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CEG Meeting Agenda — March 9, 2018

CEG Meeting Agenda –March 9, 2018 Opening –      Mary Jane Francis, Facilitator Past Events  World Affairs Council – Jeremi Suri (2/15) (Steve Ellis) 43rdDistrict Legislative Session (2/17) (Jim Sanders) Putin’s Redux – Jill Doherty’s talk at Skyline (2/19) (Judy Mayotte) ESB 6617 … Continue reading

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Sky Opera Live! Monday March 5th at 7:30 PM

Monday, March 5 at 7:30pm—SkyOpera Live Recital: Avery Amereau in the Mt. Baker Room North & South SkyOpera Live: An Evening with Avery. We are fortunate to host at SkyOpera Live, Avery Amereau, considered by the New York Times “a rarity … Continue reading

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Where was I?

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Look Up (again)

Where was I looking up? HINT:  If you pay for good seats, you miss seeing this.

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Part 3 of 5: “American Democracy and Truth on the Brink” with David Domke

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Inclusive Behavior

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On-line security fix

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“American Democracy on the Brink: Donald Trump, Technology and a Free Press” by David Domke part 2

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Sky Opera – lecture Tuesday in the MBR at 7:30 PM

A lecture will be given by Doug Provost on Tuesday, Jan 23, 7:30 PM in MBR. He is the new Director of Production at Seattle Opera. Cornelius notes, “He is excited to come and get to know us. By all … Continue reading

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The Automatic Fire Alarm Response

Here’s what we get for an Automatic Fire Alarm 4: an extension ladder, two engines, and a battalion chief. All elevators, including the 24-25-26 short one, out for a while. The usual uninformative PA announcements.

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A sign of the times to come

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In the neighborhood (remember to look up)

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Those precise cloud layers

In case you are unfamiliar with this slot view, here it is a few weeks earlier:

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Snowy trees for Christmas

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A Wish

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New 737 MAX does an unusual takeoff

Hope we never take off like this, but it’s nice to know how powerful this plane is!

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Exhibit at the Summit – honoring residents

By Nicole Brodeur in the Seattle Times: “We don’t know how good we have it with our cellphones and bike shares. Our labor laws and dating apps. Our good hips and sharp eyes. And yet, the residents of The Summit … Continue reading

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Skyline West PDF, read before hearing Wednesday 6-8pm

It’s finally on the city web site for download: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/GroupMeetings/DRProposal3028357AgendaID6647.pdf  

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The 2017 Conlon Carols

And a packed house in Mt. Baker rooms.

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Animal scrabble anyone?

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It takes a crane-for-a-day to make a crane.

My first job back in high school was as a press photographer. And so I cannot resist “That would make a good picture.”

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Just in case you didn’t notice it

Any hour of day or night, you can now tell about how tall that building south of the Frye (lower left) will be.  And estimate the view to be blocked.

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Crane erection on Terry

Here is the foundation poured to anchor the tower crane, as of Friday afternoon, as seen from the 7th floor of the Harborview office building to the south. Here is what the site looked like Saturday, mid morning. The tower … Continue reading

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The Best TV Shows and Movies New to Netflix, Amazon and More in December

From the NYT: “Every month, subscription streaming services add a new batch of movies and TV shows to their libraries. Here are the titles we think are most interesting for December, broken down by service and release date. Streaming services … Continue reading

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