President Barack Obama had to console an elementary school student in Baltimore on Friday after the student failed to come up with the correct answer to "2 minus 1" when Obama asked students basic arithmetic questions. Obama repliedShow More Summary
Harvest Moon GBC Tips! To make the Timer work correctly, here are the steps to follow: 1. Turn OFF Restore Points 2. Turn ON the Timer 3. Completely close the game -- don't just shut your 3DS lid. When you return, do not pick up where you left off (the game's 'auto quick save'), but choose RESET on the menu. Show More Summary
For many people, prison is a terrible place that breaks their spirit and turns them into a shell of the person they once were. They grow bitter. They harden. Their looks take a hit. Two people for whom time in a correctional facility...Show More Summary
(Promoted from the diaries) The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan has correctly characterized the Obama administration’s Benghazi and IRS scandals for what they are: gross failures of leadership that ultimately include a bold—even boastful—policy of criminal activity (my words, not hers). Show More Summary
I respect the audacity of a certain body of thought.Thanks to the lack of "corporate memory" (or more correctly the "Selective Corporate INDICTMENTS") that is resident within the "Black Community Struggle Motion" - those who purportShow More Summary
In Ghana:
Pure Home Water is a manufacturer of ceramic pot water filters located in Tamale, Ghana. They provide training and monitoring of correct, consistent and continuous (3Cs) use of the AfriClay filter. In addition, they build and disseminate hand-washing stations and sanitation facilities.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the broad S&P 500 Index gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get old.
We did it. At the beginning of the week, back when we were talking about how Kristen Wiig did on Saturday Night Live (my memory is a little cloudy, but we all loved it except for the fact that we were hoping for more Gilly, correct?) (JK LOL), I thought we might never get here, [...]
Nexus 7 and other tablet users can now update to replace the Google Talk app Following its announcement at Google I/O, the new Hangouts app from Google has had a bit of a rocky rollout to certain devices. Because it replaces a pre-installed system app (Google Talk), there are some complications with pushing an update that makes so many changes. Show More Summary
Turbonegro are not the most politically correct of bands. Wait, that's a massive understatement. [ more › ]
By George Kesarios: A new theory has emerged as an explanation for the big correction in gold and sliver. The gold and silver crowd want everyone to believe that it's not gold's fault that it is falling, but the dollar's fault because it's rising. Show More Summary
President Barack Obama left behind scandal-focused Washington on Friday to focus on the country’s slowly improving jobs picture.Obama took a short helicopter trip about 40 miles north to Baltimore, which has had its share of tough times in the move from an industrial to service economy. Show More Summary
A reader writes: I found your post intriguing, but then I saw this takedown of errors in the dataset. I think a correction is definitely due, since at least some of the results appear to be opposite to the truth. Yep: one stats expert has spotted a “fat finger” in the Bangladesh data: “Yes” and “No” got swapped in […]
There has been a great deal of confusion and obfuscation surrounding the news this week that scientists have cloned human embryos for the first time. Embryonic stem-cell research advocates have been distorting basic facts about cloning for well over a decade. Show More Summary
Authorities investigating last month's killing of Colorado Department of Corrections chief Tom Clements settled on a suspect weeks ago. But the case hasn't been closed. But according to an article published late Monday by The DenverShow More Summary
Ted Rall is in the comments of this post, where he tries to explain his recent cartoon opposing an anti-SWATting bill. Commenter #21 is correct. This cartoon is conservative libertarian in orientation. Why do we need a new law here? Anyone who pulls such a boneheaded stunt is guilty of several crimes, including filing a [...]
You’re reading that correctly: Electronic Arts, one of the world’s largest gaming companies with billions in annual revenue, just confirmed that it’s not designing games for Nintendo’s Wii U. Speaking to Kotaku, EA spokesperson JeffShow More Summary
A man in Bermuda was arrested this week when he attempted to break certain items in to prison. Tyevin Bean attempted to sneak contrband into the Westgate Correctional Facility when he was discovered by prison personnel. The 22-year-old was already on probation at the time of his arrest and he appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Thursday [...]Show More Summary
Are all USB hubs created equal? The correct answer would be, “No”, and a resounding one at that, too. After all, hardcore Dr Who fans might even start to fantasize that the £22.95 Dr Who Tardis USB 4 Port Hub which they see here is able to send them into a time warp, but even [...]
One of our best traffic days ever, fueled by an Andrew Sullivan link to our post correcting an overzealous effort to connect the dots in the IRS scandal. Tweet Tags: about the site 15,989 views yesterday on Overlawyered is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system