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Opinion: How bringing back the woolly mammoth could save species that still walk the Earth

The 'de-extinction' company Colossal and the conservation group Re:wild found common ground in the potential of genetic technology to rescue today's disappearing creatures.




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A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make augmented reality glasses a reality

Tech giants including Meta, Snap, Google and others are racing to build smart glasses. It could change our lives for the better or worse.




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Smelling Illness: Volatile Organic Compounds as Neurological Disease Biomarkers

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Another year and still no answers for Capitals

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You Can Still Vote!

Tomorrow marks yet another “most important election of our lifetimes.” And to be fair, it is pretty important. We get to pick a Governor between the Democrat’s heir apparent and the guy who definitely did not solve the Green River killer case. We have the chance to tell Council appointee Tanya Woo “no” for the second time. We could vote away hundreds of millions in education funding if enough people fall for Let’s Go Washington’s phony populist schtick, and this might be the last time you ever vote for President! Want to get in on the action? Turn in your ballot by 8pm Tuesday, November 5! by Hannah Krieg

Tomorrow marks yet another “most important election of our lifetimes.” And to be fair, it is pretty important. We get to pick a Governor between the Democrat’s heir apparent and the guy who definitely did not solve the Green River killer case. We have the chance to tell Council appointee Tanya Woo “no” for the second time. We could vote away hundreds of millions in education funding if enough people fall for Let’s Go Washington’s phony populist schtick, and this might be the last time you ever vote for President! Want to get in on the action? Turn in your ballot by 8pm Tuesday, November 5!

According to King County Elections’ (KCE) ballot return statistics, many of you already turned yours in. As of 9am Monday, 50% of King County’s 1.4 million registered voters cast a ballot. That’s a much higher engagement rate than in typical odd-year elections, where less than half of registered voters usually participate. However, turnout still falls short of the nearly 86% we saw in 2020.

Young people need to pick up the slack. About 21% of registered voters are 65 or older, but with a whopping 71% of those voters turning in a ballot, they make up 30% of the returned ballots. As for voters under 35, they account for 28% of all registered voters, but make up only about 19% of the returned ballots. Young people: You tend to vote better than old people. Sorry, not sorry. Please get to the ballot box!

First step, you need to register. You can check here to see if you already are. 

If you’re not registered, it is unfortunately too late to register to vote by mail. However, you can still register and vote at one of seven voting centers in the county, which are all open today until 6pm and then 8:30am to 8pm on election day. Remember to bring your Washington State driver's license, and a state ID, or memorize the last four digits of your social security number when you go. 

If you’re already registered to vote, awesome. The ballot should be in your mailbox unless you took it out and put it somewhere weird. I can’t help you find it in your own home. Well, maybe if you send me a nice email I would. 

But if you really can’t find it, you can print out a new one, or go vote in person at a King County voting center.

Once you have your ballot in hand, you can check out our endorsements to figure out who you should vote for if you’re even a centimeter left of center. If you’re in a hurry — I know some of you are reading this at 7:30pm — you can read this cheat sheet. 

Then, put the ballot in the envelope, give it a lil lick, seal it, sign it, and then I recommend going to a drop box rather than banking on the USPS post marking it in time. You can find your nearest drop box here. 

Login here to track your ballot and make sure it gets counted. If election counters “challenge” your signature, you can correct it here. 

Last, I’d suggest buying yourself a lil drink. You’re gonna need it. 

 




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5 SEO Strategies That Will Still Work in 2015

Thanks, Google! Its algorithm updates continued unabated in 2014, leading to panic among some search marketers and dread among many more. Now that Google has been on a mission to reduce the visibility of low-value pages, especially those that are over-optimized for keywords, does it seem like there are hardly any optimization techniques left that […]




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Textile Show Looming: Tucson Handweavers and Spinners Guild are spinning a new tale

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Still America on Wednesday?

