tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50728592011-07-29T06:23:16.739-05:00Knowledge, if it does not determine action, is dead to us.Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.comBlogger5131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-33847421272649504362007-08-25T19:51:00.000-05:002007-08-25T20:13:30.491-05:00

Thursday is always a nightmare day because I always have stuff done by the end of the week and that involves screwing around Thursday night so that Friday isn't terrible.So instead of a Thursday Thirteen, here's my first Saturday Thirteen. Thirteen songs most listened to (so far) from 2007*.Pace Is The Trick - InterpolGolden Skans - The KlaxonsThou Shalt Always Kill - Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-31145790301585650742007-06-12T00:59:00.000-05:002007-06-12T01:04:49.246-05:00

Today was our last full day living in Madison. It seems that everyone else has already left. Just stragglers still here. I want to get going as soon as possible. Mainly because I know this will not be easy on Lindsey and the kids, especially Juliette. Like taking off a plaster it's better to do it quickly so we can get going on the next stage of our lives. The sooner we get into the new

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For the teenagers of Britain the powers that be have some good news and some bad news.In the good news column a government agency is recommending that national exams be stopped for all under-16s as they are causing too much stress for the kids and aren't providing any value in return.In the bad news column another government agency would like to introduce compulsory community service for all

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-28454587199806217912007-06-06T08:38:00.000-05:002007-06-10T14:08:09.143-05:00

So we've reached the final part, the classes that I excelled in. Not necessarily the best classes, though there is some overlap, but these are the areas where if an employer would ask where my strengths are I would need to start. 4. Brand Management and Strategy3. Economics for Managers2. Consumer Behavior1. Managing Behavior in Organizations Those that know me from undergrad would be surprised

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-15746997158973752822007-06-05T18:19:00.000-05:002007-06-05T18:22:19.799-05:00

"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."-- James Thurber (1894 - 1961)

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-17917882810067125322007-06-05T15:10:00.000-05:002007-06-05T15:17:13.689-05:00

Ian McKewan has a new book out. Lindsey is trying to finish hers and then she has sixteen books already in her "To Be Read" pile. Fortunately she'll never read this. Be very quiet everyone.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-87772393535277012822007-06-05T01:25:00.000-05:002007-06-05T01:44:35.826-05:00

10. Current Topics in Marketing Research9. Reading and Research – Marketing Research8. Ethics, Integrity and Society7. Advanced Topics in Marketing Research6. Operations Management5. Business StrategyAnd on to the top 10. Classes I did well in I guess. Starting it out with a bit of a cheat as Current Topics and Reading and Research are really both the same class. The name change happened at the

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-42344081367273682392007-06-02T08:55:00.000-05:002007-06-02T08:57:12.868-05:00

Stuff explodes.CGI abounds.Why did they do that?I have no idea what's going on.Arrrrrrrrh.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-18760405263606875092007-05-31T19:36:00.000-05:002007-05-31T19:44:23.506-05:00

Recently retired international football referee Graham Poll has been complaining about the indiscipline of modern players. If only there was something he could have done to combat the trend. Yellow cards are great, red cards are better, but something stronger's needed. Maybe a third card.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-65340156247756046382007-05-30T23:29:00.000-05:002007-06-05T18:24:23.861-05:00

"Knowledge, if it does not determine action, is dead to us."-- Plotinus (205 AD - 270 AD)

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-91922031014377765032007-05-30T16:27:00.000-05:002007-05-30T16:28:39.838-05:00

Ilsa: "Daddy, can I watch Star Wars?"Keven: "Yes."

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-91875443857073247162007-05-30T13:49:00.000-05:002007-05-30T14:25:44.028-05:00

I have a pair of Dr. Martens shoes. My previous shoes were Dr. Martens. As were the pair before that. Before that I didn't have Dr. Martens shoes. I didn't have a job so I could wear a pair of Dr. Martens boots instead. In fact the only time in the last 15 years I haven't worn Docs was when I was playing football or when I wore Adidas Gazelles in the mid-90s. Dr. Martens is pretty much the only

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-56083643831728237332007-05-30T13:05:00.000-05:002007-05-30T13:31:50.077-05:00

