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TEXTING WHILE WALKING
2012-01-09 18:41:00 The New York Times recently ran an Op-Doc story on the dangers of texting while walking. Along with the alarming stats (1000 pedestrians in the ER in 2008) is a short PSA film by Casey Neistat that visually breaks down the act and all its levels of offense. Take heed!
TELECOM ACT DEMISE
2012-01-06 15:38:00 Just last month, communications giant, Verizon, signed a $3.6 billion dollar deal with "competitors" Comcast, Time Warner, and Bright House Networks. Experts argue that the alliance unofficially spells out the end of the United States' Telecom Act of 1996--a congressional bill that promised consumers fair and competitive tele-communications services. And now a second part of that multi-billion dollar deal is speculated to draw out how each company will actually stay out of one another's way and possibly sell each other's services to overlapping customers--in other words, a cleverly disguised monopoly, as the New York Times reports:
Lessons for Europe From America?s First Great Depression: Echoes ? Bloomber
2012-01-04 20:08:00 The European Union is in trouble. Some governments are teetering on default, and even German creditworthiness is questioned. Interbank lending in the euro area is increasingly strained. The entire project of European economic integration, wrought through six decades of delicate negotiation, seems at risk of collapse. In the U.S., meanwhile, European leaders are being criticized ...
By: 1913 Intel
Nigeria?s Christmas Present ? Blowing Up Christians: The New York Times Scr
2011-12-28 12:29:00 Several churches in northern Nigeria were bombed December 25, in what has been described as “Nigeria’s blackest Christmas ever.” The attacks, perpetrated by the Muslim militant group Boko Haram, killed at least 39 people, “the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church [in Madalla near the capital of Abuja] after celebrating Christmas Mass ...
By: 1913 Intel
DON'T BUY PATAGONIA
2011-11-29 18:04:00 In an effort to draw attention to its environmental cause, outdoorsman brand, Patagonia, recently bought a full-page ad in the New York Times to tell readers to "not buy their jacket." The clever marketing approach is connected to the Common Threads Initiative which advocates conscious consumption to reduce carbon footprints. Some argue that the campaign is a bit too ironic (and costly) to promote altruism over consumerism, but we must admit that, unwarranted or not, the ad has certainly captured the attention of many.
WORLDWIDE UNREST
2011-10-04 08:55:00 A recent New York Times article highlights a very fascinating and intriguing movement that's sweeping the globe--unrest. Yes, we've seen it everywhere this year, from the Twitter-induced revolution in Libya, to the riots in London, to the more recent Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City. According to the article, more young people than ever before are outraged with politics and government corruption, and letting it be known! A big factor, the article also explains, has a lot to do with the leaderless Web culture that is so prominent among many of these young rebels. The resources available via the Internet have created almost perfect storm conditions for worldwide upheaval.
New York Times Releases Photo of Duerson's Suicide Note
2011-02-23 02:06:00 The New York Times released a photo on Tuesday of the note found in former Bear Dave Duerson's home after he deliberately shot himself in the chest, in order to preserve his brain for research......
Even the New York Times faults Obama's cowardly budget
2011-02-15 19:46:00 Courtesy of Rep. Peter Roskam, a west suburban Republican, here is a compilation of what editorials and others are saying about President Obama's FY 2012 Budget Proposal: Budget Proposal "Whiffed" ... "Lacks honesty"... "Raises Taxes by $1.6 trillion"; Even Top Democrats Slam Washington Post: "The larger problem with the budget is the administration's refusal to confront the hard choices that Mr. Obama is so fond of saying must be faced." The President's Leadership Deficit: "He whiffed..." USA Today "Gutless...Far worse than merely bad." IBD "Obama's budget shies away from tough choices... In a crucial way, it lacks honesty." San Francisco Chronicle "[Obama]Turned away on leading the nation back from an impending fiscal nightmare."Dallas Morning News "What Mr. Obama's budget is most definitely not...
Guru?s Partisans Banned From Editing Of Wiki ?Sathya Sai Baba? Entry
2011-01-24 00:39:00 Like 'democracy' itself, the Wikipedia online encyclopedia can be a great idea. Against large odds, it has just reached its first decade of existence. Wiki is meant to be a vast knowledge base on almost an infinity of topics. Servers worldwide ensure that it is kept secure and online, and that anyone from anywhere, given that one is equipped with a computer and an internet account, can contribute. That is to say - supposedly - provided they adhere to certain laid-down guidelines and methods. There is also a system of arbitrators - dotted (some would say, far too sparsely dotted) round the world - who can assist contributors who fall into difficulty or dispute. The theory is that errors are wide open to be corrected by the original contributor or other users, if not at once then over time. Prima facie, what can be more 'democratic' than all this? The Wiki catch-cry is: anyone can edit. However, what suppose many cannot edit for nuts?! Alike, many lay and academic contributor...
