Theater All Year Program Guide
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Christmas and research
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Searching the web for “Christmas” and “research” (Why would I do that?), as I drink some Christmas tea and munch on Christmas cookies. The search evinces some very disparate types of connections between the two terms. So, I bring you these tidings*:
Crowd science, for improving our communities
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“Crowd science” has entered the realms of physics, biology, classical studies, and the applied social research we do here in Saint Paul.
Crowd science? The term refers to the increasingly common practice in which people pool information which they have gathered independently, and then have access to all of the information which they and others have supplied. Continue Reading
Broadband access: It often comes down to adoption and cost
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Today I attended the Blandin Broadband Strategy Board meeting. Mostly it’s a business meeting so I really don’t take notes but there was an issue that came up that I just had to share.
Is the fire hydrant near your home or business operable? Don’t count on it
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Are you sure the hydrant near your home will work if its needed to put out a fire? Are you really, really sure? If you live in a town home or apartment complex you may find out too late that its not operable.
Did you know that the responsibility of maintaining hydrants and water systems on private land is up to the property owners?
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Lowry Bridge pictorial
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Every once in a while, I wander around just taking photos of what strikes my fancy, hoping to either make a blog post or be able to use the pictures at a later date. I did so one day late in the fall when the Lowry Bridge was being connected. The photos just sat on a camera that I don’t use too often, until now.
We’re back! Did you miss us?
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Please accept our apologies for the fact that our site was unavailable from late this morning (Wednesday) until approximately 5:00 p.m. The outage was caused by a sudden hardware failure in our server, and our site has now been moved to another server. Thank you for your patience. Continue Reading
An afternoon in LA
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Saturday afternoon just after Thanksgiving in downtown Los Angeles, I was walking with my son Neal and his friend Chris, leader of a group of photographers we had joined on a photo tour of downtown Los Angeles. Continue Reading
Thinking about Occupy
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I have been trying to work out my response to Occupy. Of course, I am in favor of it. But what else? What is my analysis?
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Autumn romance
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I dream of you. You invade my nights, possess my days, grip my soul. When I wake, my first thoughts are of you. Continue Reading