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Mises Daily Articles
The Conscience of Paul Krugman
[The Conscience of a Liberal. By Paul Krugman. W.W. Norton, 2007. 296 pages.]Like him or not, Paul Krugman is an economic theorist of distinction, a winner of the John Bates Clark Medal, and often rumored to be in the running for the Nobel Prize. It is disappointing, then, that Conscience of a Liberal contains virtually no economic theory. Instead, the book consists of crude propaganda for a "soak-the-rich" policy.
Krugman recounts a sad story of decline. In the years of his youth, the American economy grew steadily. Even more important, increased economic wealth was fairly distributed. Most people were middle class, and there were few "super-rich" to spoil our basically egalitarian order.
Postwar America was, above all, a middle-class society. The great boom in wages that began before World War II had lifted tens of millions of Americans … from urban slums and rural poverty to a life of home ownership and unprecedented comfort. The rich, on the other hand, had lost ground: They were few in number, and, relative to the prosperous middle, not all that rich. (p. 3)
These happy developments were in large part due to the fact that Republicans, who under President Eisenhower abandoned the intransigent anti–New Dealism of Robert Taft, accepted the main programs of the welfare state. There was thus a broad consensus on social policy. Wages remained at high levels, additionally, because labor unions were then strong.
This happy state of affairs has, since the 1980s, come to an end. Ronald Reagan, who for Krugman is a monster of iniquity, appealed to the racial hatreds of benighted white Southerners. In doing so, he persuaded them to vote against their own economic interests. By voting for him, they helped to bring about a policy that benefits only the rich and hurts all others. (Nixon had pioneered the "Southern strategy"; but he did not endeavor to reverse the social gains of the preceding era. To the contrary, he governed as an economic liberal.) Reagan of course did not act alone. He had the aid of "movement conservatives" who through powerful interlocking foundations and organizations, have come to dominate the Republican Party.
The result has been disaster. Economic growth has slowed, and the benefits of the increase have gone almost entirely to the rich and super-rich. The middle class and poor have been effectively shut out; real wages for the majority have either remained constant or fallen in the years since Reagan.
Fortunately, salvation is in the offing, should voters have sense enough to follow Krugman's advice. We should institute massively progressive taxes. Doing this will accomplish two goals at once. First, the nefarious super-rich will suffer a severe blow: we will be able more closely to approach the egalitarian middle-class society that Krugman fondly remembers from his youth. Further, we can use the money mulcted from the rich to finance universal health insurance.
Why should health insurance be provided by the government rather than left to the free market? For Krugman, a simple statistic resolves the issue. Health care per person is vastly more expensive in the United States than in European countries with a national health service. "The United States spends almost twice as much on health care per person as Canada, France, and Germany, almost two and a half times as much as Britain — yet our life expectancy is at the bottom of the pack" (pp. 217–18).
Should we not then replace our inefficient system with a much superior plan, perhaps using France, ranked by the World Health as having the world's best health care, as a model? Krugman reassures skeptics that he wants only government provision of insurance: this does not entail that doctors themselves become employees of the state. Further, we need not adopt the Canadian scheme that forbids private competition with the governmentally mandated plan.
Krugman looks to the future with considerable confidence. No doubt the nefarious Republicans, still dominated by the rightist ideologues, will again appeal to racial prejudice to retain their party's hold on Southern whites. This strategy, though, is likely to fail. Americans have become much less racist than in former days. People will see that their interest lies in soaking the rich and will vote accordingly.
Readers of The Mises Review will not be surprised to learn that this entire line of thought seems to me unconvincing. From a libertarian perspective, people have a right to their labor and property. Those unsatisfied with the distribution of assets do not have the right forcibly to impose their preferences on the outcome of the free choices of others. Of course, Krugman does not accept this perspective; but what has he to say against it?
He mentions it in connection with the provision of medical care. He says that some people hold the view that those who cannot pay for expensive medical care have no right to it, but that few people hold this position.
There is a morally coherent argument against guaranteed health care, which basically comes down to saying that life may be unfair, but it's not the job of government to rid the world of injustice. If some people can't afford health insurance, this argument would assert, that's unfortunate, but the government has no business forcing other people to help them out through higher taxes … [but] You'd be hard pressed to find more than a relative handful of Americans [who accept this argument.] (pp. 214–15)
Is the truth or falsity of a natural-rights view to be determined by majority vote? Perhaps we should settle other philosophical questions in the same fashion: why not a vote, say, on whether we have free will?
Perhaps Krugman does have an argument in mind. Suppose someone will die unless he undergoes expensive heart surgery. Is it not hardhearted to say that he must die because he cannot afford the operation? Of course, the libertarian view does not say this. Rather, the contention is that the person has no right to the surgery, i.e., he, or those who act on his behalf, cannot forcibly require others to pay for his surgery. It by no means follows from this that he will not receive the needed treatment. The point at issue is that, lacking resources, he is then dependent on the charity of others. If it is then said that charity is unlikely to be forthcoming, a response long ago suggested by Robert Nozick strikes to the heart of the matter: if one thinks that people are unlikely voluntarily to donate to charity to help the poor, why is it assumed that they will support compulsory taxation for the same purpose?
Let us, though, put rights to one side and consider Krugman's principal contentions on their own terms. Does not Krugman have a point? Why should the rich get all the benefits of economic growth? Here two issues of fact are relevant. Thomas Sowell, among others, has persuasively contended that the benefits of growth have not all gone to the rich: the statistics that Krugman cites are misleading. 1 Further, George Reisman has argued that, to the extent that the rich have improved their position relative to the poor, the cause lies with interference with the free market: specifically, an inflationary boom may redistribute income to the rich. 2
But let us put these issues to the side as well and assume that the free market has generated precisely the inequalities that arouse Krugman's ire. Should people tax them away? As Mises points out, policies of redistribution cannot immediately be shown to fail to achieve their purpose, as can other types of intervention, such as wage and price controls. Since, however, the only way permanently to raise wages is to increase capital investment, redistribution is a shortsighted policy. Its deleterious effect on incentives to invest will in the long run worsen the position of the workers. One should recall, in this connection, that if redistribution slows the rate of growth only by a small amount, this would make a large difference over an extended period of years.
Krugman is well aware of the incentives argument but dismisses it with a shrug. Such "Economics 101" considerations must bow before the facts. In the period of Krugman's youth — that Golden Era — we had much higher growth than now, accompanied by progressive taxation. How then can it be argued that such taxes impede growth?
Here once more an appeal to Mises is in order. Krugman assumes that the propositions of economic theory can be tested against the facts: the "Economics 101" argument that taxes affect incentives is refuted by the historical record. As Mises notes, the many different causal factors in a given economic situation cannot be disentangled: we cannot directly test economic hypotheses. (I leave aside here the a priori nature of economic theory, which I presume Krugman would reject.)
