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Even the most talented stars are at the mercy of their body’s ability to perform at a high level. All the technique in the world can’t prolong a career if your legs simply can’t carry you, and that holds true for everyone on a long-term scale, though some rebel against it longer than others.
Andrea Pirlo has been a wo... |
This originally appeared on the website of The Hechinger Report, an education-news outlet based at Teachers College, Columbia University. Its author, Eric Shieh, is a founding teacher of the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, “A School for a Sustainable City,” which opened in New York City in September 2010. S... |
The trouble with games with long names is that it can become impossible to write non-prosaic headlines. For this reason, I demand that War For The Overworld be removed from the internet this instant, and its creators thrown into a fire.
…Which would be be a very silly thing for me to want, given it’s a remake/sequel o... |
Can you remember the last time you closed your eyes to hear a sound clearly? To ingest the soothing comfort of a babbling brook, to absorb the effortless harmony of a choir, to listen to another human's heartbeat? Two things stand out: The memory of the moment is visceral, and it evokes strong emotions—exactly the kind... |
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The Penn State University's Board of Trustees announced late Wednesday night that it had ousted school president Graham Spanier and legendary head football coach Joe Paterno, amid a child sex abuse scandal under their watch involving a former assistant coach.
“These decisions were... |
Rebels says fighters from Hizbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guard involved in offensive, which follows recent rift between moderate and Islamist groups.
Amman // Regime forces have launched some of their most intensive attacks in southern Syria since the uprising started there more than three years ago, according to ... |
Marvell Wynne has not played this season after undergoing heart surgery in the preseason. John Hefti/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images
MLS ceased paying San Jose Earthquakes defender Marvell Wynne in July, a little more than three months after the 12-year veteran underwent season-ending -- and perhaps career-end... |
Impactful newcomers: Chris Rolfe, left, Fabian Espindola (9) and Jeff Parke. ((By Tony Quinn)
Now that Monday’s MLS roster deadline has passed, we look back at D.C. United’s acquisitions that helped turn a three-win squad into the Eastern Conference leaders.
The “team acquisition grade” weighs what United relinquishe... |
For those unaware, Brandon Auman has been doing some pretty awesome work for Nickelodeon over the past few years. It all began in 2012 with the latest interpretation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is about to enter its fourth season. Although many fans were skeptical of the new series at first, it has won o... |
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Richard Nixon performs the last act of his devastated presidency in the White House East Room on Aug. 9, 1974, as he bids farewell to his Cabinet, aides and staff. Realists probably tried to disassociate themselves from him, too. (Associated Press)
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Flet... |
If all goes to plan, Princes William and Harry will be halfway through their 1,000-mile charity motorbike ride across South Africa on Wednesday this week. Here's a suggestion for something they might do as they peel off their leathers at the end of another "gruelling" day burning up the wilderness, terrifying wildlife,... |
First signs that the purity of census results may be swayed by internet campaigning emerged this week, as the Twittersphere declared itself opposed to Jediism. Elsewhere, Jewish organisations were urging people to put themselves down as Jewish, in order to increase pressure for more Jewish faith schools.
Earlier this ... |
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Producers: Eric Watson, Palmer West (Artisan, Bandeira, Protozoa,
Sibling, Industry, Thousand Words, Truth & Soul)
Writers: Hubert Selby Jr. (novel, screenplay), Darren Aronofsky (screenplay)
Photography: Matthew Libatique
Music: Clint Mansell
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer C... |
It all started in June, I think, with the announcement of the Pip Boy Edition, the version of Fallout 4 that comes with a real-life plastic Pip Boy and all the other usual nonsense like a metal case and a poster and a little book. And costs £100. I pre-ordered one, because I've been a Fallout fan for many, many years, ... |
Wilbur and Orville Wright’s airplane flew for the first time in December 1903. It was one of the most important innovations of human history, changing the world in every imaginable way.
To celebrate their accomplishment, the press offered a yawn and a shoulder shrug.
Only a few newspapers reported the Wright’s first ... |
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Beatriz Sarlo, una de las pensadoras más lúcidas y reconocidas de Argentina, no guarda nostalgia del pasado, de cuando ella comenzó a militar en la izquierda en los años sesenta. Pero sí cree que la pobreza y la inseguridad que hay hoy en Argentina son desconocidas para los mayores de 40 años en este paí... |
LIGONIER, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania police officer and father of six was killed in a head-on crash with a work van that was traveling the wrong way, police said.
