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| Thursday, July 24th, 2008 |
tbclone47
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2:45p |
I-90 Trivia
Over on the Mariners network, they've been doing various I-90 questions, not all of which are related to baseball.
I was in the car (yesterday? Tuesday?) and heard Dave Niehaus pose this question....and I KNEW IT! I knew it, because I've made a drive through the town since college days on my way home.
The question:
WHAT DECADE WAS THE LAST STOPLIGHT TAKEN OUT FROM I-90, AND FROM WHAT TOWN?
Answer in comments |
experimeditor
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4:51p |
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nick_kaufmann
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5:42p |
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larbalestier
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8:41p |
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mallory_blog
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2:16p |
don't tell ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kyranas_blog... I successfully burned hard-boiled eggs...again...making the kitchen all stinky.
Do you know that after the water boils off the eggs swell a bit and when you are trying to hide the evidence (reek) of them down the garbage disposal and you poke them with the handle of a wooden stick they sort of explode in a rather nifty, cool, way?
shhhhh....
Evidence is all gone :)
pot is soaking (it's a really expensive and good pot and will recover without a trace)
Yes, my culinary skills are that suckethy bad... Current Mood:  guilty look |
markdeniz
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10:57p |
There and away again... Last minute trip has resulted in the family Deniz arriving in Östersund (middle of Sweden) just over twelve hours after setting off (ten hour drive). I am now being ordered to bed by the wife, as she claims I have bloodshot eyes... pah! There will be internet connection, how much, I don't know but normal service will be resumed next Wednesday. Take care, all of you. Current Mood:  sleepy |
mallory_blog
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2:05p |
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joshrountree
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3:54p |
When You Tempt the Hurricane Gods... The bad news is, this is my house:  Yes, we are several hundred miles from where the hurricane hit, and yes we usually just get a bunch of rain when these things come through. And no, it hasn't seemed particularly windy. Either we got a random blast of wind or lighting struck. Either way, I was in my bedroom right over the garage when it happened and it was LOUD. The good news is, it doesn't appear there's much damage, though the insurance adjuster will tell for sure. And it looks to have spared the car. And even better, I'm going shortly to buy a chainsaw. I like chainsaws. And I feel that my zombie apocalypse preparedness has been lacking without one. We'll all feel much safer now. Current Mood:  annoyedCurrent Music: Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall |
wheatland_press
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12:27p |
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congogirl
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3:22p |
No this is not an article from The Onion The head of South Africa's governing African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, has said he is shocked and embarrassed about white poverty in the country.
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congogirl
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2:20p |
Truthdig: AIDS And the Myth of the Oversexed Negro I was going to post about AIDS and the Myth of the Oversexed Negro anyway because it's a review of a number of concepts out there that have been noted but perhaps not grouped together in one place. Gbemisola Olujobi has collected a series of quotes, including from the blogosphere,that represent some of the main lines of thinking regarding Africans and HIV. Some of them are downright shocking. On page 2, I was reading the reactions that she collected to the idea of paying Tanzanians not to get HIV or other STIs, and thinking, Yeah, yeah, EXACTLY, and then it turned out that I was reading my own quote - and I didn't even know it till I saw my handle next to it! i posted this article from the Financial Times about the project in ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) hivnews back in May. Here is what I said about the scheme: “The main objection that resonates with me regarding the Tanzania project, backed by the World Bank, is the idea that this ‘reverse prostitution’ is the only way to reduce transmission of HIV, i.e. that we have to pay Africans to not get HIV because nothing else has worked. What a derogatory thought.”—Congo Girl
Olujobi comments, ...it does not take a scientist to sense the moral of this new experiment: Africans have too much sex, with too many partners, with too little protection and need to be saved from self-destruction.
And then asks, Now, how much sex do Africans really have? Or as Eileen Stillwaggon (2001) succinctly asks, “how much sex are we talking about that would produce, in the absence of other factors, prevalence of HIV in Botswana that is over fifty times that of the United States, eighty times that of France and 1,000 times that of Cuba?”
Is this even possible? According to Richard and Rosalind Chirimuuta (1997) “in order to have one-third of the sexually active adults in some central and east African countries infected with AIDS, life in these countries must be one endless orgy.”
