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27 May 2010 21:54

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U.S.: Just to scare you, a preview of the 2010 hurricane season

  • 14-23 named storms, the NOAA says source
  • 8-14 number of hurricanes, which we hear mix well with an oil spill
  • 3-7 number of major hurricanes; stock up now kids – Summer’s gonna suck
  • » How bad is this, really? This is the highest prediction the NOAA has had since it started doing this back in 1998. Back in 2005, the storm season actually topped these numbers – 28 named storms, 15 hurricanes, and a storm that made it impossible for Katrina and the Waves to go on tour ever again under their most famous name.

14 Feb 2009 08:23

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Sports: A-Rod couldn’t reschedule the park dedication, it seems

  • I want to welcome my friends in the back. We travel together just like a family. A dysfunctional family. As you know, it’s been a really quiet week for me, so it’s nice to get out on a Friday night.
  • Alex Rodriguez • Referring to the press, who followed him to the University of Miami, where Alex Rodriguez Park was dedicated to him last night – just days after admitting to using steroids between 2001 and 2003. The Yankees slugger never went there, but he almost did and has since donated a lot of money to the school. • source