15. Marketing Research14. Marketing Management13. Bargaining, Negotiation, and Dispute Settlement12. Qualitative Based Insights in Marketing11. Data Analysis and Decision MakingAnd on to part three. The middle section. And what do these have in common? Well they were all courses I could have done better in IF I hadn't enjoyed them as much as I did. Does that sound weird? Well in each of

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-25938020719989991782007-05-29T14:09:00.000-05:002007-05-29T14:14:15.125-05:00

It's weird having actual free time, although it's a kind of modified free time as Lindsey is writing and the kids need watching. What it means is that I'm back to surfing the web for stupid stuff. I need to put a stop to that pretty soon, but in the mean time I'm spending far too much time (read any) at What Would Tyler Durden Do? For those who haven't been there, it's OK! magazine with an

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On to the second set of classes. There's a really big jump from the bottom three to this set. Financial accounting was the only one of these that I really had any trouble with. As a rule I felt that I had no clue what was going on, but then I seemed to do OK in the exams and I understood all the financial statements I worked with other the summer so I guess I learned something.20. Financial

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Lindsey's put up some pictures of the new apartment here. Just two blocks from the lake, nine blocks from the kid's school, and a three minute drive from work. We were wondering if we might need a second car, now we're thinking we might not need one.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-2615111256440863712007-05-27T11:18:00.000-05:002007-05-27T12:29:32.318-05:00

Post-graduation I'm feeling a little bit lost. I know I have a lot to get done to prepare for my new job, but I don't start for another three weeks so it's not exactly on the front burner. Add that to the fact that Lindsey is trying to get her second book finished before going to a conference in July (4,000 words a day) and I'm currently drifting. Organizing my email, folders, tunes and

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-65232132573558031972007-05-26T18:18:00.001-05:002007-05-26T18:19:41.556-05:00

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329536021546805219noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-54148379278973457732007-03-14T11:22:00.000-05:002007-03-14T11:31:15.079-05:00

I usually try to avoid using the term irony just in case I have an Alanis Morrisette moment, but this one is pretty obviously ironic. The English only campaigners in Oklahoma (Choctaw word meaning "red man") are running into opposition from American Indians (or Native Americans if you like) who are unhappy that the laws will further adversely affect the survival of tribal languages. Supporters

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-76075677788718861732007-03-13T22:06:00.000-05:002007-03-13T22:14:08.672-05:00

This is only going to stop when I get an solid offer and can chill out. Until then, these list posts are just nice and diversionary without actually involving any thought.Eyes are at the Billions - Cortney Tidwell23 - Blonde RedheadLevel - The RaconteursGold - The SugarcubesKingdom of Doom - The Good, The Bad, and the QueenBeat Goes On - The All Seeing IBack to Black - Amy WinehouseTainted Love

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-36040248582007254042007-03-04T15:59:00.000-06:002007-03-04T17:14:45.393-06:00

Tunes I am listenin' to this week.Lowlife - ScannersThe New Kid - The Old '97sGranny Diner - Grizzly BearLLL - Jessie Sykes and the Sweet HereafterHey Market Maker - Michael Zapruder's Rain of FrogsBeauty - The ShiversBack to Black - Amy WinehouseClara Bow - 50 Foot WaveHere It Goes Again - OK GoPass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind - Yo La TengoTunes I was listen' to last week.Steady As She

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-71211140556783064502007-03-04T12:22:00.000-06:002007-03-04T12:34:46.717-06:00

Below I talked a little about opportunities for Democrats. What I didn't cover was the opportunity to vote for someone who would actually be the best person for the job rather than because they have name recognition and might be more electable.With that in mind I have decided to come out and fully support former Energy Secretary and current New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. Usually at this

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-47194919154326348002007-03-03T13:21:00.000-06:002007-03-03T13:30:02.875-06:00

"You've got the looks, I've got the brains. Let's make lots of money."So said the Pet Shop Boys about opportunities, but these are others. I've been kind of out of it in relation to presidential approval ratings lately. All I knew was that they were low, and nothing had happened to make them go up again. What I didn't know was HOW low they had gone. The latest CBS poll has his approval

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-48392856703933282442007-02-28T15:45:00.000-06:002007-02-28T15:49:25.056-06:00

... and my heart is full of joy!

Amicacarmillanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-29876234764563356102007-02-28T09:27:00.000-06:002007-02-28T09:33:53.572-06:00

Probably not, but I definitely am against the unions in this case.Airbus has announced plans to cut 10,000 employees and 6 factories across Europe. The Unions have said "We totally oppose the closure of any site and we won't accept any firings".Now given all the crap that's gone on with the Airbus 380, they are lucky that they are so propped up by the government that they still have a company

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-33677216212092780682007-02-07T22:50:00.000-06:002007-02-07T12:13:56.539-06:00

Team A has won more games than Team BTeam A has lost less games than Team BTeam A has played three ranked opponents and beaten them allTeam B has played four ranked opponents and lost to three of them, beating the other by only two points.Team A beat Team B 72-69Team A is ranked fourth in the nation, Team B is ranked third.Waddup wit' dat?

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-8473522914073817632007-02-07T12:07:00.000-06:002007-02-07T12:13:57.029-06:00

I was reading a quite indepth article last week which was exploring why the Grammys are not seen in the same way as the Oscars. The journalist had a whole boatload of reasons ranging from the cultural to the demographic, but I think there is a much easier explanation.Now I'm not a huge fan of the Oscars, I think that generally it makes too many safe decisions and has missed some classics,

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-29804154622051786222007-02-02T21:21:00.000-06:002007-02-02T21:22:28.257-06:00

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-85825683395774581622007-02-01T23:36:00.000-06:002007-02-02T09:07:33.645-06:00

There's a reason for the name of this course, as opposed to just calling it Qualitative Methods, or Qualitative Techniques, or whatever. To paraphrase the words of the professor of the course Craig Thompson; in every major city in America there are anthropologists walking round with signs that say "will conduct depth interviews for food", this course is supposed to teach us how to evaluate,

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-52723475735551838552007-01-31T13:14:00.000-06:002007-01-31T13:17:25.788-06:00

I'm getting back into American Idol. Does that make me a bad person?The judges crack me up, particularly Paula and her long, slow, fall into insanity, and then the best part is about to come. The bit where good singers with attractive faces and hot bodies get kicked out because they couldn't be bothered to learn the words to a song they had to sing the next day.Top quality train-wreck TV.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-90942477872162716112007-01-29T18:39:00.000-06:002007-01-29T18:57:28.111-06:00

So I've completed the first week of my last semester and so I can start posting about my new classes. The first is Ethics, Integrity and Society. It's a one credit class over 10 weeks. It's a unique class as every student in the business school is taking it simultaneously. It used to be a second year class (and still is for us), but is being moved to the first year for the class of 2008.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-16215862828280279262007-01-26T12:03:00.000-06:002007-01-26T12:22:18.860-06:00

I've loved Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy since the moment I was given them as a Christmas Present several years ago, and it's always worrying when a book (or books) you feel attached to are to be transferred to film or TV. I'm a little less worried now though.I just saw photos from the set of the movie currently being made for release in December and it looks gorgeous. I was already

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-78420830954500689602007-01-25T01:12:00.000-06:002007-01-25T01:14:17.652-06:00

I drastically need a haircut, but it's fluctuating between -5 C and -15 C here and the hair provides a very useful layer of insulation.Decisions, Decisions.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-22187736976065798782007-01-21T12:40:00.001-06:002007-01-21T12:40:32.340-06:00

A month between posts. That sucks.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-9448327089753929722007-01-21T12:34:00.000-06:002007-01-21T12:37:59.711-06:00

Juliette is playing games with me on her abacus. She's currently in teaching mode, which means she tells me how great I'm doing after each game. I am apparently fantastic at both addition AND subtraction, which is great for my math self-esteem after last semester's Experimental Design class and Finance in the first year.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1166545659236304472006-12-19T10:23:00.000-06:002006-12-19T10:27:39.276-06:00

I just finished doing the final take-home exam for this one with 35 minutes to spare. I'll be lucky to scrape a B. This is the last year this course will be required of Nielsen students, all the stats courses we took from the Educational Psychology department will be electives for the current crop of first years.Oh, to have entered a year later...

