MakYeJames says: Serena Williams behaving like a grown-up as she turns 30 : Serena Williams turns 30 Monday. Although she recently… http://t.co/wo2kcoht
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Michael Jackson called it “milk”: a powerful drug he had been using to battle insomnia. It is expected to be the focus at the trial of Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, which begins today. (Sept. 26)
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A new Sony video has popped up on Youtube and sparked an avalanche of rudderless speculation from rabid fans. The live-action trailer contains elements of various videogames, including LittleBigPlanet , Metal Gear Solid and Twisted Metal . Some of the references are incredibly subtle (a ghostly Kratos-esque apparition has been spotted faintly flashing up right at the end, for example) but they don’t… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Destructoid Discovery Date : 26/09/2011 12:00 Number of articles : 3
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Typhoon Nesat reaches land, leading to power cuts and travel disruption A powerful typhoon slammed ashore on Tuesday in the eastern Philippines where authorities ordered more than 100,000 people to seek shelter. Heavy rains and winds of up to 106 miles (170km) per hour resulted from Typhoon Nesat as it made landfall before dawn over the mountainous eastern provinces of Isabela and Aurora which face the Pacific Ocean. With its immense 400-mile cloud band, the typhoon threatened the entire main Luzon Island on its path across the Philippines. It is expected to reach the South China Sea late on Wednesday or early on Thursday and then head toward southern China. Heavy downpours and wind prompted the closure of schools and universities in the capital, Manila, while scores of domestic flights were cancelled and ferries were grounded, stranding thousands. One person was injured in a tornado and more than 50 fishermen had to be rescued along eastern shores when their boats overturned in choppy seas, the government disaster agency reported. Forecasters warned of waves measuring 12ft high. Power was cut in many parts of Luzon, including in Manila, where hospitals, hotels and emergency services used generators. Branches and torn tarpaulins littered the flooded streets. About 112,000 people were ordered to leave their homes in five towns prone to flash floods and landslides in central Albay province. By Monday, more than 50,000 had moved to government-run evacuation centres and the homes of relatives, officials said. “We can’t manage typhoons, but we can manage their effects,” Albay governor Joey Salceda said. Authorities were monitoring farming communities at the base of Mayon volcano in Albay. Tons of ash have been deposited on Mayon’s slopes by past eruptions, and mudslides caused by a typhoon in 2006 buried entire villages, leaving about 1,600 people dead and missing. The typhoon bore down on the Philippines exactly two years after nearly 500 people died in the worst flooding in decades in Manila, a city of 12 million people, when a tropical storm hit. Residents commemorated the anniversary on Monday by offering prayers and planting trees. Philippines Natural disasters and extreme weather guardian.co.uk
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The National Park Service released surveillance video that captured the moment an earthquake shook the Washington Monument. The 5.8-magnitude quake in August caused several cracks to form at the top of the 555-foot structure. (Sept. 26)
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How much cadmium goes into children’s trinkets will be regulated by the jewelry industry, which says it will adhere to voluntary limits. The metal can cause cancer and other diseases. (Sept. 26)
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Click here to view this media The small town of Bay Minette, Alabama is telling people convicted of small crimes to choose Jesus or choose jail. Starting this week, the city judge will implement Operation Restore Our Community (ROC), which gives misdemeanor offenders a choice between fines and jail or a year of Sunday church services. “Operation ROC resulted from meetings with church leaders,” Bay Minette Police Chief Mike Rowland told the Alabama Press-Register . “It was agreed by all the pastors that at the core of the crime problem was the erosion of family values and morals. We have children raising children and parents not instilling values in young people.” Critics charge that the program is unfair to some minority religious groups because of the 56 participating churches, none are mosques or synagogues. And Atheists have no choice but compromise their beliefs or go to jail. Pastor Robert Gates told WRKG that the program was a win-win for everyone involved. “You show me somebody who falls in love with Jesus, and I’ll show you a person who won’t be a problem to society,” he said. ACLU of Alabama director Olivia Turner called the policy “blatantly unconstitutional.” “It violates one basic tenet of the Constitution, namely that government can’t force participation in religious activity,” she said, adding that the ACLU is “considering options for response.” Think Progress’ Ian Millhiser noted that the program would even be considered illegal under conservative Justice Antonin Scalia’s view of the Constitution. “In his dissenting opinion in Lee v. Weisman , Scalia wrote that the state may not use the ‘threat of penalty’ to ‘coerce anyone to support or participate in religion or its exercise,’” Millhiser wrote. “Telling someone — even someone convicted of a crime — that they must participate in a religious service or go to jail clearly fails Justice Scalia’s test.” Earlier this year, the Mississippi Supreme Court suspended Mississippi Justice Court Judge Theresa Brown Dearman for 30 days for forcing people charged with crimes to attend church as a condition of bail.
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On Monday's Early Show, CBS's Jim Axelrod pressed Gov. Mitch Daniels to anything derogatory about the Republican presidential field, leaving the Indiana politician little time to say anything about his new book. Axelrod also devoted a significant amount of time during the interview to the question of whether New Jersey Governor Chris Christie would get into the presidential race. The substitute anchor led the segment with the issue of the recent Florida straw poll, which businessman Herman Cain won: “Cain didn't just win in Florida this weekend. He had more votes than both Governor Romney and Governor Perry combined. What does that tell you about the state of the Republican field? ” After his guest gave an initial answer, Axelrod followed up by asking, ” When you see what's happening with the inability for a single candidate to, sort of, get some traction, does it make you rethink your decision, at all, to get out of the race? ” Daniels did get a little bit of the subject matter of his new book, ” Keeping the Republic: Save America by Trusting Americans ,” in his second answer: “This country's hanging on a knife edge….I think the situation…calls on our party and whoever leads it to trust the intelligence and the maturity of the American people. Let's tell them exactly how big the fix is. Let's tell them exactly what it will take to get out of it, so we don't wind up looking like Greece does today .” But instead of getting the Indiana governor to go more in depth into his book, Axelrod continued with the topic of the GOP field: ” So is there room for another Republican in the field right now? ” The CBS journalist devoted the remainder of his questions during the segment to the possibility of a Gov. Christie presidential run, all the way still trying to get his guest to say something negative about his fellow Republicans: AXELROD: All right. Governor, let me ask you about your meeting with Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey last week. Is he somebody who can carry this message in the kind of clear language that you're talking about right now? … AXELROD: What did he tell you? Is his decision to not get in this race final, in your view?… AXELROD: We've got about 30 seconds left. What does he have that is currently lacking, in terms of exciting Republican voters? What does Governor Christie bring to the mix? The transcript of Jim Axelrod's interview of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, which aired 33 minutes into the 7 am Eastern hour: JIM AXELROD: Speaking of the race for the White House, one man who's made headlines this year in deciding not to run is Indiana's Republican governor, Mitch Daniels. His new book is called, 'Keeping the Republic: Save America by Trusting Americans.'
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It may have gone MIA at IFA 2011 earlier this month due to an ongoing legal battle, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is certainly no figment of our imagination . Far from it: the device, dubbed the GT-P6810, just got put through its paces in the hallowed halls of the Federal Communications Commission , and came out unscathed and with some decent diagrams that actually show off the tablet in a somewhat flattering manner. The version seen going through the FCC is most likely a 16GB WiFi-only version, as no mention of wireless bands could be found. Whether or not it’ll hit US shores is an uncertainty, as passage through the government doesn’t guarantee it’ll actually be sold here, but the Galaxy Tab series has already had plenty of time to pick up a popularity point or two. Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 WiFi hits the FCC in tabtastic glory Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 WiFi hits the FCC in tabtastic glory originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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