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May 16

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thedailywhat: Infographic of the Day: No surprises here — a February 29 birthday is hard to come by, while the summer months trend reflects the traditional spike in holiday hookups. [explore]

thedailywhat:

Infographic of the Day: No surprises here — a February 29 birthday is hard to come by, while the summer months trend reflects the traditional spike in holiday hookups.

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May 15

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thisistheverge: The Believer - Colossal in Scale, Appalling in Complexity Few people in 1939 had ever ridden in a plane. Looking down, they saw everything from experimental farms and “floating” airports to seven-lane highways, multi-decked bridges, and radio-controlled traffic moving beneath suspended pedestrian walkways—all radical concepts at the time. More than twenty-four million people waited for up to five hours, in rain and hot sun, to experience it. Today, Futurama is considered the most iconic Fair exhibit of all time.

thisistheverge:

The Believer - Colossal in Scale, Appalling in Complexity

Few people in 1939 had ever ridden in a plane. Looking down, they saw everything from experimental farms and “floating” airports to seven-lane highways, multi-decked bridges, and radio-controlled traffic moving beneath suspended pedestrian walkways—all radical concepts at the time. More than twenty-four million people waited for up to five hours, in rain and hot sun, to experience it. Today, Futurama is considered the most iconic Fair exhibit of all time.

May 14

Mike Birbiglia's new short film from This American Life LIVE -

nickkroll:

i couldn’t be prouder of Mike Birbiglia’s (@birbigs) new short film w/ NPR giant Terry Gross. its so great! http://youtu.be/YTVFNZKuN-g

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weightlesselephantdreams: (Gustav Klimt, Beethoven Frieze, 1902)

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(Gustav Klimt, Beethoven Frieze, 1902)

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captainlatte: MLB Faces Antitrust Suit Regarding Its TV Blackout Policies. May 12, 2012 I’m pasting some of this here in case the article “disappears” again: Major League Baseball’s television blackout policies are the subject of a class action antitrust lawsuit that was filed on Wednesday in the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs in Garber v. MLB allege that the league has violated Sections One and Two of the Sherman Act by unfairly restricting its fans’ ability to watch out-of-market broadcasts in two primary ways. First, through its MLB Extra Innings cable package and MLB.tv Internet package, MLB refuses to offer fans the ability to purchase just their favorite team’s games, instead requiring consumers to purchase a package including all out-of-market MLB broadcasts. Second, both the Extra Innings and MLB.tv packages blackout any games broadcast locally via a regional sports network (RSN), meaning that fans cannot use those packages to watch their local team play, but must instead purchase a cable subscription to watch the games on their local RSN. The complaint alleges that these exclusive broadcasting policies drive up subscription fees for all cable consumers by enabling the RSNs to charge monopoly prices for their highly desirable sports programming. …Interestingly, the Garber suit does not name all 30 MLB teams as defendants, instead suing only the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Oakland A’s, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners, along with the Office of the Commissioner, MLB Advanced Media, DirecTV, Comcast, and various RSNs. …It will also be interesting to see if the Garber lawsuit finally motivates MLB to update its antiquated television blackout policies. The rules have been frequently criticized by baseball fans, and can lead to absurd outcomes such as fans in Iowa being unable to watch any game involving the Twins, Royals, White Sox, Brewers, Cubs, or Cardinals on either the MLB Extra Innings or MLB.tv packages, even though in many cases none of those teams’ games are available from their local cable provider. MLB has reportedly been considering updating the rules for years, but has yet to act. Perhaps this threat to its cherished antitrust exemption, along with potential treble damages, will finally force the league to act. Complete article in Sports Law Blog: http://sports-law.blogspot.ca/2012/05/done-mlb-faces-antitrust-suit-regarding.html

captainlatte:

MLB Faces Antitrust Suit Regarding Its TV Blackout Policies. May 12, 2012

I’m pasting some of this here in case the article “disappears” again:

Major League Baseball’s television blackout policies are the subject of a class action antitrust lawsuit that was filed on Wednesday in the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs in Garber v. MLB allege that the league has violated Sections One and Two of the Sherman Act by unfairly restricting its fans’ ability to watch out-of-market broadcasts in two primary ways. First, through its MLB Extra Innings cable package and MLB.tv Internet package, MLB refuses to offer fans the ability to purchase just their favorite team’s games, instead requiring consumers to purchase a package including all out-of-market MLB broadcasts. Second, both the Extra Innings and MLB.tv packages blackout any games broadcast locally via a regional sports network (RSN), meaning that fans cannot use those packages to watch their local team play, but must instead purchase a cable subscription to watch the games on their local RSN. The complaint alleges that these exclusive broadcasting policies drive up subscription fees for all cable consumers by enabling the RSNs to charge monopoly prices for their highly desirable sports programming.

…Interestingly, the Garber suit does not name all 30 MLB teams as defendants, instead suing only the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Oakland A’s, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners, along with the Office of the Commissioner, MLB Advanced Media, DirecTV, Comcast, and various RSNs.

…It will also be interesting to see if the Garber lawsuit finally motivates MLB to update its antiquated television blackout policies. The rules have been frequently criticized by baseball fans, and can lead to absurd outcomes such as fans in Iowa being unable to watch any game involving the Twins, Royals, White Sox, Brewers, Cubs, or Cardinals on either the MLB Extra Innings or MLB.tv packages, even though in many cases none of those teams’ games are available from their local cable provider. MLB has reportedly been considering updating the rules for years, but has yet to act. Perhaps this threat to its cherished antitrust exemption, along with potential treble damages, will finally force the league to act.

Complete article in Sports Law Blog:

http://sports-law.blogspot.ca/2012/05/done-mlb-faces-antitrust-suit-regarding.html

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stuffaboutminneapolis: Minnesota Zoo will end its dolphin exhibit via StarTribune One of the Minnesota Zoo’s most popular species will no longer be on exhibit. The two remaining dolphins are moving within a few months and will not be replaced, the zoo in Apple Valley announced Monday. Zoo Director Lee Ehmke said Semo and Allie must be relocated because extensive repairs are needed to the 15-year-old Discovery Bay building and the dolphin tank, where the two are housed. The refurbishment, combined with the species’ low availability, means there will be no dolphins at the Minnesota Zoo “in the foreseeable future,” Ehmke said. Ehmke acknowledges that losing dolphins as an attraction will be disappointing to visitors. Except for a few brief interruptions, dolphins have been exhibited at the zoo since it opened in 1978. “People love dolphins,” he said. “It has consistently been one of the favorite animals. They have a lot of charisma, and people find them fascinating and love them, as do we.”

stuffaboutminneapolis:

Minnesota Zoo will end its dolphin exhibit via StarTribune

One of the Minnesota Zoo’s most popular species will no longer be on exhibit.

The two remaining dolphins are moving within a few months and will not be replaced, the zoo in Apple Valley announced Monday.

Zoo Director Lee Ehmke said Semo and Allie must be relocated because extensive repairs are needed to the 15-year-old Discovery Bay building and the dolphin tank, where the two are housed.

The refurbishment, combined with the species’ low availability, means there will be no dolphins at the Minnesota Zoo “in the foreseeable future,” Ehmke said.

Ehmke acknowledges that losing dolphins as an attraction will be disappointing to visitors. Except for a few brief interruptions, dolphins have been exhibited at the zoo since it opened in 1978.

“People love dolphins,” he said. “It has consistently been one of the favorite animals. They have a lot of charisma, and people find them fascinating and love them, as do we.”

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May 11

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May 10

stuffaboutminneapolis: Our street car lines — yesterday and today via MinnPost

stuffaboutminneapolis:

Our street car lines — yesterday and today via MinnPost

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