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- Mobsters, Taunters and More: The Four Kinds of Hackers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:37PMHackers are evolving, organizing and uniting. Advertisement: Get Ready for Tomorrow Today with Cisco The way the world consumes and shares data will dramatically change in the next five years. Is your network ready to handle the load? Friend and follow Cisco across the web as we show you how to prepare for the future. socialmedia.cisco.com Ads by Pheedo
- Nigeria: Opral Benson - Dazzling Life of a Fashion Icon! Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:19AMMarbled as An African Queen of Hearts by author Onyechi Opene, Professor Adeniyi Osuntogun, former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife said of this phenomenal woman in these words: "Every woman is fundamentally beautiful and endowed by the Creator with sterling qualities to improve herself and the society to which she belongs.
- Penns Hills dance studio off balance in 'Dance Moms' TV show Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:16PMPittsburgh's time in the TV spotlight takes a darker turn in Lifetime's "Dance Moms" (10 tonight), a "Toddlers & Tiaras"-type show that makes just about everyone featured in it look bad, except, perhaps, the children who could be collateral damage in the making of reality TV.
- Penn Hills dance studio off balance in 'Dance Moms' TV show Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:16PMPittsburgh's time in the TV spotlight takes a darker turn in Lifetime's "Dance Moms" (10 tonight), a "Toddlers & Tiaras"-type show that makes just about everyone featured in it look bad, except, perhaps, the children who could be collateral damage in the making of reality TV.
- Conceal-carry gun activists criticize May at Highland Park meeting Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:49PMState Rep. Karen May, D-58th, continued her series of town hall meetings Saturday at the Highland Park Police Station; however, her agenda to discuss energy issues and her recent legislative successes shifted abruptly to conceal-and-carry gun laws. What sparked the topic change was May’s vote earlier this year against a state House proposal that would have granted gun owners the right to carry ...
- Hemanshu Nigam: Hackers Unite Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:11PMNow that the Internet has provided a way to enter the front door through the digital underground, hacking has evolved in to a disastrous enterprise.
- Tories grumbling over fast-track nominations Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:45PMSome call it a political dynasty in the making. Others say it looks like a case of political nepotism.
- PRINCETON: Commission hears aboutâboroughnessâ Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 2:12AMAfter a session with a psychologist on Saturday, members of the Joint Shared Services Commission hope they have a better understanding of how Princeton residents relate to their sense of home and can help explain any changes that might happen as a result of their commissionâs work.
- NYPD Rape Acquittal: The Fallout [Uproars] Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 8:51AM# uproars Yesterday, NYPD officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata were acquitted of charges of raping a drunk woman in her East Village apartment. It was... a shocker, for sure. Here's the latest on the day after: More »
- Recall petition players: Interview excerpts tell story Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:49PMFive Valley City residents seeking to bring about a special election to recall four city commissioners have a lot to say about their reasons for pushing for the recall.
- NYer Story on Obsessive Stalker Sparks Obsessive, Stalker-y Protest [Uproars] Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 8:51AM# uproars Last August, Tad Friend wrote an excellent article in the New Yorker about the spectacularly bizarre life of downtown New York scenester John Lurie, focusing on his weird on-again, off-again friendship with an artist named John Perry, portrayed as a moody and dangerous figure who ended up stalking Lurie and making threats against his life. More »
- Feeding Frenzy | Nursing moms and coffee shops exchange angry words and toffee chip nipples Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:56AMOn one end of the ring, we have breastfeeding moms, a crew derisively called Nipple Nazis. Lactivists. Breasties. On the other end of the ring we have, well, everyone else. And as of late, local coffee shop owners. And playing the overzealous, massaging sideline manager is social media. Nowadays,... By JENNIE LLOYD.
- Is there life after 'Oprah'? Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 4:04PMWhat will happen to Oprah's Book Club after 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' ends?
- PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Rite of Spring, Left of Center: The Bad Plus at the Loring Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 11:02AMOne of the hallmarks of the Bad Plus is the equity of their long-standing collaboration. But the fact that there isn't one star among the trio hardly means these musicians lack star power. Rather, it's the merging of the three audacious talents that yields a supernova. And that galactic phenomenon never shined more brightly than in last night's performance at the Loring Theater of "On Sacred ...
- PRINCETON: Commission hears aboutâboroughnessâ Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 7:28AMAfter a session with a psychologist on Saturday, members of the Joint Shared Services Commission hope they have a better understanding of how Princeton residents relate to their sense of home and can help explain any changes that might happen as a result of their commissionâs work.
- Prayer controversy jeopardizes same-sex amendment vote Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 10:16PMA controversial pastor delivered a prayer that left House members - of both parties - shocked and incensed.
- Tories grumbling over fast-track nominations Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 6:49PMSome call it a political dynasty in the making. Others say it looks like a case of political nepotism.
