Who Was Doctor Strangelove?

Herman Kahn saw it years, decades before the rest.

His best known work - The Nature And Feasibility of War and Deterrence

An evaluation of the impact of a thermonuclear war and a description of some of the risks that might cause decisionmakers to weigh the alternatives of whether or not to go to war (namely, genetic problems, postwar medical problems, and long-term recuperation). The kinds of deterrence discussed are (1) deterrence of a direct attack, (2) the use of strategic threats to deter an enemy from engaging in very provocative acts other than a direct attack on the United States, and (3) acts that are deterred because the potential aggressor is afraid that the defender or others will take limited actions, military or nonmilitary,to make the aggression unprofitable.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1888.html

http://hubpages.com/hub/Scene_from_Dr_Strangelove__video

Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes

Fascinating video of global wealth growth in 200 years, closing the gap from West to rest.

Don't Buy Sears - Sears Technician Kills Our Refrigerator

Sears technician killed our refrigerator on Christmas Eve by frying the motherboard.

Now, they're saying the part won't be in until 12/29 and they're doing us a favor by fixing it.

Heading out now to buy more dry ice to prevent essentials from spoiling.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28753713@N04/sets/72157625682934818/

Deck the Halls from our Pets

Deck the halls from our pets !



thanks Kathy for this gem !

Mr. Peanut Speaks !! The Story Behind the Stop Motion Photography

Stop motion photography is still the best, and here's how Planters produced the current Mr. Peanut campaign...



Here's high profile celebrities auditioning for the voice of Mr. Peanut, from Jimmy Kimmel's show, wait for it after intro commerncial.

Love It When Network TV Screws Up!

The Rockefeller Center Christmas show on NBC had a major audio flub. When singer Charice took the stage, she and accompanist David Foster waited to start her song, and up came the soundtrack for the previous Boyz II Men song, revealing that began that Boys II Men had been performing to a music track that included vocals.

So as Charice stood there with the deer in the headlights look, and the camera artfully backed off to a wide aerial shot, David Foster at the Yahama starts bumping his head in rhythm with Boyz II Men track, then you hear random sounds including - if you listen closely - the director and live talent - Al Roker, essentially saying "what the f?"

Then after a deafening silence, Foster saved the day by taking the mike from Charice, who was not completely frozen, and yelling to the crowd, "There ain't nothing like live TV, here in New York City. We're going to get this right in the next 15 seconds. Hang on."



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHHUzawMQWI&feature=player_embedded

Next time guys, have a back up plan. Go to a live interview, run a pre-taped segment, or just do to commercial. Hey Al and Natalie, you get paid big bucks to ad lib. And Mr. Director, were you out on coffee break?

Beach Celebration Hosted by Molly & Bill

On 11/30/10, we had cocktails on Molly and Bill's private beach in Naples, as they hosted a celebration for the Attainable Affordable Committee.

Link to slide show is below:



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http://www.flickr.com/photos/28753713@N04/sets/72157625506469596/show/

Here's your link to download individual images/JPG's

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