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Nov 14

Circuit Party Diva to LGBT Floridians: Take it to the Streets, Baby!
View original story on: www.gaysofla.com  —  A few days after the Presidential Election, Geo Bustamante received a call from singer Pepper Mashay. the dance music artist who is best known for her “Let’s get soaking wet” chant on the hit Barry Harris track “Dive in the pool”, was calling from California. “What are you guys in Florida doing about these discriminatory statutes being enacted into our laws, Baby?” Mashay asked the young writer.

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Nov 15

Barack Obama to Inaugurate the "YouTube Presidency"
View original story on: technologyexpert.blogspot.com  —  Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has held a weekly radio address. But let's face it, Barack Obama leveraged all sorts of technology during his presidential campaign, whether it be Twitter, text messages, the Internet, or YouTube. So, in these times when radio seems old school, the Obama White House will videotape the weekly address,and post it to YouTube, as well.

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Nov 14

Army general is nation's first four-star woman
View original story on: www.cnn.com  —  An Army lieutenant general has become the first woman in U.S. military history to get four stars.

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GM failure: The shockwave
View original story on: money.cnn.com  —  If General Motors declares bankruptcy, industry watchers say, the entire domestic auto industry could be badly hurt.

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Google Gets Vocal with Its iPhone Search App
View original story on: technologyexpert.blogspot.com  —  On Friday, Google was expected to unveil the second release of its mobile app for the iPhone. The software allows users to query Google outside of the mobile Safari Web browser, as well as search through contacts. But the big change in this release is the addition of voice recognition to the app, which lets you skip using the keyboard.

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Nebraska fears rush to drop off kids before haven law change
View original story on: www.cnn.com  —  Nebraska officials said they're concerned about an apparent rush by parents to drop their teenage children off at hospitals before lawmakers change the state's troubled "safe haven" law.

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The Most Extreme Conditions Ever Seen on Earth
View original story on: mediacaffeine.com  —  There have been volcanic eruptions thousands of times more powerful than Mt. St. Helens. Recent storms have redefined the ranking systems for wind speeds. The hottest place on Earth has hit temperatures 288 degrees hotter than the coldest place on earth. Yep, it’s an amazing world.

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Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deny Sec. of State Rumors
View original story on: www.politicususa.com  —  After it was reported that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama met this morning about a potential role for her in his administration, Mrs. Clinton addressed the rumors about her becoming the next Sec. of State, with a little humor at a transit conference in Albany, NY.


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Freddie seeks government aid after huge loss
View original story on: www.msnbc.msn.com  —  Freddie Mac is asking for an initial injection of $13.8 billion in government aid after posting a massive quarterly loss.

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UK couple in real-life divorce over virtual affair
View original story on: www.msnbc.msn.com  —  A British woman is divorcing her husband after discovering his online alter-ego was having an affair with a virtual woman in the fantasy world of Second Life, media reported on Friday.

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More than 100 homes burned in California blaze
View original story on: www.cnn.com  —  brush fire roared through the canyons of Santa Barbara County late Thursday, forcing residents in the town of Montecito to evacuate as flames engulfed multimillion-dollar homes and more modest ranch-style houses.

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Retail sales suffer record drop
View original story on: money.cnn.com  —  Government reports a worse-than-expected 2.8% decrease; sales excluding autos also fell a much worse 2.2%.

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Friday, November 14, 2008 Voice Dialing (Sans Training) Comes to the iPhone
View original story on: technologyexpert.blogspot.com  —  It was really annoying, despite all the snazziness of the iPhone 3G, that it didn't include a voice dial application built-into the OS. After all, most of the smartphones I had been using of late (mostly Windows Mobile) had voice dialing built-in.

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Hillary Clinton Rumored to be Secretary of State Pick
View original story on: www.politicususa.com  —  So Hillary Clinton, the vanquished Obama foe for the Democratic nomination was seen boarding a plane headed to Chicago today. And this act has fueled tremendous speculation that she may be under consideration by the Obama transition team for a cabinet position.


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