Re: [BREAKING] Asian markets tumbling

2008-10-09 Thread danny burstein
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nikkei off about nine and a half percent, Hang Seng seven percent. The TOPIX ain't broadly based enough; it's off about eight percent. On the up side, I'm 30 and don't need my 401(k) anytime soon. On the down side, I will never be able to own a

Re: The Way It Crumbles, Cookie-wise

2008-10-10 Thread danny burstein
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, Doug Elrod wrote: On Oct 10, 6:22 am, Jim O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maker of Archway cookies goes bankrupt OPERATIONS HALTED Hopefully the Elves next door will do some magic... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

Re: [NOISE] Krugman wins 2008 Economics Nobel

2008-10-13 Thread danny burstein
On Mon, 13 Oct 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suppose the subject line pretty well covers it. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/business/14nobel.html?_r=1hporef=slogin Thomas Friedman, also of the NY Times, is in tears. But he figures he'll get his very own Nobel in another two Friedman

Re: The Way It Crumbles, Cookie-wise

2008-10-13 Thread danny burstein
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Would this also explain the sudden re-emergence of Hydrox cookies? Hydrox has kind-of been around steadily. They were big until a decade or so ago since they were the kosher alternative to Nabisco's OREO brand. When Oreo dropped lard from the ingredients, they

fire up that propane barbecue grill...

2008-11-01 Thread danny burstein
Fox won't renew 'King of the Hill' Final 13 episodes are wrapping production By Nellie Andreeva Oct 30, 2008, 07:57 PM ET Updated: Oct 30, 2008, 10:21 PM ET Thirteen has proven not-so-lucky for Fox's veteran animated comedy King of the Hill. After several previous brushes with cancellation,

[politics] Caribou Barbie gets a pass

2008-11-03 Thread danny burstein
2nd Alaska Probe Finds Palin Did Not Violate Ethics Rules By James V. Grimaldi Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the running mate to Republican presidential nominee John McCain, did not violate state ethics rules in allegedly trying to fire her former brother-in-law from the state troopers, an

how come no live coverage of the Senate race in Minn?

2008-11-04 Thread danny burstein
That former ABC Red Network correspondent is running for US Senate there (Al Franken) _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [EMAIL PROTECTED] [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13

ABC, too, was: BBC CALLS FOR OBAMA

2008-11-04 Thread danny burstein
On Wed, 5 Nov 2008, Joseph Nebus wrote: They just called California and Washington AC for Obama, putting him past the 271 post. Eyup. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups World News Now

Re: [ELECTORAL] President Obama

2008-11-05 Thread danny burstein
Native american... Half Martian... Speaking of Caribou Barbie, there's just no way I can do the following series of stories justice in an excerpt. Yes, It's from Arianna's group, but it's pretty well documented:

[misc] short-circuit

2008-11-10 Thread danny burstein
.. Circuit City Stores, the struggling electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, becoming one of the biggest, best-known corporate names to collapse amid the faltering economy. Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in United States Bankruptcy Court for

(misc) NYTimes gets high quality spoofed (fwd)

2008-11-12 Thread danny burstein
Very (technically) good quality satire edition which raised quite a few eyebrows. My favorite is the resignation of Dowd and Friedman http://gawker.com/5084164/fake-new-york-times-declares-iraq-war-over-heres-who-did-it http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/pranksters-spoof-the-times/

[politics] that Palin Africa is a country' comment may be a hoax

2008-11-13 Thread danny burstein
that's a maybe... Anyway, it seems, seems... that an internet blogger/hoaxer made up the story, and then other bloggers and hollow echos kept repeating it. It was among the juicier post-election recriminations: Fox News Channel quoted an unnamed McCain campaign figure as saying that Sarah Palin

Re: [politics] that Palin

2008-11-13 Thread danny burstein
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008, Jim O'Connell wrote: Grant and Mrs. Grant, actually. Now where's my kewpie doll and my free shot of Tullamore? Bt. No one's _buried_ in Grant's (Grants') Tomb. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

[misc] The LA Fires Live Feed (fwd)

2008-11-15 Thread danny burstein
(courtesy of a post to alt.obituaries) From: MWB [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: The LA Fires Live Feed Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:50:25 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/livenow?id=6507463 This is beyond words. Mark

Re: In other news Kevin Costner nas released a country album....

