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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A sergeant will be discharged for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook in a case that called into question the Pentagon's policies about social media and its limits on the speech of active duty military personnel, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.
Sgt. Gary Stein will get an other-than-honora... |
Back in early 2016 we interviewed IRIX about their new line of wide angle primes. Now we are back with some exclusive news and first sample photos. The good news: IRIX are moving from just Ultrawides to primes. Their first lens which was just announced is the IRIX 45mm f/1.4. You can see that lens in the video, it is q... |
So far, the Olympics have been an open invitation to China-bash, a bottomless excuse for Western journalists to go after the Commies on everything from internet censorship to Darfur. Through all the nasty news stories, however, the Chinese government has seemed amazingly unperturbed. That's because it is betting on thi... |
For over a year Arnold Diaz and his Shame Crew have been on the tail of Queens pet dealer Robin Schulder (pictured). The dog breeder uses various websites to sell puppies nationwide, raking in at least $1000 per dog, and allegedly gets them through a 3rd party—though she claims they are from her farm upstate.
The prob... |
A 15-hour flight awaits Noad Lahat on Sunday morning, only hours after he faces Steven Siler on Saturday in a three-round featherweight bout at UFC Fight Night 12 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
Little good will come of the trip, but Lahat, 30, has few options.
He's headed to war, to join his countrymen in the ... |
The Regional Plan Association has been advocating for better transportation throughout New York City for over 75 years. Now, at a time when subway ridership is nearing an all time high and buses continue to be strongly mediocre, RPA is advancing their plan for an outer-borough rail that would connect The Bronx, Queens,... |
There’s an impressive legacy of moral hypocrisy on the right. From Mark Foley to Newt Gingrich to David Vitter to Larry Craig to, most recently, Dennis Hastert, the GOP is perpetually plagued by scandals. This is a curious phenomenon, considering that it’s the Republicans, not the Democrats, who fancy themselves the pa... |
In case you didn’t know..there isn’t any baseball or softball in the Olympics. They didn’t get enough votes to stay in the Games. Which is weird. Considering some of the other sport that are in there. With that being said, check out list this of some of the other SPORTS that used to actually been eliminated over the ye... |
In the world of nonprofit social media, a new strategy is emerging surrounded around data. Social Media Strategist are urging the nonprofit sector to utilize their data to tell a story to increase online presence and donations. However, before an organization can employ their data they must secure and gather it. One op... |
One mom in California is being forced to defend herself for being physically fit.
Having a toned body is not normally a controversial topic, but when Maria Kang, a fitness enthusiast, posted a photo of herself in a sports bra and workout shorts alongside her three young sons with the caption "What's Your Excuse?" to h... |
Numerous historical examples have demonstrated that attempting to go to war in Afghanistan isn’t really the best plan, what with the tricky geography and all, yet here we are, eight years into just that very scenario. Along with the landscape-oriented issues, The Wall Street Journal has noted yet another reason that th... |
Documentary which goes to the heart of climate scepticism to examine the key arguments against man-made global warming and tries to understand the people who are making them.
Filmmaker Rupert Murray takes us on a journey into the heart of climate scepticism to examine the key arguments against man-made global warming ... |
When you stop and sort through the biggest NBA headlines of the past week and a half — Jimmy Butler being traded to the Timberwolves, Chris Paul becoming a Houston Rocket, Oklahoma City shocking the league by picking up Paul George, and now four-time All-Star Paul Millsap joining the increasingly fun Denver Nuggets — y... |
Searching For a New Normal
By: MJ Boice, Staff Writer
For some, transition from military service back to the civilian world is complicated and difficult. But the one thing all service members and their families have in common is that they’ll all leave the military at some point. How do some families transition seamle... |
Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2010 February 18
Vesta Near Opposition
Credit & Copyright: Jimmy Westlake
Explanation: Main belt asteroid 4 Vesta is... |
Gaze at the sky for long enough and you'll notice its piercing shade of baby blue mature into an azure wash that slowly gives way to an electric indigo. Watch for long enough and you'll see day dip into night until the wee hours when light pierces the sky once again.
Of course, this entire jaw-dropping yet time consum... |
On Wednesday evening, Shabir Ahmad Mungoo, a resident of Shar-e-Shali village in the saffron-rich Khrew area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, was discussing his 15-month-old son’s health with his father, when the Indian Army barged into their house and starting beating him.
