Jennifer Taylor

"Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 24, 1984, Nelson and Jean Hepner, who were ranked No. 93 and No. 172 in the world, engaged in a 29-minute, 643-shot rally that remains the longest point played in a professional tennis match." - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

"Packett, who covered tennis and other sports for The Times-Dispatch for nearly 40 years, recalled the match as dull, yet strangely compelling. 'I’m not sure why I even watched it,' he said. 'I’m glad I did, since it turned out to be a historic match, but it wasn’t one of the highlights of my journalistic career.'" - Jennifer Taylor

"They make bold claims for AirManager, their new system. It can be fitted during a routine overnight service and uses less power than a light bulb, but is capable of zapping just about all the bacteria, viruses and other biohazards in cabin air—as well as destroying chemical contaminants and pollutants. And it also removes nasty smells." - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

"Another advance that will make flying more comfortable in the coming years is the greater use of carbon fibre, especially by Boeing and Airbus, to make aircraft fuselages.... The use of carbon fibre will make it possible to pressurise cabins to a higher, more comfortable level. Nor does carbon fibre corrode, so the air inside the cabin will not have to be kept quite so dry." - Jennifer Taylor

Not showing it in Denmark either. We have to pay $9 per day to watch games live on wimbledon.org I guess - Charbax

Looks like folks on Twitter are complaining too: http://search.twitter.com/search.... But there does seem to be a live stream here: http://www.justin.tv/dinkdan... - Jennifer Taylor

Onoes, JustinTV is dead now...DMCA violation apparently. :-( - Jennifer Taylor

"As California ceases to function like a sensible state, a new constitution looks both necessary and likely....The plan is to introduce voter initiatives in next year’s ballot calling for a constitutional convention, to have the convention the following year, and to put the new constitution on a ballot in 2012, when it would take effect." - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

There were so many hilariously scathing remarks about California in this article. And there's apparently a proposal that the delegates to the constitutional convention should be chosen from the general jury pool. How awesome would it be to be chosen? - Jennifer Taylor

Look! It's our team! As examples of Google's "many foreign-born engineers". - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

"Immigrants like Mr. Mavinkurve are the lifeblood of Google and Silicon Valley, where half the engineers were born overseas, up from 10 percent in 1970. Google and other big companies say the Chinese, Indian, Russian and other immigrant technologists have transformed the industry, creating wealth and jobs." - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

Colors have been renamed through the years, beginning with the 1958 renaming of "Prussian blue" to "midnight blue." The color known as "flesh" was renamed "peach" in 1962, partially in response to the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. "Indian red" was renamed "chestnut" in 1999 due to concern that some children thought the crayon color represented the skin color of Native Americans.[1] According to the company, however, the name originally referred to a reddish-brown pigment from India that is used in artists' oil paint. - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

It might be more difficult to grow up with today's colors, what with their ridiculously-specific names. Like what if you wanted to color your shadow Manatee? Would you feel really constrained, like the crayons are telling you that you're coloring wrong all the time? - Jennifer Taylor

"It tasted like apricots, honey, and gold. It was so smooth, it glided over my tongue like a silk cloth over polished wood. I tossed manners to the wind and started eating it straight from the jar." This jam is soooo delicious. Can't wait to eat it with the fresh bread I'm baking! - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

So annoyed. - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

"My family usually doesn’t eat white meat. We find it dry and unappetizing. Thus, sets the scene for the following story. We’re at a drive-thru at KFC. KFC: What can I get you? Mom: I want a eight-piece meal with biscuits and mashed potatoes. KFC: Regular or Crispy? Mom: Half regular and Half crispy. Can I get it all dog meat? KFC: Uhm, excuse me? Mom: I want half regular half crispy. All dog. KFC: Ma’am, we don’t do dog here. Me: Uhm, sorry my mom meant DARK." - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet

Quote from one of the articles on the page: "I think there was a barrier to entry for some viewers (for 'Galactica'), since it had the backdrop of space and spaceships." Moore concurs, saying "We had viewers say that if they were able to trick their wives or girlfriends into watching 'Galactica,' they loved it." Wow I'm so sad that I totally fell into that stereotype. Anyways, lots of interesting articles from people in different fields about why they like BSG, including a political blogger, an astronaut, a rabbi, and members from the military (even a real life Starbuck!). - Jennifer Taylor from Bookmarklet