Bill Chappell

Publisher Threatens Librarian With $1 Billion Lawsuit

Bill Chappell — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:35:52 +0000

A scholarly publisher has issued a warning to Jeffrey Beall, a librarian who writes about what he calls "predatory" practices in the scholarly publishing industry, threatening him with a $1 billion lawsuit for his blog posts criticizing the company.

Beall is an academic librarian at the University of Colorado; he writes about the journal industry on his personal blog, Scholarly Open Access.

More specifically, Beall identifies and lists journals that he says prey on academics' need to publish their research.

Colorado Lawmakers Set Taxes And Rules For Marijuana Sales

Bill Chappell — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:48:02 +0000

Colorado is set to become the first U.S. state to regulate and tax sales of recreational marijuana, after lawmakers approved several bills that set business standards and rules. Legislators expect enforcement of the rules to be paid for by two taxes on marijuana — a 15 percent excise tax, and a 10 percent sales tax.

Other measures included in the package set limits on how much marijuana visitors to Colorado can buy (a quarter of an ounce), as well as a limit on how many cannabis plants a private citizen can grow (six).

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Israel Reportedly Attacks Syrian Facility, In An Escalation

Bill Chappell — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:50:32 +0000

Israeli warplanes attacked a military research center near Damascus early Sunday, according to intelligence reports and Syrian state media.

Obama And O'Brien Take Jabs At Politics And Media (Highlights)

Bill Chappell — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:37:30 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON2XWvyePH8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIgSgLFwEMs

Suspect In Ricin Letters Case Could Face Life In Prison (Updated)

Bill Chappell — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:57:01 +0000

Federal agents who are investigating poison-laced letters that were sent to President Obama and others have arrested Everett Dutschke, of Tupelo, Miss. The Daily Journal of Tupelo reports that the arrest occurred around 1 a.m. Saturday.

In addition to the president, letters containing the poison ricin were sent to Sen. Roger Wicker and a Mississippi state judge.

Update at 11:55 a.m. ET.

Midwest River Towns Ready Themselves For Cresting Floodwaters

Bill Chappell — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:32:22 +0000
Towns in Missouri, central Illinois and at least four other Midwestern states are under a flood warning, as heavy spring rains swell the Mississippi and other rivers to dangerously high crests. In some areas, rivers have already hit record flood levels.
In places where residents have been forced to evacuate their homes, the American Red Cross has set up shelters at schools and other facilities.
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Miranda Rights And Tsarnaev: Ex-U.S. Attorney General Weighs In

Bill Chappell — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:21:21 +0000
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has not yet been questioned — but officials' decision not to read him his Miranda rights before interrogation is the subject of much debate.
The Miranda warning, which informs suspects of their rights, including the right to remain silent and to have legal counsel, is being withheld from Tsarnaev for now under the public

Boston Update: Officials Wait To Question Suspect; Memorial Held Sunday

Bill Chappell — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:39:24 +0000
(Most recent update: 4:20 p.m. ET)
Investigators are still waiting to interview Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose wounds reportedly include injuries to his neck and leg. An official tells CNN that Tsarnaev has been "intubated and sedated," rendering him unable to speak with them.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick described Tsarnaev's health Saturday as "serious but stable ...

Boat's Owner Hailed As A Hero After Bombing Suspect Tsarnaev Is Found

Bill Chappell — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:24:48 +0000
Watertown, Mass., resident David Henneberry's name was on many people's lips Saturday, as the hero who called police to say bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev might be hiding in his back yard. Massachusetts State Police have now released images that show what the authorities saw from a police helicopter as a wounded Tsarnaev hid under a tarp.
The photos show how the State Police Air Wing helicopter's forward-looking infrared sensors picked up the suspect's body heat as he lay in the boat's cockpit area.

2013 Pulitzers Honor Sharon Olds, Adam Johnson, New York Times

Bill Chappell — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:42:43 +0000
The new batch of Pulitzer Prize winners has just been announced, with novelist Adam Johnson winning the fiction prize with The Orphan Master's Son.