Lt. Eric Eslary's patrol SUV collided with the van about 2 a.m. on U.S. Route 30 in Ligonier, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh.
Eslary was a 17-ye... |
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Looking for more integration between voice control and your TV? Google is here to help.
Today the company announced a new capability that combines its Google Home speaker and its Chromecast TV dongle.
A TV with Chromecast plugged in will soon be able to display information to sup... |
Rep. John Olumba’s 4,930-word, 29-minute, rambling, delusional, insult-laden farewell speech Wednesday on the floor of the Michigan House of Representatives was a low point for the institution, and it’s a damn shame House leadership allowed Mr. Olumba to go on and on and on, Zach Gorchow writes on his Gongwer News Serv... |
A man in his 40’s was shot downtown tonight under unknown circumstances that remain under active investigation. At approximately 9:38 p.m. officers responded to multiple 911 calls of two groups of people shooting at each other near 3rd Avenue and Lenora Street. Responding officers were initially unable to locate any su... |
There's been some worry that Microsoft's Windows team may be waiting until the "Blue" upgrade to Windows 8 and Windows RT to refresh the Microsoft-developed, first-party apps that are bundled with the operating system.
I'm hearing from my contacts that this is not the case. In fact, updates to the Windows Mail, Calend... |
Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos, Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart and Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma in “The Good Wife.” (Jeff Neumann)
The return of “The Good Wife” to television is always one of the most welcome moments of the fall, and this year was no exception. The series, which stars Julianna Margulies as lawyer... |
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. -- On an icy night last month, a man entered a grocery store here, walked past the displays of cake mix and paper towels, and went into the bathroom, where he injected himself with heroin.
Hours later, the man was found dead in the bathroom with a needle still in his arm, authorities said. They be... |
The owner of Columbus Crew SC is considering relocating the team to Austin, Texas, unless the city of Columbus, Ohio, can come up with a plan for a new downtown stadium.
Anthony Precourt, the CEO of Precourt Sports Ventures and the chairman of Crew SC, said he intends to explore concurrent paths towards a stadium in b... |
As we pointed out yesterday, the idea that the US pays a lot in taxes in objectively false on a global basis. Americans pay relatively little compared to most countries.
Now from Deutsche Bank is a chart that shows the US doesn't spend very much, either, at least compared to other major developed nations.
Duetsche Ba... |
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie waves to the crowd from the Dallas Cowboys sidelines before an NFC divisional round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Green Bay.
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Time ran out on the Cowboys' improbable season Sunday in the divisional round of t... |
“You can’t just think about your own agency, or your own goals,” Mr. Paulson said. “You have to please both sides of the aisle, while making sure you’re not outshining other officials, and persuading employees who don’t have to obey your orders. And you have to adjust to having a boss, the president, instead of being t... |
The last few days I am a happy owner of a BlackBerry Playbook. The device was offered to me by RIM (thanks to Luca Filigheddu) in order to port Pop Corny to it. To tell you the truth I never owned a Blackberry device before, not to mention develop for it. It was a totally new experience, where I had no idea what to exp... |
Yesterday, Pottermore shared an interview with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them production designer Stuart Craig. Craig previously worked on the Harry Potter films and is responsible for bringing much of the magical world to life. He also worked on the creation of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal... |
Cotton For My Shroud – Film showing London 26 May
Date for your diary – book now!
You are invited to a unique free screening of this award-winning film (India, 2011, 75 min), together with a Q&A session with the directors, Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl with John Hilary, Executive Director of War on Want.
The film ra... |
State of the Crusade
Metrics in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
You, the players, are agents of chaos (even the Space Marines).
You are free electrons in the neatly designed world that the designers create, and you rarely behave as expected. By giving you guys more freedom, they enhance the portion of the game des... |
Deferred Sales Trust Defers Capital Gains
Anyone can defer capital gains taxes indefinitely using a Deferred Sales Trust.
Your first question might be, “what is a Deferred Sales Trust?” Good question!
First of all, a Deferred Sales Trust (aka, DST), is the intent of Internal Revenue Code Sec. 453. However, when read... |
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New Delhi: Star Indian batsman and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar was the toughest bowler that he had ever faced in his 13-year long career.
