You know, the official navel observatory prints up and calculates the exact time for this regardless of weather, local conditions, based upon the horizon at any particular latitude and longitude. Wouldn't that work for you?

What exactly is this? Does it just tell you when sunrise and sunset occur? If so there are probably a bunch of phone apps out there that are less hassle than a web service ( and how is that a service, it's not like it can actualy change what happens in the sky). In general a bit more info in the question will produce more results on this site. Other wise were just making random guesses

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer

Overall it depends on how they are licensed, but even then some artists don't take their licensing very literally.

If the image was licensed as, say, Creative Commons, you could use it for any purpose (including commercial) as long as you gave attribution to the original author.

The DMCA -- which enables people to sue you for online copyright violations -- allows for an initial cease and desist. As someone who ran a small web hosting operation for a few hundred people, I have gotten dozens of DMCA "take down" notices that were complied with quickly with a short response, and I never heard back from them about any of them.

If it were me, and I'm kind of a jerk with no respect for copyrights, I would use images in whatever non-commercial way I wanted until I started getting asked to stop.

However, that is infinitely riskier if you are using them in a for-profit situation, and I know several companies that have accidentally used an image they don't have rights to on their website or otherwise and ended up having to stop using it, and cutting a check to the original author to settle damages. It happens.

I'm not in the legal profession but have tried to keep up with copyright protection and IP over the years as it relates to my work as a designer.

The best bet is to ask for permission first.

If you ask and don't get a reply then proceed with some caution, knowing that likely if the artist objects that you would be asked to "cease and desist" and take the image down.

If your site is a commercial endeavor I see it as more of a gray area than if you are a blogger or self-appointed journalist. Use of media not for your own profit is less of an issue. Linking to the artist's site provides some free marketing and exposure -- though if your review was harrowing then it might not be as greatly appreciated.

And never try to use someone else's intellectual property to make a profit (such as printed on a t-shirt) without permission and probably a licensing agreement as well - regardless of whether or not they post any copyright notice, the courts decided that the creator has intrinsic rights over reproduction and use.

It depends on multiple factors. The magnitude is important since that's how strong the quake is. The depth of the quake is also important. The Nisqually quake in 2001 was a 6.8 quake but is was 31 miles below the ground and the damage wasn't really all that terrible. On the other hand, the Haiti 2010 quake was a 7.0 but it was 8 miles below the ground. So there was a lot more damage and of course, difference in building quality ect.

The epicenter where the quake originates from is another factor as well as the type of ground that the quake is moving. The Christchurch Quake in New Zealand had soil liquefaction occur because of structures located on saturated ground. Imagine your building sinking into the ground if the foundation is made of loose soil and water is added.

Anyways, if there's a 9.0 quake in the NW that's 1 mile below the surface, I think just about any building and person is absolutely screwed. But if it's 51 miles below, then perhaps there's a chance. Or maybe even a good chance.

The Tohoku Quake in Japan in 2011 was a 9.0 and we all saw just how much damage that did with depth of 20 miles. And I'm 99% positive that Japan is better prepared for major quakes than we are.

Huh, what an interesting question. I wonder if you zoom out a little bit an look at it region-wide if the pattern comes through clearer.

Left side of the dial:

88.5 KPLU Tacoma (NPR / Pacific Lutheran Univ)
89.3 KUGS Bellingham (Western Washington Univ)
89.3 KAOS Olympia (Evergreen State College)
89.5 KNHC Seattle (Nathan Hale High School)
89.7 KWFJ Roy, WA (Bible Broadcasting Network)
89.9 KGRG Auburn (Green River Comm. College)
89.9 KGHP Gig Harbor (Peninsula High School)
90.1 KMWS Mt. Vernon (Washington State Univ)
90.1 KUPS Tacoma (University of Puget Sound)
90.3 KEXP Seattle (Univ of Washington / EMP)
90.3 KUOW Bellingham (KUOW relay for Bham/Van. BC)
90.9 KVTI Tacoma (Clover Park Tech College)
91.3 KCED Centralia (Centralia College)
91.3 KBCS Bellevue (Bellevue COllege - aka BCC)
91.7 KXOT Tacoma (Univ of Washington)
91.7 KZAZ Bellingham (Washington State Uni)