These commends are horrifying, and that much more so coming from (presumably) the scientific community. The sponsor of the study that debunked this myth that Africans have more sex with more partners than in other regions of the world? Durex. (Concerns regarding methodology, etc. raised here - see comments. My main concern would be that only 2 African countries are represented. Interesting results nonetheless.) From the above quote, I got the sense that Eileen Stillwaggon was not on Olujobi's good side, but later on she mentions Stillwaggon's balanced approach to examining the tendencies or habits of Africans vs. North Americans. I'll leave you to go read that bit in the article. But I agree with Olujobi's main point - the tendency to perceive Africans as 'oversexed' will help development of HIV prevention and research efforts go nowhere fast. |
the_flea_king
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12:59p |
A Call for First Readers I’m looking for 3-4 individuals who would be willing to review the new Roundbottom posts before I make them live on the site. I need fresh eyes that can catch bad sentences, stupid grammar, stupid anything really. Without an editor in the process, I worry about publishing some really subpar. I’m less concerned with storytelling conventions, as this project is an experiment in different methods there–but anyone interested in providing me feedback, shoot me an email. I’ll take the first few people interested. Thank you in advance.
Originally published at JeremiahTolbert.com. You can comment here or there. |
joshrountree
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1:52p |
Hello, Dolly So the hurricane hit the coast yesterday and that means today we have intermittent blasts of water from the sky. I believe the ancients called this stuff rain. My yellow grass is gulping it up. Current Mood:  calmCurrent Music: The Beatles - Rain |
wheatland_press
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10:55a |
Only 37 more days.  |
raw_dog
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1:50p |
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joshrountree
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12:33p |
Rejoice! DALLASCOWBOYSTRAININGCAMPSTARTSTODAY!!! DALLASCOWBOYSTRAININGCAMPSTARTSTODAY!!! WOOOOO!!! THATISALL!!! Current Mood:  excitedCurrent Music: Violent Femmes - American Music |
j_cheney
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12:19p |
RTF Glow Well, I've got another chance at the RTF pile at Baen's, as they've asked me to send up my oddball story "Whatever Else..." It's not what one usually thinks of as a 'Baen's story', being more about a woman's place in a male-dominated society. The conflict is primarily internal, and the character doesn't pick up a sword or kill anyone or make loads of money. But I understand that the editorial board is trying to broaden their scope to include more types of stories, so...maybe. ;o) I'm really grateful for the editors in the slush for giving this one a chance (I did ask permission before sending to back to them.) Now I can just hope that this will appeal to Resnick and Flint... This joins a story I've had waiting there for a while, hanging out until the next reading period. So it doubles my chances. And thanks to Amber for the head's up. I'm heading outta town, so I hadn't checked the Bar. Current Mood:  pleased |
apexdigest
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1:27p |
Author Q & A As part of our new online content, we’d like to do a fan-based author Q&A series. Our first victim will be Jennifer Pelland. You can ask Jennifer about any of her writing, and not just her Apex work. To refresh your memory, here is Jennifer’s Apex bibliography: “Big Sister/Little Sister” - Apex SF & Horror Digest issue 3 “Erasure” - Apex SF & Horror Digest issue 4 “Blood Baby” - Apex SF & Horror Digest issue 8 “What to Expect When Expectorating” - Apex SF & Horror Digest issue 11 “Clone Barbecue” - Apex Online April 2006 “YY” - Aegri Somnia anthology Unwelcome Bodies collection You can find her complete bibliography at her website. Leave your question in the comments of this entry, or email them to jason@apexdigest.com. |
cristalia
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1:21p |
Your Long-Awaited Readercon Report Okay, I can brain enough to actually write this now, I think. I bring you...the uber-detailed no-holds-barred Readercon report! ( Thursday )( Friday )( Saturday )( Sunday )Overall? Readercon is a great and mighty con. I had a great and lovely time, and I will be back there next year if they will have me. I was somewhat miffed at a few things that went down: mostly the dinner debacle on Friday and the fact that Coyote would not acknowledge one single wireless network all weekend, which meant I'd hauled around a laptop of many pounds for really, nothing. I bought books, which never happens at cons for me (I work in a bookstore. I don't need con books). I missed Mafia, which was sad. There was overall too much travelling, although travelling is made easier and less hassle-prone by not checking bags. There was overall not enough sleep. By god, I am glad to be home and in private space again. The people were, with few and rare exceptions, lovely, and this is still, I think, my favourite con on the calendar. Thus endeth the con report. Current Mood:  busyCurrent Music: PJ Harvey -- A Place Called Home |
ellen_datlow
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12:53p |
Homeland by Laurie Anderson
In the busyness of the past few days, I neglected to mention that Rick Bowes and I went to see Laurie Anderson's new show Homeland at the Rose Theater, Tuesday night.