METROCARD MADNESS
2010-12-31 06:59:00 New travel fares just went into effect for New York City's MTA system and old bargains aren't what they used to be. That is, according to a recent New York Times blog post. Read it here to find out if an "unlimited" fare still beats paying-by-ride. And trust us, the new fare "math" isn't as easy as you may've calculated!
Freida Pinto at New York Times Style Magazine Qatar
2010-11-20 12:47:00 Freida Pinto New York Times Style Qatar November 2010 Indian actress Freida Pinto is the cover babe for the New York Times Style magazine Qatar for the month of November 2010. Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto is definitely making a name for herself in the West. Freida Pinto at New York Times Style Magazine Qatar
MSLP&NEW YORK TIMES
2010-10-26 03:38:00 MSLP& NEW YORK TIMES http://topics.nytimes.com/topic-s/news/business/companies/tone--in-twenty/index.html
New York Times : Afraid of Gun Crazed, 'Motley Carnivals of the Tea Pa
2010-08-10 19:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston The New York Times sent Mattathias Schwartz to find out what was going on at Jack Dailey's firearms training camps across the country and what he found apparently made the writer fear that America was going to the lily white, revolutionary, tea party dogs. Schwartz went to learn about Jack Dailey's Appleseed Project firearms marksmanship training camps and what he found were folks of "uniformly white skin" whose ideas were influenced by those "motley carnivals of the Tea Party movement." And apparently Schwartz fears that they all want to institute a violent revolution in America. Yes, it's all about those scary "militias" despite that the Appleseed Project has no connection to any....
Even the New York Times Says Illinois is in Deep Financial Trouble
2010-07-08 07:24:00 The New York Times, one of the most liberal newspaper publications feels that Illinois is in deep financial trouble. In a recent article they state that Illinois:"Their pension is one of the most underfunded in the nation" - we are having trouble paying our bills now. Underfunded pensions mean that we will not be able to pay for even greater bills in the future.Federal stimulus dollars which temporarily propped up the state of Illinois will expire soon.Without those dollars, either we will have to lay off more workers (teachers?) or we will default either greater on payments even more. Either scenario is not good.What does all of this mean to the already financially strapped high schools?Illinois is already late in...
White whiskey in the New York Times
2010-05-08 00:41:00 Did you read about white whiskey in the New York Times this week? We can't help but hear the word and not think of Death's Door, the only distillery in the Midwest that's currently making the stuff. Check out our article about local cocktails to find out what spots around town are serving DD's white whiskey and other Midwest-made boutique booze....
Roger Lowenstein takes Mr. Media to 'The End of Wall Street'
2010-04-22 22:15:00 By BOB ANDELMAN The sky is falling! The sky is falling! What?s that? The sky has already fallen? Damn, I hate being late to the party. Apparently, it?s old news that the world financial system was on the edge of collapse over the course of recent years and those fat, rich bastards on Wall Street?and President Obama?s right, it is fun to hate on them?nearly sent us all into oblivion. But what you may not know is who and what brought this mess upon us. That?s where financial journalist Roger Lowenstein fits in. Lowenstein?s new book, The End of Wall Street?which entered the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists at #1 upon publication?is a perfectly timed dissection of what happened and who?s to blame. Lowenstein even starts the book with a handy roster of the play?s characters so it?s easy to keep track of the villains. And his timing on this show is perfect, since less than an hour ago, Obama was at Cooper Union in Manhattan, addressing the titans of W...
By: Mr. Media
Roman Catholics? Deep Concern At Pope?s Apology. But He Is Way Ahead Of Ind
2010-03-23 04:57:00 It is enormously instructive to watch the unfolding saga of papal apology for clergy sexual abuse. Large numbers of both Roman Catholics and others round the world have expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Pope's apology. They say that it goes nowhere far enough, and does not address acute issues of crime and punishment.
Publius Podcast: And the New York Times Never Mentions the Word Islam
2010-03-22 17:54:00 Nicholas Kristoff does a review of a book about the oppressed life of a young Muslim girl that was married off at 10-years-old. Kristoff laments this poor girl's plight but not once mentions that she was from an Islamic culture. How can he discuss the evils of these sort of arranged marriages without mentioning Islam? You tell me......