2008-11-15 Thread danny burstein
We can't be delivering water all the time for six crew, said space station flight director Ron Spencer. Recycling is a must. Water is exactly the sort of cargo that an unmanned cargo rocket could deliver... You could even send it up there using Mr. Bull's cannon. The final step is the

[media] Dan's suit against CBS getting Rather interesting

2008-11-17 Thread danny burstein
This refers to his shhopitty where he, and a bunch of other lazed back CBS folk, promoted and ran that story about the fake documents, thus changing the focus from the reality to the paper... Among the materials that money has shaken free for Mr. Rather are internal CBS memorandums

the beginning of Begich

2008-11-18 Thread danny burstein
Stevens loses the election. Palin stuck as governor. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/18/AR2008111803227.html _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [EMAIL PROTECTED] [to foil

[media] Associated Press to cut 10 pct jobs in '09

2008-11-20 Thread danny burstein
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServices%20-%20Diversified/idUSN2042005920081120 By Robert MacMillan NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Associated Press plans to cut up to 10 percent of its workforce in 2009, according to sources at the news service, as it copes with tough

it's getting to that TV season again...

2008-11-21 Thread danny burstein
NBC Blue Network, Tuesday 25-Nov-2007, 8 pm [a] A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - includes This is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Madam [a] NYC time. Check local listing. _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key

Slinking off into the final sunset

2008-11-22 Thread danny burstein
Ex-Slinky CEO remembered as business icon ... Slinky icon Betty James is remembered as a pioneer in Hollidaysburg with a legacy fit for Broadway. Betty (Mattas) James, co-founder and former owner of James Industries Inc., the maker of Slinky Toys, died Thursday evening at the University of

Re: Fight To Reveal Obama's Birth Certificate Continues

2008-11-24 Thread danny burstein
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008, Jim O'Connell wrote: Irrelevant argument because of historical precedent. Chester Arthur: Secret Canadian. John Anglicus, aka Pope JoAnne (Pope Joan). --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

NPR car blown up in Baghdad; reporter and staff all ok

2008-11-30 Thread danny burstein
An American journalist for National Public Radio and three Iraqi colleagues escaped injury Sunday when a bomb attached to their car exploded as it was parked along a street in west Baghdad. Ivan Watson, a 33 year-old reporter for NPR on temporary assignment in Iraq, said he had gone to

Looks like Napolean Solo will need a new helper in the library

2008-12-05 Thread danny burstein
Forest J. Ackerman, best known for helping Misters Solo and Kuriyakin in The Vampire Affair, has joined up with his ancestors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_J_Ackerman _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key

(misc) braindead: marketing directors at Tropicana Orange Juice (Pepsico)

2008-12-15 Thread danny burstein
After nearly forever with the same package wrap (with periodic minor changes), they've just started shipping their juice in boxen that have been completely redesigned, and look like they're a discount supermarket house brand. ah, took some searching, but here's an article showing the new image:

teevee worth watching again

2008-12-15 Thread danny burstein
Tues eve, 8 pm NYC time, NBC Blue Network: A Charlie Brown Christmas _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

any room in the League of Substitute anchors?

2008-12-28 Thread danny burstein
- from the NY Post EISNER PULLS PLUG ON HIS CNBC SHOW THERE will be no more con versations with Michael Eisner. No, The Post isn't cutting him off - Eisner's just ending his CNBC show. But unlike the recent scaling back of The Big Idea with Donny Deutsche, this was Eisner's decision, not

He'd have been better off with a Zamboni

2008-12-30 Thread danny burstein
Polk County snow remover rides loader to bottom of Red Lake River Mike Raymond figured he was doing the city and his fellow ice fisherpeople a favor in the dark morning hours Monday when he wheeled the county's big John Deere 544 loader to the boat ramp in Crookston's Central Park. He

that time of year again: TV worth watching

2008-12-30 Thread danny burstein
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986) NBC Blue Network, Tues 20:00-20:30 (NYC time, check local listings) _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been

quick ques: who here is our Left Coast Pacifica junkie?

2009-01-02 Thread danny burstein
My mind is playing tricks on me. Thanks _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

Re: Congrats Tom Cruise ... you're no longer ...

