- Because voting isn't effed up enough in Florida, why not
throw another wrench into the works with the presidential election coming up in
a few short months? Take it away, Florida election officials. Tell the whole world
that from here on out, you will utilize a federal law enforcement database to
challenge the eligibility of a person to vote as part of its effort to purge
non-citizens from your voting rolls. In an unusual step, the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security will allow state officials access to the SAVE -- Systematic
Alien Verification for Entitlements - - database in an agreement that was
announced Saturday by Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner and the Florida
Department of State. After months of negotiations between state and federal
officials, the two sides have reached an agreement and the deal could inspire Colorado,
Nevada, Michigan and North Carolina -- states that could ultimately swing
November's presidential election -- where officials are advocating for similar
access. "Florida voters are counting on their state and federal
governments to cooperate in a way that ensures elections are fair, beginning
with ensuring the voter rolls are current and accurate," Detzner said in a
statement. "Now, we have a commitment to cooperate from DHS and we look forward
to a partnership that improves our election process." Fair and accurate
voting in Florida? Hanging chads, the year 2000 and old people fooled by
something as simple as a computerized ballot would disagree with that one. The
database which lists those who are legally in the United States on either visas
or "green cards" but not eligible to vote and is a web-based service
that was created to help "federal, state and local benefit-issuing
agencies, institutions, and licensing bureaus determine the immigration status
of benefit applicants so only those entitled to benefits receive them,"
according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. After Florida officials
sued last month to gain access to it, the two sides began working on agreement.
However, media outlets have looked at some who might be purged from the voter
rolls and found them to be legitimate citizens, so expect the process of
removing bogus voters to be less than squeaky clean……….
- In the very near future, Apple dorks around the world will
put their life on hold, kiss their loved ones goodbye and head out to stand in
line for what will only seem like an eternity to throw down several hundred
dollars for the iPhone 5. Until then, these tech enthusiasts are scouring
message boards and doing regular Google searches for any leaks or details about
what the new iPhone will look like, what sort of battery life it will have and
what sort of graphics it will boast. The latest supposed leak came over the
weekend with a fresh set of details and a small .jpg image that shows
what the top back of the device is set to look like. If the picture is
accurate, the iPhone 5 will have two glass panels on the back on top and bottom
of a larger aluminum panel, with the glass panel at the top having a single LED
flash and large lens for it’s back-facing camera. As the image leaked, tech
analysts claimed it was a prototype for the device that saying is near
production, with manufacturing plans in China reportedly instructed to be prepared
for the start of production for the iPhone 5. Other rumors have suggested that
the new model will be taller, but not fatter, than the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.
The iPhone 5 is also expected to have at least a dual-core processor (as the
iPhone 4S does now with the A5 manufactured by Samsung) and maybe even four CPU
cores. Its dock will also have a dock connector on its bottom that’s the first
in the Apple mobile line not working with the 30-pin connectors that have been
on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touches since the start. You can now start
breathing again and realize that the world around you still exists, Apple
dorks…………
- Who shuts down The Boss AND a former Beatle mid-concert?
Authorities in London, that’s who. Rockers Bruce Springsteen and Sir Paul McCartney
were silenced on Saturday night as they headlined the Hard London's Hyde Rock
Calling event in Hyde Park and dared to push half an hour past a city-imposed
concert curfew. McCartney, who is freaking British and probably should have
received more leeway, had joined Springsteen on stage at the end of the
singer's headline slot and both men found their microphones cut off at 10:30 p.m.
before they could address the crowd. Springsteen, who has always been huge in
Europe, is known for his long shows and had been rocking out for more than
three hours when he was cut off. He tore through out hits such as "Born In
The USA" and "Because The Night," then welcomed McCartney to the
stage to sing Beatles hits "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist
and Shout," but both men had their microphones shut off and had to leave
the state in silence as a stunned crowd looked on. The concert was truly an
all-star event as Springsteen, who played with his E Street Band as always, had
earlier invited Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello on stage to perform two
songs and brought singer John Fogerty up for one song. He also saluted a fan man
holding up a banner asking him to play the song "Take 'Em As They
Come," and listing the concerts around the world where he had requested
it. Springsteen spotted the banner, held it up on stage and praised the
"big investment" the fan had made to see him in places including
Madrid and Paris. "Tonight, my friend, this is your lucky night. You're going to hear
this damn thing,” Springsteen announced. "It's a completely obscure track
I wrote for The River when I needed some rock songs." Just think what an
evening it could have been if the ass hats in charge hadn’t pulled the plug on
the show………….
- Not everyone is a cycling fan. In the United States,
almost no one is a cycling fan now that alleged steroids-user Lance Armstrong
isn't winning one Tour after another. But someone in southern France not only
hates cycling, but also has far too much free time on his or her hands. That
someone dumped hundreds of tacks on the road as the race neared the city of Foix,
causing that
around 30 competitors in the main pack to suffer flats near the day's steepest
climb, the Mur de Peguere, as Luis Leon Sanchez led a breakaway far ahead of
the trouble to win the stage. One rider crashed as a result of the tacks and
French police, who line the course route by the hundreds for crowd control each
stage, were called in to investigate. Normally their job is keeping the
flag-waving, costume-wearing kooks who try to run beside and interact with the
riders away from the action, but now they have a real-life crime to
investigate. In a race where France riders have already battled crashes,
flares, and dogs straying into their roads, tacks in the road just seems like
overkill. Bradley Wiggins of Britain, the current leader and holder of the
fabled yellow jersey, withstood the “attack” and avoided the chaos it caused.
He did hold up for second-place rider Cadel Evans, who He had to wait three
times for help dealing with flats and lost nearly two minutes at one point
before teammates arrived and gave the former world champion a rear wheel. Wiggins
honored cycling etiquette by not attempting to capitalize on Evans' misfortune
and urged the peloton to slow down to allow Evans to return to the pack. The
two men finished in the same time: 18 minutes, 15 seconds behind Sanchez, the
winner of the 119-mile ride between Limoux and Foix in southern France. Here’s
hoping fans along the rest of the race course keep their office supplies at
home when they go out to watch the festivities………
No comments:
Post a Comment