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- Wrightstown - Fair organizers expect 10,000 contest entries for the 55th annual Middletown Grange Fair, which opens tomorrow. |
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- Obsessed? I don't know what you mean... (Via Solonor's Ink Well.)... |
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- Apple Computer, Inc. has posted a tribute to the life of Gregory Hines (1946-2003). Hines was an active Mac user and participated in several notable Apple events, including Macworld and AppleMasters technology showcases: "Born in New York City, Gregory Hines began dancing, with big brother, Maurice, at the age of not-quite-three, under the tutelage of tap master Henry LeTang. As soon as Gregory turned five, the brothers went professional as the Hines Kids, making nightclub... |
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- The XML-RPC site is getting a lot more traffic lately. Nothing's changing, just lots more hits. And the referers don't reveal anything. Not sure what's happening there. |
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- I've had several emails and even a real letter about my earlier article about economic development career pathways. I would like to share some of these comments with you because they reflect that there really is a problem in how we organize work in the fi |
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- Our good friend Paul Cox used to run a joint called The Rub, but has dropped that outfit in favor... |
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- India: On 27th August, Mars will be the closest it has been to Earth in human history, and people with an interest in astronomy are naturally excited. But some Indian astrologers are worried that it might cause big natural or manmade disasters, even the death of top leaders. However, scientific curiosity has not got the better of Indian astrologers and priests who are preparing for catastrophe. We are performing the Mahamrityunjaya Jap - prayers prescribed to ward against sudden death - and the Mangal Jap against the fear of fire, Shastri of the Lakshmi Narayan temple said. |
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- Shift.com features a series article on the present of VR.... |
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- Emily Pollard is a thoughtful blogger from Portland, Oregon, USA whose blog I enjoy visiting. We've never met - but she's visiting London next month with her partner and I'm hoping that I can take them for lunch. Emily has introduced me to a little meme which involves her putting five questions to me to be answered on this blog. If you want to play, the rules of the meme are... |
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- Staff members of the magazine, Fast Company, have started writing a weblog. Powered by Movable Type, of course. The weblog's coming along nicely. Content so far is bright and snappy. What I'd like to see, as the site develops, is... |
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- Jakob Nielsen latest Alertbox covers the topic of Information Pollution where he asserts: "Excessive word count and worthless details are making it harder for people to extract useful information. The more you say, the more people tune out your... |
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- United Way of Bucks County president and chief executive Eric Stark has been named CEO of the Lower Bucks YMCA, ending a nationwide search. |
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- Check this out:Boston.com / News / Net gains for Dean : "Of all the technological tools they have used to draw people to Howard Dean's presidential campaign, staffers never expected to get so much buzz from a baseball bat. As cyber things go, it's not especially high-tech: |
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- Nearly 3 inches of rain have fallen in the county since July 27. More rain is expected through Thursday. |
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- For six minutes it looked more like a lottery game than a serious elections exercise. But putting 26 letters inside film canisters, then drawing them randomly has set the alphabetical order for candidates appearing on the California recall ballot. |
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- Scott Peterson's defense team sent experts Monday to examine the remains of Laci Peterson and her unborn son. |
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- Daly City police have arrested a man holed up in his family home for several hours after he allegedly stabbed two veteran female San Francisco police inspectors. |
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- America West Airlines announced today that it will become the first low-fare carrier to operate non-stop transcontinental service between New York/JFK, Boston Logan International Airport and San Francisco International Airport, according to SFO Director of Community Affairs Mike McCarron. |
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- A 24-hour standoff in Berkeley has come to an end with the safe apprehension of the individual that was holed up inside an apartment in the 1900 block of 10th Street, Officer Kevin Schofield said. |
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- Patricia Frierson went to her factory job after winning the $91 million California Lottery jackpot but she went home in a limousine. |
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- San Francisco Chief of Police Earl Sanders officially retired today after 39 years of service, effective on Sept. 13. |
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- Redwood City has launched the first edition of its new electronic newsletter that will reach residents each month via e-mail. |
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- President Charles Taylor, blamed for 14 years of bloodshed in Liberia and indicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone, resigned Monday and surrendered power to his vice president. |
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- Petaluma may make it illegal to park trailers and recreational vehicles on city streets. |
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- The Bush administration's plan to design so-called "bunker buster" nuclear bombs that could burrow into the ground is drawing renewed opposition. |
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- Residents of Soledad weren't shy in expressing their anger at the news that a convicted child molester was being freed to live in their city. |
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- California health officials say they are investigating the state's first reported case this year of hantavirus. |
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- A wave of gunfire has hit the residential neighborhoods of Fairfield recently. |
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- BUSH ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMACY DISARMS A HOSTILE REGIME: NEW YORK — The United Nations, under pressure from the Bush administration, has decided to move a stash of submachine guns out of the organization's New York City headquarters. The MP5s, made by Heckler and Koch of Germany, are to be moved to... |
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- BUSH ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMACY DISARMS A HOSTILE REGIME: NEW YORK — The United Nations, under pressure from the Bush administration, has decided to move a stash of submachine guns out of the organization's New York City headquarters. The MP5s, made by Heckler and Koch of Germany, are to be moved to... |
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- Germany continues to rule out taking a peacekeeping role in Iraq for the moment, but comments by Defense Minister Peter Struck have sparked a debate over a possible German participation under NATO and UN auspices. |
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- Good morning View imageEight more days until Brie’s 26th birthday!So in case you haven’t already guessed I’m doing a pictorial countdown to the big day (along with a little reminiscing).... |
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- I pointed out the new Harvard study on media bias yesterday - remember, the one where the new editor of... |
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- Take Copious Notes -- Target : Total Impeachment Bring the Boys Home -- To clean house on the Pentagon Conspiracy Please, see al... - www.indymedia.org: |
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- This is an interview with James Hatfield who 'committed suicide' in July 01. (Before September 11th 2001) This is an amazing interview. You can ... - www.indymedia. |
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