hurt him at the box office? Katie isn't making him look good. ?Elijah, San Antonio, Texas No she is not. If you buy the tabloid...

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More ADHD meds for kids

The use of some medications is on the decline in kids, but not all. Jim Ribble reports.

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