Archive for September, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Because not all paintings were meant to live forever.
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More about the Gallery Flambeau on GJ.
Unicycle Painter
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Plein-air painting meets extreme sports.
Read more about unicycle painting, link.
Tunnel Hill Battle paintout
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[?]Submitted by foothills & highlands
It rained several days before and both days of the Tunnel Hill Battle paintout. But we were undaunted and painted anyway. Our paintout was part of the Worldwide Paintout sponsored by International Plein Air Painters.
I had other duties, so this is the only painting I completed. […]
Small Stuff, a whimsical mother and child portrait in oil
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[?]Submitted by BRENDA YORK’S PAINTING A DAY
6×8″ oil on canvas
How many times have we heard, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”? Like we have a choice, right? Well, I guess you can decide if you’re going to get all whipped up over running out of peanut butter or arriving at […]
“A Place of Refuge” ~ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Autumn Tree Landscapes by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
“A Place of Refuge” was a delight to do. I seemed to have retreated into my own private little sanctuary and found comfort and peace and delight in the beauty and freedom in nature. ~ Enjoy!
“If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God […]
“Sunrise of Gold” ~ 20″ x 16″ Hudson River School A Painting a Day Autumn landscapes by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
I love sunrises and sunsets, because of the beautiful lighting that enhances the landscape with such drama. Enjoy!
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work […]
Cows fed chicken waste
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[?]Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
I don’t know how I came across this article from care2 causes, but I did and it left me with mixed emotions.
If you eat feedlot meat, chances are you may be eating chicken waste!
Unless science has progressed so much that we are already raising meat on feedlots, […]
On “The Age of Stupid”
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
Did you ever wonder why people become subjects in a documentary when they know that they’re going to look like fools?
Or maybe they don’t know that, and that’s why they participate.
Either way, there are many cringe-worthy moments in “The Age of Stupid,” which is sort of “An Inconvenient […]
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
I’ll keep the birthday postings to a minimum, but it’s hard to go past paying a birthday tribute to the brilliant animator Chuck Jones, not in words, but through his own art. For those under 20 who may never have encountered the art of Chuck Jones, […]
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
A compilation of David Fincher (Benjamin Button, Fight Club) directed ads for AT&T, from 1993, on future tech. Remarkably accurate, considering much of what is depicted has only become commonplace in the past couple of years.
Happy Birthday HG Wells
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Today is HG Wells’ birthday. More than 110 years ago, while still in his 20s, Wells wrote still famous and very readable books about planetary invasion by extraterrestrials (The War Of The Worlds), time travel (The Time Machine) and human cloning and genetic engineering (The Island […]
The War Of The Cable News Networks
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
The Old Media continues to eat itself, like a snake gulping down its own tail.
How far will the CNN Vs Fox News war go? Will they attempt to sabotage each other? Will there be violence?
Hair highlights police bias in Philadelphia
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[?]Submitted by Black and White Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
Can you imagine your boss coming to you and reprimanding you for your hair? To have your boss instruct you to change your hairstyle because it is not ‘clean or professional’. And imagine in this instance that there are several other people […]
Movie Preview: Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl
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[?]Submitted by Movies and Film Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
Sometimes you just run across a title that makes you say ‘What is that?’ Well that’s how I found Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl.
This is not what you might be thinking. It’s a foreign film - Japanese. It’s filled with gore and […]
Turkey: Final Version?
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
Here is the final draft (I believe) of my lecture. First of all, I want to thank all of you who made suggestions and corrections. I very much appreciate that sort of help.
Further suggestions, of course, are welcome.
Turkey-Final
Political Economy for the 21st Century: Marx
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
Here is the Marx section. Again, this is quick, so any help would be appreciated.
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Norman Borlaug’s Death
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
Lou Proyect did a nice piece on Borlaug’s legacy.
http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/food-imperialism-norman-borlaug-and-the-green-revolution/#comment-44559
In January 1975, I was invited to debate Norman Borlaug at Santa Barbara Community College. Because of his fame, it was scheduled for a very large auditorium. For some reason, he did not or could not show up, […]
IMF Global Financial Stability Report on Financial Sector Interventions
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
IMF Global Financial Stability Report on Financial Sector Interventions
Chapters 2 and 3 of the IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report are out.
Figure 3.9 from Chapter 3, IMF GSFR 21 Sep 2009.
Chapter 2 Restarting Securitization Markets: Policy Proposals and Pitfalls
Chapter 3 Market Interventions during the Financial Crisis: How Effective and How […]
Quote of the Day: Thomas Sowell on Underdogs
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
One of the problems with trying to help underdogs, especially with government programs, is that they and everyone else start to think of them as underdogs, focusing on their problems rather than their opportunities. Thinking of themselves as underdogs can also dissipate their energies in resentments of others, […]
The Distortionary Effects of Taxes and Regulations
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Several times a month, Transit Connect vans from a Ford Motor Co. factory in Turkey roll off a ship here shiny and new, rear side windows gleaming, back seats firmly bolted to the floor. Their first stop in America is a low-slung, brick warehouse in Baltimore where those […]
Lists
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
1. 10 Uncommonly clever economic indicators, from Forbes, e.g. the size of restaurant garbage piles.
2. The 15 Strangest Buildings of the World, including the one pictured above. Thanks to Joyce Howe.
LA Shipping Volume Increases 5 of the Last 6 Months for the First TIme Since Mid-2007
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
According to container statistics just released by the Port of Los Angeles, August shipping volume reached a 9-month high of 612,581 TEUs (20 foot equivalent units), the highest level since November of 2008 (see graph above). Additionally, the shipping volume from Los Angeles has increased in 5 […]
Climate Reversal: Global Warming is Cooling Off
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Calgary Herald - When a leading proponent for one point of view suddenly starts batting for the other side, it’s usually newsworthy. So why was a speech last week by Professor Mojib Latif of Germany’s Leibniz Institute not given more prominence?
Latif is one of the leading climate modellers […]
Power to the People? Not In Chicago, It’s Power to the Unions; Chicago Alderman vs. The People
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Wal-Mart’s plans to build a second store in Chicago remain bottled up in the Chicago City Council. The store that Wal-Mart would like to build on the South Side at 83rd Street and Stewart Avenue, is going nowhere because the aldermen live in fear of organized labor and […]
Amazon: The Digital Wal-Mart of the Web
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Amazon vs. Wal-Mart, YTD Returns
NY TIMES — Fifteen years after Jeffrey P. Bezos founded the company as an online bookstore, Amazon is set to cross a significant threshold. Sometime later this year, if current trends continue, worldwide sales of media products — the books, movies and music […]
