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- My latest Strange Horizons column, "Reading Systems", has been posted, as has my latest Sandman Meditations piece. (The Sandman pieces are going to be biweekly for the rest of the year rather than the regular weekly schedule because I'm just too busy to keep up with a weekly schedule right now, and I was getting really frazzled.)
- Team VanderMeer has launched The Weird Fiction Review, an online journal about kumquats. Famed kumquat collected Neil Gaiman is interviewed, and there's an interesting selection of nonfiction, art, and fiction about kumquats. Don't believe me? Well, go over there and see for yourself!
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- Fandor has a great set of tributes to the great Derek Jarman. I'm working on something about Jarman's Caravaggio (25 years old this year!) and also a piece about Jarman for Rain Taxi, but I'm finding Jarman much harder to write about than I expected, and both pieces are vastly late. But I shall persevere!
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Google has done gone and broke Google Reader, removing the sharing function to encourage people to use Google Plus instead. This means the "Fresh Links" section over on the sidebar is no longer able to be refreshed, and I'll probably go back to occasionally doing linkdump posts. Here, for instance, are some links:
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Fandor has a great set of tributes to the great Derek Jarman.ReplyDelete
Okay: shall check out.
but I'm finding Jarman much harder to write about than I expected, and both pieces are vastly late. But I shall persevere!
I look forward to both pieces!
Good post on Sentimental Education. I read Delany's recommendation years ago, but the book had inadvertently dropped off my to-read list. Which translation did you use for the class?ReplyDelete
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For absolutely no real reason, save for some spotting and some low progesterone, I'm full of The Fear. I have a follow up ultrasound (f/u u/s for those of us speaking medical-eze) on July 2nd to check for…I don't know what.
And because I am pregnant and therefore certifiable, I'm terrified. I'm not accustomed to all this monitoring and the like, and it's not helping my irrationality (actual thought: If they're ordering another u/s, it's because there is something terribly wrong and they need to confirm it. Reality check: u/s are cash cows, AND following up is standard medical practice).
I'm pretty sure that between the extra (crazy) hormones and the sad fact that after the past six months of hell I have no coping mechanisms left in me whatsoever. This is making day-to-day life fairly hard for me.
In that vein, I may be away from you, my sweet and lovely blog and Internet People for a spell. I fear that all I will do if given the opportunity is whine and complain and worry myself into a tizzy if left to my own pathetic devices.
Instead I will relax on the couch and stare at the wall. What? That doesn't sound healthy to you?
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Have fun going 'round the bend. 😉
Good luck with the tests. I'll be thinking of you.
Good luck, Auntie! You know where to find me if you get too bored.
I hear ya. You know where to reach me for the funny or the kleenex.
Good luck my dear, I'll email to check in on you and I'll be praying that all is well with you and the wee one! *hugs*
Oh honey. Of course you're afraid. Past experience has opened the door of fear in your heart. That's not crazy. That's just the way it is.
But it's a proven fact you CAN carry a baby to term. Been proven twice, right?
So try and have faith in the process. And don't beat yourself up for having feelings that are completely normal.
I was always scared right before every ultrasound – even the "your a week overdue, let's see what's going on in there" one. Hormones are a bitch. I'm sure everything is fine, your kid's just a trouble maker like her (I firmly believe any kid that would put you through this is destined to be carrying a couple of Xs) mother. 😉
but you are my gateway drug…*sniff* *sniff*
I will miss you while you are off lounging and being fed grapes by your Sausage crew.
TOTALLY get the need to unplug for a while.
missing you already.
Aunt Becky! I miss you already.
Hugs, Auntie. You know the self talk track you should be using. You are doing a great job. I'd worry if you weren't reacting to the stress.
How about your coping mechanism be that you read all of our fabulous comments? I'll comment every day for the next six months. Or not. We'll see. 😉
We love you and are more than happy to listen to whining and/or complaining. However, sometimes you just need a break. I'll be thinking of you!
Come back Aunt B. I'll miss you. If you need anything you know where to find me.
Yes, you definitely need a break from all of the worry!
Get some rest, girl! 🙂
I'll be thinking about you!
Ta for now, My Friend. I'll keep you in my thoughts and check in every now and then (day) to see when you return.
take care of your and yours!
I am really going to miss you. Hopefully I will read some more soon.
aww, you know you don't want to leave.
but since you must, keep in mind that staring at a popcorn ceiling may be more entertaining. besides that stuff about asbestos, i think it's far more visually stimulating than a wall anyday.
we'll miss you.
Good luck for the scan. Will keep an eye out for your return. x
I'll be waiting.
Thinking of you.
Good luck with the tests. Can't wait until you come back!
Probably a good plan to unplug for a bit. Know I am thinking of you and remembering you in my prayers. You and your little bean. Wishing you happy, positive thoughts. (even though I totally get and actually wallowed in, the fear-based ones.)
Welp, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I wish you well my dear and I totally expect to see some cute as hell picture of the sausagebryo when it emerges.
Also? I wish you TONS AND TONS of Willie Nelson's County Peach Cobbler Ice Cream by Ben and Jerry's. Seriously, if I could live on ice cream and only ice cream, I totally would live on this!
Extra monitoring worried the hell out of me with my first. By the second, it was expected (both the extra monitoring and the worry). I can't imagine how folks make it through a pregnancy with only *one* u/s! I had them every four weeks and wanted more – I don't fault crazy Tom one bit for buying his own machine!
