Sept 1 (Reuters) – Todd Larsen, the former president of Dow Jones & Co is expected to join Time Warner Inc’s Time Inc magazine unit as president of the news and sports group, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Larsen, who left Dow Jones in June after more than 10 years, will be in charge of Time’s news and sports group that includes titles such as Time, Sports Illustrated and Fortune, the source said.
Time Inc declined to comment. Larsen did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Larsen started with Dow Jones in 1999 as corporate director of strategic planning and development. He resigned in June amid a reorganization of the News Corp unit’s management.
Texting While Driving Law And Virginia Legislature Criticized By Fairfax Judge
Posted in: Today's ChiliOne night in May 2011, Jason Gage, an Alexandria man driving on a road in the Dranesville community of Fairfax County, struck and killed a college student named Kyle Rowley. Authorities later determined that Gage had probably opened a text message about the time of the crash. They charged him with reckless driving.
But when the case went to trial in a Fairfax County court last month, Judge Thomas E. Gallahue ordered the charge against Gage dropped, his texting notwithstanding. The reason: A 2009 Virginia law makes texting while driving a minor traffic infraction punishable by a maximum fine of $20, so texting alone could not be proof of reckless driving.
Melissa Harris-Perry Erupts At Guest: ‘I’m Sick Of The Idea That Being Wealthy Is Risky’ (VIDEO)
Posted in: Today's ChiliMelissa Harris-Perry erupted at a guest on her show Saturday morning during a discussion on welfare.
Harris-Perry launched a discussion based on a new book titled “Why Americans Hate Welfare” by Princeton professor Martin Gilens.
According to Harris-Perry, the book examines public opinion surveys that found that Americans approve “spending for the social good,” but oppose that spending when it’s labeled as welfare.
Instant Geodesic Dome
Posted in: Today's ChiliDo you think that children these days tend to rely too much on modern day technology to keep them entertained? If you have answered in the affirmative, then surely you are part of the adult group who have asked your kids (or your nephews and nieces) to actually turn off the TV and console, and head towards the great outdoors to play, get some sunshine on their skin and basically explore what the natural world has to offer. Of course, it would help if your garden or backyard had some sort of kiddy props to begin with, and if you do not have any idea at where to begin, the $199.95 Instant Geodesic Dome does seem to shape up to be a decent place to start.
To put it in a nutshell, this geodesic dome gains the “instant” tag since it can be assembled within 15 minutes (or less, depending on your engineering proficiency), making it ideal for indoor or outdoor play. Assuming you fix it up good and proper, it offers a durable, safe structure for children to scramble over, under, and through, helping them gain +1 to their agility as they climb and monkey around. Each of the 52 bars are capable of supporting up to 150 lbs. in weight when secured with the included snap-in connectors, meaning small sized moms can join in the fun as well. Thanks to the sturdy PVC plastic construction, the Instant Geodesic Dome is lightweight, and it will not rust, peel, or become too hot or cold to the touch as seasons make their mark.
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‘Papi’ On The Loose After Slashing Girl’s Throat, Stabbing 6-Year-Old Boy To Death In Camden, NJ
Posted in: Today's ChiliPHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy has been stabbed to death inside his New Jersey home, and his 12-year-old sister has been critically hurt.
The stabbings happened early Sunday in Camden, a city across the river from Philadelphia that continually ranks as one of the nation’s most dangerous.
DETROIT — Max Scherzer allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings, and the Detroit Tigers pulled within a game of first place with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
Detroit has taken the first two games of this series from the AL Central-leading White Sox and will send Justin Verlander to the mound Sunday to try for a sweep. Scherzer (15-6) won his fifth straight start, striking out nine with one walk.
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InaTrap mosquito trap review
Posted in: Today's ChiliMosquitoes – love them or loathe them, wait a minute here. Unless you are part of an extremely niche scientific community who loves spending time with mosquitoes because of your research work, I don’t think anyone else would love them. In fact, we are armed to the teeth with plenty of anti-mosquito remedies to date, but none of them seem to be a permanent solution to the mosquito question. These tiny bloodsuckers have the awesome ability of sneaking into your home unnoticed, only to keep you awake all through the night with their incessant buzzing, while taking sips of your vitamin-nourished blood before sneaking away to return another night. I was given the InaTrap device to review, and since I live in a tropical country where it is perpetually summer all year round in humid conditions, it is the ideal tool to duke it out against those pesky mosquitoes.
The big question is, does it work or not? Do I have a Dungeons & Dragons-style of 16’ mosquito cone of silence when the InaTrap device is turned on? Well, before I answer that question, here is a little bit of background information on the kind of technology that you will be getting in exchange for $89.90. For instance, it is definitely a looker, where it resembles more of a high tech lamp than a mosquito trap, and nice to know it does not harm you, your pets, plants, and basically remains as quiet as a church mouse even when it is turned on.
Basically, when the InaTrap mosquito trap is turned on, it will get about trying to entice mosquitoes to enter through the opening right under the pseudo-shade, where the whirring fan will suck them into the compartment which is located at the base, and those pesky bloodsuckers won’t be flying out to bother you any more after that. What is the deal with the InaTrap that makes it more enticing than your blood? Well, the UV light will turn on to attract mosquitoes while emitting extremely low levels of carbon dioxide to be the bait. Of course, the manual says that this works best when you are not in the room, so you would do well to turn this on in your home whenever you are not around, and hopefully, by the time you return, you would find your fair share of mosquitoes inside.
The spinning fan should make short work of the mosquito that goes through it, where you then pull open the tray at the bottom and dispose of the bodies. I personally have captured more than just mosquitoes with the InaTrap, although moths are not predisposed to it, there were other tiny winged insects that were sucked to their doom.
So far, the InaTrap, while it managed to trap its fair share of mosquitoes, still did not make my apartment mosquito free even though I have made sure that there are no possible breeding grounds for them. Perhaps it is time to start checkout out that wardrobe of mine that is filled to the brim with old clothes, I am quite sure that a fair number of them literal suckers are waiting, biding their time to fly out while avoiding the fate of their brethren. Bear in mind that you will need to replace the CCFL lighting approximately once every couple of years in order to keep it running at maximum efficiency.
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Celebrity Week In Review: LeAnn Rimes Gets Help, Baby Rancic Is Here, And More
Posted in: Today's ChiliSummer may be winding down, but it was not a dull week in the world of celebrity babies!
Snooki had her little meatball, Lorenzo Dominic, on August 26, while Giuliana and Bill Rancic became first-time parents when their son, Edward Duke, was born on August 29. Rounding out the celebrity baby news are Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, who welcomed Baby No. 4, Finn Davey, on August 30.
In other celebrity news, LeAnn Rimes announced on August 30 that she was voluntarily entering a treatment center to learn how to deal with stress and anxiety. Get well soon, LeAnn!
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LONDON — Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
Tutu, the retired Anglican Church’s archbishop of South Africa, wrote in an op-ed piece for The Observer newspaper that the ex-leaders of Britain and the United States should be made to “answer for their actions.”
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Melissa Harris-Perry Explodes: ‘What Is Riskier Than Living Poor In America?’ (VIDEO)
Posted in: Today's ChiliMelissa Harris-Perry had what was probably her most passionate and intense television outburst ever when she delivered a fiery monologue about being poor in America on her Saturday show.
The moment occurred during a long segment on what Harris-Perry felt was the demonization of welfare recipients as “undeserving” of aid. She clashed repeatedly with guest Monica Mehta, labeled by the show as a business and finance expert.
Harris-Perry’s frustration with Mehta rose perceptibly when Mehta said that welfare payments should not be “limitless.”