Rick and I haven't talked about it so I don't know if he liked it but I always love whatever she does--I just wish she did more of it more often. I believe I've seen most of her works including the epic United States. She did a benefit right after 9/1l and it's possible that the most recent performance was The End of the Moon in 2004, inspired while she was the first artist-in residence at NASA.
For those who aren't familiar with her work, she's a "performance/multimedia artist," although her work has used fewer props over the past decade. It's always political and to me always entertaining. She sings in her own voice and speaks sometimes in her own voice and sometimes in an artificially created male voice. She plays an electric violin. She tells stories. Stories about America and its place in the world. During this 1 1/2 hour (no intermission) performance she had two female back up singers and four musicians, all excellent. The music ranges from electronic to middle eastern infused, smooth as silk or scratchy strings, eclectic percussion and keyboard. Also an accordion, although I didn't hear it separate from the rest of the music.
Lou Reed joined her and the band for one piece and although he seemed a little uncomfortable, it was nice to see them working together.
C'mon Laurie--I want to see more! |
slushmaster
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10:55a |
The Dark Knight (Spoilers Shall Abound) In my Readercon report, I made a brief mention of seeing and enjoying The Dark Knight. But this movie deserves its own post. I've now seen it twice, once in Readercon and again yesterday (I'd promised my best friend I'd see the flick with him first, and since he avoids the blogosphere like the plague, he'll continue to think I kept my word--ha!) This is only the second time I've seen a movie twice in the theaters. The first time was for The Matrix Reloaded, when my second viewing also happened to be my first IMAX movie experience.
Honestly, I think I'd like to see The Dark Knight again, this time in IMAX. It's that good.
I'm not a major comic guy, but I can hold conversations about the major Marvel & DC characters. And Batman also happens to be my favorite superhero. A couple of years ago my friend started a comic store and convinced me to read all sorts of stories. Obviously, I gravitated toward Batman. I read a lot of the best stuff--The Dark Knight Returns, The Killing Joke, Batman: Year One, Batman: Year Two, and a lot of the issues from recent years, during which time the writers have been doing some excellent work. All these works are dark, riddled with twisted psychology, and carry the suggestion of a better tomorrow if you are willing to endure the heavy cost. This is when the mythology of Batman is at its best.
Jonathan & Christopher Nolan (writers & director) understood that. They also understood that movies like the abortions known as Batman 3 & Batman 4 must be avoided at all costs. Joel Shulemacher relied on campiness with those movies, drawing on the Batman of the later 1950s & 1960s that inspired the tv show with Adam West. But this version of Batman only existed because of the Comic Code Authority. These versions are Batman at his most uninteresting, which is a big reason (among others) why these movies were awful.
When Batman Begins came out, one of the smartest things that movie did was using Batman villains not seen before on the big screen. The franchise was rebooting, and new villains would prevent the audience from being reminded of the previous movie franchise. Scarecrow & Raz al Ghul (sp?) were both great choices, as they're integral supervillains to the Batman mythology. There was definitely some reinterpreation of Ghul, but I thought it worked.
Regardless, I can't recommend The Dark Knight highly enough, and I'll be curious to see what comes next.
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lisamantchev
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10:05a |
SYTYCD - Top 8 In contrast to last week, there were a TON of great numbers last night. |
ktempest
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12:51p |
Two Opportunities at Fantasy Mag We’re looking for people in two areas. Web Interns and Review Managers. Interns first:
Web-Savvy Intern for Online Magazine
Fantasy Magazine, an online genre entertainment publication, is looking for interns to work primary in Web Production with some crossover into editorial and multimedia development.
