January 2, 2010
News Corporation, the parent company of Fox Television, made an unprecedented demand. They want Time Warner cable systems to pay for the right to air Fox Network programming. While it is traditional for Time Warner to pay for cable channels such as F/X, Fox Sports, and Speed, the local network broadcasts do not require a fee. News Corp was demanding $1 per subscriber and if it was not paid, they would pull their channels from Time Warner subscribers starting January 1, 2010. In what became a very ugly and public battle, Fox used time during its local news broadcasts to urge viewers to voice their support on a specially created website. The absence of local Fox programming would mean no American Idol, Glee, or NCAA and NFL Football. Fox would also lose much of the advertising revenue they had sold for those programs. At the last minute, Fox agreed to an extension to negotiations and an agreement was reached but details are not being disclosed.
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January 1, 2010
What would life be like if your parents named you Yellow Light Breem, Tahiti Starship, or Drift Wood? Apparently this trend is not just limited to celebrities like Ashlee Simpson-Wentz who named her son Bronx Mowgli, or Rob Morrow who named his daughter Tu (get it? Tu Morrow??). The TODAY show recently did a show about people with unique names, and profiled Marijuana Pepsi Sawyer who works as a college counselor. For more odd names profiled, click here.
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December 29, 2009
Hello Daily Limerick Readers! As we wrap up this final week of 2009, we thought this would be a good time to look back on the year and some of the stories that were highly buzzed about. We hope you enjoy this daily retrospective and we look forward to bringing you more News to Amuse in 2010!
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December 28, 2009
Hello Daily Limerick Readers! As we wrap up this final week of 2009, we thought this would be a good time to look back on the year and some of the stories that were highly buzzed about. We hope you enjoy this daily retrospective and we look forward to bringing you more News to Amuse in 2010!
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December 26, 2009
Hello Daily Limerick Readers! As we wrap up this final week of 2009, we thought this would be a good time to look back on the year and some of the stories that were highly buzzed about. We hope you enjoy this daily retrospective and we look forward to bringing you more News to Amuse in 2010!
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December 24, 2009
Hello Daily Limerick readers. Unfortunately the flu has arrived and your favorite poets spent their evening at urgent care rather than writing a limerick. So, we thought we’d pull a timely limerick from our vaults. This one titled “From Sesame Street to Pennsylvania Ave“ appeared on September 5th, enjoy!
As summer ends and fall begins the time of year known as “flu season” is quickly approaching. With the recent outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as Swine Flu, the U.S. Government is working hard to educate the public. The elderly, ill, and children are especially susceptible to the illness. In an attempt to teach children good hygiene such as sneezing into the bend of their arm and frequently washing hands, the government partnered with famous Sesame Street character, Elmo. The ads were originally aired in May 2009 but they have now been redesigned to promote the government’s flu website, www.flu.gov.
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December 20, 2009
In Sterling, Connecticut, a dairy cow was born with a very unusual marking. Although the cow is brown, it has a completely white cross on its forehead. While it is not unusual for a Holstein cow to have a white marking on its head, this particular shape is quite odd. Meghan Johnson, co-owner of Buttercup Farms where the cow, named Moses, was born states that the dairy industry has been looking for a miracle for some time now. Is this it? We may have to wait to see but the owners have declared that the cow would not be eaten.
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December 19, 2009
In Cary, North Carolina there is a house so brightly lit for Christmas, that is just screams, “Santa! Stop Here!!” Dennis Cole has been working since April to set up his 17,000 lights, 3,000 feet of wire, elaborate spreadsheets, and computer programs. The result is a synchronized sound and light display that draws crowds every night. He even has a FM transmitter so visitors can hear the music in their cars when they tune to 104.9. While he spent over $3,000 on materials, he figures to only spend about $200 on electricity because the lights blink and are not constantly on.
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December 17, 2009
“Heated homes are a modern concept” says Laura Nichols, the 2008 New Jersey “furnace abstinence” winner. She is one of many people in some of the colder parts of the United States that are willingly turning off the heat in their homes to see who can last the longest. This is the third year of the contest and it appears this was born from an interest in reducing one’s carbon footprint but the tight economy has spurred others to join as well. Space heaters and fireplaces are allowed and some folks have even resorted to Snuggies and old-fashioned remedies like sleeping with pets and hot water bottles!
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December 13, 2009
It was recently announced that McDonald’s will be adding more items to their breakfast dollar menu. Historically, inexpensive fast food places, like McDonalds, do quite well in bad economies. However, with unemployment numbers high, there are less people with a morning commute. Therefore they are not eating out. The restaurant giant is hoping that this, in addition to their new coffee (McCafe) line up, will have people leaving their homes.
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