Some dude tries to hold up a store but nobody cares to pay attention to him. In the end he walks away with just a couple of bucks.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Flash comes to life
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Drag Racing Filmed at 1000 fps
Most films (cameras) use 30 fps (frames per second)
A high quality slow motion camera films drag races at 1000 frames per second. Its pretty cool to see the tires spin off the starting lines as well as the individual cylinders flying.
A high quality slow motion camera films drag races at 1000 frames per second. Its pretty cool to see the tires spin off the starting lines as well as the individual cylinders flying.
Welcome Back Ma Bell!
The biggest telecommunications merger in U.S. history just received federal approval.
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved AT&T Inc.’s $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corporation, making it the largest telecoms merger in U.S. history.
The completion of the BellSouth acquisition comes after an extensive review process which included approval by or filings with 36 states, the U.S. Department of Justice and the FCC as well as with three foreign countries. In order to receive bipartisan FCC approval, AT&T volunteered a number of commitments, including making broadband access increasingly affordable and available to consumers and supporting public safety.
AT&T has committed to making broadband services available through a combination of technologies to 100 percent of residential living units in its 22-state local-phone-service territory by the end of 2007. Additionally, AT&T will offer a stand-alone broadband service for $19.95 as well as other offers to encourage broadband adoption by those who do not currently subscribe.
The transaction also consolidates ownership and management of Cingular Wireless and Yellowpages.com. AT&T will immediately integrate and converge AT&T, BellSouth and Cingular wireless and wire line Internet Protocol networks, combine product portfolios and integrate customer care capabilities. The new company also plans to expand the reach of broadband access in remote and rural locations in the traditional BellSouth region.
"AT&T, BellSouth and Cingular have led in developing and deploying many of the communications services that customers depend on today, including broadband DSL and wireless technologies," said AT&T Chairman and CEO Edward E. Whitacre Jr. "Moving forward, AT&T will work to integrate these services for customers in the Southeast, across the country and around the world."
AT&T will launch new advertising which will begin the transition of the BellSouth brand name to AT&T in the coming days. AT&T will re-brand Cingular through a co-branded transition which is scheduled to start in 2007. Details regarding the Cingular branding will be announced at a later date. Yellowpages.com will not undergo a name or Web site address change.
AT&T's corporate headquarters will remain in San Antonio. The new AT&T Southeast (formerly BellSouth Corporation) and Cingular will continue to be based in Atlanta.
Stockholders of the former BellSouth received 1.325 shares of AT&T common stock for each common share of BellSouth. Based on AT&T's closing stock price on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006 this exchange ratio equaled $47.04 per BellSouth common share. Since the merger was announced, the market price of AT&T shares has risen 26.83 percent and BellSouth shares have increased 48.76 percent. BellSouth's common stock and debt securities will be immediately delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in connection with the completion of the acquisition
AT&T plans to repatriate 3,000 jobs currently outsourced by BellSouth outside the United States as well as to make its disaster-recovery capabilities available in order to facilitate the restoration of services in the former BellSouth region in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
"These commitments reflect our long history of providing consumers and businesses with the most advanced and affordable communications services," said Whitacre. "We can't wait to show people what the new AT&T can do."
The Communications Workers of America believes the merger of AT&T and BellSouth will promote increased investment and build-out of high-speed networks that are critical to the region's economic growth and the nation's position in the global economy. CWA President Larry Cohen said the merger agreement included real commitments by AT&T-BellSouth for an expanded build-out of both higher speed Internet services and DSL, an important step forward in bringing the full promise of the Internet to areas that have been passed by.
"Workers at BellSouth know that the future of communications and their own future is in the build-out of high-speed telecommunications services. This merger will help provide the resources to make this possible, and at the same time, should help create quality jobs," said Noah Savant, CWA's vice president for the Southeast and BellSouth territory. "Of course we remain concerned about the net effect on jobs within the region for frontline employees and the services we provide. We are pleased to see AT&T commitment to bringing thousands of support jobs back to the United States," Savant added.
The U.S. has fallen to 16th in the world in terms of availability and access to high-speed Internet services. The availability and benefits of the Internet should be universal, but residents in rural communities, low-income urban areas and other communities don't have high-speed access and are at a growing disadvantage.
High-tech innovation and job growth, advances in telemedicine, distance learning, improving public safety and e-government all are possible and in fact routine in much of the world. In the United States, however, current speed standards are not sufficient to support these kinds of services, Larry Cohen said. "The build-out of true high-speed networks requires a huge investment of tens of billions of dollars and the AT&T-BellSouth merger will begin to provide the resources to do this," he added. Cohen also stressed that CWA strongly supports an open Internet "where consumers can go where they want, when they want. Nothing should be done to degrade or block access to websites," he said.
