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Minneapolis Metblogs @
Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 11:53 am
Depending on who you ask Minnesota either has a drinking and driving problem or the laws have gotten too strict. I’ve heard numbers cited that 1 in 8 Minnesotans (524,000 drivers) have a DWI and there are about 20,000 new first time offenders every year.
Wow.
Recently Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s has been proposing a series ...
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Los Angeles Metblogs @
Monday 8 February 2010 at 6:01 pm
City Councilman Tom LaBonge participating in cover up. Literally.
An LAPD “community alert” sent to me moments ago reads:
On February 11, 2010 the Hollywood sign will be covered up for an international campaign. The sign will be covered until further notice.
Do not be alarmed, the sign will remain in place and there will be no changes ...
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Islamabad Metblogs @
Monday 8 February 2010 at 10:22 am
I don’t claim to be much of a fan of political talk shows or shows on news channels related to politics, but one show I love to watch is Siyasiyaat. I recently came across their Facebook fan page and thought I’d share it.
“Siyasiyaat with Ejaz Haider is a news discussion, debate and analysis show.
Airs every ...
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Los Angeles Metblogs @
Monday 8 February 2010 at 9:23 am
Photographer Stephen Coleman got up into the neighborhoods below the Mullaly Flood Basin that over flowed in the early morning hours on Saturday. His images of the devastation is pretty amazing. I feel for those home owners and their recovery that lies ahead. I hope that the storms set for this week aren’t as strong ...
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San Jose Metblogs @
Sunday 7 February 2010 at 4:00 pm
Rather than sitting at home for the Super Bowl we will be at The California Billiard Club Bar and Grill in Mountain View. They have a $5 food buffet, $1. Bud Draft, and a half-time raffle.
Raffle Tickets:
$1.00 per ticket or $5.00 for Seven
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
California Billiard Club
881 E. El Camino Real, ...
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Los Angeles Metblogs @
Saturday 6 February 2010 at 11:42 am
Overnight in my corner of LA some 3 7/8″ of rain fell. The National Weather Service via The Weather Channel calls for more storms through this evening. Thunderstorms, water spouts (potentially), urban and burn zone flooding are all in store. I plan on staying in with the Tivo and video games until I absolutely have to ...
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Minneapolis Metblogs @
Friday 5 February 2010 at 12:54 pm
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There’s been plenty of talk in Minnesota this week. Most of it about bacon and eggs, some of it about beer, and occasionally someone has brought up the topic of the weather. Typically, we kill that person with kindness while secretly thinking thoughts of the Caribbean. Since it’s Superbowl ...
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Karachi Metblogs @
Friday 5 February 2010 at 8:58 am
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Karachi Metblogs @
Friday 5 February 2010 at 6:11 am
Moments back another bomb blast is reported at the emergency gate of Jinnah Hospita in Karachi. Several casualties expected . reports are still pouring in.
The blast is reported to have been heard several kilometers away .
Latest Update: Dawn News reports that the blast site to be 10 meters away from the hospitals main emergency entrance ...
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Karachi Metblogs @
Friday 5 February 2010 at 4:29 am
A bomb has exploded destroying a bus which was taking the people for the central Chehlum Procession around 10-15 minutes ago on Shahrah-e-Faisal, near FTC building – Around 50 to 65 people are reported to have been present in the bus -
Latest: A motorcycle had been reported to have hit the vehicle when the blast ...
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Los Angeles Metblogs @
Thursday 4 February 2010 at 1:54 pm
The LA Times is reporting that the LA City council has defeated Measure 56 that would have eliminated funding for the Department of Cultural Affairs. Why? Simply because the local art community raised it voice and was heard by the council.
“This is the first time the arts community was able to mobilize in such an ...
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San Jose Metblogs @
Thursday 4 February 2010 at 12:13 pm
Ann Marie Vlahovich, 83, has been missing from her home on Kingfisher Drive in San Jose. She was last seen in the “Birdland” neighborhood (Almaden Expy & Curtner Ave) January 27th. Her 95-year-old husband, Matt, thought that she had gone shopping in her 2001 Cadillac.
Anyone with any information about the disappearance is asked to contact ...
