Following the March 8 release of an undercover sting video of NPR executive Ron Schiller calling Tea Party members “racist,” CBS initially gave no coverage to the ensuing scandal and resignations of him and NPR President Vivian Schiller. However, it turns out that the controversy was covered by a CBS News broadcast, the barely-watched 4 A.M. Morning News. On Thursday's CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric did a news brief on House Republicans voting to de-fund NPR: “Republicans say NPR does well enough to fund itself, but Democrats say a cutoff of federal money would cripple some 600 public radio stations.” She failed to make any mention of the scandal that preceded the vote. On the March 10 CBS Morning News at 4 A.M. ET, anchor Betty Nguyen did only a slightly longer news brief on the release of the sting video: 4:11AM ET
Continue reading …As Libyan rebels cheered the United Nations’ last-minute approval of a no-fly zone , Moammar Gadhafi’s forces decided the promised offensive against Benghazi was off. “We will chase the traitors from Benghazi,” the dictator had told his troops earlier. “Destroy their fortifications. Show them no mercy.” Gadhafi’s son Saadi, commander of…
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Computer models predict radioactive material from Japan’s nuclear disaster will reach Southern California Friday. But scientists say the radiation that reaches the US will be so diluted that it will not pose any health risk. (March 18)
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Computer models predict radioactive material from Japan’s nuclear disaster will reach Southern California Friday. But scientists say the radiation that reaches the US will be so diluted that it will not pose any health risk. (March 18)
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Computer models predict radioactive material from Japan’s nuclear disaster will reach Southern California Friday. But scientists say the radiation that reaches the US will be so diluted that it will not pose any health risk. (March 18)
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You wouldn’t think something classifiable as “wearable storage” would look so darn dapper, but here we are, staring at just about the finest cufflinks we ever did see. Not only are these handmade shirt cuffs beautiful in the most steampunk of ways, they’re also pretty useful as each features an 8GB flash storage chip with the utterly ubiquitous USB connector attached. Basically, they’re what James Bond would wear if James Bond wore really awesome cufflinks . The general idea behind them might not exactly be original anymore, but we can’t really fault the execution here. What we could probably find fault with is our lack of $225 of disposable coin, the price one will have to pay to sport this unique pair of hand-carved, walnut-enclosed memory sticks. [Thanks, Amelia] Continue reading Steampunk USB cufflinks are as awesome as they are pricey Steampunk USB cufflinks are as awesome as they are pricey originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …You wouldn’t think something classifiable as “wearable storage” would look so darn dapper, but here we are, staring at just about the finest cufflinks we ever did see. Not only are these handmade shirt cuffs beautiful in the most steampunk of ways, they’re also pretty useful as each features an 8GB flash storage chip with the utterly ubiquitous USB connector attached. Basically, they’re what James Bond would wear if James Bond wore really awesome cufflinks . The general idea behind them might not exactly be original anymore, but we can’t really fault the execution here. What we could probably find fault with is our lack of $225 of disposable coin, the price one will have to pay to sport this unique pair of hand-carved, walnut-enclosed memory sticks. [Thanks, Amelia] Continue reading Steampunk USB cufflinks are as awesome as they are pricey Steampunk USB cufflinks are as awesome as they are pricey originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …You wouldn’t think something classifiable as “wearable storage” would look so darn dapper, but here we are, staring at just about the finest cufflinks we ever did see. Not only are these handmade shirt cuffs beautiful in the most steampunk of ways, they’re also pretty useful as each features an 8GB flash storage chip with the utterly ubiquitous USB connector attached. Basically, they’re what James Bond would wear if James Bond wore really awesome cufflinks . The general idea behind them might not exactly be original anymore, but we can’t really fault the execution here. What we could probably find fault with is our lack of $225 of disposable coin, the price one will have to pay to sport this unique pair of hand-carved, walnut-enclosed memory sticks. [Thanks, Amelia] Continue reading Steampunk USB cufflinks are as awesome as they are pricey Steampunk USB cufflinks are as awesome as they are pricey originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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What are your favourite funny bits from Red Nose day? We start you off with our most memorable 10 Tonight Comic Relief will take over BBC1 for another night of sketches, boybands, special one-off episodes, hastily written scripts, “Davina McCall holding the hand of an African boy while crouching down and saying a phone number ” and over-sized cheques. Last time around the charitython raised £82m for initiatives and projects to help vulnerable people in the UK and around the world – enough to gladden even the hearts of those currently being bullied into “doing something funny for money” in the office when they’d rather be “avoiding eye contact with their colleagues for money”. So over 23 years Red Nose day has brought us plenty of memorable moments and helped a great many people. Here are our favourite 10. Which have we missed? Add your funniest moments in the comments (and while you’re laughing, don’t forget to donate ). Wayne and Waynetta Slob (1997) Funniest bit: Waynetta’s revelation that Jonathan Ross has made her “quite wet”. Ricky Gervais’s fake trip to Kenya (2007) Funniest bit: Stephen Merchant asking if he could join in too. Smithy meets the England team (2009) Funniest bit: Advice to Crouchy to “let the Robot fear you”. Lying to Michael Jackson (2003) Funniest bit: Jacko’s spending spree in the “exquisite shop”. Tony Ferrino and Björk (1997) Funniest bit: The line “the memory still lingers/you cooking the kids’ fish fingers”. The Prime Minister meets Catherine Tate (2007) Funniest bit: “Lauren? Am I bothered?” Ali G meets Posh and Becks (2001) Funniest bit: “Is your little boy starting to put sentences together?” Alan Partridge and Peter Kay at the boxing gym (2001) Funniest bit: Those tight red shorts. French and Saunders talk sex (1988) Funniest bit: “Have you ever seen a man’s toilet parts?” Ted and Ralph meet Robbie Williams (2001) Funniest bit: Ralph’s awkward introduction: “I’m Ralph the loner, er, the owner.” Comic Relief Comedy Entertainment Television BBC Johnny Dee guardian.co.uk
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Suspicious package forces terminal to close for an hour while bomb disposal experts investigate Edinburgh airport was evacuated and its access roads closed after a suspicious package was found in the main terminal building, although no flights were disrupted. A tweet sent by the airport’s operator, BAA, at 11.30am on Friday said: “We’re closed until 3pm due to an ongoing incident. Please do not travel to the airport as the roads are closed. We’ll update when we can.” Passengers and staff were evacuated from the terminal building while police and bomb disposal experts investigated. The package was declared safe and the airport reopened fully at about 12.30pm. A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders police said: “The package has been examined and deemed safe and everybody has been stood down.” Edinburgh Transport Scotland Severin Carrell guardian.co.uk
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