THE PRICE OF LAPTOPS has dropped again. The average is now about $1,000. Link
GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, who couldn't fit the grand opening of UC Merced into his schedule, is squeezing in a campus tour this morning. It still feels like a snub. Link
FLOODING, FIGHTING, FIRES -- more National Guard on the way to New Orleans. The best place for info is still the WWLTV blog.
BEFORE & AFTER photos from NASA. Link
THIS IS ANOTHER blow to the airline industry. Link
I'M NOT SEEING signs of price gouging or lines at the pump, yet. Yes, prices are up but I only paid $2.75/gallon at Costco this morning. That's a few cents more than what I paid last week. Apparently in Georgia there are some stations charging over $6/gallon.
THE COVENANT CHURCH now has an online donation site for flood relief.
SOME BIG COMPANIES are stepping up to the plate to help. Link
YESTERDAY SOMEONE asked me about email notification for blog updates. Here are a couple of options.
THE BARD CODE -- He didn't like Catholics. It all looks like a stretch to me. Link
JORDON COOPER has started a journal called Resonate -- "...a conversation about the Gospel, spirituality, theology and Canadian culture." The premiere issue is online.
SASKATCHEWAN turns 100 today. Congratulations! Link
SEVERAL STATES are pushing online retail companies to adopt a voluntary tax collection system. For numerous reasons it won't work -- most of the same reasons that the tax collection isn't being mandated -- people don't want it and it's too complex to administer. Local and state sales taxes are a part of the old world. The Internet has created a new world where local boundaries are less significant. States and municipalities are going to have to come up with a different stream of funding.
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY has a new website to help people deal with specific problems. It's not overtly Christian but the solutions are obviously consistent with a Christian perspective -- even though the studies and experts cited are often more secular.
GOOGLE IS EXPANDING into the world of print media. There are lots of things about this company that don't add up. But they seem to be making money with all their unique innovation. Link
WHAT WE'RE GROWING -- Almonds, grapes, and milk are big winners in the California ag-world. Link
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