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Defense Department, San Diego win big in appropriations bill
The Air Force already has 220 Predators and does not need any more. The Predator is worthless. In the event of a conflict with Russia or China, the Predator's signals would be jammed and the Predator could not fly. The money should be spent on maintaining the Air Force's existing fleet instead of buying useless equipment like the Predator.— January 20, 2014 4:42 p.m.
Salk stem-cell master says bye-bye to Barcelona
He left Barcelona for a Barcalounger in La Jolla.— January 20, 2014 1:55 p.m.
Judge thumbs down NFL concussion settlement
If each aggrieved player receives a $1 million settlement, the total settlement should be $4.8 billion, not including legal fees. The players attorneys are trying to settle the case on the cheap because they want 1/3 of $750 million without going to trial and having to work for the fee. The lawyers don't care about the players, they just want a quick buck. If team owners have to shell out $4.8 billion, there's going a few less billionaires in the lot. Player salaries may have to be slashed and team values may plummet. All in all, this is a positive development.— January 15, 2014 10:51 p.m.
Helen Copley foundation continues downward cash spiral
I think the foundation will shut down when it runs out of money. David probably made arrangements in his will to set up a new foundation in his own name. I doubt he would want his inherited fortune to go to James and Helen's foundation. Patrick and Dwyer no doubt will run the new foundation and after Copley's estate is settled, begin drawing large salaries from the foundation possibly for the rest of their lives.— January 15, 2014 5:01 p.m.
Defense contractor Vector admits criminal fraud
This does not look like a good deal for tax payers. This is a deferred prosecution agreement whereby the criminal charges against Vector will be dismissed in three years. The resolution of this case disgusts me. Apparently, no felony charges were filed against Vector's executives and accountants who put the scheme together and falsified company records to fool government auditors. These individuals will either remain employed by the company or go on to their next jobs with clean records. The resolution of this case shows that the Department of Justice is totally corrupt. The prosecutors who put this deal together are idiots and should be fired. The prosecutors are selling out the American people and doing favors for major laws firms in exchange for lucrative jobs from these same firms after they leave government service. http://www.dodig.mil/IGInformation/IGInformationR…— January 15, 2014 4:49 p.m.
Chlamydia does well in San Diego
In light of these sobering statistics it is no wonder that Carl DeMaio sands wood in lieu of the real thing. DeMaio is a prudent man and an accomplished woodsman.— January 14, 2014 11:10 p.m.
U-T's moves raise employees’ fears of layoffs
I stand by my original comment that most of the content on Huffington is provided free by unpaid writers. As an example, former SDPD officer Norm Stamper is a prolific contributor to Huffington. Stamper collects two police pensions totaling at least $150,000 per year. I don't know whether Stamper is paid for his contributions, but if he is paid, it's peanuts and not worth his time to earn it. Stamper is certainly not living off any Huffington stipend. On the other hand, Stamper is taking work from professional writers who lack police pensions and have to support themselves solely with their writing. It is well known that Huffington gets most of its content for free and lawsuits have been filed over the issue. Huffington admits that most of its enterprise value, perhaps in excess of $1 billion, is attributable to the fact it obtains high quality content from contributors for free.— January 12, 2014 11:16 a.m.
U-T's moves raise employees’ fears of layoffs
I hope Roger Hedgecock doesn't lose his gig at UT-TV as result of the budget cuts. Roger's had it rough trying to make it in broadcasting with a face like his. His face is truly made for radio. Pray for Roger and ask the good Lord to spare him from the cuts.— January 8, 2014 5:01 p.m.
U-T's moves raise employees’ fears of layoffs
According to Google translation of the Chinese article describing the green card financing of Papa's new hotel in Austin, Papa is going to invest $80 million to build the hotel. Construction of the hotel is supposed to start shortly, if it has not already. Add the $80 million to the $110 million Papa spent to buy the U-T, and $12 million for the North County Times, Papa has spent $202 million in the past two years. He also reportedly spent $2 million to buy a vintage car collection which is stored in the newsroom. According to Matt Potter, he also gave his ex-wife a $1 million signing bonus to expedite the divorce. Add in the property settlement he has to pay his ex-wife, and you're talking some serious money. It could be that the U-T is doing well, but Papa needs cash from the paper to fund other investments and pay his ex-wife.— January 7, 2014 1:18 p.m.
U-T's moves raise employees’ fears of layoffs
Journalists face a terrible job market. The problem is that although the internet has spawned tens of thousands of websites that need writers to produce limitless amounts of content, most of the content is being provided by professional or amateur writers free of charge. I understand that Huffington Post receives most of its content from contributors without paying a cent. The only way U-T San Diego is going to survive is to find journalists who are willing to work at Starbucks to support themselves and provide free content to the paper merely for the thrill of getting published.— January 6, 2014 9:19 p.m.