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Aug 16 2010
So, I’ve decided to start posting again, but to explain why I haven’t had much time to post, here is a link to something that I read today…
What Exactly Is a Doctorate? (via Gizmodo)

So, I’ve decided to start posting again, but to explain why I haven’t had much time to post, here is a link to something that I read today…

What Exactly Is a Doctorate? (via Gizmodo)

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May 18 2010

Baby Sloths (via Chicagoist)

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Scientists discover frog with inflatable nose (via Telegraph)

Scientists discover frog with inflatable nose (via Telegraph)

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Mar 14 2010
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Praying Mantis vs. Hummingbird (via BoingBoing)

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Bar-to-Grocery Store Ratio (via Consumerist)

Bar-to-Grocery Store Ratio (via Consumerist)

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Mar 08 2010

1000 Frames/Second Videos from a Phantom Camera (via Gizmodo)

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World’s coral reefs could disintegrate by 2100 (from The Guardian, via BoingBoing)

The world’s coral reefs will begin to  disintegrate before the end of the century as rising carbon dioxide  levels in the atmosphere make the oceans more acidic, scientists warn.
The  research points to a looming transition in the health of coral ecosystems during which the ability  of reefs to grow is overwhelmed by the rate at which they are  dissolving.
More than 9,000 coral reefs around the world are  predicted to disintegrate when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reach  560 parts per million.

World’s coral reefs could disintegrate by 2100 (from The Guardian, via BoingBoing)

The world’s coral reefs will begin to disintegrate before the end of the century as rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere make the oceans more acidic, scientists warn.

The research points to a looming transition in the health of coral ecosystems during which the ability of reefs to grow is overwhelmed by the rate at which they are dissolving.

More than 9,000 coral reefs around the world are predicted to disintegrate when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reach 560 parts per million.

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Feb 27 2010
Back off Madison and Duluth – Wilco belongs to Chicago! (from WBEZ Blog)

Anyone who knows Wilco knows they’re a Chicago band through and  through. Just glance at the  cover of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or listen to the tune “Via  Chicago” for proof. Now some of our regional neighbors are trying  to bask in the band’s glow. First it was Duluth, Minnesota. When the  band played there on February 19, Mayor Don Ness met with the band  before their show and made an official mayoral proclamation of Wilco  being an “Honorary Duluth Band.”
When Wilco played Madison, Wisconsin the next day, The  Cap Times reports that Tweedy taunted the city for not recognizing  them after playing far more concerts there than Duluth. Alderperson  Satya Rhodes-Conway was at the show and was approached by several  constituents, who wanted Wilco to be recognized. She rose to the  challenge and introduced a resolution claiming Wilco as honorary Madison  citizens. Madison’ alderpeople (that’s what they call ‘em in Madison)  can’t make proclamations, so the resolution still has to be adopted by  the full council at their March 2 meeting. So far the mayor and nine out  of twenty council members have sponsored the measure, so has a good  chance at passing.
This got me wondering if Chicago had ever taken similar measures to  recognize Wilco. After all, we have ‘Talk Like Shakespeare Day’,  ‘Smashing Pumpkins Day’ and ‘Diddy  Day.’ Surely there must be something on the books for Wilco. Not  according to David Daskal (and everyone else I spoke with at the Mayor’s  Office of Special Events and the Mayor’s Correspondance Office). Daskal  said there’d never been much demand for special recognition….

Back off Madison and Duluth – Wilco belongs to Chicago! (from WBEZ Blog)

Anyone who knows Wilco knows they’re a Chicago band through and through. Just glance at the cover of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or listen to the tune “Via Chicago” for proof. Now some of our regional neighbors are trying to bask in the band’s glow. First it was Duluth, Minnesota. When the band played there on February 19, Mayor Don Ness met with the band before their show and made an official mayoral proclamation of Wilco being an “Honorary Duluth Band.”

When Wilco played Madison, Wisconsin the next day, The Cap Times reports that Tweedy taunted the city for not recognizing them after playing far more concerts there than Duluth. Alderperson Satya Rhodes-Conway was at the show and was approached by several constituents, who wanted Wilco to be recognized. She rose to the challenge and introduced a resolution claiming Wilco as honorary Madison citizens. Madison’ alderpeople (that’s what they call ‘em in Madison) can’t make proclamations, so the resolution still has to be adopted by the full council at their March 2 meeting. So far the mayor and nine out of twenty council members have sponsored the measure, so has a good chance at passing.

This got me wondering if Chicago had ever taken similar measures to recognize Wilco. After all, we have ‘Talk Like Shakespeare Day’, ‘Smashing Pumpkins Day’ and ‘Diddy Day.’ Surely there must be something on the books for Wilco. Not according to David Daskal (and everyone else I spoke with at the Mayor’s Office of Special Events and the Mayor’s Correspondance Office). Daskal said there’d never been much demand for special recognition….

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Feb 22 2010
Crayola Crayon Rockets (via Gizmodo)

Crayola Crayon Rockets (via Gizmodo)

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