As has been the case virtually from the beginning, the Associated Press's Scott Bauer has been clearly unhappy with 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, commonly known even to the Wisconsin Supreme Court as the “Budget Repair Bill.” Today, the court ruled that the law as enacted by the Badger State's legislature and signed by Governor Scott Walker can go into effect on July 1. Looking back at what's available of Bauer's body of work on the matter during the past four months, his consistent mischaracterization of the bill's contents, saying that it would “eliminate collective bargaining” when it doesn't (shown here and here ), is truly striking. What's even more striking (pun intended) is how he and his employer described the law in the report's headline and first sentence in at least one early version this evening: Wisconsin's Polarizing Union Law To Take Effect
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“The wedding is off. Crystal has had a change of heart.” —HUGH HEFNER, via his Twitter account, announces that his engagement to 25-year-old Crystal Harris has been called off. (via Twitter)
Continue reading …‘SNL’ Sweets: Ben & Jerry’s Rumored to Be Creating ‘Schweddy Balls’ Ice Cream
June 14, 2011 No CommentAs Alec Baldwin weighs whether or not to run for mayor of New York City, his comedy is set to run for best flavor of ice cream ever. Saturday Night Live alumna Ana Gasteyer told NY1 that Ben & Jerry’s is planning to release a “Schweddy Balls” flavor of ice cream for the upcoming holiday
Continue reading …John Roberts may be the chief justice of the United States, but he recently pulled out a dictionary to learn the meaning of “of” for a ruling. Justices are looking more and more to dictionaries to help them settle cases—a trend that worries both legal experts and dictionary makers,…
Continue reading …News that hackers busted through Citigroup’s online defenses and stole information on 200,000 customers is bad enough. The New York Times makes it worse with two additional points: The hack itself was relatively easy, and we should expect a lot more similar attacks in the near future. “If you…
Continue reading …So says NBC affiliate KSL, anyway; they won’t be airing the television drama this fall. The Playboy Club is NBC’s Mad Men-wannabe new drama about the legendary gentlemen’s club back in the day. But NBC’s affiliate station in Salt Lake City has announced that they will not be airing the show due to its “objectionable material”.
Continue reading …Keepin’ it real fake: Xperia Arc KIRF has KIRFy dual-core processor (video)
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Is that 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 -powered Xperia Arc just too darn fast? We may have just the KIRF you’re looking for. A simple phone with a simple name: the “DR.” This petite pretender shaves 0.2-inches off of the Arc’s 4.2-inch display, adding only 0.03mm of thickness along the way. Forget that Adreno 205 graphics processor, this baby runs on a Meditek MTK6516 ARM compatible processor, a setup often mistakenly advertised as dual-core with a whopping 416MHz core for running Android 2.2.1, and a second 208MHz core dedicated exclusively for the wireless radio. For the record, radio-dedicated partitions are usually skipped on core counts. Wrap it up with premo luxuries like a 3.5-inch headphone jack and 2 megapixel camera, and you’ve got an Xperia knock-off that’s… well, pretty timid. But hey, it’s only 1000 yuan ($154), so at least you can get dangerously close to Xperia territory without shattering the bank. If that’s enough for you, check out a hands-on video (in Chinese) after the break. Continue reading Keepin’ it real fake: Xperia Arc KIRF has KIRFy dual-core processor (video) Keepin’ it real fake: Xperia Arc KIRF has KIRFy dual-core processor (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Ah, fiscal responsibility. Wisconsin Republicans‘ convoluted plan to create phony Democratic primaries will wind up costing taxpayers more than $428,000, election clerks tell the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel —and that figure is probably on the low side, since it doesn’t count five counties. And even if the Republicans abandon the…
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STAR PRINCESS LAGOON VENICE 10/06/2011 Bermuda Gardens BASSLINE on ZBM News 9 Bermuda ThePeopleofUSA says: @JoeBiden Can anyone suggest a golf course in the Bermuda Triangle that Obama can play golf at?
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NATO resumed its airstrikes on the Libyan capital of Tripoli late Tuesday, blasting at least two targets just before midnight, after military leaders voiced concerns about sustaining the operations if the alliance mission drags on. (June 14)
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