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Muddling Through at the CIA

Leon Panetta likely will get through his confirmation hearing despite his lack of direct intelligence experience and concerns about his participation ... on foreign policy issues. “However, he has never had a major job in national security and therefore ... military pullout.“The Iraq Study Group to my mind did not do a great job in its central [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 19:25:19

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Tough Indeed

The other night when I got home from a funeral I took this photo of myself. I feel it fits pretty well with the above post by Kyle(read the Beacon's headline). Since I've been spending the winter focusing on my photography and I have a "unique" rent situation I haven't even bothered trying to find a job in this climate. I'm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:37:08

Joe Janish Interview, Part 1

Editors Note: While there are now untold thousands of Mets bloggers (okay, I exaggerate slightly), I am fairly confident that there is only one who has both played and coached at a high level and spent a season catching Jim Bouton of Ball Four fame. My hope with the series of interviews I will be conducting for the blog is to pass along to my [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:56:58

Dear President Obama, From a Pro-Sex Ed Father

Dear Mr. President, We all congratulate you on this amazing achievement; it is our victory, as much as yours, as you have often reminded us. Moving into the White House and getting the US house in order after years of bad leadership, corruption, failed opportunities, and pure dumb ignorance is going to be a challenge you will thrive on [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:14:14

GOP Leaders, Including McCain, Reject Stimulus Plan

Leading Republicans Sunday indicated that they would oppose passage of the stimulus package as it is currently written. While there is bi-partisan acknowledgment that some sort of stimulus package needs to be passed to provide a jolt to the economy, Democrats are attaching a sense of urgency to the situation that Republicans do not seem to share [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 21:44:49

Quoted in the Wall Street Journal!

I wanted to share a piece in the Wall Street Journal written by Jonnelle Marte advising job seekers to consider creating an online presence to ... may I help you propel your job hunt forward? Don’t hesitate to be in touch! Reblog this post ... for things to look up in...After a Lay-Off - Don’t Fall Into these Traps One constant in job seeking is that [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 04:59:34

Governor Paterson's Senate Swap-Out.

[Editor's Note: Last week, I told ya'll about my plan to expand the list of regular contributors here at AB.com ... never stood a chance. He had a better chance of getting a job with the NAACP than replacing Hillary ... grader interviewing for a job with NASA in their Atmospheric Chemistry Department. It was a Speech [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:10:00

DVD Review: Depth Charge (2008)

Leaving Stealth Waters for DVD Shelves 2/3/09 Okay, so I know technically we're not supposed to make sweeping generalizations but my guess is that Depth Charge's Naval officer Commander Krieg (Eric Roberts) is probably one of the only guys who assumes that being assigned to the Pentagon is a demotion rather than a promotion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 07:02:00

Dear Ben Stein ...

by hilzoy Ben Stein has a truly unbelievable column in today's NYT (h/t). You should stop reading this post right now, and after you've made sure that you won't get Diet Coke all over the keyboard once you start laughing, click through and read it. For those of you who didn't take my advice: he starts by telling a tale of woe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 19:46:47

3 Exclusive Benefits To Having A Low Cost Work From Home Based Business Opportunity

By Ontarian Ke'Chan Hawkins The best move an individual will ever make in 2009 and beyond is starting a home based business ... . Sadly, most people go to work and never think about the possibilities of losing their job, but rather rely on the famous Corporate America Slogan, “Job Security”. I’ll be completely up front [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:04:01

Trouble shooting Windows File Shares

Shared notebooks are a key feature of OneNote that have been described as “near magic”. They allow you to share notes across machines with yourself, or with a team of people. OneNote lets multiple users write in the same notebook, even on the same page at the same time and it just takes care of syncing and merging everything in the background [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:38:14

Seven Ways To Get Your Next Media Job

By Jerry Del CollianoA few weeks back I referred to a strategy that I used to teach my students at USC when they had their first big job interview in the media business.It's a little different than conventional wisdom but the approach has an almost 100% track record for getting people hired when used as outlined below [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:24:44

