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5041 [lbo-talk] software question -- rank: 1000

On Mar 29, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Alan Rudy wrote: > And a co-author and I once paid for a professional > index - done by a cooperative [in VA?, can't recall] Was it the Twin Oaks Commune? They do book indexes. I couldn't live that way, but they intrigue me and I gotta admire them for doing so. Doug

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5042 [lbo-talk] software question -- rank: 1000

On Mar 29, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Alan Rudy wrote: > Yer right, though ToC is a complete piece of cake... indexing's not > even all > that hard, I've done two books by alphabetizing everything, chopping > away to > get down to the essential key terms (and a few of their variants) > and then > searching. As a former professional indexer, I gotta say, that produces a crap index.

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5043 [lbo-talk] How Obama took over the peace movement -- rank: 1000

On Mar 28, 2009, at 10:19 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > I know you don't want to hear this, but none of Afghanistan's > neighbors want the US to leave. Who cares about what they think? What do you suppose Afghans think? Doug

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5044 [lbo-talk] signs of the times -- rank: 1000

Enjoy subprime lending! <http://doughenwood.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/signs-of-the-times/>

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5045 [lbo-talk] software question -- rank: 1000

On Mar 28, 2009, at 8:13 PM, John S Costello wrote: > Since I work for Microsoft and have actually had a long talk with one > of the Office 2007 product managers about the product, I feel > competent to answer some of these questions. While you're at it, could you ask why they dropped Visual Basic in the latest Mac version, and made it impossible to copy/paste an Excel graph into Illustrator? Doug

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5046 [lbo-talk] Left Forum 2009, anyone? -- rank: 1000

On Mar 27, 2009, at 10:45 PM, Politicus E. wrote: > Hi. Does anyone know if there will be panels on April 17th, or will > there > be only a plenary? I'm trying to buy a ticket, but the full > timetable does > not appear posted on the Forum's website; so I'm not sure what to do. > e Friday's are usually an opening reception followed by a plenary - no panels. Not sure if that's the way it'll be this year, but that's the way it's always been. Doug

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5047 [lbo-talk] My Aristotle rant, was: Re: Glenn Beck breaks down in tears, blubbers on-air AGAIN -- rank: 1000

At various times over the last week, Eubulides wrote: > ............ > ................... > ................. > .......... > ........... > ......... > ...... > .............. > ...... > ........... How do you decide how many dots to include in your hypertrophied ellipses? Doug

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5048 [lbo-talk] BAC to raise bankers' salaries -- rank: 1000

Bank of America May Raise Investment Bankers Salaries by 70% 2009-03-27 19:52:13.529 GMT By Jacqueline Simmons and Josh Fineman March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. plans to increase some investment bankers salaries by as much as 70 percent following the takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co., people familiar with the proposal said. Bank of America, which has received $45 billion of taxpayers money, may raise the annual base pay for some managing directors to about $300,000 from $180,00 ...

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5049 [lbo-talk] Lula: blame whitey -- rank: 1000

New York Post - March 27, 2009 http://www.nypost.com/seven/03272009/news/worldnews/what_a_brazil_nut__161565.htm WHAT A BRAZIL NUT! 'BLAME WHITE BANKERS' BLAST A LULA LULU By ANDY SOLTIS, Post Wire Services British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was stunned at a press conference yesterday when Brazil's president told him "white people with blue eyes" caused the world's financial crisis. "I am not acquainted with a single black banker," the outspoken Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

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5050 [lbo-talk] software question -- rank: 1000

On Mar 27, 2009, at 2:32 PM, ravi wrote: > Every issue is moral with me -- I am the anti-Carrol ;-) You are obviously ignorant of 20th century philosophy, and god knows what else as well.

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5051 [lbo-talk] software question -- rank: 1000

On Mar 27, 2009, at 1:28 PM, ravi wrote: > I am lucky enough to never have to touch Word/Excel/PowerPoint etc > (for my work). Why? Word & Excel are pretty good. Is it some - Carrol alert! - moral issue? Functionality issue? What? Doug

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5052 [lbo-talk] Left Forum 2009, anyone? -- rank: 1000

On Mar 27, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Alan Rudy wrote: > I know Doug, Carrol, JohnG and I are slated/likely to be there... > I'll whisper this next question so the wrong people can't join our > club, > but... is there an LBO secret handshake, wave or lapel pin I can > know about > so I know one of us when/should I come upon one? Let's contrive to have a little cell meeting, maybe after one of my panels.

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5053 [lbo-talk] software question -- rank: 1000

On Mar 27, 2009, at 12:37 PM, shag wrote: > as for why things can't be done.... well, software is pretty > complicated. Yeah, and as annoying as Microsoft is, their Office is still a lot better than OpenOffice.

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5054 [lbo-talk] Scientology plot with Palin -- rank: 1000

[lots of docs at original] <http://gawker.com/5185380/sarah-palin-advisers-secret-scientology-plot-to-take-over-washington > Sarah Palin Adviser's Secret Scientology Plot to Take Over Washington By John Cook, 1:03 PM on Thu Mar 26 2009, 436 views John Coale, currently advising Sarah Palin on running for president in 2012, is a Scientologist. And according to a memo obtained by Gawker, Coale once plotted to use friendly politicians to advance the power- hungry cult's agenda. Coale is a pr ...

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5055 [lbo-talk] liberal austerity -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Politicus E. wrote: > Hi. I am reading the CBO report on the Obama adminstration's budget > proposal, and find myself somewhat puzzled. On the one hand, I > believe that > an orthodox austerity program might be on the agenda in future fiscal > years. On the other hand, the CBO report does not confirm my view. > According to their forcasts, which must be taken with more than a > bit of > skepticism in light of the failure of many macroecono ...

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