Rest up and work on growing the next Sausage. I'll keep an eye out for your return!
Be good to your self. Maybe stand on your head a bit to keep it in there. 🙂 but I understand the scared– you have been through a lot!
I will be around if you need to talk!
First of all, you're not allowed to leave. I'm the only one who can take internet breaks, the rest of you are all supposed to be here waiting for me. . . .
Er, I mean, take care of yourself. We love you.
And being in the midst of my first super monitored pregnancy, let me give you some tips: Any abnormality – ie your spotting – means they will test you to death for fear of you suing them. Plus, they will make a lot of money this way. Statistically everything is more likely to be fine than not fine. Not that most of the medical professionals will mention that to you.
Take your time. But um…not too long. Work is kind of boring you know? And I don't smoke, so I need my Aunt Becky breaks.
Aunt Becky,
Veg away…Let me know when you're back.
Take care of yourself, Auntie! We'll miss you! Let us know how you're doing once in a while. (((hugs)))
Hang in there girl! Know that I am praying for you and healthy baby everynight.
God Bless!
hugs! I hang in there! And PLEASE let us know how the f/u u/s (see I'm learning new things every day!) goes!
Babe is in my prayers!
You take care of yourself and your little bean and stare at the wall all you want. We'll still be here for you. 🙂
Take care of yourself, Becky. We'll all be waiting on the flip-side. 🙂
Mostly lurker here-wishing you peace and a safe healthy pregnancy. Prayers are coming at you- stay calm.
be well, sistah blog bitch.
Jeez, I go camping for the weekend and everything goes to hell. Seriously, though, I hope you feel better and get some relief soon from the mental anguish. I kinda like the bitching though…I'll miss ya!
Hang in there, and I will keep checking back for news. Don't get wall-blindness.
this is good therapy – but if you need to go off in a non-cyber pregnancy coma- who are we to stop you?
take care of yourself and relax
(even though I don't know, I have enjoyed reading your life)
aw, man…
I will miss you while you are gone. and be outrageously glad when you come back.
have fun with the gooey cooter!!
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Oh Paris, that stunning shade of "Recently gave a blow job" red really accents your smile… and the fact that you're an idiot.
Adrian was not only the coolest red head on the block, but he was a bona fide sith lord. With his trusty lightsaber in hand, he was guaranteed to fend off any unwanted vaginal advances.
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It's a great time to be a Fremont resident especially if you're one of the 1.5 million unemployed Californians looking for work.
A recent study conducted by consumer advocacy website NerdWallet evaluated which California cities offer job seekers the best bet at finding their future. NerdWallet considered city growth, affordability and employment rates.
Coming in at No. 10 on the list, Fremont is praised for its diversity, stronghold employers like Tesla Motors and Seagate, growing business hub, affordable cost of living and the best residential real estate market in the nation.
San Ramon, Pleasanton, Cupertino and Palo Alto also made the state's top 10.
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Before making a sprint to the trashcan and landfill to discard your tree, holiday decorations and waste, try these eco-friendly alternatives to make cleaning house greener.
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People spend every day, there are utilities to pay, and you need to buy food, groceries, clothing and other necessities. With all these spending, you often wonder how you can save and make the most out of your spending. Most banks today have offered cash back incentives on every penny spent using their credit cards, but the possibility of earning while spending is not limited Read More
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There is no easy answer when it comes to how long a personal injury claim takes to complete. Each claim is different than the last as each case is treated as unique so some are resolved in no time at all whereas others can take longer. Read More
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Ever since my eldest son started to work in a corporate firm after graduating from a college degree, I noticed his maturity developed into a higher level. He now can make better decisions through weighing things down and most importantly he is now more responsible in handling and managing his finances. He told me the other night that he is interested in getting a credit card. Read More


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Hospitality as Spiritual Practice: The Welcoming Voice of the Book of Ruth
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Date: 10/3/2013 - 10/6/2013
The practice of hospitality involves far more than tasty casseroles and readied guest rooms. In fact, the ability to live hospitably with the people around us – friends and strangers – is a result of developing a deeper sense of the meaning and practice of hospitality in our lives.
Our prayerful study of the Book of Ruth will introduce us to the deep discipline of hospitality – hospitality to far more than just a visitor in our home. The hospitality embedded in Ruth's story encourages us to open our arms and hearts to: life on life's terms, God on God's terms, grace beyond imagination and the inevitable evolution of faith. Details and Registration.
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PSG, playing at Annecy without their talismanic injured Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, had midfielder Cabaye sent off in the 62nd minute for a second bookable offence.
PSG, who have taken five points from their first three games, dominated possession but struggled to create chances, with their Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani missing his best chance in the 26th minute when he slipped inside the area.
Another attempt by Cavani, set up by Lucas, in the 70th minute, was knocked away by Evian goalkeeper Jesper Hansen.
PSG, chasing a third successive title, are third in the 20-team table, one point behind Bordeaux, who visit Nice on Saturday, and St Etienne, who host Stade Rennes on Sunday.
Evian, who created chances in added time as they chased a winner, moved off the bottom of the table to 18th with their first point of the season. The hosts, routed 6-2 by Rennes last Saturday, had conceded nine goals in their first two games.
