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US net firms to block child porn
In a major concerted effort from the industry all three big intertent service providers have agreed to block hosting & access to child pornography sites. Industry has been divided on this for a long time. This attempt is expected to curtail child sex abuse."Three of... read more
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Insta-Rookie
Insta-Rookie June 11, 2008 Who’s going to make an impact in ‘08? These are ten rookies who are going to produce instant results for their team. #1 is the rookie who will make the most impact of the Top 15, and #5 is the rookie who will make the least impact of the Top 5. 1. Kevin Smith…
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Sarah Michelle Gellar in New York City
Photo, with thanks, c/o Splash News. New York City is HOPPING with starts. First Katie, Tom and Suri, and now Sarah Michelle Gellar and hubbie Freddie Prinze Jr? Sweet! This means we can look forward to many more pics of the long lost Sarah in all her fashionableness. LOVE. She’s in NYC…
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Kate Hudson, ¿es eso azul? !!
La actriz fué sorprendida usando un tono un tanto, anti-natural en las calles de la Big Apple. El tono de su cabello se debe a la filmación de su más reciente película Bride Wars. ¿Será verdad? O será que la relación con su uni-testículo novio la deja insastisfecha… Así es !…
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Topshop NYC
Topshop NYC June 10th, 2008 by GDK It’s coming! Topshop NYC - the first U.S. location for the U.K.-based chain - will be opening its doors at 478 Broadway in mid-October. Exciting!! Images Left to Right: Rendering of Topshop NYC, facade on Broadway, Presentation at Industria. Tags:…
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Game 63 PostGame: Diamondbacks 9 vs. Mets 5
The New York Mets (30-32) are playing Game 63 of the 2008 Regular Season against the Arizona Diamondbacks (34-30) at Shea Stadium. It’s the first game of the three-game series. The game began at 7:10 p.m., and it was aired on SNY. Diamondbacks Lineup: Young, Drew, Hudson, Jackson,…
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Sarah Jessica Parker… después de Sex and the City
Hola a todos. Esta lluviosa noche les platicaré lo último de Sarah. Si, esta actriz fué avistada por un grupo de paparazzis saliendo de su town house de New York. La actriz, que acaba de estrenar la exitosa película Sex and the City, basada en la desaparecida serie, fué vista vistiendo…
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Maybe, Maybe Not: No Guarantees For PATH Wednesday
Earlier Tuesday the heat did nothing to help a major problem with the PATH train. A track fire cut off the commuter rail's service delaying thousands of passengers' rush-hour rides home. And it's not over yet.
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Odds and Ends: Broussard, Ledezma, Cooper
More random linkage. The Yankees have released first baseman Ben Broussard. The Padres designated Wil Ledezma for assignment. The 27 year-old could help someone as a reliever. The first first-rounder of '08 has signed: David Cooper of the Blue Jays. He could be in High-A ball by year's end. …
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Mets Fans: Say Goodbye to 2008
After tonights game, as far as I'm concerned the season is over... There's no way Pelfrey is gonna beat Webb tomorrow, and we'll be lucky if Santana can beat Haren on Thursday... This whole season has been a joke, every single player except for Wagner has seriously underperformed, Willie has…
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old mcdonald's sign??
and this is their sign, when the golden arches were one.
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Blairo Maggi, de Braziliaanse “Leatherface”
Blairo Maggi (52) is een soja-teler en gouverneur van de Braziliaanse staat Mato Grosso. Maggi is ook de CEO van de “André Maggi Group“, een groot bedrijf dat soja oogst, verwerkt en exporteert. Diezelfde groep is ook betrokken bij infrastructuur projecten die ten goede komen aan de soja…
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New York Court Of Appeals: Pot Isn’t “Dangerous Contraband”
So here’s an interesting ruling from the New York Court of Appeals finding that the possession of small amounts of pot in prison does not constitute “dangerous contraband” under state law. NY court: Small amount of marijuana in prison not a felony via The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y.…
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Now Organizing Your Reservation Search: Welcome to Opentable.com
The tradition of eating out (a tradition of spending, service, social interaction, good and interesting food, special occasions, meetings, interviews, and of course eating what you can’t make at home) has been pretty consistent in how it is arranged and communicated. Now before someone out…
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Pentagon Revs Up For Tough Wartime Transition
Anticipating the first wartime change of presidents in 40 years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he has begun laying the groundwork to enable his Pentagon successor to manage the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- and other challenges -- from his or her first day in office.
