Colberts Facebook Flock

Seeded on Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:35 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Stephen Colbert's presidential candidacy may be phony, but his supporters are very, very real.

politics, elections, satire, barack-obama, social-networking, facebook, stephen-colbert, presidential-election, colbert-report

In July, Rudy Giuliani swore he would never back Red Sox

Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:38 AM EDT (NY Daily News)

Maybe the Devil made him do it. Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani declared himself a Red Sox fan on Tuesday, but as recently as last summer he vowed never to trade his Yankee soul to the Sox - even for the White House.

politics, election, baseball, new-york-yankees, boston-red-sox, flip-flopper, rudy-giuliani, presidential-election, republican, united-states

Mac OS X Web browser rundown 2007

Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:41 PM EDT (456 Berea Street)

Several years ago, when Mac OS X was still a very young operating system, it was hard to find a really good and stable web browser for the Mac. Pretty much the only viable option for the first release of Mac OS X in 2001 was Internet Explorer 5.

technology, internet, apple, review, firefox, os-x, opera, safari, browsers, flock

No Power, No Goals For The Rangers

Seeded on Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:57 AM EDT (nysportsday.com)

Sixty five minutes and no goals. Three All-Star shooters and no goals. If the Rangers are going to do anything this year, they will need a better output than that. Yet, the top two Ranger lines are still not clicking, not on the power play [0-6] and not at even strength.

sports, new-york-rangers, boston-bruins, recap, henrik-lundqvist, phil-kessel, martin-straka

Bush's role in America's best TV show

Seeded on Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:48 AM EDT (The Times)

Like a lot of people, I find my television habits have changed a great deal over the past few years. I watch less and less of the main networks and less cable in real time, and I absorb a growing proportion of my TV from online snippets.

politics, andrew-sullivan, colbert-report, comedy-central, daily-show, stephen-colbert, jon-stewart, george-bush, satire, television

Ex-Mrs. New Jersey charged with writing bad checks

Seeded on Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:52 PM EDT (NJ.com)

A former Mrs. New Jersey was arrested in Essex Fells for writing bogus checks to purchase more than $70,000 of antique furniture, authorities said today.

us-news, scandal, mrs-new-jersey, new-jersey, heather-l-di-carlo, essex-county, crime, bad-checks, mug-shot

Atlantic City mayor gives up his office

Seeded on Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:47 PM EDT (NJ.com)

Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy resigned yesterday, two weeks after dropping out of sight amid reports that he was under investigation for embellishing his military service record and possibly receiving disability benefits he did not deserve.

us-news, followup, atlantic-city, new-jersey, mayor, robert-levy, scandal, vietnam-vet, investigation

NHL, Reebok Create Glitzy Midtown Manhattan Store

Seeded on Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:45 PM EDT (promomagazine.com)

The National Hockey League and Reebok have collaborated on an apparel store in midtown Manhattan with a dazzling display of video screens and designer t-shirts where shoppers can also relax over a double mocha latte.

sports, nhl, reebok, merchandising, new-york-city, official-merchandise, apparel, retail, starbucks, marketing

Rangers acquire Parenteau from Chicago

Seeded on Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:39 PM EDT (newyorkrangers.com)

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has acquired right wing Pierre Parenteau from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

sports, nhl, ahl, new-york-rangers, transaction, chicago-blackhawks, pierre-parenteau

Sens send Emery to AHL for conditioning

Seeded on Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:36 PM EDT (Tsn.ca)

The Ottawa Senators announced on Thursday goaltender Ray Emery had been assigned to the AHL for a two-game conditioning stint. Emery will make starts against the Syracuse Crunch on Friday and the Hershey Bears on Saturday.

sports, nhl, ottawa-senators, ray-emery, ahl, binghamton-senators

Giuliani Pulled No Punches on the Radio

Seeded on Sat Oct 6, 2007 12:41 PM EDT (The New York Times)

So what should a mayor do? Just let constituents call his weekly radio program on WABC — the one called "Live From City Hall ... With Rudy Giuliani" — and whine and complain and get in his face without answering back?

politics, rudy-giuliani, new-york-city, nyc, expos, elections, nra, wabc, radio, presidential-election

Mom tries to strangle daughter, kills self

Seeded on Fri Oct 5, 2007 11:09 PM EDT (NJ.com)

A mother tried to strangle her young daughter then ended her own life in the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge today, said Bill Koch, manager of the refuge based on police information.

us-news, crime, new-jersey, suicide, long-hill-township, great-swamp, great-swamp-national-wildlife-refuge, national-park

