Monday, November 16, 2009 - Posts

• Vampire Fatigue? - Stephenie Meyer - Last ‘Twilight’ book?

  Last week Oprah Winfrey had an interview with Twilight author Stephenie Meyer . (Tonight was the premiere of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”) Oprah and a lot of other folks want to know if  there be a fifth book in the Twilight saga? Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 9:26 PM by godogs | 1 Comments

• Can you spell - Obama in Chinese?

  While President Obama is China some are wondering how to you spell Obama in Mandarin? When he was first on the political landscape it was spelled: 'Aobama' Then it was 'Oubama' (The characters more closely match the English Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 8:54 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• California - Recycled Concrete?

  California - Recycled Concrete?   Youbetcha.   This is a great idea.   A company in Atwater is taking old concrete and using it to help build new roads.   (Jim Brisco Enterprises - crushes the concrete and sells as gravel) Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 8:42 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• UC Merced – Solar Power = Cool Buildings

  UC Merced – Solar Power = Cool Buildings   The folks at U.C. Merced are working on a new way to cool buildings.   (And they’re doing it at the empty Castle Air Force Base in Atwater)   Will it turn out to be an alternative-energy Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 8:36 PM by godogs | 10 Comments

• California – Water – The Next Gold Rush?

  California – Water – The Next Gold Rush?   The price of water is going up everywhere here in California.   In San Diego some will see a 58% hike in water rates over a three year period.   See it – Link it:   Voicesofsandiego.org Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 8:13 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• California - Census Budget Cuts?

  California - Census Budget Cuts?   It looks like the economy here in California is impacting just about everything:   Including the upcoming 2010 census. The budget for the census could get cut-back and some wonder if that will lead to Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 8:09 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Attorney General Jerry Brown - ACORN

  Attorney General Jerry Brown - ACORN   Attorney General Jerry Brown will probably run for governor next year.   Some wonder if his stance as Attorney General on a legal problem dealing with ACORN could hurt his chances as a candidate for Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 8:02 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Meg Whitman – Growing Online Campaign

  Meg Whitman – Growing Online Campaign   There are lots of  social networking sites out there these days.   But Republican Meg Whitman who’s running for Governor in 2010 must like Tokoni.   See it – Link it:   Sacramento Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 7:18 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Sarah Palin – Coming to Bakersfield

  Sarah Palin – Coming to Bakersfield   Score another ‘big get’ for the Bakersfield Business Conference.   According to the Bakersfield Californian – the former vice presidential candidate and Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin will be speaking Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 7:05 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Xbox - Bible ?

  Xbox - Bible ? This could be good for kids who want to learn more about the Bible. There is a new Xbox program that will allow you to read the Bible:     .... Using your Xbox video game controller. The folks behind it Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 6:21 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Watch "Twilight" Premiere - LIVE Online (Link here)

  Watch "Twilight" Premiere Red Carpet - LIVE Online (Link here) Thanks to MySpace you can watch the stars of  New Moon walk the red carpet 'livestreamed' tonight.  It starts at 8pm EST. You can watch the New Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 3:01 PM by godogs | 1 Comments

• California – The Great Divide

  California – The Great Divide   The L.A. Times has a good read on the growing divide here in California.   Here in the valley we traditionally lean to the right – politically speaking.   But San Francisco and Los Angeles – not so Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 2:46 PM by godogs | 1 Comments

• California - Water Bond = $2 billion in Pork?

  California - Water Bond = $2 billion in Pork?   It looks that way.   Remember that big  $11 billion water bond signing ceremony the Governor recently did here in the valley. (At Friant dam)   Well, that bond measure (If it ever Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 2:45 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• 'California Flu' - Mutation - Deadly - Very Real

  Just when you thought reports of the swine flu (H1N1) could not get any worse:Overseas three flu viruses have reportedly mutated into a deadly single pneumonic plague.So far about one million people have been infected in nine regions in Western Ukraine.The Read More posted Monday, November 16, 2009 10:08 AM by godogs | 1 Comments