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• 2.1 Million Cribs Are Recalled in U.S. and Canada

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Government safety regulators announced the largest crib recall in U.S. history after four young children suffocated.
  2 hours ago

• NCsoft bans 16,000 Aion accounts

  
  Massively — Authority: 691
  One of the continued complaints we hear from Aion players is that bots litter the games digital landscape, severely reducing the enjoyment of actual flesh-n-bones players. So we feel inclined to shout, "Good news, everybody!" at todays announcement by NCsoft that nearly 16,000 accounts have been banned during ...
  6 hours ago

• What really happened in Starkville?

  
  Jacob Grier — Authority: 427
  Last week I briefly commented on a study of heart attack (AMI) rates in Starkville, MS that found a 27% reduction in the AMI rate in the three years following the imposition of a smoking ban. Though I was initially dismissive, I decided to email the authors, Dr. Robert McMillen and Dr. Robert Collins, to ask for a ...
  8 hours ago

• Microsoft: we’re legally allowed to kill modded Xbox 360s

  
  Electricpig.co.uk - The UK's fastest-growing tech news site — Authority: 715
  Modded Xbox 360 consoles can be legally banned from Xbox Live says Microsoft, in the face of legal threats in the states. Does it have the right to kick modded Xbox 360s out? Read on, and get up to speed on the debate. A series of lawsuits have been launched against Microsoft after it banned a raft of modified ...
  18 hours ago

• Czech Senate bans appearance by controversial Dutch politician …‎

  
  Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami — Authority: 574
  Dhimmitude comes at a price…Radio PrahaThe Czech Senate on Thursday banned an appearance by the controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders on its premises. Mr Wilders was going to screen his...
  1 day ago

• Silent Sunday on Frequently Feline: A Photo is Worth a Thousand Words

  
  Frequently Feline — Authority: 107
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• 1 million people were not banned over modded consoles: XBL bossman

  
  Pakistan News | News, Videos, Articles, Current Affairs, Politics, Entertainment, Technology | Geo TV | Dawn | The News | Ten Sports | Geo Super | India News — Authority: 459
  Xbox Live general manager, Marc Whitten, has told VentureBeat that there “wasn’t a million people” banned for having modded 360 consoles, and is unsure “why people would think it was a million”. “These were people that were pirating software. We try to keep sanctity of life from a safety and ...
  2 days ago

• Lawsuit Alleges Xbox Bans Result Of Vast Redmond Conspiracy [Xbox]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 789
  Microsoft has declared that the owners of banned Xbox consoles have no recourse and no choice but to buy new consoles. Some users see this as unfair and a vast Redmond conspiracy, and law firm AbingtonIP is fighting back with a class-action lawsuit. God bless America. Whats the alleged conspiracy? The firm ...
  2 days ago

• Sussex County Va Backs Down On Shooting Range Infringement For Now

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 608
  Sussex County Va Backs Down On Shooting Range Infringement For Now Virginia Citizens Defense League Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)- As we reported earlier Sussex County VA was to Voting On Restricting Shooting Ranges . About 25 gun owners showed up at the Sussex Board of Supervisors meeting last night. ...
  3 days ago

• Supreme Court Brief Filed In Lawsuit Against Handgun Ban

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 608
  Supreme Court Brief Filed In Lawsuit Against Handgun Ban IllinoisCarry.com Bellevue, WA - -(AmmoLand.com)-We are very excited to see the Second Amendment Foundation joined by the Illinois State Rifle Assocciation on the behalf of four Chicago residents submitted its brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case ...
  3 days ago

• Sir Alex Ferguson Wins Again

  
  http://unprofessionalfoul.com/ — Authority: 600
  Ferguson: laughs in the face of mild rebuke Amidst all this Thierry Henry talk, let’s not forget the other man ruining football with his whinging, complaining, and apparent invincibility in the face of countless run-ins with referees: yep, that guy who sits in the comfy chairs on the Old Trafford sidelines. Our ...
  3 days ago

• Smoke and mirrors: Cigarette tobacco makers alter labels to sidestep tax hike

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 805
  Filed under: Company News , People A major tax increase on loose cigarette tobacco has caused pipe tobacco sales to surge dramatically this year. Historically, the tobacco industry manufactured around 270,000 pounds of pipe tobacco per month. Yet, in April, it hit 566,000 pounds, ultimately skyrocketing to 1.7 ...
  4 days ago

• Are Allison’s sunglasses in “The Future’s So Bright” an homage?

  
  Medium Dreams — Authority: 135
  It’s kind of funny how many people have commented (including myself) on how goofy Allison’s sunglasses look in this week’s episode, “The Future’s So Bright.” They’re goofy white glasses that look a lot like the original Ray-Ban Wayfarers . Then, the more I looked at them, the more they seemed ...
  4 days ago

• Your Marxist Moron of the Day

  
  The Daley Gator — Authority: 632
  Well, for the first time a state has won this award. I had to think about my rules for eligibility, before handing this out. Could a state win? Yes, if that state is California, er Marxifornia, and if said state did something as assbackwards as this! Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California ...
  5 days ago

• Oregon Appeals Court Rules Against Gun Owners…Again

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 608
  Oregon Appeals Court Rules Against Gun Owners…Again The Oregon Court of Appeals has once again ruled against gun owners. Oregon Firearms Federation Medford , Oregon - - (AmmoLand.com) - In a case funded by the Oregon FIrearms Educational Foundation, Jane Doe Vs Medford School District, the court ruled that ...
  5 days ago

• Senate Committee Rubberstamps Left-Wing Ideologue to Head Powerful OSHA Agency Despite His Anti-Gun and Pro-Junk-Science Views

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 644
  David Michaels, a left-wing ideologue who supports junk science and seeks to restrict gun possession, has been approved by the Senate Health Committee to head the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Only two committee members, both Republicans, voted against Michaels. The vote occurred ...
  5 days ago

• More on Smoking Bans

  
  Chandler Criminal Defense — Authority: 479
  This post is a response to the multiple, thoughtful comments on my post yesterday . As I began to write, it got too long and I decided make it a different post altogether. Here are some additional thoughts on smoking bans: I don’t think that cigars in general will be regulated out of existence; Swisher Sweets ...
  5 days ago

• Glowing Bacteria Could Join Rats, Dogs, and Watercress in De-mining Agricultural Land

  
  Green Options — Authority: 148
  The complexity and cost of clearing land mines, which are still responsible for to twenty to thirty thousand casualties a year, has lead to a microorganism based detection method that should speed the location mines. The awesome power released by a detonating mine The New Mine Detection Technology ...
  5 days ago

• Glowing Bacteria Could Join Rats, Dogs, and Watercress in De-mining Agricultural Land

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 163
  The complexity and cost of clearing land mines, which are still responsible for to twenty to thirty thousand casualties a year, has lead to a microorganism based detection method that should speed the location mines. The awesome power released by a detonating mine The New Mine Detection Technology ...
  5 days ago

• Women Banned From Wearing Pants in Paris Thanks to 200-Year-Old Law

  
  StyleList Fashion Blog — Authority: 649
  Filed under: Fashion , News Frances First Lady, Carla Bruni, breaking the law. Photo: Javier Soriano, Getty Quelle horreur ! France may have a reputation for being fashion-forward and eternally chic , but the countrys legal code seems to be stuck in the Stone Ages. Turns out, its illegal for women to wear ...
  6 days ago

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