April 2011
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March 2011
46 posts
Apparently I have strep throat
Bleh
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Stuff about Minneapolis: Neighborhoodr is in... →
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Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that Neighborhoodr is lifting off the ground here in Minneapolis. What is Neighborhoodr! you ask? Well, it’s a nationwide series of tumblr blogs that let you help share what’s going on in your city.
So… let me get this straight: None of the money that Neighborhoodr makes will go back to the...
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“Years ago, Tufts University invited me to lecture during a symposium on obesity…...”
– The futility of out-educating fat | I Will Teach You To Be Rich
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Nuclear energy: A baby in bath water →
Clearly, risk exists in the exploration and use of almost every type of energy on this planet. Oil, the most important energy in today’s world, may remind us of the latest oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the worst oil pollution accidents in human history that will probably take the environment decades to recover from. Coal, another critical source of energy, is reportedly...
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“The reality is that, as Britain flaunts its environmental credentials by...”
– In China, the true cost of Britain’s clean, green wind power experiment: Pollution on a disastrous scale | Mail Online (via kaching)
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“The Arab peoples have chosen to liberate themselves from the slavery in which...”
– Nicolas Sarkozy
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Urgent: Need your help today to hold the line on... →
Today and tomorrow, the Minnesota House of Representatives is debating a bill to eliminate all of Minneapolis’ LGA — not just cut it, but eliminate it entirely. The bill starts by requiring us to eliminate $80 million worth of City functions this year alone and would eliminate all aid by 2014.
Make no mistake: this bill is a tax increase that the State is passing on to Minneapolis.
To give...
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Big plans for a vacant block | StarTribune →
The old Jaguar car dealership in downtown Minneapolis may soon get its long-awaited new life.
Developer Ryan Cos. is expected to sign a purchase agreement next week for the Hennepin Avenue site to build a new apartment building with retail space and a grocery store, say sources with knowledge of the deal.
Tony Barranco, retail development director with Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos., confirmed...
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What is the worst kind of power plant disaster?... →
1975: Shimantan/Banqiao Dam Failure Type of power: Hydroelectric Human lives lost: 171,000 Cost: $8,700,000,000 What happened: Shimantan Dam in China’s Henan province fails and releases 15.738 billion tons of water, causing widespread flooding that destroys 18 villages and 1500 homes and induces disease epidemics and famine
1979: Morvi Dam Failure Type of power: Hydroelectric Human...
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Japan radiation levels not harmful: IAEA →
Radiation levels currently detected in Japan and beyond in the wake of Japan’s post-earthquake nuclear crisis do not pose any harm to human health, an IAEA expert said.
“Regular dose information is now being received from 47 Japanese cities,” Graham Andrew, scientific and technical adviser to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told a media briefing here.
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Fear of Japan's nuclear crisis far exceeds actual... →
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Body Slammed Bully's Mom Demands an Apology From... →
evilteabagger:
Don’t you apologize. If you apologize the oppressors have won.
I remember when I was asked to apologize (and pay for the emergency room visit) to my bully by his mother. Long story short, I didn’t.
Honestly this doesn’t surprise me. It happened in a country where a burglar can successfully sue a homeowner for injuries sustained while burglarizing a home.
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Block E Applebees closes | Downtown Journal →
The Block E Applebees closed quietly over the weekend. A small sign posted on the skyway entrance announced that the restaurant’s last day of business was Sunday, March 13. Crews spent the morning of March 14 dismantling the décor, removing framed photographs from the walls and stacking them in a corner. Workers also lifted wooden tabletops from the booths. According to one crewmember, the...
WatchPacifica Fog (by Marlon Torres)
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Airport ‘Nude’ Body Scanners: Are They Effective?... →
The body scanners rolling out to airports nationwide may violate travelers’ privacy, and they might even cause cancer.
But they prevent terrorists from wreaking havoc. Or do they?
Some research claims the machines — which produce a virtual nude image of the body — might not detect explosives or even guns taped to a person’s body. The U.S. government has reservations about their efficacy, as...
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Child vaccination rates dropping in Minnesota |... →
Minnesota is lagging in getting kids vaccinated, according to the latest national figures released Tuesday by Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
According to the federal 2009 National Immunization Survey, Minnesota has dropped 13 spots in two years — from seventh in 2007 to 20th in 2009 — for vaccination coverage rates for the primary series of shots among all...
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Cool App Concept: Qonqr to be like mobile,... →
A team of Minnesota-based developers submitted an awesome idea to the Twin Cities Startup Weekend, a local competition that challenges budding entrepreneurs to build a prototype business over the course of a single weekend.
The team ended up winning the competition with Qonqr (pronounced Conquer), a check-in-based game that has been likened to playing a real-live version of Risk with other...
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“Using systems to covertly scan pedestrians “would be a clear violation” of laws...”
– Homeland Security looked into covert body scans - USATODAY.com
Republicans, want to save the US some money? Defund Homeland Security and the TSA, and bring back some dignity to our country.
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