Day: December 15, 2012

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Giants To Honor Students And Teachers Of Connecticut Shooting With A Helmet Decal

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Cork Gaines The New York Giants have announced that they will honor the students and teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary School as well as the community of Newtown, Connecticut with a decal on the back of their helmets during tomorrow’s game. The decal will simply read “S.H.E.S..” Here is a picture of the decal (via the New York Giants)… New York Giants Recommended For You Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/giants-to-honor-students-and-teachers-of-connecticut-shooting-with-a-helmet-decal-2012-12#ixzz2F9ms75lm

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Internet Identifies, Threatens Wrong Man as Newtown Shooter

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As reported on Wired. BY SPENCER ACKERMAN Unidentified people react on December 14, 2012 at the aftermath of a school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Photo: Don Emmert /AFP/Getty Images   Updated, 6:05 p.m. EST In the media’s rush to find out information on the suspected Newtown, Connecticut, school shooter, numerous news outlets misidentified a Facebook page belonging to someone with a similar name. Denunciations and even death threats quickly accumulated. CNN,…

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‘Life of Pi’ editor Tim Squyres on the pains of creating CG tigers and shooting in 3D

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As reported on The Verge. By Ellis Hamburger Tim Squyres is a film editor, and director Ang Lee’s partner in crime for the last two decades, having edited all but one of his films. Among others, Squyres edited Hulk, Sense and Sensibility, Lust, Caution, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for best film editing. He most recently edited Life of Pi, an adaptation of the best-selling book that follows the tale of an Indian boy struggling to…

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Dropbox For iOS Updated With New Photo Gallery And Design

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As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ Following October’s update of its Android application, Dropbox today released a new version of its iOS app, which focuses on refining the photo-viewing and sharing experience. In today’s update, there’s now a new Photos tab, which offers a way to tap into a scrollable timeline of the photos you’ve uploaded into your Dropbox account. As with the Android update, which preceded this one, the new iOS app offers a more visual interface…

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The moon marks 40 years without a human visitor, prepares for impending probe crashes Alt

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As reported on Engadget. By Donald Melanson  It’s likely not an anniversary anyone thought we would meet after the first moon landing, but today marks 40 years since Gene Cernan left the last footprint on the moon as Apollo 17 ended its mission. That was the last of six manned missions to the lunar surface (nine including those that didn’t land), which saw twelve men actually walk on the moon in all. The years since have…

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After Connecticut: Guns, Gun Control, and Gun Culture

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As reported on Businessweek.com By Paul Barrett Photograph by Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Residents grieve following a shooting on Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Guns Inc. VIDEO Why Are School Shootings More Common in the U.S.? VIDEO Obama on CT Shooting: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’ Why It’s Getting Easier to Carry Guns in the U.S.A. Kmart’s Connecticut-Shooting Twitter Fail Bob Costas, Guns, and the NRA Gun Control and the Milwaukee…

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11 Days Ago, The NRA President Criticized How National Tragedies Are Used To Push For Gun Control

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by The Economist Wikipedia Wayne LaPierre “WE were in the gym and heard loud bangs”, said a nine-year old boy after the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, where at least 26 were killed, including 20 children. The shooter, who was dressed in battle fatigues, was 20-year-old Adam Lanza, whose mother may have been a teacher at Sandy Hook. His mother was found dead at her home. Lanza was declared…

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This Is A Bushmaster .223, One Of The Guns The Sandy Hook Shooter Reportedly Had

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As reported on businessinsider.com by Robert Johnson Academy The Bushmaster .223 rifle has a tragic legacy that looks to be growing if CNN reports are correct.  The Cable News Network reports that Adam Lanza used three weapons to commit the mass shooting in Connecticut, but the one confirmed assault rifle is a Bushmaster .223. From CNN: Three guns were found at the scene, CNN’s Susan Candiotti reports. According to a law enforcement source, the third weapon found on…

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Sandy Hook Teacher Gives Harrowing Account Of How She Barricaded Her Class Behind A Bathroom Door

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As reported on Businesinsider.com by The Telegraph AP Images A teacher at the US school targeted by a rampaging gunman has given a harrowing account of how she barricaded her class behind a bathroom door to and ordered the children to be quiet to save them from being killed.  Kaitlin Roig was looking after 14 pupils when gunfire erupted at Sandy Hook Elementary school. She told US network ABC News: “Suddenly, I heard rapid fire, like an assault…

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