One possible reason we’re broke: US Justice Department agencies like to spend extravagantly when it comes to conferences, to the tune of providing $16 muffins at one. (No, that is not a typo.) An audit released today found that the “costly meals, refreshments, and themed breaks” provided at some…
Continue reading …I can’t say this is a big surprise , but it’s a welcome one. Cenk Uygur will be bringing his web show, The Young Turks to Current TV. Here’s more from the HuffPo — Cenk Uygur To Current TV: Ex-MSNBC Host Brings Web Show To Olbermann’s Network : Cenk Uygur is headed to Keith Olbermann’s house. Current TV announced Tuesday that Uygur is bringing his Web show “The Young Turks” to its network. The show will air at 7 PM, just before Olbermann’s “Countdown.” Uygur had been hosting the 6 PM hour on MSNBC, before his extremely contentious departure from the network in July. Uygur said that he had felt pressure to soften his tone against the Obama administration, something MSNBC denied. He was replaced by Al Sharpton. The day after he left MSNBC, Uygur appeared on “Countdown.” At the same time, he made it clear that he had already started talking to Current about the possibility of hosting a show there. That made Tuesday’s announcement something of a foregone conclusion. In its announcement, Current said that it would be launching an “original television version” of “The Young Turks.” The network did not give a start date for the program, saying only that it would air in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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How do you take the measure of a city? Is it statistical, like population? Environmental? Everyone wants a pleasant climate. Or it could be sociological – low crime rates and plenty of cultural happenings, to name a few, help improve standard of living. But Travel + Leisure magazine is concerned with only one facet of
Continue reading …Tony Bennett is pushing a new album, but it’s comments he made during a Howard Stern interview yesterday that are drawing attention, reports ABC News . A conversation about Bennett’s WWII service led to Stern asking Bennett how the US should deal with terrorists. “But who are the terrorists?” Bennett asked….
Continue reading …“Across the nation over 100,000 miles of highways and bridges are in disrepair…millions of ill-equipped vehicles…half a million cubic yards of debris…” Hey Congress, you worthless suit-filling do-nothings: Fix the potholes ! German car makers are making fun of us! German car makers are designing cars to compensate for our crumbling road system. German car makers are capitalizing – profiting from making cars that can handle our neglected infrastructure. You’re making us look bad in front of the Germans.
Continue reading …How crazy have airline baggage fees gotten? Well, checking an overweight (that’s a 71- to 100-pound) bag will now cost you a whopping $400 on most Continental Airlines international flights . And Continental isn’t alone either, according to a survey of major carriers by USA Today ; United Airlines also charges $400…
Continue reading …Everyone knows someone who uses Instagram, the photo app that gives photos an aged, Polaroid look, on a regular basis to make their ordinary photos look more interesting. Perhaps you are that someone. But the man behind this week’s Tumblr uses Instagram to alter already extraordinary photos. Essentially, Mastergram is a collection of Instagram images
Continue reading …Comcast and FCC partner to give low-income families access to internet, Nyan Cats
September 20, 2011 No Comment
Like a giant warlock guarding the gates of the interwebs, financial barriers all too often block our young people from accessing the plethora of awesomeness found in front of those iconic triple-Ws-and-a-dot. In a bid to spread the love more evenly, the FCC and Comcast’s promised Internet Essentials platform is going live — giving low-income families $9.99 / month web access and “discounted” (read: $149.99) computers. The platform that we first heard about in August will also include a Norton Security Suite and computer training for youngsters and their parents alike. The cable provider is accepting participants until 2014, honoring the contract dependent on the child’s status and family income. Like other heavy hitters involved in similar initiatives, the goal is to bridge the education gap and to provide a more level playing field for kids. To get more details on the program, direct your attention to the source link. Continue reading Comcast and FCC partner to give low-income families access to internet, Nyan Cats Comcast and FCC partner to give low-income families access to internet, Nyan Cats originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The Obama administration is supposedly determined to cut hundreds of billions in spending, so it struck Glenn Greenwald of Salon as ironic when he noticed that the military last week started soliciting bids for the construction of a massive prison in Bagram, Afghanistan. The facility is to hold approximately 2,…
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