Here is a video for a tornado that hit Rochelle, IL. I did not take this footage. With it being spring, now is a good time to refresh your emergency procedures in case of tornados.
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Daily Run Down 07/03/2013: Evening Edition
Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Recalls
General News
- Watch the time-lapse beauty of San Francisco fog in Adrift
- Glendale City Council Hands Over $15 Million A Year To Keep Phoenix Coyotes In Town
International
- Mandela family feud angers South Africa
- Russia cited for illegal rendition
- Grandson loses Mandela grave case
- St Petersburg blast blows off mans hand Russian media
- Credit card donations to WikiLeaks flowing through Iceland again
- Tens of thousands in the streets as deadline arrives Morsi has vowed not to cede power
- Belgian King Albert II to step down in favor of son
Politics
- Texas House Committee Approves Abortion Rules – Well fuck them. It’s a woman’s right to choose.
- Snowden and a muzzled free press
- Indias New Surveillance Program Will Function Under A Law From The Colonial Era
- These charts show how the Edward Snowden story is overwhelming the NSA story
Obits
Health
Science/Space
- Star Trek on Pluto It Could Really Happen Scientists Say
- How Human Brains Could Be Hacked
- Hummingbird performs the fastest ever shimmy
- Scientists Fabricate Rudimentary Human Livers
Financial
Gaming
- Mad Max will speak like an Aussie mate
- SimCity survey gauges interest in offline mode and bigger cities
- How Sunset Overdrive uses Xbox One cloud
- PS3 Vita dungeon crawler Warriors Lair canceled
Law
- Texas Trooper Shoves 74-Year-Old Then Arrests Her For Felony Assault When She Hits Him With Her Purse – WTF?
- U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement
Internet
Mobile
- Finnish startup Adaia set to launch $1300 Android phone in 2014 – Okay… I’m not sure how many people will purchase it. But Give it a shot.
Rumors
Software/Apps
London/Britain/UK
- Sainsburys sorry to mobile user – I don’t think Sainsbury was in the wrong. It’s rude to be on the phone while checking out.
- Man and woman shot in London street
- Wales votes yes for opt-out organ donation
- Parents jailed over toddlers heroin death
Funny
Chicagoland
- Illinois Governor Sends Lax Gun Bill Back To Lawmakers With His Own Tougher Provisions
- Too Much Dog Poop Cancels Movies in the Park
- George Ryan Released From Home Confinement
- Ald. Mell retiring after nearly 4 decades in office
Total Number of stories: 40
Look for more stories tomorrow.
Daily Run Down 06/20/2013: Evening Edition
Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Recalls
General News
- Joe Torre Daughter catches falling baby
- Group apologizes to gay community shuts down cure ministry
- Stephen Colberts Remarkable Tribute To His Mother Lorna Colbert
International
- Indian landslides leave thousands trapped in valley
- Death of Russian orphan galvanizes opponents of adoption ban
- Hanged body shock for NZ burglar
- Venezuela finds 2008 missing plane
- New Palestinian prime minister offers resignation official
- Car crash leaves Australian with a French accent
Obits
Health
Science/Space
Financial
- Clearwire board recommends shareholders vote yes to Sprint acquisition
- Oracles Q4 sales fall short
- Tumblr now officially part of Yahoo Marissa Mayer promises it will stay separate
Historical
- Archduke Franz Ferdinands bloodied shirt goes on display in Vienna
- Jimmy Hoffas Body Was Run Through a Wood-Chipper Source Says
Gaming
- Nvidia Shield now $300 before launch available June 27
- Xbox One will require day-one update
- Mario Kart 8 drives us up a wall
Gadgets
- New MacBook Air models plagued by Wi-Fi connectivity problems
- Genius Arcade F-1000 Stick
- Steam Cleaning Grill Brush
- Geek Toys World War Z Action Figures
- Geek Toys World War Z Limited Edition Prints
- Samsung announces ATIV Q a Windows / Android hybrid
Law
Patents
Internet
- Google ordered by French regulators to revamp privacy policy or face fines
- Why Google Stopped Trying to Make You Feel Stupid During Job Interviews
Social Networking
Mobile
- Twitter heat map shows iPhone use by the affluent Android by the poor
- Nokia confirms Lumia EOS will have a 41-megapixel camera
London/Britain/UK
- Tributes flood in for Gandolfini
- Eye-gouge victim attacked again
- Children hurt in car crash as they cross road in south Wales
- Things To Do In London This Weekend 22-23 June
- Teacher guilty of pupil abduction
Funny
Chicagoland
- Illinois GOP Official Calls Black Republican Candidate A Street Walker Love Child Of The DNC
- Family believes missing students death was a tragic accident
- Shh its Chicago
- James Gandolfini 1961-2013 Killing them softly
Total Number of stories: 44
Look for more stories tomorrow.
Daily Run Down 06/19/2013: Evening Edition
Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Big News
- PlayStation update freezing consoles – This is big news.