Krugman would no doubt respond that he disagrees with Mises: he thinks that empirical tests are entirely appropriate in economics. But even if he thinks this, he has failed in his task. If he wishes to claim that progressive taxes do not adversely affect incentives, he needs to offer a theoretical account of why this is so. Merely to point to data that allegedly disconfirm the contrary view leaves the situation unclarified. Perhaps the data do not in fact disconfirm the standard account: what if growth in the Golden Era would have been even higher with lower taxes? If Krugman thinks otherwise, he owes us a model.
In like fashion, when he claims that labor unions raise wages, an obvious question from elementary economics arises. (Krugman makes an even more extreme claim. He thinks that as a result of union activities, wages for nonunion workers rise as well.) Can unions raise wages above the rate determined by the workers' marginal productivity, without causing unemployment elsewhere? If he answers that they can, he owes us an account of how this is possible. If he denies that they can do this but claims instead that wages without union activity would have been below the workers' marginal productivity, he owes us another model to show how this is possible. Why would not competition among employers have bid up wages to the point that standard theory suggests? Again, when he defends minimum-wage laws, more is required than a reference to the study of Krueger and Card, which he acknowledges is controversial. Where's the theory?
Perhaps Krugman has such models in mind but chooses not to display them in a book written for a popular audience. But one wonders. He makes a great fuss over very high salaries to corporate CEOs. He mentions the view, derived from standard theory, that these salaries are economically efficient, but his counter to this view amounts to no more than saying that it might not be correct, hardly a refutation. "What all this [Krugman's discussion of the view that competition drives up executive salaries] suggests is that incomes at the top … may depend a lot on 'soft' factors such as social attitudes and the political background" (p. 144, emphasis added). Is he unable to find a theoretical weakness in the standard account?
Krugman also points to what he terms the Great Compression. Owing to government restrictions on raising wages during World War II, wages were much more equal than they had been before the war: "the system had an inherent tendency to raise wages for low-paid workers higher than for the highly paid" (p. 53). When, after the war, the controls were relaxed, wage differentials did not return to their previous extent. If inequalities really did increase efficiency, would not the free market have restored them? I do not think that this argument succeeds. People in the free market always seek to improve their position, starting from the situation in which they find themselves. We cannot say a priori what degree of inequality is required for efficiency.
Krugman's argument for national health insurance also fails. He acknowledges that the American system is a mixture of private and government provision. "In 2004 government programs paid for 44 percent of health care in America, while private insurance paid for only 36 percent: most of the rest was out-of-pocket spending, which exists everywhere" (p. 224). How then do statistics about its high per capita cost show that a free market in health care would be likewise inefficient?
In his assault on "movement conservatives," Krugman has a bee in his bonnet. He refers six times to praise in National Review during the 1950s for Francisco Franco, "who overthrew a democratically elected government in the name of church and property" (p. 9). This is a most misleading picture of the onset of the Spanish Civil War. In the "democratically elected" Cortes, conservative deputies were openly threatened with death.
Let us conclude, though, on a positive note. Krugman's continued opposition to the Iraq war is heartening.
- 1. See "Income Facts and Fallacies" in Thomas Sowell, Economic Facts and Fallacies, (Basic Books, 2008), pp. 124–52.
- 2. See his article Credit Expansion, Economic Inequality, and Stagnant Wages


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How Much Snow Fell in New Jersey on Saturday?
Parts of New Jersey will spend Sunday digging out from a wintry mix from a storm that left varying amounts of wintry precipitation.
Along coastal areas little or no snow fell in Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties. I-195 was the dividing line with Monmouth County getting several inches. Central New Jersey received snow that changed to freezing rain and then rain leaving a glaze on top of 3-6 inches of snow while north Jersey stayed mostly snow. Blairstown in Warren County received the most snow according to National Weather Service measurements with 8 inches.
There were numerous spinouts on roads across the state during the storm which picked up in intensity during the afternoon with reduced speeds posted.
A Stafford man was killed in a one-car accident on the southbound Garden State Parkway on a snowy Garden State Parkway in Wall Township. 24-year-old Michael Gilluly was partially ejected from his vehicle shortly after 10:30 Saturday morning near milepost 96.7 although it's not clear if weather contributed to the crash.
A fatal crash on Sunday morning on the New Jersey Turnpike at exit #14 may be blamed on icy roads.
The annual Army-Navy game was played in the snow at Philadelphia' Lincoln Financial Field while crews are working to dig out the seats at MetLife Stadium for today's Giants game against the Seattle Seahawks at 1 p.m.
More snow could fall in New Jersey on Tuesday but only as snow and rain showers.
Snow Totals from Across New Jersey
Florence 1.8
Mount Laurel 1.1
Mount Holly Wfo 1.0
Delran Twp 1.0
National Park 0.3
Whitehouse Station 5.8
Ringoes 4.0
Three Bridges 3.0
Union Twp 1.0
Hopewell Twp 2.9
1 Ese Ewing Twp 2.4
1 S Trenton Airport 2.0
Ewing 1.2
Perth Amboy 4.5
Piscataway 4.5
South Plainfield 2.5
Sayreville 2.5
Madison Park 2.1
Oakhurst 5.5
Lincroft 5.1
Freehold 5.0
Hazlet 4.5
Colts Neck 3.8
Manalapan 3.5
Wayside 3.5
Millstone Twp 2.6
Morganville 1.7
Milton 6.5
Butler 6.0
Hanover Twp 5.5
Randolph Twp 4.0
Rockaway 2.8
Hillsborough 5.2
Bound Brook 4.5
2 Ene Franklin Twp 4.0
Somerset 4.0
Somerville 3.8
Bridgewater Twp 3.8
North Plainfield 3.5
Belle Mead 3.0
Highland Lakes 5.6
Wantage 2.8
Vernon Valley 2.2
Hardyston Twp 2.0
Blairstown 8.1
Asbury 7.0
Allamuchy 6.8
Hackettstown 6.0
Hope 5.5
Stewartsville 4.5

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Time: 5:00PM - Various Constructions and Applications of Hadamard and Weighing Matrices - Location: Experimental Mathematics Seminar Hill 705
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Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct
OJ C 223, 22.9.2007, p. 1–2 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Code of Conduct
Having regard to the deliberations of the Court of Justice at its meetings of 28 March, 24 April and 3 July 2007;
Having regard to Articles 2, 4, 6, 18 and 47 of the Statute of the Court of Justice and to Article 5 of the Annex to that Statute, to Articles 3 and 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice and to Articles 4 and 5 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance;
Whereas, without prejudice to the applicable provisions of the Statute and of the Rules of Procedure, it is appropriate to establish a Code of Conduct which clarifies certain obligations arising under those provisions as regards the Members of the Court of Justice, the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal;
After consulting the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal;
Has decided to adopt the present Code of Conduct:
Article 1
General principles
1. This Code of Conduct shall apply to Members and former Members of the Court of Justice, the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal.
