Pete Ashdown’s Campaign Journal � Sign War It appears that the “sign war†has begun. Last night, all of our signs in the Salt Lake Foothill area magically disappeared, including a 10 foot banner that was zip-tied to a brick wall. All of the signs, including the banner, were on private property. Equally magical is the fact that Republican signs have suddenly appeared in the same area. I wonder what my sisters have to say about this? One of them lives in the Foothill area. And what about this item? Interestingly, Republican Party County Chairman James Evans who had presided…
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Senator Obama says to get African HIV test?|?Health?|?Reuters.co.uk CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Barack Obama, the only black U.S. senator, criticized South African leaders on Monday for their slow response to AIDS and said he planned to be tested for HIV while visiting Kenya later on his African trip. I love Obama. But it still shocks me that he’s still the only black senator. That is so, so wrong. I hope that he’s not alone come the first Wednesday in November. Is anyone else black running, from either party? South African AIDS activists say Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has created confusion…
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Via: Flickr Title: 08-18-06_0844.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 18 Aug ’06, 8.45am CDT PST
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UPDATE: The window installers worked like dogs yesterday and got all but one set of windows downstairs and the patio doors installed, and then stayed until 730pm clearing out debris and vacuuming more thoroughly than…uh… more thoroughly than the housekeeping staff generally do around here. 🙄 They’re here again, right on the dot of 8am, just as promised. We have a lot of touch-up repairs to the window edges – plastering or spackling will need to be re-done where it fell off the metal strips on the inside of the windows, and it will need to be painted. And, guess…
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Via: Flickr Title: Big hole in our house By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 17 Aug ’06, 10.34am CDT PST There is a big hole in our house!
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Via: Flickr Title: Window day By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 17 Aug ’06, 8.25am CDT PST
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Seattle port terminal evacuated, bomb squad called?|?Reuters.com SEATTLE, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A terminal at the Port of Seattle was evacuated on Wednesday and a bomb squad was investigating a ship container that alarmed bomb-sniffing dogs, a port spokesman said. Authorities set up a 2,000-foot (610-metre) perimeter around Terminal 18, just south of downtown Seattle, port spokesman David Schaefer said. The container first raised suspicion when a screening using gamma ray technology about the contents’ density did not match the items listed on the ships’ manifest. Then bomb-sniffing dogs indicated the possible presence of explosives. “There is a bomb disposal…
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Character actor Bruno Kirby has died. Best known for his role in City Slickers as Ed Furillo, the hard-partying friend of Billy Crystal. He’s the one who loses his stack, in his distinctively high tenor voice, over this discussion of a modern-day challenge: Mitch Robbins: It’s nothing to be ashamed of – I had the same problem. Phil Berquist: Didn’t you feel stupid; I mean, didn’t you feel… inadequate? Mitch Robbins: Yeah, for a while, but then I overcame it. Can I explain it to you again? I mean now promise me you won’t get upset. Phil Berquist: O.K.; it’s…
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‘Schroedinger’s Ball’ by Adam Felber – The New York Times – New York Times I have to admit, I’m a Fanatical Apathist, so I’m looking forward to reading Adam Felber’s new novel. I’m a little puzzled by this review in the Grey Lady, though – did the reviewer like the book, were they charmed enough to imitate the style, or just showing off that they “get” all the romantic metaphors possible with a solid background in quantum physics? Anyway, it sounds pretty darn good for a WWDTM denizen, so well done Adam. Take 20th-century physics, add Johann Strauss, the Waltz…
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Dell recalls batteries over fire concerns | Chicago Tribune Citing fire hazards, Dell Inc. Monday said it would recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries, the largest electronics recall ever unveiled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Dell’s announcement is the latest in a wave of fire-related recalls involving the standard power source for portable electronic devices: lithium-ion batteries. My life is on my Dell laptop. Currently, the laptop is powered off, because my husband David hasn’t had a chance to check whether its battery is subject to the recall. I have a feeling it probably is… a hot, burning…