2009-01-03 Thread danny burstein
On Sat, 3 Jan 2009, Thomas Allen Heald wrote: John Travolta's 16 year old son, Jett, died today after hitting his head during a seizure in the bathroom of the family's hotel room in the Bahamas. Jett, the son of Travolta and his actress wife Kelly Preston had a long history of seizures.

[misc Iraq] NBC News calls them US occupation forces

2009-01-05 Thread danny burstein
Lester Holt, anchoring NBC Evening News Thurs 01-Jan-2009 discussing the handover of the Green Zone to the Iraqis. I've got the key minute minute of it up at: http://www.dburstein.com/video/nbc-green.mov The phrase is about 20 seconds in.

if only WNN still had a London feed, we could all sleep on Sundays

2009-01-07 Thread danny burstein
Or Saturdays... Atheists Send a Message, on 800 British Buses http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/world/europe/07london.html _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my

he finally gets to escape from The Village

2009-01-14 Thread danny burstein
Patrick McGoohan, an Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show The Prisoner, has died. He was 80. McGoohan died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a short illness, his son-in-law, film producer Cleve Landsberg, said Wednesday

Corinthian Casket

2009-01-14 Thread danny burstein
AP reports via an unconfirmed source (so far...) that el Exigente's brother, Ricardo Montalban, aka Khan, has joined Scotty in that final starship ride _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key

[media] healthwatch: Minn Star-Tribune

2009-01-16 Thread danny burstein
Minneapolis' Star Tribune files Chapter 11 By JEFF BAENEN, Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Less than two years after it was bought by a private equity group, the Star Tribune has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy. We determined that the filing was necessary to

mamma mia, that's some mighty big crowd

2009-01-20 Thread danny burstein
Can't believe they fit that whole thing... _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

sweet caroline..

2009-01-21 Thread danny burstein
Corps. And the original head was Sergeant Shriver, a member of the extended Kennedy family. Placing another Kennedy in charge would send a very strong signal to the world that the US has rediscovered its moral compass. Sincerely, Danny Burstein The writer believes the US should distribute

[misc] very nice picture from DC (fwd)

2009-01-24 Thread danny burstein
it's a huge panoramic image... http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15374 _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

Page Six Feet Under

2009-01-28 Thread danny burstein
NY celebrity reporter James Brady dies at age 80 The celebrity columnist who created the New York Post's gossipy Page Six has died at his Manhattan home. James Brady was 80. Brady's death was announced Tuesday by Parade magazine, where he wrote the celebrity profile column In Step With for

late notice: teevee worth watching

2009-02-10 Thread danny burstein
it's that time of year again... 8 pm (NY Time) NBC Blue Netork: Be my valentine, Charlie Brown _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13

Re: [ADMIN] Temporarily going under

2009-02-11 Thread danny burstein
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009, Rose Auerbach wrote: I'm having surgery in the morning. Here's hoping all the folk in the OR are Libruls. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups World News Now Discussion List group.

Ben Blank, Innovator of Graphics for TV News, Dies at 87

2009-02-17 Thread danny burstein
[courtesy of alt.obituaries] February 18, 2009 Ben Blank, Innovator of Graphics for TV News, Dies at 87 By STEVEN HELLER Ben Blank, who as graphics director for CBS and later ABC television news introduced the concept of using logolike images behind anchors as signatures for major news

[forwarding] Deathwatch: Ted Kennedy's Family On Alert (fwd)

2009-02-20 Thread danny burstein
courtesy of a post in alt.obituaries: From: Rob Cibik lcp...@hotmail.com Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: Deathwatch: Ted Kennedy's Family On Alert Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:06:06 -0800 (PST) Ted Kennedy's Family On Alert radaronline.com 02/20/09 Ted Kennedy's health is deteriorating and

Citizen Murdoch caves in; apologizes for that editorial cartoon

2009-02-24 Thread danny burstein
- I guess he'll now ban Post Picnics, too. STATEMENT FROM RUPERT MURDOCH By RUPERT MURDOCH February 24, 2009 As the Chairman of the New York Post, I am ultimately responsible for what is printed in its pages. The buck stops with me. Last week, we made a mistake. We ran a cartoon that

Re: [Late Night] Richter to be Conan's announcer on Tonight

2009-02-24 Thread danny burstein
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009, damonb...@gmail.com wrote: This presumably means Joel Godard is out (apparently he's 71, so I suppose that makes sense)... Don't let Don Pardo hear you. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: ,,,,,of the story...

