So Johan Petro is no longer a Thundercat. If you didn’t already know, the Guadalupanian is now a member of the Nuggets, dealt yesterday in exchange for Chucky Atkins (draft picks, cash considerations, t-shirts, and an English muffin were also exchanged).Two thoughts crossed my mind on hearing the news of Petro’s trade:Thought #1) Johan Petro’s teams, in his long and storied career as the French version of Caldwell Jones, have posted a won-loss record of ...

tags: johan petro, chucky atkins, mock turtlenecks, nick collison, foot jumper, karl johan, moses malone, english muffin, third baseman, nba history, northwest division, player coach, storied career, george karl, playmakers, two thoughts, thundercat, national television, french version, batting average

Danville, CA January 5, 2009 Tony LaRussa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) saves the lives of dogs and cats that have run out of time at public shelters. Created in Contra Costa County in 1991, ARF not only aids abandoned and homeless animals, but it also promotes the concept that strengthening the bonds between humans and animals can greatly enhance people's lives. ARF strives to create a world where every loving dog and cat has a ...

tags: animal rescue foundation, animal rescue foundation arf, tony larussa, dogs and cats, public shelters, homeless animals, danville ca, contra costa county, bonds, aids

Motorola is going literally and figuratively green at this year’s CES with their Moto W233 Renew. Its housing is made out of recycled water bottles. Other features include a 1.6-inch display, SMS and MMS messaging, a WAP browser, USB connectivity, and GSM. It also has about 9 hours of talk time, 18 days of standby and has an optional 2GB removable memory. At a size of 45 x 110.97 x 14.7mm and a weight of ...

tags: motorola, moto

You know that SoundRoots likes us some strange cover songs. Among the strangest have to be Central Asian versions of classic rock songs. I'm not sure if there's a cover-song arms race going on between Tuva and Siberia, but not long after the former's latest salvo (Yat-Kha's Re-Covers), I recently discovered a new entry from the latter from the group Bugotak. Their newest album Coverlar (which means, unsurprisingly, "covers") fires right back with some great ...

tags: mission impossible theme, uriah heep, classic rock songs, arctic fox, house of the rising sun, s song, altai, queensryche, cover songs, tuva, rock and pop, kha, pop songs, mission impossible, gypsy, metallica, siberia, fires, nirvana, beatles

FELLINI FINITO: Tonight's the last night of SIFF's presentation of Federico Fellini's Amarcord. Truth be told, this particular Seattlester has never really liked Fellini's films, but we were blown away by his cinematic homage to the small town Italy of his youth. The film marked Fellini's transition from par-for-the-course post-war neo-realist to the surrealist auteur that changed film forever, and Amarcord remains his masterpiece. 7:30 p.m. // 321 Mercer St. // $10 MUSICAL: Off-Broadway musical ...

tags: lyricist david, music in the 50s, federico fellini, mercer st, industrial spaces, nexit, broadway musical, hartt, amarcord, pacific northwest, active life, american century, outposts, 5th ave, n6, local artists, n7, black music, emp, embodiment

To say that 14/48--the theater festival created entirely in the space of a weekend--is to the stage what blogging is to the written word would be more than a little insulting to 14/48, but the comparison does hold some water: in each ideas go, in the blink of an eye, from conception to the screen/stage where they fail or touch hearts without the benefit of a final (or second) draft. Local playwright Paul ...

tags: paul mullin, fire trial, blink of an eye, audience members, new plays, epochs, playwrights, pretensions, n14, original works, crucible, live performance, kno, playwright, floods, good stuff, all sorts, actors, musicians, designers

It's been a long time since our last LexBlog Q&A, but we're excited to get this series up and running again, bringing you interviews with some of the legal blogging community's brightest stars and names to watch. Today's interview is with Patrick Burk, an attorney/partner with Brick Gentry P.C. in West Des Moines, Iowa. Pat blogs at Iowa Dirt Lawyer about Iowa real estate law. Though new to blogging, he's taken to it quickly and with ...

tags: patrick burk, dirt, lawyer

SanDisk is also at CES, this time with the Sansa slotRadio Player with FM tuner.The portable aluminum digital system with 1.5-inch OLED screen is available with slotMusic memory cards that are preloaded with tunes. One of them is included with 1,000 classics from Billboard charts including rock, country, contemporary and more which are arranged according to genre. The plug-and-play slotRadio will be available at Radio Shack and other retailers and online at slotRadio. The player ...

tags: sandisk sansa, billboard charts, oled screen, radio shack, memory cards, fm tuner, plug and play, sandisk, msrp, aluminum, tunes, ces, genre

Entrepreneur Couple Hosts Live Internet Shopping Show January 8, 2009 - Indie Business Media, LLC today announced the launch of Indie Shopping TV, an interactive online “chat and shop” service. Indie Shopping provides shoppers with an exciting new way to chat with their friends as they browse and buy unique products, many of them handmade by the nation’s smallest business owners.“Indie Shopping provides greater access to the artisan and handmade products people love,” said Donna ...

