Yao Ming may miss entire next season or worse
June 29, 2009
(ChattahBox) — It appears that Yao Ming’s foot injury may force him to miss the entire next season, and it’s possible his basketball career may be in jeopardy as well. One worries anyway about an athlete that stands well over 7′ feet, and has had four surgeries in three years on his lower body. Further evidence though came last week when Houston issued a statement saying Yao’s fractured foot hadn’t healed properly, and that he would be unavailable “indefinitely.” The troubling re-fracture of his navicular bone, in the playoffs this past season came after three pins were inserted a year ago.
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Michigan Mayoral Candidate Plans to Turn “Vehicle City” Into “Cannabis City”
June 29, 2009
(ChattahBox)— Flint, Michigan mayoral write-in candidate Ronald Higgerson, is promoting a unique campaign platform to restore his city to the former economic powerhouse it was once, in the heydays of automobile manufacturing, which includes marijuana and lots of it.
Higgerson, 46-years-old, who describes himself as a “Flint liberal with radical-centrist tendencies,” is promoting the idea of turning Flint into the epicenter for the medical marijuana industry. Read more
Billy Mays Died Of Heart Disease, Coroner Says
June 29, 2009
Florida (ChattahBox) – While an official cause of death has not been released, the Tampa Bay medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Billy Mays has said that evidence of heart disease may explain the Pitchmen star’s sudden passing. The unofficial cause of death is being called a pulmonary embolism, due to an enlarged heart.
Former reports that he may have died due to injuries from what is being called a ‘rough landing’ on a US Airways fight this weekend, where Mays claimed to have hit his head, appear unfounded. Mays’ coroner says there was no evidence of head trauma, nor any other internal or external injuries.
Yale Researchers Create First Ever, Two-Qubit Quantum Processor
June 29, 2009
(ChattahBox)—A team of Yale theoretical physicists has developed the first ever solid-state quantum processor that is capable of running elementary algorithms. The two-qubit super conducting chip brings researchers one step closer to the creation of the next generation super quantum computer. Read more
Oklahoma Lawmaker: The Gays and Obama are to Blame for Economic Crisis
June 29, 2009
(ChattahBox)—Sally Kern, a controversial Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma, known for her anti-gay rhetoric and walking into the state capital with a semi-automatic handgun stashed in her purse, is once again making headlines for drafting a bizarre Proclamation for Morality, where she blames the economic crisis on homosexuality, other forms of debauchery and President Obama. Read more
Rumor Reports Microsoft Looking To Get Rid Of Razorfish
June 29, 2009
US (ChattahBox) – An interesting rumor has surfaced, saying that Microsoft has allegedly enlisted the help of Morgan Stanley to help it sell off it’s digital agency, Razorfish.
150 Year Sentence with No Parole for Bernard Madoff
June 29, 2009
(ChattahBox) — On Friday, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan asked federal judge Denny Chin to sentence to sentence Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff, to the statutory maximum of 150 years in prison, because of the scope, nature and duration of his decades-long fraud. Today judge Chin did just that, describing the crime as ‘extraordinarily evil’ and telling Madoff “symbolism is important,” at the New York sentencing hearing. Rejecting the plea of Madoff’s lawyer who asked that he be sentenced to as little as 12 years in prison, citing the 71-year-old’s life expectancy of about 13 years, Judge Chin virtually threw the book at Madoff. Read more
Supreme Court Reverses Decision Against White Firefighters
June 29, 2009
US (ChattahBox) – The Supreme Court has chosen to overturn a decision made earlier to uphold a lower court ruling that denied the claims of white firemen that they had been unfairly treated because of their race.
Cancer Cells To Be Targeted By Nano Cells, Study Suggests
June 29, 2009
Australia (ChattahBox) – A new treatment study has given scientists the potential to target cancerous cells with a ‘trojan horse’ nano cell, rather than with regular chemotherapy.
GE Takes Advantage Of Loophole To Gain Taxpayer Money
June 29, 2009
US (ChattahBox) – The benefits that General Electric have exploited using a loophole in the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, a part of the overall federal bailout program has made it clear that an overhaul is necessary to secure those companies that do, and do not, qualify.