Archive for October, 2008
« Previous EntriesMOMENTUM GROWS FOR GREAT LAKES OFFSHORE WIND
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
There will soon be cities all over the upper midwest vying with Chicago for the nickname “windy.”
The enormous potential of the Great Lakes region’s wind assets, possibly enough capacity to generate a third of U.S. electricity, will not go untapped much longer. (See Michigan’s Offshore Wind […]
DISCLOSURE – “CLEAN” COAL IS DIRTY
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
A British journalist has a point to make.
Fred Pearce, Greenwash Column, UK Guardian: “Who came up with the term “clean coal”? It is the most toxic phrase in the greenwash lexicon… It is, of course, oxymoronic. Coal is about acid rain and peasouper smogs, asthma and […]
Gas War Updates
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[?]Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Y’all remember the gas war?? You don’t? Then, go HERE to refresh your memories. Well, the other day, I reported they’d gone down to $2.03… and yesterday, they broke the $2 barrier to go to:
Sweet, huh?
I can almost live with this price, and getting about 28 […]
Antique Postal Scales
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[?]Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
Larry T. Nix of Middleton, WI writes to say that Round-Up readers might be interested in knowing about the antique mail room machines found on the Early Office Museum website.
The site features pictures and write-ups about machines that addressed items to be mailed and that sealed, […]
Let ‘Em Play!
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[?]Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
A long time ago, I worked in a department store portrait studio run by a large, national chain. I was taught, and required to shoot in a very structured posing and compositional style. The disciplined approach was actually helpful at first as I was learning portraiture, but […]
Get Out And Vote!
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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog
No not for president. Go to FHM.com and vote for your favorite honeys.
I looked through all 100 honeys and they are all worthy of your vote. I
have chosen my favorite though. #1. Becki Lockwood. Don’t get me wrong,
there are some others like Candy Summers and Anna Watts. […]
Kim Kardashian dressed as Wonder Woman as she hosted PAMA’s Halloween Masquerade at Stone Rose in L.A. last night.
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
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BRICKS AND STONES LINK THIS!
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
Madonna And Alex Rodriguez Get Cozy Im Not Obsessed
More Miley Cyrus Boob Photos Allie is Wired
‘Private Valentine’ Sounds Like a Porno Celebwarship
Mr Skin’s 20 Sexiest Horror Films of All Time Mr. Skin
Ivana Trump and Courtney Cox are Cougar’s of a different stripe […]
Still Friends: Hayden Panettiere and Stephen Colletti
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
Looks like Hayden and Stephen are still friends. In 2006, Panettiere began dating Stephen Colletti, the former Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, star. The couple broke up in September 2007. Here they were last night posing for pictures at the Blackberry Bold launch party. Hayden […]
Scott Baio’s wife Renee out with daughter Bailey
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
Bailey Baio turns 1 this week. The other girl in the photo is Renee’s 19yr old daughter Kalyn (from a previous relationship), she had her at 16yrs old.
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Heidi Montag Gets Ready for Halloween
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
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Cindy Crawford does French Vogue (November ‘08)
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Ashley Olsen on Late Show w/ David Letterman
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
Lindsay Lohan at Cellar Bar in NYC’s Bryant Park Hotel
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
Those shoes are wild.
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Ashlee Simpson Due Any Minute
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
Pete Wentz says wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is due to give birth any minute.
“She is very pregnant,” the Fall Out Boy bassist told Ryan Seacrest on Thursday. “I am on call permanently right now. She’s at the very end and it could happen at any point.” “It’s […]
Niki Taylor and Burney Lamar Expecting First Child
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
Supermodel Niki Taylor is pregnant with her third child. Taylor told People magazine that she and her NASCAR husband Burney Lamar will welcome the baby in March.
“Burney and I are very excited with this stage of our lives. We’re thrilled,” she said.
Taylor has two children, twins […]
Happy Halloween!!
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[?]Submitted by Bricks and Stones Gossip
Hope everyone has an extra spooky day!
Halloween Sighting at May Dreams Gardens
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[?]Submitted by May Dreams Gardens Blog
It was a dark and stormy night…
It was Halloween night.
As I walked along the garden path, dry leaves crunching beneath my feet, I thought I heard the sounds of someone else walking through the garden. But when I stopped, I heard nothing.
Nearby an owl let out […]
Song For Friday: Radiohead - Reckoner
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[?]Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
If I haven’t already told you, I frickin’ love Radiohead. This is one of my favorites from In Rainbows, Reckoner with animation by a winner of their Aniboom contest.
Weights & Measures
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[?]Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
Drinking with wine friends is great..one..it’s nice to share and chat about wine..and..two…there is never difficulty with the amount….usually there is one person who manages the glassful left in the bottle. Drinking alone (sounds bad when you say that!)…means to me, on average, about 0.5 […]
Happy Halloween!
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[?]Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
Happy Halloween everyone!
Faithful readers may recall that I temporarily lost all reason and decided to make a costume for my 4-year-old son, who wanted to be a Jedi for Halloween. My house is now littered with loose threads and tiny scraps of fabric, but my […]
Good Reading on the Financial Crisis
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[?]Submitted by Businomics Blog
Russ Roberts, econ prof at George Mason, has a good article in today’s Wall Street Journal entitled, “Don’t Just Do Something. Stand There.”
I’m also enjoying the current issue of Forbes Magazine, especially Edmund Phelps’s article.
Prescription Price War
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
LA Times — One of the nation’s largest drugstore chains ratcheted up a price war Thursday (yesterday), offering deep discounts on generic prescriptions amid national concern about the spiraling cost of healthcare.
Drugstore giant CVS Caremark Corp. announced it would sell 90-day supplies of more than 400 medications for […]
UK Retailer Tesco Now Grammatically Correct
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The U.K.’s largest retailer Tesco has bowed to pressure from those lobbying for the use of good English and have altered checkout signs reading “ten items or less” in the interests of being grammatically correct. From now on, signs in new stores are to say “up to 10 […]
Youth Sports Shorts: Seeing Is Believing!
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Parents don’t let this be you. Keep a cool head on the side lines of your kids’ games and remember you are there for your kids and not to back seat drive in the coach’s or ref’s shoes.
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