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The Orbital: TED and Economic Inequality
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May 17, 2012. TED and Economic Inequality. The above TED talk, by Richard Wilkinson, is from October 2011, and it's all about economic inequality. There's quite a lot of buzz today about another talk on economic inequality which was recorded, then quashed. By TED officials. You can check out the full transcript here. Listen to his tone, though:. The extraordinary differential between a 15% tax rate on capital gains, dividends, and carried interest for capitalists, and the 35% top marginal rate on work fo...
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The San Juan Almanac: Hunting for ... something
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The San Juan Almanac. Dispatches from southwest Colorado and the Four Corners. Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Hunting for . something. Well, another hunting season passes, and another winter with an empty freezer approaches. That it's not just because I suck at hunting: I've many times gotten within kill range of animals, but have not been able to take a shot because they were either the wrong species or gender, or because I didn't have a clear line of sight. That to me means it's something else. So I go b...
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The San Juan Almanac: Old love
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The San Juan Almanac. Dispatches from southwest Colorado and the Four Corners. Thursday, June 5, 2014. San Juan River 1991 - two years into our 25 years of experiencing together. My wife, Sarah, and I celebrated our 25th anniversary this week. "That sure went fast," my mom commented. About this momentous event when I visited her last weekend. "Maybe to you," I replied, laughing. "It seems like a lifetime to me.". Because, I think, experiencing. Experiencing as a family - Bodo, Norway, 2007. We deferred t...
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The San Juan Almanac: A special Father's Day
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The San Juan Almanac. Dispatches from southwest Colorado and the Four Corners. Sunday, June 15, 2014. A special Father's Day. My dad learned a thing or two from me, too. This Father's Day is a special one, because it is the first in which I do not have a father. A living father at least - although I now only see more how much he lives on in the ripples that ripple on in myself, in my kids, in the people who knew him best, and, likely, in some who knew him little. Their life in Grants was anything but "re...
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The Orbital: Where Can Rockstar Go After GTA V? Reconstruction
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Oct 18, 2014. Where Can Rockstar Go After GTA V? Here's something astonishing: Grand Theft Auto V. Has sold more than 34 million copies. That amounts to something like $2 billion in revenue. For a point of contrast, that's a third again as much as The Avengers. Took in.) Late as usual, I played through it a couple weeks ago. Was it any good? My standard these days for a good game is one that holds my attention enough that I can finish the damn thing, so I basically agree with Carolyn Petit. Mainstream cu...
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The Orbital: Books
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This is a semi-complete list of books I've read, both to keep track for myself and a handy list for people looking for something good to pick up. Each title is followed by a rough, entirely subjective review out of four stars. The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. By John Maynard Keynes. * *. By Eric Rauchway. * *. To Hell and Back. By Ian Kershaw. * 1/2. By PG Wodehouse. * 1/2. By PG Wodehouse. * *. The War that Forged a Nation. By James McPherson. * *. By Susanna Clarke. * * 1/2. By Ch...
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The Orbital: Torture Follow-up
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Dec 27, 2014. That torture does not work for intelligence gathering, basically just recapitulating a large section from Darius Rejali's excellent book Torture and Democracy. I think it gets the point across fairly well, but reading it again I think I could have done a better job framing the argument. The argument isn't that torture never results in a prisoner divulging true information — that clearly does happen on occasion. Rather, the argument is that torture is worse. Posted by Ryan Cooper. Ive been m...
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Inside Job | A Hundred Falling Veils
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A Hundred Falling Veils. A daily poetry practice. Laquo; What Might They Grow. When I Get Very Quiet, I Can See How It Goes. May 13, 2015 by Rosemerry. Sometimes I notice her,. That woman who shakes her head. No, no, no and stomps her foot. For emphasis, I notice her. Practically clawing her way. Up my throat, her eyes wild. With conviction, where does. She hide as I smile. A smile so real I believe it myself. As my head begins to nod. Click to email (Opens in new window). On May 14, 2015 at 6:37 pm.
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vulnerability | A Hundred Falling Veils
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A Hundred Falling Veils. A daily poetry practice. Posts Tagged ‘vulnerability’. Just Playing Around, this time with the link. On January 31, 2016 3 Comments. I love the way the cello underlines all the fragility–proof somehow that through resonance we can support each other in our most vulnerable places. Good luck, Kyra, getting that residency! Click to email (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window).