2. Members shall devote themselves fully to the performance of their duties.
3. Members shall refrain from making any statement outside the Court which may harm the reputation of the Court or which may be interpreted as the adoption of a position by the Court on issues falling outside its institutional role.
Article 2
Members shall not accept gifts of any kind which might call into question their independence.
Article 3
Members shall avoid any situation which may give rise to a conflict of interest.
Article 4
Declaration as to financial interests
1. On taking up their duties, Members shall submit a declaration as to their financial interests to the President of the Court of Justice.
2. The declaration referred to in paragraph 1 shall be worded as follows: 'I declare that I have no interest in any property or asset which might compromise my impartiality and my independence in the performance of my duties'.
Article 5
Other activities
1. Members who wish to take part in an external activity shall request prior authorisation from the Court or Tribunal of which they are a Member. They shall undertake, however, to comply with their obligation to be available so as to devote themselves fully to the performance of their duties.
2. Members may be authorised to participate in teaching activities, conferences, seminars or symposia, but may not receive any uncustomary financial remuneration for doing so.
3. Members may also be authorised to engage in activities of an academic nature and to assume unremunerated honorary duties in foundations or similar bodies in the cultural, artistic, social, sporting or charitable fields and in teaching or research establishments. In that connection, they shall undertake not to engage in any managerial or administrative activities which might compromise their independence or their availability or which might give rise to a conflict of interest. The expression 'foundations or similar bodies' means non-profit-making establishments or associations which carry out activities in the general interest in the fields referred to.
Article 6
Undertakings of Members after ceasing to hold office
1. After ceasing to hold office, Members shall continue to be bound by the duty of discretion.
2. Members shall undertake that after ceasing to hold office, they will not become involved:
in any manner whatsoever in cases which were pending before the Court or Tribunal of which they were a Member when they ceased to hold office;
in any manner whatsoever in cases directly and clearly connected with cases, including concluded cases, which they have dealt with as Judge or Advocate General;
and that, for a period of three years from the date of their ceasing to hold office, they will not act
as representatives of parties, in either written or oral pleadings, in cases before the Community judicature.
3. Former Members may be involved as counsel, adviser or expert in other cases or provide a legal opinion, provided that they comply with the obligations arising under paragraph 1.
Article 7
Application of the Code
1. The President of the Court of Justice, assisted by a Consultative Committee composed of the three Members of the Court of Justice who have been longest in office, shall be responsible for ensuring the proper application of this Code of Conduct.
2. The Court of Justice shall ensure compliance with the Code and shall take decisions in cases of doubt. Where appropriate, it shall consult with the Court of First Instance or the Civil Service Tribunal.
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1. This Code of Conduct shall enter into force on 1 October 2007.
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Hello All,
Did you find a North bar in the launch area at Sherman Island on Sunday, 4/1? Or perhaps picked it up by mistake?
The bar is an 05 with an 06 iron heart chicken loop...and a couple of other non-stock identifying details. I'm pretty sure that I left it on the sand between the two pathways, and someone picked it up while I was still on the water late in the day.
Indian Bob said that someone came by with a North bar only a few minutes before I went looking for it, but the person was concerned that it would be stolen if left in the lost and found.
Not sure if this was my bar, but either way, if you found my bar, please get in touch.
Thanks in advance.


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From Sara Cowan, Oxfam's Campaigns and Activism Co-ordinator
A friend from London and I have a long standing joke about how great we Scots are as inventors. We are certainly a small nation that likes to lead the way: the T.V, telephone and tarmac - and that's just the T's!
More recently Scotland has been leading the way in a different area. The three year anniversary of Scotland's world leading climate change legislation is just days away, and this year saw another first with Scotland announcing the creation of, and funding for, a Climate Justice Fund.
While such progress is great at a Scottish level, it's also crucial that this message is heard at the international level too. Scotland can't solve the climate challenge alone.
With that in mind, we held a photo stunt with Stewart Stevenson, the Scottish Government's Climate Change Minister, before he set off to join the UK delegation in Rio. It was great to hear his commitment to taking the message of climate justice to the global stage. Mr Stevenson proved a very good sport and worked with us to make a short video highlighting the importance of funding for climate justice. As he says: if we can do it, so can others.
While the Scottish Climate Justice Fund is small in monetary terms, it will still have a significant impact in supporting some of the poorest people in developing countries adapt to the impact of climate change - which we, not they, caused. But the fund's greatest significance is its symbolism. It's an example to others, showing that ambition is possible.
However, as Tom Ballantine from Stop Climate Chaos Scotland says - we need more than fine words at Rio, it's now time for action.


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Life Lessons
At James Madison University the phrase "Be The Change" exemplifies members of the Madison community who strive to make a difference in the world. Senior Andrew Mortillo has gone above and beyond to change the lives of JMU students. What started out as an independent semester class his junior year turned into something much more than three credits. Mortillo created a magazine for students titled, Life lessons from JMU professors.
"The idea came partially from my own personal change at JMU and from a book I read over the summer," said Mortillo. After struggling and feeling lost his first two years at JMU, the psychology major decided to create an independent study that would address his doubts, concerns and questions. Mortillo created a list of questions that addressed issues for which he wished he had guidance and ones he knew would help other students in similar situations. From there, he chose professors and staff from JMU to answer the questions based on his own experiences and recommendations from other students. "I tried to think in terms of: If I could meet my ultimate role model, what were some burning life questions I would want to ask them?" said Mortillo.
Although it started out simple, the project soon evolved into a 28-page magazine with a team of four students working on the finished project including a graphic designer, photographer and public relations student. The team secured funding from the Student Government Association for an initial run of 2,000 copies. Based on the positive reception and the excellent content, JMU's Orientation office announced it would cover the costs for a second run – 5,000 copies distributed to incoming freshman and transfer students for fall 2013.
Mortillo said that getting class credit for the project was just a perk. Like many students he was passionate about a topic that was not necessarily offered as a part of his curriculum – so he designed his own independent study course. Independent study advisor and Associate Professor of Psychology Bill Evans said independent study courses are a unique experience for professors as well as students. "Independent study projects allow me to get to know the students one-on-one, or at least in small groups of three to four people."
Offered in every academic unit at JMU, independent study courses give students an opportunity to design their own faculty-supervised course. Evans noted that his independent study advisees meet every three weeks during the semester to discuss their topics in-depth. "The great part about independent study courses is that projects like Mortillo's have a chance to be created." Evans said, "It is projects like Andrew's that really affect the JMU community. The magazine is inspiring, motivational and a clear challenge for students to live a more meaningful life and to give themselves to something beyond themselves."
