Statue of Liberty to get new neighbor
She's one of New York's best known landmarks, but Lady Liberty actually lives in New Jersey: Jersey City, to be exact, America's 72nd largest city, the second largest in New Jersey. Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants first set foot on U.S. soil, is also in Jersey City, which coincidentally was "the most important transfer station on the Underground Railroad." George Washington slept there; Jackie Robinson played his first major league baseball game there. Jersey City even has its own FAQ. Frank Sinatra may have been born in Hoboken, but he chose to live in Jersey City. It's New Jersey's oldest city , and this is its oldest house. Here's a brief history, published in 1899; a lot has happened since then. The latest news item is that Jesse has decided to live there, too.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @6:43 PM
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8.11.03  |
The son and the moon
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @5:29 PM
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7.11.03 |
Aaannd...iitt's.....OUTTA HERE!
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has scored humankind's first ever home run: Voyager 1 has reached the edge of our solar system and is moving on outta the ballpark, with Voyager 2 not far behind. Launched on Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager was built for a five-year mission that has lasted 26 years so far, and its makers estimate it may have enough battery power left for 20 more years.
The two Voyager craft both carry messages from earth, preserved on a gold phonograph record featuring greetings in 55 languages, typical earth sounds such as rainstorms and passing trains, photos and mathematical messages. Let's hope the finder, if any, has a record player.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @5:21 PM
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6.11.03 |
Attention shoppers! (Pozor zamestnanci!) Wal-Mart needs a cleanup!
We're having a special today on news items about Wal-Mart's abuse of illegal immigrant workers from the Czech Republic and elsewhere. If you read this one from The New York Times, we'll throw in Jonathan Tasini's article "Up Against the Wal-Mart" at no extra charge. Or if you prefer, read all about it in Czech.
Don't support that kind of abuse: please join me in shopping elsewhere until Wal-Mart cleans up its act.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @3:49 PM
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5.11.03 |
New New Yorker
As you can see, his future's so bright, he oughta be wearing shades. We wanted to go out and try this shot again when the sun wasn't directly behind him, but today we got no sun at all, so this son in the sun will have to do for now.
In other news, an update on yesterday's post: CBS has decided not to air the miniseries The Reagans after all, because it "does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans," the network said in a statement. They must have left out "ketchup as a vegetable," or perhaps the 40th President's "cozy relationship with Saddam Hussein."
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @5:29 PM
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4.11.03 |
That '80s stuff
Feeling nostalgic for the 1980s? Apparently a lot of people are: one of the most popular links today at Daypop is this '80s trivia quiz.
Meanwhile, CBS television is hoping to cash in on that '80s nostalgia with the miniseries "The Reagans," in which the Republic Party has also taken quite an interest. The Democrats have joined in as well, with the most senior member of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Dingell (D-Michigan), (i.e., a guy who remembers the Reagan era because he was a member of the House then), joining in with some helpful suggestions on items CBS should include to ensure an accurate representation of those times.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @4:51 PM
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3.11.03 |
15 more today
But the news media won't be showing us their flag-draped caskets coming home: that's been banned.
And so far the man who sent them to Iraq hasn't attended a single funeral for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
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