It was the second competitive match for PSG's Brazil centre back David Luiz since he joined the club from Chelsea in June for an estimated 50 million pounds ($83.5 million), making him the world's most expensive defender.
Besides losing Ibrahimovic, who is out for several weeks with a rib injury, Italy midfielder Thiago Motta was also missing after being headbutted by Bastia's Brandao after last week's match.
On Thursday, the French football league suspended Brandao for four weeks, pending a hearing on Sept. 18.
Meanwhile, the Paris prosecutor's office told Reuters Brandao would be judged before a criminal court for "premeditated voluntary violence" in a sports context.
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ASPEN - Yvonne Neuman was familiar with the warning: that people who visit India become overwhelmed by the poverty, finding it impossible to get out of their minds. In fact, the reason that Neuman, an adventurous traveler, hadn't been to India was that her husband - who has practiced Indian meditation techniques for decades, and took his name, Mithra, from the Sanskrit word for "friend to all" - was reluctant to witness the country's hardship.
But the couple's first trip to the Subcontinent in 2006 was scheduled specifically so they could photograph the Durga Puja festival, a celebratory event of spiritual rituals and dance. Properly prepared for the poverty, and focused on the festival, Neuman was uninfected by any gloominess.
"It was fascinating, wonderful - the colors, the food, the smells, the people," Neuman said.
That 10-day stay in Calcutta was satisfying enough that the Neumans called their tour guide and asked him to arrange another trip, just a few months later. This time they visited the Orissa, a mountain tribe of topless women, men with bows and arrows, and crushing poverty. That cracked a shell: When Neuman returned home to London, she couldn't shake what she had seen.
"I felt unsettled, moping," she said. "I'd go to Harrods and see all this wealth, Sloane Street, where the designer shops are, and feel repulsed. I've got everything to be happy, and all I kept thinking of was India. I had to find my peace and happiness."
Neuman's self-prescribed cure was to immerse herself in India. A former pharmacist who spent most of her adult years raising two sons, she spent months researching prostitution and slavery among children in Calcutta. She also researched nongovernmental charity organizations operating in India and on her next trip visited six of them. When she founded her own nonprofit, Vital for Children, she selected three existing organizations to partner with.
"All I wanted to do was get my happiness back," said Neuman, who was born in Indonesia to Chinese parents, a situation that led to racial persecution. "My unhappiness had to do with India. So I had to do something with India."
Soft-spoken and self-deprecating, Neuman doesn't see herself as the type to build a sprawling network. Instead, Vital essentially comprises Neuman herself and whatever good works she can provide. On her trips to India, two to three a year now, she goes to the projects to teach the street kids and child prostitutes, take them to the beach, water parks and movies, feed them. She works with the NGOs to find classroom space and provide sources of clean water. When she finds others who are interested in assisting, she brings them to India, to show them all that needs to be done. Neuman has been to India often enough, and has been enough of a hands-on presence, that children run up to her when she visits.
Perhaps the biggest part of Neuman's job now is fundraising. "That's all I do," she said. This past November, she threw a black-tie dinner at England's House of Lords, sponsored by a couple, a baron and baroness, who are patrons of Vital.
Two years ago, the Neumans bought a house in Aspen and, naturally, Neuman has brought her fundraising efforts with her. On Wednesday, Vital will hold an informational meeting for anyone interested in learning about the organization. The meeting, at 4 p.m., will be at Pyramid Bistro, above Explore Booksellers.
On March 2, Vital will present a benefit concert at the Wheeler Opera House by Adam Gyorgy, a Hungarian pianist who has an international performing career and runs a foundation for young musicians. In his Aspen debut, Gyorgy will perform improvisations and works by Liszt. The event also will include a silent auction; among the items available are an afternoon tea at the House of Lords, and a tour of Highgrove Gardens, Prince Charles' country home, with a Champagne tea.
Neuman is adamant that the funds raised for Vital go to the primary purpose of helping kids in Calcutta. Administrative costs are paid by the Neuman Foundation. "No paying for printing the brochures," she said. "No paying for T-shirts, for flights. We wanted to be the one where 100 percent of the proceeds go to the children. Donors dictate exactly where their funds go."
Neuman hasn't gotten immune to what she sees in India. On her trips, she is too busy to indulge her emotions. "Then when no one's watching, what you've stored up for 10 days, you let it all out," she said.
Running Vital leaves Neuman frantic. When in Aspen, she is often up at 5 a.m. so she can talk to people in London, and even a day on the slopes can be problematic - enjoying a ski day is difficult: "It's dangerous. I can't stop thinking. I can't switch it off," she said.
That feeling of unhappiness, though, is gone.
"I've found so much inner peace," she said. "I've learned to appreciate everything I've got. A clean glass of water. Clean bedsheets. That I can go see a doctor if I have a cough. One night I was walking home from the Wheeler and thought, I'm just so happy to be alive."


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Definition of tritagonist in English:
The person who is third in importance, after the protagonist and deuteragonist, in an ancient Greek drama.
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Faculty members and students in the sociology and urban studies departments conduct urban research. Past projects have included research in several New York City neighborhoods, particularly Red Hook, Fort Greene and Bedford Stuyvesant, on topics such as job hunting and hiring practices in low-income neighborhoods, consumer preferences and
behavior in Fort Greene, transportation analyses, low-income housing, geographic-information-systems projects and research on the sources of racial, ethnic and income diversity. Some of this research has been published or described in the City Journal, The Wall Street Journal, and The Journal of Social Problems. Additionally, students have provided research and technical assistance for the Regional Planning Association, the Myrtle Avenue Redevelopment Program, the Brooklyn Borough President and New York City Community Planning Board 2.