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved AT&T Inc.’s $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corporation, making it the largest telecoms merger in U.S. history.
The completion of the BellSouth acquisition comes after an extensive review process which included approval by or filings with 36 states, the U.S. Department of Justice and the FCC as well as with three foreign countries. In order to receive bipartisan FCC approval, AT&T volunteered a number of commitments, including making broadband access increasingly affordable and available to consumers and supporting public safety.
AT&T has committed to making broadband services available through a combination of technologies to 100 percent of residential living units in its 22-state local-phone-service territory by the end of 2007. Additionally, AT&T will offer a stand-alone broadband service for $19.95 as well as other offers to encourage broadband adoption by those who do not currently subscribe.
The transaction also consolidates ownership and management of Cingular Wireless and Yellowpages.com. AT&T will immediately integrate and converge AT&T, BellSouth and Cingular wireless and wire line Internet Protocol networks, combine product portfolios and integrate customer care capabilities. The new company also plans to expand the reach of broadband access in remote and rural locations in the traditional BellSouth region.
"AT&T, BellSouth and Cingular have led in developing and deploying many of the communications services that customers depend on today, including broadband DSL and wireless technologies," said AT&T Chairman and CEO Edward E. Whitacre Jr. "Moving forward, AT&T will work to integrate these services for customers in the Southeast, across the country and around the world."
AT&T will launch new advertising which will begin the transition of the BellSouth brand name to AT&T in the coming days. AT&T will re-brand Cingular through a co-branded transition which is scheduled to start in 2007. Details regarding the Cingular branding will be announced at a later date. Yellowpages.com will not undergo a name or Web site address change.
AT&T's corporate headquarters will remain in San Antonio. The new AT&T Southeast (formerly BellSouth Corporation) and Cingular will continue to be based in Atlanta.
Stockholders of the former BellSouth received 1.325 shares of AT&T common stock for each common share of BellSouth. Based on AT&T's closing stock price on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006 this exchange ratio equaled $47.04 per BellSouth common share. Since the merger was announced, the market price of AT&T shares has risen 26.83 percent and BellSouth shares have increased 48.76 percent. BellSouth's common stock and debt securities will be immediately delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in connection with the completion of the acquisition
AT&T plans to repatriate 3,000 jobs currently outsourced by BellSouth outside the United States as well as to make its disaster-recovery capabilities available in order to facilitate the restoration of services in the former BellSouth region in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
"These commitments reflect our long history of providing consumers and businesses with the most advanced and affordable communications services," said Whitacre. "We can't wait to show people what the new AT&T can do."
The Communications Workers of America believes the merger of AT&T and BellSouth will promote increased investment and build-out of high-speed networks that are critical to the region's economic growth and the nation's position in the global economy. CWA President Larry Cohen said the merger agreement included real commitments by AT&T-BellSouth for an expanded build-out of both higher speed Internet services and DSL, an important step forward in bringing the full promise of the Internet to areas that have been passed by.
"Workers at BellSouth know that the future of communications and their own future is in the build-out of high-speed telecommunications services. This merger will help provide the resources to make this possible, and at the same time, should help create quality jobs," said Noah Savant, CWA's vice president for the Southeast and BellSouth territory. "Of course we remain concerned about the net effect on jobs within the region for frontline employees and the services we provide. We are pleased to see AT&T commitment to bringing thousands of support jobs back to the United States," Savant added.
The U.S. has fallen to 16th in the world in terms of availability and access to high-speed Internet services. The availability and benefits of the Internet should be universal, but residents in rural communities, low-income urban areas and other communities don't have high-speed access and are at a growing disadvantage.
High-tech innovation and job growth, advances in telemedicine, distance learning, improving public safety and e-government all are possible and in fact routine in much of the world. In the United States, however, current speed standards are not sufficient to support these kinds of services, Larry Cohen said. "The build-out of true high-speed networks requires a huge investment of tens of billions of dollars and the AT&T-BellSouth merger will begin to provide the resources to do this," he added. Cohen also stressed that CWA strongly supports an open Internet "where consumers can go where they want, when they want. Nothing should be done to degrade or block access to websites," he said.
3-year-old boy found running on I-465
Motorists stop to help child who escaped his apartment; mother charged with neglect.
By Rob Schneider
Troy Crady figures guardian angels must have had something to do with sparing Damon Dyer. The 3-year-old, wearing only a diaper and T-shirt, was found running in the middle of the slow lane of northbound I-465 Saturday morning -- and an unaware Crady, speeding by in his 1-ton flatbed, easily could have run into him. If that had happened, the consequences would have been horrific.
