FN: Sounds like Japan v2.0 to me... The recent change in U.S. and U.K. monetary policy is very similar now to what the Japanese tried, where Quantitative Easing (QE) was forced onto a captive debt market. The full consequences of which will only know become obvious: De-facto sovereign default. It is Japan we should be worrying about, not America: "Japan is drifting helplessly towards a dramatic...
Warren Pollock: Game Change for Zombie Banks Writing for Government and Business: Critical Thinking and Writing, November 12, 2009 Writing to Persuade: Hone Your Persuasive Writing Skills, November 13, 2009 Capitol Hill Workshop, November 18-20, 2009 Understanding Congressional Budgeting...
Tim and I and the Cinematheque boys have been talking about writing techniques and genres. This phrase that starts with “Madly Anointed, etc.” collided with Donald Pittenger ’s thoughts on 2blowhards.com talking about how 19th century Western art is essentially Orientalist, and I created the following satire which is also mock-porn. * * * * * * * “Madly Anointed, Kissed, Bowed...
By Pamela Pollock Secured loans and remortgages have many similarities starting with the fact that they are both types of home loans secured on the equity of a property, but it is the secured loan we are discussing at the moment. What is meant by equity is really the gap between the balance of a mortgage and the value of the property on which the mortgage is secured.This means that the equity on a...
The Board of Trustees announced the new cost of room and board for the 2010-2011 school year. The increase? Only $100. According to Penn State Live, this raise is the smallest we’ve seen in a decade. The new average cost (standard double with medium meal plan) is $4,185 per semester. Phew, that’s still a fortune when [...]
Many businesses cash in on their prime location, by charging drivers to use their parking lot on game day, but one group in Morgantown offers free game day parking.
Architecture lovers and foodies come together in a new package that combines a private tour of the P hilip Johnson Glass House site in New Canaan, Connecticut with a three-course dinner at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York. This exclusive package is available for $400 per person and includes a two-hour tour with access to five Johnson-designed structures - Glass House, Painting Gallery, Sculpture...
(NOTE: Justin and Andrew will enjoy this post, I imagine. Probably also Kate and Monica, if she still reads the blog. Why? The former two because it's about the different meanings one word can have and they are sometimes casual, sometimes serious linguists. The latter two because it's about Edinburgh and what it meant to me, and by extension to them. And forward we go!) The other evening, I saw a photo...
England made the perfect start to their tour of South Africa by comprehensively beating the Eagles in their first warm-up match yesterday. After scoring an impressive 294 – 7 from 50 overs, England produced with the ball, bowling out the South African province for 109 – giving England a massive 185 run victory. Jonathan Trott’s 85 and captain Andrew Strauss’ 72 were [...]
STUDENTS at Edinburgh University are being given a fabulous opportunity to inflict a humiliating defeat on the Christian Union, which is tabling a motion at the upcoming Student Association’s AGM to place Bibles in each of the bedrooms at Pollock Halls. I learned of this cheeky motion last night from Mike Williamson, who runs the Not [...]
We are in Venice Italy today, November 6, 2009. We arrived, after an all-night flight from Atlanta via JFK in New York, at 9:45 this morning. Our ship will sail at 1:00 PM tomorrow. Here is information about Venice that I found before we left Atlanta. Average Temperature during the month of Nov: 39-52 Based on my internet-site reading, the following are the Top Ten Things to See in Venice. Canal Grande...
Congressman Ike Skelton will appear on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday. Other guests on FACE include: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Republican political consultant Ed Rollins. Get the entire Sunday Morning Show line-up HERE. *** Meanwhile: On Saturday -- 4th District GOP candidate Vicky Hartzler will appear at a "We The People" rally...
So says major American humanist PZ Myers. What is he fussing about now, I wondered? He has picked up on a post on The Not-Quite-So-Friendly Humanist’s blog: The Christian Union at the University of Edinburgh have put forward a motion for the student association’s AGM to allow themselves or another organisation to put Bibles in each [...]
Hey New Yorkers — looking for somewhere to celebrate the Yankees' 27th World Series title? It's now easier than ever to carry a NYC subway map in your pocket. A few weeks ago we announced the Layers feature on Google Maps for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian S60. Today we added a layer that overlays NYC subway routes on a map. We hope this will help you quickly navigate the New York City...
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