tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.comments2009-03-04T09:31:10.511-05:00shards mvgfrMarcantonio Rendinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178010039917256804noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.post-48613455298095083982009-03-04T09:31:00.000-05:002009-03-04T09:31:00.000-05:00Update: Vermont's largest city, Burlington, just r...Update: Vermont's largest city, <A HREF="http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/84258/" REL="nofollow">Burlington, just re-elected the Mayor, Bob Kiss</A>.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, he's an Independent and was elected via "<A HREF="http://instantrunoff.com/" REL="nofollow">instant runoff</A>" (IRV).<BR/><BR/>For we proponents of IRV, this seems to be the next logical step in our democracy, to break out of the "hegemony" of the two-party system.<BR/><BR/>I think Vermont is leading the nation again. :)<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, we'll bring IRV to statewide offices as well - ending Gov. Douglas' reign, made possible by simply watching more centrist/liberal candidates split that vote.<BR/><BR/>Or indeed, the damaging sub-battle the centrist/liberal side goes through in most elections, telling themselves that they've somehow got to choose one candidate, to avoid the vote split.Marcantonio Rendinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178010039917256804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.post-1491872794172653822008-11-19T19:25:00.000-05:002008-11-19T19:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for the cheering; it's nice to have good fr...Thanks for the cheering; it's nice to have good friends!<BR/><BR/>(BTW: I see Goma gets top billing. :)Marcantonio Rendinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178010039917256804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.post-26936945362373705102008-11-19T16:51:00.000-05:002008-11-19T16:51:00.000-05:00yey marc I am excited for you too!! I didn't know ...yey marc I am excited for you too!! I didn't know you have a blog on blogger...let's be friends!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093495291724011779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.post-1103047128003145222004-12-14T12:58:00.000-05:002004-12-14T12:58:00.000-05:00Danziger's take.<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fimages.ucomics.com%2Fcomics%2Fjd%2F2004%2Fjd041212.gif">Danziger's take</A>.Marcantonio Rendinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178010039917256804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.post-1102705729867747092004-12-10T14:08:00.000-05:002004-12-10T14:08:00.000-05:00She's right. It IS magic.She's right. It IS magic.steve cavrakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397861023846230619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.post-1102554846450907772004-12-08T20:14:00.000-05:002004-12-08T20:14:00.000-05:00"If the Supreme Court argument Tuesday on intersta..."If the <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2004%2F12%2F08%2Fpolitics%2F08scotus.html%3Fth">Supreme Court argument Tuesday on interstate wine sales</A> proves to be a reliable roadmap to the eventual decision, consumers who want to order wine directly from out-of-state wineries will soon be able to do so with the court's blessing..."Marcantonio Rendinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178010039917256804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.post-1102462665343691792004-12-07T18:37:00.000-05:002004-12-07T18:37:00.000-05:00Earliest Signs of Winemaking Found in ChinaPHILADE...<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2FnewsArticle.jhtml%3Ftype%3DoddlyEnoughNews%26storyID%3D7017722%26src%3Drss%2FoddlyEnoughNews">Earliest Signs of Winemaking Found in China</A>PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Neolithic people in China may have been the first in the world to make wine, according to scientists who have found the earliest evidence of winemaking from pottery shards dating from 7,000 BC in northern China. [<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com">Reuters: Oddly Enough</A>]Marcantonio Rendinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178010039917256804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9468291.post-1102370542571411552004-12-06T17:02:00.000-05:002004-12-06T17:02:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com