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Three Woolf Moon Shirt

odinsdream — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:16:32 -0800

Three Frames

stavrosthewonderchicken — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:57:54 -0800

Three frames. And then three frames again. And repeat. See also by presumably the same person or persons: keggers of yore and aloha friday, which are completely different, but also very much fun.

What to do with cities like Flint?

billysumday — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:40:07 -0800

Politicians and citizens alike are struggling with the decision to bail out the under-performing American automakers. But what will happen to the cities and towns of the Midwest if the automakers fail? Flint, Michigan provides an interesting template. In the 1960s and 70s, Flint had a population of 200,000 and was home to some 80,000 autoworkers. Today, after many plant closures, relocations, and worker buyouts, only 8,000 autoworkers remain. So, what are we to do with cities like Flint? There have been lots of ideas, like demolishing dilapidated houses, renovating brownfield sites like Chevy-in-the-Hole [pdf], downtown business renovation, and increasing community participation by giving ownership of vacant lots to local homeowners. Some progress has been made through the efforts of the Genesee County Land Bank, an organization that, "provides six services: demolition, foreclosure prevention, rental management, housing renovation, property maintenance and a side lot program, through which empty lots are sold to adjacent homeowners. It also has developed a Web site to provide quick access to real estate listings and maps, and to allow visitors to communicate with staff through e-mail." However, not everybody likes what the Land Bank is doing in Flint, including its mayor, who threatened to sue the organization for, "driving the price of real estate down dramatically. They're creating places for rats and prostitutes." The central question for those interested in the future of Flint seems to be best posed by the authors of the Chevy-in-the-Hole proposal: should developers try to renovate old buildings and build new ones in order to attract new residents and business? Or should developers realize that the people aren't coming back, and in turn tear down abandoned commercial spaces and houses, rid the ground of pollutants, and turn brown sites into greenspace and municipal/state parks, thereby creating a less dense but more appealing city in which to live? Reimagining Chevy-in-the-Hole blog and more proposals [pdf] for renovating the Flint River District.

L’shloshet yamin: “In three days you will know that evil will be defeated by justice”

orthogonality — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:27:44 -0800

Gabriel’s Revelation: “This should shake our basic view of Christianity... His mission is that he has to be put to death by the Romans to suffer so his blood will be the sign for redemption to come... This is the conscious view of Jesus himself. This gives the Last Supper an absolutely different meaning.”

Spyders, Spyders EVERYWHERE

Vamier — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:55:04 -0800

There's a new motorcyle-like thingie called a Spyder... However, it's got three wheels, and looks WAY hot. Oh, did I mention that two of the wheels are in front? Here's the manufacturer's website (warning: some flash stuffs). I want one.

Oh, a wise guy! Curly Howard born 100 years ago

planetkyoto — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 03:03:28 -0800

Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. American comedy legend Jerome Horwitz, a.k.a. Curly Howard(sound) of The Three Stooges, was born 100 years ago today. All right, you knuckeheads, spread out.

3

brettski — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 06:09:06 -0800

3 launches the first 3G mobile phone network - but was it worth the wait?

rodii — Wed, 05 Dec 2001 06:47:19 -0800

Testing, 1 2 3. Madness or obsession? The Book of Threes collects things that come in threes. And it's not the only one. What does this stem from?

fullerine — Sun, 21 Jan 2001 05:11:14 -0800

The Three Fingered Salute I was going to post to ask if anyone knew what this was. I did some digging and it is said to be a sign of serb solidarity (different fingers), something meaning "read between the lines" and Geroge's way of saying 'W'. OH, and the scouts too. What is it really?