"With Congress debating new higher fines for broadcast indecency in the wake of last year's 'wardrobe malfunction' and Howard Stern's antics, Rolling Stone has published an interesting perspective on things. Rolling Stone did a review of fines levied by other federal regulatory bodies, and has found the new indecency fines disproportionately large compared to other fines. According to the article, if the bill passes then 'for the price of Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction' during the Super Bowl, you could cause the wrongful death of an elderly patient in a nursing home and still have enough money left to create dangerous mishaps at two nuclear reactors.' The article further states the largest fine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission levied last year was $60,000, this new bill would allow broadcast indecency fines up to $500,000. Glad I keep my broadcast cursing to a minimum, now if I could only get a handle on those pesky dangerous nuclear mishaps."

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/02/26/1424232.shtml?tid=153&tid=98&tid=17

It's like 911 wasn't as big of a deal as Janet's breast being exposed. Come on!! What's next?

-Stefan

the killers (usa)
& rosqo (ch)
- achtung, das killers konzert wurde leider kurzfristig abgesagt. die band kann nur in der EU auftreten, die einreise in die schweiz wurde wegen fehlender papiere verweigert. wir bemühen uns um ein ersatzdatum. weitere infos folgen. das abart bleibt am 24.2. geschlossen!

http://www.abart.ch/
Under Programme...

Just a little article on where I spend my weekends in case any of you are interested (and before anyone else posts it)..

It would appear that the skiing is great - but that it's a gay resort :o(

Not strictly true, but there are very few women around...
(article in comments in case link doesn't work)

http://search.thetimes.co.uk/cgi-bin/ezk2srch?-aSTART#