“We had just finished dinner and were si... |
Claiming he received a sign from God, former GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump.
Mediaite reports that at a press conference Friday in which Carson announce his endorsement of Donald Trump, Carson was asked what part God played in his decision to back the real estate titan-turned-presidential ... |
Blogs DOJ Releases Confidential Information; Verizon/Cable Deal As Bad As We Thought August 23, 2012
As we process the FCC’s approval of the deal between Verizon, Comcast, and other cable companies, it’s worth taking a closer look at the actual agreements, based on the details that the Department of Justice (DOJ) rece... |
Board Director Compensation Trends in Healthcare
Director compensation among middle market public companies is up 12 percent in fiscal year 2013, a significant jump from the 3 percent increase in the previous year, according to an analysis of 600 companies conducted by BDO USA, LLP, a leading accounting and consulting... |
To The Mountain Horse
“His sire was Spain; His dam, the Nez-perce. Legs forged on granite anvils; Heart forged by the mountains.
Kin to the bighorn With clever hoof and infinite eye. Drinker of the wind, the dawn-singer, Kin to the elk.
Enduring, gaunt, rock-worn, Lacking titled rank or registry, His labors win the ... |
Making almond milk is one of the easiest things in the world. It is not expensive either, given that you only need 150 grs. of almonds to make about a litre of milk.
It has a very subtle taste, therefore you can use it as a milk substitute in smoothies, baked goods, porridge, and even when making your coffee or hot ch... |
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Together, we can do more to help horses
Horse owners allege Archer Daniels Midland Company poisoned their horses to death with monensin-contaminated horse feed. A class-action suit was filed Tuesday.
Plaintiffs Beth Berarov and Annelisa Bindra filed the complaint in Northern Illinois Federal Court on behalf of a clas... |
DARBY, Pa. - A doctor wounded by a patient in a deadly shooting Thursday afternoon at a suburban hospital campus in Darby, Pa. returned fire and wounded the patient, authorities said.
Investigators believe the doctor had his own gun and acted in self-defense, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said.
The pa... |
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LOS ANGELES — Bumble Bee Foods and two managers were charged by Los Angeles prosecutors Monday with viol... |
Barack Obama is, unquestionably, a Star Trek fan. Given the chance to take a photo with the original Lieutenant Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, the president will raise a Vulcan salute and flash a smile befitting a visiting dignitary. He did the same upon meeting Leonard Nimoy, and when the actor passed away last year, Obama ... |
Hillary Clinton has blamed almost everyone and everything imaginable for her election loss to Donald Trump except herself.
She has blamed so many things that we were forced to create a short list of all the people and things Hillary has blamed for her election loss.
1. FBI Director James Comey. Clinton blamed Comey, ... |
GLENN BECK: I hate to say these things, and it pains me to say these. First of all, we should start with this. Progressives, liberals, whoever on the other side, I will admit I was wrong about the war in Iraq. I really thought we could bring peace and justice and freedom and all of that stuff. You didn't. You were righ... |
About three years ago I wrote an article analyzing the memory usage of arrays in PHP 5. As part of the work on the upcoming PHP 7, large parts of the Zend Engine have been rewritten with a focus on smaller data structures requiring fewer allocations. In this article I will provide an overview of the new hashtable imple... |
When it comes to deflation, mainstream economics becomes not the science of common sense, but the science of nonsense. Most economists today are quick to say, “a little inflation is a good thing,” and they fear deflation. Of course, in their personal lives, these same economists hunt the newspapers for the latest sales... |
The WikiLeaks release of hacked Democratic National Committee emails includes a number of voicemail message recordings purportedly stolen from the DNC.
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The emails, which many believe were stolen by Russian hackers, showed Democratic officials coordinating efforts to undermine Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernard... |
There will be a lot of talented players watching the World Cup from the ‘comfort’ of their couches this summer as their countries failed to qualify for football’s premier tournament or else they simply weren’t chosen for their national squad. In rare cases, some decided to make themselves unavailable for selection. Tut... |
This is a two minute video of an orangutan trying to get its friend's attention by dressing up like a ghost and scaring it from behind (technically by repeatedly running into it from behind, which is scary). I swear, there's always that friend that just has to have all the attention. In the case of my group of friends,... |
Two teenagers have been charged with seven felony counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted robbery with a firearm after a string of incidents on the North Side, according to Chicago Police.