Mortillo is thrilled with the way Life lessons came together and that so many JMU students will be exposed to the excellent advice offered by faculty and staff in the magazine. Mortillo, for one, has been changed by his experience with the project. "When I first came to JMU I had all of these expectations of how college life would be, what I would get out of college and what would happen after college," said Mortillo. "I began to realize that I couldn't just expect things to happen or be handed to me. I had to take action and responsibility for the type of Madison experience that I wanted, which included developing as a person and leaving a lasting impact. College is only worth as much as you put into it, and I wanted my college education to be worth much more than just a piece of paper."
Copies of Life lessons from JMU professors can be picked up from magazine stands in both Carrier and Rose libraries.
By Cassandra Lenski ('13), JMU Public Affairs
August 19, 2013
Published: Monday, August 19, 2013
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With everything he touches turning to gold, few would bet against nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb from setting a new record at Pikes Peak this year and winning the event.
As part of the preparations for his first outing at the Colorado hillclimb event, Loeb had his first opportunity to test his Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak that he will drive on June 30.
With 875hp at his disposal, Loeb's helicoptered into the high-security track at La Ferté-Vidame in France, but after just a few laps he exclaimed: "The 208 T16 Pikes Peak is a rocket! It's so powerful! The first time you drive it, each gear change practically stuns you. The shifts are really brutal, and it takes a little time to anticipate the sudden jarring. You get used to it, but it was quite disorienting to begin with."
"I've never driven anything that accelerates so fast!" he continued. "In the lower gears, a Formula 1 car doesn't deliver maximum power. With the Peugeot, though, it's bang, bang, bang as you move up the gearbox from standstill. Thanks to its four-wheel drive transmission and turbocharged engine, its pull-away performance is phenomenal! You find yourself in sixth gear at 150mph in no time at all!"
In fact, the Peugeot is expected to reach 0-62mph in 1.8sec, which would leave any F1 car standing...
"Thanks to its aerodynamic downforce and wide tires, its braking is amazing, too." Loeb explained. "I have driven many types of car in my career, but this is very, very different. Its acceleration and stopping power are more like those of a Formula 1 car. Its handling is fantastic as well; there's so much grip, and the all-wheel drive transmission makes it very stable. It's got huge potential."
Tackling Pikes Peak isn't an easy challenge but Loeb is realistic about what he has to do: "This track isn't very wide and there aren't any run-offs, so I'm taking things one step at a time. I don't know what the car's limits are yet but it was important to do this run on a circuit today. Now we have a better idea of where we stand and a better overview of the car's potential. After that, the challenge will be to try to feel at one with the car on the Pikes Peak Hill Climb itself. That will take some work..."
To continue his task, Peugeot Sport has scheduled a test program of circuits, roads and at altitude to allow Loeb to familiarize himself with the car: "I really can't wait to get to drive the 208 T16 Pikes Peak in Colorado!" he concluded.


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He's really into sex... but I'm not so sure.
Heather Corinna replies:Hey. I have been going out with my boyfriend for a year now and he is really into sex. I am worried about it though. Whenever I'm at his house he always tries to touch me, but I don't want to be tight so I let him. Now he is hinting on sex! I am so embarrassed because I have nobody to speak to this about, my Mum died when I was little so I REALLY don't want to talk to my Dad about sex. Help!!!
Hey Anon: I'm sorry about the loss of your Mom. Often Dads really can do just as good a job in terms of talking about these things, so if he's open to it, you might want to consider talking to him. But obviously, what's important is that you have someone to talk to you feel comfortable talking to, so if that comfort isn't there, it's understandable that you don't want to pursue that.
What I'm hearing in this whole post is all about what your boyfriend wants. That HE is "really into sex." That you "let" him touch you. That HE is "hinting" about more sex.
Nowhere in any of this am I hearing anything about you being anything but passive here, about you truly wanting -- sexually, not just emotionally, or because you want your boyfriend to have what he wants -- what's going on. All I hear on your end is that you're very worried, and if you're worried about all this but don't feel like you can put the brakes on as you need to, that's a big problem.
Partnered sex needs to be a two-way street where both people are in the driver's seat for a healthy sexual relationship and for sex which is mutually fulfilling and fair. So, if you're only engaging in whatever sex you are because he wants it, or you're worried he'll think poorly of you, then it's time to remedy this ASAP.
In other words, it's clear you two need to have a talk about this. "Hinting" about sex isn't talking about sex, nor is it really engaging the other person and asking about what THEY want and how THEY really feel. If you two can't really have a real chat about sex, then ANY sort of sex is too much, too soon.
You've been together for a year, so talking about loaded issues should be something you're used to by now. What you need to do, for yourself, first, is figure out what YOU want, independent of what he wants. Do you WANT to be having sex: of any kind, or certain kinds? What do YOU like about any kind of sex, beyond what HE likes, or how it satisfies him? Do YOU feel ready for the sex you're already having, or the additional sex he's hinting at? When you're engaging in any kind of sex together, is it feeling good to you, physically and emotionally, or not? Do YOU ever initiate sex or want to, or is it all him? When you get worried, is he being responsive to that, and asking if you're really okay with all this? If you don't feel ready for any sex yet, or certain kinds of sex, what are some of the reasons why -- for instance, maybe you just aren't that interested in sex yourself yet, maybe you need more information on the sex you're having to feel okay about it, maybe you need to feel more able to set limits, etc.
When you think about those things and come to some conclusions, then you can bring them to the table in a discussion with him. I would suggest opening that conversation with something like, "You know, we've been doing this stuff, and I know you're really into it, and suggesting you want more, but I'm not in the same space as you are with it, so we really need to have a talk about all of this so that sex of any kind is about both of us, equally, and we can make these decisions together and both be on the same page." Then you can talk about his wants and your wants, about safer sex and birth control, about what limits and boundaries you have, about what's a pace with sex that's really okay with you, and about how you both can get to a place where this really is about the two of you, not just you passively going along with things.
I've included a nice list of articles for you which should help you figure out some of these things and also have some information to bring to the table in these discussions. You can even print them out for your boyfriend, too, if you like: he could benefit from them as well. Just be sure that even if it takes you a little while longer to get to having that talk, that you at LEAST in the interim say that you need things to slow down while you're figuring your own stuff out. If he can't respect that, then he isn't ready for sex with a partner either, however "into it" he may be for himself, okay?


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Choosing to not eat has long been recognised as a mental health disorder that is more about taking control than about weight management. Each refused bite of nourishment may feel like success in the moment, but long term health prospects diminish by the day: too many are lost or damaged to consider "anorexia" a healthy strategy.
Every time I see an affluent and influential talking-head on TV suggest that "we" should take control in the short term by refusing to spend on those things that nourish this body of citizens, I am reminded of how dysfunctional, destructive, and seductive success in the moment can be: I believe "austerity" is an economic mental health disorder.
