Margaret Truman Daniel, Ex-President's Daughter, Dies (Update1)
By Laurence Arnold
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman and the author of 32 books, including a biography of her mother Bess, died today. She was 83.
Daniel died in Chicago after a brief illness, according to a news release posted on the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum's Web site. She was a longtime resident of New York.
Her books included a 1956 memoir of her early life, ``Souvenir: Margaret Truman's Own Story,'' as well as the 1986 biography, ``Bess W. Truman.'' She also wrote 23 novels in a series called ``Capital Crimes,'' including ``Murder in the White House'' and ``Murder at the National Cathedral.''
In a 2005 book about the White House, ``The President's House: 1800 to the Present,'' Daniel reflected on her own personal experience in the pinnacle of American power and prestige.
``I have lived in several houses and apartments, and spent some time in splendid establishments, including a few royal palaces,'' she wrote. ``But not one of them -- nor all of them together -- can compare to the feeling I recalled from my White House days.''
Yet her eldest son, Clifton Truman Daniel, wrote in his 1995 memoir that his mother also harbored darker feelings about Washington politics.
``My mother seems to have a strong opinion, often bad, of almost everyone in Washington,'' he wrote. ``That's why she writes those murder mysteries; so she can kill them off, one at a time.''
Protecting Legacy
Margaret Daniel protected her famous father's legacy, sometimes fiercely. In a 1992 interview on NBC's ``Today,'' she took issue with how President George H.W. Bush, a Republican, sometimes compared himself to Truman, a Democrat.
``The major difference is night and day, my father being day and George Bush being night,'' she said. ``My father looked on the presidency as a very historic and honorable job that should be done to the best of his ability.''
In her 1986 book, Daniel said her mother Bess struggled to adjust to life in the White House after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt elevated Truman to the presidency. Daniel wrote that her mother felt ``a smoldering anger that was tantamount to emotional separation.''
Daniel helped arrange ceremonies in 1995 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the start of the Truman presidency and last year to mark the 50th anniversary of the Truman Library.
Presidential History
A devotee of presidential history, she served as honorary co-chair of the Truman Library's nonprofit institute and a governing board member of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
``Her legacy is as much a part of this presidential library as her parents', and we are extremely grateful for her many contributions,'' Michael Devine, director of the Truman Library, said in a statement.
Mary Margaret Truman was born Feb. 17, 1924, in Independence, Missouri. She graduated from George Washington University in 1946, one year after her father became president in the final months of World War II.
Before writing, she pursued a career as a singer, performing at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1949
When her father left the White House at the start of 1953, Daniel moved to New York to work for the National Broadcasting Co., which had signed her in 1951. In 1955, filling in for Edward R. Murrow on his TV show ``Person to Person,'' Daniel interviewed her parents in their Independence home.
She married Clifton Daniel, then assistant to the foreign news editor of the New York Times, in 1956. He would go on to serve as the newspaper's managing editor from 1964 to 1969. He died in 2000.
The couple had four children, three of whom survive her.
Source Bloomberg.com
Tuesday 29 January 2008
US Diplomat, Son of Bob Ryan Found Dead in Pakistan
Keith Ryan, a United States diplomat to Pakistan, was found dead in Islamabad Monday.
Ryan, the son of famed Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan, was found his Islamabad residence. According to the State Department, it appears Ryan took his own life.
Ryan, 37, was an attache for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and had been stationed in Islamabad since December 2006. He was on his way back to his home in Silver Spring, MD, where he lived with his wife, Kate, and their 8-year-old triplets, Conor, John, and Amelia.
Ryan's father Bob stated in the Boston Globe that he, his wife Elaine and Keith's wife are going to announce a funeral service soon, but must wait until his son can be brought home from Islamabad.
Ryan is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, the London School of Economics, and Boston College Law School.
Source Trans world news
Ryan, the son of famed Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan, was found his Islamabad residence. According to the State Department, it appears Ryan took his own life.
Ryan, 37, was an attache for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and had been stationed in Islamabad since December 2006. He was on his way back to his home in Silver Spring, MD, where he lived with his wife, Kate, and their 8-year-old triplets, Conor, John, and Amelia.
Ryan's father Bob stated in the Boston Globe that he, his wife Elaine and Keith's wife are going to announce a funeral service soon, but must wait until his son can be brought home from Islamabad.
Ryan is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, the London School of Economics, and Boston College Law School.
Source Trans world news
Final Thoughts On Florida
MIAMI, FL - With more than a million votes already cast during early voting or with absentee ballots, Florida should see turnout records fall today. Local election officials are fretting over possible glitches, not only from electronic voting machines but also from the increased possibility of errors arising from collating totals from all three voting methods.