The boys aged 14 and 16, went on the wild crime spree Saturday morning between 2:15 and 4 a.m. The neighborhoods target... |
Can mobile truly catch up with and surpass last-gen console performance? A couple of weeks ago we reviewed the Xiaomi MiPad featuring Nvidia's Tegra K1 - a processor that features, theoretically at least, more GPU power than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Our conclusions? There were hints of the chip's capabilities bu... |
How Mole Hill in Virginia became a mountain is an old story, but not as old as some geologists think. The reason for that has to do with volcanoes—and may help explain why the U.S. East Coast, so long removed from geologic upheaval compared with the West, still suffers from relatively powerful earthquakes like the one ... |
CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger talks to Katie Peroni as she leaves court. (credit: CBS)
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A woman who tried to cash in on the Aurora theater shooting has been sentenced to jail.
Katie Peroni set up a fund and collected donations for a fictitious victim of the July 20 shootings at the Century 16 ... |
Charity work has become a large part of the Who 's incredible career legacy, including the decades of fundraising efforts spearheaded by co-founders Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend through their Teen Cancer America organization. And as Townshend revealed in a recent interview with Yahoo Music , it all started because ... |
The growing calls for a $15 minimum wage have infiltrated not just the Democratic primary campaign, but now the Republican one as well. But while Democrats are debating how high it should be raised, Republicans are explaining why they think it should remain where it's been since 2009.
In the first question of Tuesday ... |
And he is the propitiation for our sins
For the sins of us who now believe, and are Jews:
and not for ours only;
but for the sins of Old Testament saints, and of those who shall hereafter believe in Christ, and of the Gentiles also, signified in the next clause:
but also for [the sins] of the whole world;
the Syri... |
UPDATE: Mapleton Woman Apologizes for Alleged Death Threats Towards Somali Americans at Fargo Walmart
They said the woman began yelling at them to go "back to their own country"
FARGO, ND — The woman who is at the center of a social media controversy over alleged death threats she made to three Somali Americans at a ... |
A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.
When Duffy Bergman, a New York City cartoonist, meets Meg Lloyd, a gourmet chef, he discovers the love of his life and they marry, yet love alone isn't enough to make them happy. Meg ... See full summary »
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Eddie Robinson’s phone has been ringing for several days, from places all over the country.
Robinson, 95, a longtime Fort Worth resident and former Texas Rangers general manager, is the remaining survivor of the Cleveland Indians’ last World Series winning team. It included legends Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Satchel Paige... |
HBO is expanding its relationship with “Ballers” star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Johnson will produce and appear in a documentary for the network about youth prison boot camps, which is inspired by his young life. The film is set to premiere in May.
Titled “Rock and A Hard Place,” the documentary captures the lives o... |
Several officers involved in the raid on Midtown gay bar the Atlanta Eagle on Sept. 10, 2009, were accused of destroying evidence but not fired.
“If an officer thinks, oh, well, I’ll just get a three-day suspension for deleting cell phone records, then nothing keeps him or her from doing it,” Grossman said.
A court o... |
One of two people facing charges in a deadly arson that claimed the life of a baby boy and left his mother in hospital in serious condition initially failed to appear in court Friday morning.
At around 12 p.m. on Friday, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Jessica Tammerand, 18, who is charged with arson, disregard... |
An Aussie family has opened up about their journey to acceptance with transgender daughter, Emma.
Emma, now 12, was born Ronan but her mother Megan said they knew their then-son was different from a very early age.
Speaking to 60 Minutes , she revealed Emma will be put on puberty blockers, followed by hormone replace... |
Hello, Big Brother superfans! It’s Matt Hoffman from Season 12…back again in part to cling tenaciously to my 15-minutes of fame, but primarily to rail into this new crop of Big Brother lab rats!
Looking back at how my pre-show cast assessment from last season ended up alarmingly accurate in many regards, I (with Big B... |
A potentially life-saving drug, that can be used to reverse an overdose, is now available without a prescription at pharmacies across New York State.
This is the statement from CVS: "Naloxone is a safe and effective antidote to opioid overdoses. And by expanding access to this medication in our New York pharmacies by ... |
So, here’s the news from the Senate. Martha Johnson was nominated to head the General Services Administration, and was confirmed by a nearly unanimous vote — but only after having had her nomination held hostage for nine months by Senator Kit Bond, who wanted more pork for Kansas City. And now Senator Richard Shelby ha... |
Lewis Hamilton took aim at IndyCar competitors before the 101st Indianapolis 500, and the prestige of the greatest spectacle in racing by association.
