Tom to Bill

Best quote that I have heard all day:


When asked by Tom Brokaw (NBC News) whether Bill Gates has an iPod, he responded that he uses a Zune to listen to music.

"It's an even better way of carrying your music around," he said.

[Flickr] Schmap Atlanta for the iPhone

Pictures from our Atlanta trip now available for iPhone:

:: Schmap Atlanta for the iPhone

This is just a quick note to let you know that Schmap Guides have now
been released for the iPhone and iPod
touch.

Your photos in the iPhone version of our Schmap Atlanta Guide are at:

Trader Vic's
http://www.schmap.com/?m=iphone#uid=atlanta&sid=restaurants_pacificrim&p=124253&i=124253_5

Margaret Mitchell House & Museum
http://www.schmap.com/?m=iphone#uid=atlanta&sid=sights_attractions&p=18178&i=18178_2

Underground Atlanta
http://www.schmap.com/?m=iphone#uid=atlanta&sid=sights_attractions&p=17533&i=17533_6

Fw: URGENT CONFIDENTIALITY

Boy, Chevron is killing people left and right these days....

--- On Sat, 6/21/08, MR JOSEPH OTUNBA <josephotunba12@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Subject: URGENT CONFIDENTIALITY
> Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 11:47 PM
> MR. JOSEPH OTUMBA
> PACIFIC BANK PLC,
> 9TH FLOOR, IKOYI ESTATE
> VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
>
> I am Mr. Joseph Otumba, Provincial Director Pacific
> Bank of nigeria, victoria island Branch. I have
> urgent and very confidential business proposition for
> you.
> On June 6, 2000, an American Oil consultant/contractor
> with the nigeria Mining Corporation, Mr. michael
> creek made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
> twelve calendar months, valued at US$20,200,000.00
> (Twenty Million two hundred thousand Dollars) in my
> branch. Upon
> maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
> forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,
> we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
> contract employers, the nigeria Mining
> Corporation that Mr. michael creek died from an
> automobile accident. On further investigation, I found
> out that he died without making a WILL, and all
> attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
> I therefore made further investigation and discovered
> that Mr. michael creek did not declare any kin or
> relations in all his official documents, including his
> Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
> US$20,200,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the
> interest is being rolled over with the principal sum
> at the end of each year. No one will ever come
> forward to claim it. According to nigeria Law,
> at the expiration of 8 (eight) years, the money will
> revert to the ownership of the nigeria Government
> if nobody applies to claim the fund.
> Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to
> stand in as the next of kin to Mr. michael creek so
> that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get
> into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

5 reasons to be at Taking Action for Animals

Register today for Taking Action for Animals!

Animals everywhere are facing countless struggles for their survival
this summer -- whether it's the floods in the Midwest, the puppy mills
in the South, or the factory farms in California. But people who care
about animals are stepping up to the plate to help, and this summer
there is a way for you to take action as well.

July 19-22 is the date for Taking Action for Animals, the nation's
premier animal advocacy conference. With more than 75 speakers, four
tracks of workshops, three meals, and an exhibit hall, the meeting
creates a weekend you can't afford to miss. Here are just five reasons
to be there:

o Find out the greatest threat to pets in the last decade, and what
you can do about it.

o Learn the single most effective tactic for getting an elected
official to listen to your views.

o See how the November election won't just choose our next president,
but can also help 20 million farm animals.

o Meet Baby, the three-legged poodle who survived a grueling decade in
a puppy mill.

o Enjoy a joke by comedian Carol Leifer and political satire from The
Capitol Steps.

Get BPA (a hormone disruptor in baby bottles and children's feeding products) out of CA

Hi, everyone.  This is an issue near and dear to those of us who would
rather that kids not hit puberty when they're 7 and have breast cancer
when they're 30.  I suppose that's all of you!
 
Please sign the email in the link below.  It's sponsored by the
environmental working group -- so it's legit.  Forward as you see fit,
and thanks!

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1144/t/1874/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=24999

Hi Moms,

The California state assembly is reviewing a bill that would ban the use of
BPA in California. Concerns about the toxic effects of BPA in polycarbonate
bottles, such as baby bottles and Nalgene water bottles has been in the news
a lot lately. Read below for more information on the proposed legislation
and how to voice your concern. Note the chemical industry is trying to kill
the bill in the next 24 hours.

Victory for Sierra Club and the Giant Sequoias!

