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Star Trek on May 9

I think Wow! covers it. I learned by following links, that Young Spock actor, Zachary Quinto is a fellow Pittsburgher. In the trailer below, he looks perfect as Spock. I'm ready.

National Report Ranks South Carolina Last in Protecting Kids from Tobacco


Ten years after the November 1998 state tobacco settlement, South Carolina ranks worst in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.

South Carolina this year is scheduled to spend $1 million on tobacco prevention programs, which is 1.6 percent of the $62.2 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All of this funding is from a federal grant. South Carolina is the only state that is spending no state funds on tobacco prevention this year.

Other key findings for South Carolina include:
  • The tobacco companies spend more than $280 million a year on marketing in South Carolina. This is more than 280 times what the state spends on tobacco prevention.
  • South Carolina this year will collect $114 million from the tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend less than 1 percent of it on tobacco prevention.
The annual report on states' funding of tobacco prevention programs, titled "A Decade of Broken Promises," was released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Lung Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

South Carolina continues to lag behind other states in its efforts to protect kids from the dangers of tobacco. In addition to years of inadequate tobacco prevention funding, the state has the lowest cigarette tax in the nation at 7 cents per pack, compared to the national average of $1.19 per pack. The state has not increased its cigarette tax in two decades despite widespread support for an increase among South Carolinians. In contrast, 44 states and the District of Columbia have increased cigarette taxes since Jan. 1, 2002, many more than once.

"South Carolina is the most disappointing state in the nation when it comes to funding programs to protect kids from tobacco," said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "On this 10th anniversary of the tobacco settlement, we call on South Carolina leaders to raise the state's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax and use some of the revenue to increase funding for tobacco prevention. Tobacco prevention is a smart investment that reduces smoking, saves lives and saves money by reducing tobacco-related health care costs."

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Create your own blog in two minutes

You can create your own blog in Blogger in two minutes. When someone has never blogged before, but is now certain they have something to say, share, or show, then I suggest they go to Blogger to get started. It's so easy to create and post to the blog, that you'll soon discover that the technology isn't the hurdle. Attached is a helpful video to show you how to create a blog in two minutes.

A curious case of cell phone borborygmus


I have accidentally set my cell phone into some mode where it will call out the word "borborygmus" rather than ring with one of my fancy ring tones.  It sounds exactly like this when I get a call:

  
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Twilight Turtle - Sweet Dreams for Kids and Adults

We talked about the Twilight Turtle on today's Your Day. Everyone, young and old, loves this adorable plush turtle that projects a starry night onto the ceiling of a darkened room.

Show Notes: Eric Rodgers talks with Phil Yanov, executive director of the GSA Technology Council and blogger at ThinkHammer , about the Twilight Turtle that projects a starry sky onto the ceiling of a child's room. 

 

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Posterus will be posting here (but that is still me.)

I'm using Posterous to allow me to email in some of my posts. Since this blog is largely a lifestream collection anyway, I thought I'd let posterous keep copies of my posts here. Let's see what happens. Let me know if I get something caught in a perpetual loop. (That is my biggest fear.)

Hatching Egg Dinosaur


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Originally uploaded by Yanov.
We got this hatching egg toy for Halloween and after putting it in water, it started cracking the egg in 12 hours and then hatching in 24. Kathryn thought it was very cool. It's a dinosaur.

All Done


All Done
Originally uploaded by Yanov.
Something I found on the morning's photo walk.

Is watching the Onion News Network good for you?

The secret to being a cable news announcer is to yell your script. That's just one of the things I learned from Bob Garfield's interview with Will Graham and Carol Kolb of the Onion News Network. It occurred to me as I listened to the piece, that watching the Onion News Network might make you a savvier consumer of the cable news shows.

The Onion News Network does for video what the Onion newspaper does for print – satire of current events and the media themselves
Listen:


qv: On The Media

Thriller! MTV Videos now available online

If you are as old as me then you'll remember that MTV was once all about music videos. The channel was mesmerizing, is added compelling video to popular music in a format that for any years was absolutely addictive. You could turn on the channel, sit down in your bean bag chair and lose hours at a time.

In the spirit of Halloween, I'll embed here a video that is also vintage. It's the long version of Michael Jackson's Thriller:


Michael Jackson |MTV Music

qv: MTV Music

Making this blog entry a double feature, here is the first video I played when checking out the new site. The music, video, and artist are are beautifully frozen in time:


Enya |MTV Music

Getting emotional with your Pizza


It seems that people love good Pizza. I stopped by Happy Pie the other day and the pizza was simply great. I decided to do a quick post to Brightkite and was amazed at the quick response by those around me. Of course, this ended up on Twitter and then Facebook as well. It's pretty clear that we have a real emotional attachment to tasty, affordable eats.