For information, contact Urban Studies chairman, Dr. Jose Sanchez, at (718) 488-3436
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Nothing Gold Can Stay
by Robert Frost
Nothing Gold Can Stay Man and the Natural World Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #1
Nature's first green is gold (1)
From the get-go, we can see that our speaker is pretty close with nature. He has paid close attention to the spring and knows that, before trees and plants get to their summer-green color, they are often gold or yellow. This dude clearly knows his green and gold stuff.
Quote #2
Her hardest hue to hold. (2)
Our speaker is so close with nature that he personifies it as… her. She isn't able to hold on to that first gold color for long, which fits with the poem's title, "Nothing Gold Can Stay." By this point, we're pretty sure the poem is talking about the colors of spring, not precious metals.
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Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour. (3-4)
These lines use metaphor to talk about nature, comparing a leaf to a flower. This, again, is referring to spring blooms, but it's also saying that flowers are not too different from leaves. We're starting to see what the whole "Nothing Gold Can Stay" thing is about—the quick change from spring to summer, from flower to leaf.


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Chirimoto Development Project, Inc. (a recognized 501c3 charity organization dedicated to assisting the people of Chirimoto, Peru with educational, economic and development projects) and the Town of Chirimoto, Peru
The Chirimoto Development Project, a recognized 501c3 Charity, has been working in Chirimoto for about two years. We have already facilitated the redesign of the Community and Cultural Center and it has now been completed using Regional Government money. We have initiated a bookmobile to take books to four local elementary schools and we have delivered 25 used laptops to the community for the schools and new library. We are working on setting up a telecommunications system to assist with conducting adult education classes in the new building and we are planning semester abroad programs with integrated Service Learning and Community Service projects. And we have assisted the community in the preparation of an Economic Development Plan to help the community sustainably achieve economic growth and prosperity.
Among the many challenges facing the community is power. The town was destroyed by a flood in 1979 and power was only restored in May of 2009; and then only marginally. The newly renovated Community and Cultural Center will be capable of utilizing far more power than is available in the community and it will be very expensive power. The obvious solution is to provide some independent power source for the new Community Center, which was designed to serve as a classroom, a dormitory for visiting students and faculty, a home for the caretaker, a laboratory for research, a large hall for public meetings, an apothecary and a community library.
There are three obvious possible sources of power: solar, wind and water. The water source, however, is unusual in that we are considering inserting a generator, or series of generators, inside one of the main water supply lines that serves the area. There are three sources of water that can serve the town, but only two are in use. The unused source may provide enough pressure to generate sufficient power. The closest source being used currently requires 7 pressure reduction valves along the way from the source to the distribution system to keep the pressure low enough at the distribution system. Certainly, there is plenty of opportunity in that line to create more than enough power for the building and possibly enough to power other municipal buildings, such as the local elementary school and town hall, as well. These options, and any others the investigators identify, need to be scoped out and evaluated and a selection of the best option made and designed.
The person or persons who do this project should have among them a good working knowledge of Spanish, since the residents of Chirimoto do not speak English. Team members also need to be able to effectively evaluate various design options on economic bases and to design an electrical engineering solution to the stated problem. The Chirimoto Development Project will assist with all aspects of the project, as needed, but a good understanding of the principles involved, even if application experience is weak, is desirable.
There are no specific time constraints. However, the sooner this project can be designed and built, the sooner the true potential of the new structure can be recognized, adult education classes can be started, and the whole enterprise can begin to show results.
Name: Prof. Francis J. Hopcroft
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MIT students who develop projects around these ideas may apply for support from the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center's Fellowships or Grant programs. Please check the program descriptions and deadlines and talk to program staff to determine which is most appropriate for your needs and project.
If you want to volunteer or you have funding from outside the PKG Center that enables you to work on this project, that's great! However, please do let us know if you work on a project you saw advertised here, even if you don't use our funds. And remember, the PKG Center staff are happy to advise on service projects even if we are not funding them ourselves.


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They completely deleted the Motley Fool article for reasons unknown. I fear it may have been some kind of a scam, which means huge gap down Monday if so.
Article is well written and seems verifiable. Yahoo will not allow link to be posted but look at traderinvestoralert
Yikes, I am very worried. I bought a LOT of shares Fri on the basis of the fool article that has now been deleted. Have been researching ampe all weekend. Company sounds promising but very risky.
Not sure what to do at this point. They certainly dont have many employees and most of the execs are really getting old. Usually execs at a developing company are much younger. Would appreciate hearing any thoughts or advice from others. Would also like to hear more reaction to the motley fool fiasco. TY
Give them a call. Dr. Bar-Or is real and the science has proved 100% correct in every trial done so far. Is AMPE risky - absolutely. Is the age of its executives important - no as within a year to 18 months they will either have FDA approval on one or more productes or be out of $$. If they get Ampion approved it is a $1B sort of drug. Optina a similar sort of drug. A success with any makes AMPE worth immediately $30-50 if they market themselves. Then you have licensing fees and possible big pharma options and buyouts probable.
