Monday, January 30, 2006

Dell to Hire 5,000 People in India

Dell to Hire 5,000 People in India - Yahoo! News

Why can't Dell hire 5,000 people in the good ol' U. S. of A. instead?

We Americans badly need less outsourcing and better education.

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Calif. classifies second-hand smoke a toxic risk

Calif. classifies second-hand smoke a toxic risk - Yahoo! News

Good.

I think - hope! - that tobacco products will become obsolete in this century. Good riddance, this former smoker says.

Now...to clean up California's air altogether!

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

N.Y. Design Team Chosen to Create a Showpiece O.C. Park - Los Angeles Times

N.Y. Design Team Chosen to Create a Showpiece O.C. Park - Los Angeles Times

I'm excited about this Great Park. I can't wait to go there.

The Great Park will be one of the nation's largest urban parks, and something of a Central Park for Orange County.

California Sees Surge in Million-Dollar Homes - Los Angeles Times

California Sees Surge in Million-Dollar Homes - Los Angeles Times

The Times weighs in on the same info, therefore giving it a more Southern California spin.

One in 13 California Homes Sold for More Than $1 Million in 2005

Bloomberg.com: U.S.

Doesn't surprise me, really. Isn't it obscene?

And, if you were to run the figures on Southern California itself, it would be that much more obscene.

Note that it is a fact that the average annual income in California is not adequate to cover the average annual housing costs here. This is interesting, but scary, economics. Basically, the math does not compute. What does this mean for our future?

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Boater's Tale of Survival at Sea Has a Theme Psalm - Los Angeles Times

Boater's Tale of Survival at Sea Has a Theme Psalm - Los Angeles Times

Interesting local story of man spending several hours in the Pacific as his boat headed out to Catalina Island without him. Glad there's a happy ending!

Glitches Interrupt Medicare Prescriptions

Glitches Interrupt Medicare Prescriptions - Yahoo! News

A good article on the same subject I just posted about.

(It's that important.)

Seniors, Disabled Americans Denied Prescription Drugs

Seniors, Disabled Americans Denied Prescription Drugs - Yahoo! News

This whole situation is very troubling - even to being life-threatening for some, such as diabetics and others very dependent upon their prescription medicines.

BTW, the article mentions "Medicale" - wrong! - California's version of Medicaid is Medi-Cal.

Happily - and good for him! - our Governor Arnold is stepping in here in California to help these unfortunate people who have fallen between the prescription-coverage cracks.

The Feds need to do something about this immediately!

Friday, January 13, 2006

Scientists: Donner Family Not Cannibals

Scientists: Donner Family Not Cannibals - Yahoo! News

A correction of California history.

"We are thrilled and relieved," said Lochie Paige, the great-granddaughter of Eliza Donner, daughter of George Donner."

Apparently there was some cannibalism in the Donner Pass area - but the Donners didn't do it.

Blame the media.

Colbert: AP the Biggest Threat to America

Colbert: AP the Biggest Threat to America - Yahoo! News

Colbert of the "Colbert Report", pronounced "Colbear Repor" (An aside: part of Colbert's family pronounces their name "Colbert" and the rest pronounce it "Colbear" - depends on how fancy and pretentious the individual Colbert wishes to be. Much like the store Target's fancier pronunciation "Tar-jay")

Ha! I have to wonder if there's people out there reading this headline and thinking something like "Yeah! You're right, Colbert! Go get 'em. Stick it to them. Time the AP got their come-uppance, got knocked down a peg or two."

Or saying to themselves, "What the ...?! AP the biggest threat...?"

OTOH, if you're at all familiar with Steve Colbert, and if you've ever seen him on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show", you're in on the joke and wonder what Colbert is up to.

I say that with all truthiness.

Carolyn Mayer ("Mayer" pronounced today "May-yair", which would be its correct pronunciation in its native France. Never, never, never pronounce it like the hot dogs! Metro Goldwyn Mayer is the correct and usual pronunciation. Note that if a member of our family became a mayor, the name would be said twice - Mayor Mayer. )

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

"Doomsday vault" to house world's seeds

"Doomsday vault" to house world's seeds - Yahoo! News

The first thing I thought of when I saw this article was the movie "Dr. Strangelove." (If you've never seen this 4-star movie, you must see it.)

Anyway, interesting and good idea on the part of the Norweigans.

Friday, January 06, 2006

Bremer says US did not expect insurgency in Iraq

Bremer says US did not expect insurgency in Iraq - Yahoo! News

Well, we've sure got one now.

Is it civil war in Iraq? And what will happen with those final results from the most recent election?