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Steve Jobs dies at 56
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. said late Wednesday that the company's founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has died. Jobs was 56. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve's brilliance...
G-20 refuses to back US push on China’s currency
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Leaders of 20 major economies on Friday refused to back a U.S. push to make China boost its currency's value, keeping alive a dispute that raises fears of a global trade war amid criticism that cheap Chinese exports are...
There is a new browser in town!
So my wife DeLeesa asked me recently about this new browser, RockMelt and honestly had no idea what it was, so after a little Googling I found this video: Looks interesting, definitely not ready to replace my Firefox; however, I am going to load it on...
Remembering John Crichton
John Michael Crichton was born at Chicago, Illinois on this day in 1942. He started writing early with a travel column in the New York Times at fourteen. He pursued a degree in literature at Harvard but disagreed with faculty and switched to anthropology...
Remembering William Safire
William Safire was born at New York City on 17 December 1929 and died from pancreatic cancer last Sunday. He graduated from Bronx High School of Science, then attended Syracuse University for two years. Despite dropping out, he delivered the commencement...
“And that’s the way it was…” – Remembering Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite, born at St. Joseph, Missouri on 4 November 1916, died last evening at New York City. While in high school at Houston, Texas he was a cub reporter at the Houston Post, and had a paper route, possibly the only journalist to deliver his...
AC/DC Black Ice, it's a father and son thing
For those of you who don't know, AC/DC's album Black Ice went on sale exclusively at Wal-Mart on October 20th, 2008 at 12:00 Midnight and your's truly was there. I have been a fan of the band since as long as I can remember, owning most of...
Posted: 10-20-2008 1:34 by jim® | with 2 comment(s)
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Times, People and Places, et al.
I recently had an opportunity to watch a movie, in the movie the main characters are all seated around a dining room table, they are all historians, professors at their craft and are discussing famous people and their whereabouts in time. The discussion...
Youtube is my life
Although Youtube is not my life. I thought this was hilarious! - and so true. My son Dylan sent it to me. Enjoy!
Breaking Boundaries and Breaking the Gang Cycle
Our new Mayor Pablo Garcia has some ideas about how to deal with the gang problem. Kima-TV interviewed him on January 28, 2008.