Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Tennis Channel Ruling Could Open Door for Future Challenges to Comcast - Hotline On Call
Will this also apply to Direct TV and Verizon?
Tennis Channel Ruling Could Open Door for Future Challenges to Comcast - Hotline On Call
Tennis Channel Ruling Could Open Door for Future Challenges to Comcast - Hotline On Call
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Port Authority toll collectors cash in - NYPOST.com
Port Authority toll collectors cash in - NYPOST.com
I'm thinking about moving and taking a job as a toll taker.
I'm thinking about moving and taking a job as a toll taker.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Its about time!
Hurricane predictors admit they can’t predict hurricanes
Monday, December 12, 2011
By Tom Spears
Two top U.S. hurricane forecasters, revered like rock stars in Deep South hurricane country, are quitting the practice because it doesn’t work.
William Gray and Phil Klotzbach say a look back shows their past 20 years of forecasts had no value.
The two scientists from Colorado State University will still discuss different probabilities as hurricane seasons approach — a much more cautious approach. But the shift signals how far humans are, even with supercomputers, from truly knowing what our weather will do next.
Gray, recently joined by Klotzbach, has been known for decades for an annual forecast of how many hurricanes can be expected each official hurricane season (which runs from June to November.) Southerners hang on his words, as even a mid-sized hurricane can cause billions in damage.
Last week, the pair dropped this announcement out of a clear, blue sky:
“We are discontinuing our early December quantitative hurricane forecast for the next year ... Our early December Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecasts of the last 20 years have not shown real-time forecast skill even though the hindcast studies on which they were based had considerable skill.”
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
Saturday, December 10, 2011
North Dakota Produced 488068 barrels of oil per day in October, 2011 for another record high
Amazing! Who new? How have the msm missed this?
North Dakota Produced 488068 barrels of oil per day in October, 2011 for another record high
North Dakota Produced 488068 barrels of oil per day in October, 2011 for another record high
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Bob Woodward says sitting next to Al Gore is 'taxing, unpleasant’ - TheHill.com
Now, that's interesting, wouldn't you think an award winning investigative reporter would be dying to write a book about the 99% we don't know?
Bob Woodward says sitting next to Al Gore is 'taxing, unpleasant’ - TheHill.com
Bob Woodward says sitting next to Al Gore is 'taxing, unpleasant’ - TheHill.com
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Compare the current media frenzy over Herman Cain's sexual harassment case that occurred over a decade ago with the media's lack of interest in John Edwards ongoing sexual relations during the 2008 presidential election. I detect a slight difference, or am I just being overly critical, we all know the media is completely neutral in political matters.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
August 23, 2011
An earthquake of 5.9 or 5.8 magnitude occurred in central Virginia and was felt widely in the Mid-Atlantic area today. The epicenter was near Lake Anna and caused some damage in the Washington Metro area. The quake was felt as far south as North Carolina, as far north as Boston, and as far west as Ohio.
Cell phone service was impossible because the air waves were clogged by people calling to report the quake or checking on loved ones. In an incredible example of media stupidity radio and television stations were telling people to use their cell phones in real emergencies only and then proceeded to solicit eye witness accounts of the earthquake from people, you guessed it, using their cell phones.
An earthquake of 5.9 or 5.8 magnitude occurred in central Virginia and was felt widely in the Mid-Atlantic area today. The epicenter was near Lake Anna and caused some damage in the Washington Metro area. The quake was felt as far south as North Carolina, as far north as Boston, and as far west as Ohio.
Cell phone service was impossible because the air waves were clogged by people calling to report the quake or checking on loved ones. In an incredible example of media stupidity radio and television stations were telling people to use their cell phones in real emergencies only and then proceeded to solicit eye witness accounts of the earthquake from people, you guessed it, using their cell phones.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
June 5, 2011
John or Johnny Edwards is surely one of the most despicable persons to have walked the political stage, but the most amazing non-story behind his demise is the fact that the leading lights of the Democratic Party could not see through him. Not once, but twice the Democrats considered nominating him to run for the presidency, and did in fact put him on the national ticket in the second spot in 2004. How could this have happened? Edwards said all the right things and therefore the national media gave him a pass, he was a true liberal. Compare the treatment of Edwards to the media attention paid to the Republican candidate for vice president in 2008. Edwards had at least one mistress and an out of wedlock baby while running for president and no one in the media, except the National Inquirer reported on it, but when Palin wrote her book "Going Rouge" the AP assigned 11 reporters to fact check it, think there is a disparity there.