A.C. Mayor Goes AWOL; Mystery Man Appoints Self

Seeded on Thu Oct 4, 2007 3:39 PM EDT (cbs3.com)

Frustrated and confused Atlantic City residents have lately been asking "Where is the Mayor?" Bob Levy, the Mayor of the New Jersey gambling mecca, went missing last week without notice, leaving a power vacuum in his absence.

politics, atlantic-city, new-jersey, bob-levy, awol, domenic-cappella, mystery, missing-person

Sands to go out with a bang on Oct. 18

Seeded on Mon Oct 1, 2007 7:13 PM EDT (pressofatlanticcity.com)

The Sands Casino Hotel will come crashing down Oct. 18 in a spectacular implosion that will light up the nighttime sky and give the Boardwalk some Las Vegas-style pyrotechnical pizazz.

entertainment, atlantic-city, sands-casino-hotel, hotel, casino, new-jersey, implosion, demolition, pinnacle-entertainment-inc

Arena doesn't meet Newark's suite desire- NJ.com

Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:00 AM EDT (NJ.com)

Some council members will boycott opening over lack of city luxury box The thousands of invitations for the grand opening of the Devils arena in downtown Newark have yet to be addressed and mailed.

sports, nhl, newark, arena, essex-county, new-jersey-devils, new-jersey, prudential-center, prudential, politicians

Here we go again

Seeded on Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:05 AM EDT (Tsn.ca)

The NHL regular season hasn't even commenced yet and we are already forced to re-open the debate on heads shots, thanks to Steve Downie's devastating hit on Dean McAmmond.

sports, nhl, controversy, dirty, injury, rules, bob-mckenzie, concussion, steve-downie, dean-mcammond

McAmmond injured in Senators win

Seeded on Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:01 AM EDT (Tsn.ca)

There's no telling what Steve Downie did to his chances of making the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, but it's a certainty that he won no friends on the Ottawa Senators.

sports, nhl, injury, concussion, dean-mcammond, steve-downie, philadelphia-flyers, ottawa-senators

NHL owners move closer to changing schedule format

Seeded on Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:03 AM EDT (Yahoo! Sports)

NHL teams could be back to playing every other club in the league by next season. The board of governors from the 30 teams met Tuesday and moved closer to ditching the unbalanced schedule put it place after the lockout wiped out the 2004-05 season.

sports, nhl, hockey, scheduling, rivalries, gary-bettman, nhl-board-of-governors

Lightroom 1.2 and Camera Raw 4.2 Now Available

Seeded on Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:32 AM EDT (blogs.adobe.com)

Lightroom 1.2 and Camera Raw 4.2 are now available. Lightroom customers will receive an update notification through Lightroom and Photoshop CS3 users will be able to download the Camera Raw 4.2 update through the Adobe Update Manager.

technology, digital-photography, raw, raw-processing, adobe, adobe-camera-raw, adobe-photoshop-lightroom, lightroom, canon-eos-40d, software

Sabres' Numminen needs heart surgery

Seeded on Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:43 PM EDT (Tsn.ca)

Sabres defenceman Teppo Numminen needs surgery to correct a heart condition. The Sabres didn't know Thursday when Numminen will have the procedure. He did not report for team physicals on Thursday and is consulting with team physicians.

sports, nhl, buffalo-sabres, teppo-numminen, heart-condition, injury

NHL to announce outdoor game

Seeded on Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:06 PM EDT (Tsn.ca)

Winter, Buffalo and Penguins. It's a perfect combination for an outdoor NHL game.

sports, nhl, hockey, ralph-wilson-stadium, buffalo-sabres, pittsburgh-penguins, outdoor-game, buffalo

9/11 memorials fading from fatigue

Seeded on Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:44 PM EDT (NJ.com)

6 years later, fewer remembrances for horror we can't forget In Westfield, weeds have taken over the brick walkways around the 9/11 memorial and heavy traffic exhaust has left its mark on the obelisk.

us-news, nj, new-jersey, jersey-city, eagle-rock-reservation, essex-county, 9-11, memorial, 9-11-memorial, september-11

Free billboard advice for the NHL

Seeded on Mon Sep 3, 2007 1:36 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

In a billboard advertisement kicking off their 2007-08 ad campaign, the Dallas Stars took a swipe at the NBA's ref scandal with a sign that reads "The only thing our refs shave is the ice."

sports, nhl, humor, advertisement, hockey, dallas-stars, billboards, advice