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Collapsed bridge into river Biobio near Concepcion. Chile Earthquake. February 27, 2010. Photo Reuters.Chile was hit overnight by an 8.8 plus earthquake. There are Tsunami warnings from South America to Hawaii, to Aisa. A small Tsunami has already been reported.Over 80 people have already been reported dead by the Chilean ...

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Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes interviews K.R. Sridhar, founder of Bloom Energy.Sridhar holds a block in his hand.The block is a complete power plant, a fuel cell. Oxygen goes in one side, fuel in another. Combined, kaBoom, electricity.As Huffington Post reports (and as I'm paraphrasing), Google, Walmart, FedEx are on ...

First, a link to an interesting historical essay by Acilius at Panther Red, The Labors of Hercules, which begins "George Washington may have been in some ways uniquely admirable as a political leader, but as a slaveholder he was no better than he found it convenient to be."And, an oldie ...

("Drinking melted snow water in Richmond, Vermont", photo by Oak LoGalbo)A day with physical limits at the forefront, so I will push elsewhere. The whole question of "should white people do art based on/coopted from POC culture" is on folks' minds today. It's a big question with a complicated answer. ...

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O Star (the fairest one in sight),We grant your loftiness the rightTo some obscurity of cloud --It will not do to say of night,Since dark is what brings out your light.Some mystery becomes the proud.But to be wholly taciturnIn your reserve is not allowed. Say something to us we can ...

Photograph by Peter Dennen Aurora photographers Peter Dennen, Laurie Swope, Trevor Clark, Peter McBride, David McLain, Lynn Johnson, and Chris Butler’s photographs grace the inside of Life Books 2009; Life with Dogs. (above) Trevor Clark (above) Laurie Swope (above) Chris Butler (above) Peter McBride (above) David McLain (above) ...

Update 20100219 1044PST: Two bodies taken from crash site; Facebook fan page deleted, reconstitutedUpdate 20100218 1213PST: Two taken to trauma center; One missingAs I deal with the travel / family consequences of an ER visit in St. Louis, a story is breaking about a plane crash in Austin. ...