February 2010 – the quick Sliver

2.26.10 Painting Holi Pink

February 26, 2010 Mike Keeler

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As winter takes a last nasty bite, it’s time to conjure up spring by painting the town…pink. The custom is so old that no one is sure how it all got started. But it wasn’t always fun and games. One popular tale is that long ago in India, there was…

2.19.10 Snow in 50 States

February 19, 2010 Mike Keeler

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They are calling it the upside-down winter. There’s hardly any snow at the Winter Games in Vancouver, but it’s piling up throughout the south. There’s more snow in Charlotte than in Boston. A week ago, the folks at the Portland Maine Winter Festival had to cancel the event as there…

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2.12.10 Big Red

February 12, 2010 Mike Keeler

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This one’s about the little color that could. Ezra Cornell was a Quaker farm-kid who grew up to be a successful engineer. He was a telegraph pioneer and a founding member of Western Union, and as a result became fabulously rich. Eager to provide opportunities for other young strivers, he…

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2.5.10 Jefferson’s Prison Coat

February 5, 2010 Mike Keeler

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All evidence to the contrary, Thomas Jefferson never served time in a Russian prison. But we’re jumping ahead. This story begins in 1776 in Philadelphia, when a Polish prince named Andrei arrives to join the American Revolution. He asks Ben Franklin where he can take the army’s engineering admissions test,…

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