 that there are other reasons, such as the failure of the shock absorber of the iron ladle transport wagon, or the inconsistent stiffness of the front leaf spring, as well as the deformation of the frame and the loose rivet, etc., may cause the flat car swayed from side to side.Jay Z is strengthening his role as a New York City icon with a new project with luxury department store Barneys. Together, they'll team up with top fashion houses-- Balenciaga, Rick Owens, Lanvin, Balmain, Proenza Schouler, and more-- to create a New York-inspired line of limited-edition products. It's called "A New York Holiday". The line, which includes blankets, leather backpacks, raincoats, and rings, is all black, white, gold or silver.
Naturally, there are bells and whistles. The products will be showcased and sold in the BNY SCC Gallery-- "an immersive space dedicated to the partnership between Barneys New York and Sean Corey Carter"-- beginning November 20. Jay has also teamed up with Barneys to create an "interactive holiday installation" in the windows of the department store on Madison Avenue. A quarter of the proceeds will go to the Shawn Carter Foundation, which grants scholarships to socio-economically challenged students.U.S. Unauthorized Immigrants in the Labor Force
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For.&gt;  this wage-undercut cycle has a meaningful floor. 

It's interesting, if you read the classical economists  they all include population growth in their actual theory (rather than treating it as an exogenous variable influenced by things like birth control today). They did this because most people were directly being paid at the subsistence level and a lowering of wages just meant some people starved and the whole thing worked out. 

Nowadays we're not very close to this which is probably why it's so jarring to read those passages.

&gt; People not making enough money is still very bad even if they have something we technically call a job

Sure it is, but you have to recall there's also going to be massive productivity gains from the automation itself which acts in the direction of raising living standards. As such it becomes a question of which effect is larger w.r.t the working classes: rising GDP from automation or a falling labour share of income from automation.Friday late afternoon saw a series of small but intense little storms rush over the Taos area bringing some stiff winds, a little bit of thunder, some large, spotty and cold rain drops (not much beyond that) in town – and even some light snow in the mountains southeast of town.
I took these shots from the Taos Gorge Bridge (see here, here and here) as the storms rolled away to the southeast. Spring rainstorm pictures can be spectacular. The above is looking south from the bridge just before sunset Friday evening (March 29, 2013). The shot below was about 40 minutes earlier as the last of the little storms moved southeast of me. The bottom one came well after sunset looking west north west.
Spring rainstorms no matter, they aren’t enought to change this situation.
It’s a little depressing to think I’ve been unemployed for 20 weeks. I’m just about halfway through my maximum unemployment benefits, so I’ve started thinking about my game plan post-UE. Right now, I apply for most jobs I see, which are still few and far between. Many times, though, it pays more (literally) to collect UE benefits than to try for an actual job. I’m all for taking a pay cut and I clearly WANT to work, but I do not accept pennies. And I kid you not, there are writing jobs out there that pay pennies.
However, once UE benefits run out, I may have no choice. I did hear our local HALLMARK was hiring. Use of caps is my attempt to convey my excitement. I’m a little fond of Hallmark. It was my first job. I kept it for 6 years (alongside theAccountant and Hallmark4Ever). I still flip over cards I receive to see if they are from Hallmark. Because if you don’t get me a Hallmark card, you don’t really love me. One time, theAccountant got me a non-Hallmark card and we had a lengthy discussion as to why she would turn on Hallmark. Not that I’m being dramatic or anything. But, Hallmark=love.
Anyways, I don’t even know if the NH-based Hallmark would hire me, but it’s a possibility I am keeping on my radar for post-UE times.
Onto happier things. MamaFashion was in town this week! She had an interview in the Boston area (fingers and toes crossed), so she came for one night. We fit in some walking amongst the beautiful fall colors, a nice dinner & breakfast at home, including cupcakes for J’s belated bday, and SCRABBLE (I love Scrabble almost as much as HALLMARK). Of course, J still beat both of us—the 2 writers in the family—in Scrabble. Just proves again that you don’t need to know how to spell to win, you just need to have the right strategy.
That is so funny! I worked at Hallmark in high school! It wasn't my first job, but I did have a lot of fun and yes, I too straighten cards.
Taste of Home:
The Food at the End of the Tunnel
By Marie August and Jason Shon
Posted August 26, 2011
After weeks of burning the midnight oil, shedding tears of despair, and defenestrating countless computers and unlucky bystanders in fits of outrage, we've finally managed to sort of figure out how to work this website. And so, while pondering what we should do with our newly-acquired powers over lunch, we looked down and found our answer: food!
Somewhere in that list of things to do when you get home there's no doubt a long "To Eat” list that you've been drooling over. Whether it's savoring your grandma's tuna casserole, fighting through that fiery chili from the hole-in-the-wall restaurant down the street from your house, or devouring your favorite ethnic dish from your area, the taste of home can't be replicated. Those of you who visited home this summer and stuffed up on all your favorite foods know exactly what we mean. Many of you new JETs may already miss your familiar foods. The taste of home may be a long ways away, but for a tantalizing glimpse of what you might be missing, look no further. We asked our Kumamoto JET sempai - now JET alumni - who have savored the food at the end of the tunnel to send us pictures of their first meal back home. Thank you to those who have responded. Please keep them coming! We'll post more as we get them. Enjoy these taunting images of what you can't have, Kumamoto.
WARNING:
The following content may cause huge pools of saliva to flow uncontrollably from your open mouth. Avoid drooling in front of students, teachers, and co-workers. Viewer discretion advised.
"For the past four years, I had been without Cuban food and I missed it dearly. When I got back to Miami (home of the best Cuban food), I HAD to make that my very first meal. This dish is called 'El Criollo' which means 'The Creole.' It consisted of yellow rice, black beans, boiled yuca, pork onions, sweet plantains, a croquette and minced beef. It had such a burst of flavor from the amount of seasoning that it actually was stronger than I remembered. I guess that is what 4 years of Japanese food can do to a person. Nonetheless, I was excited to be able to get back that familiar taste of growing up in Miami. As much as I love the Cuban Cuisine, however, I will miss the Tamana Ramen!"
-Heidi Soto, former Tamana SHS ALT
"One of my favorite dishes from home is Poutine. For those not familiar it is potatoes topped with a gravy sauce and cheese curds. Poutine is originally from Canada but is very popular in my hometown Portland, Oregon. Traditionally the gravy sauce is meat based but currently in Portland there are vegetarian and even vegan alternatives available. My favorite is the vegetarian kind. My friends and I often eat poutine at get togethers. When I came home from Japan my friends took me out to eat poutine but I found that one of my favorite foods was now too salty for me.