Archive for September, 2009
Still awake for some reason…
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Posted: September 30th, 2009 under En route.
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Post-Runoff Day
As a follow up to Primary Day, I voted on Runoff Day. As reported, Bill DeBlasio is the Democratic candidate for public advocate and John Liu is the Democratic candidate for comptroller. More importantly, for NYC history, Liu is on the path to becoming the first Asian American in citywide political position. Time writer Ling [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2009 under Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens.
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Help for Typhoon Ondoy Victims in the Philippines
Help for Typhoon Ondoy Victims in the Philippines Source: www.google.com On September 26, 2009, Typhoon Ondoy brought a month's worth of rainfall to Metro Manila and nearby areas in just a few hours, causing severe flooding which resulted in the loss of many lives and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. … http://www.google.com/landing/typhoon-ondoy.html
Posted: September 29th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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LIFE – Google Books
LIFE – Google Books Source: books.google.com All issues of LIFE magazine now online free via Google, and you can search them! Three things I noticed in my birthday issue: co-ed college dorms were really controversial, ads had 200 times more words than they do today, and “Shaky”, the world's most powerful computer at the time, [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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September Continues
Fell behind on stuff. I did see “The Informant!” on Sunday — Matt Damon is terribly amusing, but it’s a weird feeling to realize that the way to portray corporate malfeasance and one man’s financial corruption is via comedy. Damon showed how his character was so average, yet clever, and mentally ill (probably). Scott Bakula [...]
Posted: September 23rd, 2009 under Brooklyn, Manhattan.
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Gizmodo Gallery 2009: We're Back For Another Year! – Gizmodo Gallery 2009 – Gizmodo
Gizmodo Gallery 2009: We're Back For Another Year! – Gizmodo Gallery 2009 – Gizmodo Source: gizmodo.com We're pretty happy to announce that Gizmodo Gallery is returning again after our successful run last year in New York, and this time it will be bigger and better. Free gallery of tech gadgets this week on Elizabeth St. [...]
Posted: September 23rd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Post-Primary Day
I voted on Primary Day; did you? There will be a runoff between John Liu and David Yassky in the NYC Comptroller race. John Liu could be the first Asian-American elected to citywide office. Disclaimer: I had Yassky as a prof back in law school. Further disclaimer: I’m not going to mention who I voted [...]
Posted: September 16th, 2009 under Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens.
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Try To Remember
Try To Remember Source: www.youtube.com From the Taiwanese drama “Silence”- song originally from the Broadway musical The Fantasticks, sign language performed by Park Eun-hye Today, try to remember
Posted: September 11th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Another Day, Another Year to Remember
Another time to remember, as we have done it previously. Things change, but life has moved on, and the worst of our fears hadn’t arisen. Time.com on “The Challenge of Memorializing 9/11” And, from Slate, a photographic look of the skyline, the way it used to be.
Posted: September 11th, 2009 under Brooklyn, Manhattan.
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September Something
As I noted previously, in a vague way, there is an opening in the 2nd Circuit of the US Court of Appeals, and with Pres. Obama nominating Asian Americans for federal district court… well, at least we can hope around here in the NY area of what made happen for that next level: US Senator [...]
Posted: September 10th, 2009 under Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens.
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