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07 Feb 2010 09:35

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U.S.: Final totals: How much snow did D.C., Baltimore and Philly get?

  • 17.8″ snowfall total at Reagan National Airport, just outside of D.C. – the airport’s second-highest-ever total
  • 24.8″ snowfall total at Baltimore Washington International Airport, its highest total ever in a two-day span
  • 28.5″ snowfall total in Philadelphia, the second-highest total ever in the region; start shoveling source
  • Is more coming? Because Mother Nature hates us personally and wants ShortFormBlog to apparently shut down, she plans on bringing more snow to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week. This time it’s only reportedly going to be six inches, but come on, what did we do to you, Mom?
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06 Feb 2010 20:46

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U.S., World: Is Iran ready to come to terms with the world on nuclear energy?

  • yes This weekend, Iran made a bold-faced claim that the they were finally close to an agreement with the United Nations on their nuclear program. About time.
  • no The U.S. and Germany laughed at the thought. “I don’t have the sense we are close to an agreement,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates rebuffed. source
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06 Feb 2010 20:20

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U.S.: Mudslides: The left coast has its own weather-related problems

  • 2 California homes destroyed by a crapload of mud or something source
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06 Feb 2010 20:03

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U.S.: The 2010 D.C. Snowpocalypse, as brought to you by Flickr

  • Well, that’s a little bit of snow, eh? The Snowpocalypse is mostly over at this point, but the photos do an amazing job of telling how wide-ranging one of the craziest storms D.C. has ever gotten really is. If you live in the city proper (or in a handful of outlying areas like Arlington), by the way, it was actually kinda fun, because the Metro was still running underground, which meant that you could get to some of the snowball fights shown here. source
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06 Feb 2010 13:16

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U.S.: Know all that swine flu vaccine? It’s just kinda hanging around

  • 70 million out of 120 million doses have been used source
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06 Feb 2010 13:00

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U.S.: Obvious health insurance protip: The uninsured are more likely to die

  • 45,000 people die in the U.S. due to the lack of health insurance
  • 40% the increased risk of death for uninsured people under age 64 source
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06 Feb 2010 12:49

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U.S.: Todd Palin may as well have been the governor of Alaska

  • I’m getting calls from Soldotna about the next judge appointment. Is (redacted) on the list, I’m getting calls from folks hoping he’s not selected. Let me know what’s happening so I can put to rest some of the rumors.
  • Todd Palin • In an e-mail he exchanged with Alaskan government officials. He sent a lot of these kinds of e-mails – over 1,400, around 1,200 of which were released to MSNBC under a Freedom of Information Act request. Apparently, Todd had a ton of power when Sarah was governor – more than most first ladies or first dudes have. That should look pretty good for Sarah’s career, eh? source
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06 Feb 2010 12:22

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U.S.: Snowpocalypse has left tons of people with their lights out

  • 200,000 people (not us) lack power source
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06 Feb 2010 09:58

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U.S.: The FDA wants to make serving sizes on food actually realistic

  • If you put on a meaningful portion size, it would scare a lot of people. They would see, ‘I’m going to get 300 calories from that, or 500 calories.’
  • University of North Carolina nutrition professor Barry Popkin • Regarding the possibility that the FDA could change serving sizes to match how people actually eat food. Some foods have serving sizes of just an ounce or a cup despite the fact that people eat far more than that. A serving of cereal is just three-quarters of a cup, despite the fact kids often eat two cups. The serving sizes were based on studies of how much people ate in the 70s or 80s, but often suggest unrealistically small servings. This is a good idea. source
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06 Feb 2010 08:56

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U.S.: How much snow did D.C. and Baltimore get as of this morning?

  • 10″ of snow at the White House source
  • 18″ of snow in the city of Baltimore source
  • 20″+ of snow in Maryland and West Virginia source
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