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Amid Inquiry, Overhaul Is Set for the Governor?s Police Unit
The state police unit that protects and travels with the New York governor will be overhauled in an effort to ensure that governors do not exert improper influence over troopers.
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About New York: The Explanation: Climb Here to Combat Malaria
Renaldo Clarke, who scampered up the side of The New York Times building, says he decided to climb the building after someone else beat him to the same stunt.
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The Great Seduction - David Brooks - New York Times
Link: The Great Seduction by Debt __________________________________________________ _______________________________ Original review of this Piece - Reviewer: Ann Coulter This review’s Ratings: Insight 9 - Style 8 - Evidence 8 This review’s Overall Rating: 25 Thesis summary: The real…
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Your Memoir Was Already Written [Memoirs]
A list of hundreds of memoirs since 1995 probably already includes your now-redundant life story. [Entertainment Weekly]
Odds Are, Someone Has a Machete in Their Pocket
Conductor: You keep holdin' those doors open, I'll put this train out of service, then you'll be walkin' home! [Several minutes later, a man is still trying to open the doors with his foot.]Passenger: Yo! Somebody please cut that man's foot off!--G TrainOverheard by: Johnny Salami Alsome |…
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Thunderstorms Sweep ThroughTri-State Area
Lightning lit up the skies and thunder roared as storms rolled into the region. Winds gusted through, blowing construction debris into the streets and knocking scaffolding and trees down. Right now, there are a number of scaffolding collapses; in Manhattan alone, some of the locations are…
Is Hachette's "Digital Dunce" Really A Dignified Bedeviler Of Dilettantes? [Feuds]
Two commenters argued today that our coverage of the brewing civil war inside Hachette was way too harsh on digital VP Todd Anderman, who we dubbed a "digital dunce." Anderman, you'll recall, is said to have offended the sensibilities of deputies Joe Berean and Keith Pollock with a…
The Broken Arches
Hurricane Katrina had her way with this fast-food restaurant sign in Biloxi, Mississippi
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Severe Threat Coming To An End
As lifting continues to progress to the north and east towards Connecticut and New England, the threat for severe thunderstorms will rapidly decrease over the next two hours. As a result, although showers and strong thunderstorms remain possible from New York City on southward through 1 AM, the…
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Brooklyn by night
Today has been awesome. I met famous artists! (Steve Mumford and a guy, whose name I unfortunately can’t remember - but he’s in this months Art Forum magazine!) And this was like my first day. Magda introduced me to them, but just not introduced me. She put it as, ” and this is…
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gonzalez y gonzalez
Am Samstag haben wir 3 fachen Geburtstag nachgefeiert. Pam, Anne und Kathrin hatten die Woche uvor Geburtstag.Kathrin wurde leider kurzfristig krank und konnte dann doch nicht mitfeiern. Abends sind wir zu “Gonzales y Gonzales” gegangen. Das ist eine Salsa Bar in Manhattan. Der Eintritt ist…
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ABC NYC: A Book About Seeing New York City
Binding: HardcoverASIN: 0810958546Manufacturer: Harry N. AbramsAverage Customer Review: (From 12 total reviews)List Price: $15.95Amazon Price: $5.41 (27 new 9 used available)Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours (Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping) Share This
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What will the parents know from involving their child in the student loan process?
What will the parents know from involving their child in the student loan process? June 10th, 2008 | Category: school loans What will the parents know from involving their child in the student loan process? Looking at the issue as the parents of the student, that will supply you with deep…
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Drawing Comics with Adobe Flash-Backgrounds
I love drawing backgrounds, it’s somewhat self indulgent to fiddle with your backgrounds, but drawing New York City is just fun. partially NYC just looks the way a comic book city is supposed to look, water towers tons of people of all sorts, buildings from all time period it makes me feel…
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Can A Tracking Device Curb Truancy?