The Red Elvises on Saturday!



We WILL be at the Handlebar on Saturday to hear our favorite band, the Red Elvises!

Red Elvises 6306The Oktober Revolution returns with the Stooges of the Steppes - the Red Elvises! And they've got a new album, too, Cooking With Jesus. The surf rock/rockabilly madmen have 10 studio albums, a double live album and have been featured in TV and movies, including Six String Samurai, Mail Order Bride, VH1's Behind the Music and Melrose Place. An addictive combo of high-octane rock, hilarious lyrics and vodka-accented crooning, the Red Elvises are incapable of anything but an amazing show. Nutso psycho-billy, their outsized balalaika, wild animal-print suits, pelvic gyrations and on-demand crowd participation has created a worldwide Rokenrol Revolution. One of our most-requested bands, the Elvises are a guaranteed good time. If you haven’t seen this band, cancel what you have planned and get your glasnost on! AND WHAT COULD MAKE IT EVEN BETTER: YES FOLKS, A FUN RED BULL PROMOTION -- making that vodka-infused fun ...

Photos from Last Year:

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via: The Handlebar

Happy Birthday to Aunt Cindy

Here's a Birthday Greeting shot and sent with the Flip Mino.

Video: Harvey Crickets

Just a bit of silliness with Harvey and the crickets in my back yard.

Argiope 200810-132


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Originally uploaded by Yanov.
Argiope writing spider. I love seeing these spiders. They let me know it's fall, time for apple cider and pumpkin pie, Halloween, cooler weather, and the county fair.

Spider Babies


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Originally uploaded by Yanov.
I just don't see how people can say there is no Cthulhu when you see his handiwork everywhere. I found this monstrosity on my doorstep this morning. I'm glad the wife didn't see it first or the sound coming from her might have broken the glass storm door.

The latest on Phil from Friendfeed



NB: I learned how to make this Friendfeed post over at this very smart blog. ;)

Photos from JDRF Asheville 2008 Event

I tried to embed the slideshow here, but wasn't happy with the results. Look here instead.

Tech After Five - Greenville Networks Startups and Techies

Earlier this year, the GSA Technology Council launched a networking event for high tech entrepreneurs and tech professionals. The group meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month, and so far it looks like everyone is having a good time.



qv: Tech After Five

My other blog is a ThinkHammer

If you are looking at this page and not finding what you are looking for, it may be that you are looking for my blog on leading a connected life in the world of work. That's another blog which has far fewer pictures of my kids. Not only is it mostly work, it is also somewhat, but not exceedingly, spiffy looking as it just got a new coat of paint which did in fact involve scraping off the old paint right down to the bare metal.

Please visit the ThinkHammer Blog.

We'll be live on the radio at noon today

WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2008

A live call-in hour on the Internet and related technologies. Eric Rodgers hosts Internet expert and blogger Phil Yanov, founder and executive director of the GSA Technology Council. Listeners can call in via the tollfree number 888-539-8859 to ask questions about using the Internet, computers, new digital devices, and related topics.

We're live from Noon until 1 PM on WEPR 90.1 FM and we stream live on the web.

Where else might you listen?

  • 89.3 Charleston
  • 90.1 Greenville / Spartanburg
  • 91.3 Columbia
  • 88.1 Sumter / Columbia
  • 89.1 Aiken /Augusta
  • 89.9 Beaufort / Hilton Head
  • 90.1 Conway / Myrtle Beach

qv: Your Day

Honda Goldwing Wingding Video via Flip Mino



Honda Goldwing Wing Ding 2008 in Greenville, SC. This is a sample video created with the Flip Mino and the embedded muvee software.

Once I had seen how the Muvee software worked, I shot video in short clips with the idea that I would paste them together with the Muvee software later. I knew that I would care very little about the sound at the event as it would end up being background to the music track. I then selected all of my video clips and told the Movie Mixer to make the clip. This is what I got. I am amazed at what it turns out. In this particular case, I used a piece of downloaded music as the sound track.

Kathryn Plays Harmonica



My evaluation of the Flip Mino continues. This is an impromptu moment where Kathryn invites me to play harmonica with her. Flip Mino operated by Mom.

Flip Mino Preview and some very specific food advice

Here is a chance to see my very first thoughts of the Flip Mino as well as a bit of it's output. You may also learn one very simple technique for avoiding food you don't like. Sure, you think it's easy, but sometimes a bad meal is just what you need in order to avoid having two bad meals.



qv: Flip Mino

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