Government spending increases by presidential administration

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:34:51 GMT

http://www.heritage.org/Research/features/budgetchartbook/fed-rev-spend-2008-boc-C2-Government-Spending-Grew-Faster.html

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New books in print, neighbor and relative edition

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:49:21 GMT

The New Solar Electric Home, 3rd Edition
(Published by my neighbor, Christina Bych)
200809022342
http://solarelectricbooks.com/

The Source for Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders
(Written by my mom)
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http://www.linguisystems.com/itemdetail.php?id=998

w00t! w00t!

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I hope someone is filling her in...

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:24:02 GMT

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7589412.stm

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Watch the Road (by Max)

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:26:24 GMT

We had a small incident in the parking lot of the John Knox Center before we left. 

Cornelia, you should be more careful about who you lend your scooter to!

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Global Program pix

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:42:36 GMT

Just a few photos from the Technology in Education Global Program 2008 residency....

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Working in the classroom at the John Knox Center.

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With Cissa Wa Numbe, from the United Nations Association of the Congo

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Project team presenting to DevInfo directors

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Meeting with students from the International School of Geneva

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Excursion to Grottes de Vallorbe

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Our neighbors.

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"In the field."

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Rainbow over the John Knox Center, on Aug. 1

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Greece

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:32:58 GMT

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The view from Ionna, Theodore, and Areti's apartment in Thesaloniki.

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Thessaloniki

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Areti

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An ancient archway in the center of Thessaloniki

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Roman ruins in the center of Thessaloniki

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The archeological museum has so many ancient columns and stones, they store them in a heap outside the building.

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Theodore and Ollie on the bus in Thessaloniki.

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Ioanna and Areti eating lunch in Afytos, Halkidiki

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Near Kalogria Beach, Halkidiki

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Boat tour along the coast of the Mt. Athos peninsula, which is dotted with huge monasteries.

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Near Porto Koufo, Halkidiki

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Parthenonas, Halkidiki

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On Mt. Olympus

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Today's excitement

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:43:52 GMT

We were about to head out to Max's guitar lesson, when this happened:

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It took out our lamppost and some flowers, and tore the electric line and meter from the wall, but otherwise it was a very polite dying tree: it missed the car by inches, and astoundingly, we didn't even lose power....  Wow!

UPDATE: It turns out there was, in fact, one family that lost their home in the fall:

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LobsterFest and Pig Roast

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:35:26 GMT

Our backyard was the site for "Lobstock" this Saturday, featuring 94 live lobsters and a 95-pound pig.

The day began at 6:00am with the lighting of charcoal and preparing the pig.
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By our calculations, the pig rotated about 7,000 times before it was done.
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Doug spent most of the day piggy-sitting.  Chris and John put in quality time, too.
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The lobsters arrived via FedEx at around 11:30am, in three boxes.  The larger boxes weighed 80lbs each.  We put them under the tent to keep cool.
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The grand opening of the lobsters, a bit before 1:00:

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We had four propane-driven caldrons going for the lobsters.
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The first seating:
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Max made a series of signs....
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Lobsters make good pets, for a minute, anyway:
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The pig came off the spit at around 4:00.
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Things really got hopping around 6:00....
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Sanna made her dad some "Pig Bling," which he wore proudly.
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A real treat was music from a band called The Bearded Ladies.  Billy (right) lives across the street.
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One very long, happy day....  Thanks to everyone -- it was a true village effort!
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Web-dev meets AIC

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Thu, 29 May 2008 13:18:48 GMT

New York Times, May 29, 2008.  "The wall that separates G.ho.st's Palestinian office in Ramallah from its office in the central Israeli town of Modiin."

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Cactus

Posted by: Jeff Kupperman Tue, 13 May 2008 00:51:55 GMT

Continuing the Max Art Marathon, his latest musical composition, entitled "Cactus."

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