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Snippets #31, Wednesday, 05.Jun.2002 (ISSN 1530-9622)
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_____j a m e s s . h u g g i n s ' r e f r i g e r a t o r d o o r
_______________#31, Wednesday, 05.Jun.2002 (ISSN 1530-9622)
__________CONTENTS
_____0. Thoughts
_____1. Quotations
_____2. Ephemerae
_____3. New on My Site
_____4. Awards
_____5. How You Can Help Me
__________0. THOUGHTS
Thank you for all the readers who wrote understanding notes about the
advertising. It is good to know that everyone understands.
And also thank you for everyone who wrote about my good news about my site
being features in Judy Vorfeld's Communication Expressway ezine (the July
issue).
»» http://www.ossweb.com/ezine.html
»» http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/awd1/awards25.htm
To everyone who caught the typos in my notice about Richard Lowe's award
(misspelling "Richard" and the double "http" in the URL, thanks. Here is the
corrected entry:
Internet-Tips Excellent Site Award
Richard Lowe awarded me this in January of 2001. While visiting his site I
realized I'd never posted it and that it had been "lost" when my prior PC
"crashed". Richard was kind enough to send it to me again to post. Richard
has a great site. Let me encourage everyone to check it out, and also to
subscribe to his newsletters and forums.
[Jan.2001]
»» http://internet-tips.net
»» http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/awd1/awards25.htm
I've been busy over the last 4 months preparing some major updates to my U-2
pages. You've seen some already. Today I've updated the U-2 page itself with
lots more information. If you are a U-2 info junkie, you'll appreciate that.
And be sure to check out the Ephemerae link about "wheels". Wild!
__________1. QUOTATIONS
I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he
would have made me so in the first place.
Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Sioux
When you respond to life, that's positive; when you react to life, that's
negative.
Zig Ziglar, professional speaker
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
James Dean
A lot of growing up takes place between "It fell" and "I dropped it.
Anonymous
Change brings opportunity.
Nido Qubein, professional speaker
Restlessness is discontent, and discontent is the first necessity of
progress.
Thomas Edison
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::::: You can see these and more in my Quotations section:
::::: http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/quo1/quotes.htm
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__________2. EPHEMERAE
Every day interesting stuff crosses my desk. Some isn't important enough
to put on my site in any permanent way. But it is interesting enough to put
there somehow, quickly, at least for a while.
These are ephemerae: collections of temporary, transitory tidbits.
Today's ephemerae include information on the Hollywood/Technology battle
(I'm on the technology side), information about an amorous dolphin, and a
wheel you can live in!
Wired News (04.Jun.2002), "ReplayTV Won't Quit, Won't Quit":
Sonicblue is pressing forward to make their ReplyTV recording device. The
entertainment industry doesn't like it.
»» http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,52944,00.html
Fortune.com (27.May.2002), "This Is War Should the computer industry
protect Hollywood from digital theft?":
This overview article has some questionable "facts". For example, it claims
that "piracy" is responsible for the decline in music sales; that is clearly
questionable. Several surveys indicate that people who sample MP3 are more
likely to buy the CD. And other surveys suggest that a reason for the
decline in music sales is that the price reductions promised when the CD was
introduced never happened. But, overall it presents an interesting overview
of the topic.
»»
http://www.fortune.com/indext.jhtml?channel=print_article.jhtml&doc_id=20797
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ABCNews.com (04.Jun.2002), "Flipper Tries to Get Fresh: Swimmers Warned That
Dolphin Off British Coast Is Eager to Mate":
Seems that a sexually frustrated dolphin is trying to lure unwary humans
(normally females) out to sea to mate with them.
»» http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/dolphin020604.html
Wired (18.Feb.2002), "Try Living in the Wheel World":
Seems some Viennese architect firm has designed large "hamster wheels" you
can live in. They rotate to change function. Some news isn't really news. It
is just fun. This is just fun.
»» www.wired.com/news/gizmos/0,1452,50243,00.html
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::::: I have the same information and links to prior items at
::::: http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/eph1/ephemerae.htm
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__________3. NEW/CHANGED ON MY SITE
The U-2:
My brother was a U-2 pilot in the U. S. Air Force. Then he left to become a
commercial pilot for United Airlines. Now he has returned to the Air Force
to again fly the U-2. This is a page about his plane. This page had major
additions today, 04.Jun, including several dozen additional links and links
to U-2 books.
»» http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/u-2a/u-2.htm
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::::: I have the same information and links to prior items at
::::: http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/ephemerae
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__________4. AWARDS
Learning Fountain
The Learning Fountain is not so much an award as it is a statement of the
way you do business. I, therefore, hope you will not hide the emblem in an
awards page.
[Feb.2001]
I have also included the learning fountain award on my Front Door
and also on my Memberships Participation page.
»» http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/awd1/awards25.htm
»» http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/bas1/front_door.htm
»» http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/bas1/memberships_participation.htm
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::::: I have posted these awards at
::::: http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/h/awd1/awards25.htm
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__________5. HOW YOU CAN HELP ME
First, if you encounter something interesting . . . please forward it to me.
I'd love to hear from you.
Second, if you know of anyone else who might appreciate receiving Snippets,
forward a copy to them so that they can subscribe.
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