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Some Recent News Clips -
In Case You Missed Them
What is a kill switch? A kill switch refers to the government's authority to disconnect commercial and private wireless networks -- affecting both cellphones and the Internet -- in the event of an emergency, such as a viable threat of a terrorist attack.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center reports that the court just granted the government more time to decide whether to release the kill switch plan. It now has until January 13.
This is not Science Fiction, you know. Nor is it a blog writer's crank announcement.
It's real.
Mother Jones explains:
The Government's Secret Plan to Shut Off Cellphones and the Internet, Explained
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According to The Washington Times John R. Bolton, ambassador to the United Nations in President George W. Bush's administration, isn’t pulling punches about the United States’ forged agreement with Iran: It’s a poor deal.
And he said: "But that’s what happens with an administration that would rather have any deal than no deal,"
Bolton is reported as saying: "In truth, an Israeli military strike is the only way to avoid Tehran's otherwise inevitable march to nuclear weapons."
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The divorce of Demi Moore, 51, and Ashton Kutcher, 35, was finalized after they filed in December 2012. At issue since they separated in 2011 was how to split their $300 million fortune. Since the divorce, Kutcher has been dating actress Mila Kunis, his former co-star on That ‘70s Show.
I despise Ashton Kutcher... always did. Didn't like his silly character in That '70s Show, and his movie, Dude Where's My Car sucked the big meatball (as Barry Kripke would say).
Demi Moore?
Wow!
Mila Kunis?
Uh huh.
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Did You Know . . .?
Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
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HISTORICAL EVENT
The atrocities committed by the soldiers were initially praised, but then condemned as the circumstances of the massacre emerged. Chivington resigned from the military and aborted his budding political career. Black Kettle survived and continued his peace efforts. In 1865, his followers accepted a new reservation in Indian Territory.
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WORD FOR TODAY
massacre [mass-uh-kuhr]
noun
an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people.
verb
deliberately and violently kill (a large number of people).
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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
(born November 29, 1955)
Howie Mandel is a Canadian comedian, actor, television host, and voice actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role as rowdy ER intern Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere. He is also well known for being the creator and star of the children's cartoon Bobby's World. He became a judge on NBC's America's Got Talent, replacing David Hasselhoff, in the fifth season of the reality talent contest.
Mandel has mysophobia (an irrational fear of germs) to the point that he does not shake hands with anyone, including enthusiastic contestants on Deal or No Deal, unless he is wearing latex gloves.
(born November 29, 1961)
Kim Delaney is an American actress best known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series, NYPD Blue, for which she has won an Emmy Award. Early in her career, she played the role of Jenny Gardner in the hugely popular ABC daytime television drama, All My Children. She later had leading roles in the TV dramas Philly, CSI: Miami and on the Lifetime television drama Army Wives.
(born November 29, 1964)
Don Cheadle is an American actor and producer. Cheadle had an early role in Picket Fences and followed it with performances in Devil in a Blue Dress, Rosewood and Boogie Nights. He then started a collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh that resulted in the movies Out of Sight, Traffic and Ocean's Eleven. Other Cheadle films include The Rat Pack, Things Behind the Sun, Academy Award for Best Picture winner Crash, Swordfish, Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Reign Over Me, Talk to Me, Traitor, Iron Man 2 & Iron Man 3. In 2004, his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda, which was set during the Rwandan Genocide earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
(born November 29, 1976)
Anna Faris is an American actress and singer. She is known for her comedic roles in the Scary Movie film series, Lost in Translation, The House Bunny, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Yogi Bear, What's Your Number?, The Dictator, and I Give It a Year.
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The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
--Michel de Montaigne
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