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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Brittany Kaiser’s work with Cambridge Analytica helped elect Donald Trump. She’s hoping the world will forgive her.
Ed note: Check out “The Great Hack” on Netflix for the documentary. Thanks to Mike C for finding this Washington Post Article. Brittany Kaiser first emerged in last year’s Cambridge Analytica scandal as a seemingly nefarious figure, an insider steeped … Continue reading
Manet’s Last Years: A Radical Embrace of Beauty
From the NYT: CHICAGO — I wonder how often he thought back on it: the outrage, the reproaches, the shame, the folly. In 1865, two years after they rejected his “Déjeuner sur l’herbe,” the gatekeepers of the Paris Salon accepted two … Continue reading
Putting Health back into healthcare – Skyline Presentation
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Dax on the right to self-determination
From the NYT: Dax Cowart and his father, Ray, were ready to drive home on July 25, 1973, after inspecting some land that Ray had hoped to buy in East Texas, but their car would not start. Dax tried the … Continue reading
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An addition to our fitness routine?
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Remembering Tom Gibbs, a Titan of Seattle Infrastructure
By Doug Macdonald published in Post Alley Ed note: A good friend and colleague of Tom’s has written more of his story and sent this along to Skyline. What a marvelous legacy he has left. Do we all understand that … Continue reading
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901 Madison – early design for yet another
Thanks to Sue Van L for alerting us.
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The Library of Congress Needs Your Help Transcribing Suffragist Papers
Thanks to Pam P for sending this in! n 1922, the American suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt traveled to Italy to help prepare for the upcoming Congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Rome. Back home, Catt was a towering figure of the … Continue reading
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Blue Angels are in town – here’s the schedule
The Navy’s flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, are in town! Get up to the 26th floor to watch them perform. Thanks to Navy pilot Doug C for sending this in: Thursday: 11:00 to 12:00 the four planes in the … Continue reading
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The Creepy Anglerfish Comes to Light. (Just Don’t Get Too Close.)
Few wonders of the sunless depths appear quite so ghoulish or improbable as anglerfish, creatures that dangle bioluminescent lures in front of needlelike teeth. They are fish that fish. Typically, the rod of flesh extending from the forehead glows at the … Continue reading
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Art Engagement for Adults Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners
2 – 3:30 PM on Tuesday, August 6 and Wednesday, August 28 Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Avenue, Seattle Each month, specially trained museum educators and gallery guides lead discussion-based tours highlighting works of art in the Frye galleries. Conversation … Continue reading
Hedge Fund Legend Ray Dalio On The Economy
Ed note: Ray Dalio talks about the wealth and opportunity gap that he considers a major problem in our country. He compares the rise of populism to the 1930’s. Conflict is predicted unless conditions improve. From Wikipedia: Raymond Dalio (born August … Continue reading
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Thoughts on living to 100
Thanks to Gordon G for finding this
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Obituary of a Seattle icon
From the Seattle Times: Anybody who swims, paddles or water-skis in Lake Washington this summer might spare a thought for Charles V. “Tom” Gibbs, the King County Metro engineer whose projects in the 1960s ended the constant flow of raw … Continue reading
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Technology is transforming the 2020 Olympics in Tokoyo
Thanks to Gordon G for finding this!
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Chaser – man and woman’s smartest friend
Chaser, often described as “the world’s smartest dog,” made headlines worldwide for being able to identify objects by their names. Thanks to Al MacR for sending this in. By Derrick Bryson Taylor July 27, 2019 Many owners struggle to teach their … Continue reading
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National Talk in an Elevator Day!
Thanks to Lorraine Woods for this note. It seems to me that the elevator talk a Skyline is a real plus in socialization. Are we a national model? It’s National Talk in an Elevator Day. Why do you need to know … Continue reading
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What is Celibacy?
Celibacy can be a choice in life, or a condition imposed by circumstances. While attending a Marriage Weekend, Frank and his wife Ann listened to the instructor declare, “It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are … Continue reading
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And the next Governor will be …..
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Come learn about sleep! Thursday 11AM in the MBR – Dr. Brandon Peters-Mathews
Ed Note: Dr. Peters-Mathews has been invited back by popular demand. He is an expert in all areas of sleep disorders from sleep apnea to insomnia. From the National Sleep Foundation: We tend to think of sleep as a time … Continue reading
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Judy Woodruff interviews George Will about his new book, “The Conservative Sensibility” – and why he left the Republican Party
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