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Minneapolis Metblogs @
Thursday 4 February 2010 at 9:52 am
I love local police blotter news. Police blotter is probably my favorite section in my belove East Side Review
It can be funny at times, but mainly it’s a good way to tell if there is a rash of problems creeping into my neighborhood. I find it useful to track the assaults, stolen vehicles, and break ...
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Karachi Metblogs @
Thursday 4 February 2010 at 2:21 am
I have a FIFTY-FIFTY collection and at times i watch it and wonder if our issues have changed during 25 years. Not a single issue highlighted then saw a day of solution as we entered 2010. Even more added to bucket. Our leadership has failed miserably in every domain. They are not only incapable of ...
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San Jose Metblogs @
Monday 1 February 2010 at 7:40 pm
To boldly go where no man or woman, in San Jose, has gone before to get married – or renew their vows – The Tech Museum has an out of this world contest.
The ceremony will take place on the USS Enterprise (Starship) bridge from the original STAR TREK® series which is now part of ...
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Seattle Metblogs @
Monday 1 February 2010 at 5:56 pm
I’m reading the daily update I get from the Puget Sound Business Journal because I’m interested in why SeaTac taxi drivers are suing the Port of Seattle of Seattle (STITA claims that the Port’s awarding of a new airport contract to Yellow Cab violates state law) when I notice that the next story is entitled ...
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Los Angeles Metblogs @
Monday 1 February 2010 at 5:33 pm
Garcetti and a few of his pals on the LA City Council have put together a motion that will adversely affect the growth of the arts in LA by eliminating dedicated funding for the Department of Cultural Affairs. Specifically Motion 56 will divert the funds currently going to them from the hotel tax back ...
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Atlanta Metblogs @
Monday 1 February 2010 at 3:07 pm
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re well aware of the current healthcare debate that has taken the nation by storm. I’d like to bring it down to a local level and actually remove the insurance portion of the debate entirely.
My grandmother is currently in an unnamed local Atlanta area hospital. She appears to ...
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Orange County Metblogs @
Monday 1 February 2010 at 2:25 pm
It seems that Orange County beaches are being overrun by giant squid.
Chthulu would be proud?
Ok, maybe I just wrote this post because I couldn’t resist the title. ...
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Dublin Metblogs @
Monday 1 February 2010 at 7:59 am
There have a lot of grumbles of late, of laws and regulations that many deem frivilous and a waste of resources, whereas there are other more important issues which should be tackled but seem to have been sidelined to goodness know when. (Since I haven’t personally look into the matters discussed, I won’t cast an ...
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Austin Metblogs @
Sunday 31 January 2010 at 11:18 pm
Saturday saw the streets blocked, not by parking for Polvos, or South Congress, but for the Austin Home tour. Ok, that wasn’t A change; but it at least it was at least different from the normal clogged streets, if you live in close proximity.
Change is in the air though. Turns out that iconic Bouldin Creek ...
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Austin Metblogs @
Sunday 31 January 2010 at 9:30 am
This Chabrier operetta is seldom performed, for reasons difficult to understand. The weather was on the chilly side last night, but not a single seat was vacant after the intermission, quite unusual. I heard a man say, “I didn’t want to come to this, but it’s really, really funny!” and it is.
The laughter began ...
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Karachi Metblogs @
Sunday 31 January 2010 at 1:20 am
This time i am writing about a more important issue , one that is very disturbing. Disturbing because it is exposing us as a callous society only busy in their material objectives, unable to think as a group. But my point is not society, mine is even more a serious one. Our media which doesnt ...
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Dubai Metblogs @
Friday 29 January 2010 at 11:20 am
FROM GULF NEWS:
A Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official said they weren’t aware of the tunnel which links Downtown Burj Khalifa to Al Mafraq Road and bypasses heavy Dubai Mall traffic congestion on Financial Centre Road (formerly Doha Road).
“We may have announced this already, but I’m not aware of it,” said the official. “It sounds ...
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Orange County Metblogs @
Thursday 28 January 2010 at 10:59 am
The ZOMG is actually more in reference to the giddiness I would feel at being able to hop on a train/monorail/whatever the hell they come up with and be in SF in something under three hours.
2.5 billion sounds impressive until you hear the figure the entire project is supposed to cost, which is somewhere in ...
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