It is a hurricane now, and I find I am proud it has attained this new title! It is as though it had gotten married, or finished another degree. I am in the outer bands. The circular wind is getting stronger. I am not interested in a disaster or in investing as much thought as … More Hurricane Isaac
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC DISCUSSION NUMBER 23 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 500 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ALTHOUGH SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGES HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WAS BECOMING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED…AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING ISAAC THIS AFTERNOON HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO STRENGTHENING OF … More T. S. Isaac
Do you have Lore, and if so, what do you think? Originally I had regular websites for classes, that I designed. Then the University websites went down during Katrina so I had Facebook groups for classes, soon replaced by WordPress blogs. Around the same time the University got Moodle. At this point Lore seems more … More Lore
La aplicación del principio mayoritario a secas y a rajatabla termina inevitablemente en una dictadura de la mayoría. Pero la democracia no es el gobierno de las mayorías, sino del pueblo. Y para su buen funcionamiento requiere que predominen los principios de inclusión y pluralidad por encima de una supuesta gobernabilidad o unidad excluyente e … More La nostalgia autoritaria
Two important, interrelated things were said today, of which the second was: “She likes you very much because you see why she would say the things she does, that is, what she really means by these statements.” The other was the more important, and I forget the formulation now, although I remember who said it … More In Trade
On this committee someone is being very pleasant and cheerful, more than is required. It improves the atmosphere and I told hir so. Ze said, yes, I have decided I want a pleasant year and I refuse to let anyone or anything ruin it, so I am feeling optimistic. Lemma for this year: the reason … More A pact
Plate lunches are still sold here. Mine, today, was of dark chicken fricasee, rice and deep gravy, and very fresh iceberg lettuce with ranch dressing. It cost $6 and it was really good. It was designed for workers and as we know, I am a working man. Long ago there was an Asian food truck … More Plate lunch
In this post and thread you can see that I am considering starting a consciousness raising and support group for the purposes indicated in the thread or namely, for remembering who one is, being who one is, and maintaining one’s research identity in harsh climates. This would, of course, fit with the project of writing … More In which I join a group.
The proposed contract would allow the administration to remove faculty in cases of “the substantial curtailment or discontinuance of a program which removes any reasonable opportunity for using a faculty member’s services,” a “failure to meet professional responsibilities,” a “failure to perform academic assignments competently,” and a “financially based reduction in force.” Read the entire … More Wayne State University
Peter Reichard, projects manager at the Bureau of Governmental Research, argued that even with a more stringent approval process, private schools won’t be held to quite the same bar as public schools. Public schools can technically accept vouchers from students looking to transfer, he pointed, out, but only if they earn an A or a … More John White
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