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Tiny Annoyance
We in Seattle are far more fortunate than people living in many other parts of the world. Mosquitoes are around, certainly, but not a problem. I think our mosquitoes exist mostly as food for birds and spiders who are lucky enough to snare them in their intricate webs. Even so, knowing I'm…
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Insomnia Radio #158: The Coffee Break
Today we bring you what they call in your country, ‘The Coffee Break’. Its a nice assortment of different sound selections starting off a heavier note and gradually ending at a light-hearted party somewhere in Spain, straight out of something that belongs on the 80’s Something Wild…
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Sports Seattle SuperSonics Tri-Cities Sports Mid-Columbia Sports Tri-City Herald
Sports Seattle SuperSonics Tri-Cities Sports Mid-Columbia Sports Tri-City Herald
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The Muffs, 2004
Kim Shattuck’s L.A. trio opened for Seattle’s Visqueen at the (now departed) Crocodile Cafe. More content to come.
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Mariners poised to keep Bedard
Mariners poised to keep Bedard Even though Jim Riggleman has said Bedard could now be back before August, the chances of him being traded are low. Originally, it was almost a lock that the Canadian would be traded before the deadline in order to help refresh the minor league system. Now, it seems…
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Hey, so glad you could make it
Since Tim was away I invited the guys over last night for some games and then a sleepover. I didn’t actually think anyone apart from Jason was gonna turn up since nobody else confirmed until yesterday. In the end it was me, Jason, Alex, Soco and Woody. It was a load of fun. Soco brought two of…
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The Girls Next DONA
The Girls Next DONA Saturday, July 19th, 2008 @ 8:14 pm I was an exhibitor at the DONA International Conference here in Vancouver, BC for the past three days and it was wonderful! I met doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, breastfeeding counselors and many other wonderful women that…
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How much voting is too much?
When I first moved here, I thought Seattleites and Washingtonians must really like to vote. Now, three years later, I think that the city and state government really like to make us vote. That way politicians don’t have to risk making any unpopular decisions. I thought that the point of…
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Kevin Durant NBA Mix
My video for Kevin Durant. Note the team name in the beginning.
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Fridge in Seattle
Anyone need a small fridge? I had a great dorm refrigerator when I was in college (1990). It was bigger than most -- 28" tall and about 17" across. After college I hung onto it, because that's the kind of thing I do. It's moved with me through several states and apartments. For years, I used it…
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Parade report #4: Kids, and the people who help them
Click To Play The kids in that video clip were among the participants in the Kiddies’ Parade presented by the Rotary Club of West Seattle right before the Grand Parade — it’s open to all who show up, on a shorter route. There also were many young participants in the bigger parade,…
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Reader reports: Roxbury ex-(?) 76 station reopens
One month after a sighting of a fuel-tanker truck at that long-closed gas station on Roxbury a few blocks east of 35th, multiple reader reports say it’s now open - thanks to Tom for the photo. You’ll note its branding is still under wraps; the station’s official name is simply Roxbury…
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sent from my iPhone…
sent from my iPhone… Well, I finally managed to track down an iPhone in the Seattle area, no thanks to apple or at&t’s web sites. I’ve only had it for a few hours now, the verdict? Neat device but, so far, painfully slow to type on. They were out of the 8gb models so I had to get a 16gig.…
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From Seattle
I went back to Seattle again last month for work. I took my camera.
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Another Successful STP
Yes, another 200 mile bicycle ride from Seattle to Portland is in the books. On the 12th and 13th of July 9500 cyclists got up early and started pedaling to Seattle. I did the same routine as last year, stopping at the halfway point in Centralia for the night on Saturday, but with my new…
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In the city of the coffee
After yesterday’s exciting day at Microsoft Research (thanks to Manuel Fahndrich!) in Bellevue, a little city some miles away from Redmond that, funny enough, people from Seattle apparently call Bellview, I have just arrived in Seattle for ISSTA. This after noon I spent at the Museum of…
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iPhone 3G rivals are just imitatin’ - Indianapolis Star
iPhone 3G rivals are just imitatin' Indianapolis Star, United States - 19 hours ago It has Sprint TV with dozens of live and on- demand channels, GPS, expandable memory, a camera and video recorder, plus a slew of preloaded applications. ... Want an iPhone? It could take up to 3 weeks to get one …
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Tracks - Free Album
Here’s a little something I did up a couple of years ago. I was originally under contract to put it out through a London-based start-up label that ultimately failed to launch. I put it up on iTunes & Napster for a while, but without label support my sales were barely covering my TuneCore…
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The Bite of Seattle: Mixed messages on food
A stroll through the Bite of Seattle on Saturday revealed plenty of healthy choices -- but it seemed the longest lines of people led to the most fat-saturated foods.