The job market for linguists

January 25, 2009 @ 8:45 pm · Filed by Chris Potts under Linguistics « previous post | Which employers are looking for linguists these days, ... " list is robust, though, and it is filled with a wide array of job types: lots of tech firms, lots ... seeking? To get a rough answer to this question, I looked at all the job area types with more than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 01:45:20

Use Craigslist To Make Quick Cash

Craigslist is a wonderful online classified site that is filled full of stuff people want to get rid off ... their services there. I know of one Lady who is a stay at home Mom that does freelance writing. Her only ... can be a great way to start a work at home business? It can be a great business opportunity and here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:41:09

The Big Stimulus That Won’t

Posted by Adam Graham in : Barack Obama, Government Spending Barack Obama is physically headed back to the Capitol for the second time in his 6-day old Presidency. At this rate, he’ll have had more attendance in Congress than he did when serving as a Senator:This week, the hard work of selling of the stimulus goes into high gear, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 04:56:11

Collaborative Making, Part 4: Role-Setting

This past Thursday, I provided the following structure for developing a working process for your first collaborative assignment: 1. Set your intent, deliverables, and timeframe. 2. Establish individual roles. 3. Consider methods of critique. A.k.a. form the braid, set rules around idea-sharing. 4. Schedule touch-points. 5 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 04:58:12

Fool Mental Junket

Fool Mental Junket Posted by Baron Von Ottomatic Published: January 25, 2009 - 2:55 PM A new poll on Americans' domestic policy concerns was released this week by the Pew Research Center. Unsurprisingly, Americans believe the economy and jobs are the two top priorities - each rated a priority by over 80% of respondents - followed closely by [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 19:55:17

On Keynes, the Stimulus, and Old Ideas

John Maynard Keynes was a genius. We can all learn from his example. And the first thing we should learn is to end our foolish love affair with his ideas. Keynes would not have spent his days warming up some dead man’s leftovers. Keynes would have understood the importance of all we have learned in once disparate fields and what this means for [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 04:41:09

Competition

Did you see the chick who kept mispronouncing "larynx" and "trachea" on American Idol? Yeah, well I *loved* her. Because I could relate to her so much. Her seriousness and convictions and reaching for the right words (but getting them all wrong) and insisting upon precision with her responses to questions and bewilderment over the rules of the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:47:55

30k Millionaire

01.25.09 THE DIRTY ARMY: Here’s Hernan, the gimpiest of the douches in the ATL. He is like a sweaty little slug that slithers around all the clubs trying to spit the same tired lines at any chicken head that looks at him. Hern, dude… just give it up your hairline is receding and you straight up smell like rotten garbage.They have +2’s in Atlanta? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 03:00:51

"12 Secrets..." Secret 3 - Following your fasincinations

This is week three of Jamie's next chapter group. We are reading and *talking* about the book "12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women" ... in my working life I'd get bored, or complacent, and want change. So I'd find me a new job - in a totally different country. I'd pack up my kids and we'd move to where ever I'd gotten the job. New Zealand [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 07:03:02

The Monthly Pimp: January ‘09 Edition

Although it’s been way more than a month, per our little agreement, here’s some recent Merlin-related stuff that may interest you. Really good stuff this time around.Today/Friday: Macworld PULSELike Chairman Gruber, I’m frustrated that it’s crazy-hard to link to our session. But, basically today is one (wow, long) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:05:08

Obama Stimulus Package: Anti-Business, Pro-Welfare

If you're new to DBKP, you may want to subscribe to the DBKP.com RSS feed. Thanks for stopping by! Chicago’s Public Housing South SideIt is becoming ever more clear that the Obama stimulus package is anything but. A quick review reveals an anti-business, pro-welfare abomination designed to reward special interest groups and promote welfare [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 02:25:31

Trade Gitmo for the Rock?

Speaker Pelosi isn’t keen on the idea, but a concept which has been suggested half in jest since the election surfaced more widely in political talk shows this week end. The idea at issue is re-opening the federal prison on Alcatraz Island, off the San Francisco embarcadero. Mrs. Pelosi doesn’t care for the idea, and has flatly said “no [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 01:29:15

Essays..

