Friday, April 23, 2004
An Apple a Day?
CNN.com - Boy suspended for allegedly exposing teacher to allergy - Apr 22, 2004
A sixth-grader was suspended after school officials accused him of threatening to expose a highly allergic teacher to peanut butter cookies, the boy's father said Thursday.Oh, but listen to the story:
The father said Jules was carrying a snack packet of Nutter Butter cookies and did make a comment about having "something dangerous" but never said he had a weapon. "They mishandled this," Gabriel said.Homeland Security watch out: there's a new threat and it's got a bed time.
MSNBC - Report: College science classes are boring
MSNBC - Report: College science classes are boring
Yes, I kid you not: that is the actual headline.
WASHINGTON - College science lectures are a big bore to students and need to be replaced with hands-on classes where they can actually learn better, a team of experts said Thursday....and, I kid you not: there was actually a report done to determine this.
[Props to Jason for the link.]
Vote Because You Care...
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Not What You Call 'Encouraging'
AP Wire | 04/22/2004 | House OKs Speedy Elections if Attacked:
WASHINGTON - Fearing that terrorists might target Congress, the House on Thursday approved a bill to set up speedy special elections if 100 or more of its members are killed.Obviously we should be expecting another wild year...
Thursday's vote came two and a half years after the Sept. 11 attacks and the crash in Pennsylvania of United Flight 93, a plane that many believe was destined for the U.S. Capitol.
"Those passengers gave their lives to give us a second chance," said Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., a supporter of the broader constitutional approach. "Eternal shame on us if we do not take action" to protect Congress' survival after a possible attack.
Dolly Could Wipe Out Audience
ABCNEWS.com : Parton Jokes About 'Wardrobe Malfunctions':
If anyone was hoping for a wardrobe malfunction Wednesday during the Country Music Television Flame Worthy Video Music Awards, Dolly Parton aimed to disappoint. "There's not going to be no wardrobe malfunction this evening," she said, referring to Janet Jackson's infamous breast-baring during the Super Bowl halftime show. "There's not supposed to be, it's not planned.
'But as tight as my clothes are there's no telling what will happen. If it does happen, I'm going to wipe out the first three rows,' she said.
From the Drudge...
DRUDGE REPORT 2004®
Advocate Michael Moore may have released a book titled DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY?, and may have vaulted to stardom documenting worker's rights and corporate malfeasance in Flint, Michigan, but that has not stopped Moore from outsourcing his website design and servers -- to companies based in Canada!He's soon going to wish he'd done even more to help gun control...
Twenty-four
Yahoo! News - Newman Urges Princeton End Drinking Day
PRINCETON, N.J. - Actor Paul Newman (news) has appealed to Princeton University to end a campus tradition in which participants binge drink, trying to consume a beer an hour for 24 hours.Newman also added, "Buy my popcorn, damnit."
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Just a Thought
You couldn't get hold of the things you'd done and turn them right again. Such a power might be given to the gods, but it was not given to women and men, and that was probably a good thing. Had it been otherwise, people would probably die of old age still trying to rewrite their teens. -Stephen King
Praise Be to the WWW
AVN :: Articles - Thou Shalt Not Steal? Christian Teens Seen Pirating Gospel Music Online
The Gospel Music Association isn't exactly singing "hallelujah" over the news that avowedly Christian teenagers are getting gospel music through Internet downloads and CD burnings at a rate comparable to that of secular music fans in the vast peer-to-peer community.Once again, the Christian music community manages to make itself even more segregated.
What Not 'To Do'
WCCO: Buy Groceries, Feed Dog, Rob Bank...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. A man who added "rob bank" to his to-do list pleaded guilty to robbing six banks in suburban Kansas City.Also found on the list: "pay phone bill," "check email" and "become jailmate's bitch."
John Sarver pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to six counts of bank robbery. After his arrest on Jan 2, officers searching his home found the list reminding him to rob a bank.
The System is Down
CNN.com - Report: Flaw could shut down Internet traffic - Apr 20, 2004
Major companies and government agencies are scrambling to ensure they are not vulnerable to an Internet flaw that would allow attacks that could disrupt all communication.Oh noooo!
The Department of Homeland Security issued a Technical Cyber Security Alert Tuesday, warning that "sustained attacks" on routers between networks could lead to a "denial-of-service condition that could affect a large segment of the Internet community."
However, the alert also said that normal operations would likely resume shortly after the end of the attack, according to the agency....Oh, well then...
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Remember: (Again)
TheWBALChannel.com - News - Columbine Marks 5 Years Since Tragedy
Five years ago today [April 20, 1999], two students at the Littleton, Colo., high school carried out the worst school shooting in American history, killing 12 classmates and a teacher before killing themselves.
Monday, April 19, 2004
Remember.
Oklahoma City Marks Nine Years Since Bombing (washingtonpost.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Children of Oklahoma City bombing victims -- hailed as "portraits of our survival" -- read [168] victims' names Monday as survivors and relatives marked nine years since the devastating blast.
New Found Irony
You win some, lose some, and wreck some. -Dale Earnhardt
Not a Good Business Sign
Reuters.com | McDonald's CEO Dies of Heart Attack
McDonald's Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Cantalupo died of an apparent heart attack on Monday at the age of 60, the company said. He was attending the company's owner/operator meeting in Orlando, Florida, it said.Oh, heavens: the puns are endless...
[Props to Liz W. for the find.]
Sneaky, Sneaky
USATODAY.com - Next on FTC's hit list: Spyware
After moving to curb spam with new legislation last year, federal regulators are poised to take on the newest scourge of the Internet: spyware.Yay Government!
House and Senate bills would require spyware firms to get clear user consent before downloads, identify the pop-up ad supplier and provide an easy way to get rid of the program. The Senate bill is broader, requiring user consent for any software planting.
But with spyware seen as a less clear menace, FTC officials are hesitant to crack down on it. And Capitol Hill staffers say new spyware bills are unlikely to pass this year.Boo Government!
Nipplegate Hits Home
USATODAY.com - Garden Center covers nude statues with velvet sarong
Yup - they've got pictures.
HARTSVILLE, Tennessee — A garden center's nude statues proved a bit immodest for some in this small town. G & L Garden Center responded to complaints by covering up the classical-style statues with stylish, two-piece crimson velvet sarongs.Ahh, yes... Conservative style!
And yes, some customers are peeking. "They are pulling the tops and looking underneath," said G & L co-owner Angie Langford. "They wonder what we're hiding."No word yet on the FCC's involvement.
Heads Up
AOL News - Government Bracing for Terror Attacks Before Election:
The United States is bracing for possible terrorist attacks before the November presidential election, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.Hey, at least we get a warning this time...
The opportunity for terrorists to try to influence the election, as was the case last month in Spain, appears to be an opportunity that would ''be too good to pass up for them,'' Rice said.
Duke No Longer Sucks
Yahoo! News - Duke University Cuts 8 A.m. Classes
Duke University is eliminating 8 a.m. classes and trying to come up with other ways help its sleep-deprived students, who too often are struggling to survive on a mix of caffeine, adrenaline and ambition.*Jealous*
College students sleep an average of six to seven hours a night, down from seven to seven and a half in the 1980s.Oh, is that so?
Last month, the University of Michigan held a national conference on sleep, stress, depression and college students. Sleep deprivation can hurt academic performance and increase stress levels.Mental note...
Sunday, April 18, 2004
When Luck Runs Out
$9.7 million lottery winner dies in wreck
WINFIELD, Ind. -- A northwestern Indiana man who won $9.7 million in a January lottery drawing died when his car struck a utility pole in a rainstorm, police said.
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