Middle of the dial:

92.5 KQMV Bellevue (Top 40)
92.9 KISM Bellingham (Classic rock)
93.3 KUBE Seattle (Hip Hop)
94.1 KMPS Seattle (Top 40 Country)
94.5 KRXY Shelton ("Hot Adult Contemporary)
95.7 KJAQ Seattle ("Adult Hits")
97.3 KIRO Seattle (News Talk)
97.7 KOMO Seattle (News Talk)
98.1 KING Seattle (Classical)
99.9 KISW Seattle (Rock)

Right side of the dial:

100.7 KKWF Seattle (Country)
101.5 KPLZ Seattle (Mix)
102.5 KZOK Seattle (Classic Rock)
103.7 KMTT Seattle (Adult Alternative)
104.1 KAFE Bellingham (Soft rock)
105.3 KCMS Edmonds (Contemporary Christian)
106.1 KBKS Seattle (Top 40)
107.7 KNDD Seattle (Alternative Rock)

I'd say that as a region, it looks like Western Washington follows the pattern generally, at least on the left and middle. The community, non-profit and college stations tend to be in the low end, and the top 40 in the middle. I don't know if you can make a conclusive statement about the right side of the dial here though.

It's interesting to note however that KUOW 94.9 appears to be the only exception to the rule, a public station in "top 40" territory in the middle of the dial.

88-92 Mhz is reserved for non-commercial radio, which is why college radio is generally down there. As for the rest of the frequencies being loosely arranged by genre, I think that's just a coincidence based on your personal experience (for which Seattle did not hold). I've never noticed that pattern before.

The frequencies in the middle are the most sought after/desirable as you have to cross over them to get from one side of the dial to another. Those frequencies are the most expensive to buy and so are used by companies that are maximizing listener numbers through what is often Top 40 format.

I used to "volunteer" for WBAI in New York at 99.5. They suposedly have a standing offer for the frequency that is, I am told, in the millions of dollars. But they ain't selling.

The frequencies at the ends of the dials are the cheapest to buy and own and so are usually populated with religous, non-profit, classical, etc formats.

SPU is quite open about the water quality in Seattle. Check out:
http://www.seattle.gov/util/About_SPU/Water_System/Water_Quality/index.asp

Irrational fears, by definition, run against accepted facts and reasonable judgement. Mentioning this one particular pathogen as a focus appears to keep you out of being considered generally mysophobic (fear of germs, pathogens).

You know how incredibly remote the possibility of finding this organism is in any functional public water system in this country. Even, if present, you are not at risk of a CNS infection by drinking contaminated water. The organism has to be introduced to the sinus cavity where it can enter through the olfactory nerve. As a general rule (for all possible pathogens), if you wanted to regularly irrigate your sinuses using a neti pot or similar device it would be wise to use distilled or otherwise sterilized water to make your solution.

I grew up in Florida where the lakes are warm in the summer and the incidence of death from this organism was extremely rare. When it did become more known (through a few deaths) the solution was to wear nose clips and stay out of shallow very warm and mucky bottom areas.

The best resource to read is from the Center for Disease Control:
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/faqs.html

I'm not a microbiologist or a water treatment expert, but I know that Seattle's water comes from the Chester Morse Reservoir on the Cedar River and the Tolt River Watershed. Both of which are high up in the Cascades, and cold has hell. A quick reading of wikipedia on Naegleria fowleri  tells me that it is "typically found in warm bodies of fresh water," which I can assure you, the mountain reservoirs where Seattle draws its water from are far from "warm." 

I believe this is the same bug I've heard about that has caused two deaths in Louisiana from people using Neti Pots and inserting the water with the amoeba into their nasal passages, where it has made it's way into their brain and caused their death. As tragic as those deaths are, it's really not something you need to worry about here. The swamps of Louisiana are warm, the Tolt & Ceder Rivers where your water comes from are ice cold. 