Chris Rock used to do a bit about the time Ed Bradley interviewed Michael Jackson on “60 Minutes.” Rumors and lawsuits had begun to swirl around Jackson, and Bradley had to bring up the subject…



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Ask MeFi: Any old-school bloggers still posting?

I started blogging in the late 90s and posted regularly for many years. But then a few years ago I decided it was too much work and moved that daily activity over to Google+. Which obviously wouldn't go anywhere ever. Poop. So now it's gone and I'm restarting my blog. I looked around for some OG bloggers from the 90s and early 2000s. And found..... only Kottke???




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GSV Hopelessly Optimistic But Still Right

Machines of Loving Grace Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publishes a 14,000-word post on How AI Could Transform the World for the Better, detailing how the 5-10 years following availability of an "Expert-Level Science and Engineering" AI, or "country of geniuses in a datacenter" will play out advances in biology, (Amodei's specialty,) neuroscience, economic development, governance, and work and meaning. Amodei draws on Iain M. Bank's MeFi Favorite the Culture as he concludes: "I think the Culture's values are a winning strategy because they're the sum of a million small decisions that have clear moral force and that tend to pull everyone together onto the same side. Basic human intuitions of fairness, cooperation, curiosity, and autonomy are hard to argue with, and are cumulative in a way that our more destructive impulses often aren't. [...] These simple intuitions, if taken to their logical conclusion, lead eventually to rule of law, democracy, and Enlightenment values. If not inevitably, then at least as a statistical tendency, this is where humanity was already headed. AI simply offers an opportunity to get us there more quickly—to make the logic starker and the destination clearer. Banks, most previously on the Blue: [1][2] via The Verge/Decoder




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A kitchen remodel that's designed to be practical, rugged and still beautiful

In the spring of 2020, Andrea Walker Warren and her husband, Matt Warren, found themselves in Munich, contemplating moving back to the United States…




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Need a replacement ballot? Still need to register? Spokane voting centers can help

Presidential elections often get the highest voter turnout, which is already proving true in Spokane County. With five days left to vote, nearly 48% of the county's roughly 375,000 registered voters have already returned their ballots, according to unofficial statistics provided by the Spokane County Elections Office…




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The Rocky Horror Picture Show still draws crowds of superfans and virgins alike nearly five decades after its initial release

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Burke, Idaho: Wedged between mountains, the Silver Valley mine town's history of rich resources still echoes down the canyon

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Discover five Inland Northwest ghost towns where the past still eerily echoes

As early settlers flocked to the American West to extract the land's rich resources, small towns spread across the landscape…



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Nearly two decades in, a local distillery still uses local ingredients to craft signature spirits

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Silent Land Time Machine - & Hope Still (Time-Lag / Indian Queen)

Co-released on Time Lag and Indian Queen Records, & Hope Still is the debut album from one Silent Land Time Machine, a one-man recording project of a fellow from Texas who has managed to teach himself how to play a lot of different instruments and build up a beguiling little album with some crafty layering and subtle shifts in sound that call to mind a ton of different artists but doesn't really sound like any one of them in particular.




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'Storage Wars' Star Dan Dotson Still Loves His Dogs Though Coming Close to Losing His Finger

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Kelly Osbourne Still Not on Speaking Terms With Sister Aimee

The former 'Fashion Police' star claims she and her older sister don't understand each other as she still keeps her distance after they became estranged following a fiction.




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Bill Gates Still Seeing Ex Ann Winblad While Married to Melinda

In light of the couple's split announcement, it's revealed that the Microsoft founder took private getaways with his ex-girlfriend and fellow nerd techie Ann at a cozy beach cottage in North Carolina.




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'Storage Wars' Star Dan Dotson Still Loves His Dogs Though Coming Close to Losing His Finger

The auctioneer's left ring finger is nearly torn off when he gets bitten by one of his French bulldogs, Louis and Jax, as he attempts to intervene in a fight between the two.





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The Benefits of a Garden Studio – Creating a Versatile Space for Work and Creativity

Helping with the work-life balance.