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Serbia setting up case against Bellevue man; alleged Nazi
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's war crimes prosecutors are preparing a case against an American who allegedly served in a Nazi unit that killed 17,000 civilians here during World War II, an official said Friday.
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Power outages hit North Seattle
About 3,850 power customers in Shoreline and North Seattle lost electricity Saturday afternoon because of different outages that are affecting various areas, Seattle City Light reported.
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Bruce Lee family looks for museum sites in Seattle
The Bruce Lee Action Museum would occupy a city block, soar three stories and cost up to $50 million. His family, which unveiled plans Friday, wants to build it in Seattle.
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Two dead in Thurston County rollover
Two men died Saturday morning after they were ejected from their Jeep, which left the road at a fast speed in Thurston County and rolled over, the Washington State Patrol reported.
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County removes pesticide guide
At the insistence of an agricultural industry-sponsored group, a wallet-sized consumer guide to which fruits and vegetables contain the most and least pesticides has been pulled from a King County Web site.
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There's no stairway to heavens? Take the elevator
Scientists, engineers and others devoted to the creation of a space elevator are meeting this weekend at Microsoft to consider advances in technology they think could make this fictional concept a reality.
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Dying art form is alive and well
Going out in style has a literal meaning in Seattle, which is rapidly becoming the boutique death capital of the country. The reason is Greg Lundgren, who recently opened a boutique death shop on Boren Avenue.
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Could a vote keep the Sonics in Seattle?
A local activist and city watchdog says he'll launch a referendum to overturn the canceling of the Sonics' lease at KeyArena.
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No Parking Anytime: No direct path from Capitol Hill to the bus tunnel
Working with Metro and the state transportation department, which owns the Pine Street overpass, Seattle's transportation department finally is planning a way to get from Capitol Hill to downtown.
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Pair of massage parlors raided
King County sheriff's detectives raided two massage parlors this month that were suspected as fronts for prostitution in Renton and Kirkland, court documents say.
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Woman gets 5 years for UW arson
A Seattle woman was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison, and five years' probation, for participating in an Earth Liberation Front/Animal Liberation Front rampage of arson that hit targets across the West.
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Theft of old-growth cedars leads to 1 year in prison
The penalty for stealing 27 old-growth cedars from a national forest -- trees 400 to 600 years old -- is one year and a day in prison, plus a fine.
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Biologists work to verify wolves are back in the state
YAKIMA -- State Fish and Wildlife biologists and wolf experts from Idaho captured what they believe are two wolves Friday in western Okanogan County, a development that could confirm the first wolf pack in Washington since the animals were eradicated decades ago.
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Oregon senator calls opponent a lawbreaker
WASHINGTON -- Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith said Friday that Democrat Jeff Merkley is breaking the law by continuing to appear in campaign ads paid for by the state Democratic Party.
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Air Force sergeant dies in Baghdad
A 37-year-old Tacoma woman serving in the Air Force in Iraq died Thursday of natural causes, the Pentagon said.
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Army captain charged in arms conspiracy
An Army captain who recently served as an intelligence liaison to the Japanese military has been charged with conspiring to ship holographic, night-vision-compatible firearm sights to Japan.
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Arrest made in deadly Federal Way shooting
Federal Way police arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of killing one man and wounding another in a shooting early Friday morning.
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Woman cut out of crashed car with 'jaws of life'
Traffic on Elliott Avenue West north of Olympic Sculpture Park remains backed up after Seattle fire crews worked to remove a woman from a car that jumped a sidewalk, sideswiped a building and crashed into a tree on the west side of the artery.
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Articles of Faith: Responsibility should be tempered with mercy
This week's column is devoted to answering questions from you, my readers.
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