Vacuum - Edward Vielmetti in Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104"I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum." Bishop Desmond TutuBorder to Border trail marker near Argo Dam Flickr- June 20, 2008 Edward Vielmetti posted a photo: A marker for the Border to Border trail near the Argo Dam in Ann Arbor. (Photo credit: Matt Hampel via Arborwiki.)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/316292025/ Discardia: 20 Jun 2008 - 2 Jul 2008- June 19, 2008 What is Discardia Discardia is celebrated by getting rid of stuff and ideas you no longer need. It's about letting go, abdicating from obligation and guilt, being true to the self you are now. Discardia is the time to get...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/315612803/discardia-20-ju.html Day lilies on the right of way: Maintaining your Ann Arbor lawn extension- June 19, 2008 The relevant part of the city code; see the original code for reference in case this changes. 3:15. Lawn extension and city street right-of-way. The owner of every parcel of land is responsible for grading, planting, mowing and raking the...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/315497020/day-lilies-on-t.html The notebooks of Cosma Shalizi- June 19, 2008 Since 1994, Cosma Shalizi has been keeping track of what he is reading and what he is interested in in his notebooks online. Burned all my notebooks What good are notebooks If they won't help me survive The colophon is...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/315484714/the-notebooks-o.html 2008 Michigan fruit crop estimates, early reports- June 18, 2008 A place to collect fruit crop damage reports for 2008. Today is the 53rd Annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate, sponsored by the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association, will be June 18, at 2 p.m. at the Amway Grand Hotel, in Grand...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/314902852/2008-michigan-f.html Discovering national elites via punched cards; on the value of LinkedIn and structured data for propaganda efforts- June 18, 2008 via archivist Jeff Ubois, this account of using needle sorting cards for human intelligence gathering: Alfred De Grazia, with Floyd Hunter and Paul Deutschmann, wrote a training manual in 1954 for the State Dept., "DISCOVERING NATIONAL ELITES A Manual of...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/314775313/discovering-nat.html Pop vs. soda: Michigan soft drink name map, with special attention to Upper Peninsula Wisconsin border issues- June 18, 2008 Two versions of this map, one showing survey details, the other aggregating by county. The great pop vs. soda controversy is a project that Alan McConchie did to survey regional use of generic names for soft drinks. You'll see here...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/314719785/pop-vs-soda-mic.html Flying Spaghetti Monster in Spore Creature Creator- June 18, 2008 Various people have expressed wonder, delight, or dismay at the amount of time they have spent tonight playing with the Spore Creature Creator. To save you those emotions, I give you rapture - the verified appearance of the Flying Spaghetti...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/314286758/flying-spaghett.html 2008 urban berry foraging report part 1: Juneberries in Ann Arbor- June 18, 2008 Every year around this time (June 17) the juneberry trees in the streets of Ann Arbor are ripe. Juneberries - variously shadbush, shadberry, or serviceberry, depending on where you're from - are iron ore pellet sized, dark purple when ripe,...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/314253158/2008-urban-berr.html Montgomery County, MD "boil water" map- June 17, 2008 The Gaithersburg, MD area has a "boil water" advisory; note the interesting and good use of Google Maps to show the boundaries. The image will click through to the live map. thanks to genehack for the pointers that led me...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Vacuum/~3/314077679/montgomery-coun.html |