The 11 Best Foods You Arent Eating - Well - Tara Parker-Pope - Health - New York Times Blog

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/the-11-best-foods-you-arent-eating/index.html?hp

American Thinker: Those Mean-Spirited Liberals

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/those_meanspirited_liberals.html

Al Dente: Weekend Recipe: Hummus

http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/06/weekend-recip-1.html

Tofu - a Mac columnar reader

http://amarsagoo.info/

Econ 311 Benjamin Powell, In Defense of "Sweatshops": Library of Economics and Liberty

http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2008/Powellsweatshops.html

Cool Tool: Books That Changed My Life

Cool Tool: Books That Changed My Life

Touring Rome on a Vespa

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/touring-rome-on-a-vespa/

Food Stuff - Sangria Recipes for a Summerful of Parties - NYTimes.com

Food Stuff - Sangria Recipes for a Summerful of Parties - NYTimes.com

Hack Attack: Mouse-less Firefox

http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/hack-attack-mouseless-firefox-139495.php

EconLog, Model of the Oil Market: Option Value, Arnold Kling: Library of Economics and Liberty

http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/06/my_model_of_the.html

195 Free Mac Video Tutorials – The Master List for New Mac Users :: My First Mac - Help Buying and Getting Started with Your New Mac

http://www.myfirstmac.com/index.php/mac/articles/195-free-mac-video-tutorials-the-master-list-for-new-mac-users/

Al Dente: The Ebelskiver Pan, the Cookware You Didn't Know You Needed

http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/06/product-review.html

Online Documents: Open It Online Sends Documents Straight to Your Online Editor

http://lifehacker.com/396915/open-it-online-sends-documents-straight-to-your-online-editor

Some Amazing Photos

http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm

George F. Will - More Prisoners, Less Crime - washingtonpost.com - Sent Using Google Toolbar

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062002276.html

Josef Centeno's bäco -- think gyro-pizza-taco -- is a saucy, street-savvy creation - Los Angeles Times - Sent Using Google Toolbar

Josef Centeno's bäco -- think gyro-pizza-taco -- is a saucy, street-savvy creation - Los Angeles Times

Change the e-mail program used by Firefox

Change the e-mail program used by Firefox

Shiptool, every carrier for every user

 

http://www.shiptool.com/

Gus's Barbecue in South Pasadena serves up classic dishes in revamped surroundings - Los Angeles Times

 

http://www.latimes.com/theguide/restaurants/la-fo-review11-2008jun11,0,4875202,full.story

The Minimalist - Banana Paletas - NYTimes.com

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/dining/18mini.html?ref=dining

Recipe - Recipe - Banana Paletas - Recipe - NYTimes.com

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/dining/181mrex.html?ref=dining

Patriotic Actors

 

http://www.hollywoodpolitics.us/actors.shtml

CherryPal announces two-watt, Freescale-based cloud computer - Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/18/cherrypal-announces-two-watt-freescale-ba
sed-cloud-computer/

AFI: 10 Top 10

 

http://www.afi.com/10top10/

Economist's View: FRBSF: The Current Economy and the Economic Outlook

 

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/06/frbsf-the-curre.html#more

 

http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/fedviews/index.html

Firefox 3: Power User's Guide to Firefox 3

 

http://lifehacker.com/396312/power-users-guide-to-firefox-3

How to nap - Boston.com

 

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/naps/

Windows Vista: How to Make Windows Vista Less Annoying

 

http://lifehacker.com/5016951/how-to-make-windows-vista-less-annoying

EconLog, The Conservative, the Progressive, and the Masonomist, Arnold Kling: Library of Economics and Liberty

 

http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/06/the_conservativ_1.html

Econ 311 Dani Rodrik's weblog: Stolper-Samuelson for the real world

 

http://rodrik.typepad.com/dani_rodriks_weblog/2008/06/stolper-samuelson-for-the-real-world.html

Cell Phones: Block Text Message Spam on (Almost) Any Cell Phone

 

http://lifehacker.com/396239/block-text-message-spam-on-almost-any-cell-phone

Course Evaluations

Course Evaluations

 

