Archive for September 14th, 2009

Spocht von heute Das ZDF und EUROSPORT berichten ab heute von der Tischtennis-EM . Dass ZDF setzt dazu seinen Digitalkanal ZDF Info ein und bringt z.B. alleine heute fünfeinhalb Stunden von den Mannschaft-Halbfinals. Die Stimmung ist nach der Niederlage der deutschen Basketball-Nationalmannschaft gegen Mazedonien (75:86) recht gedrückt.... »

  Gary Berenbroick - Sleepyhead Today we have a guest post from Gary Berenbroick .  Gary and I have bonded over Tourette’s and narcolepsy jokes.  And bending things.  And having our disorders mentioned in Deuce Bigalow. ... »

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Poker Guy: Strange play at the WSOP main event – Philadelphia Daily NewsTHE WORLD SERIES of Poker main event is like no other tournament. Other events require larger buy-ins than the main events, which is $10,000, and other tournaments (such as the $50,000-buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event) are regarded as a greater test of a … »

Poker Guy: Strange play at the WSOP main event – Philadelphia Daily NewsTHE WORLD SERIES of Poker main event is like no other tournament. Other events require larger buy-ins than the main events, which is $10,000, and other tournaments (such as the $50,000-buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event) are regarded as a greater test of a … »

How progressive is Barack Obama? It's a question pundits, bloggers, and journalists have trouble grappling with. But one individual goes beyond the Obama phenomenon and investigates who Obama is and what he's all about. In Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics, author Paul Street cuts... »

By Andrew Maykuth INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Peco Energy Co. says that August electric sales were 6.8 percent higher than last year, thanks to the hot weather. The Philadelphia utility delivered 3.8 billion kilowatt hours in August, up 9 percent from July. The increase was entirely attributed to cooling demand – the average temperature of... »

Alors que l'on commémore le premier anniversaire de la faillite de Lehman Brothers, il convient de prendre un certain recul. Les économistes médiatiques, que l'on ne citera pas par charité se sont discrédités par les diverses palinodies que nous avons pu entendre depuis 2007 ( cf. F. Lordon, "Les Disqualifiés", Miméo). Souvenons nous... »

I love the mystery in recycled arts and crafts. There is the usual handmade intrigue, “who made it?” and “where did they make it?” and “how did they make it.” Then you add “where did they have to go to get that stuff;” and you may have the setting for a real... »

15 septembre 2008: la chute de Lehman Brothers. La crise poussait son premier cri. Aujourd'hui, Jacques Sapir, économiste à l'EHESS, ne nie pas l'accalmie, mais il dénonce ses conséquences: nous croyons être en sécurité, et nous prenons des risques. Première partie de l'analyse: l'ampleur de la crise. ... »