Fundies Criticize the New York Times
2010-01-27 23:34:00 Ok, I realize that my title probably states the obvious...but I just couldn't pass up this one. It seems that some of those lovable little wingnuts over at Americans for Truth are wondering why the Times is denouncing the Ugandan policies regarding homosexuality. Specifically, they are asking what gives the United States the right to lecture another country on its policies.Whatever your stance, homosexuality isn't the bigger issue in this article...even if Peter LaBarbera and his cronies would like for you to think otherwise. No, the bigger question is, does the United States have the right to lecture? Think about it before you answer...think about the wars we're fighting, the leaders we've promoted, the POLICIES we've supported or denounced in the past. I'm not proposing an answer one way or the other, but I find it ironic that some of the biggest "Bush-backers" have the audacity to gripe about the US lecturing other countries. It just seems to me that the Fundies are al...
RedEye's COCO POOF cover makes the New York Times [PIC]
2010-01-26 00:23:00 Thanks very much to @redeyechicago follower @HannaSoltys for letting us know that RedEye's cover from Friday with the headline COCO POOF made it on the New York Times website. It was designed by Trent Koland.Can you spot it?It's so funny because @crushgear and I were talking about this exact article this morning and we didn't see it.Thanks again, @HannaSoltys. I'm a little biased, but that cover was definitely one of my favorites....
New York Times' Take On Recent Relevations Of Parking Meter Lease Deal
2009-11-22 06:55:00 Friday's New York Times has a very nice piece revealing more tawdry details of Chicago's parking meter lease deal....
Even Politicians Think It?s Wrong!!
2009-09-09 16:09:00 I just came across a Huffington Post article written by someone running for office who just discovered that life settlements didn’t go away in the 1980’s. She was mortified to learn that their city retirement investment pool included what she called “death bonds”. She would probably be even more mortified to know that life settlements ...Post from: Ed Hinerman On Life InsuranceEven Politicians Think It’s Wrong!!
New York Times Covers Chicago Charter Teachers
2009-07-27 21:09:00 Today's New York Times has a cover story about unionization and charter schools (As Charter Schools Unionize, Many Debate Effect)-- plus a picture of Chicago's own Joyce Pae, one of the teachers involved in the effort to unionize CICS. Check it out for a national look at this small but interesting phenomenon, and for the surprise twist at the end. What would you do if you taught at a charter school? Â Unionize, leave well enough alone, or something in between? Â Do you think more unionization will bring more charter schools, or slow charters down?...
Question: Are The Democrats Letting Their Farthest Fringes Dictate Their Po
2009-07-22 03:05:00 Answer: INDEED. Remember when our country was being run by a Republican Congress, a Republican Senate and a Republican president? Those were the “good ole’ days”, weren’t they? All it took for America to see how ugly our country appears under complete G.O.P. rule was to... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
El New York Times estudia volver a cerrar su web sólo a suscriptores
2009-07-10 11:02:00 El New York Times, el diario más seguido en Internet, ha hecho saber a los suscriptores de su edición en papel que están estudiando volver a convertir su página web en un medio de pago sólo accesible a quienes abonen una tasa mensual de 5 dólares. Asimismo, les han solicitado su opinión al respecto para saber si estarÃan dispuestos a aceptar este modelo, abandonado años atrás. Este movimiento, discutible como pocos, responde a la difÃcil situación económica que atraviesa el grupo, que el año pasado perdió 57,8 millones de dólares y que ha visto cómo sus acciones bajaban un 35% en lo que llevamos de 2009. Hace unos meses se vieron obligados a vender parte de sus activos inmobiliarios y en marzo llegaron a un acuerdo con el comité de empresa para rebajar un 5% el sueldo de la mayorÃa de sus empleados. No ha ayudado, desde luego, el hundimiento de la inversión publicitaria en Internet que ha traÃdo la crisis económica que afecta a gran parte del mundo. Los ingre...
Governor Sarah ?The Barracuda? Palin To Leave Office Permanently, Effective
2009-07-04 05:25:00 In Other News: Rupert Murdoch Denies Interest In Purchasing The New York Times (”LIE” Alert) First things first — remember — who’s the guy in the Blogospheres who brings you the REAL news before it ever actually happens, thanks indeed to my G.O.P. Insider? ... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
The New York Times via the Daily Show
2009-06-11 18:11:00 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c End Times www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Newt Gingrich Unedited Interview
By: Adrian Monck
SCOTUS Justice Antonin ?The Constitution Grants No Right To Privacy? Scalia
2009-05-03 04:29:00 Supreme Court Of The United States Justice Refuses To Comment On The Record As our Democratic Republic stands by, some of us with anticipation, others (i.e., Republicans for example) with utter dread and itchyness for the chance to just yell “NO!” at the top of their lungs for President... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Shorter New York Times on NY Secession
2009-05-02 15:23:00 Those people upstate are just a bunch of ungrateful fucking whiners.
