Four-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning has a new contract with the Colts. The deal for the veteran quarterback is believed to be for five years and $90 million. (July 30)
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Vietnam is evacuating nearly 300-thousand people from northern coastal areas as tropical storm Nock-ten approaches after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. (July 30)
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enlarge Mortimer M. Caplin – Taxes and the man who collected them in 1962. Click here to view this media As all eyes and ears are on the state of the government and the current debit crisis, perhaps a little distraction in the form of Tax collection circa 1962 might be a good idea (or not). Mortimer Caplin was director of Internal Revenue under the JFK Administration and was given the somewhat onerous task of revamping what had become (even in 1962) an archaic and largely loophole-ridden institution. Caplin was the one who introduced Computer technology (however Neanderthal at the time) to the IRS and tried to get some uniformity to the tax code. See . .it’s not just 2011 – it’s forever. Here is Meet The Press from April 1, 1962 featuring Lawrence Spivak and the usual suspects interviewing Mortimer M. Caplin on the state of our Internal Revenue.
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An F-16 taxiing after landing at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Convention in Oshkosh, Wis. on Thursday ran off the end of the runway and dug its nose into a grass field, tossing up dirt and startling spectators but leaving the pilot unharmed, according to WLUK-TV Fox 11. The pilot of the F-16, who WITI-TV Fox 6 reports is with the Alabama Air National Guard, walked away from from the aircraft. He was taken to the hospital but later released. WATCH: WLUK report on the incident: WATCH: Raw footage of the F-16 landing:
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Release date info for Nokia’s sweet slab of Meego has been scarce, but now Orange Switzerland’s webpage announces the N9 is coming its way September 15th. Last month Swedish carrier 3 Group promised it would arrive there September 23rd , while some retailer in Kazakhstan is apparently listing them for sale August 19th. We’re not quite ready to whip out our passport and translator for a taste of the ( not ) zombie OS’s brains yet, but we’ll keep an eye out for any more release date information as it comes. [Thanks, StinkyFinger] Orange Switzerland is expecting Nokia’s N9 on September 15th originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …You probably wouldn’t guess as much from the photos, but all 163 people aboard a plane from JFK to Guyana survived a disastrous landing. Dozens of people required medical attention, however, including four with serious injuries, reports AP . After the plane touched down on a rainy runway during the night,…
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News Roundtable with Brian Alvey and Dave Mathews – TWiST #171 Rumor Roundup : Jane Says Spotify! Galaxy S II Update, T-Pain Dumps AutoTune, Logitech Loses … Social Media Topics That Are Igniting – Celebrities, Businesses, Stock Market, Sharpie LandingNewsNet says: Airbnb Renter Wrecks Woman’s Apartment (Time.com) http://p.ost.im/p/ed8mbB
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NATO warplanes bombed three Libyan state TV satellite transmitters in Tripoli overnight, targeting a key propaganda tool that NATO said is used by Moammar Gadhafi’s
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A pilot and his passenger were injured today when their light aircraft crashed into a house in northwest England, the emergency services said. The…
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…all the way through. I’m beginning to think that a Pawlenty/Rubio or a Perry/Rubio ticket is a winner. Marco Rubio will be president one day. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : PoliPundit.com Discovery Date : 31/07/2011 00:18 Number of articles : 4
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