Some good news for a Monday:


I am delighted to share with you some very exciting news about a giant victory for Sierra Club and the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Just a week ago we saw the end to the Sierra Club's three year long battle with the timber industry, preventing them - once and for all - from logging in the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

The win came at the 11th hour, as the Sierra Club legal team prepared to appear in the Ninth Circuit court to argue the last case standing, a last-ditch appeal by the timber industry, regarding commercial logging in the Monument. But on the eve of the hearing, they abandoned and withdrew their appeal - putting the final nail in the coffin of this very drawn out case - and putting an end to the pillage of these iconic trees.

This was a major victory for the Sierra Club - and it would not have been possible without the support of our committed Members and Supporters. Thank you.

Beginning in 1901, when John Muir lobbied for the expansion of Sequoia National Park to encompass the entire range of the giant sequoia, the Sierra Club has advocated for the protection of giant sequoia ecosystems in their entirety. And, after years of fighting to keep our towering Sequoia trees safe from the timber industry's saws, we have finally won. Thanks to this hard-earned victory, our children and grandchildren will be able to stand in awe of these noble giants for generations to come.

Thank you again for your contribution to this critical victory - it never could have happened without your support.  

Sincerely,  
Carl Pope

help ban bisphenol A

Moms,

The California state assembly is reviewing a bill that would ban the use of BPA in California. Concerns about the toxic effects of BPA in polycarbonate
bottles, such as baby bottles and Nalgene water bottles has been in the news a lot lately. Read below for more information on the proposed legislation
and how to voice your concern. Note the chemical industry is trying to kill the bill in the next 24 hours:

Dear Supporter,

The California state Assembly is considering SB 1713, a monumental bill that would ban bisphenol A (BPA), a hormone disruptor, from baby bottles and
children's feeding products.

We've hit a political roadblock, and the bill could be killed by chemical industry lobbyists before it passes out of the Health Committee tomorrow.

*But you can push it through.*

Click here to ask the Health Committee to support SB 1713.

Greenpeace Activists Arrested in Japan!

You already know that, year after year, Greenpeace activists put their lives on the line to protect whales. Today, two of our activists are sitting in jail in Japan for their undercover work to expose a stolen whale meat scandal in Japan last month as part of our campaign to save the whales.

Following a four-month undercover investigation, we broke the news last month of a major scandal involving the embezzlement of whale meat from the Japanese government-subsidized Southern Ocean whaling program. Our activists handed over a box of whale meat as evidence of the whale meat smuggling operation, and the Tokyo public prosecutor agreed there was sufficient evidence of wrongdoing.

But early this morning in Japan, our Greenpeace office was raided and two of our activists were arrested. Junichi Sato, 31, and Toru Suzuki, 41, are being investigated on charges of stealing a box of whale meat that they had presented as evidence in the smuggling case.

This is so lame - off to see what I can to to help! You should, too!

You Won eBay Item:WELSH RUGBY UNION BRAINS BEER REEBOK JERSEY

Looks like the old Christmas Gift box is filling up already this year:

Congratulations! You committed to buy the following item:
WELSH RUGBY UNION BRAINS BEER REEBOK JERSEY NEW $100 XL Sale price: US $27.50

Looks like it has already shipped, too. Hooray for me!

If I Go, Will Susannah and Trinny Be There?

Wonderbra is holding an open casting call in London - any bets if the 2 from What Not to Wear will show?



Not sure if I get all the references in this clip? A little help, please?

The Most Heard Song in Ireland

Must have heard this a dozen times when we weren't listening to RTE1.

The Ting Tings
That's Not My Name lyrics

Four letter word just to get me along
It's a difficulty and I'm biting on my tongue and I
I keep stalling, keeping me together
People around gotta find something to say now

Holding back, everyday the same
Don't wanna be a loner
Listen to me, oh no
I never say anything at all
But with nothing to consider
They forget my name (ame, ame, ame)

They call me 'hell'
They call me 'Stacey'
They call me 'her'
They call me 'Jane'
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

They call me 'quiet girl'
But I'm a riot
Mary 'Joleisa'
Always the same
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

I miss the catch if they through me the ball
I'm the last chick standing up against the wall
Keep up, falling, these heels they keep me boring
Getting glammed up and sitting on the fence now

So alone all the time at night
Lock myself away
Listen to me, I'm not
Although I'm dressed up, out and all with
Everything considered
They forget my name (ame, ame, ame)

They call me 'hell'
They call me 'Stacey'
They call me 'her'
They call me 'Jane'
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

They call me 'quiet girl'
But I'm a riot
Maybe 'Joleisa'
Always the same
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

Are you calling me darling?
Are you calling me bird?
Are you calling me darling?
Are you calling me bird?