The thing that most impressed me about the nuclear power plants was that everything on site is massive. Inside each reactor building (the dome at Seabrook and MY, the "box" at VY), there is/was a crane capable of lifting the reactor core … [Read more...]
Brown an Outlier: Nate Silver via NYTimes
No surprises to anyone here right? http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.n... … [Read more...]
Fear Based Legislation and Bob Oakes?
With regards to Mr. Oakes, it does not surprise me that he went for the fear-based headline and point out the "mandatory" and "warrant-less" provisions and not tell us about the rest of the bills. I listen to WBUR to get NPR level news. … [Read more...]
3rd Middlesex Campaign Finance Question
Parente owns a gas station downtown. In front of the gas station is a large sign that he periodically changes. Recently he changed the sign to a campaign message (in effect, "vote for me".) Can he legally do this? I know that corporations … [Read more...]
The Doorbell Dilemma (NOT Palin, McCain, Gustav)
If your home is like mine, your doorbell is electric. Why electric? Who knows. But from what I've been able to find with Google, electric doorbells started to become popular in the early 1900s. Back then, we probably didn't think much about … [Read more...]
How Many Homes Do you Own?
I'm not so concerned that McCain has 7, 8, 10 homes. What concerns me more is that he did not answer the question when asked. I believe his response was "ask my staff". So what are the possibilities? A) He really did not know how many homes … [Read more...]
live from Lowell
deval's speech was uninspiring. Oreilly did a decent job. Kerry's speech was good but somehow he got an extra 12 minutes. Oreilly was given more time but he declined. We are waiting to see if oreilly will get his 15%. Based on sign count, … [Read more...]
Hello from Nashville
He is funny, energetic, passionate and excited. There wasn't a environmental subject he couldn't speak of (and many times we couldn't get him to stop :-)While I sat in my chair and listened politely for most of the day, I never got bored … [Read more...]
Right Hand, Meet Left Hand. You two should talk…
Well, as it turns out, I need a "Home Improvement Contractor" licenses to ply my trade in Massachusett. So I went looking for the appropriate forms. I was unable to find an on-line "live" form but I did find the PDF kind at the … [Read more...]
An Inconvenient Truth: A Request
I'll be there!Yes, I received my acceptance notice this morning and I am truly psyched. I'll be able to spread the word of global climate change far beyond my circle of friends and business contacts.But that is where I'll need your … [Read more...]
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