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According to a report today by the Wall Street Journal, competing office supply giants OfficeMax and Office Depot are currently in the middle of merger talks. The report says that the merger negotiations are in the advanced stage. The WSJ doesn’t say where their information on the merger comes from, and spokespersons from both companies [...]

“Amara’s Law”, named for the scientist and futurist Roy Amara states, “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.” This is a good concept and at Contra the Heard we try it keep in mind when evaluating the tide of change emanating [...]

State College, Pa. — 10 April 2012 — AccuWeather.com meteorologists report the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released their March 2012 National Overview report today, confirming that March was more than just a month of scattered warmth — it shattered records across the U.S., becoming the only month ever recorded, except for January 2006, that [...]

LOS ANGELES—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers assigned to the Outbound Enforcement Team (OET) at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport intercepted and recovered a total of 20 stolen vehicles bound for Hong Kong and Vietnam. The vehicles, falsely manifested as “used fitness equipment,” have a combined estimated value of $1.5 million. CBP officers discovered [...]

Jetblue is in the news again for an outburst by an on duty employee.  This time it was WAY scarier as it involved the on duty Jetblue Captain, who apparently went a little berserk after being locked out of the cockpit.  The pilot has been identified as 12 year Jetblue veteran Clayton Osbon.  Osbon was [...]

The Japan Meteorological Agency is reporting a that a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Northern Japan, thankfully with little to no structual damage and with no risk of another devastating tsunami.   The center of the quake hit off the coast of Iwate, which was in the area that was heavily damaged by last years major [...]

The news and social media sites around the world are ablaze with updates on the 7.6 earthquake that has hit near Acapulco, felt also in Mexico City, as buildings swayed.  It’s been reported that the Mexico early warning system kicked in to warn Mexico City residents in advance of the tremors.  Mexico City residents were [...]

Thursday three tornados were reported tearing through southeastern Michigan destroying thirteen homes and significantly damaging one hundred and five homes. These tornados also downed power lines flooding streets and sparking fires in Dexter, Michigan but there have been no reports of fatalities or serious injuries. There was a report of a tornado touchdown in the [...]

On Wednesday evening northern Japan was shook by a strong earthquake that only caused little tidal changes on the Pacific coastline. There were no other injuries or damage reported. Many towns near the coast issued evacuation advisories or orders for the residents. Approximately one hour after the quake hit, in the port of Hachinohe reported [...]

On Thursday a twelve year old trouble boy was sentenced to at least six months but can be as long as sixteen months in a therapeutic group home.  He was charged with hurling a shopping cart from a fourth-floor mall walkway onto a woman who was seriously hurt while she was shopping for candy to [...]