The United States Supreme Court today ruled, in a narrow 5-4 decision, that California must release as many as 46,000 inmates — the equivalent of three Army divisions — to address the state’s prison overcrowding problem…
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(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Big 3 News Contributor Sharron (TrgdyAnn) for our Arts & Creativity section. Visit her website for more pictures and other great posts.)
It all started with me being infected with an invitation to the 2nd Annual Promocalypse 2011, sponsored by TattooSnob.com & held at The Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, Tennessee.
Then, it slowly goes down hill with my hair. I don’t know what possessed me, but I seemed to want fuschia-colored locks for this event.
Once I started to wash the bleach out, the entire shower fixture comes completely off before the rinse-out, so I had to run to the kitchen and finish rinsing there.
Usually it takes two boxes of color for my hair because it is so thick. Why did I think I could be thrifty and stretch one box (splat hair color-$9.99, don’t waste your money, the product doesn’t work well).
So, with one box down — which wasn’t enough — I had to drive back to Walgreens for a second box with towel and all on my head.
Once that was taken care of, I finally passed out exhausted. Waking up on Saturday, the day of the dance, I first had to go to Goodwill and try to find a gown to bloody up.
Do you think I had any luck? Noooooooo…
So I left with only a dress coat from the men’s department. Now I have to re-figure my outfit! Along with that, Performance Studios (a costume shop, were I was to get my makeup done) was NOT in the normal location they had been in for years. I get all the way downtown and see a sign that says, “We have moved to a NEW Location.”
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U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday wrote the obituary on the debate over where he was born when the White House took the unusual step of releasing Obama’s long form birth certificate.
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The larger story, however, may not be what was or was not contained in Obama’s official birth record, but rather, the actions of the businessman who compelled the President to take the extraordinary action…
Read the full story »Ron Paul (R-TX) announced on Tuesday that he has formed an exploratory committee to consider a possible run for the White House in 2012.
Paul ran unsuccessfully as a Libertarian in 1988, and again as a Republican in 2008.
“Today, I’m announcing that I did file for an exploratory committee with the FEC to run for president on the Republican ticket,” Paul said at a press conference in Iowa…
Read the full story »The October evening my teacher and I had chosen to visit him turned out to be a resplendent one. The sun was gently settling in the western sky as gray clouds, playfully drawing pictures of obscure objects, tinted the distant horizon. A seasonal breeze spoke softly to us, reminding us that we would soon need our autumn jackets.
As we pulled into Uncle Lew’s driveway, we couldn’t help but notice the pieces of time that speckled his yard…
Read the full story »One victim and two attackers are not loving it today after an alleged vicious beating was captured on video at a McDonald’s franchise in Baltimore, Maryland.
The three-minute video shows a 14-year old and 18-year old female punching the 22-year-old victim in the face, pulling her hair, and shoving her to the ground…
Read the full story »In a report presented this week at a California technology conference, two computer programmers revealed that Apple’s iOS 4 operating system is secretly compiling and storing location data on devices such as iPhones, 3G iPads and any computer to which they are synced.
The researchers, Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, were initially interested in data visualization and what information was accessible on the Apple devices. This led them to the discovery of a hidden backup file on a Mac, which they explained during the Where 2.0 conference on location technology…
Read the full story »A device which can recover hidden and deleted data from more than 3,000 mobile phones and GPS devices is drawing fire from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.
The UFED Physical Pro extraction device, sold by Cellebrite, has been used by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for several years as a “mobile forensics solution” capable of retrieving phone book details, text messages, call history, deleted text messages, audio recordings, and video pictures and images, according to the manufacturer…
Read the full story »I was fortunate to have a chance to walk down memory lane with one of my favorite BlogTV broadcasters, Wicked Uncle Ernie. “Wic”, as he is affectionately known to his fans, was influenced by music all of his life. He is adept at creating his own songs and plays a variety of instruments…
Read the full story »An analyst with Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said on Monday that despite the U.S. dollar’s preeminent place among world currencies, unless policymakers agree on solutions to immediate fiscal challenges, the nation could lose its ‘AAA’ credit rating.
As a result of the U.S.’ mounting debt and deficit problems, S&P revised its outlook on the long-term credit rating from stable to negative…
Read the full story »A class action lawsuit filed by six women against retail giant Wal-Mart alleges the company created a culture of gender bias by more than 500 managers in thousands of stores across America.
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments from attorneys representing the women and Wal-Mart…
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