tags: shopping show, donna maria, shopping tv, initial trials, favorable results, handmade products, business media, unique products, shopping service, artisan, launch, co founder, coles, business owners, internet shopping, entrepreneur, shoppers, ceo, convenience, hosts

"My Umbrella" by AaronBrethorst. West Seattle Blog was at the Seattle Public Schools board meeting last night to hear the discussion on final recommendations for school closures. She posts running updates from the conversation and links to the Save Seattle Schools blog, which was also posting to-the-minute commentary.Burien's B-Town Blog has also been busy going to city meetings. Gina Bourdage has detailed notes from a recent City of Burien open house ...

tags: north highline, label mates, minute commentary, seattle schools, seattle public schools, neighborhood news, city meetings, nwest, school closures, gay bars, common market, annexation, capitol hill, riff, board meeting, open house, umbrella, coffee

Mother Earth is sure pissy this week! Part of Rainier Avenue (the 9700 block) is covered in dirt after all the rain caused a landslide in the wee hours of the morning. Detours are in place and skilled professionals are working to clear the area of dirt, but meanwhile--be safe out there and whisper a heartfelt compliment or two towards the ground every now and then, just to try to appease the Lady. ...

tags: skilled professionals, mother earth, wee hours, landslide, compliment, dirt, rain

This is video from yesterday at the Falls. Snoqualmie Pass is closed all day as crews try to dig out and repair after avalanches and slides. WSDOT closed I-5 down by Chehalis, from milepost 68 to milepost 88, yesterday evening. The word today is that they won't have a firm ETA on reopening until after the river crests there tonight. Cliff Mass has the rainfall recap for you, broken out in radar images and chart ...

tags: river crests, cliff mass, radar images, milepost, snoqualmie, yesterday evening, avalanches, chehalis, rainfall, eta, flood, slides

Interesting place to see Girl Talk reviewed: Technology Review. It opens at a Girl Talk show in Philly, but winds its way to other mashup artists, such as DJ Earworm and Lenlow. The second page has a create-your-own-mashup app.

tags: dj earworm, girl talk, interesting place, lenlow, talk show

"Reflections on Old Justice" by Jonathan Hanlon. Carlos Bernadez has been charged with murder in the first degree for his direct involvement with the Chop Suey shooting last weekend. Bernadez was the man police allege opened fire from the side door of the venue, killing one and injuring two others. Roger Allen LaBranche, the first man to be arrested in conjunction with the night's events, has been charged with assault and ...

tags: king county jail, murder in the first degree, drug possession, man police, good thinking, accomplice, first man, hanlon, shooters, reflections, saturday night, conjunction, jonathan, violence, labranche

Twitter's been a game changer in lawyer networking, branding, and client development. But that doesn't mean lawyers using Twitter can forgo a blog. You still need a blog. Here's seven reasons: Twitter, despite a meteoric rise in popularity (mirroring blog growth of 4 or 5 years ago) is not used by enough people. As a lawyer you need to reach your target audience, no matter how small your niche may be. Your target audience of clients, prospective ...

tags: target audience, google search, environmental lawyer, internet writings, wall street journal, ndon, archived content, google, leading publications, dinner conversation, influencers, meteoric rise, prospective clients, new york times, twitter, attendees, paragraphs, virtue, niche, wall street

There's a trail plan underway that would enable bicyclists to visit dozens of Colonial and Civil War-era historic sites from a single off-road trail. Bicycling advocates and history buffs are working to link 11 bicycle trails in the mid-Atlantic states to create a 185-mile circular historical bike route. Called the Grand History Trail, the project would fill in the gaps between trails in Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Along the way, it would connect the historic cities of ...

tags: grand history, history trail, atlantic states, bicyclists, mid atlantic, landmarks, civil war, dozens, trail plan

The Real Tuesday Weld - Kix [Via Kat] Seen any good videos lately? Let me know: scotto (a) comfortradio.org Recently on Comfort Radio: haujobb - untitled Sorten Muld - Dagmar Trans Am - Climbing Up The Ladder (Parts III and IV)

tags: real tuesday weld, tuesday weld, nthe, scotto, kix, ladder, kat, radio

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Is It The Sea? (Album Review)Will Oldham - aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, aka Palace Brothers or Palace Music or plain old Bonny Billy - is a man that seemingly never stops working. Since 1993, his name (in one form or another) has graced fourteen studio albums, over fifteen EPs and now, with the release of Is It The Sea?, three live albums.In that time he's worked with everyone from experimental post-rock ...

tags: alex neilson, bonny billy, bonnie prince billy, harem scarem, snails pace, baby dee, murder ballad, tour of scotland, sea album, artist credit, palace music, jazz fan, will oldham, croaks, hoedown, free jazz, interludes, new partner, commercial success, kanye west

Hey, it's another podcast! We're back on the ball with these things. In this one, we respond to a letter asking about dominant women and fucking. I will note that as usual, Monk and I made a lot of bad jokes about the letter when we were recording. We've since actually met the woman who wrote us, and she's very nice, so I feel slightly bad about about kidding her so much, even in absentia.However, ...

tags: lawn gnomes, bad jokes, hand signals, soundproof room, subbie, dominant women, wisecracks, red bull, headsets, podcast, monk, microphones, handful, monster, email, passion

