AlaskaJoe: From all points on the compass to somewhere in heaven

From his Facebook Page:

"This is Christopher Smith; Shana Smith's husband. With deepest sympathies, Joe Polinsky passed away at 9:20pm August 4th, 2011. We all love him and miss him!"

Rest in peace, Joe.

Good Luck Today Dr. Rick

Well, since we've been mainly concentrating on keeping everyone updated about Joe, we should mention another one of our regulars who is not doing so well. Dr. Rick was recently diagnosed with a dangerous brain tumor and is going under the knife today to attempt to have it removed. Good luck Rick. Hope the surgery is successful.

Joe Update

Unfortunately, not good.

From Shana:

Another update. It looks like we are probably heading to the end. Joe has not been awake more than about an hour or so in the last 2 days. Nothing to eat or drink today. He is on a massive amount of pain medication and still having some breakthrough discomfort. Everyone is doing their best to keep him resting peacefully.

British Library offers e-classics app for iPad. The British Library is making digital copies of more than 40,000 classic books available for the iPad.

From the BBC:

I though this was cool and I don't even own an i pad and it ain't free.

The British Library is making digital copies of more than 40,000 classic books available for the i Pad.

Texts appear in fully digitized form, complete with original page markings and drawings, as opposed to the plain formatting associated with other types of e-books.

All of the works date from the 18th and 19th centuries and include novels, poetry and historical accounts.

Users must pay a monthly subscription of £1.99 to access the full collection.