I love the way news stories are written. Here's an example:
"Seeking common ground with Republicans on energy and climate issues, President Obama on Tuesday pledged $8 billion in loan guarantees needed to build the first U.S. nuclear reactors in nearly three decades."
This story could so easily have a different slant by simply changing, "Seeking common ground..." to "Seeking ground-zero..."
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Have you heard about the Disneyland employees who have been on a hunger strike to protest the break-down in negotiations on a new labor contract? Well, they decided to break their fast today as they move their demonstration from Anaheim to Disney's corporate headquarters in Burbank.
They are trying to draw attention to negotiations that have been stalled since 2008. Disney proposes that union members should begin paying for their own healthcare plan.
A Disney spokesperson said, "We were ready to meet and instead they held a hunger strike."
No doubt the Disney negotiating team in Burbank will throw them a bone...?
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"Come and Get It..."
Abbey Road, the Beatles recording studio, has been put on the market by EMI Records!
EMI has apparently been courting bidders for the property. A sale could raise tens of millions of pounds.
It was not immediately clear whether EMI would sell the Abbey Road brand name along with the property, but one media lawyer said: “The brand is worth more than the building...anybody who wants the studios will want the brand.”
What history this place has!
EMI bought the house at number 3 Abbey Road for £100,000 in 1929 and transformed it into the world’s first custom-built recording studios. In World War II Abbey Road was used for propaganda recordings for the British government and BBC radio broadcasts.
The Beatles put the studios on the map, using it for 90% of their recordings between 1962 and 1969 and naming their final album, "Abbey Road". EMI used the studios for last year’s release of remastered Beatles albums.
Pink Floyd recorded Dark Side of the Moon at the studios and films such as Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone were scored there.
As was the first triple album by a solo artist. George Harrison's...
..."All Things Must Pass".
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This past Sunday marked the beginning of a Chinese calendar new year: the year of the Tiger.
Each year on the Chinese calendar is assigned an animal from the Chinese zodiac, which rotates on a 12-year cycle. People born during a specific year are thought to have attributes of their animal — tigers are confident, daring and unpredictable, for example.
I guess we all found that out at the "tail" end of last year.
Other ancient traditions associated with the Chinese new year (dating back thousands of years) are...endorsement deals.
I wonder if the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution would be interested?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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