The C-Note Make-over

By dfunzy on 4/21/10 12:47pm
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The new $100 BillThe new $100 BillToday, April 21, 2010,  The US Treasury Department unveiled a new 100 Dollar bill. The first make over of the C-note since 1996. Added to the bill are more features -- "advanced security features" -- to make it harder to counterfeit. Okay, the Treasury has a duty to try, but the only way to stop counterfeiting would be to get rid of money. Get rid of money? Right. Not any time soon, if ever. Well, the Treasury does have an obligation to try to make counterfeiting harder. From the pictures the new C-note looks. -- Well, it's going to take a little getting use to.

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Dorothy Height

By dfunzy on 4/20/10 6:42am
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Dorothy HeightDorothy HeightDorothy Height was for civil rights, women rights and human rights. She died today, Tuesday, April 20th, in a Washington D.C. hospital. She was 98 years old. She died from natural causes after a long illness. Height was an American, a leader in the African-American community. For more than forty years she was president of the National Council of Negro Women. In the 1950s and 1960s, was listed among the major figures in the struggle for civil rights. She began speaking out for civil rights during her teenage and young adult years in the 1930s, and she continued well in her 90s.

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Betty White & The Naked Hot Dog?

By dfunzy on 4/20/10 5:25am
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Betty WhiteBetty WhiteWhat is Betty White saying about "naked hotdogs?"

Yesterday, April 19th  --  a new honor for 88-year-old, Emmy-award winning, America's very popular senior star and icon, Betty White. Really? An achievement award?  Ms. White was honored with having a hot dog, at a popular California hot dog stand, named for her. Yes, now she is an item on a popular California hot dog' chain's menu . Ms. White  made an appearance at  the California hot dog stand, "Pinks." The occasion was the introduction of the new "Betty White 'Naked' Hot Dog. The hot dog is called a  "naked hot dog" because it comes with no toppings. Below there is a video of the opening. Note Ms. White's remark about the naked  hot dog.

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Remembering Benjamin Hooks

By dfunzy on 4/15/10 9:24am
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Benjamin HooksBenjamin HooksDr. Benjamin L. Hooks died today, Thursday, April 15th, in his home, after a long illness. He was 85 years old. He is being remembered on the net as one of America's great  Civil Rights leaders. He served as the executive director for 16 years of the NAACP. He also served his country in various capacities, working for the rights of Americans.  In 2007, he was  awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the country.

“He’s had an amazing career,” said Julian Bond, a former head of the Atlanta branch of the N.A.A.C.P. “Judge, F.C.C. commissioner, minister of churches in two different cities at the same time, businessman, head of the N.A.A.C.P. Most people do one or two things in their lifetimes. He’s just done an awful lot."

Benjamin Hooks, R.I.P

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Tied for 4th and Did Not Lose

By dfunzy on 4/12/10 3:29am
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The tied-for-fourth-place winner at the Masters got most of the mentions. The first place finisher was Phil Mickelson, who won his 3rd green jacket. A 3rd Masters jacket is quite an accomplishment. Phil Mickelson is Phil Mickelson. He is not  the Tiger. He got more press space than a golfer would have gotten in the Tiger less era -- 3rd green jacket or not. He's said that he knows what Tiger Woods has done for golf, opened up opportunities for golfers like himself to make more money, so I doubt he is in a corner bad mouthing, chucking out the gripes.

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The Ninth Time Lucky?

By dfunzy on 4/10/10 4:11am
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Taylor and WintersTaylor and WintersElizabeth Taylor and Jason Winters have announced her plans to get married. -- a 78-year old and a 49-year old, that's a 29 year difference, a whole generation. Well love is what love is, does not respect age, or anything else. Ms Taylor said of Mr. Winters, he is "one of the most wonderful men I've ever known, that's why I love him." Mr Winters doesn't seem to be a gold digger. He runs his own Hollywood talent agency, called, Sterling Winters Management, and he recently became Janet Jackson's new manager. He appears to be quite financially successful, and according to press reports, "he even reportedly bought a house for" Liz and himself to live in.

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Tiger Woods On the Nike Ad

By dfunzy on 4/9/10 3:53am
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Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsI commented yesterday on the Nike ad. I thought it made Tiger Woods look phony. Below is a video of his comments on the ad. I know Nike's interest is to sell sneakers and T-shirts, caps, and such. Tiger Woods interest maybe more than to please Nike. Maybe this is part of his healing, another demonstration of his penitence, with the lingering promise of more to come.. But enough already. Enough with the shame. Bringing out the deceased father seemed going over the top.

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Nike's Self-Serving Tiger Wood's Ad

By dfunzy on 4/8/10 5:56am
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Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsNike, under the log line, "Earl Woods asks his son a few questions before Tiger's return to golf," has put out a commercial with a contrite looking Tiger Woods, taking a scolding, from his father. This seems to be Nike's way to say to the mothers and fathers who buy Nike sneakers and other stuff for their kids, that "Gee, he's had a parental talking to, so now he's okay."

In the video, Nike uses the voice from Tiger Woods deceased father, and Tiger plays his part as the naughty little boy, who now is going to be good. Well, give me a break! Maybe Nike has to do what it does to protect the sale-ability of it products, and Tiger Woods had to go along to make Nike happy. But for crying out loud!

Tiger Woods doesn't need this video. It makes him look phony.  Well, this is what is done for money.

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Tiger Woods Update

By dfunzy on 4/7/10 4:15am
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Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsAn update on the Tiger preparing for the Masters that begins tomorrow, on the 8th, -- The Associated Press reports that Tiger Woods, his fellow golfers, and the officials at the Augusta National golf club, all feel more relax from the tension on Monday, leading up to the Tiger Woods' press conference, and that the focus is back where it should be, on golf. The Tiger remains the center of attention. The question is how well will he play after five months of being away from the game, and how mentally focused will he. And because he is Tiger Woods, the best golfer in the world, he would be the center of attention at Augusta in any event.

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The Tiger Is Back

By dfunzy on 4/6/10 2:42am
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Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsI watched the press conference Tiger Woods held yesterday, and was convinced that he did well for himself and will be welcomed back by his fans. Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer in the world and probably the greatest golfer of all times. His private life is his private life. His public life -- what he does on the golf course -- belongs to his fans.

There are many who will keep picking at him, keep dragging out his dozen or so ex-mistresses, and a few of exes will drag themselves out, to extend their moment in the spotlight, hoping that it will bring them financial rewards. Print and electronic media will continue to dredge up stories of his past foibles. Scandals sell newspapers and magazines, and draw eye balls to television, and to computer screens, and sex scandals sell the best, especially, when before the scandal broke, the lead player was considered squeaky clean.

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