Posted by on under globe and mail, random town, cnn, dalai lama, hand shake, dease, going to war, shake hands, caa, accordi, ins, first choice, canadians, allies, neighbor, flu, cy, logic, deer, poll | 
They say going to war without Canada is like going deer hunting without an accordion (ok, they actually
say that about the French, but whatever). And we've had repeated run-ins with our frozen neighbor to the north in the past (see
here,
here,
here). So you'd think the Canadians wouldn't be our first choice of allies in our war against the hand shake.). But they also say the enemy of your enemy is your friend. And so, by that crazy logic, I am now friends with Canada. Or at least, one in three Canadians. Because they've joined us,
CNN, the Dalai Lama, the Obamas, the
Boston Globe and some random
town in Germany in our fight against the
dreaded, disease spreading hand shake. From
The Globe And Mail, which writes that one in three Canadians won't shake hands due to flu concerns:
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Posted by blogs@bobvila.com (Ben) on under new years day, winter lake, hockey rink, housemate, neighbor, pd, new year, few days, job |
To make it through the winter on Lake Champlain, one has to find a use for the lake. On a now-frozen Malletts Bay, that means two things: ice fishing and hockey. With the outline of a small rink shoveled out a few days before the New Year and a plan to enlist some friends to finish the job, my housemate and I rose on New Years Day to find that the neighbor two houses down was trying to one-up us. And he was succeeding. Not only was his "pond hockey" rink bigger, he had ...
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Posted by on under boing boing, task force member, van zyl, electrosensitive, dorny, data radio, radio tower, packet data, comms, ailments, tinnitus, photostream, health problems, six weeks, nausea, rash, headaches, santa fe, neighbor, email |
A group of South African "electrosensitive" activists had been tormented by their local packet-data radio tower, with terrible symptoms that only subsided when they left the area. They're suing. Only one problem: during a six week period while they were experiencing their symptoms, the tower was switched off, but the symptoms persisted. So, either the symptoms are psychosomatic, or these people are "allergic" to very tall pieces of inert metal. Of course, they're still suing. In an email one Craigavon Task Force member, Tracey-Lee Dorny, describes the affected community's symptoms: "several rash cases were presented in person and by photos from people who could not attend [a meeting with iBurst]. Headaches, nausea, tinnitus, dry burning itchy skins, gastric imbalances and totally disrupted sleep patterns, especially with some of the children, were some of the issues presented by the residents." Dorny told The Star that she and her son are spending alternate nights at her mother's house to get some relief. "When I'm off the property, the symptoms subside," she said... At the meeting Van Zyl agreed to turn off the tower with immediate effect to assess whether the health problems described by some of the residents subsided. What Craigavon residents were unaware of is that the tower had already been switched off in early October - six weeks before the November meeting where residents confirmed the continued ailments they experienced. Massive revelation in iBurst tower battle (via /.) (Image: Radio Towers, a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike image from maliciousmonkey's photostream) Previously:Santa Fe man sues neighbor for using WiFi Boing Boing...
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Posted by on under peek a video, slingers, ipad, creative side, iphone, acti, prs, ik multimedia, axe, amps, masterpiece, software hardware, cabinets, tandem, neighbor, alg, mom, nbsp |
Oh sure, we've seen
something similar from PRS, but the reviews on the
Guitarbud were -- how do you say? -- less than stellar. For those looking high and low for a decent alternative, IK Multimedia has outed the equally seductive AmpliTube iRig, a software / hardware tandem that enables axe slingers to jack their guitar or bass into an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and tweak their sound with a variety of amps and effects (up to 10 stomps, 5 amps, 5 cabinets and 2 microphones). The dongle also has a headphone jack for keeping your wailing to yourself (read: it's mom and neighbor approved), and if you're sporting a jailbroken device, you could also record your newest masterpiece while this hums along in the background. It's a beautiful thought, no? It's up for pre-order right now at $39.99, and you can peek a video of the solution in action just after the break.
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Posted by on under contractor referral service, neighbor, shapes, ace |
…And remodel their homes the right way
I’ve heard it in all shapes and forms from our homeowners. “I regret ever using the phone book to find a contractor. Anyone can place an ad there.” Or even worse, “My neighbor’s contractor buddy turned out to be a huge mistake, had no idea what [...]
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