Last year, one of the vendors at NESEA's Building Energy conference (http://www.nesea.org/buildingenergy/) gave away a keychain fob, a little two LED hand crank light. This year, another vendor gave away three LED solar keychain lights. A … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Meanwhile, confusion reigns in the 1st Suffolk race – UPDATE: it appears that Dorcena Forry has won, but no concession yet from Collins
The results on both sides of the Senate race seem pretty clear. Not so, unfortunately, in the hotly-contested 1st Suffolk state Senate race. As of now, AP has declared Nick Collins the winner (they show him with a 190 vote lead out of … [Read more...]
Lift Cap on Charter Schools!
Next week, Education Committee will hold a hearing on legislation allowing more charter schools to open in the state's lowest performing districts. Boston Globe publishes column by prominent Democratic lawmaker - Sen. Barry Finegold - and … [Read more...]
Duplicity collecting signatures for mayor
Today is the first day to collect signatures for candidates to get on the ballot for the Boston mayoral campaign in the fall. While I was collecting signatures for Felix Arroyo, a fellow who was collecting for Dan Conley was telling people … [Read more...]
Public policy: passion and priorities
We've now had two weeks to come to terms with the Marathon Bombing and our collective reactions to it. I am particularly concerned about the response of the government and the mainstream mass media. I think it's time we have a conversation … [Read more...]
Best Supporting Actor – David Kravitz!
As I was cruising the internet for my daily culture fix, I stumbled upon the list of winners for last night's IRNE Awards. A familiar name stood out: Best Supporting Actor (Musical) – SMALL COMPANY David Kravitz: The Mikado (Lyric Stage … [Read more...]
AP: IT’S GOMEZ VS. MARKEY ON 6/25 (was PRIMARY DAY) – open thread
What did you see at your polling place? What's the word on the street? Inquiring minds want to know... UPDATE (Charley): Well, I was definitely not expecting Gomez to clean up like he did. This should tell us that we need to be on our … [Read more...]
23 Million Years of Data Per Year: Why The Surveillance State Cannot Meaningfully Assess Terrorism Risks
[Cross-posted at Digital Fourth] The NSA has just vigorously denied that their new Utah Data Center, intended for storing and processing intelligence data, will be used to spy on US citizens. The center will have a capacity of at … [Read more...]
Quick Note to Boston TV Stations on Bombing Replays
I was eating breakfast today while watching NECN's morning show and all of the sudden the Marathon bombings were happening again in my living room in full surround sound. Quite a way to start the day. After 9/11, television news outlets … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: Obama orders reinvasion of Iraq
Onion: Obama Orders Reinvasion Of Iraq After Illuminating Trip Through Bush Presidential Library DALLAS—After taking an “eye-opening” tour of the newly dedicated George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas Thursday, … [Read more...]
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