If you don’t get it, don’t ask. Jim Cuzella came up with it last semester: unhook: stx $8,X+ bra unhook sex A D

tags: language humor, assembly language

Tom Friedman wins the award for worst single paragraph written about the Gaza war by someone who ought to know better: The fighting, death and destruction in Gaza is painful to watch. But it’s all too familiar. It’s the latest version of the longest-running play in the modern Middle East, which, if I were to give it a title, would be called: “Who owns this hotel? Can the Jews have a room? And shouldn’t we blow ...

tags: tom friedman, annoying habit, journalism award, running play, nthe, reductionist, death and destruction, gaza, mosque, jews, paragraph, middle east

According to NBC News, or more specifically the statistics, we're not doing very well in the George W. Bush years.UNEMPLOYMENT RATEThen: 4.2% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2001)Now: 6.7% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2008) DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGEThen: 10,587 (close of Friday, Jan. 19, 2001)Now: 9,015 (close of Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009)CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (1985=100)Then: 115.7 (Conference Board, January 2001)Now: 38.0, which is an all-time low (Conference Board, December 2008) FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTYThen: 6.4 ...

tags: congressional budget office, american casualties in iraq, bureau of labor statistics, dow jones industrial, number of american casualties in iraq, census numbers, casualties in iraq, bush presidency, nbc news, george w bush, consumer confidence, dow jones, bureau of labor, jan 19, trillion, statistic, nbc, 6 million, unemployment, legacy

A lot of different topics covered in today's best posts from LexBlog blogs. The best of the best include posts from the always-insightful Max Kennerly and an entry by Dennis Westlind on business groups suing to block E-Verify, the federal government's Web-based system that uses Social Security files to ensure that employees are legal immigrants or citizens eligible to work in the United States. Nearly 400 Sickened, Many Hospitalized, with Salmonella Typhimurium ...

tags: marler clark, poultry eggs, malpractice suit, legal immigrants, chicago lawyer, legal malpractice, security files, kennerly, crotty, business groups, legal news, salmonella, lexblog, coleman, federal government, social security, cheese, attorneys, lawyers, citizens

Q: What does a late night host do when he needs fresh material? A: He gets married. On last night’s episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, the Scottish comedian surprised the audience with details about his recent time off. The 46-year-old revealed that he wed his longtime girlfriend, Megan Wallace Cunningham, during the holiday break. “The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions—and I married a ...

tags: craig ferguson, night host, wedding news, surprises audience, nq, late night

90210 returned to TV last night after a long mid-season break. For days, the promos titillated us, promising more drama, more twists and more shock. Did last night’s episode deliver? After finding out that Shannen Doherty’s Brenda Walsh can’t have kids (and might adopt - yowzah!), former druggie Adrianna Duncan (played by Jessica Lowndes) is preggers, half-brother Sean (Josh Henderson) was really a con man and that the cute cheerleader Christina Worthy (Lauren ...

tags: brenda walsh, cute cheerleader, josh henderson, bombshells, jessica lowndes, half brother, druggie, lauren london, con man, shannen doherty, mid season, cw, promos, twists, christina, shock

There’s more than one huge celebrity today who was once called loser (we’ll say non-winner, it sounds less harsh) by a little show called American Idol. Is one of these almost-winners ready to take the world by storm with his latest project? Some would swear that Sanjaya Malakar was the winner of Season 6. The young crooner melted hearts with his big smile, captivating locks and signature style. Though he was voted ...

tags: malakar, signature style, music in my head, dancing to the music, la times, amazon, american idol, crooner, memoir, loser, memoirs, january 20, locks, finale, little bit, sanjaya, hearts, smile, celebrity, credit card

The Cowlitz River at flood stage. Seattle is being followed by a rain shadow, rain shadow, rain shadow, but most of the rest of the state is not so lucky. A friend of ours just snapped this picture of the Cowlitz River down in southwestern Washington--"Yes, that's an 80-foot tree heading downstream," he added in the caption. Meanwhile, exit 72 from I-5 (that's the Napavine offramp--go Tigers!) was closed earlier today ...

tags: flood news, rain shadow, flood stage, cowlitz river, southwestern washington, foot tree, napavine, twitter, chehalis, centralia, roadway, twin cities, tigers, last time, caption, seattle

* 6:30 PM: Comixtravaganza!!! SPL Ballard Branch is hosting cartoonist David Lasky for a slide show and discussion about PNW cartoonists. Tonight’s presentation is the kick-off to a series of comics events hosted by SPL: tomorrow at 6:00 PM, Queen Anne Branch will host Family Toon-In, a showing of classic cartoons. [LINK] * 7:30 PM: Seattle poets Thomas Aslin and Laurie Blauner will read from their respective books at Elliott Bay Book Co. [LINK] * IN OTHER NEWS: ...

tags: elliott bay book co, seattle poets, david lasky, ballard branch, bay book co, aslin, fantagraphics, classic cartoons, queen anne, pnw, cartoonists, spl, cartoonist, beasts, georgetown, slide show, nin, exhibition, toon, comics