Oct 2 2012

 

 

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-Adele is singing the title song for the new James Bond movie "Sky Fall" and you can hear it by going to Towleroad.com. Daniel Craig (above) once again hits the water in the new movie! Thank God.

-Politico's Scott Wong is reporting that Arizona Republican Congressman Jeff Flake could be in a surprising tight races with Democrat Richard Carmona for United States Senate. If the Dems win that would be a pick up seat!

-AARP lists the ten worst states for retirement and Mike DeSenne picked Maine as number one with Michigan a close second.

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-Busy week at the West 47th Street Glass House Tavern. Watching from Mixner's Corner the place has filled with celebrities. The last week has seen Tate Donovan, Bobby Cannavale, Judd Hirsch, Cotter Smith, Tony Award winner Judy Kaye, four time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines, Kathleen McNenny, Ty Burrell, Gerry Bamman, Tony winner Christian Borle and Tony winner Kelli O'Hara (picture above)!

-The Boston Herald which last night sponsored a debate between Republican Senator Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren had requests for 15,000 tickets!

-President Obama has set an all time record with a total of 10 million donations his campaign. That figure is absolutely astounding. I have made another contribution, have you? Click here.

-Thomas Roberts and Patrick Abner tied the knot (below) on Saturday night in a beautiful rooftop wedding officiated by California's Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom with music by country music star Chely Wright.

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-Thanks to a tip from Ed Kennedy of AfterElton.com's 'Morning MeMe' there is a great story about the life of soccer player David Testo in the closet. This is a powerful and moving article.

-Did you know Hitler had a plan to invade Ireland and Scotland? Recent documents released revealed "Operation Sea Lion" which would have made those nations part of the Third Reich.

-Speaking of Ireland, former Irish President Mary McAleese has ripped the Catholic Church for its discrimination against the LGBT community.

-President Clinton will help raise money with the President in Los Angeles this coming weekend. Expect that he will be very busy between now and election day.

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-President Bill Clinton said on CNN's Piers Morgan Show that if he moved to Ireland and brought a house, he could run for President of Ireland in 2018. Kinda like that idea.....

-Far be it for me to tell a person how to raise their child but I really have problems with Congressman Paul Ryan buying his ten year old daughter camouflage gear and a high powered rifle for Christmas.

-ForeignPolicy.com has released a list of what will be the most dynamic cities in the year 2025. Of the entire list, 40% of the cities are in China. Welcome to the new world!

-Gadling.com gives us a peek at Princess Cruise's huge new ship, the Royal Princess, being built to be one of the largest in the world. The ship will carry 6,000 passengers.

-While I don't agree with the assessment, Walter Shapiro writes for Yahoo!News that top Republican operatives in Ohio have written off Mitt Romney's chances in the Buckeye State!

-Congressman Paul Ryan lashed out at marriage equality saying it was neither an 'American' or 'universal human value'. Is this the compassionate conservatism they have been preaching?

-The new Kaiser Foundation poll showed that by an overwhelming majority that seniors trust President Obama more with Medicare than Mitt. In Florida, 65% of seniors trust the President more than Romney.

-The Hubble Telescope has penetrated deeper into space than ever before. It recently sent back a photograph of 5,500 new galaxies. Read about it in National Geographic!

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-"Mother Jones" has a spectacular article on the United States Senate race in Montana which is tied at the moment. Democratic Senator Jon Tester is defending his seat from Republican Denny Rehberg. It is a old west fight!

-Architizer.com has a photograph essay "Top Ten: Amazing Green Roofs Around The Globe".

-As always, BuzzFeed.com has the most amazing animal videos online. Here is one of a dog watching himself on a computer screen. Love it!