Recalls
- Tesla issues partial recall of Model S electric sedan
- Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Enteric Coated Aspirin Tablets 81 mg Due to Health Risk
Social Issues/Human Interest
- Worlds poorest will feel brunt of climate change warns World Bank
- Northern Over-Exposure Record Heat Wave Envelops Alaska
General News
- Doctors Let us treat hunger-strikers at Guantanamo
- Obama to call for nuclear warhead reduction in U.S. Russia
- FBI director acknowledges domestic drone use – CBS News
- BioShock creator confirmed as scriptwriter for Logans Run remake
- First Lego Movie trailer assembles an all-star cast
- Why bicycle helmets are failing riders and how to fix them
- TVs Futurama Launches Final Episodes Tonight
- Teachers Union Backs Thompson for New York Mayor
International
- Afghan-US talks suspended
- Top South Sudan officials sacked
- Suicide bomber embraces and kills Sunni politician in Iraq
- Sweden Makes It Illegal To Take Photos In Private Environments Without Permission
- Japans nuclear power reactors set to reopen later this year under tighter regulations
- SARS-like virus has high mortality rate in Saudi Arabia specialists say
Politics
- House votes to ban abortion after 20 weeks
- Full transcript of congressional interview with IRS manager released
- Maine Governor Blacklists Newspapers After They Criticize His Administrations Energy Policies
- How PRISM Sends Your Private Data Overseas
Obits
- Ballet dancer David Wall dies at 67
- Top US journalist dies in car crash
- Family Country Singer Slim Whitman Dies at Age 90
Health
Science/Space
- For the first time scientists can identify your emotions based on brain activity
- Curiositys Billion-Pixel View | Space Wallpaper
- Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Links Early Modern Ideas
- Immune to Cancer Naked Mole Rats Reveal Their Secret
Financial
- SEC to require admissions of guilt in some settlements
- Orders top $100 billion as Ryanair gives Boeing a boost
- Twitter acquires Spindle a news feed for your neighborhood
- Unpaid internships spawn suits. Are they on their way out
Historical
- Map Of V2 Rocket Strikes On London Updated
- Telegram Era ends Stop
- FBI search for body of Jimmy Hoffa may last 2 more days
- Legend of Lost City Spurs Exploration Debate
Gaming
- Warning PS3 firmware 4.45 crashing consoles
- Rumor Steam beta update file suggests game sharing is coming
- Xbox One-80 Microsoft reverses Xbox One DRM features
Gadgets
Law
- New Orleans Cops Caught Filling Their Pockets With Red Light Camera Cash – I’m shocked to learn of drinking in this establishment. This shouldn’t surprise ANYBODY at all.
Technology
- In the face of bankruptcy Kodak eyes $406m offering
- Apple providing iPads to Los Angeles school district in $30 million contract
- Nvidia throws open the licensing doors on its Kepler GPU technology
- TELEGRAM NOT DEAD. STOP.
Internet
- Google files free speech challenge to FISA gag orders renews criticism of Guardian
- Netflix streaming coming to The Netherlands later this year
Social Networking
- Facebook will finally let you make comments with photos embedded
- Kim Dotcom tweets outrage after LeaseWeb deletes all Megaupload data
Mobile
- LTE Advanced is coming but smartphone users may not care
- FCC chairman nominee Tom Wheeler comes out in favor of legalized phone unlocking
Rumors
- Bloomberg Next Surface RT will use Qualcomm chip may come in multiple versions
- Upcoming iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones may feature liquid cooling
Software/Apps
- Apple TV gets HBO Go and sports with WatchESPN
- A E Lifetime and History Channel streaming apps land on Google Play
- iTunes users spend a lot on apps and music not so much on ebooks chart
Security
- Oracle releases latest round of Java security patches – It’s best to update to the latest version.
Developer
London/Britain/UK
- VIDEO The 13-year-old fashion blogger
- Stolen hawk returning to Wimbledon
- Kings of Leon added to iTunes
- Home-buyers need 14 years to save – It’s fucking expensive to buy a home, whether it’s in the UK or the US.
- A Colour Chart For London
- The weather may be grim but lets learn to enjoy it | Richard Mabey
- Supreme Court ruling on Iraq damages
- Refugee numbers highest since 1994
- Coroner urges resuscitation clarity
Personal
- Dont Blame the Work Force – Here Here.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Funny
- The Pace of Modern Life
- June 19 2013
- Night Of The Living Dead
- These Eyebrows Did a Dime at County
- Too Bad There Are No Tools or Anything Lying Around
- Yes But for a Different Reason
- A Warm Welcome
- Beautifully Busted
- No Handrails No Problem.
- Chinese Product Tries to Get Girls out of a Hairy Situation
- Monday Morning Mayhem
Chicagoland
- Madigan not worried about Quinn on gun control measure
- No More Plastic Bags
- OfficeMax seeks incentives to keep HQ in Illinois
- Illinois Adopts Nations Strictest Fracking Regulations
Total Number of stories: 89
Look for more stories tomorrow.
