Wildlife officials in Arkansas say that they still have no idea why over 100,000 fish washed up dead along a stretch of river last year, but they have a theory on why thousands of blackbirds fell from the sky . The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission—echoing earlier findings —says…
Continue reading …Today’s threat level is yellow—as it has been since 2006—but it won’t be any color at all by the end of April. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will announce Thursday that the much-maligned five-color advisory code introduced after the September 11 attacks is to be scrapped, ABC reports….
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An explosion likely caused by a methane gas buildup ripped through an underground coal mine in Colombia, killing 21 workers, officials said. A similar blast there killed dozens of miners four years ago. (Jan. 26)
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By Moshe Adler During the Great Depression, high rates of unemployment prevailed for 11 years. The experience of seeing a free market system drive itself into a rut that it cannot pull itself out of is nothing new. And we have long known the solution. Related Entries January 27, 2011 No More Orange Alerts January 26, 2011 Obama Changes the Narrative
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January 27: Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau; Paris Peace Accords signed; Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts; Wolfgang Mozart, Jerome Kerr born.
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A passenger captured video of a Metro North train in New York City moving at full speed with a door open. (Jan. 27)
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Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano is expected to announce the retirement of George W. Bush’s color-coded terror alert system that always seemed like an easy way to terrify the public. In its day, the color-coded threat indicator only hit red (severe) once, and never dropped below yellow (elevated). CNN: The much-maligned, color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System is about to be consigned to the proverbial dustbin of history. Not that anyone is really paying attention. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to announce Thursday that the almost 9-year-old threat alert system will go away in April. It will be replaced by the new National Terror Advisory System that will focus on specific threats in geographical areas, a department source said Wednesday. Read more Related Entries January 27, 2011 No More Orange Alerts January 26, 2011 Obama Changes the Narrative
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Call it an unfortunate coincidence but Nintendo just announced its quarterly numbers only minutes after Sony announced its new quad-core Cortex-A9 pumping PSP (codenamed NGP) and new PlayStation Suite for gaming on Android tablets and cellphones. So what’s the damage? Well, to start with, Nintendo’s Q3 (October to December) operating profits were down 46 percent (104.6 billion yen ($1.3 billion) compared with 192.3 billion last year) on account of weaker Wii and DS sales coupled with a continued strong yen. The house of Mario also slashed its annual sales expectations projecting 16 million Wii consoles (down from 17.5 million units) and 22.5 million DS handhelds (down from 23.5 million) sold through March. It wasn’t all bad news though as Ninty maintained its annual operating profit forecast of 210 billion yen assisted by a projected 25% increase in Wii software shipments. Mind you, that’s not chump change, but gone are the days of the Wii / DS one-two knockout punch on the competition. And with a full quarter to go before the 3DS is launched globally , we’re not expecting any improvement to the bottom line until the next fiscal year. Nintendo Q3 profits down 46 percent, slashes console sales projections originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Mexican drug smugglers trying to get marijuana across the border have resorted to medieval methods. A pot-flinging catapult was seized after National Guardsmen in Arizona spotted it being used other side of the border and alerted Mexican authorities, AP reports. The smugglers got away but left behind their vehicle, 35…
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