Andrew Burton (born 28 October 1974 in Waratah, Tasmania) is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 34th and 26th in his qualification runs. He ranked 32nd out of 44 competitors and did not make the final.
As their presumptive nominee continues an unrelenting string of bluster and gaffe, Republicans against Donald Trump continue to search for a way to block him from becoming the party’s standard-bearer. Last month, the #neverTrump campaign focused on finding an independent presidential candidate who would either thwart any chance at a Trump presidency or maybe even win in November ...Try Newsweek. Subscription offers ... ....
Say what you will about the trustworthiness of Hillary Clinton. The candidate who could make history as the first female U.S. president has been nothing but transparent about the fact that she's a hothead."Sriracha, Tabasco, tomatillo... ....
DENVER (AP) - Summoned by the sound of screams, a Colorado woman raced to her front yard to find a terrifying sight. A mountain lion was hunched over her 5-year-old son, biting him. The woman charged the animal, yanked away one of its paws and discovered her son's whole head was in its mouth. She didn't back down. "She was able to pry the cat's jaws open," Pitkin CountySheriff's Deputy Michael Buglione said. "She's a hero." ... ....
As temperatures rise and summer months approach, yet again this year, thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are being deprived of their most basic need - access to water - as the Israeli national water company Mekorot restricted the water supply to villages and towns in northern West Bank ... As a result, thousands of Palestinians are unable to access sufficient water supplies and became water-dependent on Israel ... READ MORE....
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and SurfaceBook have received another set of updates. WindowsReport has the news ... The Surface Pro 4 has been updated with new drivers. [Photo by AndrewBurton/Getty Images]The very informative article also notes that users can manually check for updates by going to their tablet’s Settings > Update & security > Windows Updates > Check for updates ... However, everything else works fine....
AndrewBurton/Getty Images. In Sweden, there's a long-held tradition called the fika. It's essentially a coffee break - rather than shuffling their lattés from the coffee shop to the office, Swedes leave work, sit with coffee and pastries, chat with friends, and slow down ... "You have better work ethic with a fika moment," Fika's CEO, Lars Akerlund, tells Tech Insider... Still, research shows that breaks can be good for mental productivity ... ....
Here’s a rundown. 1) Sen ... Vox’s AndrewProkop ably summarized the pros and cons of picking Warren here, but suffice it to say she’s one of the most famous and popular Democratic politicians in the country, with a huge social media following and passionate fans among the Democratic base ... Gov ... AndrewBurton/Getty Images Perez at a press conference with New York City MayorBill de Blasio after the latter raised the city’s living wage law ... ....
Monday night saw Apple kick off its week-long WorldwideDeveloperConference (WWDC) in San Francisco. At the top of the bill was a two-hour keynote presentation showcasing new features and outlining plans for the company’s future ... Apple announced a new operating system, macOS Sierra. Picture. AndrewBurton/Getty Images ... READ MORE ... Oh thank god ... • Euan Andrews is founder and managing director of Edinburgh-based apps developer xDesign. ....
AndrewBurton/Getty Images. When an asset rises by almost 30% in a few weeks, it tends to attract attention. Recently, that asset was bitcoin (BTC). The price of BTC in dollars rose from $454 on May 23 to $590 on June 6th. When an asset doubles in a matter of a few months, it tends to attract attention. The cryptocurrency Ether (part of the Ethereum platform) doubled from around $7 in April to roughly $14 in early June ... (Source) ... (Source) ... ....
This article first appeared on the Cato Institute site. Following up on my comments about Donald Trump “changing his tone,” I note that prominent Republicans are offering different timetables for Trump beginning to act like a leader instead of an angry score settler. Try Newsweek. Subscription offers ... This election is eminently winnable.” ... But he wants it done now ... That’s very generous ... AndrewBurton/retuers. But as I wrote. ... ....
To Donald Trump, the fact that there was an armed officer with a gun outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, wasn’t enough. He wanted everyone inside to be carrying weapons as well. "If you had some guns in that club the night that this took place, if you had guns on the other side, you wouldn’t have had the tragedy that you had," Trump said on CNN Monday ... (Scott Olson/Getty Images) ... (AndrewBurton/Getty Images) ... ....
JetBlue has announced the offer of free flights to and from Orlando for immediate family members and domestic partners of victims of the Orlando Pulse shooting on their blog. JetBlue also made the announcement on Twitter including a banner with the hashtag #WeStandWithOrlando ... “Our hearts are with the victims, their families and friends and the Orlando community ... Please spread the word!!! ... [Photo by AndrewBurton/Getty Images]....
Hillary Clinton wants to force gun control on the American public, using every tragedy as an occasion to speak out against guns. Sunday she tweeted about keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and terrorists after the tragic loss of 50 lives to an ISIS attack in Orlando FL... — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 12, 2016 ... The statement concluded with yet another plea for gun control. Mrs ... [Photo by AndrewBurton/Getty Images]....
After mass shootings, like the one this weekend in Orlando, America always has one of of two national conversations. Which one we have is determined not by the severity of the shooting, but by the identity of the shooter. If the shooter has any links to a jihadi group, however tenuous, we have the "terrorism" conversation ... If the suspect has no such links, we have the "guns" conservation ... (AndrewBurton/Getty Images) ... They just can’t ... ....
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 has been a huge hit and it looks like the Surface Pro 5 may be even better. Trusted Reviews has the news. “A new report claims that the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 will feature a 4K Ultra HD display, which would be a first for the series ... [Photo by AndrewBurton/Getty Images]The rumors of the Surface Pro 5 release have been all over the place ... [Photo by AndrewBurton/Getty Images] ... The InquisitrNews ....