Dhoni has faced a battery of fast bowlers from around the world, but he rated the Pakistani fast bowler a... |
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Over the past couple of years I’ve become a huge advocate for making the switch to back button focus. It was one of the most revolutionary changes I ever made to how I take pictures. It seems like such a small thing, yet it’s such a huge difference in the way your camera works. I honestly don’... |
GST changes could raise $30b even after low-income earners compensated, Deloitte says
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The Federal Government could raise up to $30 billion a year through changes to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), even after Australia's lowest income earners have been compensated, a report says.
Key points: New report says... |
A church dedicated to Christians who were murdered by militants allied to ISIS is to be built in Egypt.
Twenty-one martyrs were beheaded on a beach in Libya in February. Work began on the foundations of the new church in the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Samalout earlier this year.
Bishop Paphnutius of Samalout said: “W... |
Last updated at 9:02 p.m. with the Romney campaign's response.
Rep. Todd Akin, the newly-christened GOP Senate nominee in Missouri, said in an interview airing Sunday that "legitimate rape" rarely causes pregnancy.
Explaining his no-exceptions policy on abortions, Akin was asked why he opposes abortion even when the ... |
Story highlights Ben Carson is advising the Donald Trump campaign in selecting a vice president
An aide to Carson said Tuesday that he was no longer helping with the process, a statement a campaign source disputed
(CNN) Ben Carson is still advising Donald Trump as his campaign ramps up its search and vetting process ... |
Though a loyal soldier of the Arvind Kejriwal camp now, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, poet and self-styled comedian Kumar Vishwas was not always very happy with his party chief.
Vishwas fell out with Kejriwal after the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. It originated in Amethi, where Vishwas was the AAP candidate. His grudg... |
How long will it be before you can get through your daily routine without feeling the wave of pain sweep over you, without sensing that knot in the pit of your stomach, and without dwelling on what went wrong? If these are some of the questions you are asking yourself, you are not alone.
A broken heart can cause such ... |
Obama says changes are needed to help recovery take hold
The president tries to keep the nation focused on a still-troubled economy as he pushes an ambitious plan to to revamp healthcare, energy, education and financial regulation.
Already facing push-back in Congress on his overall economic strategy, Obama was effec... |
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Virginia Beach, Va. - Mike Day is training for his first triathlon. Day will be in Florida on April 12th competing in the half Ironman Race. He'll be representing the Carrick Brain Centers based in Dallas, TX.
Day was a patient at Carrick following his career in the Navy S... |
The blockbuster J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film (2009) is not the first (or only...) Trek installment over the years to alter the franchise time line in some fashion (or, more accurately, create a separate or alternate time line). In fact, this kind of temporal tweaking was occurring in the series as early as 1973. Septemb... |
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A memorial service for Olivia Tremor Control’s Bill Doss, who passed away on July 30, went down at the 40 Watt in Athens on August 4th. Friends and family, like Jeff Mangum, Julian Koster, Robert Schneider, Bryan Poole, Jason NeSmith, Derek Almstead, and Eric Harris, gathered to tell stories a... |
The government shutdown has officially entered into Day 14 with a potential first-ever debt default on the horizon if Congress can’t hammer out a deal by Thursday.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Republican counterpart, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are in talks to end the shutdown and avert an economic cr... |
The Anglo-Swede, who shared testing duties with Alexander Sims at Valencia last month, appears alongside Antonio Felix da Costa on the official 2017/18 entry list unveiled on Friday.
Blomqvist replaces Robin Frijns at Andretti for the new season, and will be one of five rookies to make his Formula E debut next month i... |
TEL AVIV – The Saudi press is still furious over the U.S. Senate’s unanimous vote approving a bill that allows the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. This time, the London-based Al-Hayat daily has claimed that the U.S. planned the attacks on the World Trade Center in order to create a global war on terror.
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It’s a cliché, of course, but it really is true: in Washington, every scandal has a crime and a coverup. The ongoing debate about the attack on the United States facility in Benghazi where four Americans were killed, and the Obama Administration’s response to it, is no exception. For a long time, it seemed like the ide... |
Pittsburgh’s Matt Niskanen took advantage of his increased opportunity when Kris Letang had a stroke in the middle of the season. Niskanen finished with a plus-33 rating — best among NHL defensemen. He led all Penguins defensemen in assists (36) and points (46).