By: BuffaloPundit
President Obama Says It?s Up To The Attorney General Whether Or Not The Con
2009-04-22 04:07:00 Are John Yoo, Alberto Gonzales And The Other “Creative” Cheney-Bush Lawyers Suffering From Insonmia? If Not, They Should Be Soon Enough By now, most folks know the story — a few days ago, President Barack Hussein Obama, born and raised in The U.S.A. a tiny little island-nation in... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
05.03.08 | 6P-7:15P | THE NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS: SUNDAY WITH THE MAGAZINE
2009-04-20 20:08:00 Marc Jacobs, a seven-time Council of Fashion Designers of America award winner being honored with this year's CFDA International Award for his achievements as creative director of Louis Vuitton, talks with T Magazine editor Stefano Tonchi about his career and new directions in fashion.
Tony McNulty Brit MP. Expenses Scandal Erupts. His Sai Baba Cult Nexus Yet
2009-03-22 23:33:00 A big scandal has erupted in the UK surrounding British Labour Member of Parliament, Tony McNulty. Some of my readers will recall that McNulty is connected with the head of the Sathya Sai Organization in the UK, Ashok Bhagani. Evidence suggests the two men are friends. It is also known that Bhagani’s daughter has long been working, with varying hours of ...
New York Times on Situation in Pakistan
2009-03-17 14:47:00 It took threats from Hillary Clinton to cut off aid and signals that the Pakistani military might take over the government, but President Asif Ali Zardari finally gave in to mass protests and acceded to opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's demands. A dispute over judges had put the country on the brink of anarchy, with Zardari cracking down on dissent and placing Sharif under house arrest while protesters prepared for a mass march that threatened to topple the government.Read it at The New York Times
By: Light Within
Maureen Dowd Might Have Some Liberals Up In Arms Over A Lot Of Things, But
2009-03-09 02:03:00 Question Of The Day: Can President Obama’s First Lady Out Arm Wrestle Him? Oh, yeah — she’s got style and she’s got some “daunting” (NYT — Maureen Dowd) biceps, too. According to Ms. Dowd, Obama insiders were at one point, tossing hints to the First Lady... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Retail Earnings Reflect Slowing Spending - New York Times
2009-02-25 14:20:00 Boston Globe Retail Earnings Reflect Slowing SpendingNew York Times, United StatesNow, in bleaker times, the chains are having to work for the public?s business, and some are doing it better than others. On Tuesday, some of the biggest names in American retailing reported steep profit declines. However, chains like Home Depot and …Macy's Posts Profit ...
Consensus to Investigate George Bush Reaching Critical Mass
2009-02-11 08:26:00 In view of a growing chorus of powerful law makers calling for an official investigation of the Bush administration, you have to wonder how many members of the prior administration have made sure their blackberry?s were updated to include voice dial for criminal defense attorneys. While some civil libertarians expressed disappointment over the administration?s reluctance to ...
New York Times: ?It?s Even Cool to Wave the Stars and Stripes? Because of O
2009-01-21 08:01:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Byron York from NRO’s The Corner Blog noticed an interesting little tidbit in The New York Times on January 18. In the Times’ recounting of all the interesting events going on in the Capitol surrounding the inauguration of The One, the Times seemed very excited that it was suddenly “cool” to be ...
By: Publius Forum
President ?Surge? W. Bush Will Leave Office With Highest Approval Rating Ev
2009-01-17 05:08:00 90% Approval Rating Directly After Twin Tower Attacks Is Highest In History For Any U.S. President… Folks, leave it up to the far-leftwing commies in the mainstream media to “spin” that one indisputable fact in the sub-headline of this column. No surprise at all, the NYT has... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
FISA Court To Provide A Public Ruling Making The Cheney-Bush ?Wiretapping A
2009-01-15 23:47:00 Unconstitutional FISA Opinion Essentially Merges The Judicial And Executive Branches With The Executive In Charge This is absolutely amazing (The New York Times). Predictably, Ed Morrissey of Hot Air defends this so-called “PROGRAM” by applauding the FISA Court’s rare public,... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Burchfield Penney & the New York Times
2009-01-11 20:11:00 Buffalo made a New York Times list of "44 Places to Go in 2009". Buffalo's reaction, below:
By: BuffaloPundit
Weekend Links
2009-01-11 15:40:00 Are you sitting around waiting for the football games to start? As I?m writing this, there?s still over 7 hours until the Steelers-Chargers game begins. Ugh. Well, here are some links to help you pass the time.The New York Times has been busy writing about Pittsburgh this week with articles about how Pittsburgh thrives after steel, Dick LeBeau and James Harrison.(h/t to Dan for the first two articles & Mondesi?s House for the third.)Dave Siegel provides a guest post on Live It, Love It after meeting the beautiful Padma Lakshmi. (If you?re reading this from work, it?s probably PG-13)I watched part of the Florida-Oklahoma college football game on Thursday (I refuse to call it the national championship because there is no such thing in Division I college football) and was amazed how announcer Thom Brennaman talked about Florida QB Tim Tebow. I?m surprised that Tebow hasn?t cured cancer or stopped global warming yet. Deadspin puts it better than I do.Going Five Hole found a video o...
