Archives for All Posts Tagged with “News”

The $1037 Mullet

“When you tell somebody directions how to get to your place you gotta tell them it’s the third road on the left because there’s no sign to tell them how to get to Mullet Place,” said Richard Fleischfresser.
The city’s new solution: put the Mullet Place signs out of reach. Signs are usually about seven feet [...]

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One More State Down, Only 48 To Go

On May 15, 2008, California’s Supreme Court ruled state laws against gay marriage are unconstitutional. This progress can be impeded come November. Take a look at several advocacy videos, from Canada and the US, and see how much difference accurate public awareness makes: Canada legalised same-sex marriage in July 2005, nation-wide.

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I Was Only a Little Bit Worried

My parents moved us down here to West/Lafayette in the middle of the summer. Coming from the industrialized north it was something of a culture shock for me, particularly when I saw farming tractors driving on the road alongside regular traffic. I never knew Indiana had so many farms. But that summer [...]

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Oh, News

Across the pond:
Police fired a 50,000-volt Taser into the head of a 45-year-old company director who later proved to be unarmed and innocent. Daniel Sylvester, the owner of an east London security firm employing 65 staff to guard council offices, pubs and nightclubs, was driving home on October 20 when he was stopped by armed [...]

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Not Surprised

Not a Surprise #1:
Online sales are estimated to be $45 billion to $50 billion this holiday season, which runs from two weeks before Thanksgiving until Christmas, said Richard Feinberg, director of the Center for Customer-Driven Quality. The amount is up from $34 billion in 2006.
I would ask if this is truly news-worthy, however, after [...]

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