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Surprising: Charlie Angus Proposing iPod 'You Must Be A Criminal' Tax In Canada
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So, it's a bit of a surprise to see that Canadian Member of Parliament, Charlie Angus, who's generally considered one of the sharper folks on copyright issues, is now putting forth legislation for a Canadian "you must be a criminal" tax on MP3 players. The article suggests that it won't get very far, and Angus doesn't seem to be explaining why he's putting this forward, but it is odd. The idea of such a tax is incredibly unpopular with Canadians, and you would think that Angus, of all people, would recognize that.


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03.29.13: The CCRI Knights baseball team traveled to Willimantic, CT to play the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State Junior Varsity squad on Friday. The Knights defeated the Warriors 7-3. With the victory the Knights improve to 8-6 on the season.
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The Knights continued their winning ways with a seven run second inning as they defeated the Eastern Connecticut JV squad 7-3. Freshman Ryan O'Dell (Lincoln, RI) led the Knights' attack with a single and a double with two RBIs and freshman Patrick O'Keefe (East Greenwich, RI) added a two RBIs single as the team improved to 8-6 on the season. Sophomore lefty Max Perry (Pawtucket, RI) was dominant in his start on the mound as he allowed only one earned run and three hits over six innings to pick up the win. Perry also had four strike outs and according to Head Coach Ken Hopkins, "Max had pinpoint control against a very solid Warrior team. He pounded the strike zone and continually stayed ahead of the hitters." Kevin Dale (Warwick, RI), Shane Johnson (Warwick, RI), and closer Jay Ferri (North Kingstown, RI) shut down the Warriors over the final three innings to preserve the win for Perry.
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The latest quadcopter from Parrot can glide across ceilings and perform acrobatic tricks. WSJ Personal Tech Editor Wilson Rothman shows off his piloting skills, right until the battery runs out.
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A walk around the DuPont/Pioneer campus is an agricultural technology eye opener for the novice. The rising use of high technology for the creation of new hybrids and varieties is evident everywhere. And this week the company capitalizes on that tech focus with the opening of a DuPont Innovation Center in Johnston.
"This is our 12th Innovation Center," says Ellen Kullman, chair and chief executive officer, DuPont. "Our first was in Korea. And each is focused on a specific area. This new facility will focus on agriculture and nutrition." Kullman points to the ever-growing population and its need for nutrition as a driving force for all this technology.
The Innovation Center is a kind of showcase where DuPont can share its expertise in biofuels, crop protection products, nutrition products and other agriculture technology. Kullman notes that the centers are designed to enliven discussion and power up new projects for the company. And since the first center opened 225 active projects have started up. The key is cross-discipline collaboration. In fact, some conference rooms at DuPont/Pioneer are even called "collaboratories."
The new space, housed in the Reid Research Center, which connects to the familiar Carver Center in Johnston, will use 3,500 square feet to showcase company technology. And during the event Kullman highlighted two key areas in Iowa that show the company focus on growing tech and global research capacity. The first is the expansion of the Beaver Creek research facility with the new Beaver Creek II expansion - which will break ground in the fall of 2013. The second is the construction of a $200 million commercial demonstration facility for production of cellulosic ethanol in Nevada, Iowa.
The "static" displays of the center are designed to showcase key DuPont technologies. And in one location is a multi-screen display that can also be used for a video conferencing center to connect collaborators from around the world. DuPont has more than 10,000 scientists and engineers who work with customers, government officials, and others on a range of projects. Learn more about the Innovation centers.
You can also check out video from Kullman at this week's opening.
The facility has a range of video demonstrations, interactive tabletop computers and more to allow visitors to better understand the technologies DuPont deploys. Ahead of the opening of the facility, ag media got a look at field work going on as well, including a check on the cellulosic ethanol project, crop protection work and ways DuPont/Pioneer is involved in enhancing nutrition.
A visit to the Beaver Creek facility showed how DuPont/Pioneer is mapping the genes for every plant being bread. In essence those maps help identify traits that can be used later to as building blocks for enhanced germplasm. The facility is highly automated using computer vision systems to analyze the genetic material in each plant.
During his talk about what goes on at Beaver Creek, John Arbuckle, senior director global marker and research technology, noted that he's working with more system analysts and programmers than ever before. "We're collecting a lot of information on this genetic material and we have to manage it," he notes. "We're collecting hundreds of millions of data points from our work that has to be evaluated to determine which should be moved forward."
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I've recently had a conversation with a friend on the topic of Harris' Moral Landscape.
I'd love to hear Harris's response to his observation of this book:
He claims that if someone comes up to you and tells you your life has no value and you can kill as many people as you want, that if you tell them they're wrong, objectively wrong, you've bought into the Tao. And that Harris rejects the Tao.
"Why is the Tao needed? It is because of the Naturalist's fallacy. From statements of what _is_ it is impossible to derive what _ought to be_. A study of the natural (material) world can only produce a series of "is" statements, and potentially predictions of what will be. A materialist can state that "individuals are genetically hardwired to preserve society even at the cost of their own life," that "sacrificing on behalf of another person produces chemicals that induce pleasure in the individual." At no point can it say, "society ought to be preserved" or "pleasure ought to be pursued." Such statements can only be made because "society is valuable" or "pleasure is valuable" are true statements, and truth or falsehood of those statements is not derivable from observations of the material world, unless it's as a result of some other value which is itself not derivable from the material world. This is why value statements act "in the world of action" like axioms do in the world of Mathematics.
"I think a major source of confusion for Harris is a kind of myopic fixation they have with the failings of religious people and institutions, which doesn't seem to distract them when it comes to other human enterprises. The essence of religion is the pursuit of understanding the Tao, both by reason (equally accessible to all religions and to secular philosophies) and by revelation (specific to each religion). The failings of religious people and institutions are peripheral, like the fact that Thomas Jefferson kept a slave-mistress is peripheral to the American democracy he helped found."
He's claiming the religion is in pursuit of the Tao, that Harris rejects the Tao, and that the Tao is necessary for morality (above).
He suggested to me to read Lewis's "Abolition of Man" for more elaboration (I will).
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Emma and Atonement star Romola Garai has criticised the film and television industry over its obsession with weight.
Speaking to the Radio Times, the star said: "My weight was a very big issue when I started. I was then - and am now - a very normal size 10. But that's not acceptable. Everyone's aware of it."
"It's partly because fashion, film and television have become so interdependent. Increasingly, it's actresses doing the big fashion advertising campaigns and now there's no distinction between actresses and models."
"There's no way I could ring up a company that was lending me a red-carpet dress and say 'do you have it in a 10?' Because all the press samples are an 8 - I would say a 'small 8'. If you want the profile, you have to lose the weight."
Romola added: "It's difficult because if I refuse to do any magazines at all, my work, I think, would suffer in a very immediate way."
"But when I appear in these magazines, I know I'm being 'trimmed', I'm being airbrushed a lot. And I know that people are accepting those images and are under the impression that that is really how my body looks, that I'm hairless and sexless and weigh 90lbs."
