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June 14, 2013
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57589285/nfl-to-limit-bags-brought-into-stadiums/
Y'all have fun, now!
Oh, and if Homeland Security says they are going to have a drill at a stadium game, I would stay the hell away.
NFL to limit bags brought into stadiums
With the exception of medically necessary items, only clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches will be allowed. One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags also will be OK, as will small clear plastic bags approximately the size of someone's hand, with or without a handle or strap.
One of those clear bags and a small clutch bag will be allowed per person.
Binoculars, cameras, and smartphones also will be permitted.
One of those clear bags and a small clutch bag will be allowed per person.
Binoculars, cameras, and smartphones also will be permitted.
Banned items will include purses larger than a clutch bag; coolers; briefcases; backpacks; fanny packs; cinch bags; seat cushions; luggage; computer bags; and camera bags or any bag larger than the permissible size.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57589285/nfl-to-limit-bags-brought-into-stadiums/
Y'all have fun, now!
Oh, and if Homeland Security says they are going to have a drill at a stadium game, I would stay the hell away.
June 13, 2013
Is it me, or have there been a lot of house explosions lately? Here's the latest one:
Just in:
Explosion leveles one or two homes in a Westminster, CO neighborhood
UPDATE: More pics here: natural gas suspected.
http://www.9news.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=340748
June 13, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/us/census-benchmark-for-white-americans-more-deaths-than-births.html?src=me&ref=general
"further evidence white Americans will become a minority nationwide within about three decades."
Which may explain the frenzied backlash from Republicans.
Census Benchmark for White Americans: More Deaths Than Births
Deaths exceeded births among non-Hispanic white Americans for the first time in at least a century, according to new census data, a benchmark that heralds profound demographic change.
The disparity was tiny — only about 12,000 — and was more than made up by a gain of 188,000 as a result of immigration from abroad.
But the decrease for the year ending July 1, 2012, coupled with the fact that a majority of births in the United States are now to Hispanic, black and Asian mothers, is further evidence that white Americans will become a minority nationwide within about three decades.
Over all, the number of non-Hispanic white Americans is expected to begin declining by the end of this decade.
The disparity was tiny — only about 12,000 — and was more than made up by a gain of 188,000 as a result of immigration from abroad.
But the decrease for the year ending July 1, 2012, coupled with the fact that a majority of births in the United States are now to Hispanic, black and Asian mothers, is further evidence that white Americans will become a minority nationwide within about three decades.
Over all, the number of non-Hispanic white Americans is expected to begin declining by the end of this decade.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/us/census-benchmark-for-white-americans-more-deaths-than-births.html?src=me&ref=general
June 13, 2013
http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/microsoft-to-set-up-windows-stores-in-600-best-buy-locations-launching-this-summer/
Best Buy has been closing stores in the USA, Canada and Europe since last year.
Microsoft To Set Up Windows Stores In 600 Best Buy Locations, Launching This Summer
what could possibly go wrong?
Microsoft today announced that it is partnering with Best Buy to set up its own store-within-a-store in 500 Best Buy locations in the U.S. and 100 Best Buy and Future Shop locations in Canada. These stores, which will be up to 2,200 square feet in size, will go head-to-head with Apple’s mini-stores in many of these Best Buy locations. Microsoft hopes they will become the “premier destination for consumers to see, try, compare and purchase a range of products and accessories, including Windows tablets and PCs, Windows Phones, Microsoft Office, Xbox and more.”
http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/microsoft-to-set-up-windows-stores-in-600-best-buy-locations-launching-this-summer/
Best Buy has been closing stores in the USA, Canada and Europe since last year.
June 12, 2013
http://www.france24.com/en/20130612-japan-baseball-chiefs-admit-lying-over-ball-change
Japanese now admit to rigging (and lying about) baseball games
Specifically, they changed the baseballs, lied about it, swore the baseball company to silence, all under the excuse
"to make the game more exciting".
After months of denial and an inexplicably huge surge in home runs, Japan's baseball chiefs have admitted they secretly switched the design of the ball to make the game more exciting.
Players and fans had repeatedly quizzed Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) bosses after seeing a 40 percent rise in the number of balls that were slugged out of the park so far this season.
In April NPB said the specifications of their ball -- each of which bears the signature of its commissioner Ryozo Kato -- "have not been changed", a statement that was repeated several times since.
But on Tuesday NPB came clean, saying they had asked manufacturer Mizuno to "adjust" the ball to give it greater bounce off the bat and demanded the company keep quiet about the switch.
Players and fans had repeatedly quizzed Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) bosses after seeing a 40 percent rise in the number of balls that were slugged out of the park so far this season.
In April NPB said the specifications of their ball -- each of which bears the signature of its commissioner Ryozo Kato -- "have not been changed", a statement that was repeated several times since.
But on Tuesday NPB came clean, saying they had asked manufacturer Mizuno to "adjust" the ball to give it greater bounce off the bat and demanded the company keep quiet about the switch.
http://www.france24.com/en/20130612-japan-baseball-chiefs-admit-lying-over-ball-change
June 12, 2013
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. -- Twenty-six vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm in rural Northern Nevada, killing one person, seriously injuring several others and sapping already-thin emergency resources Monday evening, officials said.
Humboldt County sheriff's dispatchers called in virtually every medical, law enforcement and fire worker in the sparsely populated area after drivers reported "near-apocalyptic" conditions on Interstate 80 three miles west of Winnemucca, according to officials at the Humboldt General Hospital.