"It would have been like taking a Chihuahua out with this big truck," the Indianapolis man said.
The boy survived unscathed, but for a few tense moments, at least a half-dozen cars and a big rig swerved into other lanes to avoid the barefoot child. Miles away, Senior State Trooper Cedric Merritt gunned his cruiser toward the scene on the city's Northwestside after calls came in on the State Police emergency line just before 9 a.m., reporting a baby on the interstate. When Merritt heard the first reports, the 12-year veteran could only think, "Wow."
The incident led to the arrest of the boy's mother on two charges of child neglect after Merritt found she wasn't aware that her son had slipped out of her apartment. The second charge related to the discovery of a second child eating spaghetti off the floor, police said. Officers said they also found trash in the apartment and feces on the walls. Before Merritt reached the scene, several startled motorists had stopped to help the boy. Crady, who drives the truck for his job at Garage Doors of Indianapolis, was running late for an appointment when he spotted cars and the semi ahead of him suddenly pulling out of the slow lane about a half-mile south of 56th Street.
"(The) semi was right behind him," Crady said.
The truck's driver had braked, and other cars moved into the left lanes to pass the semi. When Crady flew past, he looked to the right, and "there was this little boy just a-hoofing it down the slow lane barefooted." Like several other motorists, Crady stopped and ran toward the child. A woman wrapped him in a sweater because he was shivering, but otherwise "he was just happy-go-lucky," looking like "the world is a great place," Crady said. "He had no clue he came within a hair of losing his life this morning," said Crady, 41. "He had somebody looking out for him."
Hoping to find where the boy lived, Merritt, joined by Child Protective Services workers, went to the nearby Scarborough Lake Apartments. An assistant apartment manager directed them to the Dyer family's unit. Their arrival woke Nancy Dyer up. "Oh, he got out again," Merritt said she told him after hearing about her son's escape. Dyer, who moved here from Florida about six months ago, told police she doesn't hear the children after she falls asleep on their one bed and had last seen Damon and her daughter, Gabriel, 2, just after midnight. Dyer told police she often used boxes to secure the apartment's door because Damon is able to unlock it, Merritt said. Whether she did so Friday night was unclear.
Merritt said Indianapolis police earlier last week were summoned to the area after the boy was seen running around a parking lot near his home unattended. Police weren't sure how the boy got onto the interstate, but one of the motorists who stopped told Crady he had seen Damon climbing over a fence. Crady wondered how anyone could pay so little attention to a child. "He could have very easily just ended up as a bloodstain on I-465."
Hitting him "would have destroyed my life. I would never have been the same person again."
By Rob Schneider
Troy Crady figures guardian angels must have had something to do with sparing Damon Dyer. The 3-year-old, wearing only a diaper and T-shirt, was found running in the middle of the slow lane of northbound I-465 Saturday morning -- and an unaware Crady, speeding by in his 1-ton flatbed, easily could have run into him. If that had happened, the consequences would have been horrific.
"It would have been like taking a Chihuahua out with this big truck," the Indianapolis man said.
The boy survived unscathed, but for a few tense moments, at least a half-dozen cars and a big rig swerved into other lanes to avoid the barefoot child. Miles away, Senior State Trooper Cedric Merritt gunned his cruiser toward the scene on the city's Northwestside after calls came in on the State Police emergency line just before 9 a.m., reporting a baby on the interstate. When Merritt heard the first reports, the 12-year veteran could only think, "Wow."
The incident led to the arrest of the boy's mother on two charges of child neglect after Merritt found she wasn't aware that her son had slipped out of her apartment. The second charge related to the discovery of a second child eating spaghetti off the floor, police said. Officers said they also found trash in the apartment and feces on the walls. Before Merritt reached the scene, several startled motorists had stopped to help the boy. Crady, who drives the truck for his job at Garage Doors of Indianapolis, was running late for an appointment when he spotted cars and the semi ahead of him suddenly pulling out of the slow lane about a half-mile south of 56th Street.
"(The) semi was right behind him," Crady said.
The truck's driver had braked, and other cars moved into the left lanes to pass the semi. When Crady flew past, he looked to the right, and "there was this little boy just a-hoofing it down the slow lane barefooted." Like several other motorists, Crady stopped and ran toward the child. A woman wrapped him in a sweater because he was shivering, but otherwise "he was just happy-go-lucky," looking like "the world is a great place," Crady said. "He had no clue he came within a hair of losing his life this morning," said Crady, 41. "He had somebody looking out for him."
