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A federal judge in California has struck down Prop 35, passed by voters in November, as overbroad.
Proposition 35, which passed with 81 percent of the vote in November, would have required anyone who is a registered sex offender — including people with misdemeanor offenses such as indecent exposure and whose offenses were not related to activity on the internet — to turn over to law enforcement a list of all identifiers they use online as well as a list of service providers they use.
It's the coldest post-season home game in Denver Bronco history. Go Broncos!
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Denver has a snowstorm on the way that's supposed to last all weekend. Which means, lots of errands to get out of the way in the next few hours.
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Posted on Tue Jan 08, 2013 at 09:46:05 PM EST
Tags: Abu Ghraib, Bradley Manning (all tags)
U.S. Defense Contractor, Engility Holdings, whose subsidiary L3 Services supplied translators to Abu Ghraib and other U.S. prisons in Iraq, settled its lawsuit over the torture and abuse suffered by the Iraqi detainees. 71 detainees will equally share $5 million for abuse that occurred between 2003 and 2007. The Associated Press uncovered the document, available here. As for the guards:
Eleven soldiers were convicted of breaking military laws, but many received sentences of a just a few years. The last remaining soldier in prison convicted in the case was released in August 2011.
Bradley Manning's judge says he will receive 118 days off his eventual sentence if convicted due to the harsh conditions of his pre-trial confinement. The ruling, which took the judge an hour to read, has not been published. Considering he's facing a life sentence, that's hardly going to dissuade the military from similarly mistreating others.
The season premiere of Justified is tonight, on FX. This is an open thread, all topics welcome.
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Posted on Mon Jan 07, 2013 at 04:44:04 PM EST
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I'm flying tonight, with trial prep to the 13th and trial scheduled to start the next day.
So here is the last thing you'll hear from me for a while - I'm playing a reverse middle tonight - Notre Dame (+310) (9 units) and Bama (-9 1/2) (15 units.)
As long as Bama wins in a blowout or Notre Dame wins outright, I win (either 12 units if ND wins or 6 units if Bama wins.) Disaster is a close Bama win.
Between the 2, I think Bama blowout, but an ND win is better for me.
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Is everyone ready for the new season of Downton Abbey? Dueling dowagers: Maggie Smith vs. Shirley MacLaine.
The Biggest Loser is also back tonight, with Jillian Michaels returning. (I haven't watched since she left three years ago.) This season, 3 juveniles are being added to include the topic of juvenile obesity. But they won't be subject to elimination and the trainers won't be shouting and torturing them.
Tuesday night: Justified is back.
What are you watching tonight? This is an open thread, all topics welcome, tv-related or not.
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President Obama has renominated 33 of his federal judicial picks that Congress has failed to act on. What's Congress' problem?
Looks like Chuck Hagel will get the nod for Defense Secretary.
Cops and prosecutors need to stop hogging the DNA Codis databases so people wrongly convicted don't have to languish yet more years in prison. [More...]
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BTD Go Gators! I actually think Florida is a great bet but I'm staying way, took under 48.
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Posted on Tue Jan 01, 2013 at 11:04:37 AM EST
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Happy New Year!
My bowl game picks for today:
Florida State -15 over Northern Illinois (6 units), Stanford -6 over Wisconsin (10 units), Georgia -9 over Nebraska (12 units), Purdue +17 over Oklahoma State, Northwestern -2 over Mississippi State, South Carolina -5 over Michigan.
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Colorado is ringing in the new year with marijuana social clubs, open only to members. The first is called, appropriately enough, Club 64 (After Amendment 64 which legalized marijuana in Colorado.) It opened today at 4:20 pm. You can apply for membership here.
Recreational marijuana clubs opened Monday in Colorado, less than a month after the state governor signed into law a constitutional amendment allowing recreational pot use.
With a reggae soundtrack and flashing disco-style lights, Club 64 in an industrial area just north of downtown Denver opened Monday afternoon, with some 200 people signed up. The opening came less than 24 hours after club organizers announced they would charge a $29.99 admission price for the bring-your-own pot club.
What do you think of the President Obama's Happy New Year photo the White House tweeted? I think it's dark and depressing.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!
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It will be a cold New Year's Eve in Colorado. I'm staying in. If you're out and about tonight, don't drink and drive -- the cops will be out en masse.
One innovative solution: Try Uber, if you live in Denver, Washington, San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia or several other major cities. You can download the app to your smart phone and sign up now. You just send a text-- they will see your location (or you can text it.) A private car will pick you up within minutes. Usually it's not much more than a taxi, but tonight surge pricing will be in effect. Before you text, you can see on your smart phone how close the drivers are to you and how many cars are near you. They text you as the driver is approaching. No need for a credit card or to sign anything with the driver, or tip, it's all just charged to the credit card you sign up with.
Update/1/1/13:: Check out their Tumblr page with photos from New Years' Eve of their staffers around the world with their Macs. The Stockholm office is beautiful. Miami ooks like such a happy place to work -- as does Seattle. The London group looks really busy. (I don't think these are all offices- some of the staffers seem to be working from home -- the Indonesia group looks like they are at a hotel bar.) Forbes today called them "brilliant." [More...]
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Sending get well wishes to Hillary Clinton, who was admitted to the hospital today with a blood clot.
The night before New Year's Eve: What do you think the biggest changes will be in 2013? What are you hoping for?
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Posted on Sat Dec 29, 2012 at 07:49:54 AM EST
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5 bowl games today, my picks:
Rice +2 over Air Force, Syracuse +4 over West Virginia (4 units), Navy +14 over Arizona State, Oregon State -3½ over Texas, TCU -2 over Mich State.
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Posted on Fri Dec 28, 2012 at 01:30:16 PM EST
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A couple of college football picks - Texas Tech (-13) over Minnesota (6 units) and Virginia Tech (pick) over Rutgers.
More tomorrow and the rest of the bowl season.
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No deal in sight for the Fiscal Cliff, says the AP.
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Posted on Tue Dec 25, 2012 at 08:40:00 AM EST
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A very merry Christmas to all!
This is an open thread, all topics welcome -- from your family holiday traditions to cooking to politics.
Enjoy the day and your time with your families. Regardless of your religion, Christmas is a special holiday!
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