The Linkage for June 30th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from June 21st to June 30th:
Supreme Court to hear NFL antitrust case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a case involving the NFL and a spurned apparel maker. Although the specific case deals with the ability of the league to negotiate league-wide contracts, legal scholars think the court could go as far as to basically exempt the organization from existing antitrust restrictions – giving football, basketball and hockey the same leeway to operate that baseball has enjoyed for decades.
Tags: supreme_court business law football nfl basketball nba hockey nhl
Rhode Island weighs using shorter official name
If you thought the name of Rhode Island was just Rhode Island, you were wrong. It's actually Rhode Island and Providence Plantations – and that "plantations" part has got some folks in a tizzy.
Tags: history rhode_island
Saudis offered a free wedding if they’ll ditch their cigs
A charity in the Saudi capital Riyadh has come up with a novel incentive to encourage young men to quit smoking – an all-expenses-paid wedding. In much of the Arab world, the groom alone bears the cost of a wedding.
Tags: saudi_arabia health society
It’s now legal to catch a raindrop in Colorado
For the first time since territorial days, it's now legal for residents of Colorado to collect rainwater and snow that falls on their own property.
Tags: colorado law environment
The sun finally sets on Ulysses
After more than 18 years studying the Sun, the plug is finally being pulled on the ailing spacecraft Ulysses. Launched in October 1990, the joint European-U.S. mission was the first to survey the environment in space above and below the poles of the Sun.
Tags: space sun nasa science eu
Couple dukes it out with Cheetos
How often do you see a police report containing the words "at which time Cheetos potato chips were used in the assault"? And what kind of cop doesn't know that Cheetos aren't potato chips?
Tags: tennessee crime food funny
WWII poison darts secret revealed
It's amazing to see some of the projects developed during World War II. A recently released file shows that the Allies researched a plan to unleash a storm of poisoned darts on enemy troops in an attempt to wipe out resistance forces without damaging structures and equipment.
Tags: history world_war_2
Stoned wallabies make crop circles
The headline pretty much sums this one up.
Tags: animals australia funny nature
Cable companies trying to clamp down on internet TV
In an attempt to stave off people canceling their cable subscriptions and just streaming their favorite shows, two of the biggest cable companies in the nation – Comcast and Time Warner – are creating a system that will require people to verify that they are active cable subscribers before they can watch television shows online.
Tags: business television net_issues
Montana city asks job applicants to hand over logins
You want to work for the city of Bozeman, Montana? Then hand in your application, DNA sample, Facebook password, debit card PIN, and just about everything else they could administratively mismanage to screw up your life. I don't think I'd want to work for someone who uses such ham-fisted techniques to "run background checks" on their employees.
Tags: montana net_issues stupid
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