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Joe Nelson gives new meaning to the idea of "being involved." Adopted by a single parent from his home country of Romania, the 20-year-old sophomore social work major from Collierville makes a difference by participating in college life beyond the classroom. His early experiences at UT Martin have inspired him to pursue a career path in which he can help others.
Joe's start in life was anything but typical. His birth parents gave Joe and his sister up for adoption at five years and nine months of age respectively. Related paperwork took a year to complete, so Joe arrived in the U.S. after he turned six. The adoption rules specified that his adoptive mother had to spend a week with him in Romania "to see if I felt comfortable with her." She sent photos and reports back to Romania for three months after he arrived in this country in order to document his progress, and he was allowed to remain.
His adoptive mother, Gayle, an artist whose husband (a professional football player and entrepreneur) died before Joe's birth, also adopted his stepsister from Russia. Both Nelson stepchildren hold dual citizenships, but Joe plans to let his Romanian citizenship lapse. He was allowed to see his adoption paperwork when he turned 16, which showed him classified as an "abandonment child" as he was dropped off at a hospital as a baby. Blood work led officials to his parents who were given a court date to claim him, they didn't come, and he was placed in an adoption agency. He has not pursued contact with his sister.
Joe was raised in Collierville and attended Collierville High School. "High school wasn't the best thing for me," he said, and although not heavily involved in outside activities, he did participate in theatre, art and choir. "Choir is my life basically, and I did art," he said. He has an operetta voice but sang mostly classical music. "I was ranked third in the class within my range group," he said of his choir experience. "So I think I'm pretty good."
Joe sought a college where he could start anew, and UT Martin's small campus offered Joe what he needed. "It's a fresh start. I think of it like that," he said. He also saw the university as a place where he could make a difference. " … I was more about, you know, really caring about what I'm doing and making an impact. And this school definitely gave me opportunities to do that, so I wanted to take advantage of it.
"Plus, I love the Social Work Program here. I think it's really good. The teachers are just so helpful, and they want to see you succeed, and they'll try as hard as they can. And your communication with the teachers is just phenomenal I think."
Joe initially planned to be a math teacher but decided to go a different direction. "I was more on the helping process, not more of the teaching process," he said. Taking Social Work 220, Understanding Human Diversity and Oppressed Populations, showed him how he could help others, see progress and have no limits in what he could do.
Outside of class, Joe was elected to represent social work majors on the Student Government Association. He's also an SGA representative on the university's publications committee and is a Peer Enabling Program (PEP) leader for the first time this year, a role that allows him to help incoming students.
Besides his election to the SGA, Joe counts among his accomplishments being inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma freshman honor society, noting, "I have never gotten into the honor society before. ... I did put so much work into it." His campus involvement and seeking leadership opportunities are part of who he is. "For me, I have to be doing something. I can't just stand still. And this school gave me the opportunity, it gave me the courage, and it gave me the confidence to know I can do more than I thought I could ever do," he said.
Joe sees advantages for most anyone who will step out and take part in college life. "Just going to school, yes, you gain the knowledge. Yes, you have more time to focus on school," he said. "But if you are capable of handling more, and you know you can make a difference for this school, I think you need to (get involved)."
Don't expect Joe Nelson to be a spectator in life. He's already making a positive difference with his involvement at UT Martin.
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Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples0.62 miles
Inn at Pelican Bay3.55 miles
Fairways Inn Of Naples3.6 miles
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham4.26 miles
Best Western Naples Plaza Hotel4.66 miles
Spinnaker Inn of Naples4.84 miles
Hampton Inn Naples I-754.89 miles
Hilton Naples4.93 miles
Ritz-Carlton, Naples5.24 miles
Staybridge Suites5.31 miles
Cave Wine Bar & Bistro0.25 miles
Agave Bar & Grill0.28 miles
French Follies0.38 miles
ROW by Capt. Brien & Crew0.42 miles
Off the Hook Comedy Club0.42 miles
Miller's Naples Ale House2.76 miles
Cavo Lounge at Mercato2.94 miles
Boston Beer Garden3 miles
Burn by Rocky Patel3 miles
Blue Martini3.01 miles
Designer Divas0.42 miles
True Fashionistas0.42 miles
Clothes Mentor3.49 miles
Home & Salvage3.7 miles
Bit of Everything5.22 miles
Twinkle Twinkle Little Store5.93 miles
Conservancy of Southwest Florida Upscale Furniture Resale Shop10.17 miles
Shabby Cat10.51 miles
Options Thrift Shoppe10.79 miles
Tea with Me at Audrey's10.83 miles
Naples Wine Collection0.29 miles
Off the Hook Comedy Club0.42 miles
Stonebridge Country Club2.63 miles
Destination Resources, Inc.2.66 miles
Destination Resources and Pink Tangerine, Inc.2.66 miles
Collier County Parks & Recreation Department2.73 miles
North Collier Regional Park2.92 miles
VentureX2.93 miles
Blue Martini3.01 miles
Golisano Children's Museum of Naples3.02 miles
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Commuters brace against the cold on Lake Street at Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. Wind chill values could reach minus-25 degrees overnight, and the air will be cold enough to cause frostbite in half an hour for exposed skin, according to the weather service.
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Men's Medium 2-Way Tanker Boston Bag in Black
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Founded in 1935 by Kichizo Yoshida, Porter is a Japanese brand that creates utilitarian bags, each of which is handmade using high quality fabrics and components. Starting his training in bag construction at age twelve, Yoshida witnessed the destruction of the Great Kanto Earthquake, the aftermath of which inspired the creation of his bag brand. Survivors had to find efficient ways to carry life-saving items around, informing his notions of what a bag should be, 'A bag should, first and foremost, be a tool for carrying goods' – this was his motto when he opened his first Tokyo atelier in 1935.
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Those looking to get away without leaving home are creating rooms to watch movies, sip wine, or otherwise relax.Preparing to renovate their new Back Bay condo, Bill and Lisa Vanderweil were sure about one thing: They wanted one cozy "getaway" room where they could relax, watch TV, read, or just talk.
"This is the spot where I just want to hang out," said Bill Vanderweil, 67, managing principal at Vanderweil Engineers LLP. "The room is so much fun," added his wife, Lisa Vanderweil, 52. "We love going in there and watching Pats games and movies."
Empty nesters such as the Vanderweils are carving out special spaces within, or outside, their homes — favorite spots to call their own or intimate spaces they can share with family and friends.
Call them "boomer caves," such "getaway" spaces come in all sizes, shapes, and varieties — movie rooms, wine-tasting alcoves, intimate patios for alfresco dining, gardening sheds, basement exercise rooms with saunas, studies for work and pleasure, free-flowing kitchen-into-living-room spaces.
"We're doing a lot of our work for empty nesters and others over 50," said Greg Childs, business development manager for Concord's Gallagher Home Builders Inc., which handled the Vanderweils' recent condo renovation. "People are less formal than they used to be. They want more intimate and yet communal spaces, for themselves and family."