2009-03-06 Thread danny burstein
On Fri, 6 Mar 2009, Alan Hamilton wrote: Looks like Nova M radio (which had a brief reincarnation as Second Thought) is now defunct, with the various parties pointing fingers at each other. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2009/03/nova_ms_successor_on_second_th.php That's what

Time Magazine: Ten Newspapers That Will Fold or Go Digital (fwd)

2009-03-09 Thread danny burstein
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L is for layoff

2009-03-12 Thread danny burstein
'Sesame Street' Producer to Reduce Workforce by 20% (Update1) March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization that produces Sesame Street, is cutting 20 percent of its workforce because of the recession. After careful review, we have concluded that we will have to

As the chip crumbles, Stephen Bernard, 61 (fwd)

2009-03-12 Thread danny burstein
Bernard, founder of Cape Cod Potato Chips, dies 3/12/2009, 12:19 p.m. EDT BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) - Stephen Bernard, who founded the Cape Cod Potato Chips company, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Bernard's daughter, Nicole Dawes, says her father died Saturday at Cape Cod

Tarnished Silver

2009-03-15 Thread danny burstein
[NY Post:] Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died this morning, succumbing to a long battle with cancer, friends of the liberal Democrat-turned-GOP stalwart told The Post. Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning, said Robin Bronk,

tick tock, tick tock, drop that clock...

2009-03-18 Thread danny burstein
Don Hewitt, the creator of CBS's 60 Minutes, reportedly has been given a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The 86-year-old plans to go the hospital Friday to begin treatment for the disease, newspaper columnist Liz Smith reported. Hewitt told Smith he planned to receive a stent at Memorial

[ABC radio news staffer] GEORGE WEBER KILLED

2009-03-22 Thread danny burstein
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03222009/news/regionalnews/brooklyn/george_weber_slain_160819.htm GEORGE WEBER KILLED By JAMIE SCHRAM, FRANK ROSARIO and LARRY CELONA Posted: 3:05 pm March 22, 2009 Former WABC radio news anchor George Weber was found dead inside his Brooklyn

chickfight: Malkin vs. Ann Compton

2009-03-25 Thread danny burstein
Ms. Compton, ABC's White House correspondent, asked a question at President Obama's press conference last night. Well, at least it wasn't about what type of tree he'd want to be... http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/25/revisiting-ann-comptons-stupid-question/

Kicking the Wagon Wheels

2009-03-29 Thread danny burstein
GM's Wagoner Will Step Down ... General Motors Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner has agreed to step down as part of an agreement to get a new package of federal aid for the auto maker, people familiar with the matter said.

careerwatch: Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino

2009-03-29 Thread danny burstein
The underdog Michigan State Spartans just clobberized the Louisville Cardinals, 64-52. The Spartans did it in a manner in which few have done against Louisville. They played at their own pace, refusing to bend to the frenzied pace the Cardinals prefer. Louisville (31-6), the team that loves

Re: Alternating Courant

2009-03-30 Thread danny burstein
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009, Jim O'Connell wrote: The combined entities will be led by Richard Graziano, general manager of the two television stations, WTIC-TV and WTXX-TV, who also takes over immediately as publisher of the Courant, the oldest continuously published U.S. newspaper. They'd have

career-watch: WNBC's Chuck Scarborough

2009-03-30 Thread danny burstein
Chuck, of Chuck and Sue, are the anchors for what's left of NYC mainstream television journalism. http://gawker.com/5190554/nbc-news-to-axe-chuck-scarborough-and-paul-moyer _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key

Forbes: Capitalist Coffin

2009-04-01 Thread danny burstein
Layoffs at Forbes. Expect some at their competitor, Fortune. http://www.nypost.com/seven/04012009/business/masthead_massacre_162261.htm _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil

[deathwatch] Boston Globe

2009-04-03 Thread danny burstein
Times co. threatens to shut down Globe The New York Times Co. has threatened to shut the Boston Globe unless the newspaper's unions swiftly agree to $20 million in concessions, union leaders said. Executives from the Times Co. and Globe made the demands Thursday morning... rest:

Re: (NOISE) Newspapers: Adding insult to injury?