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1166504642073276892006-12-18T22:59:00.000-06:002006-12-18T23:14:28.273-06:00

Greed is not good.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1166412564099000172006-12-17T21:20:00.000-06:002006-12-17T21:29:24.136-06:00

West Ham beat Man Utd today, 1-0. Usually that'd be enough but I'm feeling greedy. England are playing to stay in the Ashes in Perth, then the Bengals are playing the Colts tomorrow. I want it all.Who Dey Think Gonna Beat Those Pommies?

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1166316599864210122006-12-16T18:47:00.000-06:002006-12-16T18:49:59.900-06:00

I just about got an A in Business Strategy, but they all count!Now all I have left is a take home Experimental Design exam due on Tuesday. If I somehow manage to get a B I'll be happy.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1165905966194026052006-12-12T00:39:00.000-06:002006-12-12T00:46:06.196-06:00

Brand Strategy was completed this evening. All in all a disappointing class. Great readings, a very knowledgable and enthusiastic professor, interesting projects and cases, but it's a brand new class and there were some problems at the beginning of the semester due to the professor's illness and they were never really fixed. In addition to this there were communication issues and the Nielsen

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1165905529246304342006-12-12T00:36:00.000-06:002006-12-12T00:38:49.280-06:00

I did get an AB for my Journal. There's some good stuff in there, but also some stuff which is only so-so. To get an A you also need a substantial amount of non-class based entries and without any real job negotiations (salary, offers, etc) there's not much to put in.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1165797675265372662006-12-10T18:21:00.000-06:002006-12-10T18:41:15.306-06:00

I just finished my Consumer Behavior class (more or less). I've finished my section of the final project write up, which means all I have to do is read the completed version when it comes back to me and add my stamp of approval.Like Negotiations I was looking forward to this class. The professor, Deborah Mitchell, won the award for best lecturer (2nd year division) voted by students last year.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1165480854230597522006-12-07T02:21:00.000-06:002006-12-07T02:40:54.266-06:00

Or to give it it's full title, Bargaining, Negotiating, and Dispute Settlement for Managers.One of the most popular courses to take. To prove it nearly half of the Nielsen Center students took the course as an elective even though it wasn't required and we wouldn't be penalized in any way by not taking it. So far, it's been the only course that I've taken for which I've read something by the

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1165468674457086372006-12-06T23:03:00.000-06:002006-12-06T23:17:54.496-06:00

"I have one piece of advice for youNo matter what a stripper tells youThere's no sex in the champagne room.. NONE!Oh there's CHAMPAGNE in the champagne roomBut you don't want champagne.. you want sexAnd there's NO sex.. in the champagne room" I was asked today, for I think the 28th time by a first year about GPAs, and how important they are, and what the average GPA of those in our year, etc, etc

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1165454504926197272006-12-06T19:17:00.000-06:002006-12-06T19:21:44.926-06:00

Our team got a high-end A/B for our project. As I expected my section was our weak point. Oh well. I should get an A for the course though.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1165380079133815562006-12-05T22:26:00.000-06:002006-12-05T22:41:19.170-06:00

Classes are coming to an end. So I'm going to blog briefly about each as they close.Business Strategy effectively finished for me yesterday as we presented the results of our final project.To describe the course as briefly as possible Business Strategy is about determining why some firms succeed and others fail. Therefore, making it more likely that we can get our businesses in the first group.

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1164915235990918242006-11-30T13:33:00.000-06:002006-11-30T13:33:56.043-06:00

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1164653504337882972006-11-27T12:49:00.000-06:002006-11-27T12:51:44.376-06:00

i am supersonic

fatrobotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1162173230651452122006-10-29T19:48:00.000-06:002006-10-29T20:01:41.316-06:00

I thought this was interesting, particularly considering that it came up in the last Consumer Behavior class. For those of you who haven't seen Rush Limbaugh's response to the Michael J Fox stem cell research ad, you can see it here. You only have to watch the first 2 minutes or so to see the whole thing.Then his response is here:LIMBAUGH: We had a call yesterday, and I dealt with this yesterday,

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1161836825311214932006-10-25T23:08:00.000-05:002006-10-25T23:27:05.350-05:00

The first year's had their Finance mid-term yesterday. Otto (a first year brand student) talks about it on his blog. It was very much a case of deja vu. I blogged about it here this time last year.Apart from the bit about Professor K's finance exam I found it interesting looking at how I felt I would fare with final grades.So after getting through this I now have some idea of where I stand in all