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As to the race itself, Florida this year is reminiscent of South Carolina in 2000 in the sense that it's a hotly contested race that has gotten very personal. There haven't been the same kind of ugly whispering campaigns, to be sure, but the back and forth over the last few days has been remarkably heated, with McCain and Romney trading accusations that the other is a liar, a liberal, a loose cannon, or a flip flopper.
Despite the acrimony, neither McCain nor Romney appears to have suffered in the polls as a result of the negative tone of the campaign over the last few days. It remains a photo finish between the two, with McCain holding a ridiculously slight edge in the final round of polls.
Barring some election day miracle, the big loser is obviously Rudy Giuliani, who appears to be headed for a distant third place finish. Giuliani hinted yesterday that he would make a decision about the future of his campaign on Wednesday, leading some to interpret that as a sign that he would exit the race.
The Giuliani camp denied those reports, but from what I saw yesterday there was a sense of resignation among the Giuliani folks that they'd done as much as they could do but that it looked like it just wasn't meant to be. Still, given that the polls have been badly off a couple of times this year (mostly on the Democratic side, I would add) the Giuliani camp is holding onto a sliver of hope about today's outcome.
We entered Florida nine days ago with a field of six GOP candidates, which quickly became five when Fred Thompson dropped out last Tuesday. Odds are we'll leave Florida tomorrow and go hurtling toward February 5th with a field of four, two of whom have no chance of winning the nomination (Huckabee and Paul).
Source Yahoo News
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As to the race itself, Florida this year is reminiscent of South Carolina in 2000 in the sense that it's a hotly contested race that has gotten very personal. There haven't been the same kind of ugly whispering campaigns, to be sure, but the back and forth over the last few days has been remarkably heated, with McCain and Romney trading accusations that the other is a liar, a liberal, a loose cannon, or a flip flopper.
Despite the acrimony, neither McCain nor Romney appears to have suffered in the polls as a result of the negative tone of the campaign over the last few days. It remains a photo finish between the two, with McCain holding a ridiculously slight edge in the final round of polls.
Barring some election day miracle, the big loser is obviously Rudy Giuliani, who appears to be headed for a distant third place finish. Giuliani hinted yesterday that he would make a decision about the future of his campaign on Wednesday, leading some to interpret that as a sign that he would exit the race.
The Giuliani camp denied those reports, but from what I saw yesterday there was a sense of resignation among the Giuliani folks that they'd done as much as they could do but that it looked like it just wasn't meant to be. Still, given that the polls have been badly off a couple of times this year (mostly on the Democratic side, I would add) the Giuliani camp is holding onto a sliver of hope about today's outcome.
We entered Florida nine days ago with a field of six GOP candidates, which quickly became five when Fred Thompson dropped out last Tuesday. Odds are we'll leave Florida tomorrow and go hurtling toward February 5th with a field of four, two of whom have no chance of winning the nomination (Huckabee and Paul).
Source Yahoo News
Two from area on ‘Millionaire’
Two from area on ‘Millionaire’
Two women from Montgomery County have taken the hot seat across from Meredith Vieira on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
First up, today at 12:30 p.m. (Channel 6), was Melissa Feilke, 33, of Abington, a former history teacher at Hallahan Catholic Girls High and stay-at-home mom with three kids under age 3. She also has a small business selling bags. She assigns names to the bags - and named one after Vieira. The "Meredith Bag" has a side pocket to hold a coffee cup.
She correctly answered the $16,000 question, which was: "Also known as a honey bear, the kinkajou belongs to the same family as what other animal? A) Raccoon, B) Skunk, C) Badger, D) Opossum." Answer was A. She then faced the $25,000 question: "Tegucigalpa is the capital of what Central American country?" Answers: A) Guatemala, B) El Salvador, C) Honduras, D) Nicaragua. She was unsure that Honduras was the correct response, so she walked away with $16,000.
On tomorrow's show, it'll be Julia Webb, 26, of Pottstown, a teacher's aide at Vincent Elementary School in the Owen J. Roberts School District. She and her husband, Michael, had packed their bags for a vacation to Seattle when she got the call to be on the show. She told producers that if she won big, she'd get a new oven. Her current oven is from 1950 and she needs to use pliers to turn it on.
Source philly.com
Two women from Montgomery County have taken the hot seat across from Meredith Vieira on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
First up, today at 12:30 p.m. (Channel 6), was Melissa Feilke, 33, of Abington, a former history teacher at Hallahan Catholic Girls High and stay-at-home mom with three kids under age 3. She also has a small business selling bags. She assigns names to the bags - and named one after Vieira. The "Meredith Bag" has a side pocket to hold a coffee cup.
