Read a little. Learn a lot. • Tightly-written news, views and stuff • Follow us on Twitter • Be a Facebook Fan • Tumble us!

15 Mar 2009 23:59

tags

Biz, U.S.: This looks heartening for the Rocky Mountain News.

Some former staffers will make a big announcement tomorrow. Good luck, guys. *fingers crossed* source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 23:03

tags

U.S.: Driver’s Ed hits a milestone mark. Eyes on the road.

  • 75 years of math teachers showing nerdy 15-year-olds how to drive source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 22:49

tags

Offbeat: These promgoers are all stuck to each other with duct tape

It’s a contest. The winner gets a big scholarship and a killer prom for making outfits out of duct tape. Whoa. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 2 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 22:36

tags

Sports: Selection Sunday’s feel-good story: North Dakota State

  • It’s so new to everybody up here that we’ve been bombarded by fans asking about who we’re going to play. It’s a learn-as-you-go process.
  • Saul Phillips • Coach of North Dakota State, who made the tourney in its first year of eligibility after winning the Summit League title on Tuesday. Many of the seniors redshirted their first year on the off-chance that this would happen. So it’s kind of like a dream, or something. They’re 14th-seeded and taking on 3rd-seeded Kansas. • source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 22:21

tags

Sports: Cause for debate: Who got screwed by Selection Sunday?

  • The mis-seeded The whole killer Big East thing came at the cost of at least two killer No. 2 seeds, Duke and Memphis. Both won their conference finals and both are noted programs with long histories. But they only got a 2 seed. WTF, selection committee?
  • The slighted St. Mary’s, San Diego State and Penn State did pretty good this season yet didn’t make the dance. St. Mary’s only lost six games but were done in by a harsh loss to Gonzaga in their conference final. Now they get the chance for NIT, uh, glory.
  • The surprisesSyracuse got a fairly high 3 seed after proving its awesomeness in the Big East tourney, and Arizona made its 25th straight tourney despite having a pretty mediocre record. Essentially, Arizona best not run into St. Mary’s in a dark alleyway. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 22:05

tags

Sports: Selection Sunday was like a dream for the Big East

  • 3 No. 1 seeds – Louisville, Pittsburgh and Connecticut – are Big Easters source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 21:46

tags

Biz, U.S.: Job-seekers take themselves out to the ballpark, en masse

  • 10,000 potential employees surrounded Dodger Stadium in L.A. looking for a job this weekend
  • 80 employers were there, and we’re guessing they didn’t each hire 125 people source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
 

15 Mar 2009 21:41

tags

U.S.: Our nation’s capitol is suffering from an AIDS epidemic

  • 3% of people in D.C. are carrying HIV or full-blown AIDS source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 21:34

tags

Biz, U.S.: Where did the AIG money go? Now we know!

  • one $44 billion went to debts the company sustained in its “securities lending” program, when the economy went plop.
  • two $22 billion went to satisfy credit-default swap debts its London subsidiary, AIG Financial Products, caused
  • three $12 billion went to pay debts to municipalities in dozens of states who signed complex investment agreements with AIG source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 11:46

tags

Biz: We think we understand this forced entrepreneurship talk

  • If there is a silver lining, the large-scale downsizing from major companies will release a lot of new entrepreneurial talent and ideas — scientists, engineers, business folks now looking to do other things.
  • Mark V. Cannice • Executive director of the entrepreneurship program at the University of San Francisco, on how the economy is making people a bit more creative, building their own businesses, instead of trying to look for work. We kind of did both.  • source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
 
 
top tags
older >>