Author: Angel - NYC

Care 2 – by Beth Buczynski

We’ll all see them. The forsaken carcasses of animals who wanted to cross the road but ended up getting steamrolled by passing traffic. Roadkill is yet another consequence of humanity’s encroachment on the natural world, and it’s even more common in areas where there’s more wildlife than people.

We may shudder or feel sympathy for the poor animal while passing by, but once it’s in our rear-view mirror, few give roadkill a second thought. Some in Montana feel that’s a wasted opportunity.   Continue reading “Roadkill For Dinner? Montana Wants To Make It Legal”

Huffington Post – by MITCH WEISS

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — In the hardware store on South Main Street, the owner pulled Caron Myers aside to tell her about the best thing to happen in years to this once-thriving furniture and textile town.

Did she hear about the online company ZeekRewards? For a small investment, she could make a fortune. He had invested. So had his grandsons. And so were more and more people in Lexington, including doctors, lawyers and accountants.   Continue reading “ZeekRewards Ponzi Scheme Originated In Small North Carolina Town”

Reuters – by Kristen Hays and Matthew Robinson

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline spill that spewed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident to attack plans to build the Keystone XL line.

Exxon spokesman Alan Jeffers said on Sunday that crews had yet to excavate the area around the pipeline breach, a needed step before the company can estimate how long repairs will take and when the line might restart.   Continue reading “Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed”

Huffington Post – by David Chance and Phil Stewart, Reuters

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force.   Continue reading “North Korea Rockets On Standby To Hit U.S. Bases On Kim Jong Un’s Orders, KCNA Reports”

Everyday Health – by Jeffrey Kopman

According to a new Harris Poll survey, conducted on behalf of the management consulting firm Accenture, less than one-third of U.S. doctors think patients should have full access to their own electronic health records.

As a patient, you may literally trust your doctor with your life, and the doctor-patient relationship relies on this level of trust. The  relationship should be one of give and take, even if the exchange is sometimes dominated by the professional.   Continue reading “Electronic Health Records: Doctors Want to Keep Patients Out”

AOL

LOS ANGELES — Five former elected officials of the tiny California city of Bell were convicted Wednesday of multiple counts of misappropriation of public funds, and a sixth defendant was cleared entirely. Former Mayor Oscar Hernandez (pictured below) and co-defendants Teresa Jacobo, George Mirabal, George Cole and Victor Belo were all convicted of multiple counts and acquitted of others.

The charges against them involved paying themselves inflated salaries of up to $100,000 a year in the city where 1 in 4 residents live below the poverty line, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.   Continue reading “Bell, Calif.’s Ex-Mayor, 4 Other Officials Guilty In Huge Corruption Case”

Huffington Post – by NEDRA PICKLER

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the expected upcoming Senate votes on gun control are only the beginning of the White House’s fight.

The fate of gun control legislation is unclear. A vote on a Senate bill, including expanded background checks and harsher penalties for gun trafficking, is expected next month.   Continue reading “Joe Biden: Gun Control Votes ‘Only The Beginning’”

Huffington Post

SEOUL, March 27 (Reuters) – Reclusive North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with the South because war could break out at “any moment”, it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack.

The move is the latest in a series of bellicose threats from North Korea in response to new U.N. sanctions imposed after its third nuclear test in February and to “hostile” military drills under way joining the United States and South Korea.   Continue reading “North Korea Says ‘War May Break Out At Any Moment’ As It Cuts Dialogue Channel”

Queens Gazette – by Liz Goff

Officials at the Bodega Association of the United States last week vowed to smoke out Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to ban the display of tobacco products in retail stores throughout the five boroughs.

“Where does it end?” association president Ramon Murphy told reporters. “Yesterday he went after sodas, today it’s cigarettes. The next day it’ll be chips, then sugar – and then ice cream,” Murphy said.   Continue reading “Retailers Tell Bloomberg: ‘Butt Out Of Our Business’”

Politicker – by Ross Barken

On the 10th anniversary of New York City banning smoking in bars and restaurants, Mayor Michael Bloomberg rebuffed any claims that his controversial public health policies violate the underpinnings of American capitalism.

“We interfere with free enterprise all the time,” Mr. Bloomberg said this morning at a press conference commemorating the Smoke-Free Air Act. “We set minimum prices and sizes on lots of things. … Most of the cost of cigarettes is in taxes and they’re taxes that are enacted by Albany. So if you don’t like that, my suggestion is you go up to Albany and ask them why they’re taxing cigarettes. I happen to think it’s a great idea because it saves kids’s lives, so maybe you want to also talk to the parents of the kids and say, ‘We’re gonna try to stop this and have them smoke and they’ll die.’”   Continue reading “Mayor Bloomberg: ‘We Interfere With Free Enterprise All the Time’”

The Dickenson Press – by Chuck Haga

GRAND FORKS — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., responded sharply Tuesday to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s TV ad campaign targeting senators who may be reluctant to support pending gun control legislation.

Bloomberg is personally financing the campaign in 13 states, including North Dakota, where he believes senators, Republicans and Democrats, need pressure from constituents to vote for requiring background checks for all gun purchases.   Continue reading “Heitkamp tells Bloomberg to butt out on guns”

Huffington Post – by HYUNG-JIN KIM

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s military warned Tuesday that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest-level combat posture in the latest in a string of bellicose threats aimed at South Korea and the United States.

The announcement came as South Koreans marked the third anniversary of the sinking of a warship in which 46 South Korean sailors died. Seoul says the ship was hit by a North Korean torpedo, while the North denies involvement.   Continue reading “North Korea Artillery And Rocket Forces ‘On Highest Alert’”

Politico – by Ginger Gibson

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) pushed back against television ads from a group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg encouraging lawmakers to support gun control bills.

“I don’t take gun advice from the mayor of New York City,” Pryor said in a statement. “I listen to Arkansans.”   Continue reading “Pryor: ‘I don’t take gun advice from the Mayor of New York City’”

MSM

Here’s something you probably shouldn’t say when half the people of New York City already hate you for infringing on their freedom: “I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.”

But that’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg for you, once again throwing himself into the thick of controversy by saying the government should sometimes be allowed to block citizens’ rights to make personal choices.   Continue reading “NYC mayor says gov’t sometimes has to infringe on freedoms, so deal”

Huffington Post

While Mayor Michael Bloomberg has promised to conduct a “full and fair investigation” into the death of Kimani Gray, the 16-year-old shot and killed by NYPD officers in Brooklyn earlier this month, his plans to offer condolences to Gray’s parents have proved unsuccessful.

The New York Times reports Bloomberg has attempted to reach out to the mother, Carol Gray, on numerous occasions but she remains uninterested in speaking with the mayor.   Continue reading “Bloomberg: Kimani Gray’s Mother Changed Cell Phone Number To Avoid My Condolences”

We’ve been especially bombarded with up here with “shootings” stories (multiple daily, running the gamut). I read this one a bit ago and it struck me as to how it fits with Bloomie’s commercials.

Don’t get me wrong, my heart breaks for the “accident”, but…. Give Me A Break…stupid, Stupid, STUPID…Gun Safety 101…GEEZ!   Continue reading “Christopher Stanlane Kills Son, 10, While Cleaning Gun, Police Say”

Huffington Post – by BRADLEY KLAPPER

WASHINGTON — The United States is training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan in a bid to bolster forces battling President Bashar Assad’s regime and stem the influence of Islamist radicals among the country’s persistently splintered opposition, American and foreign officials said.   Continue reading “US Training Syrian Forces In Jordan: Report”