Anything Goes & General News: Anything Goes & General News (5th Edition)

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Anything Goes & General News (5th Edition) - October 21, 2007

Welcome to the October 22, 2007 edition of Anything Goes & General News.

Phil B. presents Recycle Christmas Trees « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "It is almost that time of year again when we buy a new Christmas tree. Are you going to just throw it away when done with it?"

Edith presents How to Achieve Your Childhood Dream by Randy Pausch posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Joy Miller presents Ivy League universities now offer online degrees and certificates posted at Online College Blog, saying, "Ivy League dreams? Make them a reality. Although you may not be able to physically commute to an Ivy League campus, that shouldn’t keep you from “attending” classes at an Ivy League university."

L. Waymire presents The Voices of Justin Gross posted at The Shadow Council Strider, saying, "His voice is deep. It resonates lowly. Decisive consonants are articulated from the lips and tongue in a strong, focused way—the kind of focus you expect from someone with an unbreakable will. The British vowels, masculine and noble, demand loyalty of the listener. It is sometimes ruthless. It is a voice undoubtedly familiar with power…

That is the voice of actor Justin Gross, as recorded for the hero-turned-villain Arthas in the video game “Warcraft III.”

Read more about Gross, his voice work with Blizzard Entertainment, and how he became a voice-over actor in the link above."

Business News

Marco Richter presents Trends in Network Marketing and the Internet posted at Network Marketing Concepts.

Finance

Michael Fowke presents A vision of Canary Wharf posted at Money is the way, saying, "My vision and a celebration of the Canary Wharf financial centre in London's Docklands."

News

Cracked presents The rise and fall of the NIH posted at Science Zoo.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents SCHIP Haiku posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.

Carole G. McKay presents Lessons from Limbaugh posted at McKay Today, saying, "How to see it differently."

TherapyDoc presents Zarganar posted at Everyone Needs Therapy, saying, "Hunger is STILL news, especially if someone can actually make it funny. Well, let's say that would have to be political satire, no?"

Sammy Benoit presents NY Madrassa Ex-Principal Almontaser's New Tin Foil Hat posted at YID With LID.

Odd News

John Hill presents Why is Time Speeding Up? posted at Universe Of Success.

Aparna presents Beware of dust mites on your pillows posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, "Dust that gets accumulated in our houses is a host to millions of germs and microorganisms. Dusting and cleaning the house in itself is a cumbersome task, what with dust settling on sofas and beds, carpets, curtains and clothes. We all bother so much about insects, mosquitoes, houseflies and do our best to get rid of them. But we often forget about the tiny, almost invisible creatures called dust mites, which are present and booming in millions in the cozy comforts of our homes."

Politics

Joerg Wolf presents America's Cultural Superiority posted at Atlantic Review, saying, "While many Europeans make themselves feel good by trashing America and by describing Americans negatively (=Anti-Americanism), many Americans make themselves feel good by telling themselves that they are better than others: More than half of Americans say their culture is superior to others, according to the new Pew Global Attitudes Survey."