Fine against CBS for wardrobe malfunction has been over turned

I was reading on the BBC news website that the $550,000 fine that the FCC levied against CBS for the wardrobe malfunction for the Super Bowl halftime show back in 2004 has been over turned by a US appeal court.  I’ve heard a lot about the wardrobe malfunction, but was not watching the Superbowl so did [...]

Forced evictions for the Beijing Olympics

Friday, 18 July 2008, 20:16 | Category : Business, Computers and/or Internet, Finances and/or Money, News, Politics, Sports, Technology
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Well I know that here in the USA the different governments, and the railroads can take property by eminent domain, but the property owners are supposed to get fair compensation for their property, based on fair market price.  I was watching a news video on the BBC website a few moments ago about how Chinese [...]

Drunken boating

Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 22:50 | Category : Entertainment and Fun, Family and Friends, General living, Health and/or Beauty, News, Sports, Technology
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Boating Operating Under the Influence is the biggest cause of boating deaths in the state.  People get drunk and don’t put on their life jackets and then they do something stupid with their boat, fall out and drown.  I think that if people are going to be consuming alcohol and boating that they should have a [...]

Roller blading

Monday, 30 June 2008, 18:48 | Category : Entertainment and Fun, General living, Health and/or Beauty, Sports
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Today I was rummaging around in the basement and found my old pair of rollerblades! It has been about ten years since I’ve used them, and to be perfectly honest I had even forgotten that I had them! I rummaged around a little bit more and found the elbow pads, knee pads and helmet. I [...]

Surfing accessories

My brother has been trying to get me to learn to surf by going to lessons with him this summer.  I haven’t made any kind of commitment yet, I haven’t been able to get figure out my own vacation schedule.  Yeah, I know, summer is already here - the first day of summer was just [...]