The NFL Draft And The Principle Of Causation
It’s hard to believe now that prior to the 1998 NFL draft a debate was raging over whether the best draft prospect would be Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf. Manning, an NFL record holder a…
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Los Angeles Airport shooting: Phone system failed, investigation finds – Fox News
Fox NewsLOS ANGELES – A dispatcher at Los Angeles International Airport couldn’t immediately send police to a shooting last year because the emergency phone system didn’t provide a location, according to an investigation that also…
Devo guitarist Bob Casale has died – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukOne of the founding members of US new-wave rock band Devo has died from heart failure at the age of 61. Guitarist and keyboardist Bob Casale died suddenly on Monday February 17. His brother Gerald…
Devo guitarist Bob Casale dead at 61 – San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury NewsDevo guitarist Bob Casale dead at 61. Bob Casale, guitarist and one of the original members of Devo, died suddenly Monday from heart failure brought on by health complications, his brother and…
Britain, France Blame Assad For Geneva Failure – RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyBritain and France have blamed the Syrian government for the failure of the internationally backed Geneva peace conference, after a second round of talks ended on February 15 with a final session that lasted only…
Oakland Post, Gene Hazzard, Swift Boat Phil Tagami
Phil Tagami, the Oakland Rotunda and Fox Theater Developer currently working on the Oakland Global Facility, was the focus of a wholly inaccurate – ok just wrong – Oakland Post article that ran this week…
Lok Sabha polls in mind, BJP waits for LG Najeeb Jung’s move – Indian Express
Indian ExpressThe BJP on Friday described Kejriwal’s resignation as an attempt to “cover up” his government’s failure to fulfill promises, and questioned his moral authority. (Express Archive). Summary. The BJP has 32 MLAs along with…
Kerry tells Iran that existing sanctions will stay in place as negotiations continue – Washington Post
Washington PostWASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry told Iran’s foreign minister Sunday that the United States will continue to enforce existing sanctions on Iran while bargaining over a deal to rein in Iran’s…
Google Failed at Smartphones. Can It Really Build Smart Homes and Robots? – Businessweek
BusinessweekOn the face of it, operating an existing cell phone company should be easier than creating and maintaining computerized eyeglasses, robots, and Internet-connected home appliances. Now that Google (GOOG) has admitted failure in the phone…
Jerez Test 2014, Day One: F1’s new V6s era begins with the sound of silence – SkySports
SkySportsF1’s brave new world of turbo engines began with a bang and whimper at Jerez as the first day of 2014 winter testing fell flat with very limited running and Lewis Hamilton crashing out after…
Salman Khan to take responsibility for Jai Ho’s failure – Times of India
Times of IndiaBollywood superstar Salman Khan is not only the Dabangg Khan of the film industry but he is also Dabangg in real life. Unlike most stars who refuse to take responsibility if their movies…
San Jose Sharks want to bring outdoor hockey to the Bay Area – San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE — The Sharks want to bring outdoor hockey to the Bay Area, and their hopes for that are linked to the success or failure of the NHL’s first warm-weather stadium…
Livni, Molcho head for Washington to confer with Kerry on peace talks – Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem PostAfter six months of negotiations, there are still believed to be enormous gaps between Israelis, Palestinians. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post. Israeli’s top two negotiators with the Palestinians were…
Nintendo Studies New Business Model After Surprise Loss Forecast – Bloomberg
BloombergJan. 17 (Bloomberg) — Richard Windsor, an independent analyst at Radio Free Mobile, discusses Nintendo Co.’s revised forecast for the fiscal year to a net loss of 25 billion yen ($240 million) from a projected…
‘Partridge Family’ actor Dave Madden dies at 82 – Philly.com
Philly.comDave Madden, best known for his role as harried band manager, Ruben Kincaid on The Partridge Family, died Thursday. He was 82. According to reports, the actor died of congestive heart and kidney failure. He…
The Partridge Family’s Dave Madden dies age 82 – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukDave Madden, who was best known for his role in The Partridge Family, died in a Floridian hospice centre near his home in Jacksonville at the age of 82. The actor’s former agent said that…
Ariel Sharon dies at 85: Former Israeli prime minister epitomized country’s … – Washington Post
Washington PostAriel Sharon, a monumental figure in Israel’s modern history who epitomized the country’s warrior past even as he sought to become the architect of a peaceful future, died Jan. 11 of organ failure eight…
Israel’s ex-PM Ariel Sharon dies – BBC News
BBC NewsIsraelis are beginning a short period of mourning for ex-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who has died aged 85 of heart failure after eight years in a coma. The public will pay their respects when…
Central African Republic crisis: Djotodia future in balance – BBC News
BBC NewsCentral African Republic (CAR) interim President Michel Djotodia is expected to face pressure to step down when he attends a regional summit on Thursday. His failure to quell violence between Christian and Muslim militias…
Report cards: Methodical Chargers zap error-prone Bengals – USA TODAY
