NBC Olympics Fail = CBC Win? - CBC Sochi 2014 Olympics Coverage Attracts Frustrated NBC Viewers -

NBC Olympics Fail = CBC Win? - CBC Sochi 2014 Olympics Coverage Attracts Frustrated NBC Viewers - 



Bashing Olympics coverage in the United States seems to have become a sport in itself for fans seeking live coverage south of the border, with a groundswell of NBC-targeted rage emerging in the Winter Games' opening weekend.

Just days into Sochi, thousands have revived the Twitter hashtag #NBCfail from previous Games with fresh complaints, while an online petition to wrest broadcast rights away from the peacock network has popped up online, and at least one desperate household has purchased a Canadian IP address to stream CBC coverage instead.

L.A.-based Olympics fan Morgan Linton said Monday that he and his Canadian-born wife were so disappointed in NBC's delayed coverage they turned to a foreign IP provider for live CBC and BBC feeds.

"It's terrible," Linton said of NBC's Internet stream in particular.

"They pretty much show two athletes and then 10 minutes of commercials and then another two athletes and then 10 minutes of commercials and they are still not covering all the athletes around the world. ... I'd say 90 per cent of what we're watching is CBC streaming."

Linton was so incensed with NBC's coverage he posted an open letter to the broadcaster online.

"By not providing live coverage of the Olympics, NBC has made it impossible to enjoy something that we look forward to so much," he wrote on medium.com and morganlinton.com.

"So today we made the decision to say goodbye to NBC, pony up the $12/month fee, and buy a Canadian IP address so we can watch CBC's live coverage."

A spokesperson for NBC Sports pointed out that NBC Universal is presenting more than 1,500 hours of Olympics coverage, more than 1,200 of which are live.

"NBCSN is televising live every performance in the figure skating competition — the first time that has ever been offered in an Olympics — and the channels of NBCUniversal are offering live coverage of men's and women's hockey, bobsled, Nordic combined, cross-country skiing, speed skating, and ski jumping," the spokesperson said in an emailed statement, adding that NBCOlympics.com offers live streaming of every event.

Still, NBC's coverage is dwarfed by that of CBC and its broadcast partners, which offer more than 1,500 hours of TV and another 1,500 hours of online streaming.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/10/cbc-sochi-2014-olympics_n_4763185.html

2014 Winter Olympics Medal Count On ABC Is Just A Little Bit Off - 



Someone missed their morning coffee.

We're proud of the medals Canada has collected so far at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, but ABC's medal counter could have used another look before it was shown on TV Sunday morning. While this screen capture was taken before Norway captured their fourth bronze medal, something still isn't right.

No, you can't have our flag, America.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/09/2014-winter-olympics-canada_n_4757395.html

Man Breaks Into Woman's House, Takes Selfie On Her Phone, Leaves... -

Man Breaks Into Woman's House, Takes Selfie On Her Phone, Leaves... - 



The woman who found a selfie on her cell phone of a man who broke into her home is traumatized by what happened as police continue their search for the man.
The victim told police she had no idea the man had been inside her home while she was there– until she checked her cell phone the next day.

According to police, on Jan. 29 at approximately 9:20 p.m. a woman was putting her children to bed when an unknown man entered her home and used the woman’s cellphone to take a picture of himself.
The incident occurred in the 3400 block of West Amherst Avenue.

“And he looks familiar to me, everybody else says they didn’t see him but he looks familiar to me, I know I’ve seen him before,” said neighbor Richard Gardner.
Police said the man walked into the home through the back door, took the picture and left. He didn’t take anything.
Gardner said he recognized the man on the selfie.
“He doesn’t have glasses when you normally see him walking down the street. Maybe they’re a disguise. I don’t know,” said Gardner.
When asked about the facial hair, Gardner replied, “Oh, that’s his, that’s him.”
Gardner said a nearby park does attract some strange characters.
“We don’t take the kids up there either. There’s just too many strange people up there anymore,” said Gardner.

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http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/02/07/victim-traumatized-after-finding-pic-of-suspect-on-cell/

SHOCK: Almost One in Four 26 year-olds still live with parents! -

SHOCK: Almost One in Four 26 year-olds still live with parents! - 




A ten-year survey of millennials reveals that almost one in four (22.6%) 26-year-olds are still living with their parents.
The U.S. Department of Education report confirmed that, if you are tired of living with Mom and Dad, then do your homework and stay in school. According to the survey titled “Where Are They Now," education makes a difference: generally those with more schooling were less likely to be living at home. The study shed some light on how older millennials have been faring during the Great Recession. 
According to a Pew Research analysis of the 2012 data, lower levels of employment, an increase in college enrollment, and a decrease in young people getting married are major factors in the increase of millennials living at home. 
The survey followed 13,000 high school students who were sophomores in 2002, and checked in with them in 2012 to see where are they now.  Some of the results are:
10% living with roommate(s), prompting fellow millennial Katy Waldman to write an embarrassing Slate article bearing the headline, "More 27-Year-Olds Live With Parents Than Roommates"
53.8 percent made less than $25,000 from employment in 2011
40%  had been unemployed for one or more months since January 2009
13% reported they were neither working for pay nor taking postsecondary courses
60.2 %  of those who had enrolled in college, reported they had taken out student loans

