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Republican sponsor Rep. Shamed Dogan says he’s willing to work to tone that language down as the bill goes through the Senate. |
Republican Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden says senators will work to protect constituent privacy without going too far. |
There comes a time in every designer's career when we're faced with seemingly insurmountable problems: the suddenly crippled development budget, the last-minute change from the capricious client, the psychic competitor who came out of nowhere to beat us to market. |
Episode 1x01: MacGyver plugs a sulfuric acid leak with chocolate. |
Episode 1x05: In order to fix a piston connecting rod for a water pump, MacGyver makes an arc welder out of a generator, some jumper cables, and two half dollars. Episode 2x01: MacGyver builds a telescope using a newspaper, a magnifying lens, and a watch crystal. Episode 2x10: MacGyver builds a mortar out of a muffler,... |
Episode 3x13: MacGyver fixes a compressor by replacing a broken spring with a battery holding spring from a flash light first cut off to fit. |
Episode 4x02: MacGyver fixes a typewriter, from which the pin that holds the ribbon has broken off, with the ink cartridge from a ballpoint pen. |
Episode 5x05: MacGyver uses a pulley system fashioned from torn fabric, baling wire, and toy car wheels to assist a small dog in crossing a busy road. |
But as long as readers stick to the earlier years, there's much wisdom to be gained. Bonus points also go to contributors identifying those MacGyverisms which have since been verified or busted on Mythbusters (seven so far). |
Also, the image above is from a T-shirt on Threadless -- but act quick if you're a guy, as there's only one left. Women's sizes, for some reason, are still in abundant supply. |
I heard they canceled the show when he started doing things like using a lighter to open a bottle of beer and slipping Canadian change into the money he gave to the cashier to buy stuff. |
Man, I got in SO much trouble with the Swiss Army Knife I got after watching that show. I was in 5th grade, and was like, "I'm gonna pick locks, too!" And indeed I did. I also got us evicted because of that. |
Proponents rushing to open a charter school near Itasca applied Friday for zoning approval from DuPage County. |
Backers of the Thomas Jefferson Charter School have proposed setting it up along Irving Park Road in unincorporated DuPage County. State regulations require them to open by Sept. 15. |
An attorney for the Elk Grove Village-based back-to-basics school had argued it should be exempt from county zoning requirements. But the DuPage County state's attorney's office has determined the school must seek a conditional-use permit for its prefabricated building, said Paul Hoss, principal planner with the county... |
The group of backers has less than nine weeks to get approval from three entities: the DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals, scheduled to meet on Aug. 5; the County Development Committee, to meet on Aug. 23; and the County Board, to meet on Aug. 24 and Sept. 14. |
"We have set up a timetable to work with the county to get them on that property by Sept. 15," Hoss said Friday. |
He said that if the Aug. 5 meeting goes well, the group, at its own financial risk, likely would be allowed to start grading work, decide driveway changes, and purchase the classroom building. It could also either negotiate sewer and water hookups with nearby Itasca or set up its own well and septic system. |
The group also must consult with governmental agencies at the state, county and township level, plus the local fire protection district, about building, life safety and fire codes. |
The backers twice sought the sponsorship of public school districts in northwest suburban Cook County, but met rejection 14 times. In the third go-around, they decided to apply only to Elk Grove Township-based Elementary District 59. |
District 59 rejected the school, but the Illinois State Board of Education overturned the rejection and granted the charter. |
The group then sought, unsuccessfully, a suitable building or vacant land in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village and Wheeling. |
Though the school would open in DuPage County, only children who live in District 59, in Cook County, can enroll for free. Everyone else must pay a tuition of $6,000 per child. |
Peter Nicks is an Emmy Award-winning shooter/director known for his courageous cinema vérité style. He directed/produced The Waiting Room, which was released theatrically in 2012 to critical acclaim and won numerous awards including an Independent Spirit Award. Nicks, a 2015 United States Artist Fellow, is in the midst... |
The United States Supreme Court’s impending decision regarding the legitimacy of the federal ban on sports betting carries massive implications for traditional sports and esports. If the court repeals or alters the federal ban, each state must decide whether to allow sports betting and establish its own regulatory fram... |
As most esports fans are underage and sportsbooks lack necessary data for setting odds, legal means to gamble on esports do not exist in the U.S. Esports betting sites, such as Unikrn and Betway, are successful overseas but are prohibited from taking bets in the U.S. To circumvent this prohibition, Americans have resor... |
A Supreme Court decision that repeals or alters the federal ban will likely lead to legal esports betting. Esports betting sites like Unikrn and traditional sportsbooks offering esports will experience a windfall as eager gamblers flock to place bets. Expect legal esports betting to impact other aspects of the industry... |
If esports betting is legalized, match-fixing will likely be one of the first areas that leagues and tournaments crack down on. Esports is no stranger to match fixing scandals. In 2015, 21 Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CS:GO) players were banned after being accused of match-fixing. In March 2018, a professional Star... |
The Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC), established in 2015, promotes honesty and integrity in esports and publishes an Anti-Corruption Code, targeted at CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, and Starcraft. The ESIC attempts to police match-fixing in partnership with sportsbooks, betting sites, and local state gaming autho... |
While the ESIC’s work is noble, there are far too many esports leagues and tournaments for the ESIC to regulate effectively. Thus, individual leagues, tournament operators, team owners, and game publishers must be diligent in self-policing match-fixing and educating their players about avoiding corruption. |
Similar to athletes in traditional sports consuming prohibited performance-enhancing drugs to become stronger and faster, esports players gain an unfair advantage by taking drugs like Adderall and Ritalin to improve their concentration and reflexes. Similarly, to provide legitimacy, esports officials must ensure that p... |
The Electronic Sports League (ESL), the largest organizer of esports tournaments, conducts random drug-testing at their events and has partnered with the ESIC to implement the ESL’s Anti-Doping Policy. However, just as the ESIC is unable to police every event for match-fixing, ESL is similarly unable to subject every e... |
As esports continues to grow, personal data including players’ names, nicknames, and likenesses as well as player performance data will be very valuable. As leagues, tournaments, and team owners attempt to monetize this data by licensing it to third-parties, expect controversy over the privacy and ownership rights play... |
These issues might sound familiar to fans of traditional sports as they mirror the privacy and ownership concerns many athletes have regarding biometric data that teams and leagues gather from wearable technologies. There is potential for young players to be exploited by league and team officials without the existence ... |
Aside from the ESIC, there is no national or international governing body for esports leagues. Due to the wide variety of different esports, a single governing body could not be truly effective. Thus, individual regulatory bodies should be established for each esport, such as the one regulating CS:GO players. Further, ... |
Aaron Swerdlow is an attorney representing sports, corporate, and emerging technology entities. |
A special thank you to Uriah Tangle, a pending graduate of the UCLA School of Law, for his assistance with this article. |
"Crash" upset "Brokeback Mountain" for best picture at the 78th Academy Awards while Reese Witherspoon and Philip Seymour Hoffman picked up top acting awards. |
This year's nominees were full of talent, but only a select few went home Oscar winners. |
Watch: From forbidden cowboy love to a broadcast journalists' challenge, take a look at the nominees for best picture. |
Which nominee for best picture should have won the Oscar? |
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Residential burglary: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 1, 1900 block of 253rd Street. A window was smashed. The loss, if any, was not known at the time of the report. |
3 a.m. Oct. 31 to 11 p.m. Nov. 1, 26900 block of Western Avenue. White 1996 Chevrolet Silverado. |
9:30 p.m. Nov. 4 to 3 a.m. Nov. 5, 26000 block of Narbonne Avenue. Green 2006 Nissan Xterra. |
Petty theft: 5 p.m. Oct. 29 to 11 a.m. Oct. 30, 6000 block of Sealpoint Court. Sunglasses, an ID, pocket knives and money were reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle. |
Petty theft: 2:26 p.m. Oct. 31, 27100 block of Indian Peak Road. Packages containing Chicago Cubs items were reported stolen from a porch. |
Petty theft: 6 p.m. Oct. 31 to 9:15 a.m. Nov. 1, 1900 block of Summerland Street. A key and an ID were reported stolen. |
Petty theft: 3:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 1, 2400 block of Colt Road. A package containing a pressure cooker, a gift set and pens was reported stolen from a porch. |
Vehicle burglary: 12:45-4:30 p.m. Oct. 31, 27500 block of Western Avenue. A window was smashed. A bag was reported stolen. |
Vehicle burglary: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 28100 block of Peacock Ridge Drive. A window was smashed. A purse, a wallet and credit cards were reported stolen. |
7 p.m. Nov. 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 6, 5700 block of Ravenspur Drive. Black two-door 2000 Honda Civic. |
6 p.m. Nov. 5 to 10 a.m. Nov. 6, 28900 block of Western Avenue. White/red 2005 Ford. |
No crimes were reported Oct. 30-Nov. 5. |
Petty theft: 3:15-3:20 p.m. Nov. 1, 900 block of Silver Spur Road. A shopping basket and liquor bottles were reported stolen from an open business. |
Petty theft: 6:36 p.m. Nov. 3, 800 block of Silver Spur Road. A wine bottle was reported stolen from an open business. |
Vehicle burglary: 9:30-9:45 a.m. Oct. 31, 26300 block of Crenshaw Boulevard. A window was smashed. A purse, money, a credit card and a computer tablet were reported stolen. |
Arrests: During the most recent reporting period, arrests/citations in the area patrolled by the Lomita sheriff’s station included two for burglary, one for domestic violence, two for drunk in public, 10 for narcotics laws, one for receiving stolen property, one for vandalism and five for vehicle violations. |
Residential burglary: Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 900 block of Granvia Altamira. A door was forced open. Unspecified property was reported stolen. |
and forests but haikus are too superb an art form to leave just to nature. |
rather date them, but, perhaps, they make even more sense today. |
These lines were written in anger; the anger remains. |
Mick is an immigrant working in the computer industry living in the US heartland. He immigrated from Great Britain about 30 years ago and became a citizen. He likes biking and hiking. He is married with three kids. |
