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Entries from August 2008

Thanks Andy & Diana

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

We had a great night in the Windy City!  Thanks again for your hospitality.

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Pics of Democratic National Convention - Denver, Colorado

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s really hard to describe, but the two days we attended the convention were just incredible.  The experience was so much more than the sights and sounds.  There was an amazing energy in Invesco Field on Thursday.  Here are the first set of pics.  Click on each pic two times to make it larger.

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Reducing Bird Collisions Into Glass

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

It’s that time of year again when tens of millions of birds crash into glass while migrating through the United States on their way to points south.  In fact, it is estimated that A BILLION birds perish every year as a result of these collisions during migration.
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If Barack Loses Florida & Ohio, Wins Wisconsin: What Else to Win The Election

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Here are the combinations to get the brass ring(calculations courtesy of Advancing Wisconsin):
Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico:  273
Iowa, Colorado, Nevada:  273
Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada:  269 US House decides
Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada: 278
Iowa, Virginia:  272
Virginia, Colorado:  271
Virginia, Nevada, New Mexico:  272
 
No matter how you slice it and dice it, this is going to be a very, [...]

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Saturday in Milwaukee

August 17th, 2008 · No Comments


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A Brave Thing To Do

August 17th, 2008 · No Comments

In yesterday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a second year medical student at The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Jessica Weaver, wrote a letter to the editor objecting to MCW’s continued backward use of live animals during physiology classes.  MCW is now one of the last medical colleges in the United States using this outdated, inhumane practice. [...]

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The Police - Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee July 25, 2008

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

 OK, new territory for me, but here are my first pics imbedded in a post.  Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland at The Police Concert at Marcus Amphitheater July 25th, 2008.  Of all the venues we went to see concerts this summer, Marcus is the best for close viewing:  the stage is low, and you [...]

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Hey, the Stock Market Performs Better Under Democratic Administrations

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Attention Republican friends!    Factoid for the Day:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average returns 7.2 percent during Democratic administrations, compared with 3.6 percent under Republicans.  OK?  You want to tone down how Dems are bad for the economy?  Want to go over budget deficits (or in the case of Clinton, a surplus) over the past [...]

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