If you're planning on using a neti pot, it's a good idea to go ahead and boil the water before you put it up your nose. But the risk of a warm water parasite surviving in our ice cold mountain snowmelt water is probably on par with getting hit by an asteroid while winning the lottery. It's just too cold in them thar hills. 

When I was a kid we used to swim in the Tolt River all the time in the summer, downstream of where the City takes the water out, and I can tell you from personal experience that water is just barely above freezing in the dead heat of August. Your water is safe. No need to worry.

Do get a digital camera to start cataloging your sky observations. You could certainly find an inexpensive small pocketable model that might not be the greatest all around camera (for portraiture, etc.) but would work fine for capturing cloud formations.

Using a polarizing filter in front of the lens can greatly enhance the contrast of the sky and clouds to bring out the details of what you are observing. Most small point and shoot digital cameras will not take an add on filter, but you could easily hold one in front of the lens and rotate it to find the right orientation and snap the photo (get a large enough one to handle and have enough side to side room to cover your camera lens).

I found this Flickr account that catalogued a number of different photo sources from Wikipedia pages on clouds:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/nmthunderstorms/discuss/72157607971729436/

Specifically, you may want to look at the examples of lenticular clouds here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_cloud

You may also want to study the information available through this site from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=cloud_classification

I grew up in Florida where the cloud formations are also often spectacular, moving and changing. Unfortunately, observable blue sky and clouds are a much less frequent occurrence here in the PNW.

There are lots of books available on cloud identification starting with the more basic Peterson Guide series issue:
http://www.amazon.com/Peterson-First-Guide-Clouds-Weather/dp/0395906636

To answer your question I would have to say that you are living in an area where many different cloud formations are observable and you are getting a good look at some of the many types possible. Clouds are indicators of what is happening with many factors in the atmosphere, wind, moisture, dust, altitude layers and temperature. Clouds change because the atmosphere is a moving changing sea of air. This has been a year of more unusual weather patterns due to many factors - this year's La Nina is particularly strong and the undulating jet stream (polar front) has created many peculiar weather patterns worldwide in the northern hemisphere.

Wool, like hair, does not compost well. Neither does cotton.

Wool naturally repels water and so will last for years in a compost bin. Cotton, on the other hand, saturates completely and so also take a long time (but not as long as wool) as it the complete saturation squeezes out air. Cotton will eventually compost if you add enough nitrogen. I don't know about silk but suspect that it, too, does not compost well.

I'd be worried about the dyes, just because the fabrics are organic doesnt mean the dyes are and some contain stuff that you don't want in your soil, since some plants can take stuff from the soil ( there are some environmental artists that make pieces where sunflowers and other plants suck cadimums and other toxins from the soil. If you then ate something grown in a condition like that you'd be getting a dose of the toxins. Not as extreme as a chemical waste dump but you could get some nasty stuff). Also some dyes are set with formaldehyde as well as some screen printing processes. So if those shirts were printed you have the gunk in both the dye and the ink. Not good. Even the environmentally friendly inks are not stuff you want to add to the soil

On the radio, I don't know, but in nightclubs and bars it is very much still possible to make a living as a good DJ. Picking the right tunes for the party and blending them at the right moments is an art, and people flock to clubs that have a good artist.

Commercial radio has totally gone to satellite shit though. Seattle's music stations suck ass. I just listen to KOMO 1000 AM news all day when I'm driving around because we are in such a radio desert.

Someday I have a dream that Seattle will have a music radio station with a strong signal that doesn't suck ass. Someday...

Well, do you mean the Clear Channel "Morning Zoo" route where you make appearances at car lots and cleavage-y sports bars to appease your local advertisers? I'm sure there's going to be a need for those idiot loudmouths for the next five or ten years, at least until accurate advertising metrics are able to be provided to local businesses. I'm sure Clear Channel is going to hit a brick wall when the accuracy of their existing listener metrics is put to the test.

