My Ephemerae http://www.MyEphemerae.com Random Thoughts from James S. Huggins Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:28:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 MyEphemeraehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes Help for my friend, Helen Hatat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyEphemerae/~3/d0Xhmwf1GPo/ http://www.MyEphemerae.com/help-for-my-friend-helen-hatat/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:28:22 +0000 James S. Huggins http://www.MyEphemerae.com/?p=769 Because I want to help my friend, Helen Hatat, I am posting this link so Google will find it.

http://wv43.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/to-the-anonymous-one-obsessed-with-helen-hatat

You are welcome to read it if you like, but the focus of my post is to help Helen with Google.

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In part because cats are a core part of my life (mother once had 16-18 on her farm), in part because my father was an electrical engineer, in part because I just (after not having a cat for a long time) adopted a brand new kitty, I really enjoyed this YouTube. I hope you do too

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This is a fascinating collection of 1993 commercials from AT&T, touting “future” technologies.  Ironically, most of what is shown has indeed come to pass in startlingly accurate ways, but mostly pioneered by others, NOT by AT&T.

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Been to London? Ridden the bus? Get ready for change.

I think it is kind of exciting.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38834.html

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Some days I jus totally stumble on something nice.

This is one of those times.

Enjoy.

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I do not understand this commercial.

It seems to be about 4 zeros. Yet the commercial only describes 2 of the zeros in the audio.

None of those whom I have asked have been able to tell me what the 4 zeros are for.

Can you?

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124958817
and
http://www.snopes.com/medical/asylum/fbipizza.asp

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For info, see
http://www.enewspf.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11955

Quoting from the article:

Highlights of the amendment include the following:

* Patients go to any doctor or hospital of their choice.

* Comprehensive benefits, including coverage for dental, mental health, and prescription drugs.

* …the plan saves at least $400 billion annually

* Community health centers are fully funded, giving the 60 million Americans now living in rural and underserved areas access to care.

* …provides resources for the National Health Service Corps to train an additional 24,000 health professionals.

* …modest new payroll and income taxes amounting to less than what most businesses and people now pay for insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.

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Like many of my posts on this blog: I just found this.

It helped me smile. I like to share things that help me smile.

In researching the song I went to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody where I discovered two things I did not know:

(1) It reached number one again in 1991, after Freddie Mercury’s death, achieving total sales of 2,176,000 and becoming the UK’s third best selling single of all time—beaten only by Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” and Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind 1997″.

(2) The single was accompanied by a promotional video; considered groundbreaking, it helped establish the visual language of the modern music video…. it wasn’t until after the success of “Bohemian Rhapsody” that it became regular practice for record companies to produce promo videos for artists’ single releases.

Here is a brief article: 
http://beatcrave.com/2009-11-25/the-muppets-perform-queens-bohemian-rhapsody/

The Muppets version is a bit different, though to truly appreciate it be sure to also watch the original.

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