Ginger Makela

"My sister'd first marriage proposal came of a man who later died of AIDS. Otherwise AIDS has not touched my life." - Russellreno via Bookmarklet

Wikipedia: "World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. It is common to hold memorials to honor persons who have died from HIV/AIDS on this day. Government and health officials also observe the event, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an official proclamation on World AIDS Day. Governments of other nations have followed suit and issued similar announcements." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W... - D/\\/IIID

Circular menus? - Robert Felty

traveling salesman? - David Jeske

public beta with a free tier? 25 machine hours, 1GB transfer and 1GB storage. Not bad. - felix

"Writers through the years have called it "the Mount Rushmore of bars," "the house that hooch built," "Disneyland for serious drinkers," "the most famous bar in the whole world," and "the answer to posterity and the future of Western civilization." One flamboyant journalist even tagged it "the crossroads of the world" and claimed it "doles out demon rum on a scale unmatched by any other saloon in the world." A survey reported that 95 percent of all first-time tourists to New Orleans go there. Pat O'Brien's opened its doors on Dec. 3, 1933, jumping the gun on the repeal of Prohibition two days later -- a move so New Orleans that nobody even blinked. O'Brien's smallish establishment -- then located a block away in the 600 block of St. Peter Street, where Johnny Donnels' photography studio is today -- was already a speakeasy with the password "Storm's brewin'." So the conversion to legal drinking establishment was a technicality." - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

"But even though countless visitors pass through the doors each year, locals are still a major part of the scene. The main bar, to the left as one enters the carriageway entrance, has the feel of a neighborhood bar, with a television showing sporting events, a jukebox, photos of loyal customers on the walls, mirrors and beer steins hanging from the ceiling. Regulars will no doubt recall the seaman-turned-bon vivant world traveler, Red Mouton, who held court there for years. Or Quarter character Ruthie the Duck Girl, a fixture. Pat O's even sponsored the "Ruthie the Duck Girl" documentary premiere at the Contemporary Arts Center. "It is very difficult to wrap your arms around everything that is Pat O'Brien's," Waguespack said. "The celebrities, the so-called important people, are wonderful, but everybody's a VIP here -- that's our motto. Locals are the heart and soul of what we are all about -- passion for fun and life." " - RAPatton

"In the mid-1940s, Pat O'Brien created the Hurricane drink and the bar's business really took off. At the time, there was a shortage of bourbon and scotch, and the whiskey companies sent "missionary men" out with regular salesmen and coerced bar owners into buying large quantities of a not-so-popular, hard-to-unload booze -- rum -- in outrageous amounts, 50 cases or so, in order to get the bourbon and scotch they wanted. Four ounces of the booze nobody wanted, through trial and error, made its way into a glass shaped like a hurricane lamp with fresh lemon juice, passion fruit syrup and crushed ice -- and became the most famous drink in the most famous bar in the city. Eventually the Cyclone, Squall, Breeze and Typhoon would become part of the drink menu, but the big boy will always be the Hurricane. "No matter who told the stories, they all had different versions of what happened," Waguespack said. "But that's pretty much it." " - RAPatton

1 December 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. This year’s theme is “Lead – Empower – Deliver.” Designating leadership as the theme provides an opportunity to highlight both political leadership and celebrate leadership that has been witnessed at all levels of society. To mark the day, the UN Secretary General as well as UNAIDS Cosponsors and partners speak out in special World AIDS Day statements. — http://www.unaids.org/en/defau... - Andre

yes, please :) - Luca Conti

Maybe make the "E"'s the ribbons - Outsanity

I found the lack of a red ribbon (here and on other “web-stuff”) of any sort pretty much sad. I just wanted to share it. KTHX. - Andre

Wow, I hope it gets built. Not that I could ever live there, but it'd sure be nice to see. - felix via Bookmarklet

http://odadeo.com - the social app for dads - has just gone public - introducing the "Are we nearly there yet?" beta! - Tom Beardshaw

Oprah really might patent giving presents... - Clare Dibble

"MySpace is not known for good design. Its garish profiles make designers nauseous. And yet, there are signs of hope: we’ve tracked down 50 MySpace music layouts that are quite remarkable. Stylish. Stunningly well-conceived. Beautiful, even. Could it be that MySpace profiles aren’t all bad? You be the judge." - Alejandro S. via Bookmarklet

No, those are still awful. - Adam Lasnik

I had to put up with that once too; it doesn't really bother me, though. Fortunately, since I switched to noise-reduction earbuds, adjacent people can't hear my music any more. - i80and

Nothing so far as I'm concerned, possible. But I think it clashed with the music the guy was already playing. And he's probably sick of the song, like most "normal" people. - Voyagerfan5761 via fftogo

Oy, are you saying that I'm not "normal"?! Oh, wait, silly question :P - i80and

TNG rules. Not nearly as much as Babylon 5, though :P - i80and

Did I forget that you're a fellow Trekkie or is that a new interest for you? I'm so out of touch... - Voyagerfan5761 via fftogo

I've always been something of a minor Star Trek fan. I'd like to watch a lot more TNG actually, but it's sort of impossible given that I don't control the Netflix queue and nobody else wants to see it. - i80and

This is a new meme? It seems like the oldest in the book to me. - Robert Felty