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rip charlie boy, son of big charlie. charlies dad and my moms dad were brothers. he was our family hero:

Charles McDowell, Commentator, Dies at 84 "NYT, WAPO, Richmond Times Dispatch

The following is an excerpt from Charles McDowell's column from Aug. 9, 1974, the day President Richard M. Nixon resigned.

also this: Every February from 1967 through 1998, Charles McDowell wrote of the endlessness of the dreary month of February. This piece ran on Feb. 7, 1993.

this : Charles McDowell column on the opening of the Berlin Wall from Nov. 12, 1989.

and this : Ronald Reagan across the river. Oct. 10th 1985


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A survey of the sea floor near BP’s blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico has turned up dead and dying coral reefs that were probably damaged by the oil spill, scientists said on Friday.

The coral sites lie seven miles southwest of the well, at a depth of about 4,500 feet, in an area where large plumes of dispersed oil were discovered drifting through the deep ocean last spring in the early weeks after the spill.

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toxic red sludge / iron oxide / hematite / mars red / red mars / red ochre / red bole / china red


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mick about keiths new book


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nice hanging stair system at house tower


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baltic birch plywood


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dockery farms

wiki entry via bluesland w/ robert palmer
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the cedar tavern - "I can remember when there were maybe 200 artists living in nyc. everybody knew everbody"


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garza design + build


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bronxserra

the bronx serra


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This car is called an MI special as seen in the Nov.1950 Mechanix ILLustrated, It is built on a 1932 ford frame It has 1937 ford drive train with a 1957 392 hemi engine for power it runs fine.


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the illusion of choice - george carlin

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1940 Packard convertible coupe with a 1949? Cadillac rear clip and 1953? Olds motor and trans (runnable with fresh fuel and tuneup). I don't know the history of the car, but it's been safely parked for decades in a southern California garage. Complete with top bows and 50's caddy hubcaps. Certainly an odd late 50's custom! If anybody has any history, please let me know.

discussed here on jalopy journal
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Guest House in Vato / Paan Architects


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select-a-spring

paint and hardware sign


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a huge QSL card collection

QSL is one of the Q codes used in radiocommunication and radio broadcasting. A Q code message can stand for a statement or a question. In this case, QSL means either "do you confirm receipt of my transmission?" or "I confirm receipt of your transmission". A QSL card is a written confirmation.

QSL cards confirm either a two-way radiocommunication between two amateur radio stations or a one-way reception of a signal from an AM radio, FM radio, television or shortwave broadcasting station. They can also confirm the reception of a two-way radiocommunication by a third party listener. A typical QSL card is the same size and made from the same material as a typical postcard, and most are sent through the mail as such.
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The Glass House’s forgotten older brother re-enters the architecture world thanks to a real estate advertisement. The Booth House, Phillip Johnson’s first commissioned home, was recently put on the market by Sirkka Damora, an architect who lived there for fifty five years with her husband Robert, also an architect. So thank you William Raveis Real Estate for reminding the world of its impact.

In 1946, when the house was built, the Damoras cared not for Johnson’s name, (he wasn’t famous yet), but rather for his enthusiasm of using new materials and technologies like concrete blocks, steel beams and plate glass to promote affordability and modern living. As architects they were excited to see how such functionalist Bauhausian ideas could be implanted into American architecture to create a new aesthetic.

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He's been practicing: Peña ran three to six miles every day while trapped underground. The New York Road Runners, a running organization, extended an invitation to Peña on October 14, the day after the rescue operation ended. New York Road Runners President Mary Wittenberg said that Peña “demonstrated how running can play an important role in our physical and emotional well-being under any circumstance.”

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the amber chamber


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feelin' moogy


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psych



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louisiana red dust


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According to Naman, poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from this toxic mix are making people sick. PAHs contain compounds that have been identified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic.

Fisherman across the four states most heavily affected by the oil disaster - Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida - have reported seeing BP spray dispersants from aircraft and boats offshore.

"The dispersants are being added to the water and are causing chemical compounds to become water soluble, which is then given off into the air, so it is coming down as rain, in addition to being in the water and beaches of these areas of the Gulf," Naman added.

"I’m scared of what I'm finding. These cyclic compounds intermingle with the Corexit [dispersants] and generate other cyclic compounds that aren’t good. Many have double bonds, and many are on the EPA's danger list. This is an unprecedented environmental catastrophe."

Commercial fisherman Donny Matsler also lives in Alabama.

"I was with my friend Albert, and we were both slammed with exposure," Matsler explained of his experience on August 5, referring to toxic chemicals he inhaled that he believes are associated with BP's dispersants. "We both saw the clumps of white bubbles on the surface that we know come from the dispersed oil."

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