The guy behind @GowanusDolphin learned his lesson the hard wayA chorus of Twitter elite got really angry on Friday when an opportunistic user decided to register @GowanusDolphin, a horrible account that premised itself on a dolphin trapped in New York‘s murky Gowanus Canal. Not sure how I feel about parody account @gowanusdolphin. Poor guy. Don’t find funny at all.SEE MORE: Connecticut...
Fox orders futuristic cop drama pilot from J.J. Abrams, J.H. Wyman
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Fox has given the green light to a police drama pilot from “Fringe” executive producers J.H. Wyman and J.J. Abrams, the network said Friday.Described as an “action-packed buddy cop show,” the untitled project takes place “in the near future, when all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids.”Wyman is writing and executive-producing the one-hour...
Diner’s Journal Blog: PepsiCo Will Halt Use of Additive in Gatorade
Label: HealthPepsiCo announced on Friday that it would no longer use an ingredient in Gatorade after consumers complained.The ingredient, brominated vegetable oil, which was used in citrus versions of the sports drink to prevent the flavorings from separating, was the object of a petition started on Change.org by Sarah Kavanagh, a 15-year-old from Hattiesburg, Miss., who became concerned about the ingredient after...
Shedd Aquarium looks to slice energy bill
Label: Business Bob Wengel's job at Shedd Aquarium makes your typical thermostat war seem laughable.For him, keeping everybody comfortable means...
Jan
25
Video sparks protest of Ultimate Fighting event
Label: World Women's advocacy groups in Chicago are urging the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization to prevent a fighter who appeared...
Al Shabaab says enemies closed its Twitter account
Label: TechnologyMOGADISHU (Reuters) – Al Shabaab on Friday said its Christian enemies had closed its Twitter account, which the Somali militant group used to parade hostages, mock rivals and claim responsibility for bombings and assassinations.The group’s official Twitter account, which has thousands of followers, was offline on Friday with a message saying “Sorry, that user is suspended”.It was not immediately clear...
‘Dallas’ returns with J.R. Ewing’s final schemes
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — J.R. Ewing wouldn’t hesitate to cheat his fellow man. He also famously cheated death.In the second-season finale of “Dallas” back in 1980, he was shot by an unknown assailant in his office and left for dead. But he recovered nicely, and the cliffhanger question that gripped the nation (Who shot J.R.?) was answered that November in an episode seen by 80 million viewers.This time, J.R....
Doctor and Patient: The Drawn Out Process of the Medical Lawsuit
Label: HealthShe was one of the most highly sought radiologists in her hospital, a doctor with the uncanny ability to divine the source of maladies from the shadows of black and white X-ray films.But one afternoon my colleague revealed that she had been named in a lawsuit, accused of overlooking an irregularity on a scan several years earlier. The plaintiff suing believed my colleague had missed the first sign...
Burnt circuit boards snag Japan's 787 probe
Label: Business A device seen as key to explaining why a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner jet made an emergency landing in Japan last week is burnt...
Jan
24
Massive warehouse fire rekindles
Label: WorldA fire at a warehouse at 37th and Ashland has rekindled in the Bridgeport neighborhood. Fire has rekindled at a Bridgeport warehouse...
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