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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/02/06/Almost-One-in-Four-26-Year-Olds-Still-Live-with-Parents

POLL: Internet access, smartphones, laptops more important to Americans than sex... -

POLL: Internet access, smartphones, laptops more important to Americans than sex... - 



There is a popular quote attributed to an unknown author which goes, “I would like to meet the man who invented sex and see what he's working on now.” Evidence reveals that it may have been the smartphone.
A new poll shows that while 20% of Americans claim they couldn’t live without sex, a full 26% say they couldn’t live without using their smartphones. It also shows that Americans prefer internet access, cars, laptops, and TV to sex.
The study by Harris Interactive also discovered that almost three quarters of adults say technology enriches the quality of their lives, and almost half of the people surveyed believe it improves their relationships with friends and boosts their social lives. About 40% of those polled thinks technology makes them happier.
Food was far and away the most treasured of all “could not live withouts,” garnering a hefty 73% of positive responses. 
From a generation of technology savvy Americans, only eight percent seem to regularly lose their ways, admitting that they could not live without their satellite navigation devices



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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/02/06/More-Americans-Prefer-Their-Laptop-and-Smartphones-to-Sex

Bob Costas has pink eye - lol - Pink eye -

You Can Join The 'Mile Low Club' In This Luxury Submarine For Only $570,000 -

You Can Join The 'Mile Low Club' In This Luxury Submarine For Only $570,000 - 



Looking to take your relationship to a whole new level? Perhaps connect on a deeper plane?

Meet Lovers Deep, a private luxury submarine in the Caribbean Sea "intended for couples who want to have a private night together submerged beneath the ocean waves." For around $285,000 per night (and a two-night minimum stay), adventurous couples can shack up in a customized sub while fish swim past the window.

If the deep sea isn't enough to lift the ol' "periscope" on its own, guests have the option of an "aphrodisiac tasting menu," with dishes "including oysters, caviar and a decadent chocolate fondant with essence of pomegranate" designed to put you in the mood. Other options include a Barry White soundtrack, scattered rose petals, and free champagne on arrival via your choice of speedboat or helicopter.

Unfortunately, the sub will only venture to depths of 650 feet, so the true mile low club remains out of reach. Then again, any vehicle going a mile down might risk offering sub par service.

"All of our hand picked, luxury properties have something unique and quirky about them," Oliver Bell, one of the brains behind the experience and the co-founder of Oliver's Travels, a luxury travel agency, told the Daily Mail. "But Lovers Deep really stands out as one of our quirkiest yet.

"We’re always fascinated by the colorful array of requests we get through our concierge service and are looking forward to creating bespoke packages for those wanting to join the Mile-Low Club with us."

Then again, if you "suffer from claustrophobia or a fear of fish," Lovers Deep may not float your boat.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/07/mile-low-club-luxury-submarine-lovers-deep_n_4740784.html

Joe Biden Says LaGuardia Airport Like a "Third World Country" -

Joe Biden Says LaGuardia Airport Like a "Third World Country" - 



Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday said LaGuardia Airport is like a "third world country" while speaking about infrastructure in Pennsylvania.

Biden said if someone were blindfolded and taken to the airport in Hong Kong at 2 a.m. and asked "where do you think you are," the person would say "'This must be America, it's a modern airport.'"

He went on: "If I took you and blindfolded you and took you to LaGuardia Airport in New York you must think, 'I must be in some third world country.'"

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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Vice-President-Joe-Biden-LaGuardia-Airport-Third-World-Country-244024751.html

Curiosity rover takes snapshot of Earth -- from 100 million miles away on Mars

'McGruff The Crime Dog' Actor Gets 16 Years In Prison For Pot, Grenade Launcher... -

'McGruff The Crime Dog' Actor Gets 16 Years In Prison For Pot, Grenade Launcher... -



Former McGruff the Crime Dog actor, John R. Morales, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison following his guilty plea three years after police seized 1,000 marijuana plants, 27 weapons – including a grenade launcher, and 9,000 rounds of ammunition from his home.
The man who played the famous “Take a bit out of crime” dog was arrested in 2011 after Galveston police and drug-sniffing dogs pulled over the McGruff actor for speeding, the Houston Chronicle reports. Authorities found diagrams of two indoor pot-growing operations sitting on the front seat, and multiple pot seeds stored in the trunk of his Infinity.
Police raided Morales’ home and found the multitude of marijuana plants, ammunition and weapons, which included a grenade launcher, according to court documents obtained by News Fix Now.
On Monday, the now 41-year-old former actor pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Morales insisted that he was nonviolent, but U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore stated that, “Everything I read about you makes you seem like a scary person.”
McGruff the Crime Dog is a cartoon bloodhound that was created by global advertising company Saatchi & Saatchi and the Ad Council in the early 1980s for the National Crime Prevention Council used by U.S. police in spreading crime awareness. The dog is often played by actors wearing the character’s rain-coat costume as McGruff visits schools, does commercials and engages children through educational videos.

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http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/06/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-actor-sentenced-to-16-years-for-pot-grenade-launcher/