Letang is back in the lineup in the postseason, playing ... |
And here he is in a photograph making the one-finger sign that signifies belief in the Islamic concept of tawhid, the absolute unity of the godhead.
He does appear to be mentally ill, and so of course the establishment propaganda media is treating as if it were solely a matter of a man who had mental health problems a... |
Facebook is scrambling to contain the fallout from allegations that it has suppressed right-leaning political content on its powerful platform — a charge that hits at the social network’s image of neutrality.
CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg promised Thursday to meet with top conservatives about the allegations, a s... |
About Open Source Election Technology
Has a nice sound, doesn’t it? But it’s more than just a sound bite. Its real stuff people can see, touch, and try. And here is why.
The OSET Institute is about researching, developing, and making innovative election software public technology (i.e., publicly available open source... |
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday the panel has started to see "the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice" against President Trump.
The senator told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that her analysis is based on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russi... |
Les Roberts – Freetown, Sierra Leone – November 27, 2014
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Day 54: Surveillance at odds with justice and the little people
Finally, after weeks in the works, our MoHS surveillance partners presented our findings from three sensitivity assessments to the National Ebola Response Center… which is the national governing... |
The 29-year-old black man who opened fire on unsuspecting officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday morning hated everyone who did not share his skin-tone and had particular animosity for the police.
A Youtube account operated by Baton Rouge cop killer Gavin Eugene Long provides insight as to what motivated the young man to a... |
The unprecedented drought gripping California has deepened for the fourth consecutive year, having already set new records for the lowest annual precipitation levels on record. 2014 brought the highest calendar-year temperature for the state, while this February was the hottest on record and this January the driest.
A... |
Girls are wearing shorts under their school skirts to avoid sexual harassment, MPs have heard.
Experts told the Women and Equalities Committee that online pornography had led to increased acceptance of sexual violence and harassment towards women.
A "normalised culture of sexual harassment" in England's schools meant... |
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Posted Dec 24 2009 6:41PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher scarcely remember how to celebrate Christmas without a high-profile game smack in the middle of their holiday season.
That's life with the Los Angeles Lakers - and that goes for the Lake... |
By this time next year, the next generation of virtual-reality headsets will be in stores. The hardware hooks will be plentiful, with better graphics, higher-resolution displays, faster frame rates, and tons of new games that make the most of all those things.
But the big immersive leap will be VR systems that employ ... |
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Mature cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure have simplified infrastructure provisioning with toolsets such as CloudFormation and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) to provide an easy way to create and manage a collection of related in... |
AM News reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the biggest movie production in New York history. Marc Webb’s sequel has generated thousands of jobs and created millions of dollars in extra revenue for the state; something which is sure to be gratefully received in these diffic... |
By Laurie Higgins
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you” (John 15:18-19).
In the wake of the Charlottesville melee, the... |
In a bizarre display of unity, an amalgam of disparate publications is attacking Donald Trump with unnatural zeal. One National Review editorial calls Trump a “philosophically unmoored political opportunist who would trash the broad conservative ideological consensus within the GOP in favor of a free-floating populism ... |
You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015) comedy, drama
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In this bold, adrenaline-fueled new comedy drama, the news that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course with Earth sets in motion the most hilariously unexpected chain of events imaginable. Set against the backdrop of apocalyptic chaos, the story follows an e... |
Vancouver Canucks vs. Arizona Coyotes
7 p.m., Rogers Arena | Sportsnet/TSN 1040
Here are five things we’re thinking prior to the back end of back-to-back nights in the preseason for the Canucks.
1. Decisions, decisions, decisions for Desjardins
You’ve got Emerson Etem tonight in a scoring role, alongside Bo Horvat ... |
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[American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia , 2006]
"Classical liberalism" is the term used to designate the ideology advocating private property, an unhampered market economy, the rule of law, constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion and of the press, and international peace based on free trade. Up until around 1... |
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‘It’s a hallmark of corruption’: Palin slams Trump’s Carrier deal
She’s gone rogue again.
Sarah Palin is blasting Donald Trump’s deal with Carrier to keep nearly 1,000 jobs from going to Mexico as a case of “crony capitalism.”