Writing a term essay at the end of every semester is followed like a tradition ... custom writing services for all categories. They hire only professional writers who have at least Master degree in specific areas to do your job. These professional writers help you to complete your work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:13:10

I Haven’t Blogged About Zimbabwe Recently . . .

So let me make up for it by noting this story, which indicates that the prospects for power-sharing between Robert Mugabe’s murderous little clique and the opposition, headed by Morgan Tsvangirai are . . . well . . . not that good: Since a power sharing pact was signed on September 15 last year Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 07:01:12

Remember When People Didn’t Think You Were A Complete Douche?

01.25.09 THE DIRTY ARMY: Looks like Simon Rex was enjoying the winter in Miami. Why is he sweating so much? Maybe he just got off the slopes after doing a bunch of skiing…He must have the same friend as Dr. Dre. Â Nice Chains.- nik Previous PostNext Post Dirty Comments16 Responses to “Remember When People Didn’t Think You Were A [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 21:00:13

The Girls Are Going Shopping

I get to spend 4 days shopping with two super fun girls. CHA is finally here, and today was the first day ... . There is so much to see, but so far, some really cute things. I will post more pictures soon. Cha This photo was taken at the Kaiser Craft booth. They really did an incredible job [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:45:52

Cancer Horoscope February 2009 Astrology Prediction & Forecast

Job and Career Horoscope in February 2009 Cancer born may feel a strong desire to change jobs but most likely end up working hard to save their present job. if things do not start falling in place in this month. The month of February 2009 ... and stay put with the current job in order to maintain the stability. Business Horoscope in February 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:21:12

Greg Oden Threesome

01.25.09 THE DIRTY ARMY: Nik here it is Greg Oden master greging and ready for a 3sum……Looks like his Purple Crayon is ready for action. Â Greg stop being a clown. Â Notice the hotel room couch… my guess is that this was before a game.- nik Previous Post Dirty CommentsNo Responses to “Greg Oden Threesome” Leave a Reply Name Click [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:00:30

CFBA ~ Book Review ~ The Red Siren ~

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Red Siren Barbour Publishing, Inc (January 2009) by M.L ... she had two children and settled into a job at a local computer company. Although she had done everything the world expected, she was still miserable. She hated her job and her marriage was falling apart [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 04:50:33

The British Fight Back

The British Called, They Want Their Guns Back (YouTube, hat tip John B., via The Naive Abroad ): Amazing! Also another hat tip to John B ... , but please go read it all. BBC bosses today tried to make excuses for the cut-and-paste job by BBC ... of partisan politics. The BBC did a cut-and-paste job on the Obama inaugural speech in order [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 04:51:54

Mumbai False flag: Delhi hawk Modi exonerates Pakistan’s position

Date: 2009-01-26 03:36:25

Bozell Column: Harvard vs. The Hood

Barack Obama’s inauguration was an enormous magnet for the stars of stage, screen, TV, and the radio, the celebrity-stuffed culmination of the goals of the Sixties civil rights movement. Some of the most prominent stars were black musicians. This is an opportunity to raise the question: Whither goest black popular culture, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 22:33:06

Are YOU Ready To Find Your Dreamgirl?

In my Finding Your Match on Match.com Series, I wrote about the importance of having a dreamgirl search.This post will delve into the details of a dreamgirl search: Why you NEED to have one.What kind of results to expect.What to write in that crucial first contact email and why romance should be the FURTHEST thing from your mind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:01:40

Monday Economic News and CAT investing

It is Monday morning and as I write this, I, like some other investors, are waiting the news on CAT. The company isn’t going to go bankrupt or go away however I think there is some room for drift and drop. My own take on the subject is well known, I have some covered calls and even more puts on the stock [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:09:22

OBAMA CHIEF OF STAFF - AN ENFORCER NAMED EMANUEL

Rahm Emanuel at the intersection of politics and policy — and a lot of incoming arrows BY KAREN TUMULTY and MICHAEL SCHERER ... of staff, Emanuel comes to the job with the experience of having been a power player on both ends ... all of Washington is wondering just how Emanuel is going to fare in what has long been the second [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 23:43:19

Sparking Students’ Interest Using Colored Paper and Binding by Jeff McRitchie

As most teachers know, creating lesson plans and making bulletin boards are tasks they were able to practice and begin to master as part of their ... competitive over who will do a better job on the next project.Continuing with this idea of showcasing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:18:56