NPR/localized stations should whether the next few years much better.

Most radio stations are owne by mega corporations now. Unless you want to work for college radio you kinda out o luck. There are alot of Internet based string radio, you could go that route but I don't know if that's something you could get a viable paycheck from

Jack Horkheimer was a wonderfully enthusiastic proponent of "naked-eye" astronomy and best known for his 1 and 5 minute video presentations where he would always say at the end, "Keep Looking Up!"

Jack passed away in 2010 but his work continues on in video blogs that continue to be broadcast on PBS stations and viewable on YouTube and by Quicktime online.

These spots are known as Star Gazer and here is his site (where you can link to current ones) - but the best site is at the end of this answer.
http://www.starhustler.com/

Here are links for the one minute version for 12/19/11 - 12/25/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkms0yYvYw&feature=related

and for 12/26/11 - 1/1/12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQToK0hvr8&feature=related

The main page to check out the full list and most recent entries from the Miami Science Museum is:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MiamiScienceMuseum

Nothing helpful to add, but I think it would be rad if Questionland turned out to be where this question was ultimately settled.

They're both recursive phenomenal categories (to borrow from and abuse Kant), so really your question is unanswerable.

It is, however, a good question to ask as considering the relationships gives us a more nuanced view of those categories and the apperception we employ in moving through them.

The question is similar to the question: what comes first, the outside object or the perception? No matter what level you look at that question (unless you're an objectivist), those two things are intractably wound around each other. You can't have one without the other as either is meaningless by itself.

Time and space are similarly bound up with each other, with the added problem that they are part of a higher level set than questions about consciousness and matter. One may an illusion created by the other, they both may be illusions created by consciousness (or something else that also creates the illusion of consciousness, but that ladder does on forever, so let's stop there), or they might both be mechanistic meta-consciousness foundations of reality, like Newton thought. Sure, we have some fairly nuanced models for space, but there is obviously much, much more nuance to be discovered in the post-Quantum, post-Einsteinian physics we're a generation or two away from now. Our models of time are almost embarrassingly simple still, but then again we've only been probing the fluid and dynamic aspects of time for a century or so.

So, for now it's best to just think of them as aspects of the same manifold (last Kantian phrase, I promise!), no more separate from each other than your brain is from your body.

Remember that it really is turtles all the way down.

Without question, "Space" came before "Time".
If you have any doubt, just watch this Dr. Who Red Nose special, and you will become convinced!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStWeeEVQAc

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhqs91_doctor-who-6x00-space-time_shortfilms

My brain just imploded.

uh, since no one has tackled this, I'll give a few tips.

Good to have a tripod! I did this before digital cameras came about, but basically the idea is to keep the shutter open for as long as possible (from what I know, but I'm no expert). So, you'll just want to use a camera where you can adjust the shutter speed. Ideally though, you have to keep it open a really long time, so you can tape the camera so the shutter stays open. I can't recall if you have to tape the shutter button or the actual shutter. I'm pretty sure I just taped the shutter button down, but don't quote me. lol. It has been some time since I did this.

You should also preferably be out of reach of city lights. I did mine at an observatory in the middle of nowhere in Oregon.

I don't know about doing any of this with a digital camera. Since digital cameras are a whole different beast, I don't know that it would work out the same, because, what does leaving the shutter open do to a digital image?!? I don't know how it works well enough to know.

If there is a good photo/art supply store anywhere near you, you should call or go in to see if they know tips, because a lot of times in actual photo supply places (not like photo mini-chains) they have professional photogs working there who know A LOT!

Well, hope this helps a little. Maybe more people will answer with more info.

I'm in the Shoreline area and my DSL connection lags horribly since Century Link took over. I'm actually starting to look at what other options are out there.

Perhaps it's just my area, but I have noticed no change at all.

After my Qwest service switched to Century Link, the connection has totally SUCKED. I live on capital hill.