The former Republican vice presidential candidate — and early supporter of Trump — s... |
Yet another proposal for Haskell – the ever growing language March 22, 2009
What Do You Want? There’s a Haskell extension for that
We have a pure, lazy, statically typed programming language. What should we do with it? Systems Haskell? Sure! Lets also add open type functions, for correctness and extra cool points! An... |
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Chicago White Sox and left-hander Chris Sale have agreed on a five-year deal worth $32.5 million, with two option years that could bring the contract to $60 million, the team announced Thursday.
Sale will receive $32.5 million guaranteed over the first five years of the deal, with club options f... |
San Diego State coach Steve Fisher, who turns 70 in March, isn't ready to retire just yet, as he signed a three-year extension with the Aztecs on Wednesday.
Steve Fisher has guided San Diego State to five consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament. Kent C. Horner/Getty Images
"It still doesn't feel like work," Fi... |
As you may know, the popular show "Ed, Edd and Eddy" has been running for a long time. However, between October 7th, 2003 and October 21, 2003 episode 34 was accidentally released one week before it was scheduled to.
It was also known to some around the office the primary writer had been sick with the flu, and instead... |
The Incredible Hulk Coaster at Islands of Adventure has been completely refreshed and is now open for guests! We've witnessed the entire track being replaced piece by piece, the queue building get new paint, signage, and storyline, the whole area receiving beautiful nighttime lighting effects, and a gorgeous new entran... |
Brothers of Belal Al-Zuhbe, one of the solders killed in an attack on a border military post near a camp for Syrian refugees, cry during Al-Zuhbe's funeral at Nahleh village in the city of Jerash, north of Amman, Jordan, June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed a suicide bomb atta... |
Another critical contest in Galway United's SSE Airtricity League premier division season is scheduled for tomorrow evening when Tommy Dunne's side host Bray Wanderers at Eamonn Deacy Park.
Last Saturday afternoon a Padraic Cunningham goal ensured United defeated a Liverpool XI in a friendly at the Dyke Road venue and... |
Organisers had not expected so many people to take part in the shoot
By Nick Bryant
BBC News, Sydney
More than 5,000 people have shed their clothing on the steps of the Sydney Opera House to pose for a photograph by the American artist Spencer Tunick.
The organisers had only expected about half that number to take ... |
OAK HAVEN, N.B. – The RCMP have expanded their search for a 53-year-old woman who was reported missing in Oak Haven, N.B., on Monday.
The Mounties say the last time anyone had contact with Dorothy Tucker, who lives on McGeachy Lane, was on Sunday shortly before 10 p.m.
READ MORE: Foul play suspected in disappearance ... |
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You know it’s something very, very special when Steve Gunn and John Truscinski (who plays with Gunn in Gunn-Truscinski Duo and their new trio arrangement) team up with Irish guitar phenom Cian Nugent and Jason Meagher (of, among others, No Nec... |
Contributed by jj on 2014-05-21 from the the deadline says swoosh dept.
Co-editor and writer of many words about OpenBSD, Peter Hansteen, who is also on the EuroBSDCon 2014 program committe, wrote in to tell us that the deadline for submissions to the EuroBSDCon 2014 conference has been extended until June 2nd 2014.
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FINAL Version 1.0 of Android App released!!
14-Jan-2015 (GMT)
Today I can share with proud the final version of the NuBits Android App. The App can now officially be downloaded from the Android App store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.matthewmitchell.nubits_android_wallet
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IT HAS been widely observed that President-elect Donald Trump’s national security nominees differed with his campaign positions during their confirmation hearings on a range of issues, from the threat of Russia and importance of NATO to the value of building a wall along the border with Mexico. To his credit, Mr. Trump... |
Once upon a time, climate science and politics were separate things. Then came several decades of scientific denial, distortion, and gaslighting. One of the companies responsible for politicizing climate change is ExxonMobil, which for years funded climate change denial groups despite its own research confirming that g... |
It’s a tempting assertion for Uber to make: the easier it is to hail a ride home after a night out, the less likely people will be to drink and drive. Uber claims as such on it’s website. “Services like Uber—where passengers push a button and get a ride in minutes—are helping to curb drunk driving.” For the last three ... |
East Carolina has hired Louisiana Tech offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tony Petersen to the same position, according to a report from Sports Illustrated's Thayer Evans.
ECU has since confirmed the report.
