“Rats have been a problem for many years in Tehran. As the BBC reported in 2000, officials back then launched a poison control program that they hoped would kill many of the estimated 25 million rats in the city. Well, now there are reports that the poison isn’t working that …
Read More »Monthly Archives: March 2013
TSA to Allow Knives, Bats, Clubs on Planes (No Water Bottles)
“In one of the most significant rollbacks of airline rules since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, federal officials said they will allow passengers to carry small knives, golf clubs, hockey sticks and pool cues into the cabins of commercial jets. The policy change, which will take effect April 25, was immediately …
Read More »Student Disarms Teen Gunman Gets Suspended
“A Florida high school student was suspended after he disarmed another student who allegedly threatened to shoot someone while on a school bus. An unnamed 16-year-old student from Cypress Lake High School in Fort Myers, Fla., was suspended for three days after he disarmed a 15-year-old peer who allegedly threatened …
Read More »Carly Rae Jepsen: Boy Scouts Should Accept Gays, Maybe?
“Carly Rae Jepsen is boycotting the Boy Scouts of America until the group lifts its controversial ban against gay scout members and leaders. The pop singer tweeted today that she won’t be playing the national Boy Scouts Jamboree this July.”* Carly Rae Jepsen and Train have bowed out from performing …
Read More »Sue Colorado, Say Failed ‘War on Drugs’ Chiefs
“Eight former U.S. drug chiefs warned the federal government Tuesday that time is running out to nullify Colorado and Washington’s new laws legalizing recreational marijuana use, and a United Nations agency also urged challenges to the measures it says violate international treaties.”* Former DEAs are asking President Obama to sue …
Read More »FBI: Sequester Stops Wall Street Fraud Investigations…Which Exist?
“More than four years after the financial crisis, not a single Wall Street executive has been jailed for playing a role in the creation of the toxic financial products that fueled the real-estate bubble, which were in some cases designed simply to fail. That track record may make it difficult …
Read More »Jeb Bush Disagrees With Himself on Immigration…Again
“After years of building a reputation as the “good” Republican on immigration, Jeb Bush shocked the reform community on Monday by ruling out a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, a position solidly to the right of prominent GOPers like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). “* Jeb Bush was critical on …
Read More »Uffsides: Von Miller on chicken farming and hipsters
Von Miller made an instant impact in the NFL, earning All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in each of his first two seasons while leading a Broncos defense that made the playoffs with Peyton Manning in 2012 and despite Tim Tebow in 2011. He joins Matt Ufford in the SB Nation …
Read More »Brooklyn drone, NCAA Twitter limits, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Dextrose. Corn syrup. Hydrogenated coconut oil. Calcium stearate. Malic acid. Maltodextrin. Egg albumen. Carnauba wax. Confectioner’s glaze. Monoglycerides. Diglycerides. Carmine color. Blue #1. Blue #1 lake. Blue #2. Blue #2 lake. Green #3. Red #3. Red #40. Red #40 lake. Yellow #5. Yellow #5 lake. Yellow #6. Yellow #6 lake. …
Read More »Concrete Tent | I Didn’t Know That
Watch Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips quickly construct a building made of concrete canvas—a material that has all the elements of concrete, but is flexible enough to be turned into any shape. This technology allows people to erect permanent structures in a fraction of the time needed for traditional building …
Read More »