As to Motley Fool - I have not seen the article and do not invest based on SA or MF. Both have had good information at times but many articles are puff pieces that either try to enrich the author or manipulate the info.
I am a long time AMPE investor and I can tell you the company is real and has a huge pipeline getting ready to unfold. I have a tremendous investment and would not risk it if I felt otherwise. Call them and ask questions if you have concerns, I have and they are great to deal with. Check out the local history of the doctors doing the development in Denver, their background and accomplishments are staggering. Go Ampe
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Do your own research before buying! I certainly never believe anything from "Seeking Alpha", but surprised that "Fool" has degenerated into that level. Was excited by the article first, but after doing half an hour reading, including publication of clinical trials in peer reviewed journals, I decided to stay on the sideline for this stock
Sentiment: Strong Sell
Do you think 3 drugs in pivital trials is an FDA scam. Think again.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
I think the street of cnbc or yahoo the do it
Sentiment: Strong Buy
No... I think it's Mötley Fool that's the scam. I find this very disheartening and will cancel with Mötley Fool. They appear to take sides.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
are you a short? why are you not happy with your stock going up 20%?
what is wrong with you? scam or not, the stock went up and I would be happy if I were you.
I want to get in last night but couldn't.
if you are a short then that would teach you a lesson.
try to post some google cache links about the article but the new message board wont allow hyper links. google cache shows the article was written on 2012/08/18. Also, all the link in Richard Cavalli section seems to be completely deleted.
search google with "new study projects pharma's next big winner " and google cache will show all the original text.
the Richard Cavalli's link to the extremely interesting article on AMPE is online
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Opening day at Klyde Warren Park
Photo: G.J. McCarthy/Staff Photographer
Kelcy Warren (right) laughed as son Klyde, 10, held up a ceremonial ribbon at Saturday's event. The two pieces symbolized the park as a link between downtown and Uptown.
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Colorado's cold snap has been the worst in Alamosa.
At least twice this week, the San Luis Valley city was the coldest place in the continental United States. The temperature dropped to minus 30 on Wednesday and hit minus 33 on Thursday, the lowest recorded temperatures.
The mercury dropped to negative 34 on Friday morning but it's not clear yet whether that was the absolute coldest.
National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Wolyn (Woah-lin) says cold gets trapped in the valley and snow cover prevents the ground from warming up. Similar conditions also make Gunnison among the coldest places in Colorado, at least according to weather records.
Taylor Park Reservoir, northeast of Gunnison, is also notoriously cold but its temperature is recorded just once a day, so it doesn't qualify for records.
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Colorado's cold snap has been the worst in Alamosa.
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Lady Gaga responded to the decision by a South Korean government agency to prevent teenagers from attending her Seoul concert on April 27.
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Thank u to all the adults in Korea who are speaking out for underaged who want to come to the BTW Ball. Maybe the gov. will change their mind. Although not affecting ticket sales in Seoul, parents should be given more credit to determine what's good for their children. I love my fans.
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― talking heads, quiet smith (darraghmac), Friday, 16 September 2011 17:44 (four years ago) Permalink
yeah I guess I didn't think of that! but from an american's perspective it just sounds evil.
― iatee, Friday, 16 September 2011 17:44 (four years ago) Permalink
here it's like 'you were bad at your job' or 'we can't afford you' but 'redundant' gives me a sense of 'you are unnecessary as a human being'
which means it probably was correctly used w/r/t to this banker, but outside of that...
― iatee, Friday, 16 September 2011 17:47 (four years ago) Permalink
nobody rly uses redundant as a synonym for unemployed and 'laid off' is more often used instead of 'made redundant' in newspapers etc
i think it's just policemen and their strangely clunky phrasing, cf 'other means of employment' instead of 'a job'
― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Friday, 16 September 2011 17:48 (four years ago) Permalink
'made redundant' still common terminology iirc, though there's subtle emp. law differences between the two i think
― talking heads, quiet smith (darraghmac), Friday, 16 September 2011 17:50 (four years ago) Permalink
it is a shitty term tho, def
― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Friday, 16 September 2011 17:51 (four years ago) Permalink
eh i dunno, it's quite useful as a means of conveying the right tone of contempt society ought to feel for the wastrel layabouts tbh
― talking heads, quiet smith (darraghmac), Friday, 16 September 2011 17:53 (four years ago) Permalink
I have no problem w/redundant. It doesn't imply fault like 'fired' does. It implies that the employer doesn't have any meaningful/profitable work for you to do.
― em vee equals pea queue (Michael White), Friday, 16 September 2011 18:01 (four years ago) Permalink
that's awful
― partistan (dayo), Friday, 16 September 2011 19:18 (four years ago) Permalink
this is typical police illiterately pretentious usage though. no one except a policeman would say "he has been redundant for a year". you get made redundant, and then you are unemployed. like how only police say "i was proceeding along oxford st" or "he asked myself how to get to piccadilly circus".
