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What: Colombian Chiva tours NYC
What’s that? It’s a party bus in the traditional style of a Colombian chiva (See the NYTimes article). Music, Drinks, Food, Friends, Fun!!
When: Saturday 08 Aug 2009, at 8pm (hora Colombiana)
Until: 1am
Is there parking? Yes, there is parking at the pickup point.
How much moolah? $49, includes Colombian dinner also!
RSVP: Email me, leave me a comment, RSVP on the event on facebook, whichever but DO IT BY MONDAY 02 AUGUST 2009! You can definitely join us after that, but RSVPing by Monday guarantees you a seat.
Descriptive subject lines are two way streets: give a good one, get a good one back. The problem is so many people don’t care for good subject lines. A succinct subject line is as important to good communication as the medium that is used. It’s as important that an email is sent and received successfully, as it is that the email be properly understood. If your email inbox is empty, context might not matter and meaning is mere presence. If your email inbox is full, context, brevity and succinct meaning make email messages stand out. Of course, the real problem is that email as a killer app long ago stopped being useful. No one writes meaningful email messages any more; there is too little communication happening, and people are using media other than email to do it. (Remember hearing/reading about the incident when someone was fired thru a message on facebook?)
Death toll from 1976 "swine flu" illness: 1
Death toll from 1976 "swine flu" vaccine: 25
Number paralyzed with "Guillain-Barre syndrome" from vaccine: around 500
Remember this before you get your "swine flu" vaccine next month.
It's incredible the reaction people have to this thing; some people become ultra paranoid, some reject alarmist tones. A few people have a measured response of preparedness and increased awareness.
Some joke about it:
"It was once said that a black man would be president when pigs flew. Well behold 100 days into his presidency, swine flu!"
I could write more and get more nuanced but I don't think it's as important a subject. I just wanted an excuse to reflect on people's viral reaction.
Pan fried salmon & vegetables on rice</a>,
from a Tex-Mex restaurant called Happy Taco Burrito,
located on Sullivan Street near Bleecker, in Manhattan (New York, USA).
This restaurant is an establishment run by Chinese people making Tex-Mex food. The food is good quality, fresh, good flavor, and inexpensive. Tacos, burritos, quesadillas, fajitas and other combinations are available. Some combo specials include rice, beans, choice of chicken, beef or shrimp fajita, lettuce & tomatoes and a soda, and two freshly made tortillas, for a price that's hard to beat. During the winter (and even today when I ate there) they have free tea! They also offer fajitas by the pound. As far as looks, this is a step up from one of those hole-in-the-wall chinese food places (can't even call them restaurants), but not by much. The decor is basic, nothing fancy at all, with panel ceilings, some mirrors, and some eastern decorations here and there, including a statue of Buddha and the traditional "cat clock" by the window and bamboo tree plant. They do have various magazines, available for browsing while you eat in. They accept major credit cards for payment, but have a $10 minimum. For one person, your meal will often not reach even that much.
- Decide how much information to reveal about yourself. Joining social networking web sites and signing up for online services usually requires providing personal information; decide before using those services how much of your personal information you are going to share. Information such as social security and credit card numbers, date of birth, and your home address and telephone number should not be given to any site unless you absolutely trust them to only use it for good. Also, don’t share information about others unless you are absolutely certain that it’s true and you are absolutely certain it will not harm them.
- Use secured and up-to-date software. Many software programs are not secure if they are not updated often. For example, Windows vulnerabilities and threats are discovered very often, and if it is not updated frequently it can become insecure. Updating your software is the best way to make sure the software you use has the best protection against known security problems.
- Install and use a third-party firewall and anti-virus program. Firewall and anti-virus programs help prevent general problems from damaging the normal functioning of your computer and may even help prevent data loss. Like all software, don’t forget to update it frequently.
- Learn more about safer computing. Learn how to identify web sites with secure protocols and certificates. Learn about digital signatures and email encryption. Learn about which web sites are safe places to download software. Learn about prevention of junk email (spam). There is always more to learn.
- Guard and monitor your identity periodically. You can perform a Google search for yourself or any aspect of your identity. Learn how to set a Google Alert about your search. Monitor your credit report for legitimate and suspect activities; the earlier you know, the sooner you can act.
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.
Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle.
Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God. - Phillips Brooks Wikipedia has some biographical information on Phillips Brooks. On his weekly address on 14 February 2009, President Obama quoted President Kennedy with similar words (watch this weekly Presidential address on YouTube, quote happens at 4:00 to 4:15). One can assume Kennedy was paraphrasing Brooks, and in turn, Obama was paraphrasing Kennedy. An easier life would not contribute to your growth, whereas becoming stronger would. Connections: Brooks was a priest in Massachusetts. The Kennedy family was from the Massachusetts area. Obama sees in Kennedy a model for being President and a better American. Also, Obama understands how people in the United States feel about the Kennedys and uses that connection (“This morning I’m reminded of words President Kennedy spoke..”) to elicit a certain kind of response. He does not quote Brooks; that connection does not have as much value as the Kennedy one. Mon, Feb. 23rd, 2009, 03:41 pm
About Eduardo
Name: Eduardo
You can call me: Eduardo, Edward, Edu, Ed
Age: 29
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Currently Living in: The Bronx
Interest: Information Technology
In New York Since: 1989
Hobbies: Traveling, Cooking, Writing, reading, eating, board games, Music, ethnic food, the outdoors… I have to say that I read another blogger’s blog and was so delighted and inspired by reading it that I wanted some of that to rub off onto my blog, so I took the format of one of the entries in that blog and made my own entry in that style. If you wonder what I have been up to, you may want to check out the following: Welcome and thank you for visiting! Your feedback is always welcome and I would love to hear about you too! Eduardo |
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