Daily Run Down 06/18/2013: Evening Edition
Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Social Issues/Human Interest
- Climate Science Deniers Arent The Only Ones Using The Tobacco Industry Playbook
- Seattle Adopts Bold Climate Action Plan Aims To Be Carbon Neutral By 2050
- Chipotle becomes first US fast food chain to label all genetically modified ingredients
- The Price to Pay for Facebooks Free Wi-Fi A Scrap of Privacy
General News
- Florida blocks cities counties from voting on sick pay laws
- News Corp in US phone hacking suit
- Allen Iverson abducted his children says mom a rising trend +video
- World War Z Mega Ticket trial brings early screenings bonuses for $50
- New video $65000 reward offered in unsolved 08 Times Square bicycle bombing – Washington Post
International
- Group of 8 Leaders Press Russia on Syria
- Swiss bill on bank secrecy blocked
- Is Europe ready for a shale boom
- U.S. to relaunch peace talks with Taliban
- PHOTOS Brazilians Flood Streets To Protest World Cup Spending Government Corruption
Politics
- Senator Tries to Run Out the Clock on Immigration
- Senate finds pace on judicial nominees
- N.S.A. Chief Says Surveillance Has Stopped Dozens of Plots
- Everything You Need To Know About The 20-Week Abortion Ban Advancing In The House
- Discovering Names Of Secret NSA Surveillance Programs Via LinkedIn
- Steve Wozniak Speaks Out Against NSA Spying This Is Not My America
- Immigration Bill Would Lower Countrys Deficit By $197 Billion Over 10 Years
- READ The CBO finds immigration reform will save $197 billion over 10 years
- DOMA decision could expand rights for gay feds but with questions
Health
Science/Space
- WATCH LIVE NOW NASAs Asteroid-Capture Mission Up Close
- Dog genetics spur scientific spat
- Worlds first baby born from natural IVF
- Flashpoint Found for Istanbuls Next Earthquake
- Surprising Trove of Gas Seeps Found Off East Coast
- Grand Wonder of the World | Wallpaper
- WATCH LIVE NOW Stunning Observatory Views of Saturn
- Europe Says Farewell to Prolific Herschel Space Telescope
- Ultraluminous Contortionist | Space Wallpaper
- Wired Space Photo of the Day Green Flash on the Moon
- Wired Space Photo of the Day Green Flash on the Moon
Financial
- Buying your teens first car Split the expenses.
- California Clothing Store Will Pay $7.5 Million In Racial Discrimination Settlement
- Paper maker FiftyThree raises $15 million to build the Office suite of the future
- Cloudera cofounder Mike Olson steps down as CEO former ArcSight head steps up
- Adobe stock gets a 4% boost after earnings release
- Dish Drops Out of the Bidding for Sprint
- Chrysler Reaches Agreement to Recall 2.7 Million Jeeps
Historical
- Hoffa remains Who told FBI to look near Detroit
- Hungarian Charged With War Crimes for Actions in World War II
- Lost Medieval City Discovered Beneath Cambodian Jungle
- First American Woman in Space
- Lost Letters by Catherine the Great Tchaikovsky Returned to Russia
Tips and Tricks
Gaming
- State of Decay declared fastest selling original game ever on XBLA
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 its about time we talked freemium vs. premium
- Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace
- No PC port for EAs high-end sports engine
Gadgets
- D-Link Gaming Router pre-orders now available – Looks a lot like the new Mac Pros…
Reviews
Law
- Sprint sues Dish and Clearwire claims buyout offer is illegal
- The NSAs Lockbox Has No Lock
- Buzzfeed sued for $3.6 million over fairly boring soccer photo
- Supreme Court Grants Madigan More Time To Appeal Concealed Carry Ruling
Patents
Technology
- How much will AMDs new FX-9000 desktop processors cost
- AMD details first ARM-based server chip up to 16 helpings of Cortex-A57 clocked at 2GHz
- AMD evolving fast to survive in the server market jungle
- Cancer gene sequencing effort struggles through waves of false IDs
- Onion Pi turns Raspberry Pi into Tor proxy and wireless access point
- Elon Musk to demonstrate Tesla battery swapping tech on June 20th
- Microsoft slashes Surface tablet prices for schools
Internet
- Amazon Debuts a Gifting Product on Facebooks Crowded Platform
- Amazon rejects Netflixs model wont release all episodes of original shows simultaneously
Mobile
Rumors
Developer
London/Britain/UK
- Army makes 4480 soldiers redundant
- Arrest over Tesco severed deer head
- Boris bike staff in strike ballot
- The Innards Of All Central London Tube Stations…Mapped
- Apple store smash and grab attempt
- Extra Extra
- Jail reckless bankers report urges
Personal
Funny
Chicagoland
- Jury finds ex-Chicago alderman guilty in federal bribery case
- New outdoor movie screen debuts at Millennium Park
- Maxims to Rise Again
- Chicago aldermen hear arguments on plastic bag ban
- Illinois smartphone users overpaying study says – No… really? This shouldn’t surprise ANYBODY.
- Schaumburg police seek teen who grabbed womans necklace
Total Number of stories: 91
Look for more stories tomorrow.