Saturday, January 03, 2004
Weather Advisory
From the National Weather Service:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGEWell, at least this time the world isn't coming to an end.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE N. IN
315 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2004
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE S. PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE OH VALLEY ON SUNDAY. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO FALL ACROSS EXTREME N. PORTIONS OF IN. NORTHWEST
OH. & S. MI. WITH FREEZING RAIN & SLEET OVER
THE REST OF N. IN & NW OH.
INZ003>009-012-014-016-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-040700-
BERRIEN MI-BRANCH MI-CASS MI-DE KALB IN-ELKHART IN-FULTON OH-
HILLSDALE MI-KOSCIUSKO IN-LA PORTE IN-LAGRANGE IN-MARSHALL IN-
NOBLE IN-ST. JOSEPH MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN-STEUBEN IN-
WILLIAMS OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.ALBION.ANGOLA.AUBURN.BENTON HARBOR.
BRYAN.CASSOPOLIS.CENTREVILLE.COLDWATER.ELKHART.HILLSDALE.
KNOX.LA PORTE.LAGRANGE.PLYMOUTH.POTTAWATTOMIE PARK.
SOUTH BEND.WARSAW & WAUSEON
315 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2004
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING & BECOME HEAVY LATE TONIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF SUN EVENING. FREEZING RAIN & SLEET SHOULD MIX IN WITH
THE SNOW OVER S. PORTIONS OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HEAVY SNOW WITH
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED & HAZARDOUS.
$$
INZ013-015-017-018-020-022>025-OHZ004-005-015-016-040700-
ALLEN IN-CASS IN-DEFIANCE OH-FULTON IN-HENRY OH-HUNTINGTON IN-
MIAMI IN-PAULDING OH-PULASKI IN-PUTNAM OH-WABASH IN-WHITE IN-
WHITLEY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.COLUMBIA CITY.DEFIANCE.FORT WAYNE.
HUNTINGTON.LOGANSPORT.MONTICELLO.NAPOLEON.OTTAWA.
PAULDING.PERU.ROCHESTER.WABASH & WINAMAC
315 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2004
ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN EVENING.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET & FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
GLAZE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BY THE TIME THE FREEZING RAIN & SLEET
TAPER OFF SUN EVENING.
EXPECT HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATION GREATER THAN ONE QUARTER INCH TO BRING
DOWN POWER LINES & LARGE TREE LIMBS. ROADS WILL BE SLICK & TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.
Friday, January 02, 2004
Southwest Airlines stars in TV 'reality show'
The show follows employees of Southwest Airlines as they deal with weather delays, blackouts and passengers who are running late or too drunk or too smelly to board the plane. There are unhappy travelers and a few shouting matches.The show is making its debut after a 3 month delay caused by a layover in post-production.
"Airline" begins Monday night on the A&E Network, which plans to air 18 half-hour episodes. A&E executives believe it will make compelling television that travelers can easily grasp.
Brits like us; can't find us on a map
Britons just can't seem to find "Chicago," "Dallas" on a map
Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.You know - I bet those stats are pretty similar to Americans, too.
Another 57 percent didn't know where the celebrated television soap opera "Dallas" was set, and two-thirds were equally at a loss to identify the city at the heart of the Roger Whittaker ballad "Streets of London".
More proof rockstars suck
Poll: Limp Bizkit, Creed worst bands of year
Limp Bizkit, which suffered slow sales of its long-awaited new album, has been named worst band of the year by readers of Guitar World magazine.Bye Bye Egos!
Creed, another act that draws sharp reactions, came in at No. 2 even though the Christian combo took the year off. New York rockers the Strokes were No. 3, followed by "all pop-punk bands" at No. 4 and pop-punk band Good Charlotte at No. 5.
Good @ making technology; horrible at using it
Man watches car TV, causes fatal crash:
KANAZAWA -- A man has been arrested after watching the TV in his car instead of looking at the red traffic light in front of him, causing an accident that killed one and injured another six, police said.My guess: The Christmas Episode of Friends.
Zipdecode - ben fry
Check this nifty toy out. Type in any zip code from the US, and it will narrow in on your target digit by digit.
Wednesday, December 31, 2003
These stupid little "PSAs" the IHSAA (Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc.) need to stop immediately.
Not only do they make the kids in the commericals look stupid, it also makes me want to do what they are telling me not to.
Want more? They're here.
Coming to BS.com in January 2004:
A Big F*cking Announcement.
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Media tattles on media!
Popular DJ arrested on rape charge:
X103 afternoon-drivetime jock Adam Ritz was arrested this afternoon on a preliminary charge of rape, authorities said.Whoops.
Ritz, 33, is one of the most recognizable radio-station personalities in the city because of his 2 p.m.-to 6 p.m. shift at WRZX-FM (103.3).
0:-O
Ridge says he'd put family on plane -- good for him
France, Mexico Put Armed Guards in Flight:
"Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on Tuesday hailed the response of other nations. 'I'd put the family on the plane,' Ridge said when asked about how strongly he felt about new safety measures the Bush administration has undertaken."But also adding, "as for me.... well that's a different story..."
Hidey-ho, new casket:
'Home Improvement' actor Hindman dies
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Actor Earl Hindman, best known for playing a neighbor whose face was forever obscured by a fence on the television show "Home Improvement," died of lung cancer Monday. He was 61.