Whether it's the perfect reading nook or a casual place to enjoy a glass of wine and good conversation, here are some of the more popular indoor and outdoor caves that people are creating for themselves.
Indoor cavesMovie/entertainment rooms. They're classic — and come in many different sizes and styles and prices. Paul Apkarian, owner of Paul Apkarian Architects Inc. in Westborough, said movie rooms — also known as "home theaters" or just plan "entertainment rooms" — remain the most popular dream of people trying to create that ultimate comfy, escape room. Depending on how extravagant people want to get with the electronics and furniture, the
prices for such getaway rooms can range from a couple thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars.
The bells and whistles include top of the line big-screen TVs, surround-sound systems, sound-proofed walls, wet bars, old-fashioned movie seats, luxurious couches, and recliner chairs. The more modest settle for a couch, recliner, or maybe even a rocking chair — just as long as there's a big-screen TV for their favorites programs, movies or games.
"They're not so much man caves anymore," said Apkarian. "They're more grown up. They're female- and family-friendly. They're meant to be elegant and comfortable."
Wine-tasting alcoves. Not everyone can afford, or has the space for, a wine cellar with a side table and chairs at which they can sip and sample and talk about fine wines.
But most people do have basements — and with built-in wine racks, temperature and humidity control units, and a little Tuscan imagination, they can have their own version of wine cellars and tasting rooms. And it doesn't just have to be for wine storage and tasting — it can be for lunches or places to retreat to read while sipping a red.
Depending on the type of equipment, racks, and furniture people want, a wine cellar/tasting room can be had for $7,500 to $15,000 — not including the wine, of course, Apkarian said.
"It's can be a great ambience space," he said.
Exercise rooms. Usually starting out as extra space, often in basements, where one can hide and zone out while keeping healthy and burning off stress. The fun part comes when you add TV and sound systems, maybe a sauna or steam-shower. The latter can be expensive — well over $20,000 — but prices fall if people already have bathrooms or other plumbing fixtures in basements.
Studies/dens/small TV rooms. There's really no exact description for such rooms. Dens sound old-fashioned — leather chairs, framed fox-hunting prints, dark-wood book cases, and cigars. Studies are associated with work spaces, computers, and serious contemplation. Small TV rooms are . . . small TV rooms.
But some people want a combination of the above. The Vanderweils, for example, said they got it with the small 12-foot-by-13-foot former bedroom that's been converted into a part man-cave den and part spare family room for everyone.
"I even have permission to occasionally smoke a cigar in there," Bill Vanderweil said.
Outdoor cavesOutdoor kitchens and dining areas. Duo Dickinson, a Connecticut architect who redesign properties in Massachusetts, said more clients are adding "outdoor rooms" where they can cook, eat, and relax in comfort and style.
"The outdoors is no longer vast, rolling landscapes that you just view," he said. "It's become a place you occupy."
Such getaway spaces can be as simple as a small brick or stone patio, with a nearby Weber grill, comfortable outdoor tables and chairs, and surrounded by flowers, bushes, and trees to create an intimate place to cook and eat and relax.
The spaces can also be extravagant: Virtual "outdoor kitchens" with all-season gas grills, stoves, refrigerators, and even sinks, sound systems, and enclosed TVs. The cost for outdoor kitchens can easily push into the tens of thousands of dollars.
"They become virtual kitchens and living rooms," said Dickinson.
Garden, potting, and tool sheds. Whether for gardening, woodworking, or just making simple repairs to household items, these sheds can have radios or TVs, as well as accompanying small outdoor tables and chairs. Some people are even building chicken coops and fenced in areas for animals, creating a "mini-farm effect," said Apkarian, the Westborough architect.
"It's part of the quasi-green, sustainability thing," said Apkarian. "Personally, I also think it stems a little bit from Martha Stewart."
If you want a Martha Stewart-level of sophistication for such spaces, outdoor garden and work sheds can cost up to $15,000. But they can be had for much less, depending on how truly rustic you want to be, Apkarian said.


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The Cheapest House In… series is so popular, what could be more appropriate than bringing back another one? That other perennial Burbed series, Most Expensive Zip Codes: RBA Edition! Well, what indeed, other than some of the commenters saying they hated it? But that's okay. That was just one or two hot-heads. We know all the rest of you can't wait to find out when San Jose makes an appearance on that list!
If you missed the previous entries in the ZIP code series, feel free to check them out. The 500 most expensive zips were chosen by Forbes magazine, working with Altos Research's data. All the mistakes were entirely Forbes', of course. We just take credit for finding them.
- 25 Most Expensive Zips also in RBA, starring… Atherton!
- 26-50, you paid how much for Portola Valley?
- 51-100, go ahead and brag. Losers.
- 100-150, into three digits and we're supposed to be impressed?
- 151-200, where we start ignoring flyover zips
And now, Burbed proudly presents (okay, not so proudly, we did get some Debbie Downers who moaned about this) The Most Expensive Zip Codes in the RBA: The Six Digit Edition.
#201 – 94506 Danville
- Median Home Price: $1,072,360
- Median Price Change: NA
- Average Days On Market: 96
- Inventory: 84 properties
- Median Household Income: $142,459
- Ignored Because: In East Bay, plus Forbes can't figure out where Danville actually is. Remember that expensive Danville zip here at #59? That was actually Pleasanton.
#202 – 93924 Carmel Valley
- Median Home Price: $1,064,710
- Median Price Change: 9%
- Average Days On Market: 206
- Inventory: 101 properties
- Median Household Income: $71,053
- Ignored Because: Another gazillion square mile zip full of nothing.
#211 – 95014 Cupertino
- Median Home Price: $1,042,581
- Median Price Change: -4%
- Average Days On Market: 69
- Inventory: 155 properties
- Median Household Income: $100,020
- Finally,, a place we can call home; home to Apple, home to Hewlett-Packard – oops, not any more! But it is home to the world-famous Cupertino Union School District, where parents raised two million dollars to keep teachers from losing their jobs another year. So if you move in, you know you'll be hit up for even more next year!
The median price is still over a million, but not for long! At least it has an eight in it.
#212 – 94010 Burlingame
- Median Home Price: $1,035,952
- Median Price Change: -25%
- Average Days On Market: 88
- Inventory: 122 properties
- Median Household Income: $82,188
Conveniently located at the nexus of US 101 and SFO, Burlingame has many advantages which I'll leave to the imagination. Just as Los Altos Hills has Los Altos pulling down the averages, Hillsborough will always have Burlingame. And why not, when they share the same ZIP code? And in an amazing coincidence, they also share the same median income.
Anyone who thinks the typical Hillsborough household income is $82K when the houses sell for $2.9 million, raise your polo mallet.
