Happy 200!!!

HAPPY 200th PUBLISHED POST!!!!!

Yes, the 200th post is finally here and is a confirmation that I am still alive. Apologies for the extremely long hiatus since my last official post on 11/11/09, school work and a sense of lethargy on writing a blog that no one really reads made me reluctant to continue blogging. However, with Summer break here and a enormous list of bookmarked websites and news articles in my browser's "ToBePosted" folder have persuaded me to resume. Although I will try my best to include everything I have wanted to talk about (politics, entertainment, rants), I can only include items that have been preserved in that aforementioned bookmark folder; stuff I thought about while in the shower maybe forever lost to time. Details/opinions may also be brief. I will also add a date to give it some context.

Now, on to the celebrations! A quick recap of the last 100 posts! (The 100th post was published 2/5/09.) Get ready for a barrage of hyperlinks but trust me, it is worth the read:

• Cooper Union builds, completes behind schedule, and gets 'Ugly' (future posts show Cadillac and Time Warner Cable are lovin' it too)
• Health Care Reform: Why I Fought for my Uncle Gen
• My growing love for livability
• Re-electing Bloomberg on my own, but was it a mistake? (future post)
• I'm there for you, MTA, but we can all help
• My attempts at super-local reporting
• And I'm still looking for my Obama button :(

Here's to another 100 and thank you for stopping by and hope to see you again soon!


Post 200 Dated 5/19/10, see 200th post for reason
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Tours of 41 Cooper Sq Starting March 16

Public tours of 41 Cooper Square, The Cooper Union's new academic building, are finally being offered. I frequently see tourists/visitors being denied entrance into the over-hyped building. Heck, they the guards don't even allow people to take pictures of the lobby. Of course, the following tours also explicitly say that "Photography is Prohibited," but I could probably help you get around that with a private tour. :D Then again, if they did allow you to take pictures, Thom Mayne's reputation (but more of Sciame's) would be ruined. When I have more time, details on how bad the building has fared after less than a year in operation will make your head spin.


Verbatim:

"Starting March 16th, GUIDED TOURS will be given of 41 Cooper Square.
Please contact Christine Romero at 212.353.4100 or cromero@cooper.edu to book a space on a tour.
-Every Tuesday at 12:30pm with the exception of holidays
-The maximum tour size is 15
-You must arrive at the college 10 minutes prior to your scheduled tour time
-You will be asked to show your I.D.
-Wear comfortable shoes
There may be limited access to certain classrooms and working labs. Photography is strictly prohibited."

Album of pictures
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Links Gone Wild: Health, Sesame St, Berlin Wall, Diarrhea

Just a bunch of links to news stories which I had been meaning to talk about, but just never found the time to, and now I don't really feel like leaving it backlogged any longer. Enjoy!

Health care reform barely passes House, awaiting annoying Senate: LA Times
Sesame Street Turns 40! I wish it could still make my day everyday (USA Today)
Google celebrates importance of Sesame Street in educating the world's youth: Google
20th Anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall, Communism?, but are world relations comparably better?: Associated Content
Why Won't My Parakeet Eat My Diarrhea?: Huffington Post

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3rd for Mike, 3 More for Obama

Congrats to New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg for winning a third term. I hope that he will continue the progress he has made in the city as well as build on new ones. However, many pundits say that he will have a harder time getting things done due to an increased Democratic control in the City Council, as well as a much smaller margin of victory at the polls (see images).



In addition, it has been one year since President Obama's historic election, and there is still plenty of work to be done, all hampered by the recession and the racism exuded by certain groups in the country. Let's hope for a better 3 years.

Best of luck to both men.

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Mike for Mayor

When Mike Bloomberg took mayoral control over the city's public schools, he got rid of the bureaucracy of the Board of Education, which was ineffective because it just could never decide on what was right for the city's students. Now, graduation rates, and test scores are up. Because of Mike's PlaNYC 2030, New York City is now the world model in pioneering environmental awareness, tackling climate change, and improving the quality of life in urban metropolises. Crime has fallen dramatically since Bloomberg took office. He works for $1 a year, which in these tough economic times, is a real boon for taxpayers. Which is why I, a Democrat who voted for President Obama in 2008, unequivocally place my full support behind Mike Bloomberg for Mayor today. And I'm not the only one:

• Endorsed by 60 newspapers including NY Daily News, NY Post, The New York Times, Staten Island Advance, Sing Tao, Crain's


• Endorsed by dozens of Democrats including James Gennaro, Former Mayor Ed Koch, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Bklyn Boro President Marty Markowitz, Miami Mayor Manuel Diaz, and Al Gore.


• Endorsed by 39 labor unions with one of the broadest coalitions of labor support in NYC mayoral history.


• Endorsed by people representing all of the different minorities in NYC.
  

With Mike Bloomberg's 8-year experience and proven independent leadership, he can bring NYC through these tough times and into a better future. This Tuesday, re-elect one of the most progressive mayors in NYC history who has not only reached out to New Yorkers to improve the quality of living, but also across the country to make us safer by making us safer, improving infrastructure investment, and reducing our negative impact on the environment. He is supported by unions, celebrities, local newspapers, and average New Yorkers. Plus, we only give him $1 a year-the best deal in NYC. This Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, vote for Mike Bloomberg.

MIKE = PROGRESS, NOT POLITICS

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