Former Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has become a bit of a polarizing character in motorsports. From his prioritization of his social life over support of r... |
It’s a week of love in Old School. The Lumbridge Cook has a new girlfriend and wants your help to impress her. You may even get a new tasty treat if you help him out. The big questions are, who is his girlfriend and is she real? This is the internet after all.
The Valentine's event will be around for one week and all ... |
A few weeks ago I decided to dive a bit into google go and write a little URL shortener. So far go feels very dynamic and lightweight, while it does not need an 800 pound gorilla of a runtime environment. It still has not reached a 1.0 release and in some parts of the standard library you see, that it is work in progre... |
Very recently, we have been seeing the Congress party celebrating acquittal of Raja in the 2G scam and relief to Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh scam. But the nation is largely unaware of the attitude of the most celebrated Congressman, Jawaharlal Nehru towards national resources. The anecdote that I am about to share comes... |
Margaret L. Andersen (B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst) is the Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Sociology at the University of Delaware, where she has also served in several senior administrative positions, including most recently as Vice Provost for... |
Travelers who do not require visas for the United States - such as most citizens of Europe, including Germany, as well as Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan - must pay a $14 tax (11 euros) starting Wednesday.
Travelers from so-called Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries "must pay operational and travel promo... |
Last week I wrote a post about how Nikon really needs to jump on the 4k bandwagon. I got a few comments that basically said; "Why do you care about 4k? nobody even owns a 4k TV at this point." They were right, 4k TVs aren't very popular, but I have no interest in producing 4k videos right now. I want to shoot 4k footag... |
Pals say the pressure of being Vice President Joe Biden’s niece made her a “hot mess” – but Caroline Biden apparently had no trouble using her status to try and pull rank on cops, The Post has learned
“I shouldn’t be handcuffed! You don’t know who you’re doing this to,” Caroline Biden barked at police, according to co... |
Do you remember that time where you did something that you once said you would “never” do? Thinking about it now, you are in the process of changing your mind. ‘I said that then because I was younger…’ or ‘I didn’t really mean it as much as you think…’ these are cases of cognitive dissonance. It is when two things that... |
George Karl could always tell a story. When Nate Timmons, Andrew Feinstein and myself would have our annual offseason breakfast with him it was always a treat. There was no better NBA insider who could spin a yarn about a career in the the League with more panache and style. Even over a bowl of oatmeal. That is somethi... |
Editor’s Note: February 2, 2016
After uncovering misattributed quotes in stories written by Juan Thompson, a former staff reporter, The Intercept conducted a review of his work. We were unable to confirm several quotes in this piece, which Thompson said he collected while covering the protests in Baltimore. Unconfirme... |
Pugar “The Magician” Arreon claims his big brother is a Warp Talon and that’s where he got the awesome helmet and chainsword; while the claim is patently ridiculous the sword is basically brand new … there’s no Nurgle rot, Tzeentchian sigils, and not nearly enough blood to have been looted from Khornish marines. Exactl... |
For this week’s FABULOUS giveaway (Monday 5/16 through Wednesday 5/18) we are giving away a Nature Anywhere Birds-I-View Window Bird Feeder House! This bird house has industrial strength suction cups with a sliding feed tray. It is touted to be virtually 100% squirrel and deer proof, provided you use it on a high windo... |
Neighborhoods around Rhode Island Avenue NE were built to depend on transit. A new express bus, the G9, is one step closer to running along the corridor, from downtown to Mount Rainier.
WMATA first proposed the G9 in 2014, after studying the way transit use was changing along Rhode Island Avenue into Prince George’s C... |
Unknown to most Americans is the fact that the first motion picture camera was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in East Orange, New Jersey. A lifelong inventor, Mr. Edison had over 1,000 inventions patented when he died in 1931. Inventing a motion picture camera that worked properly was the easy part for Edison. Keeping ... |
From Helen
Margaret, the more Republicans I meet, the more I like my dog. Just once I would like to see a politician with an ass too small to fit his own head. It has been a rough few weeks sitting back trying to get my rest and stay out of politics, but honestly, there seems to be no end to this madness and I once ag... |
It seems that many people misunderstood my post on Milton Friedman. It was not intended as Friedman-bashing, as a claim that MF was a bad economist; in fact, I’m on record declaring Friedman a “great economists’ economist”. His work aimed primarily at a professional audience — the permanent income theory of consumption... |
A Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence Monday to Gu Kailai, the wife of deposed regional Communist Party chief Bo Xilai, ending a high-profile murder trial that appeared tightly scripted by the party’s leaders, according to court witnesses.
