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"I was always grateful for someone allowing the truth to come out."

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:49:25 -0500

““I was always grateful for someone allowing the truth to come out.””

- Former pro wrestler Bret Hart in The New York Times complimenting wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer.

nbcnews: Taste of outside world: Smugglers sneak KFC into...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:44:33 -0500

nbcnews:

Taste of outside world: Smugglers sneak KFC into Gaza

(Photo: NBC News)

The demand for KFC in the Gaza strip has led one company to beat the Israeli blockade by smuggling the fast food through tunnels from Egypt.

NBC’s Annabel Roberts reports.

nationalpost: ‘The buck stops at my desk’: Builder behind...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:12 -0500

nationalpost:

‘The buck stops at my desk’: Builder behind destruction of 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid defends bulldozing
The owner of a road-building company in Belize that has been blamed for the near destruction of one of the country’s biggest Mayan pyramids said Thursday that the landowner gave permission to extract the material.

Businessman Denny Grijalva said the landowner had allowed excavations on his property for more than a decade.

In 1998, then businessmen Alfredo Martinez extracted stones from the same area also to build a road. Martinez is now Belize’s ambassador in neighbouring Guatemala.

Archeologists in Belize and around the world expressed outrage at the demolition of the Nohmul complex in northern Belize to extract crushed rock. (Jules Vasquez / AFP / Getty Image)

latimes: The greatest Dodger of all time: Sandy Koufax What...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:08:15 -0500

An undated photograph of Dodgers great Sandy Koufax.

A box containing the only known audio tape of Vin Scully calling Sandy Koufax's first no–hitter in 1962.

Sandy Koufax, left, and catcher John Roseboro celebrate on the field in Los Angeles after the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 2–1 to take the 1963 World Series.

latimes:

The greatest Dodger of all time: Sandy Koufax

What began with a simple question from sports writer Houston Mitchell: “Who are the 10 greatest Dodgers of all time?” turned into a massive wave of feedback, with 12,231 ballots surging in. And after a lengthy wait, we can finally reveal that the top Dodger of all time is legendary pitcher Sandy Koufax.

What made Koufax so great (beyond his victory on our ballot):

Koufax was the first pitcher to win multiple Cy Young Awards (1963, ‘65 and ‘66), as well as the first pitcher to win a Cy Young Award by a unanimous vote (1963, when he went 25-5 with a 1.88 ERA). Many people will tell you that the greatest pitcher in baseball history was Sandy Koufax on four days’ rest. Second greatest? Sandy Koufax on three days’ rest.

As for the rest of the top three, the groundbreaking Jackie Robinson came in second, and the longtime voice of the Dodgers, Vin Scully, took third.

Many thanks to everyone who sent in a ballot, and feel free to check out the rest of the top-ranking Dodgers here!

Photos: Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times, Al Messerschmidt / Getty Images

fdny: The FDNY’s 285 new Probationary Firefighters give the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:07:32 -0500

fdny:

The FDNY’s 285 new Probationary Firefighters give the “Count on Deck,” during their graduation ceremony on May 17. It was the first class to graduate in five years, and the most diverse in the Department’s history. View more photos: http://on.nyc.gov/16s68qq

npr: A new rifle goes on sale this week, and it’s not like any...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:09:57 -0500

npr:

A new rifle goes on sale this week, and it’s not like any other. It uses lasers and computers to make shooters very accurate. A startup gun company in Texas developed the TrackingPoint rifle, which is so effective that some in the shooting community say it should not be sold to the public.

— A New ‘Smart Rifle’ Decides When To Shoot And Rarely Misses : All Tech Considered

Photo: Courtesy of TrackingPoint

ourpresidents: Iconic Presidential Photos The Presidential...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:06:19 -0500

ourpresidents:

Iconic Presidential Photos

The Presidential Libraries are now on Pinterest. You’ll find some of the most requested images from the holdings of all 13 Presidential Libraries.

We’re pinning the historic moments, meetings with world leaders, Air Force One, First Ladies, and much more. You’ll find a fair share of White House pet pics too.

Take a look and let us know what else you would like to see!

http://pinterest.com/ourpresidents/

Photos: Lyndon B. Johnson gives Senator Richard Russell the “Johnson Treatment.” 11/7/63.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower Meeting the Troops Prior to the Normandy Invasion. 6/5/44.

The Big Three — Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference. 2/9/45.

John F. Kennedy points to a reporter at a news conference. 11/20/62.