It's 7 a.m. and Joshua Cervantes is getting ready for school. He makes his bed, grabs his ID -- and his GPS tracking device.
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Sex and the City-Where Are the Spics?
So first of all, this is no way a diss towards S or H! lol Particularly H, because she got S and I the free tix! The three of us watched the movie, had a fine old time, and we went home. However, where were the Spics in Sex in the City? The New York I saw on the screen is certainly not my…
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New York Times Crosswords
New York Times Crosswords Binding: Video Game ASIN: B000NDFFF4 Manufacturer: Majesco Sales Inc. Release Date: 2007-05-22 Average Customer Review: (From 50 total reviews) List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $9.98 (18 new 6 used available) You save: $10.01 (50.08%) Availability: Usually ships in…
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dailynewsjokes June 10, 2008
A city Health Department study finds that more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes. >> They were infected by the other 3/4 of New Yorkers already have the virus. According to an Associated Press-AOL Health poll the stress from deepening debt is…
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Lifting Moving North and East
The majority of the mid level lifting this evening with these strong to severe thunderstorms is beginning to lift north as the upper level trough begins to tilt negative. As a result, the upper trough is focusing the severe thunderstorms to the north and east over southeastern New York…
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The pineapples of New York
The pineapple has been a symbol of hospitality for centuries; no wonder they adorn so many of the doors, railings, and fences of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. This one is attached to a circa-1800s house on 16th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Chelsea.
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Building My Music Library One Free Song at a Time
Song Lyric of the Day: I love no one / And no one loves me The Breeders / "Bang On" I'm always on the lookout for new music to beef up my iTunes library. If a song and/or artist is new to me and free, all the better. After all, I've gotten quite a few really great songs for free from iTunes'…
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Mortal Kombat in Central Park
The a cappella group called DeCadence from UC Berkeley stalks two guys who’re training in Central Park, New York City. They went up to them and started singing… the Mortal Kombat theme! You have to watch it to see how cool it is. Mortal Kombat in Central Park a cappella, Central Park,…
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Classics Changin With the Times…Tennis Mag and The Sporting News
Classics Changin With the Times…Tennis Mag and The Sporting News June 11th, 2008 Two hallmark publications recently announced changes in either staff or format that will look to invigorate a pair of the keystone brands in sports publishing through a big digital play. First last week,…
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Head of UN's AIDS program Piot to step down - Reuters
dBTechno Head of UN's AIDS program Piot to step down Reuters - 1 hour ago UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations' top official in the global fight against AIDS, Peter Piot, is stepping down after 13 years, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday. AIDS Drugs Reaching More…
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City Continues To Crumble [Our Crumbling Infrastructure]
Via email: "Just got out of the subway at 23rd and Park. The cops have closed off the area in anticipation that another crane may fall. The thing was wobbling back and forth as the wind from the coming storm threw it around. Debris and dust flying all over the place." [Previously, Previously] …
Powered Up! New Senior and Regional Consultants with Ambit Energy
Look Who’s Powered Up Lately! Congratulations on taking massive action and taking control of your financial future! You’ve done what it takes to promote yourself to new levels of leadership and income-earning power! The entire Ambit Energy team thanks you for all you’ve done to build…
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Patrick Swayze to begin shooting new cable series
Patrick Swayze is going back to work. The “Dirty Dancing” actor, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, will begin shooting his new A&E series “The Beast” in Chicago this summer, the cable network announced Monday. A&E ordered 13 episodes of the one-hour drama, which…
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Heavy Rain Over Southern New York and Northern New Jersey
Behind the line of strong to severe thunderstorms, very heavy rain follows directly behind, which will last for several hours. Rainfall rates of of 0.50″ to 1.00″ per hour is estimated from this area of rainfall. This rainfall will have significant impact on the Mets game that is…
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Green is Good
And no I’m not referring to being an environmentalist. Please! You should know me better than that I’m referring to the greenery of God’s creation. The greenery that for most of my life I took for granted. The greenery that greeted me on the farm I grew up on. The greenery of…
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A Big New York City Movie Studio Is Getting Bigger
Kaufman Astoria Studios, one of New York City’s three largest movie studios, is moving ahead with a major expansion plan, nine years after it was announced.
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