― caek, Saturday, 17 September 2011 07:51 (four years ago) Permalink
― is it shakeymostep? (cozen), Saturday, 17 September 2011 08:52 (four years ago) Permalink
Redundant is only a little better than 'managed out'. Not by much.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 17 September 2011 08:59 (four years ago) Permalink
further underscoring the impotency of the SEC
― partistan (dayo), Saturday, 17 September 2011 11:40 (four years ago) Permalink
ts your maddie vs our maddie
― talking heads, quiet smith (darraghmac), Saturday, 17 September 2011 14:37 (four years ago) Permalink
Adoboli (who, let me stress, has yet to enter a plea) was in exchange traded funds – which used to look like unit trusts, but have got increasingly complicated. One of the top market regulators, Mario Draghi, recently described ETFs as "reminiscent of what happened in the securitisation market before the crisis". Read that quote again: he's comparing them to sub-prime mortgages. Most of us should get very worried; rogue traders should go steaming in.
― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Monday, 19 September 2011 23:12 (four years ago) Permalink
― Whiney G. Blutfarten (dayo), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 12:16 (four years ago) Permalink
Republicans say Dodd-Frank is the root of some of today's economic problems. It has stopped banks from lending to "job creators," they contend, and is a direct cause of high unemployment. "It created such uncertainty that the bankers, instead of making loans, pulled back," said Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, speaking at a South Carolina rally over Labor Day weekend where he again called for the law's repeal.
*shoots self*
― Whiney G. Blutfarten (dayo), Wednesday, 21 September 2011 10:27 (four years ago) Permalink
for this headline I am not against journalistic muckraking
― dayo, Monday, 26 September 2011 18:56 (four years ago) Permalink
Jérôme Kerviel, gambled away billions in 2010. He is still serving a three-year jail sentence.
p cool how you can lose billions and just do 3 years in a minimum security jail
that study sounds pretty weak but oh well i'm still always happy when people push the psychopath angle, cuz if there were a cultural and spiritual system that caused and possibly even mandated people who were not psychopaths to behave like psychopaths that system might benefit from review
― the-dream in the witch house (difficult listening hour), Monday, 26 September 2011 19:31 (four years ago) Permalink
never review ILM, please
― dayo, Monday, 26 September 2011 19:33 (four years ago) Permalink
― Milton Parker, Monday, 26 September 2011 19:56 (four years ago) Permalink
― runaway (Matt P), Monday, 26 September 2011 19:59 (four years ago) Permalink
hahaha! they rule! literally.
― scott seward, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:05 (four years ago) Permalink
you would think they could afford better cameras
― dayo, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:07 (four years ago) Permalink
and thrones
― runaway (Matt P), Monday, 26 September 2011 20:07 (four years ago) Permalink
they should throw blood diamonds at all the passing hippies.
― scott seward, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:09 (four years ago) Permalink
i'm no help cuz i kinda hate all the people involved. the cops, the fatcats, the hippies. they all need some billy club action.
― scott seward, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:10 (four years ago) Permalink
The Hibernian Express will shave six milliseconds off that time.Of course, verifiable figures are elusive and estimates vary wildly, but it is claimed that a one millisecond advantage could be worth up to $100m (£63m) a year to the bottom line of a large hedge fund.
This is kind of the real plot of the latest William Gibson novel
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 26 September 2011 20:10 (four years ago) Permalink
― dayo, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:11 (four years ago) Permalink
A high-speed fibre network between London and Hong Kong could help decrease financial trading timesFinancial traders and law firms are set to benefit from a new low-latency network between London and Hong Kong, which can conduct data on a round trip from Europe to Asia in around 176 milliseconds.The cable network, run by UK-based trading technology company BSO Network Solutions, has been in place for some time, but previously had to route around large parts of Russia, due to difficulties laying fibre in that country.However, a new lower latency and higher availability 'Transit Mongolia' connection has helped to reduce the time of a round trip by more than 20 milliseconds during the last 12 months. Improvements have also been made at BSO's Ancotel point-of-presence (POP) in Frankfurt and Mega-I POP in Hong Kong.
Financial traders and law firms are set to benefit from a new low-latency network between London and Hong Kong, which can conduct data on a round trip from Europe to Asia in around 176 milliseconds.
The cable network, run by UK-based trading technology company BSO Network Solutions, has been in place for some time, but previously had to route around large parts of Russia, due to difficulties laying fibre in that country.
However, a new lower latency and higher availability 'Transit Mongolia' connection has helped to reduce the time of a round trip by more than 20 milliseconds during the last 12 months. Improvements have also been made at BSO's Ancotel point-of-presence (POP) in Frankfurt and Mega-I POP in Hong Kong.
― dayo, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:12 (four years ago) Permalink
the real reason they are installing these new high speed pipes is to have the world's best COD5 ping time
Some dude in my building just volunteered to me out of the blue that he's been camping out on Wall Street.
I guess I kind of support that except I don't really understand the protest. There doesn't seem to be any focus or goal.
― Disraeli Geirs (Hurting 2), Monday, 26 September 2011 20:39 (four years ago) Permalink
alfred posted this yesterday, it's a good take I think
― iatee, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:40 (four years ago) Permalink
This dude can barely contain his excitement at the crash he hopes is coming:
― StanM, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:45 (four years ago) Permalink
(Excesses: pink tie)
― StanM, Monday, 26 September 2011 20:46 (four years ago) Permalink
This is pretty effective actually, I think.