At Gu’s one-day, eight-hour trial on Aug. 9, prosecutors laid out a d... |
CLOSE Nichole Carver, 35, of Anderson appears before Judge Eaton an her bond is set for $2,500 for impersonating investigator Charlynn Ezell, the lead investigator on the case, to get a phone service provider to ping the number of Charles David Carter. KEN RUINARD/Independent Mail
Nichole Carver sits in an Anderson co... |
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus Group and Safran are set to boost co-operation with a joint venture in space launchers, aiming to galvanize Europe’s competitive response to U.S. low-cost rival SpaceX, people familiar with the matter said.
The logo of Airbus Group, Europe's largest aerospace group, is pictured in front of the... |
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
Two months after Camp Second Chance became officially city-sanctioned, its Community Advisory Committee convened at the encampment on Myers Way in southeast West Seattle.
They heard updates from its operator, Polly Trout of Patacara Community Services, including her report th... |
This is a time of testing for American journalism—will it rise to the occasion? Today’s media environment faces dangers as threatening as our physical environment faces from climate change. Journalism’s operating model has been under siege for more than a decade; now it confronts an existential risk as an authoritarian... |
The Senate is heading for a showdown over women registering for the draft.
Supporters of requiring women to sign up for Selective Service see the upper chamber as their last best hope for getting legislation to President Obama's desk.
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They've turned their attention to the Senate after suffering a setba... |
Don’t talk to Tony Stark about horsepower, that’s so yesterday. Instead, talk to the man about, erm, torque. He loves it. He literally can’t get enough. Because today, we learn that for the upcoming Iron Man 3 movie, Tony Stark will drive an Audi R8 e-tron.
Of course, Tony Stark isn’t real - he’s a fictional Marvel co... |
See on GitHub
Script is a simple scripting language, as well as the core of Bitcoin transaction processing. If you ever wrote assembly code you’ll find this article very easy to understand –probably entertaining–, otherwise it might well be one of the most challenging. Keep focused!
Meet machine code
A script is a c... |
Aside from debating whether or not to vote for a prisoner exchange deal that would set Gilad Shalit free, several members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet offered several lines of action Israel could take following the deal's execution.
Standing head and shoulders above most were Interior Minister Eli Yi... |
were holding hands at her workout in Los Angeles
A source says the 34-year-old tennis star and the 32-year-old
Serena Williams may have met her match.
The 34-year-old Wimbledon champion, who was thought to be in a relationship with rapper Drake, is reportedly now dating Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 32, after th... |
Almost a year after it was initially scheduled to be finished, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' home stadium of Tim Hortons Field has finally received a regular occupancy permit. Of course, it's already been used to host games under temporary permits from last September on, but only part of the stadium was utilized then thanks... |
The actor was not on the aircraft, an aviation official said.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A small plane assigned to the crew of a movie starring Tom Cruise crashed in Colombia on Friday, killing two people, including a Los Angeles-based film pilot, and seriously injuring a third, the country's civilian aviation authority ... |
Image caption The feet are home to a whole community of fungi
We all have nearly 200 different types of fungi colonising our feet, scientists have discovered.
Fungi live all over the human body, but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.
A new map of the bod... |
The fire season has started early. Homes were destroyed last month in bushfires near Lancefield, Victoria, while buildings and lives have been lost as fires continue to sweep through southern Western Australia.
Alongside the devastating loss of life and properties, many properties potentially in the path of Australian... |
CLOSE Here's a breakdown of the top stories right now at theadvertiser.com. Caitlin Jacob
The Daily Advertiser columnist Sharane Gott
Ever wonder what happens to a scammer in the U.S. that is caught by the feds? In one recent case, the Federal Communications Commission recommended to a federal court an alleged Florid... |
Stranger of Sword City for PS Vita coming west in March
Experience-developed dark fantasy dungeon RPG headed westward.
NIS America is bringing the Experience-developed dungeon RPG Stranger of Sword City to PS Vita both physically and digitally in North America on March 22, 2016 and in Europe on March 25, the publishe... |
You've waited close to a half-hour to get to the front of the airport's security checkpoint. You're finally there, but the passenger in front of you couldn't be moving any slower.