Gerald R. Ford in the Oval Office. 3/25/75

handsomedogs: My two huskies - Kodi and Saffy.

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:05:47 -0500

handsomedogs:

My two huskies - Kodi and Saffy.

usatoday: Here’s fun time lapse video of the building of our...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:48:17 -0500

usatoday:

Here’s fun time lapse video of the building of our new National News Desk, which sits in the middle of the USA TODAY newsroom.

poynterinstitute: paulbradshaw: Heather Brooke’s tips on FOI...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:08:04 -0500

poynterinstitute:

paulbradshaw:

Heather Brooke’s tips on FOI requests

When filing a FOI request, keep these tips in mind.

siphotos: Kellen Winslow and Howie Long exchange words during a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:54:12 -0500

siphotos:

Kellen Winslow and Howie Long exchange words during a 1985 Chargers-Raiders game. San Diego would go onto win the game 40-34 in overtime. (George Rose/Getty Images)

GALLERY: Rare Photos of the 1985 NFL Season

npostlife: When mayonnaise went mainstream: 100 years of...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:53:46 -0500

npostlife:

When mayonnaise went mainstream: 100 years of Hellman’s history rolls out in largest-ever ad campaign
Mario Batali is taking us back in time with some blue ribbon recipes that include Hellman’s, including the odd but amazing super moist chocolate cake.
[Photo credit: Handout/AP]

nbcnews: ‘The World at Night’ can be brightly beautiful – but...

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:59:33 -0500

nbcnews:

‘The World at Night’ can be brightly beautiful – but there’s a dark side, too

(Photo: Andreas Max Baeckle)

Are the images featured in The World at Night’s annual “Earth and Sky” photography contest meant to celebrate the wonders of the night sky, or draw attention to the worries about the night sky? They’re meant to do both, says astrophotographer Babak Tafreshi.

Read the complete story and view more photos.

siphotos: Dodgers hurler Sandy Koufax unleashes a pitch during...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:44:52 -0500

siphotos:

Dodgers hurler Sandy Koufax unleashes a pitch during the 1966 World Series against the Orioles in the 1966 World Series. (Herb Scharfman/SI)

So who's making money publishing on the web? - Fortune Tech

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:38:41 -0500

So who's making money publishing on the web? - Fortune Tech:

poynterinstitute:

New media companies — from Gawker to Buzzfeed — have sprung up to feed every niche (and then some). Which are actually profitable?

Good question.

futurejournalismproject: Top Blogging Platforms, 2013 WordPress...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:26:52 -0500

futurejournalismproject:

Top Blogging Platforms, 2013

WordPress remains the most used platform among the world’s top 100 English-language blogs with sites such as Mashable, Techcrunch and Ars Technica using it, according to Pingdom.

The New York Times continues to embrace it too with blogs such as The Lede, Bits Blog, Paul Krugman’s blog, The Opinionator all on WordPress.

Read through to compare this year with last and see what some of your favorite sites are using for their CMS/blog platforms.

themichaeljfoxshow: Special News Bulletin: Michael J. Fox is...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:25:24 -0500

themichaeljfoxshow:

Special News Bulletin: Michael J. Fox is back on the air! WATCH the official trailer for The Michael J. Fox Show coming Thursdays this fall!

nbcnews: Surveillance images show chaos after shots fired at...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:21:37 -0500

nbcnews:

Surveillance images show chaos after shots fired at New Orleans Mother’s Day parade

(Photo: New Orleans Police Department / EPA)

New Orleans police released dramatic images early Monday that show what authorities believe is the moment a buoyant Mother’s Day celebration was brought to a halt by a barrage of bullets.

Read the complete story.

latimes: steadyblogging: In 1897, a Bicycle Superhighway Was...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:18:24 -0500

latimes:

steadyblogging:

In 1897, a Bicycle Superhighway Was the Future of California Transit | Motherboard:

In 1897, a wealthy American businessman named Horace Dobbins began construction on a private, for-profit bicycle superhighway that would stretch from Pasadena to downtown Los Angeles. It may seem like a preposterous notion now—everyone knows Angelenos don’t get out of their cars—but at the time, amidst the height of a pre-automobile worldwide cycling boom, the idea attracted the attention of some hugely powerful players. And it almost got built.

Time to start daydreaming about what a bicycle superhighway would actually be like…

nbcironside: New York’s toughest cop is coming to Wednesdays...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:17:51 -0500

nbcironside:

New York’s toughest cop is coming to Wednesdays this fall! Watch the official Ironside trailer now!