Now for a post on the lighter side – On 10/31/2010, I had a chance to go and watch the NYC Halloween Parade. Although it was quite cold, the parade itself was a lot of fun to watch with great music, creative costumes and well-rehearsed dance routines including a rendition of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
HALLOWEEN NYC PARADE FACT SHEET 2010
Now in its 38th year (2010), New York’s Village Halloween Parade is…
The nation’s largest public Halloween celebration
Named as The Greatest Event on Earth by Festivals International for October 31
Attended by over 2 million people, seen by over 1 million on TV
Since the reader base here at the VoR has been steadily growing over the past few months, I’m excited to announce the submission of the Voice of Reason iPhone application to Apple’s App Store! iPhone and iPad app reviews, commentary on the issues of the day and other integrative news information will soon be available in an easy-to-use iPhone application.
As always as with all content here, this application will be brought to you free of charge from the Voice of Reason.
Here’s a preview of The VoR iPhone application as run in the simulation software:
UPDATE 11/5/2010
Application has finished processing and is waiting for a decision from Apple
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