Monthly Archives: April 2022

Meet the 1,300 librarians racing to back up Ukraine’s digital archives

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. By Pranshu Verma in the Washington Post A public library damaged by shelling in Chernihiv, Ukraine. (Olga Korotkova/AP) In early March, two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Carrie Pirmann stumbled upon a website dedicated to Ivan … Continue reading →

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Touring America

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Paul T.

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Northwest Coast Art – fraud and theft

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ed M.

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707 Terry Towers now “Museum House”

Posted on April 8, 2022 by William Calvin

SEATTLE | Museum House (707 Terry Ave) | Two towers | 32 Stories | 330 ft | 100 m | Page 21 | SkyscraperCity Forum has many good photos and blog comments.

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Tchaikovsky’s house destroyed by Russian army in north-east Ukraine

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ann M. so alerting us. So sad. Click here for the story.

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A message from the Ukraine Library

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Past, present and future

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C.

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Patient booster scheduling for UW Medicine

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Al MacR. To schedule your second booster, please call 844.520.8700. Appointments are available at UW Medical Center – Montlake, UW Medical Center – Northwest, Harborview Medical Center, Valley Medical Center, and UW Medicine primary care clinics. We also … Continue reading →

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First Hill Mega-Project: St. James Cathedral Makes Deal with “Visionary” Developer

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M. for finding this article. The neighborhood is facing yet another very large building! 🙁 Westbank will purchase the building which contains St. James’ pastoral outreach center at 907 Columbia as well as the archdiocesan chancery around … Continue reading →

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Instead of a Wall, a Binational Park To Be Built on Border of Texas & Mexico

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. – from the Goodnewsletter Only two years ago, the border town of Laredo, Texas, was bracing itself for the construction of the towering steel and concrete border wall that threatened to cut off the city, its … Continue reading →

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Scientists support the benefit of a second booster for COVID-19

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ed M. Ed note: Second booster shots are now available in many pharmacies. Most recommend calling or going on their web site to make an appointment.

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2022 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKERS

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Tobacco Road Prepares for Basketball Nirvana — or Apocalypse

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Jim deMaine

There are rivalries, then rivalries. This is one of the best in basketball. Read the commentary in the NYT here. Thanks to Mike C.

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Recent UW Symposium on COVID

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Jim deMaine

COVID Symposium XXVI Airborne Transmission in Indoor Spaces – Krystal Pollitt, PhD, Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health The Pulmonary Side of Long COVID – Molly Billings, MD, PCCSM, HMC Changes in Smoking Prevalence During COVID-10 – Adam Gaffney, MD, … Continue reading →

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