Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - Posts

• iPhone - vs - Microsoft Cell phone !! Code-named "Pink "

  Well, if the rumors are true, Microsoft is working on a cell phone of its own. The top-secret smartphone deal reportedly involves Verizon. The goal: Beat Apple's iPhone. Good Luck ! The new phone is code-name: "Pink." It's apparently true - Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:54 PM by godogs | 1 Comments

• Tight Budget ? Fresno to Buy $ 2.75 Million Dollar Police Building

  Tight Budget ?  Fresno to Buy $ 2.75 Million Dollar Police Building The City of Fresno is reportedly moving forward to buy a police station building on Teague Ave. The price tag? $2.75 million Tight Budget ?  Fresno to Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:00 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Ford Hybrid Gets - 1,445 Miles per tank

  That works out to about 80 miles per gallon. They did it with a little old lady driver - and a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. See it - Link it: Ford Hybrid Gets 1,445 miles per tank Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:54 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Why - 60% of Twitters - Quit after one Month

  Why - 60% of Twitters - Quit after one Month. Here's why... See it - Link it: Why - 60 % Of Twitters - Quit after one Month Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:49 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Christian Bale - Yes to third Batman Movie

  Christian Bale - Yes to third Batman Movie Forget the rumors. Bale - will return as Batman. At least one more time. Christian Bale - Yes to third Batman Movie See it - Link it: Christian Bale - Yes to third Batman Movie   Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:42 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Magazines - Lost in the Recession - List of dead Magazines

  Magazines - Lost in the Recession - List of dead Magazines If you think the recession has been hard on Newspapers, check out the growing list of Magazines - that aren't around anymore because of the Recession. Magazines - Lost in the Recession - List Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:34 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Oprah - Bored with Twitter

  Oprah's fling with Twitter lasted about as long as a Twitter message. She's got over 700-thousand people tweeting with her, but it looks like she's lost interest in it already. See it - Link it: Oprah Bored With Twitter Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:22 PM by godogs | 1 Comments

• Local Leaders - Obama's 1st 100 Days - Pro's and Con's

  How would you rate the new President? Local leaders - list the top five pro's and con's of the 1st 100 days. See it - Link it in the Bakersfield Californian: Local Leaders - Obama's 1st - 100 days - Pro's and Con's Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:14 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• You're Special... Fresno - Take the Survey

  You're Special... Fresno -  Take the Survey  So, why do you like Fresno? You can now take an on-line survey - to answer what's special about Fresno. It's a simply survey - and you can help local leaders chart the future of Fresno.. Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:10 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Genesis - Takes a $160-thousand dollar hit

  Genesis - Takes a $160-thousand dollar hit. According to the Fresno Bee - the Genesis Family Center takes a $160,000 dollar hit today. Fresno county supervisors vote against giving Genesis the money for drug and alcohol treatment to Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:02 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Kern County - $72 Million Dollars in Cuts ?

  Kern County - $72 Million Dollars in Cuts ? It's not just Fresno County that's struggling with budget problems. In Kern County leaders there need to cut about 15% in spending. That works out to a potential budget hole of  $72 million dollars. Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:54 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Chihuahua - Swept away - 70-mile MPH Winds - (Video Happy Ending)

  Tinker Bell - is back home, this after she was swept away by 70-mph winds. The six-pound Chihuahua is back home tonight. See it - Link it: Chihuahua - Swept away by 70-MPH Winds Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 4:00 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Pick a side: Merced - Wal-Mart Distribution Center Fight

  Pick a side:  Merced - Wal-Mart Distribution Center Fight The public comment is underway for that proposed Wal-Mart distribution center in Merced. So far the city has gotten hundreds of letters on the subject. It's a big project - and Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:39 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• San Luis Wildlife Refuge - Gets almost 10-Million Dollars

  San Luis Wildlife Refuge - Gets almost 10-Million Dollars Thank you Uncle Sam. It's all part of the economic stimulus package. San Luis Wildlife Refuge - Gets almost 10-Million Dollars See it - Link it: San Luis Wildlife Refuge - Gets almost Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:34 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Delta Smelt: 2 - Farmers: 1 - Water Battle

  Delta Smelt: 2   Farmers: 1  - Water Battle Don't know if you saw this in the Bee. Finally, local farmers win one in court. Delta Smelt: 2   Farmers: 1  - Water Battle See it - Link it in the Bee: Delta Smelt 2 - Farmers: Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:29 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• 10 Cent California Alcohol Tax - Dead

  10 Cent California Alcohol Tax - Dead Rembember - that plan last week put forward by Assemblyman Jim Beall ? The San Jose Democrat wanted to tax every drink in the state an additional ten cents. Well, he withdrew his proposal yesterday. Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:23 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Huckabee - Coming to Visalia

  Former Republican Presidential candidate and Arkansas governor  Mike Huckabee - comes to Visalia next week. He'll attend a couple of events and share his faith. See it - Link it: Huckabee Coming to Visalia Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:19 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• California: Prop 13- Days Numbered?

  Hold onto your property taxes. Some in Sacramento want to raise them - big time. The idea is to overhaul Prop 13. (Prop 13 is the 1978 measure put tight limit on property taxes.) Good news: Loosening Proposition 13 - could help the state raise Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:12 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Transgender - See Hope

  Transgender - See Hope Julie is a mechanic. Most people think she's a guy - but she's not. Well, technically - she is. More transgender people see hope - In how they're being accepted. Transgender - See Hope See it - Link it: Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:05 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Crime down in Chico Ca - Is prayer the reason?

  Crime down in Chico Ca - Is prayer the reason? Is the U.S. - Too Far Gone for Prayer ? From the Swine Flu - to the recession to ongoing crime and wars some are asking: Is the U.S. - Too Far Gone for Prayer ? Maybe. Maybe not. The National Day Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:55 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Small Scrawny People - Scared by Loud Noise

  Small Scrawny People - Scared by Loud Noise This hardly seems fair. But - a report says it's true. If you're small - or scrawny - loud sounds can scare you - more than the same sounds scare a big strong person. Small Scrawny People - Scared Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:49 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Fox: No Free Airtime this time for - President Obama

  Fox:  No Free Airtime this time for -  President Obama For the third time in three months the president has asked for free airtime on the networks - to hold a prime-time news. This time it's during a rating period. (He'll talk about Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:40 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Save Money - Five things you don't need

  Do you want to save hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars a year? There are five things you can cut back on. Here are two of them: Bottled beverages Wasted Food See it - Link it - Waste Not Want Not: Save Money - Five things you don't need Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:35 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• No Angry E-mail - New Law - Free Speech ?

  President Obama's nominee for "regulatory czar" - is talking about extending the so called "Fairness Doctrine" to the internet. It's one idea from Cass Sunstein. (Picture below) He wants to require opposing opinions to be Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:00 PM by godogs | 0 Comments

• Best Restroom in the U.S. Is......

  Best Restroom in the U.S.   Is...... America's best restroom - is a men's bathroom in Nashville. According to a new report the Hermitage Hotel has the best restroom in the country. Best restroom in the U.S.   Is...... Read More posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:54 PM by godogs | 2 Comments