― Disraeli Geirs (Hurting 2), Monday, 26 September 2011 22:12 (four years ago) Permalink
would love to punch the champagne drinkers in the face -- BUT WITH THAT SAID the troll inside me applauds
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 26 September 2011 23:06 (four years ago) Permalink
― Disraeli Geirs (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 00:22 (four years ago) Permalink
yeah you have to admire them. they should do coke too, though
― can men eat harmony? (admrl), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 00:24 (four years ago) Permalink
I would love a glass of champagne now tbh
― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 00:34 (four years ago) Permalink
Pay a liberal arts grad to bring you one
― can men eat harmony? (admrl), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 00:36 (four years ago) Permalink
I wish they would drive through the crowd in Bentleys shouting "Pardon me, but if you'd be so kind as to step aside, I've an appointment with the president of the federal reserve. Oh, and do you have any grey poupon?"
― Disraeli Geirs (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 02:50 (four years ago) Permalink
lmao, these guys,
― iatee, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 15:59 (four years ago) Permalink
Oh, and do you have any grey poupon?"
As if they'd ever touch that vulgar stuff!
― What does one wear to a summery execution? Linen? (Michael White), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 16:05 (four years ago) Permalink
It has also gone mostly cashless in the cafeteria and other areas, eliminating the need to pay armored truck companies to haul away the money.
― dayo, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 16:07 (four years ago) Permalink
fwiw this seems like an appropriate thread for our friend Alessio Rastani if u guys haven't seen him yet
― thank you BIG HOOS, you brilliant god-man (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 16:10 (four years ago) Permalink
feel like goldman sachs should mandate an iv drip and colostomy bag so that traders never have to leave their desks
― dayo, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 16:11 (four years ago) Permalink
There's some talk that that guy's a Yes Men-style satirist, but it's too hard to tell anymore.
Perrin takes note of the sneering at Wall St Occupiers:
The Times and others of their class despise democracy. Demonstrations count only in official enemy states. At home, it's unnecessary. Petulant. Naive.
How serious can these kids really be? They use laptops and iPhones to communicate and spread their message. If they were truly radical, they'd use cardboard megaphones. Hand signs. Smoke signals. Using The Man's technology is hypocritical.
For you fans in D.C.: he's moving there!
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 19:05 (four years ago) Permalink
If Rastani is a satirist, he's built up a somewhat convincing web presence for his stock trading stuff (although I wouldn't put it past the Yes Men or other satirists to do that). Even if he's not though, who is he, exactly? Some trader? Being a trader doesn't make you privvy to any special or secret information, and a lot of traders are idiots. He might be right, he might be wrong, but why was he being interviewed exactly?
― Disraeli Geirs (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 20:38 (four years ago) Permalink
It's still getting talked about (and criticized)
The banks are all paying with other people's money." And a $285 million fine for a bank the size of Citigroup, he noted, is so small that it barely qualifies as a cost of doing business.John C. Coffee Jr., a professor at Columbia Law School, called the ruling a "perfunctory" opinion and said it was a mystery to him why it took the court more than a year to write it. "An average law clerk could have drafted it in two days," he said.
To my surprise, even prominent corporate defense lawyers who said they felt that Judge Rakoff had gone too far told me this week that they were troubled by the appeals court's reasoning and its implications. (They didn't want to be identified, since they litigate before the Second Circuit.)So, with these comments in mind, I decided to don some imaginary judicial robes and write a dissent — the opinion that, in my view, the Second Circuit should have issued. (I've omitted all citations and footnotes, leaving those to my equally imaginary law clerks.)...
As a matter of simple logic, Judge Rakoff's position would seem to be unassailable. How can anyone decide a punishment is fair without knowing anything about what occurred?That's not to say that judges shouldn't pay deference to the decision of the parties to settle and the terms they have agreed upon. The parties should have wide latitude to settle cases as they see fit. Courts should defer to the agencies they oversee, and shouldn't substitute their own judgments for the agencies'. Nothing is inherently wrong with allowing defendants to settle while neither admitting nor denying the accusations, although that should never be used merely as an excuse to avoid trial and might be used too often. I note that the S.E.C. itself has since said it will try to curtail the practice in appropriate cases.But neither should judges, as Judge Rakoff's lawyer put it, be reduced to "potted plants." To approve a settlement, judges need some facts. This court doesn't have to decide how many are enough; that should be decided on a case-by-case basis. But I do note that in this instance, relatively few seem to be in dispute. The offering document prepared by Citigroup, which is at the center of the case, is a matter of record. It would seem relatively easy for Citigroup and the S.E.C. to stipulate to a set of facts sufficient to satisfy Judge Rakoff, especially since both seem eager to put this matter behind them.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 14 June 2014 13:53 (two years ago) Permalink
Mr. Zucman estimates -- conservatively, in his view -- that $7.6 trillion -- 8 percent of the world's personal financial wealth -- is stashed in tax havens. If all of this illegally hidden money were properly recorded and taxed, global tax revenues would grow by more than $200 billion a year, he believes. And these numbers do not include much larger corporate tax avoidance, which usually follows the letter but hardly the spirit of the law.
― o. nate, Monday, 16 June 2014 21:23 (two years ago) Permalink
deregulation forever everywhere article
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 June 2014 15:37 (two years ago) Permalink
WikiLeaked Doc Reveals Wall Street Plan for Global Financial Deregulation
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 June 2014 15:41 (two years ago) Permalink
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Monday, 30 June 2014 21:10 (two years ago) Permalink
the correct reading of the chart is: "We have software that allows us to produce this chart."