2009-04-07 Thread danny burstein
On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, Doug Elrod wrote: After reading this: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=7265464, I was wondering, when was the last time a mass killer notified a *newspaper* of his/her intentions? Well, it's been some decades, but in NYC we had George Metesky in the 1940s and 1950s,

close that book for the last time

2009-04-12 Thread danny burstein
Judith Krug, founder of Banned Books Week, dies EVANSTON, Ill. (AP)- Judith Krug, a director of the Chicago-based American Library Association and a founder of its Banned Books Week, has died. Judith Platt, president of the ALA's Freedom to Read Foundation, says Krug (KROOG) died late

She'll have the cleanest coffin in town

2009-04-13 Thread danny burstein
Marilyn Chambers, Legendary Adult Actress, Dead at 57 The world-famous performer worked in both XXX and mainstream films Marilyn Chambers, star of such golden age classics as Behind the Green Door and Insatiable, was found dead Sunday in the mobile home where she had been living for the past

Re: She'll have the cleanest coffin in town

2009-04-13 Thread danny burstein
- speaking of Rhode Island, do you still have that giant insect on top of that exterminating company building reaching out over to I-95? Cool, too bad it's not next door. Is there a pic online? damn, I lurrrve this internet thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Blue_Bug

sinking rapidly: Franken's challenger for Minn. Senate seat

2009-04-13 Thread danny burstein
[from Minn Post] Bulletin: Judges rule against Coleman challenge in Senate recount contest By MinnPost staff | Published Mon, Apr 13 2009 6:07 pm Just moments ago, the three-judge panel in the Senate election trial ruled (PDF) [a] that Norm Coleman's case to overturn the recount is dismissed.

Anderson Cooper: It's hard to talk when you're teabagging

2009-04-15 Thread danny burstein
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I64Ed5iLu4M _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

today's PWG story: NYC gal working the hotels in Boston is murdered.

2009-04-16 Thread danny burstein
So this story gets... big coverage in both cities. The New York woman working as a masseuse before her horrifying murder at the Marriott Copley Place on Tuesday night was described by those who knew her as an aspiring model and actress

Re: [DEADPOOL] News.

2009-04-17 Thread danny burstein
On Fri, 17 Apr 2009, Richard de Give wrote: Reminds me of when CNN had a sports show and, by the strangest of coincidences, the Braves were the lead story every night! Kind of like when WGM's Mary Richards hired a new sportscaster to join up with Ted's news program, and the gal was a big

[WNBC] and he didn't even get a Sue Simmons Smooch

2009-04-23 Thread danny burstein
but at least Janice Huff was there.. http://gothamist.com/2009/04/23/video_len_berman_leaves_us_wonderin.php (url gets to the text, and also a video link) _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key

Chop out that chopper...

2009-05-01 Thread danny burstein
The A Number One copter in NYC, News Chopper 4 (WNBC-tv, home of Chuck and Sue) is no more. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/05/01/2009-05-01_wnbcchannel_4_grounds_news_helicopter_over_economic_concernsby_richard_huff.html _

Re: Chop out that chopper...

2009-05-01 Thread danny burstein
[snip] Great SNL skit about it, back from the days when SNL was occassionally funny: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96mchopper4.phtml _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil

He'll Huff and puff until he falls down

2009-05-03 Thread danny burstein
[forwarding from our good friends at alt.obits] From: Rob Cibik lcp...@hotmail.com Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: Healthwatch: David Hasselhoff Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 12:30:21 -0700 (PDT) David Hasselhoff Alcohol Poisoning; Rushed To Hospital By chrisa radaronline.com 05/03/2009 The Hoff

Now Listen to This: Milton Lewis, age 96

2009-05-04 Thread danny burstein
[from WABC tv news] Eyewitness News NEW YORK (WABC) -- An original member of the Eyewitness News team has died. Milton Lewis was famous for his fictitious Mike the Fish NY oddsmaker, and his trademark phrase now listen to this. Milton was a former newspaper man turned local t-v legend.

Today's a good day to stay out of Ohio.

