Craigslist : Some thoughts about Craigslist Seattle

Craigslist Seattle

The Seattle Chill IS an established sociological phenomenon that has been extensively documented, written about and attracted academic interest. A growing number of research professionals are interested in learning why Seattle is such an angry, unwelcoming, repressed, socially backward little city.

Seattle Washington is a beautiful, well-populated city that lies along the northern west coast of the United States. Seattle is known for many things - famous coffee, the space needle, and some of the best professional fishing. It’s a city of endless possibilities, and is great for adults and children alike. If you are considering visiting or relocating to Seattle, it can be quite daunting trying to figure out where to go, what to see, where to stay, and where to eat among many other things. Craigslist takes the worry out of planning your trip or move with just one resourceful site. To make the most of your trip to Seattle, visit www.craigslist.org.

Craigslist is a user-friendly website and is very simple to use. You don’t need exceptional computer skills to competently use the site. To find information regarding Seattle, simply visit craigslist.org and click on Seattle, Washington. You’ll find an amazing database containing valuable information on Seattle. Craigslist Seattle is free to use and does not require a registration in order to access the information. You can also be rest assured that craigslist is safe to use, as the company even provides a link on their site on how to avoid scams and fraud while using craigslist. If you suspect illegal activity, craigslist provides a link you can click to confidentially report any violations.

Craigslist is also a wonderful location for finding various discussion groups and forums for people in Seattle. You can discuss topics such as job professions, community events, and general city information with other residents. It also stands to serve as much more than just a search website. In fact, craigslist also regularly teams up with the Seattle Police Department to help eliminate crime in the city. In November 2006, the Seattle P.D arrested over 120 people who attempted to engage in criminal activity, such as prostitution and drugs thanks to craigslist. Undercover police officers regularly pose as underage children to catch child predators and post ads for sexual solicitation to catch prostitutes. Craigslist Seattle is proud to support this effort to keep the city a safe place for everyone, including residents and visitors.

Nintendo of America is seeking enthusiastic candidates to fill Spanish and French Bilingual Product Testing positions. Product Testers at NOA test development software, identify programming errors and anomalies, evaluate product for content guidelines, and document testing phases of bug checks.

Surrounded by water on three sides, the city is difficult to get to. Commute times are longer. Traffic jams and basic life maintenance tasks snuff out hours that could be used to establish and maintain human relationships. Consequently people do not feel they have the capacity or energy to maintain the ones they’ve got, let alone start new ones.

Admittedly a seasonal factor, because the summers are glorious, but Seattle is characterized mainly by endless, gray, wet, dark winters. Nobody feels like connecting when the sun is gone for months. Seasonal affectedness disorder is a known mental condition, and the whole city suffers from it.

Too much new money from quick tech fortunes and unnatural real estate appreciation. It’s divided the Seattle population into haves and have-nots that hate each other — not on the basis of intelligence or faithful hard work, but on arbitrary, lotterylike terms: who lucked into the right employer or neighborhood and who didn’t. The wealth lottery is a key destabilizer and anger-breeder. That’s why your neighbor just stares at you instead of saying good morning. Maybe you bought your place outright on a whim while she’s drowning in a 30-year mortgage. She hates you for it.

Olympic Results

Olympic Results Tracking by iDashboard

if you haven’t heard of iDashboard, you’ve probably seen their dashboards at many other applications.

I discussed the importance of reporting and live data analysis for Call Centers and Service Desks.

Now iDashboard has another Olympic gift for you:

Beijing Olympic Real Time Updates



iDashboards is a leader and innovator in the field of enterprise dashboard software as well as one of the fastest growing companies in business intelligence. In addition, iDashboards has been awarded several patents in the space of data visualization for dashboards.

Why I like iDashboard:

1) Flash based (not Microsoft Silverlight) and browser independent (i.e. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
2) Platform independence (i.e. Windows or Linux servers)
3) Data retrieval from multiple databases - which is important since it’s pulling data from several venues
4) Seamless reporting features with Microsoft Excel. After all, the decision maker CFO signs the check, right?

With the results aggregated and displayed in dashboards each day, you can track their favorite athletes, countries and events.

The dashboard’s unique hover-and-click capabilities enable fans to select each country’s individual results by sporting event and individual athlete performance.

Additionally, Olympic sports icons direct users to the official Beijing Games Website providing live updates on the respective events.

To get a sample of what if feels like, you can capture and analyze the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

Olympic Results

The summer olympic games are here!

From it’s origins with the Greeks, The Olympics have evolved into a unifying global collaboration. It is such a great time to learn about other countries, watch hardened athletes give it their all and have a sense of national pride.

You can bookmark this page to keep updated on the results as they are reported by NBC…

Here is the current medal count. It is interesting that so many athletes compete, knowing that most will not place. Typically, the home country has an advantage, we will see how China fares.