Editor's Note: Nahikari Respaliz teaches Spanish, the Basque language and social studies in a private school near Bilbao in the north of Spain. She also has a degree in journalism and did a two-month internship at the Miami Herald five years ago. |
She was the teacher chaperone for the 25 students who lived with host families in the St. Augustine area and who left Friday after a month's stay in St. Augustine. The students participated in a variety of group activities scheduled during the month, including a farewell party. Susan James is the local coordinator for ... |
Almost five centuries ago the Spaniard Ponce de Leon named this land "La Florida" (the place of flowers). A little afterwards in 1565, another Spaniard, Pedro Menendez of Aviles, founded St. Augustine, the first great European settlement in what is today the United States. |
It can be said that from 1565 to 1821, when the American period began, St. Augustine was a Spanish territory, with the exception of the 21 years it was occupied by the British who received St. Augustine in exchange for Cuba. |
Those young explorers who long ago dreamed about a new world have been converted in our times into young students between the ages of 14 and 17 who have come here from Bilbao, a city in the north of Spain near the cities where Pedro Menendez was born and died. These young teens have come to St. Augustine to experience ... |
Thanks to STEP, a Spanish firm that has organized student exchanges for the past 21 years, these students have the opportunity to come to St. Augustine to learn English. STEP organizes exchange programs in many countries throughout the world, providing young students and adults the opportunity to learn different langua... |
Susan James is the coordinator of the STEP program in St. Augustine. She has spent three years devoted to this project, matching a family from St. Augustine with each one of the students coming to our city. In addition, she is in charge of organizing and directing the different activities throughout the entire month of... |
This great experience allows these brave young Spanish teens to enter into the life of their American families, feeling a part of their new families, and on occasion the ties of friendship extend much further than the simple month-long stay in a foreign country. |
Such is the case of Julianna Pettinger. Last year Julianna and her family welcomed into their home a Spanish student named Marta. The friendship and admiration between the two girls was such that this summer the trip will be made in the opposite direction. Julianna already has her ticket to stay with her friend Marta a... |
Yes, the north of Spain. Remember? This is the area where Pedro Menéndez de Aviles, the founder of our city, was born and died. |
There are so many ways you can express your creativity if you like to do arts and crafts. |
Just ask self-taught artist Mary Kenyon from California who runs the Rtistmary Etsy shop. |
She transforms real seashells into these beautiful jewelry dishes that people are absolutely loving. |
Mary tells Buzzfeed the sudden national attention her bedazzled seashell jewelry dishes are getting was overwhelming at first. |
One year she made some shells for her sister as Christmas presents, who suggested Mary sell them. |
Be sure to check out Mary’s beautiful creations on her Etsy shop. She plans on adding more for sale soon. |
If you're unable to download random apps after upgrading to iOS 8 and setting up Family Sharing, read this. |
Family Sharing launched with iOS 8, permitting family members to share iTunes and App Store purchases without having to share the same account. Shortly after setting up my family, with me as the organizer, I started experiencing an issue when attempting to download apps. My wife fell victim to it as well. |
It's an annoying alert, and one that doesn't make particular sense, as the app in question is free. |
So as I often do when it comes to troubleshooting issues, I took to Twitter to ask if anyone knew of a fix. Lo and behold, someone replied with a solution, and it worked. Thanks, @Seekbus! |
Launch the App Store on your iOS device. |
Select the "Featured" tab and scroll to the bottom. |
Tap on your Apple ID and select "Sign Out." |
Tap on "Sign In" and log in with your Apple ID. |
It's a simple solution to a problem that was more confusing than anything else. Not to mention a fix anyone who can log in to an email account can carry through. |
Two Jordanian UN peacekeepers have been shot dead in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, UN officials say. |
The soldiers are reported to have come under attack near Cite Soleil, a slum where armed street gangs are based. |
UN peacekeepers, in Haiti since 2004, have stepped up patrols amid signs that security is worsening. |
They were sent to maintain order after a revolt ousted the then president Jean-Bertrand Aristide but opposition to their presence has been growing. |
"A Jordanian UN peacekeeping patrol was targeted by unknown gunfire in Haiti. A lieutenant and a corporal died," Jordan's official Petra news agency quoted an official as saying. |
"The Jordanian government, which deplores the death of the two martyrs, will continue to assume its humanitarian role in restoring world peace and security," the official said. |
Jordan has about 1,500 troops in the Brazilian-led UN force, which includes more than 8,000 soldiers and police supported by some 1,000 civilian personnel. |
There have been 18 fatalities since the UN stabilisation mission began, including two Jordanian peacekeepers who were shot dead in January. |
Students and slum dwellers staged street protests this week calling for the UN force to withdraw. |
They accuse the UN soldiers of firing indiscriminately during gun battles with gang members, and killing and wounding civilians. |
The UN denies this, and says peacekeepers only open fire when they come under attack. |
A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing £200 worth of chocolate bars. |
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