Monthly Archives: November 2010

Grasping Reality

One of several blogs that I follow on a fairly regular basis is Grasping Reality with Both Hands, by Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. The subtitle of his blog is “The Semi-Daily Journal of Economist J. Bradford … Continue reading

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Using WP-Syntax with a Twenty-Ten Child Theme

Ok sorry, another esoteric post about software to interrupt my usual musings, but it may help out someone who runs into this issue in the future and goes googling for an answer (since I tried doing so myself unsuccessfully)… In … Continue reading

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Adding Retweets to Twitter Widget Pro

I mentioned yesterday that I have added my twitter feed to the website using the WordPress widget plugin ‘Twitter Widget Pro‘. Although it seemed to be working ok, I noted that the number of tweets being displayed was different from … Continue reading

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Twitter Feed Added to Sidebar

I started using Twitter a few weeks back and I have now added my recent tweets to the sidebar over on the right (at least if you’re reading this on the website and not in a feedreader). I am using … Continue reading

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David Corn

Of self-acknowledged liberals in the media, one who I generally enjoy listening to quite a lot is Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s Hardball show – though not so much some of his guests, whether conservative or liberal. The following clip from … Continue reading

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Shields and Brooks on QE

I always enjoy watching the regular commentary segment with Mark Shields and David Brooks on PBS Newshour on Fridays (though I find David Brooks to be the more interesting by far). This week I was struck by comments that both … Continue reading

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St Lukes Vote Details

I wondered a few days ago how many of the councillors who made the decision to approve the St Lukes mall expansion in Auckland live nearby. We now know: one – sort of. The minutes (pdf) of the November 17 … Continue reading

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The Control Instinct

NZ Finance Minister, Bill English, is reported as staying that the Westpac Bank “should front up to its customers and explain why it is paying its New Zealand boss a record $5.59 million”. Really? Do we really need the Government … Continue reading

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St Lukes Expansion Approved

The NZ Herald reports that the proposed expansion of the St Lukes mall in Auckland that I wrote about recently has been approved. I feel sad for the local residents. I wonder how many of the councilors who made the … Continue reading

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NZ Government Support for Optimist Worlds

I was rather surprised today to read (NZ Herald and Government press release) that the NZ Government is giving NZ$150,000 to the Optimist World Championships (a junior sailing competition for those who don’t know), which are to be held at … Continue reading

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