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posted by on January 24 at 8:41 AM
President Bush’s State of the Union address was “limited in ambition” according to the New York Times. He “appeared unchastened” and “took no responsibility for his party’s defeat or errors in office” according to the Washington Post. Still, more than three-fourths who watched the speech reacted positively according to a CNN poll, though the “reaction was more muted than in previous years.”
The trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr., former chief of staff for vice president Cheney, got off to a finger-pointing start, as the defense team claimed their client was just a scapegoat for Karl Rove.
As the U.S. sends a second aircraft carrier group towards Iran, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he ain’t scared.
Hezbollah continues to apply pressure to the Lebanese government, hoping to embarrass Lebanese officials before an international aid conference, and ultimately, topple the government altogether.
Manuel Noriega dreams of returning to Panama after he’s released in September. Unfortunately, a murder conviction awaits him upon his return.
Hundreds of chickens have died in eastern China and the courts say a 4-year-old boy’s shrieking is the cause of it.
Global warming may make Germany the red wine capital of the world.
First there was “tunnel lite,” now there’s “elevated lite.”
The University of Washington wants to build affordable condos for its faculty—no doubt because Seattle’s home prices keep going up and up.
Microsoft tried to pay for Wikipedia copy, got busted.
The Port of Seattle is one of the least-efficient ports in the country.
Sane, angry parents took the Federal Way School Board to task last night over its idiotic banning of Al Gore’s (now Oscar-nominated) An Inconvenient Truth.
The oldest aardvark in captivity was put to sleep yesterday at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Her name was Kikuyu and she was 30 years old.
amazed that the pi can't get the point defiance zoo's name right...
That is kind of embarrassing, isn't it? Especially considering that in the writing of the story the reporter probably saw the correct name about a dozen times, on emails, press releases, etc.
The impact of global warming on wine is one of the things that worries me least; production will shift elsewhere, and really, regional temperature is just one of about a hundred significant factors in how wine turns out good or bad. If I lived in Australia, I'd be worried, but more about salinization than temperature.
New York Times science columnist John Tierney has a good take on Bush and Webb's panaceas on fighting climate change.
/rolls her eyes
Why is it when presented with hard, scientific data some crack-pot fundie always wants to hear "the opposing view-point." Christ. Although I suppose the guy who figured out the world is round had to deal with the same kind of shit.
@2 - as most scientists will remind you, it's not the temperature increase, it's the energy input into the weather systems and the resulting massive oscillations in temperature on a local and global scale that are the big problem.
Last year, Nickels gave the nickname "The Big Ugly" to an elevated six-lane option.
Get real, Gordo Greg, that's YOUR nickname. Mix in a salad and learn how to use a treadmill.
Forty-one percent of 370 adults who watched the speech said they had a "very positive" reaction to it...The sampling error is plus or minus 5 percentage points.
Let's see: 370 adults... out of 300,000,000 citizens... (clickclickclick)... if my numbers are right, that would be a hair over 1 millionth of a percent! Sampling error of +/- 5%? How'd they figure that? I'd guess a sampling error of nearer to +/- 5000%.
Good thing they only interviewed people in Crawford, TX, and Gattling Gun, FL for their responses.
Germany red wine is the best. Its super hard to get here in Seattle, but if you stumble across some, seriously pick it up. It is delicious. All the red wine from Germany is in my top 10 favorite types of wine. Few people get to experience it, but its worth tracking down. Spatbegrunder is especially nice.
We need a "Seattle City Council Lite". Maybe then they could tell their ass from a hole in the ground.
I've never seen red wine from Germany, Monique. Thanks for the tip. I'll bet I'd like it, as some of my favorite reds come from colder parts of France, at the outer limits of where you can successfully grow red grapes: Saumur, for instance. I have written "Spatbegrunder" in my secret notebook.
Treacle, take a statistics class. In the meantime, I wouldn't worry about the numbers; there's always an uptick after the State of the Union, and it never lasts, or means much. The trends are still down.
I prefer the whites from Germany myself. I remember touring the wine regions of France and Germany when I was 16 - man, that was fun! Especially since the drinking age was 16 there at the time.
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