- The Melayu Fear Factor Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:36PMIt seems that Malaysians, especially Malays, like extremists to lead their way. It seems that to reach the top, Malays cannot stop disturbing the Malays themselves. And this has already become a trend, a necessity in Malaysia. By ViewAct
- PRINCETON: Commission hears aboutâboroughnessâ Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 4:15AMAfter a session with a psychologist on Saturday, members of the Joint Shared Services Commission hope they have a better understanding of how Princeton residents relate to their sense of home and can help explain any changes that might happen as a result of their commissionâs work.
- News From 91.3 KUWS Pivotal labor actions in Superior's history to be performed this weekend Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 5:48PMAs Governor Walker’s budget changes collective bargaining in Wisconsin, the Douglas County Historical Society is putting on three plays on labor uproars in Superior’s history. Joe Cadotte reports.
- Notebook: CIF adds NorCal, SoCal games Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 1:55PMThe California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports in the state, announced this past week a pair of interesting changes for the 2011-2012 football season.
- Daniel Radcliffe Post-'Harry Potter' Plans, Child Stars & Directing Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 11:56AMWhat do you do after spending a decade as the world's most powerful wizard, earning over $100 million in the most successful film franchise of all time and developing into one of the most beloved celebrities of your time? It may seem like a tough question, Daniel Radcliffe seems confident that he'll be able to work his magic going into the future.
- ISA THEM! Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 7:37AMBy Boiling & Hopping Mad In Bolehland, double standards prevail, especially where Utusan Malaysia and pro-UMNO bloggers are concerned. The recent uproar caused by two bloggers and Utusan Malaysia show that these three parties enjoy an invisible shield of protection. Had the situation been different and it was anti-BN bloggers who did the same, the parties concerned would long have been ISA-ed ...
- Notebook: CIF adds NorCal, SoCal games Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 7:31PMThe California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports in the state, announced this past week a pair of interesting changes for the 2011-2012 football season.
- Country reacts to bin Laden's death Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 10:57AMSunday night Americans were celebrating in the streets of many cities, including Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. After nearly 10 years since the September 11 attack, Osama Bin Laden has been kille.
- PRINCETON: Commission hears aboutâboroughnessâ Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 11:06PMAfter a session with a psychologist on Saturday, members of the Joint Shared Services Commission hope they have a better understanding of how Princeton residents relate to their sense of home and can help explain any changes that might happen as a result of their commissionâs work.
- Money Storms Blow Warren, Sanders Onto Daily Show Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 11:25PMread more
- Mitrakos: Verbal sanctions will have no impact on Syria Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 9:33PMSince last Friday's column detailing the conflicts in Northern Africa and the Middle East, Syria has taken a turn for the worse. Against prior progress toward democratization, on Monday the Syrian Army attacked the city of Dara'a with tanks and killed ...
- Liberia: Need to Review Auditor General's Tenure Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 6:13AMAuditor General John Morlu’s tenure expires today, April 27, and he takes with him the credit he deserves particularly for publishing the first audit report of Liberia for public reading and discussion. He has broken the backbone of the nation’s chief foe and has taken it and its perpetrators from the dark abyss of secrecy. If he did not achieve anything at all, he sets this single peculiar ...
- Min RM27 MIllion Rip-Off From Tricubes Email Project? Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 5:21AM(financetwitter.com) K hairun Bin Zainal Mokhtar, CEO and biggest single shareholder of Tricubes Berhad (KLSE: TCUBES , stock-code 0062) disposed 20,000 shares and transferred 2,000.000 shares to his wife , Zalianna Binti Mohd Zaman Khan, according to the latest changes in shareholders received by Bursa Malaysia on 14 Feb 2011. Effectively Khairun’s direct shares reduced to 38,690,734 or 29.31 ...
- Will privacy issues dent mobile innovation? Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 6:51AMLast week, Apple delivered another tremendous quarter to Wall Street, and it also delivered a tremendous firestorm in the form of a highly-public revelation that the iPhone and iPad store location data in an unencrypted file.
- Eureka's Problem Oriented Policing is hitting its stride Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 4:42AMAngela Averitt doesn't mince words when discussing the impact of a drug house on the 3600 block of Eureka's H Street, near her home. ”It was ruining our entire neighborhood,” Averitt said, adding that troublesome duplex, and
- Gordon Ramsay's NYC Restaurant is Real 'Kitchen Nightmare' [Uproars] Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 9:51AM# uproars "Bloody 'ell!" That ejaculation is likely issuing forth from the lips of celebrity restaurateur Gordon Ramsay—as well as "Come on ," and "You donkey!"—as he contemplates the ongoing sexism-related labor dispute that has shut down the fancy NYC restaurant bearing his name since last weekend. "Fuck me!" he is also likely saying. "This is a real Kitchen Nightmare!" he is adding, in all ...
- Gordon Ramsay's NYC Restaurant is Real 'Kitchen Nightmare,' Ha [Uproars] Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 8:36AM# uproars "Bloody 'ell!" That ejaculation is likely issuing forth from the lips of celebrity restaurateur Gordon Ramsay—as well as "Come on ," and "You donkey!"—as he contemplates the ongoing sexism-related labor dispute that has shut down the fancy NYC restaurant bearing his name since last weekend. "Fuck me!" he is also likely saying. "This is a real Kitchen Nightmare!" he is adding, in all ...