Here are some additional results and medals count pages:

2008 Olympic Competition Schedule
Olympic Medal Count

Beijing Olympics opening ceremony !!!

China pulls wraps off Olympics' opening ceremony

More than 20,000 performers will spend more than three hours on Friday evening bringing 5,000 years of Chinese history to the world as the Games of the 29th Olympiad begin at the Beijing National Stadium.

And after seven years of preparation and months of controversy and protests, the celebration couldn't come soon enough for China's officials.

Here in Canada, the show will begin at 7 a.m. ET on Friday, hosted by CBC Television's Ron McLean and chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge. There will also be a pre-ceremony show at 5:45 a.m. ET on CBCSports.ca.

As always, details of the opening ceremony have been kept as secret as possible — a South Korean TV show did get a sneak peek last week, causing yet another controversy — but officials have said there will be 29,000 fireworks set off in numerous sites around the city as part of the celebration.

We also know who will be carrying the Chinese flag into the ceremonies — NBA star Yao Ming. But who will have the honour of lighting the cauldron at the end remains unknown.

The only thing officials have said is that the person will be renowned for their sporting achievement and "social influence."

Film director Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers ) has overseen the ceremony which, coupled with the closing celebration, has reportedly run up a tab of more than $100 million US.

An estimated four billion people around the world are expected to watch the ceremony live or on tape.

Celebrations culminate with the parade of athletes from all nations — Canada's flag will be carried by kayaker Adam van Koeverden — the arrival of the Olympic flag, its raising to the accompaniment of the Olympic anthem, and the torch lighting.

Paris Hilton Political Ad

Paris Hilton releases ad attacking John McCain

Not to be outdone by John McCain, Paris Hilton has released an attack ad of her own. But this one attacks John McCain.

Paris Hilton and her mother Kathy were upset about the unauthorized use of Paris's image in the McCain ad, even though the Hiltons donated $4600 to McCain's campaign. "It is a complete waste of the country's time and attention at the very moment when millions of people are losing their homes and their jobs," Kathy Hilton told the media.

The new video spoof opens with images of the crowd at Barack Obama's speech last month in Berlin. It's the same image that John McCain used to mock Obama in his "Celeb" ad last week that depicted Hilton.

As the narrator then describes John McCain, the ad shows old people, including The Golden Girls, Larry King, and a character from Tales from the Crypt.

"He's the oldest celebrity in the world," says the narrator. "Like, super old. Old enough to remember when dancing was a sin and beer was served in a bucket. But is he ready to lead?"

Paris Hilton is then shown lying on a pool chair in a bikini. "Hey, America, I'm Paris Hilton and I'm a celebrity, too," she says, looking to the camera. "Only, I'm not from the olden days and I'm not promising change like that other guy. I'm just hot."

Paris Hilton then describes McCain as "that wrinkly white-haired guy" who she says "used me in his campaign ad, which I guess means I'm running for president." She then takes the bait and launches into her own campaign. "So thanks for the endorsement, white haired dude."

As for her energy policy: "Just as soon as I finish reading this article on where I can fly to to get the best tan," she says to the camera, then looks up after a few seconds of reading Conde Nast Travel magazine.

After settling on Maui, she launches into her energy policy, which is very unlike Paris Hilton.

"Barack wants to focus on new technologies to cut foreign oil dependency. And McCain wants offshore drilling. Well, why don't we do a hybrid of both candidates' ideas? We can do limited offshore drilling with strict environmental oversight while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars. That way, the offshore drilling carries us until the new technologies kick in, which will then create new jobs and energy independence. Energy crisis solved! I'll see you at the debates, bitches."

After resolving the energy crisis, she then promises "to go pick out a vice president" and suggests pop star Rihanna as a possibility.

And of course, she ends with the obligatory campaign tagline: "I'm Paris Hilton and I approve this message because I think it's totally hot," she says.

Or as she says in another part of the ad, "I'm, like, totally ready to lead."

See the full ad below...

National Underwear Day ???

Girlawhirl knows the first step to building a pulled together look starts with the right undergarments. Really and truly, she considers underwear the unsung hero of fashion. Even the chicest outfit can go awry with the wrong garments underneath. So she too will spend a few minutes today in observance of National Underwear Day…

For the sixth year in a row, underwear clad models will invade New York City, but this time Times Square isn't getting the special treatment it's received in the past. Instead the runway and star-studded event is moving indoors, but the giveaways are still going strong. National Underwear Day founders FreshPair.com will randomly give lucky passersby throughout the city thousands of pairs of free underwear sponsored by 2(x)ist, Unico, Wigwam and Diesel.

New York Super Pals just might have to take the long way to get where they're going in hopes of stumbling upon a free fresh pair.

Happy National Underwear Day!!!

National Underwear Day was founded, and had its inaugural celebration in August 2003. Since that time, it has become a grand scale annual event featuring underwear runway shows at the center of Times Square in New York City, underwear changing tents where the public comes to receive their own complimentary fresh pair, and live appearances by underwear models on the morning news shows. Every year, we celebrate yet another full force tribute to what everyone wears underneath.

