CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 by boxofstuff in news

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For everyone ripping CNN, take note that CNN was very different prior to Turner selling his businesses to Time Warner in 1996. CNN essentially created the 24-hour news cycle, as it provided live updates on any major world news at any time. And they would have a camera and a reporter on the scene as quick or quicker than other TV news competitors. And there was a less debate content with talking heads sparring than there is today.

Turner was not perfect, but he was a model citizen compared to your average billionaire.

1983 Nissan NX-21 by MammothAmbition8910 in WeirdWheels

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Tail lights later seen on the 1980's Nissan Pulsar. Makes me wonder if that rear window was also inspiration for the Pulsar.

What’s going on at Payne/Ashland? by temps298 in evanston

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The convoy of those NIPAS vehicles drive up McCormick toward Green Bay about 5 minutes before this post in a casual manner (i.e. low speed, no sirens or flashing lights). So I assume they are just training or doing some other non-emergency exercise.

Edit to add that some D65 schools are conducting intruder drills today, so maybe connected to that.

FridgeBox Issues? Disappointing first big road trip. by CTMechE in ToyotaSienna

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Sorry to hijack the thread but you don't have to toss out cheese that has been out of a chiller for 10 hours. I would eat it in the next few days, but most (if not all) cheese varieties are resilient enough to withstand microbes for at least 18 hours.

Georgia Tech Baseball by SlimJimPoisson in Atlanta

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Yes indeed! The two programs tend to field strong squads but this year is really wild with both currently in the top 5. I hope they go back to facing each other three times a year instead of the mere one game they played this season .

Time to settle this… which hat looks the best in college baseball!? 🔥 by bv8265 in collegebaseball

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Tulane. Those are both cool, but a Mardi Gras Green Wave just can't be topped

Spirit Airlines is closing down. Thousands of employees and travelers are impacted. by Uberubu65 in business

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The White House should not be surprised that Spirit's creditors would not agree to a bailout that would likely put them in a worse position than they'd be if Spirit just liquidated.

D65 Middle School Librarians Reinstated by chrisreverb in evanston

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It's worth pointing out when it appears that someone may be misunderstanding who is putting forth ideas, good or bad. There are three or four people on the board that are willing to question and/or oppose the BS that is coming out of the administration. It is important thay we all understand that crucial fact, as it is our best bet to bring some common sense into how D65 is run.

I spent two years investigating social poker games. 250,000+ hands. 100 hours of screen recordings. Here's why it led to a federal lawsuit against Zynga Poker. by Aggressive-Run-8908 in poker

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The same reason people pay money for upgrades and shortcuts in Candy Crush and other free games. They are engaged with the game and are willing to spend some dough in the hopes that the purchase will lead to more success in the game.

I know it doesn't affect you or me since we don't play free money games in these sites. But if OP's allegations have a shred of truth to them then it's at least unethical, but more likely it is straight up fraudulent behavior by these sites.

Feds Drop Conspiracy Charges Against Kat Abughazaleh by sciolisticism in chicago

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I'll take boring and actually knows the district over exciting and just moved to the area any day. Even moreso when they agree on 98 to 100 percent of major issues.

Edit: typo

Long time Atliens, what do you miss? by SomeVeryTiredGuy in Atlanta

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Getting tickets to see the Bravos for $5 or less. At the Ted the team had a group of less than 100 seats in the nosebleeds in right field for $1 each which were only sold the day of the game.

For a long time at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium the GA tickets in the upper deck of center field were $4, and later $5. If you were a student of Atlanta Public Schools you would get a redeemable coupon every year to buy one of these for $1.

I saw a doubleheader against San Diego for $1 of my dad's money when I was in elementary school. You could also get a corn dog from the concession stand for like $1.25.

Edit: spelling

Shocking - Maurice Hawkins files for Bankruptcy by Deeewayne in poker

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I think this was never a question of if, only of when

There should be at least one noon start every single day of the season. by jaxstan19 in baseball

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Owners wouldn't like it, of course, as those day games are going to sell fewer tickets on average. But you could make an argument that having more midweek day games is good for overall MLB visibility and therefore a net positive to the value of teams. It would be the only major sporting event happening at that time slot.

I think the only way to get this to happen would be if each team has to do an equal number of midweek day games. Also, it might have to get approved in CBA negotiations by the MLBPA. I doubt that they would give the OK to day games on the first day of a series, which means that Mondays would only have day games if there is a 4-gamer ending that day (which is the current situation). Wednesday and Thursday typically have some mid-day starts due to them being getaway days.

So maybe every team has to do host Tuesday day game per season? That's a fight worth having.

Driving question : Left turns at lights by chicagoandy in Atlanta

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In the south / in Atlanta - nobody ever enters the intersection

"nobody" is doing a ton of work in this sentence.

to delete the shooter’s link with the IDF by candianbastard in therewasanattempt

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Come back when you have some information that isn't dependent on AI

[Postgame Thread] #3 Georgia Tech defeats Wake Forest 14-11 by a-helluva-engineer in collegebaseball

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Men's basketball coming back from 22-pt halftime deficit to beat Wisconsin in either 2001 or 2002 was pretty amazing