Petersen has been the offensive coordinator under former ECU head coach Skip Holtz since 2013. He previo... |
Stintz on Midtown: Condos complicate LRT
Transformative Crosstown sometimes a pain but will pay dividends for years
By Karen Stintz
Bayview and Eglinton is one station site that might see a condo development
Although the city continues to debate our transit needs, progress is being made on the Eglinton Crosstown li... |
The recent government shutdown and struggle over raising the debt ceiling were the result of many factors. Big money in politics, congressional dysfunction, and geographical self-sorting by like-minded voters all played a role. So did redistricting. For those unfamiliar with redistricting, below are some common questio... |
I've thought for a while that our leaders, both political and private sector, are actually trying to create another depression, but I wasn't quite clear on why. I mean, I figured they make money on it, of course, but I didn't connect all the dots.
This interview with liberal economist Michael Hudson is a few months ol... |
If the rumors are accurate, there won't be any major external changes. This would be the classic speed bump with new processors (Intel's 7th-generation Core chips) and other possible under-the-hood improvements, which isn't surprising when the current design isn't even a year old. While you're unlikely to see a dramati... |
COLUMN ONE Bay of Pigs: the Secret Death of Pete Ray
The Alabama Air Guard pilot died during ill-fated Cuban invasion attempt. For years, the CIA hid his fate from his family. Havana, meanwhile, kept his body frozen.
They were on a mission that Col. Joe Shannon, one of the few surviving pilots from the group, recentl... |
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A check mark, checkmark or tick is a mark (✓, ✔, etc.) used (primarily in the English speaking world) to indicate the concept "yes" (e.g. "yes; this has been verified", "yes; that is the correct answer", "yes; this has been completed", or "yes; this [ite... |
In an interview with Rolling Stone, HBO host Bryant Gumbel was asked about the National Rifle Association and a segment he did on his Real Sports show about the "Eat what you kill" movement.
There are a few things I hate more than the NRA. I mean truly. I think they're pigs. I think they don't care about human life. I... |
Industry vets Lynn Harris and Matti Leshem pooled their wits on Sony's smart summer hit starring Blake Lively.
Fall is the season for Oscar movies; cheap summer thrillers are long forgotten. However, it’s a good time to honor the sleeper success that is “The Shallows.” Today is the film’s DVD release, the final platfo... |
Besson side-stepped Hollywood's studio system by financing his sci-fi epic like an independent film. Here's how he pulled it off.
It’s hard to get more ambitious than Luc Besson’s 3D epic “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” The action-sci-fi film that hits theaters on July 21 is STX Entertainment’s answer t... |
“Civility” comes in many forms, sometimes wearing a uniform. Ali Abunimah
As I was driving through Indiana en route to Michigan this weekend, I saw this billboard for a local sheriff’s election campaign. There, above the uniformed police officer with his military-style crew cut, is the slogan “Return to Civility.”
It... |
Metro said it encountered no glitches while testing its new Silver Line for a full day Sunday and again during peak morning travel hours Monday, and a transit authority spokesman declared “it’s all system go” for the start of passenger service Saturday.
“At this point, from a systems perspective, everything is running... |
From the outset the broadcast media have intentionally not mentioned the weak technical campaign strategy of Ohio Governor John Kasich. The foundational reason for the lack of ground-work was simply that Kasich was never supposed to be a national GOPe candidate.
Just like Rubio in Florida, Pataki in Illinois, Gilmore ... |
Drop the bogus charges!
“There’s no such thing as neutral. You have to be on one side or the other. In Harlan County there wasn’t no neutral.”
This is how Florence Reece, spouse of National Miners Union organizer Sam Reece, described life in the Kentucky coal fields in 1931.
Sheriff J.H. Blair sent his deputies to t... |
When Eric Sogard came to the Brewers on a minor-league deal prior to the 2017 season, he represented the type of player many teams like to give a chance to at the AAA level. Our friends over at Athletics Nation announced the Brewers' signing by remembering Sogard as a "beloved presence" for A's fans, as well as a playe... |
THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF Whip, Paul Kehoe, has confirmed that he will be speaking to the Fine Gael TD Peter Mathews over his attendance at the Ballyhea anti-bank bailout protest meeting at the weekend.
The Dublin South TD, who has caused controversy since being elected two years ago, attended the meeting to mark the 100th... |