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1161393360031568082006-10-20T20:07:00.000-05:002006-10-20T20:16:00.066-05:00

People who don't indicate when turning. No it is not optional."United We Stand" bumper stickers. You know that what they actually mean is "United We Stand Behind My Opinion". Somehow I don't think they mean that everyone should get behind the prevailing viewpoint in the country at the moment. Opposing the war in Iraq, The Democrats should be the majority party in Congress, the US needs a

Kevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143128792848058586noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1160877899405797692006-10-14T20:51:00.000-05:002006-10-14T21:04:59.443-05:00

Rankings have pulled me out of hiding again. Been really, astoundingly busy lately with recruiting/school work, both either too sensitive or too boring to blog about (or both).The Business Week rankings came out on thursday. University of Chicago is number 1 despite not releasing selectivity or yield statistics (both unimportant apparently) which sounds like it's annoying some of those in other

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Sent off for the third time in my "career". The second time is documented here. First time ever for violence though, or actually implied violence.We're 2-0 up towards the end of game. I tackle one of their guys. Or actually I didn't. I realized quite late that I couldn't get to the ball so I pulled out of the tackle. However, their player wasn't keen on that so the next time I had the ball

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Nah, only kidding. There's no need to use violence. Although I'll come back to that later.The first employee info session for marketing research was last week. A very popular CPG from Chicago which also happens to be the name of a baseball stadium in the city. It looks like they are after double the number of interns this year than they did last year, which is a good thing. They are also

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You have forty-five minutes to help me make a decision. A very serious decision. A decision that may have far reaching consequences.Should I play Terrell Owens in my fantasy football team today?The other options are Santana Moss, Michael Jenkins, Troy Williamson, and Keyshawn Johnson.

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Who's idea was it to go to Palermo, home of the Mafia, and start causing trouble? If I were one of the idiots trashing bars today I'd be looking out for a horse's head at the bottom of my bed.

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Is it just me who finds the idea of a Virgin spacecraft a little Sci-Fi?

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Good news from a recruiting standpoint at UW-Madison. 95% of 2006 graduates were placed within 3 months of graduation, while salaries were up 11%. Talking to those who know the number of recruiters is at about the same level at the moment this year on last year, but the number coming for Marketing Researchers is up.

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EUR 10 USA 7 - Stewart Cink beats Sergio Garcia putting like a demon. 6 birdies in 15 holes.EUR 11 USA 7 - After getting the Sergio match totally wrong I get Colin's match 100% correct. Yay me.EUR 11 USA 8 - Robert Karlsson kept it close until the end, but Tiger finishes well for a 3&2EUR 12 USA 8 - Furyk is the best player on the US side, but Paul Casey played inspired golf to win 2&1EUR 13

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Well so far the Ryder Cup is looking pretty nice for the good guys :-) 4 points up going into the singles is the same place Europe was in 1999 at Brookline before the crash, but in that case Europe had three players who hadn't played before Sunday and Captain Ben Crenshaw stuck all his good players at the front creating fantastic momentum. Neither of which is happening this year. So here is my

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The Middle Of The Road Is Trying To Find Me I'm Standing In The Middle Of Life With My Plans Behind Me Well I Got A Smile For Everyone I Meet As Long As You Don't Try Dragging My Bay Or Dropping The Bomb On My StreetNow Come On Baby Get In The Road Oh Come On Now In The Middle Of The Road, YeahIn The Middle Of The Road You See The Darndest Things Like Fakirs Driving 'Round In Jeeps Through The

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Lindsey and I watched Titus last night, the Anthony Hopkins movie based on the Shakespeare play. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. The best part of it in my mind though was the moment about 3/4 in when Aaron has been captured by Lucius and is confessing his crimes.LUCIUS Art thou not sorry for these heinous deeds?AARON Ay, that I had not done a thousand more.Even now I curse the

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From CBC News a story about an Orthodox Jewish man who was thrown off an Air Canada flight for praying. It's a terrible story, but the worst part is here:"The attendant actually recognized out loud that he wasn't a Muslim and that she was sorry for the situation but they had to ask him to leave," Faguy said.Because obviously throwing a Muslim man off a plane for praying is perfectly alright.