Another Drunken One Night Merger!
From the "Drunken One Night Merger" Department:
FedEx to buy Kinko's for $2.4 billion
FedEx Corp. will buy Kinko's from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $2.4 billion cash, increasing FedEx's retail presence worldwide and hooking its engine onto a company already poised for significant expansion.Boy, this has "small business f*ck-buddy" written all over it.
[Update from the Willo Gallery]
Kinko's to arrive overnight; cost $274 billion to ship
How many ways has Clear Channel fucked you today?
Use this CC search engine to see what radio stations they own by you.
Bastards.
More proof school systems suck
Lee Schools plan existing commercial sites to speed construction
As architects finish prototype designs for all future school construction, the Lee County School District is experimenting with two vacant commercial structures that will be converted into school buildings.Reduce, reuse, recycle...?
The district has agreed to purchase empty Kmarts in San Carlos Park and Lehigh Acres for $6.1 million and $5.5 million, respectively. After site work, remodeling and furniture is added, the price tags are estimated at $16.5 million and $12.5 million. The final expense will be slightly less than traditional elementary schools, but the facilities could accommodate students by August 2005 because the building shell and roof are already in place.
Schools moving into K-Marts?
Alright - I think this is an excellent sign that our education system may need more financial help..
At least they'd have an original sports team:
"Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome the Fightin' Blue Lights!"
Stupid people help make 2003 "special"
Durango Herald Online: The Best Police Reports 2003
Among the highlights:
January 9
A boy was running in circles with his pants down in the intersection at West Second Avenue and west 24th Street.
June 4
A cow was stuck in a fence at 11274 Colorado Highway 140, in the Marvel area.
June 7
A man reported that he received a bad check from a woman with no teeth and wearing a tie-dyed shirt and a man in a baseball cap in the 800 block of Main Avenue.
Dick Clark to be shown up by animated candy
M&M/Mars to completely f*ck with your head by eliminating colored M&M's from bags; NAACP Pissed
In a marketing gimmick reminiscent of the gold ticket in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," M&M's will run a contest in 2004 which will offer six grand prizes and for a brief period offer the world-famous candy in only black and white.You know - I'm sure the suggestion was thrown around the promotions desk to just have boring white colored M&M's, but isn't it convenient how the black ones are going to be in there, too?
Hmm... Affirmative action M&M's?
The company will re-introduce color four to six months into the new year by running a contest in which six bags - out of the more than 100 million in retail stores - will contain colored M&M's. Each of the six will contain M&M's of the same color - one each for red, yellow, green, blue, brown and orange.Oooo! Get your very own umpa lumpa!?
The purchasers of those bags will receive grand prizes -- yet to be determined -- and that "event" will trigger the re-introduction of color, but not necessarily the same color. The company spokesman would not elaborate.
Monday, December 29, 2003
Tom Ridge on CNN:
"Terrists" (Terrorists plus his accent) win "if we give in to terror or panic."
Really, ya think?
Hey, take the kids to Meijer this week!
And never worry about taking them home!
local6.com - Problem Solvers - Cruise Passengers Stuck In Caribbean
Nearly 800 cruise ship passengers are stranded in the Caribbean and other ticket holders are in limbo Monday after the owners of a cruise line company reportedly claimed bankruptcy, according to a report.
Court documents filed in federal court show the Greek owners of Royal Olympic Cruises, which owns the cruise ship on which the passengers are traveling, has claimed bankruptcy, according to a report.
Creditors reportedly stopped the cruise ship from continuing and repossessed computers and navigational equipment, Local 6 News reporter Giovanna Drpic reported.
The ship has now been renamed to the "Never Ending Odyssey."
Domain interest rekindled:
ONE more sign the technology sector is rebounding: an internet domain name is again commanding seven figures.
Last week, a Florida man sold men.com for $US1.3 million, a healthy profit over the $US15,000 he paid for it in 1997.
The buyers, largely entertainment industry folks who have opted to remain anonymous behind the acquiring company, men.com LLC, want to create a portal for men.
"In the last couple of years, the domain names were selling for significantly less than what they did in '99, 2000," said Monte Cahn, chief executive of Moniker Online Services, which brokered the sale.
He said the seven-figure price tag for men.com "is a big indicator of what's yet to come".
Wait, is he saying that men.com is coming?
Small plane enters LaGuardia airspace, circles Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK -- Despite the city's high security level and national terrorism warning, a small plane was able to enter LaGuardia Airport airspace without permission, fly along the East River and circle the Statue of Liberty, and a bus was stolen from the city's bus terminal and driven to Kennedy Airport the same day.
Oooo.... Creepy!
Where was I one year ago?
Welcome to the Spartana Online:
Join photographer Will Vragovic and writer/columnist David Studinski as they follow the Spartan Alliance Marching Band on their trip to the 2003 Rose Bowl Parade in sunny Pasadena, California. This site features pages which are updated daily throughout the band's journey, including pictures and journals of the day that was.
Memories...
PS - The current web scheme of the host site has screwed with my buttons a little... Okay, just one of them. But, oh well.
©2003-2007 David Studinski/Bewildered Society, unless otherwise noted.