!marty finestone's activitybook » digest http://www.activitybook.org pursuing fun, creativity and good thinking with a vengeance Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 digest: golf is not as popular, obama’s early years, e-tickets and more http://www.activitybook.org/2008/02/24/digest-golf-is-not-as-popular-obamas-early-years-e-tickets-and-more/ http://www.activitybook.org/2008/02/24/digest-golf-is-not-as-popular-obamas-early-years-e-tickets-and-more/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:02:01 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2008/02/24/digest-golf-is-not-as-popular-obamas-early-years-e-tickets-and-more/ Yup, I have been sick over the past few days – hence the hiatus. Well, let’s get back to it:

- Teenage Pregnancy Implementation Manager is a real job title.
- Here is a great article about the years when Barack Obama came up.
- Golf is declining in its popularity. (via arts and letters daily).
- Paper airfare tickets are just about to be a thing of the past.

]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2008/02/24/digest-golf-is-not-as-popular-obamas-early-years-e-tickets-and-more/feed/ 5 digest: yiddish, beyond sushi and the nba in europe http://www.activitybook.org/2008/02/17/digest-yiddish-beyond-sushi-and-the-nba-in-europe/ http://www.activitybook.org/2008/02/17/digest-yiddish-beyond-sushi-and-the-nba-in-europe/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:51:42 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2008/02/17/digest-yiddish-beyond-sushi-and-the-nba-in-europe/ - In case you missed it, here are the details of Scarlett Johansen’s Tom Waits cover album.

- Oy, what a big list! Here is a comprehensive list of Yiddish words, phrases and expressions.

- The next trends in mass food consumption. That’s right, sushi is so yesterday.

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  • - Learn the difference between various screwdriver heads
  • - Making the environmental case for nuclear energy.
  • - Check out the cover to this year’s Vanity Fair Hollywood issue.
  • - Daily Mitzvah, a blog that promotes and suggests what good you can do each day.
  • - Controversy and criminal charges come out of New York Fashion week as Marc Jacob’s company may have bribed its way to holding its show at a coveted venue.
  • - 10 dumbest quotations from mixed martial arts fighters

    • . ]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2008/02/10/digest-screwdrivers-vanity-fair-and-mma/feed/ 0 digest: apple’s icar?, russia’s moon base, make a fake hand and more… http://www.activitybook.org/2007/09/04/digest-apples-icar-russias-moon-base-make-a-fake-hand-and-more/ http://www.activitybook.org/2007/09/04/digest-apples-icar-russias-moon-base-make-a-fake-hand-and-more/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:01:48 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2007/09/04/digest-apples-icar-russias-moon-base-make-a-fake-hand-and-more/ - Volkswagen and Apple may be collaborating on designing a car.

    - Certain U.S. municipalities are banning the wearing pants too low. What freedom of speech?

    - The UK’s wealthiest artists, Damien Hirst, is selling his diamond skull to himself and others.

    - Russia is going to make a moon base.

    - How to make a fake hand. ]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2007/09/04/digest-apples-icar-russias-moon-base-make-a-fake-hand-and-more/feed/ 0 digest: remember japan, aston martin dbs, pumpkins and more http://www.activitybook.org/2007/08/24/digest-remember-japan-aston-martin-dbs-pumpkins-and-more/ http://www.activitybook.org/2007/08/24/digest-remember-japan-aston-martin-dbs-pumpkins-and-more/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:52:07 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2007/08/24/digest-remember-japan-aston-martin-dbs-pumpkins-and-more/

  • -The first season of the NBC TV show Friday Night Lights is out on DVD. The notable point is that it comes with a money-back guarantee (via pop candy).

    -There has been a lot of talk about the rise of China as an economic beast (maybe, maybe too much talk). The American has an article that takes us back to when the US was in fear of Japan and its economic power (via arts & letters daily).

    -Looks like I missed this one – Sustainablebusiness published (a month ago) its top 20 sustainable businesses list, comprised of the top 20 publicly traded companies that make this world a better place.

    -Here is how to carve a life-sized skeleton pumpkin.

    -Aston Martin has something special coming in early 2008 – the DBS. You might remember it from Casino Royale.

    • dbs

    ]]>     http://www.activitybook.org/2007/08/24/digest-remember-japan-aston-martin-dbs-pumpkins-and-more/feed/ 0     digest: rethinking nuclear power in japan, 101 architects, double-agents and more http://www.activitybook.org/2007/07/25/digest-rethinking-nuclear-power-in-japan-101-architects-double-agents-and-more/ http://www.activitybook.org/2007/07/25/digest-rethinking-nuclear-power-in-japan-101-architects-double-agents-and-more/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:23:34 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2007/07/25/digest-rethinking-nuclear-power-in-japan-101-architects-double-agents-and-more/
    - From Bloomberg: Zegna is putting out a solar powered jacket that can recharge your ipod.