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Utility management company makes green pledge for anniversary

CEC celebrates forty years in business with commitment to Net Zero.





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US says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office




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India's home textiles industry to see 6-8 pc growth this fiscal

India's home textile industry is set to witness 6-8 per cent growth this fiscal, riding on resilient demand from the US and expansion in the domestic market, according to a report on Tuesday.




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Trump's return likely to bolster India's textile trade with US: Industry

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) on Monday said the return of Donald Trump as the next US President will bolster India's textile and apparel trade with its largest international market.




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Home textiles to weave 6-8% growth after rebound from last fiscal year: CRISIL Ratings

Driven by strong demand from the US and growth in the domestic market, India's home textile industry is poised for a 6-8% growth this fiscal year. Despite economic concerns in the EU, the industry's credit profiles are expected to remain stable, supported by healthy cash accrual and moderate capital expenditure plans.




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New Research from Hub: ?Peak TV? Still Delivering an Abundance of Favorite TV to Watch

New findings from Hub Research show that expanded content licensing is offsetting the decline in studio output.




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Novelist Still Sees The Election Through The Lens Of Race

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Many Georgia Residents Still Struggling To Get Tested

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'We Still Face Much Uncertainty': Pandemic Hammers Big Banks

Updated at 12:45 p.m. ET The dramatic collapse of the U.S. economy from the coronavirus is pummeling America's largest banks, raising new concerns about how much growth is slowing. Wells Fargo lost $2.4 billion in the second quarter — its first quarterly loss since 2008 during the financial crisis — and said it expects to cut its dividend to shareholders by 80%. Citigroup saw its profit drop 73% in the quarter. And JPMorgan Chase, the nation's biggest bank, was forced to set aside billions of dollars more to cover bad loans during the second quarter, although money it made from trading in the frothy financial markets assured it made a profit anyway. The results underscore the toll that the recession is taking on big banks, which serve as a barometer of how the broader U.S. economy is faring. Hopes that the economy will rebound as fast as it declined — a so-called V-shaped recovery — seem increasingly unlikely. "We still face much uncertainty regarding the future path of the economy,"




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Tras la llegada de Castillo a la presidencia, ¿qué le espera a Perú?

Expertos consideran que difícilmente llegará la calma al país y plantean que el principal reto será la gobernabilidad de Castillo ante el Congreso.




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Cese multilateral al fuego, ¿necesario para avanzar en la paz?

Panelistas creen que cese multilateral debe ser entre organizaciones criminales; plantean que es una forma de reconocer las organizaciones con las que toda dialogar.




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Protestas estudiantiles: retos y desafíos para la universidad

Panelistas analizaron el panorama en Colombia y EE. UU., el alcance de la protesta, el rol de los estudiantes y el papel de la universidad en las grandes discusiones.




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Diabetes infantil y lo que debe saber sobre ella

Diabetes infantil y lo que debe saber sobre ella.




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¿Qué hacer frente la fertilidad e infertilidad?

¿Qué hacer frente la fertilidad e infertilidad?




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La importancia de la alimentación infantil.

La importancia de la alimentación infantil.




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La realidad de la malnutrición infantil.

La realidad de la malnutrición infantil.




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Beneficios del azul de metileno en el cuerpo.

Beneficios del azul de metileno en el cuerpo.




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Psicooncologia infantil

Psicooncologia infantil




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El ejercicio Físico como un estilo de vida saludable.

El ejercicio Físico como un estilo de vida saludable.




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¿Cómo es estilo de vida puede ayudar a mejorar o cronificar la migraña?

¿Cómo es estilo de vida puede ayudar a mejorar o cronificar la migraña?




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SANAMENTE LA ANSIEDAD INFANTIL Y CÓMO PREVENIRLA 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE




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SANAMENTE CONSECUENCIAS DEL ABUSO SEXUAL INFANTIL 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE




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Día Mundial del Crecimiento Infantil




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¿Cómo la endometriosis puede afectar la fertilidad de la mujer?




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Alimentación balanceada y estilos de vida