An Eye to the Road/An Ear to the Past. emeraldDrum

Wow, Sheraton, how Orwellian of you. #sheraton #canalstreet...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:04 -0400

Wow, Sheraton, how Orwellian of you.
#sheraton #canalstreet #starbucks #ubiquitousevilcorporation

americabymotorcycle: Triumph Bonneville (1961 approx) by Trev...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:11:39 -0400

americabymotorcycle:

Triumph Bonneville (1961 approx) by Trev Earl on Flickr.

Don’t see the band until tomorrow… slow...

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:51:38 -0400

Don’t see the band until tomorrow… slow day
#radiocitymusichall #theroots

iconoclassst: Electro Voice old school.

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:28:12 -0400

iconoclassst:

Electro Voice

old school.

Photo

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:02:52 -0400

Photo

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:59:26 -0400

"Among other things, you’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:07:07 -0400

“Among other things, you’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score, you’ll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You’ll learn from them—if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It’s a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn’t education. It’s history. It’s poetry.”

- J.D. Salinger (via buttcruncher)

Photo

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:32:58 -0400

Photo

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:01:55 -0400

Why, yes. Why wouldn’t we have dancing pandas for New York...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:03:30 -0400

Why, yes. Why wouldn’t we have dancing pandas for New York Funk Exchange’s set?

tedx: Can pre-school save the US economy? Economist Timothy...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:16:22 -0400

tedx:

Can pre-school save the US economy? Economist Timothy Bartik thinks it just might be possible.

From his TEDxMiamiUniversity talk:

I want to present a different idea for why investing in early childhood education makes sense as a public investment.

It’s a different idea because, usually, when people talk about early childhood programs, they talk about all the wonderful benefits for participants … better K-12 test skills, better adult earnings. And that’s all very important — but what I want to talk about is what preschool does for state economies, and for promoting state economic development. And that’s absolutely crucial, because if we’re going to get that increased investment in early childhood programs, we need to interest state governments in this.

If you look at the research evidence — that’s extensive — on how much early childhood programs affect the educational attainment, wages, and skills of former participants in pre-school as adults, and you take those known effects — you take how many of those folks will be expected to stick around the state’s local economy and not move out — and you take research on how much skills drive job creation, you will conclude from these three separate lines of research, that for every dollar invested in early childhood programs, the per capita earnings of state residents go up by $2.78. That’s a 3 to 1 return.

Now you can get much higher returns — of up to 16 to 1 — if you include anti-crime benefits; if you include benefits to former preschool participants that moved to some other state; but there’s a good reason for focusing on these $3 because this is salient and important to state legislators and state policymakers. And it’s the states who are going to have to act.

For more of Bartik’s insights on early childhood education and economics in the US, watch his whole talk here »

Er geht in den Wald, mit seiner Rucksack und ein Traum…

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:23:25 -0400

Er geht in den Wald, mit seiner Rucksack und ein Traum…

allthingseurope: Gerlos, Austria (by CamerOB)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:04:43 -0400

allthingseurope:

Gerlos, Austria (by CamerOB)

holyshithistory: Grand Central Station in 1941.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:36:58 -0400

holyshithistory:

Grand Central Station in 1941.

Photo

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:56:20 -0400

allthingseurope: Vianden Castle, Luxembourg (by CGilles7)

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:48:38 -0400

allthingseurope:

Vianden Castle, Luxembourg (by CGilles7)

Yo. Aslan.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:50:46 -0400

Yo. Aslan.

awelltraveledwoman: We enter a little coffeehouse with a...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:01:08 -0400

awelltraveledwoman:

We enter a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and give our order. While we’re aproaching our table two people come in and they go to the counter:
‘Five coffees, please. Two of them for us and three suspended’ They pay for their order, take the two and leave.

I ask my friend: “What are those ‘suspended’ coffees?”
My friend: “Wait for it and you will see.”

Some more people enter. Two girls ask for one coffee each, pay and go. The next order was for seven coffees and it was made by three lawyers - three for them and four ‘suspended’. While I still wonder what’s the deal with those ‘suspended’ coffees I enjoy the sunny weather and the beautiful view towards the square infront of the café. Suddenly a man dressed in shabby clothes who looks like a beggar comes in throught the door and kindly asks
‘Do you have a suspended coffee ?’

It’s simple - people pay in advance for a coffee meant for someone who can not afford a warm bevarage. The tradition with the suspended coffees started in Naples, but it has spread all over the world and in some places you can order not only a suspended coffee, but also a sandwitch or a whole meal.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have such cafés or even grocery stores in every town where the less fortunate will find hope and support ? If you own a business why don’t you offer it to your clients… I am sure many of them will like it.

Source : [x]

Oh my. This is so good.

Photo

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:37:41 -0400

fer1972: “Mustang Wanted”: the daredevil ukranian who likes to...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:38:49 -0400

fer1972:

“Mustang Wanted”: the daredevil ukranian who likes to hang from buildings

Good luck, kid.