This, That and The Other....

Viva World Cup!

joepa — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:01:50 +0000

Got one of them!

joepa — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:40:35 +0000

This video image displayed by the U.S. Military at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, June 8, 2006, purports to show the body of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq

Michelle Wie Makes the Cut at Men’s Tourney

joepa — Fri, 05 May 2006 22:42:20 +0000

She is such a studette!

Philadelphia Eagles land 2 studs in the NFL Draft 2006

joepa — Mon, 01 May 2006 00:29:11 +0000

OT Winston Justice is here to bolster depth and offer competition up front as part of the team’s makeover

San Jose Sharks lead series 3 games to 1

joepa — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:31:16 +0000

San Jose Sharks goalie Vesa Toskala (35) and teammate Ville Nieminen (15), both of Finland, celebrate San Jose's 5-4 win over the Nashville Predators in an NHL hockey Western Conference first-round playoff game Thursday, April 27, 2006, in San Jose, Calif.

This Super Model is not so super?!?

joepa — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:36:46 +0000

This is a booking photo of Danish supermodel May Andersen, 23, after she was arrested April 20 in Miami for allegedly becoming unruly and striking a flight attendant on a plane from Amsterdam to Miami. She was examined for alcohol and substance abuse and later transported to the Dade County Jail. Miami-Dade Police Department via Associated Press

Judge: Web-Surfing Worker Can’t Be Fired

joepa — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:37:19 +0000

Justice prevails!

Get back to work!

NEW YORK – Saying surfing the web is equivalent to reading a newspaper or talking on the phone, an administrative law judge has suggested that only a reprimand is appropriate as punishment for a city worker accused of failing to heed warnings to stay off the Internet.

The ruling came after Mayor Michael Bloomberg fired a worker in the city's legislative office in Albany earlier this year after he saw the man playing a game of solitaire on his computer.

In his decision, Spooner wrote: "It should be observed that the Internet has become the modern equivalent of a telephone or a daily newspaper, providing a combination of communication and information that most employees use as frequently in their personal lives as for their work."

He added: "For this reason, city agencies permit workers to use a telephone for personal calls, so long as this does not interfere with their overall work performance. Many agencies apply the same standard to the use of the Internet for personal purposes."

Spooner dispensed the lightest possible punishment on Choudhri, a reprimand, after a search of Choudhri's computer files revealed he had visited several news and travel sites.

San Jose Sharks even the series with Nashville

joepa — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:26:40 +0000

San Jose Sharks goalie Vesa Toskala (35) of Finland is congratulated by Joe Thornton (19) and Scott Hannan, center, after he shut out the Nashville Predators, 3-0, in their first-round NHL hockey playoff game in Nashville, Tenn. on Sunday, April 23, 2006. The Sharks evened the series at 1-1.

XBox 360 cheerleaders! What next?

joepa — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:38:25 +0000

Bonds Ends Power Drought With First Homer

joepa — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 01:05:17 +0000

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds follows the flight of his solo home run on a pitch from Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Aaron Cook in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Saturday, April 22, 2006.