John or Johnny Edwards is surely one of the most despicable persons to have walked the political stage, but the most amazing non-story behind his demise is the fact that the leading lights of the Democratic Party could not see through him. Not once, but twice the Democrats considered nominating him to run for the presidency, and did in fact put him on the national ticket in the second spot in 2004. How could this have happened? Edwards said all the right things and therefore the national media gave him a pass, he was a true liberal. Compare the treatment of Edwards to the media attention paid to the Republican candidate for vice president in 2008. Edwards had at least one mistress and an out of wedlock baby while running for president and no one in the media, except the National Inquirer reported on it, but when Palin wrote her book "Going Rouge" the AP assigned 11 reporters to fact check it, think there is a disparity there.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
January 26, 2011
The stock market is an amazing bunch of horse hockey. How can the stock of a company such as General Electric sell for under $20 a share while the stock of a company such as Netflix sell for $189 a share? And while on the subject of the stock market, how can President Obama, in his State of Union message, tout the rise of the stock market as evidence of economic recovery while at the same time saying that Social Security should not be tied to that very same marked? As I have said many times, "There is something going on here that we know nothing about".
The stock market is an amazing bunch of horse hockey. How can the stock of a company such as General Electric sell for under $20 a share while the stock of a company such as Netflix sell for $189 a share? And while on the subject of the stock market, how can President Obama, in his State of Union message, tout the rise of the stock market as evidence of economic recovery while at the same time saying that Social Security should not be tied to that very same marked? As I have said many times, "There is something going on here that we know nothing about".
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
What is with "sort of"? It is not only slangy it is vague, and it is used a lot by people appearing on TV. I notice its usage most when I watch CNN, MSNBC, FOX News and ESPN. I think commentators use the phrase when they are afraid to comment to a concrete description of something. It is not only political in usage, I recently saw Dr. Gupta on CNN explaining the pump in Dick Chaney's heart and he must have said "sort of" fifteen times in five minutes.
What is with "sort of"? It is not only slangy it is vague, and it is used a lot by people appearing on TV. I notice its usage most when I watch CNN, MSNBC, FOX News and ESPN. I think commentators use the phrase when they are afraid to comment to a concrete description of something. It is not only political in usage, I recently saw Dr. Gupta on CNN explaining the pump in Dick Chaney's heart and he must have said "sort of" fifteen times in five minutes.
Monday, January 3, 2011
January 3, 2011
I begin my 66th year having just completed a year filled with joy, trepidation, and some health concerns. The joy was highlighted by Ali's graduation from James Madison University in May. The whole family was proud of her accomplishment and happy in the notion that she chose well in selecting a college and that she had a successful college experience. We were also proud that Erin successfully complete her freshman year at Susquehanna and that her 2nd year has started off with many positives. The trepidation surrounded Matt's health problems. He was diagnosed with Graves disease(hyper-thyroid)and went through a year of treatment that left him debilitated. He seems to have turned the corner and is feeling better so my hope is that 2011 will be a good year for him, he deserves one. My own health concerns, while troublesome for a time have so far not resulted in any noticeable deterioration in my overall health. I was diagnosed with monoclonal gomopathy a blood condition that can lead to multiple myeloma, which is bone marrow cancer. So far the levels of the abnormal protein in my blood are low but I will be monitored every three months for the next year to see if there is any change.
I begin my 66th year having just completed a year filled with joy, trepidation, and some health concerns. The joy was highlighted by Ali's graduation from James Madison University in May. The whole family was proud of her accomplishment and happy in the notion that she chose well in selecting a college and that she had a successful college experience. We were also proud that Erin successfully complete her freshman year at Susquehanna and that her 2nd year has started off with many positives. The trepidation surrounded Matt's health problems. He was diagnosed with Graves disease(hyper-thyroid)and went through a year of treatment that left him debilitated. He seems to have turned the corner and is feeling better so my hope is that 2011 will be a good year for him, he deserves one. My own health concerns, while troublesome for a time have so far not resulted in any noticeable deterioration in my overall health. I was diagnosed with monoclonal gomopathy a blood condition that can lead to multiple myeloma, which is bone marrow cancer. So far the levels of the abnormal protein in my blood are low but I will be monitored every three months for the next year to see if there is any change.
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