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Day 57 BP’s “Nightmare” Well

June 15, 2010

Wired | BP’s ‘Nightmare’ Well: Internal Documents Uncover Negligence In addition to BP’s decision not to use a liner, the committee’s letter describes four other examples of risky negligence. Five big corners were cut. But, “accidents happen,” right? They weren’t kidding about the MC252 well being a nightmare. The ship that was collecting oil via [...]

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Rolled

June 9, 2010

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Ohio News You Can Use

June 3, 2010

Sandusky Register | Crapshoot results in stinky day for bomb squad Officers found a fizzing homemade bomb planted in a portable toilet near a construction site at Turtle Bay and decided the safest way to detonate it was to shoot at it. After five shots with a .22 caliber rifle, the bomb exploded, spraying the [...]

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Splitting Up With Google Maps

October 27, 2009

In the last six months, Google Maps has four times placed me in the wrong spot in this little Ohio town.  Also, their maps are not updated on a timely basis even after numerous requests from MAPPING companies, including the one where I work. The last straw is this:  Run a Google Maps search on [...]

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Accomplishments Of Note

October 9, 2009

Ok, even if I don’t know how to do (see previous post), I’ll start with what I done did. Work: Submitted a 30-minute speaking proposal to the Where 2.0 2010 conference.  I’ll leave worrying about the slide deck and what I’m going to wear until after it’s accepted. Movies: After not having watched a feature [...]

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Whad’Ya Know? At College Of Wooster

September 22, 2009

This is going to be quick.  I just got back from New Mexico and Columbus and am running out of time before D and I leave for Germany next weekend.  My main woman Julie (from Wisconsin) and I (from Wisconsin) got a chance to see Michael Feldman (from Wisconsin) conduct a live recording of his [...]

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Testing New Theme

August 16, 2009

VatulBlog’s latest incarnation is brought to you by Ocular Professor, “a photoblogging theme that features large images, gallery support, and threaded comments for WordPress 2.7 [and up].”  Hope this is a better way to link the photographs at my Flickr gallery to this blog, make the blog more visually appealing and, given all the travel I’ve [...]

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Ohio Summer

August 16, 2009

So soothing to sit and watch this for a while. Tweet

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Ohio May Get A Desi Lt. Governor

August 12, 2009

Ohio Daily | Strickland Considering Goyal, Szollosi For Lt. Governor Jay Goyal, state representative from Mansfield, i.e. a stone’s throw from my house. And not just any old state rep.  Goyal is first Asian-American elected to the Ohio Legislature, majority whip and VP of Goyal Industries, which specializes in metal fabrication. So, why is this [...]

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Ohio Is A Piano

August 7, 2009

I live in Ohio. I want a piano.  Ohio is a piano. I can play Ohio. Lost? See below. “88 counties in Ohio. 88 keys on a piano. A musical map ensues.” Play the Cleveland to Cincinnati route to hear the new Maitri-Loki incidental music. Very Tom Waits noir, don’t you think? Tweet

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