2009-05-04 Thread danny burstein
And most especially college campuses... (Anniversary of Kent State. And in 10 days, it'll be the similar anniversary of the often forgotten Jackson State massacre). _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key

[misc] UK to Michael Savage [a]: stay home

2009-05-05 Thread danny burstein
[a] in quotes because that's his stage name. Finding out his real one is left as an exercise to the student. London - U.S. radio broadcaster Michael Savage are among those barred from entering the U.K. for allegedly stirring-up hatred and fostering extremism, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said...

Venetia Phair, 90; Named the Planet Pluto (fwd)

2009-05-07 Thread danny burstein
ob wnn: this is NOT the Disney Dawg Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: Venetia Phair, 90; Named the Planet Pluto Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 12:16:47 -0400 Schoolgirl who earned a footnote in the history of astronomy when she named the planet Pluto Photo (then):

RE: A death in the family

2009-05-07 Thread danny burstein
On Thu, 7 May 2009, Bradley, Michael wrote: Yeah, there are a few of us left at w-n-n.. A couple of years ago, which probably means a decade by now... WNN showed a video clip that Tom had sent in of his portraying a pirate. It was some sort of WNN request thing that I don't recall specifics of

Even better than the WNN bus trips...

2009-05-08 Thread danny burstein
Alas, it's by the Red Network rather then the Blue one, but it's a pretty good piece of news. Even if it's a bit of fluff. Trust me, I know what I'm pointing to. (Check out the embedded video). http://gothamist.com/2009/05/08/statue_of_liberty_crown_to_reopen_t.php

and now for a good piece of news

2009-05-08 Thread danny burstein
Happy Train Day everyone. If you're in an area that can get Friday eve's Rachel Maddow Show, tune it in and watch from :18 to :22. Trust me, I know what I'm doing. (Original airing is on MSNBC at 21:00 NYC time, but there are lots of repeats).

it's about time, it's about death...

2009-05-14 Thread danny burstein
[courtesy of our friends at alt.obituaries.] OBITUARIES Frank Aletter dies at 83; character actor known for roles in situation comedies After starting his acting career on Broadway, he starred in the 1960s TV series 'Bringing Up Buddy' and 'It's About Time.' By Dennis McLellan 5:17 PM PDT,

But can he Closed Caption in Klingon?

2009-05-15 Thread danny burstein
summary: The key person in developing the Klingon language started off as one of the first Closed Captioners (over at NCI) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124224759995316587.html obwnn: The premier news program by the NBC Blue Network began Closed Captioning just under 2.5 years

quick ques re: tonight's SNL

2009-05-16 Thread danny burstein
They had another Jeopardy! skit tonight, and one of the contestants was Tom Hanks. He certainly looked a lot like the real Tom Hanks. I haven't watched many (make that any...) episodes in the current season so don't know the cast that well. Was this the real Mr. Hanks? Thanks.

Live from Studio 8-H, it's a Retirement

2009-05-23 Thread danny burstein
NBC's Don Pardo intimates he's had enough May 20, 11:26 AM NBC's last of the original staff announcers, Don Pardo said last weekend's Saturday Night Live season finale would be his finale with the network. The 91-year-old Pardo, who was inducted into the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame

the Grasshopper loses his pebbles

2009-06-04 Thread danny burstein
per press reports, David Carradine apparently hanged himself after a few Nights in Bangkok _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13

rumor: Obama extending benefits to same-sex partners

2009-06-16 Thread danny burstein
multiple media reports, including Rachel Maddow (not yet online, so here's another): - Obama extending benefits to same-sex partners President Obama on Wednesday will sign an executive order extending health care and other benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian federal workers.

healthwatch: Sec of State Clinton breaks elbow, faces surgery (fwd)

2009-06-18 Thread danny burstein
obwnn: First I heard of this was on WNN an hour ago, but for some reason I can't cut and paste from the ABC News window here. Hence the clip from BBC... [BBC News] Clinton fractures elbow in fall US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has fractured her right elbow in a fall, her chief of staff

Good thing someone on that flight didn't have the fish

2009-06-18 Thread danny burstein
Pilot dies mid-flight; plane lands safely in NJ By ADAM GOLDMAN and VICTOR EPSTEIN NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight from Brussels to Newark died over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, but the jet landed safely with two co-pilots at the controls. rest

NY Times reporter David Rohde escapes from Taliban (fwd)

