Incompetence
I have to give this guy credit. At least he has the right idea about wanting to get out of the gene pool. From the NPS Morning Report:
Colorado NM (CO) - Attempted Suicide
Rangers received a report of a vehicle in a canyon between Highland View
and Artist Point overlooks on the afternoon of May 20th. They found a white
sedan occupied by a 19-year-old man from Grand Junction, who admitted that
he'd deliberately driven off the road in an attempt to commit suicide. It
also appeared that he'd attempted to ignite the gas in the vehicle's tank
by lighting a rag in the gas port. A broken belt was found hanging in a
nearby tree, where it appeared that he'd attempted to hang himself after
the crash - a fact he confirmed later when talking with medical staff. He
also said that he'd attempted to electrocute himself a week earlier, but
without luck. He sustained numerous lacerations and contusions in the
accident and was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where he is being held until
a psychological review can be completed.
May 30, 2002
May 10, 2002
Holy Crap Dude! It's Coffee!!!
I don't know why I'm surprised. There's a blog devoted to coffee.
http://www.bloggle.com/coffee/
ABsolutely Fabulous
FTC Charges Three Top-selling Electronic Abdominal Exercise Belts with Making False Claims
Alleges Electronic Abdominal Gadgets Won't Provide Six-Pack Abs
"Now you can get rock hard abs with no sweat"
"Lose 4 Inches in 30 Days Guaranteed"
"30% More Effective Than Normal Exercise"
"10 Minutes = 600 Sit-Ups"
These are the types of claims the Federal Trade Commission has challenged in complaints filed in federal district courts against three widely advertised electronic abdominal exercise belts - AB Energizer, AbTronic, and Fast Abs. The FTC alleges that the marketers of the devices, which use electronic muscle stimulation (EMS), have falsely advertised that users will get "six pack" or "washboard" abs without exercise.
"For years, marketers of diet and exercise products have been preying on overweight, out-of-shape consumers by hawking false hope in a pill, false hope in a bottle, and, now, in a belt," said FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris. "Unfortunately, there are no magic pills, potions, or pulsators for losing weight and getting into shape. The only winning combination is changing your diet and exercise."
Full FTC story at: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/05/projectabsurd.htm
I don't know why I'm surprised. There's a blog devoted to coffee.
http://www.bloggle.com/coffee/
ABsolutely Fabulous
FTC Charges Three Top-selling Electronic Abdominal Exercise Belts with Making False Claims
Alleges Electronic Abdominal Gadgets Won't Provide Six-Pack Abs
"Now you can get rock hard abs with no sweat"
"Lose 4 Inches in 30 Days Guaranteed"
"30% More Effective Than Normal Exercise"
"10 Minutes = 600 Sit-Ups"
These are the types of claims the Federal Trade Commission has challenged in complaints filed in federal district courts against three widely advertised electronic abdominal exercise belts - AB Energizer, AbTronic, and Fast Abs. The FTC alleges that the marketers of the devices, which use electronic muscle stimulation (EMS), have falsely advertised that users will get "six pack" or "washboard" abs without exercise.
"For years, marketers of diet and exercise products have been preying on overweight, out-of-shape consumers by hawking false hope in a pill, false hope in a bottle, and, now, in a belt," said FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris. "Unfortunately, there are no magic pills, potions, or pulsators for losing weight and getting into shape. The only winning combination is changing your diet and exercise."
Full FTC story at: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/05/projectabsurd.htm
May 02, 2002
Utah License Plates
Saw a UT license plate at lunch: ITSREDS
The plastic plate frame said: Redheads do what blondes only dream of
As a vastly depressing counterpoint, the plate frame on a huge, older model Cadillac containing the appropriately ancient couple read:
Life's not lack'n when you're Cadillac'n
Saw a UT license plate at lunch: ITSREDS
The plastic plate frame said: Redheads do what blondes only dream of
As a vastly depressing counterpoint, the plate frame on a huge, older model Cadillac containing the appropriately ancient couple read:
Life's not lack'n when you're Cadillac'n
May 01, 2002
New "Eagan's Law" Passed in NJ
Under a new law designed to protect minors, local police departments will now be required to inform residents any time a known Roman Catholic priest or bishop moves into their neighborhood. The law also mandates that Catholic priests register with authorities, wear electronic monitoring devices, and be prohibited from moving to within a half-mile radius of a school.
