Apparently since all of the Canadian teams have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, there’s not a whole lot going on in the Great White North… From The Ottawa Citizen: An apparently dog-tired pooch diverted traffic in Oxford Mills on the weekend until police picked him up to continue his snooze in the back of an …
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Thursday Morning Open Thread: #SheThePeople
Good afternoon from #SheThePeople in Houston- the first ever presidential forum by and for women of color. Eight candidates will speak. #ff @shaqbrewster & @alivitali – we’ve got it covered. pic.twitter.com/lbxoznvGS5 — Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) April 24, 2019 Sounds like this was quite the EVENT! The forum will feature 8 declared Democratic candidates: Sens. Bernie …
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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Notre Dame Is Still There
Dawn in Paris. #NotreDame is still standing. Hurt yet magnificent. pic.twitter.com/7oPUXPKX0H — Agnes Poirier (@AgnesCPoirier) April 16, 2019 The stained glass that seems to have survived the fire of Notre Dame https://t.co/43ea4dVk0F pic.twitter.com/8yn4mAOS3G — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 16, 2019 Crazy photo of the altar inside Notre Dame, by Reuters' Philippe Wojazer pic.twitter.com/KjRPSVKJRA — …
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Pulitzer Prizes Awarded Today
Easy to miss, given the destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral. Here is the full list. Some highlights (my highlights, ymmv) Public Service: South Florida Sun Sentinel for exposing failings by school and law enforcement officials before and after the deadly shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Breaking News Reporting: Staff of the Pittsburgh …
Open Thread: Notre Dame Has Suffered Before…
Fire at Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral was started by accident and is related to ongoing work, according to France 2, citing police. Either way it is terrible and a hideous blow to the symbolic heart of the city — Luke Baker (@BakerLuke) April 15, 2019 The Guardian‘s got a live feed here. Per that story, …
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Up, Up, and Away – and Down, Down, Down!
Folks, Barring more upper-atmosphere wind issues that postponed yesterday’s launch, between 6:35 and 8:31 pm Eastern today, Space X will launch their first commercial Falcon Heavy Flight. Should be exciting! Perhaps most exciting is their attempt to land three boosters simultaneously, two on the pad on terra firma and one on a autonomous drone ship. …
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Up, Up, and Away – and Down, Down, Down!
Folks, At 6:35 pm Eastern today, Space X will launch their first commercial Falcon Heavy Flight. Should be exciting! Perhaps most exciting is their attempt to land three boosters simultaneously. I’m hoping for an exceptional show. URL is https://www.spacex.com/webcast This video should go live approx 20 minutes before launch. Enjoy the marvel, …
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