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Halloween 2009
Halloween 2009 here along America’s North Shore was as cold as I can remember. The temperature fell from 51 degrees around 6 pm. Luckily, the gusty south to south west winds also dropped as it got later. Still, it was a cold and damp Halloween. The lovely wife had dug out some decorations that has gotten buried. We had a stuffed vampire sitting in a chaise lounge. We also had a witch, about 3 ft high, that spoke when an electric eye was activated. We had the usual bowl with the rubber hand and electric eye that many of our visitors look forward to year after year. We found two giant spiders to hang, about camel spider size, and a plastic skeleton. We had about 100 trick or treaters. Fewer older teens than usual but … Read entire article »
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FIU cheerleaders don bikinis to raise funds
View more news videos at: http://www.nbcmiami.com/video. … Read entire article »
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LPGA Hotness
Christina Kim and Michelle Wie after putting practice … Read entire article »
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Lightning Damage
OK, all you HVAC experts out there. Here are some pictures of the damage to our air conditioning compressor overnight, during the thunderstorms that rocked the Rochester, NY area. The initial diagnosis is a new wiring harness and new fan wiring. Unknown if the compressor itself is damaged. The entire set of pictures is on Flickr here. … Read entire article »
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Air Force Combat Camera – Focus on the Fight
Yesterday’s Bloggers’ Roundtable was with Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiler, photojournalist; Staff Sgt. Stacia Zachary, print journalist; Senior Airman Brian Economides, videographer; and Capt. Phil Ventura, Combat Camera officer in charge all based out of the Combined Air Operations Center. Team 2 travels across Central Command’s Area of Responsibility to document the Air Force’s role in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. These airmen are charged with documenting a variety of topics and stories throughout the Central Command AOR. Some assignments are planned as part of the operation, while others evolve from tips. Camera talk: The still photography is all digital. The video is mini-DV. Photos are usually shot in as high a definition as possible. Sometimes, the mission may dictate a lower resolution, to permit transmission of the imagery from areas where … Read entire article »
Bikini Protest in the Ukraine
Reuters Jun 12 – A group of students in Kiev don bikinis and wash their laundry in a city fountain to protest against the summer shut down of hot water supplies. Hayley Platt reports. Yeah, I know. But with all the gloom and doom about swine flu, Iran and Obama, I had to post this. … Read entire article »
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