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That is A LOT of birds! A Florida airport is hiring a full-time avian expert at $76,000 a year to stop birds from fowl-ing up its flights.
Up until now, airport staff took turns firing deafening flare guns and propane cannons into the air to ward off vultures, grackles, American kestrels, cattle egrets, doves, pigeons and occasionally a pelican or seagull.
“We’re not just hiring somebody you can find at a park,” said Mike Nonnemacher, the airport operations director for Broward County.
“The $118,000 is pennies compared to losing a $2 million engine,” he said. “We’re being proactive.”
(via discoverynews)
Source: thedailyfeed
Here is a late-night picture of what I look like early in the morning.
U.S. citizens don’t need a passport to visit The Prison Capital of The World.
Source: facebook.com
Facebook’s stock prices have dropped a huge percentage from the initial offering price.
Some believed prices would quickly rise and exceed $ 50 per share. Currently, prices sit at $ 31 per share — an 18 percent decrease from the initial offering price. Several news outlets are reporting that an SEC investigation could emerge surrounding Morgan Stanley’s handling of the May 17 IPO.
Morgan Stanley cut revenue forecasts for Facebook in the days before the offering, “information that was not disclosed to the market before the stock was listed,” according to Reuters. I do not know much about how the stock market works, but apparently this is frowned upon, to say the least.
If you would like to read more about the situation check out the links below.
This music video is…. AWESOME!!
Kanye West - Way too Cold (Theraflu)
Album Review: Born and Raised - John Mayer
As a general rule John Mayer puts out solid albums. I cannot think of an album by Mayer that I am utterly disappointed by. Apparently, he can play a pretty mean guitar too, or so I hear from my guitar-playing friends.
The latest addition to his discography intrigued me from the moment I heard it. The album begins with a typical Mayer track in “Queen of California.” The album continues to follow the Mayer-mold that he has developed for himself. A few tracks stray from what one would typically expect from an album by John Mayer, but nothing too out of the ordinary.
All in all, the album is solid. Personally I am not going to buy the album. It doesn’t stand out to me as something extraordinary. Whenever I judge an album, I always think about its potential for longevity. “Born and Raised” doesn’t provide me with a musical experience I couldn’t achieve from something I already have in my musical library.
But in an age where music is becoming increasingly watered down with meaningless lyrics, Mayer puts together a solid effort, apologizing for his misdeeds. Throughout the course of my musical journey with “Born and Raised” I learned of Mayer’s internal struggles during the past few years.
I cannot see myself spending long hours listening to this album, maybe on a long road trip. However, I am sure there are plenty who will enjoy a night under the stars listening to “Born and Raised.”
My Grade: B
