It’s been a tumultuous summer for Netflix. First the DVD rental/movie streaming site upset its customer base by raising the prices for its services, making its loyal fans choose to pay for streaming or for DVDs. Then it really created even more detractors by announcing a plan to completely split its services, placing all DVD […]
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Joe The Plumber Files For Congress
Posted 10/11/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganWay back in 2008, a man named Samuel Wurzelbacher became briefly famous, though most people didn’t know his name. Samuel Wurzelbacher goes by Joe, and when Joe the Plumber talked to Barack Obama on the campaign trail, he went from an unknown Toledo small business employee to a conservative icon and a talking point for […]
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NBA Cancels First Two Weeks Of Regular Season
Posted 10/11/2011 5:00 am by Ron HoganThe preseason? That’s been long gone. Now, the NBA is calling off regular season games as its protracted labor strife extends into what should’ve been the first few days of the 2012 hoops season. The announcement was made today: the first two weeks of the NBA season are gone, and don’t hold your breath for […]
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Golfing With Sharks
Posted 10/10/2011 9:00 am by Ron HoganThere have been a lot of odd hazards in the history of golf. From bombs on the fairway to lions, bears, and even pirates, golfing is a real challenge for some folks. However, those unusual problems are nothing compared to the water hazard on the 14th tee of the Carbrook Golf Course in Brisbane, Australia. […]
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Former Weezer Bass Player Mikey Welch Dead At 40
Posted 10/10/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganIt’s not often that someone leaves a wildly successful band to embark on a second career, but Mikey Welch did. Ten years ago, Mikey Welch left the band Weezer to retire to his home in South Burlington, Vermont, to become an artist. Welch promptly went from being a successful musician to a successful artist, and […]
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California Bans Tanning Beds For Teens
Posted 10/10/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganCalifornia is a state that loves the sun. After all, it’s surfing, beaches, bikinis, and frolicking in the bright, sunny warmth all the time there, or so pop culture would have us believe. However, when it comes to tanning, a new state law is going to make it harder for teenagers to get their bronze […]
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Is It Tebow Time For The Denver Broncos?
Posted 10/10/2011 6:00 am by Ron HoganThe Denver Broncos were down 16 points to the San Diego Chargers in the third quarter when John Fox inserted Tim Tebow into the game. Tebow ran for one touchdown and threw for another, dragging Denver back from the dead and bringing the team to within a last-second end-zone pass of victory, only to fall […]
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Amish Arrested For Cutting Beards, Hair Of Rivals
Posted 10/09/2011 10:14 am by Stephanie SturgisThe Amish are mostly known for their peaceful ways and shunning modern conveniences based on their religious beliefs. But there is apparently a dark side. An Amish family has been terrorizing other families who practice their faith in Ohio. It all started over an apparent sex scandal, but it wasn’t the one involving Amish sexting. […]
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Oakland Raiders Boss Al Davis Dead At 82
Posted 10/09/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganAl Davis is one of the NFL’s most legendary figures. Even before he started scaring children as a very old man, he was one of the most important men in football. He hired the first black coach in NFL history. He hired the first Latino coach in NFL history. He hired the first woman general […]
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US Military Drones Infected With Computer Virus
Posted 10/08/2011 9:30 am by Ron HoganIf you thought computer viruses were only something to worry about on your standard desktop computer, think again. Everyone has trouble with computer viruses these days. From the equipment at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran to subcutaneous microchips inserted into human beings, anything can be befouled by a computer virus. Just ask the […]
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The Simpsons Get Renewed
Posted 10/08/2011 8:30 am by Ron HoganSo all that talk about how Fox was ready to walk away from The Simpsons and start raking in billions of dollars in distribution and syndication money while the actors were willing to walk away unless they got a percentage of the back end of the show, like the producers and everyone else gets? All […]
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“Land Down Under” Stole Its Flute Riff
Posted 10/07/2011 9:00 am by Ron HoganWhile the Men may still be at Work, they’re going to owe someone some money. Men at Work, the Australian band whose massive hit “Land Down Under” became an iconic song for their native Australia throughout the world, has repeatedly been dogged by rumors that the song’s famous flute riff was stolen from the song […]
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India’s $25 Tablet PC
Posted 10/07/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to technology, there are two problems. The first one is building the infrastructure to use it: in the case of India, only half of the country’s 25,000 colleges are connected to the Internet, but they’re working on that. The other problem is adoption: if people have no money, how can they possibly […]
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Android Flashed Onto HP TouchPad
Posted 10/06/2011 8:30 am by Ron HoganAfter all this news of death today, let’s have some news of a second life. WebOS and HP’s lamented TouchPad may be gone-ish, but they’re definitely not forgotten by the Android community. One of the goals was to update the TouchPad with Android, and someone has finally flashed a version of Android onto the HP […]
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Hot Chilli Curry Contest Sends Runner-up To Hospital
Posted 10/06/2011 8:00 am by Stephanie SturgisFeel the burn has a whole new meaning for extreme eating contestants in Edinburgh, Scotland. Whether its hot dogs or buffalo wings, eating competitions are in vogue right now. The challenge to eat extremely spicy hot bowls of chilli curry hosted by Kismot Restaurant left competitors writhing on the floor in agony, vomiting and panting. […]
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Actor Charles Napier Dead At 75
