Sunday, June 20, 2010

Food bank seeking volunteers to pack boxes before Sept. 30

Todays top site:

The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma recently received a $2 million federal grant to supply food and household items to needy families.
And this:
FOOD BANK: Macomb County's Hope Center food bank opened Friday. County residents can make appointments to get enough perishable and nonperishable food to last two weeks or more. The food bank is at 33222 Groesbeck in Fraser. Hours are 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. To schedule an appointment, call 586-294-4673. original. Site of ergasusanzup

Summer Reading: Books on 'Fixing' Wall Street

From todays web browsing:

The following books present different perspectives on the post-crisis financial world.
And this:
Authors to sign books at library Authors to sign books at library POLAND Poland Library, 311
As well as:
There are two books coming out about President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, mainly on how she handled the different crises and scored the major accomplishments of her nine-year administration. original. sqirlpanda32s viewpoint

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Shopping Bag for June 17, 2010

My pick for today:

On Thursdays, Shopping Bag provides the latest news about retail business openings, significant changes to existing retail businesses, shopping trends or details about unique product offerings. original. kirmo9ozuns viewpoint

Education takes biggest hit in $280M budget cuts

Catch of the day:

JEFFERSON CITY -- Education took a big hit Thursday in Missouri's latest round of budget cuts as Gov. Jay Nixon halved busing aid to public schools and significantly reduced college scholarships for the upcoming academic year.
And this:
Colorado education officials have been ignoring a law intended to "flag" the arrests of teachers and then alert all school districts and charter schools across the state, a Coloradoan investigation has found. original. qopzilhots viewpoint

Yo - quick heads up

In the hallway by the closed door. Rug at my feet and a lamp overhead. Me and the family having a most excellent time. Getting things ready for the long weekend coming up next week - Yahoo! How many birds in the hand are worth one in the bush?

Friday, June 18, 2010

Photography agency Alamy launches new 'real-time' wire in beta

Catch of the day:

Stock photography agency Alamy has created a new 'real-time' wire for its images. The service, which has been launched in beta , provides news, sport and entertainment photos from the agency's international network of photographers and is refreshed every 10 minutes.
And this:
Nationally known outdoor photographer George Lepp will be the keynote speaker at a Canon “Explorer of Light” seminar, taking place Saturday, June 26, at the Crest Theater, 1905 Lakin Ave. Lepp will speak in the morning and judge a photography contest in the afternoon, said Jay Miller, president of the Central Kansas Photography Club. original. zaqkzawexs Choices

Europe to force all 'significant market players' to provide information necessary for interoperability?

Cool site of the day:

Three news items caught my interest this week. all slightly related: Dr. Neelie Kroes has made a significant speech How to get more interoperability in Europe on practical steps on interoperability and standards. She presents this as building on the... original. Homepage of kza432freey