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Good afternoon! Here’s another in a winning streak of sunny days. The Orcas Island Community Church rocked (jigged?!) this AM with Hailee Grantham and Pam Wright on the flute and fiddle, respectively! Hands were clapping and toes were tapping!
Here now, some news items that caught my eye. . .
SAY WHAT?
Kate Hudson’s annual Halloween Bash and a picture of Leonardo DeCaprio as you have never seen him . . .Daily Mail
“I read the Constitution for the Articles” and more from The Rally to Restore Sanity. . .Fox News
5 Reasons Americans are so wrong about major economic facts. . .The Atlantic
‘Women don’t really like Sex’ says openly-gay Twitter champion (?!) Stephen Fry . . . Daily Mail
Obama’s Comeback begins on Wednesday morning. . .Fox News
Warning: Renewing your vows in the Maldives may result in international embarrassment. . . . Daily Mail
“Inspired beers for saints and sinners alike” but not for witches, apparently . . .Fox News
AMERICAN POLITICS, BRITISH STYLE
Bill Clinton on the stump. . .Daily Mail
‘Listen up Everybody!’ President Obama on the stump. . .Daily Mail
THE BEGINNING OF THE END?
5 Zombie Economic Ideas that refuse to die Foreign Policy
1200 new species discovered in the Amazon–pink river dolphins, beautiful poison dart frogs . . . .CNN
The best in flagrant election advertising? Foreign Policy
Just a smidgen. Enjoy the day!
Greetings from the trailhead to the pathway to the real world (at the landing waiting for a ferry!). Sun is out, life is good. As I predicted for yesterday, lots of shorts on the island and even a few spaghetti strap tanks. We are a hearty people.
News to follow! Have a great day!
Good Morning Orcas Island (and surrounding : )! Highs in the low 50′s and light rain, in case you haven’t raised the blinds yet. Dark and cool at 6AM, anyway!
The brightest light for me today was the miracle of life in the midst of tsunami devestation: Baby found alive. . .The Washington Post
For you, some selections from the day’s news . . .
WORST KEPT SECRETS:
Mariah Carey is pregnant. . . Daily Mail
OKAY. . .
Mohammed is now the most popular name for baby boys in Britain. . .Daily Mail
Top Celebrity Earner, even in death . . .LA Times
Google Maps, the new directory assistance. . .Information Week
Hunting Food, 2010 Edition. . .Search Engine Land
ON THE WAY OUT?
Apple looking to cut out the middleman on iphone sales?. . .CNN
Facial Recognition software replacing passwords on mobile phones?. . .Daily Mail
Unlimited Data and who will pay. . .Gigaom.com
World’s fastest supercomputer belongs to China. . .CNN
Ten Uses for your body after you die. . .CNN
COSMOS
Amazing, Moving pictures of a partial solar eclipse. . .Huffington Post
Northern Lights, the live feed: compliments of the Canadian Space Agency After Dark.
EDUCATION
Adding the 4″C’s” to the 3 “R’s” . . .Huffington Post
Does the Internet make you smart or dumb?. . .Discovery News
So Which is it?
Net Cost of college has dropped. . .The Washington Post
Tuition at public colleges jumps 8 percent. . . Christian Science Monitor
THIS WILL ONLY HURT A LITTLE
Improving Phones through Surveillance . . .Technology Review
TRIVIA
Worst Celebrity Hotel Wreckers. . . Fox News
SAY WHAT? or BETWEEN THE LINES?
Did the President really say that? Fox News
‘Year of the Woman’ on ballot but not at polls. . .CNN
Have a great day! Weekend Countdown: 1 more day and already past the hump!
Blessings!
Greetings! The sun is shining here on Orcas, and we might be suckered again into thinking warmth will follow! But when the sun starts to drop in the afternoon, the mercury goes into a free-fall too. You can tell a true NorthWesterner on days like today. They’re the ones in shorts!
Mini Rant: Enough already with the in-your-face election advertising. Some Phhhhht! Awards:
Commercials for Initiative 1098, “Tax the Hell out of WA State Citizens” which don’t mention anything about income tax, just that the initiative will “benefit schools” — Reminds me of the rousing campaign for the WA State Lottery–which was supposed to solve the school funding problems of Washington State forever. VOTE NO! We can’t afford it!
Ping-pong commercial breaks where all the sides are represented in bad-taste sound bites. Or long-time politicians (decades in some cases) still blaming someone else for everything, even though they have significantly predated or outlasted everyone. Is the last man standing a victim or victor? Are there no incumbents who are willing to take responsibility for the abysmal record of congress over the last 4 – 6 years. Well, they are good at something: spending my money faster than I can make it!
Shameless Plug: If you’re up for it, catch the newest of Berklee College of Music Internet Radio DJ’s–Steve “Ze Fuht” Baker on This Is Now Saturday, live on the air 10AM – 12AM EST (8AM – 10AM Orcas Standard Time) on Saturday mornings. To listen, click on the LISTEN NOW link at TheBirn.net during his show. For an added bonus, click on the link to the DJ Cam and see Steve in action!
For you, some interesting Articles about a variety of subjects culled from the day’s news:
THE BEGINNING OF THE END?
Does Netflix spell the end of the DVD? PCWorld
Publish yourself the easy way! Fast Company
No Apples at the Gates’ house! PC MAG
Upload, Upload and Away. YouTube beats Viacom in the Copyright Wars CNNMoney.com
SAY WHAT?
Do more intelligent people drink more alcohol? Discovery News
Global Warming, a fraud? The Christian Science Monitor
INVESTING
Looking for a “promising future market?” Fast Company
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!
Are the Fountain of Youth and carbohydrates mutually exclusive? Daily Mail
How to avoid bowel cancer. Daily Mail
EVERYBODY IS WATCHING!
A couple of interesting articles about the illusion of privacy we entertain about our internet usage, habits and those who pay for the data:
Another good reason not to have an unsecured wireless network in your home. Password that signal, people! Google’s StreetView cars, currently roaming the earth to record what your house looks like, also picked up some email and passwords from the unsecured wifi networks they encountered on their expedition to record and reveal how well you keep your yard up, among other things. Click Here for the article!
Check out this more chilling discussion about Mobile Zombie Cookies from technologyreview.com, about wee little behaviour tracking devices that advertisers use to remember you and target you with advertising. Planted on your phone when you browse sites like CNN and The Weather Channel on your mobile device, some iPhone and iPad customers discovered zombie cookies that were impossible to delete. Read also about the Federal lawsuit pending. . .
Have a great day! And hey, let’s be careful out there! : )
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