could OlyBlog also?

from The Olympian online:

The Olympian's art page showcases artwork from students across all grades and schools in the districts we cover. Look for the weekly feature each Friday on the education page.

Could OlyBlog support local art in a similar manner?

OlyBlog Local Art?

-any thoughts?

PS: when I clipped TEXT from The Olympian Online from this URL:

http://www.theolympian.com/120/story/352849.html

fun code stuff

I got this hidden stuff:

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Any ideas out there in the blog-o-sphere?

How does one exterminate a meme?

I'm thinking "labels" and "stereotypes" here...

...but I'm open; any thoughts?

I posted this as a comment on another thread, but I wanted to make sure more of you saw it.

We are often reminded of how fine our country is based on how many people want to come here vs. how many want to leave. By this metric (net migration per 1,000 population) the USA is the 31st most attractive country, just slightly better than the West Bank.

Country and Net Migration (total immigration - total emmigration) per 1,000

1. Liberia 26.9
2. UAE 26.0
3. Cayman Islands 17.3
4. Kuwait 16.1
5. Qatar 13.1
6. San Marina 10.6
7. Aruba 10.0
8. Turks and Caicos Islands 10.0
9. Bosnia 9.7
10. British V.I. 8.8
11. Luxembourg 8.6
12. Singapore 8.0
13. Monaco 7.7
14. Northern Mariana 7.6
15. Burundi 7.1
16. Andorra 6.4
17. Jordan 6.1
18. Canada 5.8
19. Botswana 5.5
20. Isle of Man 5.3
21. Anguilla 5.1
22. Ireland 4.8
23. Liechtenstein 4.7
24. Hong Kong 4.7
25. Macau 4.4
26. Guernsey 3.8
27. Australia 3.8
28. New Zeland 3.4
29. Mayotte 3.4
30. Portugal 3.3
31. USA 3.1
32. French Pol. 2.8
33. Brunei 2.8
34. Jersey 2.7
35. West Bank 2.7

Source: CIA Fact Book

Briana Waters' trial begins on Monday, February 11, 2008. Please be at the court at 9am. Dress and act respectful of the court. 1717 Pacific Ave, Tacoma. Judge Burgess starts on time.

The trial is expected to go for a month, Monday thru Friday 9am -4pm.

Briana Waters asks that there be NO rally or signs outside or inside of the courtroom. Our presence will be the support she needs. Please come dressed and leave the wacky at home. Anyone concerned with civil liberties should pay attention to this case.

Briana Waters has been indicted in the arson at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture, specifically for the alleged role as a lookout. Ms. Waters maintains her innocence and pleads not guilty. Briana Waters is facing a mandatory minimum of 35 years.

The case is built on the word of two informants, Jen Kolar and Lacey Phillabaum. Although, Ms. Waters attorneys, Robert Bloom and Neil Fox, filed a motion that the government concealed important information and created a fraudulent FBI report. The Judge Burgess has denied the motion in January. The Judge Burgess closed the pretrial, which is our fundamental right to an open and clear process in public court.

Now is the time that we must show up in the court room to support the transparency of our judicial system. It is more than our civil liberties at stake in this precedent setting case. We have seen more and more of our civil rights taken away and it is important for us to stand and bear witness to this trial.

Carpools are encouraged from Seattle.

Olympia Carpools leave daily from the Grocery Outlet Westside parking lot at 7:30 AM.

More information:
Support Briana Website
Olympia Civil Liberties Resource

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Edible Forest Garden Work Party Continuation.

This coming Sunday the 17th of February from 1 - 3:30pm, come and join us at the Olympia Waldorf School (8126 Normandy St SE) for a hands on work party to learn to transform a lawn into an Edible Forest Garden. We will learn how to Sheet Mulch using cardboard and wood chips, as well planting edible trees and shrubs such as Persimmon, Fig, huckleberry, and kiwi.

Some work has already been done on this site so we will be able to see some before and after. If you would like to learn more about Edible Forest Gardening, please visit www.terracommons.us or call Michael Kelly at (360) 866-1331. Please Call or email if you are planning on attending.

Donations of brown cardboard (big sheets are best) and wood chips (no cedar) would be greatly appreciated, please call if there are any questions.

It being election season and we having our war on, Waterboarding's legality is floating the airwaves as something that differentiates a conservative from a non-conservative. As this is an issue with both clear and fuzzy ramifications I elect that prior to deciding it should be a legal "interrogation technique" the entire voting population of America undergo Waterboarding torture while being interrogated (answers for which one is legally liable despite the outrageousness of any given accusation).