May 2009

Vicki goes to the World Bank

May 30, 2009

This week, I had lunch at the World Bank. It was AWESOME. Since I love international politics, international economics, and pretty much international anything (international Nutella), me going to lunch at the World Bank is like a hypochondriac being invited to tour the Centers for Disease Control. From the moment I set foot in the door, I instantly forgot about the concern and criticism surrounding the effectiveness of the Bank’s programs (found here, here, and here.)  I was in awe.  ...

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One of these Nutellas is not like the other

May 27, 2009

Nutella is my crack.  I like to run laps just so I can eat Nutella.  I’m a slave to the hazelnut.  So, when I was eating Nutella out of the jar with a butter knife, shamelessly  the other day, I noticed something.  Take a look.  Do you see it? No, it’s not the fact that I hoard Nutella jars like a crackhead. One of the jars, I bought in an American grocery store, made for the American market and one ...

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Learning SAS by Example: First Impressions

May 27, 2009

As you may recall, I was super-hyped to receive my SAS book to review from SAS Press. The book is Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer’s Guide by Ron Cody, and you can pick it up here or here. A little bit of background about how I came to SAS (aka, life history): One of the reasons I was really excited to receive it is that, I was going to purchase it anyway.  As someone starting in SAS (my company ...

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Memorial Day

May 25, 2009

I think Memorial Day’s a great idea in principle.  But the problem with Memorial Day is that it doesn’t mean anything in the United States, where only 1% or less of the population is military veterans. If you are a military family, it means a lot to you.  You are proud of the service and you have your relatives that have served in uniform.  But it’s really sad that the rest of the population is out shopping and everyone from ...

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Economics links roundup for Friday

May 22, 2009

Too much good stuff going on this week to write about in detail 1.  Russian gas lines and Ukraine: an economics and political struggle 2.  Eurozone data shows economy is bottoming out 3.  Japan, on the other hand, is doing horrible 4. The dollar redesign project Web 2.0-izes the US dollar Have a good weekend, all!

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