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You know, it’s been awhile since Google bought something.  Yeah, they bought the technology behind Boutique.com awhile back, but that’s not enough (and that was bought months ago).  In the spirit of the holiday sales season, what with Cyber Monday being yesterday, Google is making eyes at entering the bargain business.  Since Amazon bought Woot […]

It’s biting the hand that feeds.  When Barack Obama was running for President, he received incredible support from union groups (as do all Democrats) in the form of money, volunteers, and votes.  Now, Obama is repaying his union overlords by… freezing their pay?  President Obama has announced plans to freeze wages for federal employees for […]

Just when you thought conference realignment was a thing of the past, Texas Christian University has announced that in 2012, TCU will be leaving their current home in the Mountain West Conference and making the leap into the big time of college football by joining BCS member conference the Big East.  This year’s TCU squad, […]

Katie Boucher headed to her local pizza place, Amano’s Pizza in Bristol, Connecticut, to pick up an order of pizzas.  Expecting to get a $30 bill, she handed over her debit card.  Rather than getting billed the $30 she owed, she found herself the victim of a card thief who turned that $30 bill into […]

In Japan, there are a lot of fads.  One of the biggest and most popular fads is related to bananas.  First, bananas were touted as a diet aid.  Now, only the best bananas get a classical education via classical music.  The so-called Mozart bananas from Toyoka Chuo Seika are ripened to the strains of sonatas […]

Willie Nelson is a country music legend with dozens of hit songs either as a writer, performer, or both.  He’s sold millions upon millions of albums, and the Red Headed Stranger is beloved by music fans world wide.  Despite all of his success, there are two things Willie Nelson can’t do.  He can’t pay his […]

The Download Police have struck again.  In the United States Department of Justice’s never-ending war against downloaders, file-traders, and bootleggers, the DoJ, along with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have gone on the attack in cyberspace.  Justice Department officials seized control of nearly 70 websites, ranging from the popular […]

If you’re looking to navigate the murky waters of the shopping world, you probably need a guide.  Either you have to sit down and compare prices yourself, or you can have someone else do it for you.  That’s why the National Retail Foundation has set up CyberMonday.com, a website dedicated to helping consumers get the […]

It’s one of the more terrifying prospects for any sports fan.  If you’re a sports fan and you routinely attend games, then you’re familiar with the nosebleed seats.  You sit up high in the bleachers or grandstand, with nothing preventing you from toppling over save a chain link fence or a similar level of security.  […]

Today’s the big day.  The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade starts at 9 AM Eastern time in New York.  Tomorrow, the Black Friday sales frenzy begins (if it hasn’t started already with Thanksgiving Day sales).  Pretty soon, there’ll be delicious food, fun, and family for me, and I hope for you guys too. I don’t often […]

During last night’s Maui Invitational game between my beloved Kentucky Wildcats and the Washington Huskies, there was a lot of rocking and rolling.  I’m not talking about the hyper fans in Lahaina Civic Center, though they did get raucous at times.  I’m talking about actual rocking and rolling, in the form of an earthquake.  During […]

The emergency response system known as 911 has remained essentially the same since 1968, when it became the national emergency response number.  You pick up the phone, call and talk to a dispatcher, and help is on the way.  While that’s still useful, it’s not quite as relevant for the modern world.  After all, we […]

As a drug researcher who works with animals, UCLA professor David Jentsch is used to being harassed by animal welfare folks.  After all, he lives in California, which is animal welfare nut central, so I’m sure he’s been experiencing this for a long time now.  However, ALF and affiliated protest groups are really turning up […]