This is an original “Radio Show” column that I presented back in 2002. I created several of these while the Internet was still evolving just to see how it would work. The song says “video killed the radio star,” but in this case the original presentation was killed by advanced browsers that automatically block pop-ups. […]
LISTEN TO BILLION DOLLAR SKY IN MY FINEST RENDITION OF FARSEE http://tocc.tv/audio/billiondollarsky.mp3 One can little argue that the impact of the Trade Center bombings in New York on September 11 was felt by, and ultimately impacted, all Americans in some way. If you didn’t know someone who was killed in one of the towers, or […]
During the execution of Timothy, CBS News ran a tribute to the victims that
was unabashedly mellow dramatic. It isn’t that the victims don’t deserve consideration.
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Joe Burrow, No. 1 LSU lock up a spot in College Football Playoff, dominating No. 4 Georgia 37-10 in the Southeastern Conference championship game. @AP_Top25 http://apne.ws/Ekd7i39
Weekend Reads: AP obtains list of 629 girls and women from across Pakistan sold as brides to Chinese men and taken to China. Pakistani investigators compiled the list while working against trafficking networks exploiting the country’s poor and vulnerable. http://apne.ws/jBSn5lY
The acclaimed film “Portrait of a Lady” is a love story involving two women, directed by a woman, that is a powerful testament to the creative vision of women. http://apne.ws/aeX3d4l
Today marks 78 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. A dozen survivors are among those gathering for a remembrance ceremony at the Hawaii naval base. http://apne.ws/MUnOoHb
Amazon has signed a lease for more office space in New York City after pulling out of a much bigger deal for a new headquarters in Long Island City. Is there a lesson? That’s under debate. http://apne.ws/HMr2ibv
WordPlay »
‘Toilet’ originally meant “dressing table,” from the diminutive ‘toilette’ of French ‘toile’ (“cloth”)
Later, plumbing was placed in the private dressing rooms of homes, hence the sense development:
cloth>dressing table>room>plumbing fixture
#toilets
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-history-of-toilet
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Of all the invasive species plaguing the Everglades, the Burmese python is the most high-profile and the most intractable. (4/5)
Huntsville police officer killed; 6th shot to death in Alabama in 2019 https://www.al.com/news/2019/12/huntsville-police-officer-shot-suspect-in-custody.html
Donald Trump calls for World Bank to halt all China lending https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/07/donald-trump-calls-for-world-bank-to-halt-all-china-lending?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1575686861
China is now the second largest contributor to the UN, after America https://econ.st/341Yene
“Pelosi despises you people who don’t live in the coastal areas… They hate you because you brought President Trump to the Presidency… She prays for the president, I just don’t know what president it is, cause it ain’t this president.” – @WinterbleShow
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Huntsville police officer killed; 6th shot to death in Alabama in 2019 https://www.al.com/news/2019/12/huntsville-police-officer-shot-suspect-in-custody.html