She correctly answered the $16,000 question, which was: "Also known as a honey bear, the kinkajou belongs to the same family as what other animal? A) Raccoon, B) Skunk, C) Badger, D) Opossum." Answer was A. She then faced the $25,000 question: "Tegucigalpa is the capital of what Central American country?" Answers: A) Guatemala, B) El Salvador, C) Honduras, D) Nicaragua. She was unsure that Honduras was the correct response, so she walked away with $16,000.
On tomorrow's show, it'll be Julia Webb, 26, of Pottstown, a teacher's aide at Vincent Elementary School in the Owen J. Roberts School District. She and her husband, Michael, had packed their bags for a vacation to Seattle when she got the call to be on the show. She told producers that if she won big, she'd get a new oven. Her current oven is from 1950 and she needs to use pliers to turn it on.
Source philly.com
MiShare Makes Music Social With iPod
MiShare Makes Music Social With iPod
0vote A new gadget called MiShare makes music sharing between iPods very easy. MiShare does not involve computers, but looks like a small USB device.
miShare is a smart little gadget for sharing files and playlists between iPods. No computer or cable is needed, and it's super easy to use. Just attach the source and target iPods and press miShare's big button to start the transfer.
miShare Basic FAQ
What is miShare?
miShare is a smart little handheld gadget for connecting iPods and sharing files. No computer or cable is needed, and it's super easy to use. It was developed by our start-up based in Brooklyn, New York, working closely with some great production partners in China. This is our first product.
How do I select files?
See it for yourself in this demo for the tech news site Gizmodo. We want miShare to be both simple and powerful. Just attach two iPods, slide miShare's on-switch to music, video or photo, and press miShare's only button. You decide whether you copy the song or video that was last played through to its end, or a pre-defined photo folder. Give the miShare button a longer press (three seconds) and it will copy a collection of files. miShare uses the On-The-Go playlist for multiple songs—simply create an On-The-Go playlist on the source iPod by selecting by song, artist, album, or even playlist.
How fast is miShare?
A typical song takes ten seconds to transfer once the iPods are attached, depending on the file sizes. A short home video in iPod format could be a half minute. (miShare runs USB 2.0 "Full-Speed," which is rated at more than one megabyte per second. Our real-world experience is about 500KB/second.)
Which iPods can miShare connect?
miShare works with all Mini, Nano, 3G, 4G, Video (5G), and Classic (6G) iPod models, and miShare's own internal software can be updated with future downloads from mishare.com. miShare does not work with Shuffle models (or the original 1G and 2G iPods) since they lack the iPod's standardized 30-pin dock connector. miShare does not currently work with the iPhone or iPod Touch—we are working on a firmware update to accommodate the different disk storage in these models. miShare can handle iPods formatted for either Mac or Windows, and it can transfer between mixed formats. We will be posting a list of known issues and quirks.
How does miShare handle DRM files, such as locked purchases from the iTunes Store?
miShare is a personal publishing device for sharing your own media, including videos and photos, any time and anywhere. miShare strictly honors all digital rights management (DRM), including purchases from Apple's iTunes. miShare does not unlock DRM. Locked DRM files are copied to the disk area of the target iPod, for fresh authorization with a valid password. iTunes purchases can be authorized for multiple computers and iPods.
What are some uses for miShare?
Load up your iPod with vacation photos, family videos, even your own audio recordings, and then you can share your content directly to other iPods using miShare. miShare also goes beyond iTunes to help you manage music, photos, and videos across multiple iPods.
What are some other tools for iPod file-management?
Our first choice is miShare! Also we don't want to mystify the iPod or confuse people. Read here only if you promise not to hold any eye-glazing complexity against miShare. That said, there are many great computer utilities, too, that augment iTunes, whether you are backing up an iPod or working with one iPod on multiple computers (or multiple iPods on multiple computers). The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg wrote an excellent column about two years ago that is slightly outdated but still good general reading on the limitations of Apple's iTunes program. The two utilities we recommend most often are Senuti for the Mac and ephPod for Windows. Both programs, unlike iTunes, enable you to copy files from the iPod to a computer—a life-saver if you want to bring your iPod over to a new computer. There are also many good summaries of iPod utilities at excellent sites such as iLounge and Lifehacker. We expect to expand this section of the FAQ as a general service to people with iPod questions. Meanwhile, here's one final godsend of a tip: on iTunes, set your iPod to "manually manage music" and you will have a much easier time using the iPod with more than one computer.
Is miShare available outside of the U.S.?