    - Spain has arrested a suspected double-agent.

    - 10 signs that a meal at a restaurant is going to be a bad experience.

    - How could have I missed this? Wallpaper* has published the online version of its 2007 Architecture Directory, which lists the top 101 architects in the world.

    - Last week’s earthquake in Japan is causing the country to reevaluate its use of nuclear power.

    ]]>     http://www.activitybook.org/2007/07/25/digest-rethinking-nuclear-power-in-japan-101-architects-double-agents-and-more/feed/ 0     digest: new church looks, wii fit, islamic internet weddings and more… http://www.activitybook.org/2007/07/13/digest-new-church-looks-wii-fit-islamic-internet-weddings-and-more/ http://www.activitybook.org/2007/07/13/digest-new-church-looks-wii-fit-islamic-internet-weddings-and-more/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:05:49 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2007/07/13/digest-new-church-looks-wii-fit-islamic-internet-weddings-and-more/
    -A new project is aiming to give Ugandan refugees a voice and connect them with the world by supplying them with internet access.

    -Nintendo is launching an uber cool add on to the Wii, a fitness program and virtual balance board. c|net has a great demo video.

    -British judges presiding over civil cases will no longer wear wigs.

    -An influential Islamic school gives the go ahead to internet-based weddings using webcams.

    -A Toronto church’s impressive design + it’s sustainable.

    ]]>     http://www.activitybook.org/2007/07/13/digest-new-church-looks-wii-fit-islamic-internet-weddings-and-more/feed/ 0     digest: happy b-day atm, living in dubai, hiv theory is wrong and more! http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/29/digest-happy-b-day-atm-living-in-dubai-hiv-theory-is-wrong-and-more/ http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/29/digest-happy-b-day-atm-living-in-dubai-hiv-theory-is-wrong-and-more/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:06:28 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/29/digest-happy-b-day-atm-living-in-dubai-hiv-theory-is-wrong-and-more/ - The paying Cerberus to take Chrysler off of its hands.

    - Palm Jumeriah is an artificial island in Dubai is now open for living, but at high prices.

    - According to new research, the leading scientific theory on how the HIV virus attacks the immune system is wrong.

    - A review of the Moroso design showroom in New York. I wanna go!

    ]]>     http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/29/digest-happy-b-day-atm-living-in-dubai-hiv-theory-is-wrong-and-more/feed/ 0     digest: replacement sushi, tmz.com and mustang cologne http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/25/digest-replacement-sushi-tmzcom-and-mustang-cologne/ http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/25/digest-replacement-sushi-tmzcom-and-mustang-cologne/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:06:49 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/25/digest-replacement-sushi-tmzcom-and-mustang-cologne/ - With the depletion of tuna stock in the world’s waters, Japanese sushi chefs must adapt.

    - A man loses a 13 year court battle with his claim that he invented Trivia Pursuit.

    - A New York Times profile of TMZ.com and the brains behind the site.

    - Ford Mustang is the highest selling cologne at Sears in the US. (see the third item).

    ]]>     http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/25/digest-replacement-sushi-tmzcom-and-mustang-cologne/feed/ 0     digest: tainted food, does a public sphere exist in Europe, bossa nova Belgium and more! http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/19/digest-tainted-food-does-a-public-sphere-exist-in-europe-bossa-nova-belgium-and-more/ http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/19/digest-tainted-food-does-a-public-sphere-exist-in-europe-bossa-nova-belgium-and-more/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:48:19 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/19/digest-tainted-food-does-a-public-sphere-exist-in-europe-bossa-nova-belgium-and-more/
  • -A 16 year-old student got some of his friends to pull a heist and steal his report card with his bad grades (do not ask me why Yahoo put a picture of Korean students next to this story).

  • -The hotest bossa nova music is coming from Belgium. Yes Belgium.

  • -Tainted food is a common problem in Asia.

  • -Yahoo’s troubled CEO Terry Semel is out – co-founder Jerry Yang is in (for now).

  • -A European public sphere is both a reality and an illusion – so says Polish journalist Adam Krzeminski

  • -Sid Lee’s Sit! furniture/design collection

    • ]]>     http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/19/digest-tainted-food-does-a-public-sphere-exist-in-europe-bossa-nova-belgium-and-more/feed/ 0     digest: iran, buying watches, bono & crowded house http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/14/digest-iran-buying-watches-bono-crowded-house/ http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/14/digest-iran-buying-watches-bono-crowded-house/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:08:30 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2007/06/14/digest-iran-buying-watches-bono-crowded-house/ - The Iranian government’s crackdown on anti-Sharia law and dissenting activities rounds up 150,000+ citizens

    - How to buy a watch

    - Bono guest edits the latest issue of Vanity Fair

    - Crowded House are making new music and LA Weekly has four new songs up for listening

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