Trashley Ashley

01.25.09 THE DIRTY ARMY: Okay, this is Trashley D. She can’t get enough of the cat or of the greg. She has a fake ass weave and her t*ts hang down to her ankles. She brags about her fertile “fly” eggs, but really she is suffering from the clap (keep your fingers crossed, I think a shot can cure it!) Nik, what do you think? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 01:00:43

Bad Credit Loans for Those with a Damaged Credit Record

Many more people are finding themselves in financial difficulty these days and are unable to meet their financial obligations. When you miss a payment or are late, this information goes on your credit record and lowers your score impacting your ability to obtain credit in the future [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 07:00:23

Trust me, McCormack & Cavanagh aren't acting

Posted at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 In “Trust Me,” Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh play two co-workers in a Chicago advertising agency who happen to be great friends. Acting-wise, the stars aren’t having to stretch to get that part right. “We ain't making it up,” Cavanagh said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 23:54:53

How DOES worldcat.org work grouping work anyway?

I am interested in a specific edition of something. In this case, the 1994 Jeremy Mays translation of the lyrics to Brecht’s Threepenny Opera. (Robert MacDonald translated the book to that 1994 London production says wikipedia in the Mack The Knife article; a production strangely not mentioned in the actual Threepenny Opera article. Wikipedia fail [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:09:04

The Red Headed Cousin

Mon 26 Jan 2009Rides.Yada For about 10 solid days, I genuinely became interested in the Bertone designed Ferrari 308 GT4. Mind you it’s not the prettiest Ferrari that ever graced Maranello. Heck, it didn’t even bear the Ferrari name for several years until dealers decided to stick them on (around 1976) to help move the cars [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:21:13

SENIOR BOWL JOB CONVENTION IS ‘CRAZY’

Former NFL running back Robert Edwards was a Senior Bowl invitee over a decade ago, displaying his talents in front of a large delegation of NFL decision-makers. Now, Edwards has joined the growing horde of eager job-seekers that were at this past week’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 21:28:26

Job Posting: Seeking Assistant Dream Girl & Geek Love Writer

With my blogiversary coming up in February, I’ve been giving some thought to finding an assistant dream girl.Do you have a knack for writing online dating profiles?Are you a self-proclaimed expert on Plenty of Fish or OKCupid?Read on…The Dream Girl Is…A proficient writer. Published writing experience [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 05:01:26

How To Get A China Visa. It Ain't Easy....

Post over at I Only Like China, entitled, "Visa troubles: trials, tribulations and tomfoolery," does a nice job comparing the various China visas and setting out the machinations one often has to go through to get one. In defense of China on this securing a United States visa is no easier [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 01:52:38

Record of the Month

I figured I’d do a monthly ‘what I’m listening to’ kind of thing. This could be viewed as a lame placeholder kind of post. And probably it is ... Damien Rice’s last two studio disks. Hannigan does a great job being the harmony to his melody [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:14:47

Here We Go Again… Tell Me What You Know About This Gold Digger

01.25.09 THE DIRTY ARMY: We need to hear some good stories about this gal.Who carries toilet paper in their car to pee in public? Â A professional that is who!- nik Previous PostNext Post Dirty Comments5 Responses to “Here We Go Again… Tell Me What You Know About This Gold Digger” January 25th, 2009 at 3:57 pmAnonymous Says: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 22:00:59

Coolio Getting DIRTY

01.25.09 THE DIRTY ARMY: Coolio the Rapper and reality actor, although his last hit was in 1996 he is still getting DIRTY.Looks like he is trying to ride on aÂ fantasticÂ voyage. Â I like how he cut rooster holes in his swim cap.- nik Previous PostNext Post Dirty CommentsOne Response to “Coolio Getting DIRTY” January 25th, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-25 23:00:39

Record of the Month I figured I'd do a monthly 'what I'm listening to' kind of thing. This could be viewed as a lame placeholder kind of post ... of projects - most notably Damien Rice's last two studio disks. Hannigan does a great job being [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 06:36:47

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