Hoping to find where the boy lived, Merritt, joined by Child Protective Services workers, went to the nearby Scarborough Lake Apartments. An assistant apartment manager directed them to the Dyer family's unit. Their arrival woke Nancy Dyer up. "Oh, he got out again," Merritt said she told him after hearing about her son's escape. Dyer, who moved here from Florida about six months ago, told police she doesn't hear the children after she falls asleep on their one bed and had last seen Damon and her daughter, Gabriel, 2, just after midnight. Dyer told police she often used boxes to secure the apartment's door because Damon is able to unlock it, Merritt said. Whether she did so Friday night was unclear.
Merritt said Indianapolis police earlier last week were summoned to the area after the boy was seen running around a parking lot near his home unattended. Police weren't sure how the boy got onto the interstate, but one of the motorists who stopped told Crady he had seen Damon climbing over a fence. Crady wondered how anyone could pay so little attention to a child. "He could have very easily just ended up as a bloodstain on I-465."
Hitting him "would have destroyed my life. I would never have been the same person again."
Corvette Crashes During Race
This dude completely totals his souped up Corvette in a drag race. Watch him hit the concrete wall and send his vette about 15 feet in the air.
Monday, January 1, 2007
Little Las Vegas slot club in big trouble
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPI) -- A small Las Vegas slot machine club has gotten itself into a large heap of trouble over a $5 pay-out.
A complaint has been filed by the state Gaming Control Board against City Limits slot club for allegedly hindering the state agents' investigation of the unpaid $5, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The complaint, prepared by the Nevada attorney general's office, was filed against the club and its licensees, Sherril, Damian and Stasia Doom. The complaint asks the Gaming Control Board to take action against the owners of the club.
The whole issue began when Sheila Mathews said she was cheated out of a $5 payout while playing at City Limits. The bartender refused to pay Mathews and told her that she was not playing the machines and ordered her to leave the club. She called the Gaming Control Board, and agent Victor Ingram responded, but the club would not believe that he was a legitimate agent and would not talk to him.
The official complaint says the refusal to cooperate with the agents constitutes an unsuitable method of operation, asking that the club owners be fined.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
A complaint has been filed by the state Gaming Control Board against City Limits slot club for allegedly hindering the state agents' investigation of the unpaid $5, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The complaint, prepared by the Nevada attorney general's office, was filed against the club and its licensees, Sherril, Damian and Stasia Doom. The complaint asks the Gaming Control Board to take action against the owners of the club.
The whole issue began when Sheila Mathews said she was cheated out of a $5 payout while playing at City Limits. The bartender refused to pay Mathews and told her that she was not playing the machines and ordered her to leave the club. She called the Gaming Control Board, and agent Victor Ingram responded, but the club would not believe that he was a legitimate agent and would not talk to him.
The official complaint says the refusal to cooperate with the agents constitutes an unsuitable method of operation, asking that the club owners be fined.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Dear Yahoo!:
Dear Yahoo!:
What does "auld lang syne" really mean?
An Old Acquaintance
Dear Acquaintance:
The words "auld lang syne" mean "old long since" or "times long past." They show up in a song traditionally sung in many English-speaking countries on New Year's Eve (or Hogmanay, in Scotland) .
The lyrics as we know them were written as a poem in 1788 by Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns. However Burns noted it was an old ballad, and he "took it down" from a man who was singing it.
The earliest reference to the well-known lines comes from the 15th century. However the best-known written connection to Burns' work was a poem published in 1711 called "Old Longsyne" and attributed to either Sir Robert Aytoun or Francis Sempill.
The old Scots dialect can make the lyrics difficult to understand and remember. Even in Scotland, many people don't get the words right. It's the thought behind the song that really matters -- remembering old friendships in the new year.
What does "auld lang syne" really mean?
An Old Acquaintance
Dear Acquaintance:
The words "auld lang syne" mean "old long since" or "times long past." They show up in a song traditionally sung in many English-speaking countries on New Year's Eve (or Hogmanay, in Scotland) .
The lyrics as we know them were written as a poem in 1788 by Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns. However Burns noted it was an old ballad, and he "took it down" from a man who was singing it.
The earliest reference to the well-known lines comes from the 15th century. However the best-known written connection to Burns' work was a poem published in 1711 called "Old Longsyne" and attributed to either Sir Robert Aytoun or Francis Sempill.
The old Scots dialect can make the lyrics difficult to understand and remember. Even in Scotland, many people don't get the words right. It's the thought behind the song that really matters -- remembering old friendships in the new year.
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