By: Sean's Ramblings
New York Times Charges $75K Per Day For Front Page Advertisement ? Wow, Are
2009-01-07 03:51:00 Is The Value Of A “Page One” Ad In The Mainstream Print Media REALLY Worth That Much More Than The Value Of A Front Page Ad On A Major Blog? WOW. I’m really shocked and amazed at the fact the direct competitor of The New York Times, The New York Post is reporting the Times... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
The Magic Negro’s Homeboy: The Op-Ed the New York Times Wouldn’t Ru
2008-12-23 21:56:00 An FBI informant’s response to Bill Ayers’ rewriting of history got the cold shoulder — but you can read it out on Pajamas Media. On December 5, the New York Times afforded former domestic terrorist Bill Ayers a chance to publish an op-ed, in which he defends himself from various charges made during the 2008 presidential campaign. ...
New York Times reporter Robin Toner dies at 54
(AP)
2008-12-13 01:34:00 AP - New York Times reporter Robin Toner, who became the newspaper's first female national political correspondent, died Friday. She was 54.
Emoi aux Etats-Unis : Le New York Times annonce la fin de la guerre en Irak
2008-12-11 17:55:00 L?actualité internationale singulière : Emoi aux Etats-Unis : Le New York Times annonce la fin de la guerre en Irak
William Ayers? Sorry New York Times Op-Ed
2008-12-07 20:54:00 The New York Times allowed G-d knows how many innocent trees to die so that it could publish a self-serving, deeply disingenuous op-ed by terrorist-cum-educator William Ayers ? who actually expects us to feel sorry for his being pilloried during the presidential campaign: I was cast in the ?unrepentant terrorist? role; I felt at times ...
Venezuelan Garbage From the New York Times
2008-11-25 09:21:00 Updated November 26:I admit to being mystified by this New York Times article about the latest elections in Venezuela. All of the articles I have read so far said that the elections were a win for Chavez.Bizarrely, this weird NY Times piece seeks to cast the elections as a crushing blow to Chavez. I haven't the faintest idea how they are justifying that, other than sheer blatant propaganda. They are seeking to turn what was a smashing victory for Chavez into a humiliating defeat.Chavez' forces won in 17 out of 22 states in Venezuela. That means they won 72% of states. Somehow, a crushing 72% victory is being spun as a disastrous defeat. The article states that this defeat is the second for Chavez in less than a year. The previous defeat was for an overly ambitious attempt to rewrite the Constitution that was nevertheless only narrowly defeated by less than 1% of the vote.The real story. Opposition support is flat for 4 years running now, and they can't seem to figure out how to b...
By: Robert Lindsay
Jennifer Aniston Is a Sexy New York Times Cover Girl
2008-11-21 01:26:00 A sassy playful Jennifer Aniston covers New York Times Magazine. On interview Jen opens up about her successful debut on TV with the hit show ?Friends” and her fear that it would somehow mark her career as the eternal sitcom girl. On her upcoming movie: “I wish it was She’s Just Not That Into You! Unfortunately, ...
01.10.09 | 2PM | THE NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS: ARTS & LEISURE WEEKEND FEATUR
2008-11-20 21:32:00 The broadcaster, author, advocate, philanthropist and host of the award-winning PBS late-night talk show gives his perspective on the news and issues that are shaping American life today. Interviewed by Matt Bai.
Nationalisation of ExxonMobil and the rest as the spoof ?New York Times? s
2008-11-16 18:11:00 A few weeks ago I argued on Blogger News Network that there was a growing case for extensive intervention by Western Governments in the energy sector in general and in the oil industry in particular. The candidates in the US Presidential Election all said that America must move towards energy independence and here in Western Europe, ... |
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