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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 8-20-10

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a chance of thunderstorms, with a high temperature of eighty-six degrees. The Friday Comment forum topic for today will be ‘top ten favorite films of all time.’ I’ve found it hard to create a list with only ten, but it’s been fun trying. Herman Leonard, renowned photographer…

Students Bet on Their Grades – WSJ.com

A clever idea, but as some of the students quoted in the story observe, lots of kinks that can be exploited by clever bettors, too. Two New York entrepreneurs are offering college students the chance to put their money where their grades are. Their website lets college students place wagers on their own academic performance,…

The bookstore massacre is coming – MarketWatch

….e-books have now reached that tedious cliché, the tipping point. Amazon.com Inc.’s latest Kindle e-book reader has sold out — weeks before it even started shipping. The new device is smaller, cheaper, and has a better screen. Amazon (AMZN 129.17, -0.48, -0.37%) says it’s now selling more e-books than paper-based books — about 43 %…

Wolves vs. Dogs

I read a story yesterday about a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website that warns about Hundreds subscribe to Wisconsin wolf attack alerts.) The DNR webpage allows visitors to sign up for email alerts when there are reports of wolf attacks. I signed up, so that my dog (the pseudonymous Dog X) and I can…

Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 8-2-10

Good morning, Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a partly sunny day, with a high of eighty-five. The City of Whitewater has three scheduled public meetings for today. At 4 p.m., the Parks and Rec Board meets. At 6 p.m., the Whitewater Effigy Mounds Preserve Task Force meets. Also at 6 p.m., Whitewater’s Planning Commission…