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nicholasscimeca: Storm over LA from Vince’s balcony. Photo:...

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:29:13 +0800

nicholasscimeca:

Storm over LA from Vince’s balcony.

Photo: Vince Haycock

Grabbed this whole album off the Amazon mp3 store. Good...

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:31:03 +0800

Grabbed this whole album off the Amazon mp3 store. Good stuff

Mala Rodriguez - Por la noche

Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - “Relator” music...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:26:47 +0800

Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - “Relator” music video (via PeteYornOfficial)

Colton Harris-Moore, the barefoot boy bandit, outfoxes sheriffs

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:36:42 +0800

Colton Harris-Moore, the barefoot boy bandit, outfoxes sheriffs

Origin II on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:15:36 +0800

Origin II on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

christmasgorilla: The Largest Hot Air Balloon Gathering in the...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:56:14 +0800

christmasgorilla:

The Largest Hot Air Balloon Gathering in the World - Chambley, France

"As lobbying attempts to eliminate or at least delay the implementation of FAS 166 and FAS 167 (as a..."

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:52:21 +0800

“As lobbying attempts to eliminate or at least delay the implementation of FAS 166 and FAS 167 (as a reminder, these are the accounting rules that will force banks to onboard a lot of off-balance sheet assets) seem to have stalled, the next question becomes what the cost to banks will be as a result of this new change starting January 1. A research piece from Barclays attempts to do just that, and while presenting slightly improved results versus previous estimates, still provides a glimpse into why it has been so critical to pump up the stock prices of some of the most “at risk” financial companies. In a nutshell - the pain for the banks will be significant, to the tune of half a trillion dollars, with the usual suspects expected to take the bulk of the hit: Citi at $154 billion, followed by BAC $121 billion, JPM $100 billion and WFC at $48 billion.”

- Tyler Durden in Quantifying The Cost Of FAS 166 And FAS 167: At Least $450 Billion Of Onboarded “Assets” With Citi #1 At $154 Billion | zero hedge (via quotingthecrisis)

The world economy: Dangerous froth

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:40:51 +0800

The world economy: Dangerous froth:

Asset prices could push central bankers off course long before any bubbles burst THE post-crisis challenge for central bankers has long seemed easy to describe. They must steer between the shoals of…

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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:16:55 +0900

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Lights Out, Camera, Action « Vincent Laforet’s Blog

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:36:00 +0900

Lights Out, Camera, Action « Vincent Laforet’s Blog

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Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:43:01 +0900

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China’s 60th Anniversary national day - timelapse and slow...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:45:46 +0900

China’s 60th Anniversary national day - timelapse and slow motion - 7D and 5DmkII on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

psychedelictits: if this kid is trying to give me a virtual...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:25:58 +0900

psychedelictits:

if this kid is trying to give me a virtual high five, i’m all for it. FFFFOUND! | TwitPic - Share photos on twitter

Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:02:09 +0900

Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast:

Planet Money is entertaining and all, but the Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast is unbelievably informative.

cheynesaw: from thewarindrew

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:59:22 +0900

cheynesaw:

from thewarindrew

theduty: (via gordonshumway)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:11:09 +0900

theduty:

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lfarm: jim and i climbed atop the 6th street bridge last night...

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:08:48 +0900

lfarm:

jim and i climbed atop the 6th street bridge last night to take some photos. can’t wait to do it again. (via ianbroyles)

Ian’s photo adventures are reason enough to head west.

soupsoup: asie: Ira Glass on Storytelling #3 So GOOD

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:33:09 +0900

soupsoup:

asie:

Ira Glass on Storytelling #3

So GOOD

Renting vs. Buying a Home: Which is better?

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:22:40 +0900

Renting vs. Buying a Home: Which is better?

Creative writing 101 by Kurt Vonnegut

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:59:29 +0900

lickystickypickyme:

1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.

2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.

3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.

4. Every sentence must do one of two things-reveal character or advance the action.

5. Start as close to the end as possible.

6. Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them-in order that the reader may see what they are made of.

7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.

8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.

The greatest American short story writer of my generation was Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964). She broke practically every one of my rules but the first. Great writers tend to do that.

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