Wouldn't you like to jump in front of them and just get moving already?
With new "automated security screening lanes" launched Tuesday mor... |
[image-36]The radar on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured an image of Supertyphoon Usagi near the end of a 24-hour period in which Usagi intensified by 65 knots. This is more than twice the commonly used 30-knot threshold for defining rapid intensification.
The TRMM data was used to crea... |
Football: Refreshed Bobcats Dominate Buffalo At Home 37-14
It was total domination. It was the best and most complete game for Ohio this year.
And it was just the game Ohio needed.
The Ohio Bobcats welcomed the Buffalo Bulls in for some Wednesday night #MACtion, and sent them back to New York with a 37-14 loss insid... |
FBI, ATF Battle for Control Of Cases
Cooperation Lags Despite Merger
By Jerry Markon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, May 10, 2008
In the five years since the FBI and ATF were merged under the Justice Department to coordinate the fight against terrorism, the rival law enforcement agencies have fought each ot... |
Hullabaloo
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Million Masturbator March
by digby
I know there's a lot of controversy about Stewart and Colbert's dueling marches on October 30th and the more serious One American march on October 2nd, but I think this is the one that isn't just another finger wagging cry for attention, that ... |
HEX Update – Armies Release Celebration
Hi HEXers! We have many updates today, mostly centered around events leading up to and after the release of Armies of Myth.
Celebrate Good Times
With Armies of Myth launching on July 14th, that means the Release Celebration is coming and we’re making it even better! Let’s star... |
Early life Edit
Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of innkeeper, tailor, and store-keeper Philo Barnum (1778–1826) and his second wife Irene Taylor. His maternal grandfather Phineas Taylor was a Whig, legislator, landowner, justice of the peace, and lottery schemer who had a great influence on him. Barnum... |
Army, SOCOM Create New Landpower Group
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of FP’s Situation Report, where free speech is always a good thing. Follow me @glubold or hit me anytime at gordon.lubold@foreignpolicy.com.
The Army and Special Operations Command are starting a new strategic land-power cell. The brand-new initiat... |
When the president sat down for an interview with The New York Times, he all but begged his own attorney general to resign. Instead, his legal team’s own spokesman called it quits.
Mark Corallo, who had spent months defending President Donald Trump as spokesperson for his personal legal team—headed by longtime Trump a... |
Election Spending 2012: Post-Election Analysis of Federal Election Commission Data
A new analysis of data through Election Day from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other sources by U.S. PIRG and Demos shows how big outside spenders drowned out small contributions in 2012: just 61 large donors to Super PACs g... |
After dazzling audiences 75 years ago, 'The Wizard of Oz' returns for a one-week run in September in 3-D and on IMAX screens, part of a studio movement to remaster the classics.
Jack Haley, left, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr in a scene from the 1939 motion picture 'The Wizard of Oz.' (Photo: Warner Bros. Pic... |
CLOSE Chuck Pagano and Jim Irsay look ahead to the coming Colts season after a day of mini camp practice at Lucas Oil Stadium, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (Robert Scheer/IndyStar)
Jim Irsay, Team Owner, talks to media during Colts open practice mini camp at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (Photo... |
Avengers Assemble! This advertising project is called “A Superhero in Every Aisle” created bu talented designer, Guy Seese. They were produced as part of a campaign for the US store, Target. I love the way that you can see more detail and different toys every time you see the designs. My favourite is the Iron Man head ... |
Apple
An Apple store customer was given internal company media and documents by accident after getting his computer serviced at one of the company's Genius Bars, a new report says.
Cult of Mac has posted photos from an unnamed individual who says he was given the hard drive alongside a computer that was being repaire... |
* UPDATE *
Because of how awesome it's going.. I'm adding 5x7 mini prints of the 3 different covers to all physical orders as a way of saying " Thank you! "
Now back to your regularly scheduled program:
Upon doing research... I've found a lot of things that didn't add up in the assassination of Harambe.
I say assas... |
Good morning! Paid for mods?!? What’s next? Flying lawnmowers???
Good morning. Let us video game on this wondrous Friday!
CelebrityMods dot com: Steam has made a controversial decision to allow paid-for mods. Holy crap! You mean to tell me modders might be rewarded for hard work? On the downside, Valve takes 75% of t... |
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