Show Notes for January 26, 2011
What? Are you kidding me? You missed our January 26th show? OK, that’s it, you’re dead to me. Since I’m not talking to you anymore, you can entertain yourself by checking out our show notes instead… and listening to what you missed. (DEAD, I tell you…)
- State of the Union
- Education (repeal No Child Left Behind, implement Race to the Top – success in Denver school)
- Freeze on discretionary spending, veto of bills with earmarks
- Use of technology to take questions (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, “director of online engagement”)
- Energy policy (80% clean energy by 2035, 1 million electric vehicles by 2015)
- Next-gen wireless to 98% of Americans in 5 years
- Elimination of millionaire tax breaks
- Florida teacher wants to grade parents http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/26/florida.grading.parents/index.html
- Color-coded threat level system to be replaced in April http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/26/threat.level.system.change/index.html
- Jesse Ventura files lawsuit against TSA http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/01/25/jesse.ventura.tsa.lawsuit/index.html
- Facebook implements new security measures after Mark Zuckerberg and French President Nicolas Sarkozy hacked http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/01/26/facebook.security/index.html
- Facebook to turn posts into sponsored ads http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/26/technology/facebook_sponsored_stories/index.htm
- Amber alerts to be posted on Facebook by state http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/01/12/facebook.amber.alerts/
- Daughter downloads 10 billionth app; mom hangs up on Apple http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/01/24/app.store.10billion/index.html
- Toyota recalls 1.7 million vehicles for fuel leaks http://www.wsbtv.com/news/26621378/detail.html
- Atlanta train jumper was attempting suicide http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/marta-train-jumper-was-814979.html
- “Jersey Shore” cast headed to Italy http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/01/26/jersey-shore-cast-italy-photos/
- Will Ferrell to fill in for departing Steve Carell on “The Office” http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/will-ferrell-the-office/
- Medical marijuana…soda? http://www.yumsugar.com/Medical-Marijuana-Soft-Drink-Canna-Cola-Hopes-Become-Hit-13454092
Also, friend of the show WhiteWolf is an up-and-coming artist and has posted some of her stuff online for sale… you can find it here if you’re interested!