A follow-up to Megan's Law, enacted by New Jersey in 1994, the so-called "Egan's Law" is named for Cardinal Edward Egan of New York and Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston, who are both accused of covering up sexual abuse by priests under their authority. Like Megan's Law, Egan's Law is expected to spread quickly to other states.
Creed Tour Cancelled
In a related incident, Cristian rock act Creed was forced to cancel the remainder of their North American tour because of a car accident involving lead singer Scott Stapp. According to a band spokesman, the singer is suffering from back and neck pain after Stapp's SUV was hit in the rear by another car on Interstate 4 near Orlando, Florida on Friday, April 19th. According to Orlando police, no injuries were reported at the time of the accident. It is uncertain at this time if Stapp was rear-ended by a priest.
Major Advancement in User Interface Technology
A new glass is able to tell bar or waitstaff when it is empty and needs refilling. Developed by Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the intelligent glass is fitted with a radio-frequency coil in its base and emits a signal to a receiver set in the table when it's empty, New Scientist magazine reported last week.
The iGlassware system works by coating each glass with a transparent conductive film and embedding a microchip and a thin radio-frequency coil in its base. The conducting material makes the glass behave like a capacitor, a device that stores an electrical charge between two conductive plates separated by an insulator. In this case the glass's base and sides are the conductive plates, while the drink is the insulator. As the level of drink falls, so does the insulation, and this progressively raises the charge that goes through to the microchip in the glass's base. When the microchip receives the "full" charge, that means the glass is empty, so it sends a top-up signal to the waiters' station via a small radio coil built into the table, using a frequency similar to those used by mobile phones. Every glass has its own ID, and its charge is provided by a radio frequency signal also provided by the table coil.
The downside to iGlassware is that it is intrusive - the restaurant knows what you have ordered and how fast you have drunk it. However, iGlassware is bound to be a hit, says Ronald Cole, an expert in hotel and restaurant management at the University of Delaware, .
"Our studies show that if there is a long delay between beverage order time and fill and subsequent refill, customers tend to feel less satisfied about the entire dining experience," he told New Scientist.
This is user-centered design at its best.
Under a new law designed to protect minors, local police departments will now be required to inform residents any time a known Roman Catholic priest or bishop moves into their neighborhood. The law also mandates that Catholic priests register with authorities, wear electronic monitoring devices, and be prohibited from moving to within a half-mile radius of a school.
A follow-up to Megan's Law, enacted by New Jersey in 1994, the so-called "Egan's Law" is named for Cardinal Edward Egan of New York and Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston, who are both accused of covering up sexual abuse by priests under their authority. Like Megan's Law, Egan's Law is expected to spread quickly to other states.
Creed Tour Cancelled
In a related incident, Cristian rock act Creed was forced to cancel the remainder of their North American tour because of a car accident involving lead singer Scott Stapp. According to a band spokesman, the singer is suffering from back and neck pain after Stapp's SUV was hit in the rear by another car on Interstate 4 near Orlando, Florida on Friday, April 19th. According to Orlando police, no injuries were reported at the time of the accident. It is uncertain at this time if Stapp was rear-ended by a priest.
Major Advancement in User Interface Technology
A new glass is able to tell bar or waitstaff when it is empty and needs refilling. Developed by Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the intelligent glass is fitted with a radio-frequency coil in its base and emits a signal to a receiver set in the table when it's empty, New Scientist magazine reported last week.
The iGlassware system works by coating each glass with a transparent conductive film and embedding a microchip and a thin radio-frequency coil in its base. The conducting material makes the glass behave like a capacitor, a device that stores an electrical charge between two conductive plates separated by an insulator. In this case the glass's base and sides are the conductive plates, while the drink is the insulator. As the level of drink falls, so does the insulation, and this progressively raises the charge that goes through to the microchip in the glass's base. When the microchip receives the "full" charge, that means the glass is empty, so it sends a top-up signal to the waiters' station via a small radio coil built into the table, using a frequency similar to those used by mobile phones. Every glass has its own ID, and its charge is provided by a radio frequency signal also provided by the table coil.
The downside to iGlassware is that it is intrusive - the restaurant knows what you have ordered and how fast you have drunk it. However, iGlassware is bound to be a hit, says Ronald Cole, an expert in hotel and restaurant management at the University of Delaware, .
"Our studies show that if there is a long delay between beverage order time and fill and subsequent refill, customers tend to feel less satisfied about the entire dining experience," he told New Scientist.
This is user-centered design at its best.
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