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You know, usually I try not to be too judgmental, but this is just wrong.In other news, on the iPod Shuffle this morningWhat Kind of Fool - All About EveAnother No-One - SuedeChild Psychology - Black Box RecorderAll Friends and Kingdom Come - Monster MagnetPale Shelter - Tears for FearsNaked Eye - Simple MindsPolyethelene Pts. 1 & 2 - RadioheadBreaking Away - Chris Isaak

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Tunes on the iPod Shuffle this morning:State Trooper - Bruce SpringsteenKarmadrome - Pop Will Eat ItselfMaster and Servant - Depeche ModeOrdinary World - Duran DuranI've Been Losing You - A-haAlice in Vain - SleeperDracula Moon - Joan OsborneAirbag - RadioheadSecond day. Third and fourth classes. Business Strategy looks interesting. It looks like it's primarily case based and I liked that

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Tunes on the iPod Shuffle this morning: Blue Eyes - Elton JohnTouch Me I’m Sick - MudhoneyTemple of Love (1992) - The Sisters of MercyFor Tomorrow - BlurReverence - Jesus and Mary ChainPale Movie - St. EtienneThese Words are Haunting - My Life StoryThe Sound of Silence - Simon and GarfunkelThe Electric Co. - U2First actual day of the semester today so the first day of our new schedule. Lindsey

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I have to say that an ASBO is not really enough here. We should be talking Euthanasia for her own good as well as that of society.A COUNCIL that took a woman to court for belting out power ballads today said it had successfully applied for an anti-social behaviour order against her.Janice Lee, from Cardiff, also had her four CD players and speakers confiscated to ensure her neighbours could get

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You know, you might want to get that seen to.

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"Well I didn't know they'd get all pissy about it did I?" and a pretty all inclusive post here from my wife about how the kids are getting on if you're wondering.

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... an angel gets his wings.Man City 1-0 ArsenalSheff Utd 1-1 LiverpoolMiddlesboro 2-1 ChelseaCome on Man Utd, lose one for Clarence.

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I didn't sign up for a Premiership Fantasy Football team this year. It's kind of pointless if you don't actually get to see any of the games. You're constantly one step behind everyone else because you have to base everything on reports and statistics.I did just complete the draft for my NFL team with those on the bench for my first game in parentheses.QB - Donovan McNabb, (Drew Brees)RB -

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Juliette went with just Blue today, Ilsa with Catherine the flying cat, and Babe the pig. So that's two movies and a TV show.

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Last night Ilsa had Claremont again and Green Bunny (who is not actually a bunny but an alien with long ears). Juliette went with a sports theme, Danny the Miami Dolphin and Hammy the West Ham bear.Tonight Danny had moved over to Ilsa's bed as Juliette had gone back to the chosen children Melman and Blue. Big Bear rounded out the pair in Ilsa's bed.

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Ilsa slept with Claremont and Reyes the bears, Juliette slept with Blue, but without a pacifier.

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I was hoping that Luke Donald would win the US PGA. Now I'm just supporting anyone but Tiger Woods. I hate seeing him win. In much the same way I hate the fact that I can tell you who's going to win the Premier League (Chelsea) and who's going to be the other teams in the top four (Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal).As we all know what the result is going to be before it starts, what's the

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Ilsa went with Daisy the anatomically correct (in most areas) doll, and Marty the Zebra. Juliette, despite having the option to pick two toys went with just the one. Blue.

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Rats. Sinking. Ship.

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Juliette stuck with Melman and Blue. Ilsa went with the 29-year-old (seriously) Pink Pup and the imaginatively named Big Bear who is big and a bear.

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To be honest I'm a little more on the anti-hunting side of the fence than the pro-hunting side. But I do understand the pro arguments, particularly amongst those who eat what they kill."Sport" hunters piss me off though. I really think it's only a sport if both sides are given the same chance. So if you stand a chance of being killed while sport hunting, that's OK.This however, is most

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Ilsa's back to the very feline Catherine and Periwinkle. Melman is back for Juliette, but Adora has been replaced by Blue, as in the puppy, with the clues.