This year’s National Underwear Day will take place on Tuesday, August 5th. In commemoration of the 6th anniversary of National Underwear Day, five hundred VIPs, celebrities and international tastemakers will join Freshpair indoors at the glamorous venue Espace in New York to celebrate! Actress and fashion maven Lydia Hearst will be the host of the 6th Annual National Underwear Day. Model Tyson Beckford will also be making a special appearance.

Texas Cheerleaders Scandal - Fab Five Texas Cheerleaders

The group of cheerleaders at McKinney North High School was known as the "Fab Five." The girls were "uber cool," according to attorney Harry Jones, who was hired by the school district to launch an investigation.

They were "telling teachers to shut up, using a cell phone in class even after being told not to, cheating on tests, skipping school," Jones said.
The pictures turned up on MySpace.com in September.


The girls were drinking in some of them, NBC News' Michelle Kosinski reported. In another picture, girls posed in the cheerleading uniforms in a condom shop.
According to Jones' report, the girls were "smiling and holding candles shaped like male genitalia."

At the time, the girls were suspended, but never kicked off the cheerleading squad.
Jones said they felt they could intimidate and threaten anyone at the school in part because the principal, Linda Theret, was the mother of the squad's co-captain.

"Teachers were scared of them," Jones said. "I talked to a ... football coach who was teaching student council, and he was obviously scared of them. He had taught inner-city school kids in San Francisco and he said gang members were nothing compared to these girls."

In the wake of the investigation, Theret agreed to resign and the Fab Five are now off the cheerleading team.

Theret's attorney and some of the cheerleaders have been quoted as saying Jones' portrayal of them is unfair and overly harsh.

But Jones' 70-page report blames Theret for protecting the girls, who also had support from their own parents.

"Kids will be kids, but adults have to be adults," Jones said.

The 2008 Solar Eclipse

The Moon will cover the Sun's face in the daytime, but only for a fortunate few.- Michael E. Bakich

Total Solar Eclipse The August 1, 2008, total solar eclipse begins in Canada, moves through Greenland and Russia, and ends in China. The diamond ring marks the start and end of the total phase of a solar eclipse. It occurs as the Moon covers the last vestige of the Sun’s disk. Adam Clayson


On Friday, August 1, 2008, a celestial lineup will turn daytime into dusk during the 21st century's sixth total solar eclipse. As the Moon slowly covers the Sun's face — then hides it for as long as 2.5 minutes — where you are will determine how much of this event you'll see.

This total eclipse is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow — the dark, inner part where the eclipse is total — begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. Inhabitants of those regions outside the central eclipse path will see a partial eclipse if they fall under the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow — the outer, lighter part. The partial eclipse zone includes northeastern North America and most of Europe and Asia. Unfortunately, none of the United States falls under any part of the Moon's shadow.

What makes an eclipse?

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth align, with the Moon in the middle. In a rough sense, this happens every 29.5 days, each time there's a New Moon. The Moon's orbit tilts about 5° to Earth's orbit, so most of the time the Moon lies above or below the center line of the three bodies. Only when it lies on that line does totality occur, and then only for a narrow path where the inner (darkest) part of the Moon's shadow touches Earth.

Regions that fall under the outer portion of the Moon's shadow experience a partial eclipse. The closer a location is to the center line, the deeper (percentage-wise) the eclipse.


The August 1 total solar eclipse begins in Canada, moves through Greenland and Russia, and ends in China. Fred Espenak, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

August's eclipse arcs across more than 6,200 miles (10,000 km) of Earth's surface. Unfortunately, most of this path either lies in regions difficult to reach or in areas likely to be cloudy. Still, many amateur astronomers and eclipse lovers will travel thousands of miles to see this event. Two locations offer good accessibility — and a better than 50 percent chance of clear skies.

The first location, Novosibirsk, Russia, marks the destination of many tour groups. The second destination is Hami, China. The eclipse's center line (where the event's length is greatest) passes a bit west of Novosibirsk, directly over its airport near the town of Ob, which has a population of some 25,000.

Novosibirsk sits in Siberia in central Russia, but forecasters expect no frigid conditions August 1. Both satellite data and surface observations show a 54-percent likelihood of sunshine there. This city has another advantage in terms of getting there: With a population of 2.7 million, it ranks as Russia's third-largest metropolis.

Another good spot for eclipse watchers will be northern China, just past the Altai Mountains on the Russia-China border. Rainfall is uncommon because the mountains block much of the weather patterns moving through this region and because the eclipse path passes between the Taklimakan and Gobi deserts.

Eclipse tour leader Jackie Beucher from Kansas City says: "There's nothing like a total eclipse. No experience you'll ever have compares to standing under the Moon's shadow in the daytime, seeing planets and bright stars, not to mention the Sun's corona."