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Mon., April 23, 2012

From Spokesman.Com

The Slice

By Paul Turner

April 20 – I have been wearing white shirts on Fridays in recent weeks. It’s my silent commentary on the Spokane redundancy of casual Fridays.

Anyway, last Friday I was riding my bike home in the afternoon. And I wasn’t wearing a jacket. Someone who saw me said I looked like a Mormon missionary.

But I am wearing a white shirt again today and would be happy to talk to you about your spiritual needs.

Sportslink

By Vince Grippi

April 20 – Fenway Park is turning 100 today, and I’m here to refute the nasty Internet rumor that I was at the first game. Nope, couldn’t get tickets. And, besides, I wanted to wait until Buck O’Brien was on the bump.

Outdoors

By Rich Landers

April 18 – The U.S. Forest Service has announced its My Neighborhood Forest photo contest, celebrating America’s urban and community forests.

The grand prize winner will receive $200 in outdoor gear courtesy of the National Forest Foundation.

The contest, which runs through July 22, seeks to highlight the natural beauty that spring and summer bring to U.S. communities, as well as the crucial role of trees in the places we call home.

Visit Challenge.gov for more details on the prizes and contest rules.

End Notes

By Rebecca Nappi

April 17 – The new edition of the Urban Dictionary showed up in my mailbox, and I picked out some death-related-sounding phrases floating out there in slang land.

Check your vitals: To check your email and Facebook.

Cubicle coma: When you wake up energized, but as soon as you enter the workplace, a wave of exhaustion runs over you.

Dead text: A text that is received too long after it’s sent so you are no longer obligated to reply to it.

Office Hours

By Tom Sowa

April 18 – WSJ.com featured a story on the use of avatars and virtual assistants in health care.

The story mentioned Spokane’s Next IT and its “Ask Ann” tool developed for Aetna Insurance.

Notably, this appeared in the same week that Digital Domain Media Group, a California tech firm, produced a “virtual Tupac Shakur,” a projected image representing a singing stage version of the late rapper.

Which opens this topic: Where will virtual agents make the fastest progress? Helping people stay healthy or toward holographic entertainment?

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