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P050111PS-0210 by The White House on Flickr. This is the defining image of the bin Laden operating a

May 4, 2011 by eubie

May 1, 2011 by eubie

Missed this issue over the past two weeks. The Big Spill Over ‘Three Cups of Tea’ caught my eye because of Rye Barcott‘s N.C. connections. He was in Charlotte last week promoting his book It happened on the Way to War.

Author William Zinsser, in Greg Mortenson book under review after CBS report, on book publishers: “I don’t think they much care whether it’s true or not.”

April 30, 2011 by eubie

Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut — Vonnegut helps keep the world in perspective.
America, 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T and the Making of a Modern Nation by Jim Rasenberger — a close looks at the year 1908. The stories of the Wright Brothers and the Model T were the most interesting.
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton — this may not have been his best book, but mediocre Crichton is still better than many.
The Little Book of Big Dividends by Charles B. Carlson — with a rising stock market one is tempted to re-consider owning individual stocks, forgetting lessons learned not so long ago.

April 30, 2011 by eubie

Google gives, Google takes away: Traffic to Demand Media Sites Down 40 Percent http://t.co/PQ2wQjj via @forbes #
IMF: China’s economy will surpass the U.S. in 2016 http://ow.ly/4GNGL #
U.S. Army testing Android battle phone http://t.co/jSeqt0x via @bizjournals #
Monday's Note: The social web’s economics are paradoxical http://ow.ly/4G2Dg #
CrunchGear: Conde Nast Taking A Breather On Tablet Editions Of Its Magazines http://ow.ly/4FzEi #
WSJ: Fidelity Magellan has been stuck in the doldrums for years. What will it take to right its course? http://ow.ly/4FzZY #
NY Times: more on great cloudburst of April 21 #

April 23, 2011 by eubie

NY Tiims: Is Sitting a Lethal Activity? – http://nyti.ms/hgrBi1 #
The richest counties in America http://t.co/yk1iV4s via @bizjournals #
MediaShift . Dan Gillmor Excited by Experiments by Entrepreneurial Journalists | PBS http://t.co/lFVy47M #
Social Network Buys Digsby IM Client http://t.co/Gtbqvft #
Which nations currently have AAA rating? http://ow.ly/4CBai #

April 22, 2011 by eubie

The story of Stuxnet and its release against industrial equipment sounds like a great movie plot.

April 17, 2011 by eubie

It was fun with some tasty treats afterwards.

April 17, 2011 by eubie

Enjoying some of my chocolates today.

April 16, 2011 by eubie

Nation's best Scotch Tape sculptures announced http://t.co/0dgdFGA via @bizjournals #
A Yes Men explains why they sent a fake GE press release. way http://t.co/MxgIM4s via @bizjournals #
A Yes Men explains why they sent a phoney GE press release. way http://t.co/MxgIM4s via @bizjournals #
Rex Hammock: “Why not offer free Lazy Boy recliners for them to sit in while reading the newspaper, instead?” http://bit.ly/ey4BuZ #
Sidney Harman, the businessman who bought Newsweek magazine for $1 last year, has died. http://t.co/uZbJ3d9 via @bizjournals #
Senators Offer Privacy Bill http://on.wsj.com/eqKSJu #WSJ #
@TechFlash: Is a Kindle with ads worth $25 less? http://ow.ly/4y4WI #
Austin leads in rankings of 100 U.S. cities by their small business vitality. http://t.co/CLvfPR1 via @bizjournals #
NYU Stern Systemic Risk Rankings of U.S. Financials http://ow.ly/4xcP9 #
editorsweblog.org USA Today considering page view bonuses for journalists http://ow.ly/4xciC #
Focus on a few topics Twitter research project finds http://t.co/PxmpeIc #
Current plans to raise the retirement age are not bold enough http://t.co/zJEaTZL via @theeconomist #