"More than 300 Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots marched near the company's headquarters yesterday and placed a giant inflatable rat on a street corner to symbolize what they see as corporate greed in management's effort to void their contract and impose pay cuts."
The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing said the NBC network's "Dateline NBC" confirmed it was sending Muslim-looking men to a race, along with a camera crew to film fans' reactions. The NBC crew was "apparently on site in Martinsville, Virginia, walked around and no one bothered them," NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said Wednesday.
Austria detects bird flu in cats
The discovery, in the southern state of Styria, follows the detection of H5N1 in a dead cat in Germany last week.
That case was thought to be the first example outside Asia of the virus crossing species to infect a mammal.
Not a good sign of times to come. One would assume that these animals at a shelter would be seperated by cages, therefore this is now an airborne mutation.
"Where does he rank among the all-time sportscasters? In my opinion, he's one of the all-time best. He worked in an era where less was expected than modern-day announcers. He didn't have the network longevity that today's super-announcers have. But Gowdy dominated an era like no one else. His voice is missed. His expertise is missed. There aren't many left that remember DiMaggio and Williams in vivid detail."
"The wife of a Republican was told to leave during the US president's State of the Union speech for wearing a t-shirt in support of US troops."
"Rumors surfaced on Friday that Microsoft is close to completing a takeover offer for the Norwegian browser vendor, having outbid Google."A bad dream that has not come true...yet!!
"One question facing Sprint and the wireless industry is whether handheld-device users want to watch a feature-length film on a 2-inch or 3-inch screen."I am obviously not in the demographics they are wanting to reach, but I can tell you I have no interest in watching something that small. I have a hard enough time with my eyes as it is...
"The handout, titled 'Your Daddy Kills Animals,' features a grinning lunatic gutting a fish, and warns kids to keep their puppies and kittens away from Dad because he's 'hooked on killing.'"
"'I wish Bush would be (coherent, eschewed) for once during a speech, but there are theories that his everyday diction charms the below-average mind, hence insuring him Republican votes.' 'Coherent' is the right answer."
"For Monty Gaither, Thanksgiving prayer is one of those issues that has been glossed right over in the grand tradition of ignoring family drama.
Gaither is the Arizona state director of American Atheists, and does not pray. Yet, at one turkey dinner, there was no getting around it.
'My oldest sister had recently converted to Pentecost,' says Gaither, 49, of Phoenix. 'She knew I was an atheist, knew that neither my wife nor I or son pray. We all sat down, and as I got ready to help myself, she said, 'Now, let's pray.' Well, while she prayed, I went ahead and filled my plate and my son's plate. She gave me a look, and then we ate.'
There was no discussion, and never another prayer."
"The first piece of malicious software written to piggyback on Sony BMG Music Entertainment CD copy protection tools has been spotted online, computer security companies said Thursday."I wonder what the head of Sony would say now, especially if he got this virus on his machine....
"'Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?' he huffed."So Sony, tell me why I should care to listen to your music. It is ok for you to put software on my system I can not remove. Two wrongs do not make a right.