#220 – 94115 San Francisco
- Median Home Price: $1,018,459
- Median Price Change: -21%
- Average Days On Market: 93
- Inventory: 99 properties
- Median Household Income: $54,879
You ever see that movie, Pacific Heights, where the psycho tenant tries to drive the yuppie landlords out of their house? This is where it supposedly took place. (It actually took place at Texas and 19th Street, in Potrero Hill, but then the house wouldn't have sold for $750,000 in the late eighties.)
Pacific Heights: median home price, a million. Median income, fifty thou. Why was anyone surprised when an angry renter happened? Disclaimer: I have actually lived in this zip code. As a renter.
#227 – 94939 Larkspur
- Median Home Price: $1,004,396
- Median Price Change: -26%
- Average Days On Market: 95
- Inventory: 36 properties
- Median Household Income: $75,747
- Ignored Because: Location, location, location! Right next to San Quentin.
#236 – 94402 San Mateo
- Median Home Price: $982,903
- Median Price Change: -10%
- Average Days On Market: 103
- Inventory: 103 properties
- Median Household Income: $82,796
Whoa, look at that map! This zip is cut into three different pieces! Well seriously, if San Mateo gets to pick and choose separate parts that go to one zip, of course they can optimize it to get a couple of their zips onto the Top 500. Place your bets which one we'll see next, and when!
For this, 94402 is nominated for the Jerry Mander Prize for noncontiguousity. But it's still San Mateo so nobody is impressed. Just the fact that we're now under a million for the median home price tells us we're not in Atherton anymore.
#238 – 94118 San Francisco
- Median Home Price: $976,434
- Median Price Change: -8%
- Average Days On Market: 71
- Inventory: 86 properties
- Median Household Income: $61,609
This zip contains Inner Richmond and Laurel Village, along with the nice places along the Presidio near Lake Street. What's surprising is how close the numbers are to Pacific Heights' zip code. Then again, zip codes were designed for postal workers, not real estate agents.
Then again, it includes 19th Avenue, and any house near there could be described as A Thoroughfare Runs Through It.
#241 – 94127 San Francisco
- Median Home Price: $969,776
- Median Price Change: -8%
- Average Days On Market: 103
- Inventory: 50 properties
- Median Household Income: $95,313
Remember what I was saying earlier about Portrero Hill? Well, this isn't it. This is Mount Davidson, highest point in San Francisco (928 feet). The neighborhood southwest of Mount Davidson is called Sherwood Forest. Now all we need is a Robin Hood to steal from the people who live here (check out the median income).
This is also the site of the park scene with the cross in Dirty Harry, where Harry confronts serial killer Scorpio.
#245 – 95120 San Jose
- Median Home Price: $965,271
- Median Price Change: -2%
- Average Days On Market: 86
- Inventory: 176 properties
- Median Household Income: $120,117
San Jose? No way.
Way, even San Jose finally cracks the list of Most Expensive Zip Codes, although #245 doesn't exactly serve up bragging rights. This part of town is on a hill like San Francisco above, but if you can name a movie shot at Calero Reservoir as notable as Dirty Harry (heck, our Governator said that movie influenced his acting career), go for it in the comments.
#250 – 95033 Los Gatos
- Median Home Price: $940,654
- Median Price Change: 7%
- Average Days On Market: 172
- Inventory: 98 properties
- Median Household Income: $106,675
Los Gatos' third zip code squeaks under the wire at number 250, joining more chichi 95030 (#38) and 95032 (#199) in the list of Most Expensive Zip Codes in the United States.
This from the zip that provided the Cheapest House in Los Gatos earlier this week. But it's also got its tail cut off! Did Mean old 95030 bite it when they were duking it out over Monte Sereno?
Next Installment: You'll be on the edge of your seat wondering if Sunnyvale makes the next cut! Only on Burbed!!!!


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Yours truly posted this several days ago about the weekend's football match-ups.
John Delcos September 17, 2009 11:20 pm
Jeff (110): The Mets are getting closer to winter. That's about it. … By the way, I'm betting Pats and Cowboys this weekend against the NY teams.-JD
And, I was thinking blowout in the Jets game. I thought the Patriots would really take it to them for all their talking during the week. I flipped between the Mets and Jets, and the green guys played a very inspired game. But, even in the end, Tom Brady was driving late in the fourth with a chance to force overtime.
Still, the defense played well and went after Brady with the blitz.
The Giants won a shootout in Dallas, but wasn't the game really decided in how the defense went after Tony Romo?
Of the two teams, I believe the Giants have a much better chance of reaching the Super Bowl because, 1) they've been there before and won, 2) the NFC is a weaker conference, 3) Eli Manning is a tested successful quarterback, and 4) they have a solid defense.
With both teams off to 2-0 starts, undoubtedly the newspapers will be writing this week about an all New York Super Bowl. Don't think it would happen, but it would be interesting. It is odd, but the Subway Series is such a big deal around here during the season. A much bigger deal than a Jets-Giants game. However, the Subway Series in 2000 was a dud nationally as much of the country doesn't give a damn about New York.
The Super Bowl, however, is a national holiday, and I'm willing to bet a Giants-Jets Super Bowl could be dynamite.
It has been suggested several times I write a football blog. I started last year, but it collapsed much like the Mets in Septembers past. I will put football posts in here and see the response and go from there.
I am toying with a number of ideas and formats, but not sure.
1) Do I have a separate site from this one or add the Jets and Giants here?
2) Do I do just the Jets, just the Giants, both, or the two teams along with the NFL at large?
3) Do I keep it commentary and in-game, or do a do something like MetsBlog with football and link to newspapers?
If you have some ideas, shoot them my way.
Thank you.-JD


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GamersNexus: " Late last night, nVidia kicked off CES with a press conference discussing numerous graphics computing topics and advancements, but took everyone by surprise with its own handheld gaming system."
So many options to choose from. There's a lot of competition now, so it'll be even more difficult for dedicated gaming machine (srunken market).
Pretty awesome. There are times where I feel like playing a PC game, but don't want to sit at my desk to do so. I know I can just set my PC up to my TV which is in front of my bed, but I'm too lazy to do it lol.
Wonder how much this will sell for and if it will be released in the UK. Would definitely love one of these.
So it doesn't play pc games, just streams them? I'm good on that, NEXT!


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1. tv - noun
· broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
Synonym(s): television, telecasting, TV, video
Hypernym(s): broadcasting
2. tv - noun
· an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"
Synonym(s): television_receiver, television, television_set, tv_set, idiot_box, boob_tube, telly, goggle_box
Hypernym(s): receiver, receiving_system
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Have you ever been alone?
- by Nightstitched
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- Published: 14 May 2014
- Updated: 8 Feb 2015
- Status: In Progress
A gypsy girl that dreams of nothing but revenge for her dead family. A female warrior who can not love any one. Seven broken girls, and a prophecy that says they have to save the world. A hangman's noose that has been tied, but for the girls or their foe?
Book one of The Heartless Chronicles
Book one of The Heartless Chronicles
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