Posted 10/06/2011 7:30 am by Ron HoganCelebrities always die in threes. With the death of Steve Jobs, the question of who else will join him has been kind of pressing on my mind. Then I fire up the computer and see another obituary for a beloved actor. In this case, he made a career of being a tough guy with a […]
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Smuggler Nabbed With 12 Hummingbirds In His Pants
Posted 10/06/2011 7:00 am by Stephanie SturgisAre those hummingbirds in your pants or are you just happy to see me? A Dutch traveler had an obviously unusual bulge in his trousers, attracting the attention of French customs officials at Rochambeau airport in Cayenne, French Guiana. Once the authorities pulled the man aside and did a thorough check, they found an unusual […]
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Goodbye, Steve Jobs
Posted 10/06/2011 6:30 am by Ron HoganWell, the writing has been on the wall for awhile, and I doubt anyone is really surprised that Steve Jobs has passed away due to complications from pancreatic cancer. After all, he finally stepped down from the company after taking a leave of absence from Apple for medical reasons, but to have the rumors confirmed? […]
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The Mississippi Chupacabra
Posted 10/05/2011 9:00 am by Ron HoganIt’s time for your bi-yearly chupacabra sighting, boys and girls! What once was only a Mexican phenomenon has now spread throughout Texas and up into the South. It’s been seen as far north as Kentucky, though this most recent chupacabra shooting occurred outside of Mendenhall, Mississippi, in Simpson County. Truitt Barnard was out hunting when […]
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Apple Launches iPhone 4S, Not iPhone 5
Posted 10/05/2011 8:30 am by Ron HoganDon’t believe the iPhone 5 hype, gang; as it turns out, Apple doesn’t even have an iPhone 5 ready to be released. Instead, Apple used their annual iPhone hype meeting to promote a new flavor of the current iPhone. Instead of getting the iPhone 5, we were given the iPhone 4S. It’s got a better […]
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Arab Bloggers Nominated For Nobel Prize?
Posted 10/05/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganBloggers don’t get a lot of respect. I should know; I’ve been blogging forever and I still get treated worse than a journalist from the Podunk Tribune. Still, bloggers are growing more and more powerful, but is it possible that a blogger may one day wear the Nobel Prize medal around his or her neck? […]
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The Simpsons: Facing The Axe After Salary Dispute?
Posted 10/05/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganAfter 23 seasons on the air, The Simpsons continues to be a major cash cow for Fox. There are college graduates who do not remember a world without Bart, Homer, Lisa, Marge, and Maggie. There has been a successful movie, the show still rakes in cash around the world… would Fox really kill The Simpsons? […]
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Dissolving Nobel Gold Medals To Hide Them From Nazis
Posted 10/04/2011 12:33 pm by Stephanie SturgisAnnouncements have been coming out of Sweden over the last few days, releasing the names of the most recent winners of the 2011 Nobel Prizes. Three American born scientists – Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess – shared this year’s prize for Physics for their discovery that the universe is expanding at an […]
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Plane Crashes Into Ferris Wheel
Posted 10/03/2011 10:13 am by Stephanie SturgisThe Ferris wheel is one of the tamer rides at any carnival. Unless you have a fear of heights the slowly rotating ride is just a simple chance to get a bird’s eye view of the surrounding area. That wasn’t the case at a carnival in Taree, New South Wales, Australia when the Ferris wheel […]
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Dead Whale Found In Field 800 Yards From Shore
Posted 10/03/2011 9:21 am by Stephanie SturgisWhale sightings are on the rise in the North Sea along the coast of England in 2011. But where one whale ended up has created quite a stir. A 33-foot-long Sei whale was found in a salt marsh field 800 yards from the north bank of the River Humber near the village of Skeffling. There’s […]
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Parrots Give Chicks Names That Stick For Life
Posted 9/30/2011 9:00 am by Stephanie SturgisHumans have created an entire industry around their newborns including producing book after book of suggested baby names. And apparently every one of these books spells the name Britney/Brittnie/Brittany/Brittnee a different way. Scientists have discovered that parrots also apply names to each of their individual chicks, all without the aid of the publishing industry. Thanks […]
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Police Chief Has His Wife Ticketed
Posted 9/30/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganThey say that power corrupts, but don’t tell that to Vincent Caruso. Caruso is the Chief of Police in Lodi, New Jersey, and if you hear him tell it, he’s not any more above the law than anyone else. In fact, he may be even more under the law than others, and it’s of his […]
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$10 Million Bank Error Leads To Arrest
Posted 9/30/2011 7:30 am by Ron HoganThe “runaway millionaire” is running no more. In 2009, Leo Gao asked for a $100,000 overdraft to support his ailing service station in Rotorua, New Zealand. Well, that $100,000 became $10 million thanks to an error by Westpac. When Gao noticed the error, he and girlfriend Kara Hurring split the money up into multiple accounts, […]
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Holly Madison’s $1 Million Dollar Breast Insurance
Posted 9/30/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganHolly Madison knows where her money comes from, and it’s not her thumbs or her hair. No, the former Playboy model turned television star has two big money-makers, and they’re bolted onto her chest. Holly Madison has taken out a $1 million dollar Lloyd’s of London insurance policy on her breasts. Madison, who stars in […]
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Bank Of America To Charge $5 Per Month For Debit Cards
Posted 9/30/2011 6:30 am by Ron HoganAre you a Bank of America customer? Then I suggest you put the debit card away and start researching where the closest ATM might be, because you’re going to need that knowledge. Bank of America, or BofA, has announced that they’re going to change their policy regarding debit cards soon, and like most policy changes, […]
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