Fourteen people were taken to the Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca, according to hospital officials, including three in critical condition, one in serious and 10 in fair condition. Officials have not yet released the identity of the person who was killed.
High winds about 5 p.m. Monday whipped up dust - possibly loose from recently cleared fields - and created white-out conditions, authorities said. Vehicles, including semitrailers, passenger cars and a tow truck piled up in both directions and shut down the highway, which is a major trucking corridor.
Photos at link
http://www.wunderground.com/news/dust-storm-causes-deadly-26-car-wreck-nevada-20130611
Dust Storm Causes Deadly 26-Car Wreck in Nevada
Associated Press
Published: June 11, 2013
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. -- Twenty-six vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm in rural Northern Nevada, killing one person, seriously injuring several others and sapping already-thin emergency resources Monday evening, officials said.
Humboldt County sheriff's dispatchers called in virtually every medical, law enforcement and fire worker in the sparsely populated area after drivers reported "near-apocalyptic" conditions on Interstate 80 three miles west of Winnemucca, according to officials at the Humboldt General Hospital.
Fourteen people were taken to the Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca, according to hospital officials, including three in critical condition, one in serious and 10 in fair condition. Officials have not yet released the identity of the person who was killed.
High winds about 5 p.m. Monday whipped up dust - possibly loose from recently cleared fields - and created white-out conditions, authorities said. Vehicles, including semitrailers, passenger cars and a tow truck piled up in both directions and shut down the highway, which is a major trucking corridor.
Photos at link
http://www.wunderground.com/news/dust-storm-causes-deadly-26-car-wreck-nevada-20130611
June 11, 2013
Earlier this year, public television employees who were not authorized to speak publicly told The New York Times that the production company was facing a shortfall of up to $7 million, a quarter of its $28 million overall budget, in the fiscal year that ends this month. It is unclear what the company’s budget for the next fiscal year forecast. But a spokeswoman for the “NewsHour” acknowledged that the reorganization, which will take place over several months starting in July, would help balance the budget.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/business/media/pbs-newshour-plans-layoffs-as-it-closes-offices.html
‘PBS NewsHour’ Plans Layoffs as It Closes Offices
WASHINGTON — The “PBS NewsHour,” the signature nightly newscast on public television, is planning its first significant round of layoffs in nearly two decades.
Amid declines in support from corporate sponsors, the show’s producer, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, will close the two offices it has outside of the Washington, D.C., area — in Denver and San Francisco — and lay off most of the employees there. The company, which is based in Arlington, Va., will also eliminate several of what it calls “noncritical production positions” at its main office.
Amid declines in support from corporate sponsors, the show’s producer, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, will close the two offices it has outside of the Washington, D.C., area — in Denver and San Francisco — and lay off most of the employees there. The company, which is based in Arlington, Va., will also eliminate several of what it calls “noncritical production positions” at its main office.
Earlier this year, public television employees who were not authorized to speak publicly told The New York Times that the production company was facing a shortfall of up to $7 million, a quarter of its $28 million overall budget, in the fiscal year that ends this month. It is unclear what the company’s budget for the next fiscal year forecast. But a spokeswoman for the “NewsHour” acknowledged that the reorganization, which will take place over several months starting in July, would help balance the budget.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/business/media/pbs-newshour-plans-layoffs-as-it-closes-offices.html
June 8, 2013
Any recommendations for shows as good as The Big Bang Theory????
I am finally watching The Big Bang Theory and loving it....
No tv for a few years now, so I know I have missed other equally excellent comedy shows,
besides Parks and Recreation, and VEEP.
June 7, 2013
Did you know there was a World Creators Summit in Washington D.C 3 days ago?
Think about that term for a minute.
They have a web page
http://www.creatorssummit.com/
Did you know that we have an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for the White House?
Think about THAT for a minute.
And that this Coordinator said:
"existing collaboration with ISPs, advertisers, credit card companies and domain registrars will continue into the future."
http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-copyright-czar-praises-voluntary-anti-piracy-agreements-at-creators-summit-130605/
and we now can add The War on Piracy to the War on Drugs and the War on Terror.
Lastly, anyone who thinks that we are merely talking about illegal downloading hasn't been paying attention.
Newspapers, television and radio have already fallen under the control of a handful of people.
The failed attempts at SOPA, CISPA and the Internet tax are salvos in the struggle for control of the internet.
Apparently it is now Gov't policy to help businesses in that struggle.
June 7, 2013
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/06/5476824/facing-mounting-pressure-from.html
anyone got other sources for death of this bill?????
Internet tax bill dead if this story is correct
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), who was Facebook bombed by over 3,000 young activists in recent days, announced this morning that his committee would not take up Senate-passed legislation to collect taxes on Internet sales. Goodlatte's statement effectively kills the bill, deceptively labeled the "Marketplace Fairness Act."
Generation Opportunity organized the Facebook bomb, encouraging its grassroots army to leave comments on Goodlatte's Facebook page. Over 3,000 public comments were posted in the first few hours alone, as reported by POLITICO.
Generation Opportunity organized the Facebook bomb, encouraging its grassroots army to leave comments on Goodlatte's Facebook page. Over 3,000 public comments were posted in the first few hours alone, as reported by POLITICO.
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/06/5476824/facing-mounting-pressure-from.html
anyone got other sources for death of this bill?????
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