Interns will learn or hone their skills in web design and production, content management, and email marketing. There will also be opportunities to help us develop new content, from non-fiction features to podcasts and video.
We’re looking for candidates with the following qualifications:
- Strong HTML skills. Ability to hand-code AND work with WYSIWYG editors.
- Knowledge of CSS.
- Experience with blogging software. Wordpress a big plus. Also relevant: Blogger, Moveable Type/Typepad, LiveJournal, and similar.
- Experience with social media and social networking.
- Comfortable working exclusively in an online environment.
- Interest in or experience with podcasting and video blogging a big plus.
- Ability to learn quickly and complete tasks with little supervision.
The position will require 10 - 15 hours per week (from mid-August to mid-December), very flexible, with some weekend work and online meetings required. We’re open to candidates from any location as long as you are available during some part of American east coast business hours. We do offer college credit. The position is unpaid.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to this gmail address: fantastictempest. Please put your cover letter in the body of the email and attach your resume in rtf, doc, or pdf format. A link to an online resume is also acceptable. If applicable, please include links to web projects you’ve worked on.
We will only contact candidates if we intend to interview them.
Seeking Review Manager
Fantasy Magazine is looking for one or two people to join our existing review manager in keeping track of and overseeing reviewers and review material plus seeking out and vetting new reviewers. We’re looking for candidates with the following qualifications:
- Highly organized and able to take initiative.
- Willing to manage reviewers and, if need be, stay on them to turn in assignments.
- Comfortable working in an online environment.
- Experience with GoogleDocs, Wordpress, or similar programs.
- Comfortable communicating with editors, authors, and publicity personnel to request and coordinate review materials.
The position will require 5 - 10 hours per week, very flexible, with some weekend work and online meetings required. We’re open to candidates from any location as long as you are available during some part of American east coast business hours. The position is currently unpaid but by 2009 will have a small monthly stipend.
To apply, please send a letter of interest with a summary of qualifications to this gmail address: fantastictempest. We will only contact candidates if we intend to interview them.
If you know someone interested in either of these opportunities, please send them here or forward the text. Thanks!
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rdsp
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12:41p |
I can't believe nobody wanted to finish off this pizza... Man, this pizza is really getting whack... Current Music: "Monkey Zoo" by Chrome |
teratologist
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12:01p |
Now It Can Be Told I got me a new job. I'm a technical writer again! Back where I belong, and out of the Valley of the Shadow of Promotions. But more importantly, last night was the Shirley Jackson Awards reading and it rocked! We had a nice turnout - plenty of people to fill the room, but not quite so many that anybody suffocated. Big thanks to gettingshitdone and q_spade for coming and being my posse! Unfortunately, pgtremblay still has a bigger posse than me. Something must be done. I read the opening of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and I didn't get the hiccups, or fall over, or in any other way embarrass myself. The applause-o-meter seemed to favor 14theditch's rendition of "A Cauliflower in Her Hair" as the highlight of the evening, although personally, Jack Ketchum's The Haunting of Hill House was my overall favorite. But all the readings were good, and it's always hard to choose between old favorites (like "The Lottery", of course, read in its entirety by the team of judges) and things I'd never heard before (like "Cauliflower", and the section from Life Among the Savages - a book that lingers shamefully in my to-read pile - read by Jack Womack.) Then we went to dinner, where gettingshitdone ended up listening to Michael Cisco and mssrcrankypants and jplangan tell barnyard animal jokes while I schmoozed shamelessly with ellen_datlow and 14theditch and stuffed my face with bok choy. I now consider him to have amply paid me back for the whole My Bloody Valentine thing. Also, I wore my second-best shirt, which kind of has a tablecloth pattern but not really:  If you view the entire set* (courtesy of the inimitable gettingshitdone, of course) you will see that I was acting with my eyebrows, a skill of which I am very proud. *The dog was not at the reading, but rather at Readercon, of which more anon. Current Mood:  accomplished |
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