- Indianapolis is more diverse, but it's still divided Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 2:16AMIndianapolis had a defining moment on race relations 43 years ago, a moment not of violence but of peace. "We can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did," Robert F. Kennedy said on April 4, 1968, "to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love."
- The Fateful Meeting at Taft Avenue Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 3:26AMIt was the afternoon of the twenty-sixth day of March, two thousand eleven, Anno Domini. The glaring sunlight pierced through my black coat like a volley of searing javelins. I walked along the streets of Taft Avenue, amidst the towering alabaster-clad metropolitan megastructures apathetic to my existence. I was heading towards a specific private establishment, [...]
- UK's culture of athletics will greet new president Sunday, March 20, 2011 @ 3:00AMIn May 2009, University of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart announced the athletics depart
- Beach proposal gets cool response Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 2:31AMGlynn County commissioners showed only polite interest Tuesday - and certainly didn't embrace - a suggestion by the region's tourism board to study the possibility of rebuilding the eroding St. Simons Island beach with dredged sand.
- Yankees Face Potential Doom as Usual Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 4:46PMThere is something arrogant about the New York Yankees . The Boss, for those of us annoyed by his inhumane behavior or his loudmouthed ways to censure his players, ones he lavishes with outrageous salaries, is much too talkative to refrain from acting like a blowhard. Sadly enough, Hank Steinbrenner is the most bombastic idiot the game of baseball has ever seen, unwisely taking after his late ...
- Dead Island Cinematic Designer Responds To Mixed Trailer Reactions Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 3:54PMAfter falling off the radar for several years, Techland's Dead Island made a splash last week with a heartwrenching announcement trailer that followed a family and their fight for survival against a bloodthirsty zombie horde. The video was created by Glasgow-based animation house Axis that worked with publisher Deep Silver for the trailer's direction. Dead Island's trailer shows that violence ...
- Can Facebook Further Advance Gay Rights with New Relationship Status Options? Saturday, February 19, 2011 @ 12:48PMAdvancing gay rights in the U.S. may have taken one step further with the inclusion of new gay-specific relationship status options on Facebook.
- There's that tricky trust issue again Friday, February 18, 2011 @ 6:29AMEvery time the Harper Conservatives open up a double-digit lead in the polls, they trip over their trust deficit and fall out of majority territory. As in last year's uproars over prorogation and the long-form census.[...]
- Arsenal Close To Ending Trophy Drought with Manchester United's Loss? Sunday, February 6, 2011 @ 10:02PMFirst of all, let's get Arsenal's four-goal slip up out of the way so we can focus solely on their title credentials this term. On a frantic weekend of Premier League matches, a total of record 39 goals were fired into the net, with major contributions coming from the Arsenal-Newcastle and Everton-Blackpool clashes, each producing staggering eight-goal dramas. Out of all the high-scoring affairs ...
- Fred Kohler, controversial Cleveland mayor: Life Stories Revisited Sunday, January 30, 2011 @ 6:36PMKohler's tumultuous 35-year career in public life encapsulated many of the uproars that still make headlines now, 80 years later. Controversy. Gambling. A sex scandal. Expulsion from office in disgrace. Municipal budget problems. The Municipal Light Plant. Machine politics. The county jail. Kickbacks.
- Columbia College men's basketball defeats Harris-Stowe Hornets Friday, January 28, 2011 @ 12:17AMCOLUMBIA- The Southwell Complex echoed with lively music from the band and cheers from the crowd as the Columbia College men’s basketball team defeated the Harris-Stowe State Hornets’ 74-53. The Hornets' defense came out strong early, making it difficult for Columbia College to penetrate, but the Cougars answered back with perimeter shooting. Brazilian guard Henrique Medeiros sent the crowd wild ...
- Top-5 Most Read Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 8:52PMWho do you think will win the Tenang by-election? MELAKA, 28 JANUARY, 2011: Business has been more profitable for the restaurant owner who was mistaken for the unidentified man abusing a poodle which caused uproars among pet lovers after it was posted on Facebook.
- Future teacher Works at Camp with Troubled Youngsters Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 12:38PMLuke Karner's secondary education and social sciences majors were put to the test while spending the summer volunteering at summer camp for kids with behavioral disorders.
- Palin Seeks to Evoke Presidential Aura in Video Message Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 6:57AMFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin released a lengthy video statement on Wednesday morning in which she discussed her reaction to the tragic shooting spree in Tucson on Saturday and the political discourse that has developed in its aftermath. Released on the day when President Obama is scheduled to travel to Arizona to pay his respects [...]
- YEAR IN REVIEW PART II: Losses loomed in latter of 2010 Wednesday, January 12, 2011 @ 2:28PMThe second half of 2010 included community uproars over decisions by the Exeter Public School boards, an exciting football and cross country season that included appearances at Valley Championships and the loss of famous local icons including a former Nevada Governor.
- It's the teachers who are wailing Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 7:34PMTHE new school year started four days ago, and as usual there were the usual tears and wailing. Not so much from Year One pupils, but the teachers.