National Weather Service fiscal scandal evokes thunderstorm of cheap weather references by SFB staff
Looks like Tropical Storm Beryl isn’t the only storm brewin’: The National Weather Service just had its director step down after a hailstorm of criticism following an improperly forecasted allocation of bonuses to contractors. We’re sure that while those workers had mostly sunny days, taxpayers have a lower level of barometric pressure these days for misappropriated funds — especially $43 million worth, which is high whether you’re looking in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Recently, the storm trackers — er, auditors — showed up. As a result, Jack Hayes felt the humidity rising in his position and got out after the heat got to hot to bear. (Editor’s note: Sorry. We couldn’t help ourselves.)
Weather or not…
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Maurice Sendak, the children’s author and illustrator best known for the 1963 classic “Where the Wild Things Are,” has died at age 83.
The Brooklyn-born author lost many family members in the Holocaust and spent time in bed with health problems as a child. After seeing the Disney movie “Fantasia” at the age of 12, he resolved to become an illustrator.
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*sigh* Not a great way to start out the morning.
*le sigh*
Source: MSN
::drops mic::
Slow Jam The News with President Barack Obama!
That poor microphone!
In all seriousness though, this is awesome.
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The scariest expression, ever: ”Spain’s bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla is seen after a bullfight was cancelled due to the bad weather, in Brihuega, Spain, Saturday, April 14, 2012.” Someone please make this photo a meme. (Photo by Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP)
How about we don’t turn this into a meme how about instead we just look at this man’s awesome face.
Yes that sounds good.
meme’s are the lowest form of comedy on the internet.
this man’s face, however….
We mean, seriously. This is not like a life or death thing. Heh.
Source: theage.com.au
Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi woman living in Southern California, was taken off life support today, succumbing to injuries sustained in a brutal tire iron beating on Wednesday. Shaima was found in her living room, and according to her daughter Fatima and the police investigating, a note was found near her saying “Go back to your country, you terrorist.”
Shaima was a mother of five who has been in the US with her family since the mid-1990s. She was described by her friend Sura Alzaidy as “respectful modest muhajiba.” Her daughter tearfully addressed her mother’s attackers during a media interview, saying “You took my mother away from me. You took my best friend away from me. Why? Why did you do it?”
[Daily Mail; AFP]
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A terrible incident that more people should know about. This happens in our country. This should not happen.
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The world’s largest and most resilient BitTorrent site plans to redefine “cloud computing” with a plan to move at least some of its servers onto unmanned drones miles above Sweden.
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If Apple had $38 billion more in cash laying around the office, it could bail out Greece: The Guardian takes a look at just how much $98 billion really is and what it could pay for outside of the Cupertino bubble. [The Guardian]
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If Apple had $38 billion more in cash laying around the office, it could bail out Greece: The Guardian takes a look at just how much $98 billion really is and what it could pay for outside of the Cupertino bubble. [The Guardian]
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A bunch of geniuses figured out a way to allow you to tether your connection from your iPhone to your laptop — getting around the App Store by using a HTML5 Web app.
They previously released a similar app for the iPhone called iTether, but Apple took it down from the App Store immediately. However, that appears not to have stopped them. Only downside? It costs $30 a year, which is still way cheaper than what AT&T and Verizon charge.
Source: shortformblog
ShortFormBlog: Trayvon Martin: Neighborhood watch captain claims self-defense in teen's death
- cause A few weeks ago, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was watching the NBA All-Star Game with his father and soon-to-be stepfamily (who live in a gated community outside Orlando) when he went out to get snacks at a local convenience store.
- reaction The neighborhood watch captain of the gated…
What?!?!
Source: shortformblog
