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Entries from October 2007

Pretty Windy

October 23rd, 2007 · 6 Comments

Whoever said wind turbines litter the landscape?
This 3-D image won first prize at the AWEA wind power conference recently in Pittsburgh.
“While making this piece, I intended to show the beauty of renewable energy sources,” said creator Aleksandar Rodic.
Nice.

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Tags: Energy

In recognition of . . .

October 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

This morning, during announcements, I learned that this week we are celebrating/recognizing:
Breast Cancer Awareness
National Bus Safety Week
Red Ribbon Week
National Chemistry Week
National Forest Products Week
I thought that wasn’t nearly enough.  So this week I will also be celebrating on a daily basis:
Today, Monday, Oct. 22: National Nut Day
Tuesday Oct. 23: National Mole Day and Tv [...]

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Tags: Humor · Teaching

Volvo’s Overseas Delivery Program Means Travel To, From, and Within Europe is (almost) ABSOLUTELY FREE!

October 20th, 2007 · 8 Comments

“A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension.”—Oliver Wendell Holmes
This summer, my family and I had the opportunity to take a trip of a lifetime. The 1st of July, we packed the whole gang, along with Lisa’s parents, into a Scandinavia Airlines 747 and traveled for three and a half [...]

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Tags: Fun Stuff · Growth · Learning · Money