For Yankee fans that love general manager Brian Cashman, there is good news. And for Yankee fans that don’t like their GM of the last 11 years, well…sorry. The Yankees have announced that they have signed Brian Cashman to a three-year deal to remain as their GM. From a joint statement by co-chairpersons Hal and [...]
Sonoro adds a little (a lot) of bling to its cube
Sept. 30, 2008 12 Comments
Sonoro Audio, a German designer of high-end audio products, announced Tuesday that it is releasing a clock radio that’s decorated with about 4,000 black and white Swarovski crystallized stones. The Swarovski crystals cover the outside of the radio forming a tattoo-style vine wrapping across the product, the company said in a statement. You can have [...]
Jags lineman loses leg
Sept. 29, 2008 2 Comments
For the first time since Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier was shot on September 2, details have finally emerged. Collier was shot 14 times, according to Dr. Andy Kerwin. Five of those bullets hit his urinary bladder and two of them hit his lower spine, rendering him paralyzed from the waist down. These injuries were [...]
EarthTalk: Inflating tires with nitrogen? Backyard fire dangers.
Sept. 29, 2008 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: Is using nitrogen to inflate my car’s tires really better for the environment than using air? And if so, how?‚ – Roger Mawdsley, Abbotsville, BC‚ Whether or not it makes environmental sense to inflate car tires with nitrogen instead of air is a matter of much debate. Proponents of nitrogen say the element is [...]
Tina Fey reprises Palin role
Sept. 28, 2008 Leave a Comment
One word: accurate. Two words: comedic timing. Tina Fey did another spot-on impression of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. We watched it, live, and loved it, live. SNL also parodied Friday night’s presidential debate, but it didn’t get very good reviews. But for putting this together (they even got the flag lapel [...]
Anti-game activist Jack Thompson disbarred
Sept. 26, 2008 Leave a Comment
Call it proof that the justice system actually does work. This week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that everyone’s favorite anti-game activist Jack Thompson will be permanently disbarred as of October 25. According to a report on Game-politics, Thompson’s well-known history of public misconduct, as well as official recommendations given by Judge Dava Tunis, who [...]