USA TODAYThe Cincinnati Bengals had been dominant in Paul Brown Stadium all season … until the San Diego Chargers came to town Sunday and decisively ended the home team’s campaign with a 27-10 win. Below…
Israel ex-PM Ariel Sharon ‘deteriorates further’ – BBC News
BBC NewsThe condition of Israeli ex-PM Ariel Sharon – who has been in a coma since 2006 – is showing “a slow and gradual deterioration”, doctors say. In the latest update, they said his life…
Ex-Premier Sharon’s Condition Is Life-Threatening: Doctor – Businessweek
BusinessweekFormer Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has taken a turn for the worse in the past two days and his condition is now life-threatening, one of his doctors said. “In the past two days, we…
Oakland News: Mayor Quan’s Woodminster Wheelchair Problem In “White v. Oakland”
In this Oakland News, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan doesn’t know this until now, but as of this writing she’s about to be deposed in a lawsuit where the person who filed it, a Donna White,…
Raiders coach calls NFL agent’s conspiracy theory the ‘stupidest thing’ – USA TODAY
USA TODAYRaiders head coach Dennis Allen is giving Terrelle Pryor the start in Week 17. It’s a move Pryor’s agent has called ‘ridiculous’, claiming Allen is setting Pryor up for failure. Allen would like everyone…
NASA’s spacewalk slamdunk marred by glitch – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldThe first in a series of emergency spacewalks to fix a cooling system failure on the International Space Station were completed on Friday evening Australia time. The repair mission went so well that…
Hagel: Afghan minister says security pact to be signed in ‘timely manner’ – CNN
CNN(CNN) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says his Afghan counterpart assured him that an important security pact will be reached with Kabul in a “timely manner,” despite a failure so far to forge a…
Private Patrols In The Temescal Of Oakland
They are coming. The people involved made it very clear that they plan to recruit enough subscribers to start private patrols no matter what the rest of us think about it. They considered the other…
Deanna Santana: Oakland City Administrator Wants To Hide In Closed Session
The Finance Committee of Oakland’s City Council is scheduled to consider the job classification of personnel who will intake complaints against police officers on Tuesday morning. But in an email to Committee members, City Administrator…
San Bruno Fire 3rd Anniversary: Calls For PG&E Utility Safety, Reforms
San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane today said, nearing the third anniversary of one of the worst natural gas pipeline disaster in U.S. history, that as his community continues to heal and rebuild, San Bruno, California…
San Bruno Fire: CPUC Internal Emails Point To Illegal Interference By CPUC
UPDATE: San Bruno Happy With Latest CPUC PG&E Fine Moves Wednesday, San Bruno officials demanded the release of key internal California Public Utility Commission documents relating to the CPUC’s penalty decision-making process in the PG&E…
Nik Wallenda Grand Canyon Skywire Walk : You Watched To See Him Fall
Nik Wallenda did the impossible in walking part of the Grand Canyon on his “Skywire,” 1,500 feet long and high above the part of the Grand Canyon that is over the Navaho Nation. Admit it….
Facebook’s Instagram Has Video But It Has An Upload Problem
UPDATE: Media Ignores Facebook Instagram Upload Processing Problem Facebook’s Instagram has video, now. Is it too late to the game? Instagram, acquired by Facebook in 2011, held a press conference today to announce its new…
Oakland Mayor Quan Ready To Talk Oakland A’s Stadium Lease Via Media
The City of Oakland’s reacting to a small handful of media who asked for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan to give a statement on the Oakland Athletics Stadium situation, where the media just discovered that the…
San Bruno Demands PG&E Pay $2.25 Billion For San Bruno Fire
In a media event today, The City Of San Bruno announced it wants Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to pay $2.25 billion for damages and home destruction that stemmed from the disaster that was…
Vitoto Video App Shuts Down; Failure Is A Badge Of Honor
On January 23rd 2013 this blogger was contacted by Vinay Patankar, the Founder and CEO of a new microvlog app called Vitoto regarding trying out the app, and providing feed back on his product. I…
SXSW: Is Failure Still A Hot Topic? – by Brian Reich
One of my favorite activities when attending the South-by-Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin (SXSW) is to eavesdrop on people’s conversations. Don’t look at me like that… I am not trying to invade anyone’s privacy or…
Kelly Clarkson Makes Clive Davis Look Like A Jerk
Kelly Clarkson’s, who was amazing at President Obama’s Inauguration, is in a fight with legendary record mogul Clive Davis, and if her tell-all-rant on her website is true, she’s winning, and making Davis look like…
Zig Ziglar Passes, Mitt Romney Visits Obama, Lohan In Trouble
Zig Ziglar, Mitt Romney, and Lindsay Lohan were part of the top searches for Thursday. Zig Ziglar, the master of motivation, passed away at the age of 86. He told us that failure wasn’t the…
President Obama’s Statement on Hurricane Sandy
In this video President Obama says that on Monday before Hurricane Sandy hit water, he had talked to all of the governors of all of the states that would be impacted, and issued declarations of…
Alex Karras Dies At 77: Detroit Lion, Blazing Saddles Actor
Very sad news: Alex Karras, the former Detroit Lions defensive tackle and later actor, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family spokesman. Alex Karras was 77. Mr. Karras, who had…
