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- College: Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- What I would Change About the World: Wear sunscreen, people!
- Current Gig: I run the cable television station for the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. You want to see football games, band concerts, and short docs about summer school programs? I'm your gal!
- Current Project: Learning how to be married
- Influences/Heroes: Charlie Chaplin, who was just plain genius
- Organizations: Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
- Political Bent: More like political crease?
- Favorite Bands: Depeche Mode, Killing Joke, The Cure, Fischerspooner, Matchbox Twenty, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Assemblage 23, Massive Attack
- Favorite Directors: Charlie Chaplin, Don Hertzfeldt, Stanley Kubrick
- Favorite Movies: I Heart Huckabees, Modern Times, Bonnie and Clyde, A Clockwork Orange
- Favorite TV Shows: Nip/Tuck, Infomania, Public Television
- Favorite Track: Raffi - "Bananaphone"
- Celebrity Crush: Dave Gahan
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- islek posted Mississippi has more registered voters than adults 4 years ago
More than a third of Mississippi counties have more registered voters than residents old enough to cast a ballot, according to an Associated Press analysis.
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- islek posted US Election Could Face Poll Problems 4 years ago
Tell us why this is interesting"Researchers are warning of potential problems during the US election with record numbers set to vote and many states using new voting machines. Long queues... more
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- islek posted Las Vegas rat population out of control 4 years ago
Some of the Las Vegas valley's older neighborhoods have a big problem with roof rats. One homeowner is learning first-hand just how bad the problem is. In some cases, the infestation can be... more
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- islek posted Switzerland bans the humiliation of plants 4 years ago
Recently, the Swiss Parliament asked a panel of philosophers, lawyers, geneticists and theologians to determine the meaning of dignity when it pertains to plants. Lo and Behold, the team... more
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- islek posted California brings back music-making asphalt 4 years ago
"Workers on Wednesday began carving grooves on Avenue G that will produce notes of the "William Tell Overture" when cars drive over them." This isn't newsworthy other... more
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- islek posted Two Potato Chip Trucks Collide 4 years ago
"Two Frito Lay delivery trucks traveling in opposite directions collided on Highway 701 in northern Georgetown County Saturday morning. The accident happened at about 7:40 a.m. Saturday... more
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- islek posted Obama, McCain beer generates election buzz 4 years ago
"If you haven't been selected for one of the many presidential polls this year, a local brewery is giving you a chance to tap the candidate you support. The Half Moon Bay Brewing... more
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- islek posted Organs transplants from different genders rejected more often 4 years ago
"Women who get a replacement kidney from a male donor are more likely to reject the new organ, scientists suggest. Swiss researchers looked at almost 200,000 operations, finding an 8%... more
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- islek posted TV Chefs 'Fail on Basic Hygiene' 4 years ago
Dr. Layla Jader, of the National Public Health Service for Wales, is upset at the example set by chefs on TV programs. Jader states that several programs like BBC's Ready Steady Cook and... more
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- islek posted UW-Madison Team Striving to Stay Ahead of Evolved Influenza Virus 4 years ago
A team of researchers from UW-Madison in Madison, WI, is advancing their effort to fight a strain of the influenza virus that has threatened the Earth with pandemic disease for the last five... more