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Monday, 30 June 2014 21:21 (two years ago) Permalink
Latest This American Life is pretty much essential listening.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 03:40 (one year ago) Permalink
heard that shit this weekend, finally this american life making me mad for other reasons than usual
― owe me the shmoney (m bison), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 03:42 (one year ago) Permalink
I found myself really upset at what sniveling, spineless wimps the people who work for the NYFed sound like. And I slightly fell in love with Carmen Segarra.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 04:07 (one year ago) Permalink
I caught most of this while cooking supper over the weekend. I agree entirely. Was enraged by the jaw-dropping timidity of "Let's send Goldman Sachs a scolding letter; worst case is they ignore it." And the subsequent self-congratulation of "we fussed at them pretty good".
― Aimless, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 05:10 (one year ago) Permalink


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We've all been there before. You just want this day to get over with so you can hang with your friends. Youve had a hard enough time staying awake (luckily you didn't get caught during 5th period, right after lunch), and now you have just one more class to go. You hear that there is a "special guest" from the bank who is going to "teach" you about personal finance.
She's pretty enough, but she doesn't seem that bright. She's barely older than you are, and you know she still lives with Mom and Dad herself. Worse, you get the same response to every question you ask her:
"Why don't you stop by the branch and open an account? While you're there, we'll BOTH find out the answer to your question!"
Is being young and above average in looks good enough to qualify her to teach you anything? But wait, that's only part of the problem.
Above is a map of all states where some form of financial education is mandatory in school. Click on it to get to the source document. Where is your state when it comes to financial education. Mine is bright white, saying California doesn't believe personal finance education is important enough to teach in school.
No surprises when you realize that California is also the state where many people on wellfare cash their checks at casinos and strip clubs.
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Colleen Windham-Hughes teaches in two primary areas: Religion and Public Life and Practical Theology. In both areas she leads students in Academic Service Learning, in which students prepare academically, engage in service on and off campus, and reflect on deep connections between thinking and doing. Dr. Windham-Hughes collaborates with faculty, staff, and students on projects related to vocation and interfaith. She has written for the Practice Discipleship initiative of the ELCA and supervises student interns in the Theology and Christian Leadership program. An ordained Deacon, Dr. Windham-Hughes is involved in faith formation across the lifespan in both Methodist and Lutheran contexts.
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"An Other, Deeply Christian" and "Forward One Another in Love," Official Dialogue of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the United Methodist Church, December 2015 in Washington, D.C. and May 2016 in Collegeville, MN.
Campus Colloquia for Interfaith Studies, Fall 2015
"Becoming a better reflection of our neighborhoods and the communities we serve"; "Becoming more culturally compentent/culturally humble and anti-racist"; and "Becoming able and willing to share stories of Jesus," Sierra Pacific Synod Assembly, 2015.
Panelist: "Toward a Field of Interfaith Studies," American Academy of Religion, San Diego, CA, November 2014.
"Not by Bread Alone" and "Our Daily Bread," Grand Canyon Synod Assembly, 2014.
"Mashup Mission: Faithfulness Across Generations," Founders Day at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2013.
"Deeply Rooted, Bearing Fruit," Rocky Mountain Synod Assembly, 2013. http://vimeo.com/68979559
Practice Discipleship:
"Living in Stories," Detroit, MI, January 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRGEou1uVmI&index=3&list=PL4qvjz2KkASPmmtXev9E2ElCYlxC8DRkq
"Framing Failure with Forgiveness," St. Louis, MO, January 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgTRV3-8gB8&index=7&list=PL4qvjz2KkASPmmtXev9E2ElCYlxC8DRkq
"Inculturating the Gospel," Anaheim, CA, January 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp7kVLQGpoE&index=12&list=PL4qvjz2KkASPmmtXev9E2ElCYlxC8DRkq
Sermons @ CLU:
"Entry and Expulsion" http://www.callutheran.edu/university_ministries/campus-ministry/worship/chapel_podcast.php?episode=148
"Seeking Peace in Exile" http://www.callutheran.edu/university_ministries/campus-ministry/worship/chapel_podcast.php?episode=85
Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2010
M.Div., Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA, 2001
B.A., Theatre History and Dramatic Criticism, Whittier College, CA, 1996
Dr. Windham-Hughes is an expert in Religion and Public Life. She treats legal constraints of the practice of religion and tends to civic relationships among religious and non-religious people. In this, Dr. Windham-Hughes is particularly attentive to articulation and clarification of values.
As Director of the program in Theology and Christian Leadership Dr. Windham-Hughes works with students, congregations, and community organizations to develop internship experiences.
Dr. Windham-Hughes's dissertation, "The Horizon of Birth," brings together philosophical inquiry into existence, theology, and political participation. In addition, Dr. Windham-Hughes teaches courses in Christian thought, religion and modernity, and religion in culture.
"Toward a Field of Interfaith Studies: Emerging Questions and Considerations," with Jeanine Diller, Eboo Patel, and Jennifer Peace. Journal of Interreligious Studies, March 2015
"Relational and Procedural Literacies in the Study of Religion," inCivility, Religious Pluralism, and Education, eds. Vincent F. Biondo and Andrew Fiala. Routledge, 2014.
"Education," in Religion and Everyday Life and Culture, Volume Two, eds. Richard D. Hecht and Vincent F. Biondo. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010.