It will be. Right now we're taking pre-orders on a first-come, first-served basis, and your credit card will not be charged until we ship. We haven't calculated shipping charges for deliveries outside the continental U.S., but we will contact you prior to shipping with any revised fees.
Is there more?
miShare reminds you to share responsibly. We'll be posting more videos of miShare in action soon. We read our email ask questions or let us know what you think by emailing info@mishare.com.
Video below: Jacob & Theo use miShare to swap "Monkey Suit," an original song that they created in Apple's GarageBand program.
Source miShare.com
0vote A new gadget called MiShare makes music sharing between iPods very easy. MiShare does not involve computers, but looks like a small USB device.
miShare is a smart little gadget for sharing files and playlists between iPods. No computer or cable is needed, and it's super easy to use. Just attach the source and target iPods and press miShare's big button to start the transfer.
miShare Basic FAQ
What is miShare?
miShare is a smart little handheld gadget for connecting iPods and sharing files. No computer or cable is needed, and it's super easy to use. It was developed by our start-up based in Brooklyn, New York, working closely with some great production partners in China. This is our first product.
How do I select files?
See it for yourself in this demo for the tech news site Gizmodo. We want miShare to be both simple and powerful. Just attach two iPods, slide miShare's on-switch to music, video or photo, and press miShare's only button. You decide whether you copy the song or video that was last played through to its end, or a pre-defined photo folder. Give the miShare button a longer press (three seconds) and it will copy a collection of files. miShare uses the On-The-Go playlist for multiple songs—simply create an On-The-Go playlist on the source iPod by selecting by song, artist, album, or even playlist.
How fast is miShare?
A typical song takes ten seconds to transfer once the iPods are attached, depending on the file sizes. A short home video in iPod format could be a half minute. (miShare runs USB 2.0 "Full-Speed," which is rated at more than one megabyte per second. Our real-world experience is about 500KB/second.)
Which iPods can miShare connect?
miShare works with all Mini, Nano, 3G, 4G, Video (5G), and Classic (6G) iPod models, and miShare's own internal software can be updated with future downloads from mishare.com. miShare does not work with Shuffle models (or the original 1G and 2G iPods) since they lack the iPod's standardized 30-pin dock connector. miShare does not currently work with the iPhone or iPod Touch—we are working on a firmware update to accommodate the different disk storage in these models. miShare can handle iPods formatted for either Mac or Windows, and it can transfer between mixed formats. We will be posting a list of known issues and quirks.
How does miShare handle DRM files, such as locked purchases from the iTunes Store?
miShare is a personal publishing device for sharing your own media, including videos and photos, any time and anywhere. miShare strictly honors all digital rights management (DRM), including purchases from Apple's iTunes. miShare does not unlock DRM. Locked DRM files are copied to the disk area of the target iPod, for fresh authorization with a valid password. iTunes purchases can be authorized for multiple computers and iPods.
What are some uses for miShare?
Load up your iPod with vacation photos, family videos, even your own audio recordings, and then you can share your content directly to other iPods using miShare. miShare also goes beyond iTunes to help you manage music, photos, and videos across multiple iPods.
What are some other tools for iPod file-management?
Our first choice is miShare! Also we don't want to mystify the iPod or confuse people. Read here only if you promise not to hold any eye-glazing complexity against miShare. That said, there are many great computer utilities, too, that augment iTunes, whether you are backing up an iPod or working with one iPod on multiple computers (or multiple iPods on multiple computers). The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg wrote an excellent column about two years ago that is slightly outdated but still good general reading on the limitations of Apple's iTunes program. The two utilities we recommend most often are Senuti for the Mac and ephPod for Windows. Both programs, unlike iTunes, enable you to copy files from the iPod to a computer—a life-saver if you want to bring your iPod over to a new computer. There are also many good summaries of iPod utilities at excellent sites such as iLounge and Lifehacker. We expect to expand this section of the FAQ as a general service to people with iPod questions. Meanwhile, here's one final godsend of a tip: on iTunes, set your iPod to "manually manage music" and you will have a much easier time using the iPod with more than one computer.
Is miShare available outside of the U.S.?
It will be. Right now we're taking pre-orders on a first-come, first-served basis, and your credit card will not be charged until we ship. We haven't calculated shipping charges for deliveries outside the continental U.S., but we will contact you prior to shipping with any revised fees.
Is there more?
miShare reminds you to share responsibly. We'll be posting more videos of miShare in action soon. We read our email ask questions or let us know what you think by emailing info@mishare.com.
Video below: Jacob & Theo use miShare to swap "Monkey Suit," an original song that they created in Apple's GarageBand program.
Source miShare.com
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