16 Mar 2007
Church remembers its model member -- a turkey

This needs no pithy comment ...

A church was planning a Sunday moment of silence for what the pastor called a model member of his congregation: a wild turkey.

(link) [CNN]

06:38 /Asatru | 1 comment | permanent link

NPR Takes First Step To Fight Internet Royalties

Amazing that's it's NPR that's willing to go to bat first against this insanity. Wouldn't you have expected some corporate giant like ClearChannel to be up there, battling injustice on their own turf, injustice that would hurt their competitors? OK, may it's not so amazing after all ...

After the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decided to drastically increase the royalties paid to musicians and record labels for streaming songs online, National Public Radio (NPR) will begin fighting the decision on Friday, March 16 by filing a petition for reconsideration with the CRB panel.

(link) [Slashdot]

06:36 /Copywrongs | 0 comments | permanent link

This was world's warmest recorded winter: US govt

I believe it.

Reuters - This has been the world's warmest winter since record-keeping began more than a century ago, the U.S. government agency that tracks weather reported on Thursday.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

06:33 /Agriculture | 0 comments | permanent link