2009-06-20 Thread danny burstein
(not to be confused with the David make money fast Rhodes) -- It seems he was grabbed by them in Afghanistan _7 months_ ago, but everyone kept it under wraps hoping for his release. [NY Times] Times Reporter Escapes Taliban After 7 Months David Rohde, a New York Times reporter

Not even Dr. House could save her this time

2009-06-23 Thread danny burstein
(An episode of House was loosely based on the Dr.Nielsen incident, with Mira Sorvino stuck in Antarctica and House doctoring via video conference) From: islanders islande...@aol.com Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: Dr Jerri Nielsen, 57: Treated herself for breat cancer on Antarctica Date:

Sorry, Charlie. Farrah's dead.

2009-06-25 Thread danny burstein
It's a Major loss. _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Katy the Kute's gonna need a new intro

2009-06-28 Thread danny burstein
From: The Kentucky Wizard kywiz...@insightbb.com Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: DEATHWATCH ~ Walter Cronkite Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:33:27 -0400 Al Roker just reported on his Twitter page that Cronkite is now 'gravely ill'. Check your dead pools.

[Sumo] American gal, sumo not game

2009-06-29 Thread danny burstein
From: The Kentucky Wizard kywiz...@insightbb.com Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: HEALTHWATCH ~ Diane Keaton Briefly Hospitalized After Sumo Head Bonk Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:24:05 -0400 http://tinyurl.com/lvopkt The sumo wrestling on the set of Morning Glory was less than glorious for

even worse than the script whasisname in South Carolina read...

2009-06-29 Thread danny burstein
Have no fear, it's that time of year: http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2009.htm --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups World News Now Discussion List group. To post to this group, send email to

Minnie-Haha gets its US Senator. Well, almost

2009-06-30 Thread danny burstein
[Minn Post] Minnesota Supreme Court rules unanimously for Al Franken The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upheld the three-judge panel in the Norm Coleman-Al Franken U.S. Senate election contest. More later, but the justices ruled 5-0 in Franken's favor. The justices said Franken received

jobwatch: Gannet cutting 1,000 workers

2009-06-30 Thread danny burstein
[wsj] Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher by daily circulation, will cut between 1,000 and 2,000 jobs out of its 41,500-person work force in response to continuing revenue declines, according to a person familiar with the company's thinking

Re: [Canada] Happy Le Jour de la Confederation [a]

2009-07-01 Thread danny burstein
On Wed, 1 Jul 2009, Glenda Collins wrote: Merci Mon Amie Tres Bien!!!...mais je suis Francais! ohhh de Belgique! http://archives.cbc.ca/society/celebrations/topics/100-531/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to

[Canada] Happy Le Jour de la Confederation [a]

2009-07-01 Thread danny burstein
[a] asciiification of the French Or, in English: Happy Canada Day. All together now: Nord, sud, est, ouest Ding, dong, ding Allons Canadiens, tres unis Le centeniare de la Confederation Les enfants du pays, ensemble! or, in Amerikanz: North south east west

better leave Sumo for the Big Guys

2009-07-03 Thread danny burstein
trust me on this one. It's even better than the Reuters fillers http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529935,00.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r2:c0.194931:b26197732:z0 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[Orlando] Another train rear-end crash, one dead.

2009-07-05 Thread danny burstein
But this one wasn't in NYC or Boston or even DC. Deadly Monorail Accident Published : Sunday, 05 Jul 2009, 8:55 AM EDT Lake Buena Vista (WOFL) - One person is dead after 2 monorail trains collide at Disney World. It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday. rest:

Robert McNamara, Architect of Vietnam War, Dies at 93 (fwd)

2009-07-06 Thread danny burstein
There were lots of other terms aside from architect that people used about him... --- From: The Kentucky Wizard kywiz...@insightbb.com Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: Robert McNamara, Architect of Vietnam War, Dies at 93 Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:01:39 -0400 Robert S. McNamara

[food loss] victory, thy name is Pyrrhus

2009-07-06 Thread danny burstein
[Bronx] Stella D'oro Factory to Close in October http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/stella-doro-factory-to-close-in-october/ summary: Stella D'Oro workers in da Bronecks went out on strike, and then were locked out. The NLRB recently ruled in their favor. And now the owners are

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