Flamingos in Siberia?

 Please follow this link and listen to or read this article. It is fascinating and hilarious. For a brief synopsis: there have been several documented encounters of Flamingos falling out of the sky near a river (always in November) in Siberia. The flamingos are frozen, near death, but in
this location by their own
volition. What is going on?
Go and find out for yourself. ( :

Fate of the Music Industry?

 Koleman Strumpf's argument is very intriguing. I think he hits a very important point in the article 'The Effect of File Sharing On Record Sales.' By relating the fall in sales of the music industry to the disco bust of the 80's, Strumpf does not make this an issue of illegal downloading, but the music industry falling its audience. Strumpf states that maybe the decline in record sales is because people are less interested in 'teen pop' just like people grew tired of Disco in the 80's. As we discussed in class, the files that are most frequently downloaded illegally are pop. Increasingly, people want to have pop singles for party/dance scenarios, but not for personal listening pleasure. Taste is moving more and more in the direction of alternative rock/pop and electronic. Yet, the music industry is not observing this trend. They continue to throw us Justin Biebers and Hannah Montanas. Maybe if they caught the trend and started to cater toward their audience's needs things would be different.

Dollar Coins?

According to the General Accountability Office, it is time for the United States to drop the dollar bill and move to the dollar coin. The shift is projected to save the US $5.5 billion in the space of 30 years. The first few years would be more expensive, but because the coin is more durable than the bill, the cost will stand the test of time and save significantly! Most Western currencies have already made this shift: the EU, British pound, Canada, etc. But the GOA is insistent that this transition is impossible unless we take away the Bill completely and force the transition to occur. This is the approach all successful Western currencies have taken.

'CHAINED'

Come get your 'CHAINED' button at Kaufmen (Thursday) 12-2 and the Cage (Friday) 12-2.