MacDailyNews – Verizon says Apple iPhone defections to AT&T have slowed:
“Verizon saw negative so-called porting rates — meaning more Verizon customers were switching to AT&T than vice versa. But as the month progressed, Verizon said it has seen a shift back to what it calls normal switching rates.”
Personally, I never considered switching from Verizon to AT&T…
My area of relative academic expertise is psychology. I say “relative” because I haven’t put this expertise to actual use since I graduated from UF. I didn’t go on to earn any advanced degrees, and it seems like it’s been a really, really long freaking time since I graduated.
Living through my own psychological thriller (of sorts) has given me cause to look back on my…
Iraqi leader tells Bush: Get Gen Petraeus out – Telegraph:
“Relations between the top United States general in Iraq and Nouri al-Maliki, the country’s prime minister, are so bad that the Iraqi leader made a direct appeal for his removal to President George W Bush.Although the call was rejected, aides to both men admit that Mr Maliki and Gen David Petraeus engage in frequent…
Talking Points Memo | A ‘progressive’ resurgence?:
“… Rasmussen Reports had an interesting survey this week, which showed that when ‘liberal’ is replaced with ‘progressive,’ the broader dynamic changes significantly. According to the poll, 35% consider ‘progressive’ a positive description of a candidate, whereas 32% consider…
BBC NEWS | Americas | US ‘plans huge Saudi arms deal’:
“The United States is reported to be preparing a major arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth $20bn (£9.8bn) over the next decade. It is said to be part of a strategy for countering Iran’s growing strength.”
What are the odds that this becomes part of another story in 20 years…
“… the attackers…
MacDailyNews – Some AT&T stores refusing to show customers Apple iPhone?:
“Some AT&T stores reportedly have no iPhone displays on the floor, but still claim to stock the iPhone. Other accounts tell of AT&T stores with iPhone displays, but employees who refuse to bring out the iPhones “on Sundays” or “for fear of theft” due to small staff on-hand, or…
Earlier this week my mother was hospitalized involuntarily under the provisions of a Florida Law known as the “Baker Act.” When the legal requirement for the hospital to hold her expired, and they determined that her benefits (through her health insurance) had been used up, she was shipped out to the first facility that would take her. It was an assisted living facility, which…
McCain v. Reid – TIME
In this piece, John McCain (and the author) engages the enemy at home… the 70% of American citizens also known as “defeatists.”
“He derided ‘the fanciful and self-interested debates about Iraq that substitute for statesmanship in Washington.’ And he suggested that the Democrats had decided ‘to take advantage of the…
The ill-conceived placement with the assisted living facility came to an abrupt end this morning. We got a call from the facility reporting that our family member was “out of control,” wandering the halls breaking lamps, overturning furniture, and upsetting the other residents. My dad left straight away, telling them he’d be there soon to pick her up, with no idea where we were…