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In response to part of a post by Flatpoint MBAIn UW-Madison, you have core courses, courses required by your specialization (which are effectively the electives you chose when you decided to apply to say Marketing Research or Corporate Finance), then there is actual electives (of which there are very few)In my first semester the core courses were Marketing, Finance, Data Analysis, and Accounting.

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Ilsa has Reilly the Racoon and Gwen the Rabbit. Juliette is on a sheep kick with Louly and Bingo who are both sheep. Only one of which though wears an outfit.

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I was reading some posts, here, here, here, and... erm... here. Concerning the economic and social pros and cons for society of people having children versus other options. Not having children I guess. Also about whether or not children are annoying (they are but only if they are someone elses)Now I've talked to some friends of mine about this and they don't feel that having children is for

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The kids have a million and one soft toys. So to stop their bed becoming host to each and every one of them my wife set a rule that they had to choose two they could sleep with each night. It was not as disasterous as you'd think and it's created an interesting darwinian dynamic where toys move up and down the totem pole from bottom of the toy box to top of the toy box to bed according to the

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Poweryogi, like an evil God of timesinks, has sent me via blog links to the Cannes Lions award winning ads page. Lots of excellent stuff here.My favourite though is a set of ads aired by Adidas in the Netherlands where international footballers are given a set amount of time to recruit a side to represent their country from the streets.England v FranceHolland v GermanyItaly v JapanArgentina v

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There's an article here in Business Week about gay MBAs. Apparently 86% of leading business schools have gay student groups and I'm pleased to say that Wisconsin isn't one of the 14%. I was looking at the student organization newsletter which has all the organization officers in it and I thought it was interesting that while none of the members of Out for Business (or the Graduate Business

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So I'm back in Madison, which means I can now start blogging again. To be honest I felt a little uncomfortable blogging while interning. Particularly at the company I was at. So I didn't. I won't be going back there next summer, I didn't really 100% fit in there too many restrictions on what you could and couldn't say, could or couldn't do. Having said that I feel it was a good choice for

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Now this sounds a bit stupid. Not that they decided not to charge an individual policeman. There are multiple sides to that argument I don't want to get into. However, I'm not sure how they can decide not to charge him because of "lack of evidence". Whoever it was jumped on top of him, in a crowded tube station and fired seven shots into his head. How much evidence do you need?

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Pick a myspace site at random. Go on. Give it a go. It sucks doesn't it. Not so much the content (I can't exactly talk about crappy content), but more the look. What is it that makes the vast majority of myspace pages look like the person who created them never actually looked at what they had made.

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fatrobotnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072859.post-1149486284596164162006-06-05T00:44:00.000-05:002006-06-05T00:44:44.690-05:00

Hard to believe now but there was a time when the Cure were well ahead of the curve. Here's One Hundred Years live in Paris in 1982.

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I'm a bit busy at the moment trying to get up to speed on my internship and blogging has really been low on my list of priorities. So here's a video to tide you over. Dubstar, a band that never really fulfilled the promise that they offered with this song.

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Seriously.I just don't have Internet access in Virginia yet (I am currently in DC at a friend's). I should be back online by Memorial day though so I'll be able to blog again more fully then.

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The first survivor winner Richard Hatch has just been sentenced to 51 months in jail for tax evasion. That's a month for every million people who saw him win a $1 million live on TV. Hatch made the educated guess that the 51 million did not include any IRS employees, a gamble which he now admits to be a poor one.I like the fact that he would have received a shorter jail term but he repeatedly

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I was addicted to YouTube. I am currently addicted to ZeFrank. I need to find a site called ConsumerInsights or MarketingResearch, then I can be addicted to something that may possibly be helpful to my career.

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Interestingly (maybe), the second most popular state for UW-Madison grads after the state that surrounds the lakes that surrounds the city that surrounds the university is California. They must be just trying to get away from the 6 month long winters. For those who care, and even those who don't the top destination list for graduates this year is:

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I despise Setanta Sport. I have for years. They're the people that ask you to pay $25 for England friendlies. The people that price 90% of bars who may want to show games out of the market. They're the people who have made it so that there is only one establishment in all of Wisconsin showing the FA Cup Final, and it's in Milwaukee. They're the people who are stopping me seeing this.

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Half Polar Bear, Half Grizzly, All Mean

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