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Archive for October 3rd, 2005
Monday, October 3, 2005 Athletes should remember O.J. By Len Butcher Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson turned himself in to police after an altercation he had with his girlfriend at a bar and was cited for domestic abuse assault.
Two years ago, Johnson entered a diversion program for allegedly brandishing a gun during an argument with an ex-girlfriend at his home. He was charged in [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 Titus makes the front page By Steve Sebelius There's a good profile of Democratic gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Dina Titus in today's Review-Journal. Intrepid political reporter Erin Neff brings out a lot of background on Titus, including the fact that party elders have passed her over for runs at Congress or the Clark County Commission. Her bid for governor, as a result, is [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 Boggs McDonald didn't separate powers? By Steve Sebelius Oh, the irony.
Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald used to serve on the Las Vegas City Council. And while there she was the only member who showed even a glimmer of understanding the whole "separation of powers" doctrine, which in Nevada constitutional parlance says that no person who exercises the powers of one branch [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 Reid joins the blogosphere By Steve Sebelius Belated greetings to a fellow blogger: U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, who has taken to posting his thoughts on his very own blog. The site asks us to "Think of this website as your own: A place where you can be a part of taking back your Senate in 2006 and fighting to protect your communities." [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 U.S. Supreme Court Opens New Term Today By Dave Berns "In its new term, which begins Monday, the high court is set to examine an assisted- suicide law, the religious use of hallucinogenic tea, an abortion statue concerning parental notification, and a ban on federal money to universities that restrict military recruiting on campus. The balance of power between states and the federal government is [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 World Wide Web Creator Berners-Lee Reflects On Growth of Internet By Dave Berns "I used to say a few years ago that the Web was in its adolescence. It has matured since then, but if adult, it's certainly young. It has tested its own boundaries and in some cases, such as the rash of phishing (scams to steal account numbers and passwords), exceeded them," Berners-Lee says in a [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 Team of Drivers Collects Online Map Data By Dave Berns "The next time you check a street address on Yahoo, you should know that it took days and months of driving by people like Mark Chilianis and Bill Wong to make sure you plot the best possible route to that party or appointment," writes today's San Francisco Chronicle.
"Chilianis and Wong work for Navteq of Chicago, [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 Japanese Stocks Fall Monday By Dave Berns "Japanese stocks fell Monday after lackluster results from a quarterly corporate confidence survey triggered selling. The dollar was higher against the yen," reports The Associated Press.
"The Nikkei 225 index fell 49.02 points, or 0.36 percent, to finish at 13,525.28 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The index lost 42.94 points, or 0.3 percent, Friday. It [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 Oil Prices Up Slightly Monday In Overseas Trading By Dave Berns "Oil prices gained slightly Monday on expectations of higher demand for heating oil as the Northern Hemisphere winter approaches, stretching supplies strained by the slow recovery of U.S. crude production following back-to-back hurricanes," reports The Associated Press.
"Mid-afternoon in Singapore, light, sweet crude for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 4cents to $66.28 [...]
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Monday, October 3, 2005 Retailer Altering Use of "Infamous" Logo By Dave Berns "French Connection, the fashion retailer, is scaling back the use of its infamous FCUK slogan after a slump in sales," reports today's London Times.
"The logo, which is an acronym for French Connection United Kingdom, has been splashed across the company’s clothing and adverts, since its creation in 1997."
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