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Up Late in Ballard - He Was Unable to Stand Up Straight for More than a Few Seconds
Seeded on Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:29 PM EDT (The Stranger)
The first thing I noticed about G.I.B. (this was how he identified himself, and he wouldn't tell us what the letters stood for) was that he was drunk—slurred-speech, unable-to-stand-up-straight-for-more-than-a-few-seconds drunk.
FOX Business Unveils the FOX 50
Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:44 PM EDT (foxbusiness.com)
That's why we at FOX Business decided to cobble together the FOX 50 (FOX50), an index of the largest U.S. companies that make the products you know and use every day. Think of it as the stock index of your life.
'Novel' idea beats speeding ticket
Seeded on Wed Oct 3, 2007 8:33 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Carl Hu is one of those unusual people who contested a speeding ticket and won -- and not for the reasons you might guess.
Sony BMG Exec: Ripping a Single Song is Theft
Seeded on Tue Oct 2, 2007 7:05 PM EDT (Wired News)
Then Gabriel asked Pariser if it was okay if a consumer makes just one copy of a track they've legally purchased. She said no -- that's "a nice way of saying, 'steals just one copy.'"
Found alive after 8 days - Police find Maple Valley driver by tracking cell phone
Seeded on Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:24 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Pinned inside a crushed SUV for eight days, her car obscured by trees near the bottom of a hillside, a missing Maple Valley woman was found alive Thursday.
Disney to End U.S.-Based MVNO Operations
Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:14 PM EDT (Business Wire)
"It's been clear since we launched the MVNO that we were offering something both unique and useful for families that wanted to provide their kids with a mobile phone with suitable content and features while retaining a measure of control on how and when it would be used," s …
Rumor: Disney Mobile to cease operations
Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:02 PM EDT (paidContent.org)
Later this morning, sources close to the situation tell mocoNews.net, the Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Company will announce that it is closing its second MVNO in as many years rather than continue to invest in the expensive service.
'Extreme Makeover' will reward Kirkland woman's tenacity
Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:24 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The Highlands Park neighborhood of north Kirkland will be the focus of some highly intensive gawking for the next few weeks. There'll even be tour buses lined up to shuttle the curious. The long reason is far from simple. Here is the short part:
1960 Huskies recognized as champs, at last
Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:49 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
It's the kind of self-deprecating joke commonly told when former athletes gather to revel in past glory. "The older we get, the better we...
Does "Grey's Anatomy" capture Seattle's essence?
Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:44 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Dear Shonda Rhimes: Lucky for us, you had a friend who moved here, gave you a reason to visit. Otherwise, you might not have discovered...
Man found slain in booby-trapped King County house
Seeded on Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:12 AM EDT (komotv.com)
COVINGTON, Wash. -- Sheriff's deputies have surrounded a house southeast of here where they say a man was killed and a woman injured in a booby-trapped house. And a man who may be responsible has turned himself in to Seattle police.
Developing: Guns, Drugs & Bombs at Homicide in Booby-Trapped Home near Seattle
Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:05 AM EDT
Just got off the phone with a newsroom source who had this to say: They are getting reports of a booby-trapped drug house with a dead man inside. Gunshots fired in the area. A man reportedly just turned himself in at the police station claiming he killed (multiple?) people.
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How to enter the US via Canada in 20 seconds: Badmouth Canadian Beers
Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:41 PM EDT
I went to Vancouver, BC for the first time this weekend. Having lived in Seattle for over 17 years, this is pretty odd, however my college years were spent in upstate NY so I had no need to do a 19-run.
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Information Architects Web Trend Map 2007 v2.0
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:54 PM EDT (Information Architects)
Information Architects released their Web Trend map which shows Newsvine at the very top. Newsvine is listed as the junction between Design and Social News. They have a "changing" outlook.
Four Supporters show up for Fred Thompson rally in Utah
Seeded on Fri Sep 7, 2007 2:44 PM EDT (Salt Lake Tribune)
A handful of Utah "Fredheads" - political activists supporting the late entry of Republican Fred Thompson into the presidential sweepstakes - gathered Thursday in Salt Lake City to kick off their campaign for the oldest fresh face in the race.
Boom of condo crash loudest in Miami
Seeded on Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:06 AM EDT (The Orlando Sentinel)
MIAMI - The champagne-popping days are over for Natalie and David Luongo, who banked enough money flipping a South Florida condo three years ago to stage a $100,000 wedding.
Whoops! Hottest Years Were in 1930s
Seeded on Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:34 PM EDT (ABC News)
Was 1998 the hottest year in United States history, as most reporting on climate change has presumed? Or was that record set back in 1934 before "global warming" became a scary household phrase?
Newsvine named #4 Web 2.0 Seattle Startup
Seeded on Fri Aug 3, 2007 12:42 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Web 2.0, Seattle-style Marcelo Calbucci, a former Microsoftie who started blogging-tool company Sampa.com, is keeping a nifty list of Seattle-area Web startups at his Seattle 2.0 blog.
After Bush's victory, liberals shouted "Voter fraud!" Why have they changed their tune?
Seeded on Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:20 PM EDT (OpinionJournal.com)
John Fund explores the US Attorney firings and voter fraud. When Republicans win elections, liberals are quick to cry fraud. But when actual fraud is found, they are just as quick to deny it, if Democrats are the ones who benefit.
Fred Thompson Raises Only $3M in June - Backers Worried of a Flop
Seeded on Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:54 PM EDT (Politico)
Fred Thompson plans to announce Tuesday that his committee to test the waters for a Republican presidential campaign raised slightly more than $3 million in June, substantially less than some backers had hoped, according to Republican sources.
Gamblers threatened with prosecution for playing faulty slot
Seeded on Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:41 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Prosecutors are considering criminal charges against casino gamblers who won big on a slot machine that had been installed with faulty software.
New Undetectable Weapon Could Slip By Security At Airports This Summer
Seeded on Tue Jul 3, 2007 2:11 PM EDT (ABC News Blogs)
As security is increased at airports across the country this holiday, a new potentially lethal weapon that does not set off metal detectors could also slip by security screeners because of their clear see-through design.
Blockbuster to go with Blu-Ray over HD-DVD
Seeded on Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:05 PM EDT (El Paso Times)
Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format.
High price for a load of hot air - The money behind Global Warming
Seeded on Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:39 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
In one of the more expensive ironies of history, the expenditure of more than $US50 billion ($60 billion) on research into global warming since 1990 has failed to demonstrate any human-caused climate trend, let alone a dangerous one.
Tabloid Love: JonBenet's father and Natalee Holloway's mother are dating
Seeded on Tue Jun 5, 2007 1:38 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)
In a match seemingly made in tabloid heaven, the father of murdered child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey and the mother of missing-in-Aruba teen Natalee Holloway are dating, FOX News has confirmed.
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