1. Make the final paper due before the last day of class (e.g. the Friday before the last week of class) so students evaluate the course after that.
2. The last day of class is the last day – do no work that day, stress how important good feedback is to improving the class, then review the course.
3. Remind students of the goals of the course (spell these out on the first day)
1. Learn economics
2. Work in teams
3. Work individually
4. Become adept at writing, speaking critically about economics
5. Produce some economic knowledge that you didn't know before
6. Give varied assignments so that you can demonstrate you ability in a variety of ways
4. During course review mention
1. You worked together on HBSC for an hour long discussion or Tuesday readings for 45 minutes.
2. You worked together in pairs on final presentation and paper
3. You worked independently on problem sets, Tuesday papers, exams
4. You worked with DWA students or Econ students
5. Ask that students be specific in their criticisms, praise and suggestions
1. "I liked the Tuesday discussion because it helped me…"
2. "The second exam should cover UIP as well as CIP"
3. "I liked that I could make up ground on the final exam which could replace one or both of my mid-terms because…:
4. Or "I didn't like how students could blow off the exams and make it up on the final because…"
6. Put a calendar of topics and readings on the syllabus
7. Cover less material so it is a certainty that all course goals are accomplished
8. More handouts
9. Review class before exams
10. Re-institute one-on-one meetings with students at the beginning of the semester.

 

 

Overall Assessment of teaching Spring 2008 – clear signal

 

1. Time management
2. Control tangents
3. Longer office hours
4. More handouts
5. Exam review
6. Too condescending and patronizing to students

 

Unclear signal

1. More discussion/less discussion
2. Too much work/finish the syllabus

Course Evaluations.doc

 

Five Best Books on Cities - WSJ.com

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121341177794274523.html?mod=djemEditorialPage

Save Your Own Life: How to Survive ... | Advice and Know-How | Reader's Digest

 

http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/save-your-own-life/article58778.html

Download Music from iPod to your computer Senuti - Download

 

http://www.fadingred.org/senuti/

GIANT bubble blower - Instructables - DIY, How To, craft, home - Entry

 

http://www.instructables.com/id/GIANT-bubble-blower/

What Works in Development? Thinking Big and Thinking Small - Brookings Institution

 

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2008/0529_global_development.aspx

Economics focus | Control freaks | Economist.com

 

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=11535592

Oil reserves | Plenty in the tank | Economist.com

 

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=11528901

Offshoring | So much for the scare stories | Economist.com

 

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=11506740

deep

 

http://www.deepbend.com/

thump coffee | The beat of the bean | Bend, Oregon

 

http://www.thumpcoffee.com/

McMenamins - McMenamins Old St. Francis School - Homepage

 

http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=98&category=Location%20Homepage

Bend Mill Inn index

 

http://www.millinn.com/

Bend OR Bed and Breakfast, Bend OR Lodging – Lara House Lodge

 

http://www.larahouse.com/index.htm

Bend Riverside Motel and Suites

 

http://www.bendriversidemotelcom/

Princely Monaco, on a Pauper’s Budget - Frugal Traveler - Travel - New York Times Blog

 

http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/princely-monaco-on-a-paupers-budget/index.html?hp

Obama Is Right, Words Matter - WSJ.com

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121323183732366605.html?mod=rss_opinion_main

Stacks Power Tweaks: Power Tweak Your Mac's Stacks

 

http://lifehacker.com/395741/power-tweak-your-macs-stacks

Econ 361 Econ 251 Econbrowser: Recession versus Negative Output Gap

 

http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2008/06/recession_versu.html

Quote: The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

— William Blake

Econ 102 Econ 311 Economics in the Movies

 

http://www.moviesforecon.com/table.htm

Does OSHA Matter? From Marginal Revolution

 

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/02/words-of-wisdom.html

Don't get Mac jacked - MacUser

 

http://www.macuser.com/security/dont_get_mac_jacked.php

File Recovery: How to Recover Deleted Files with Free Software

 

http://lifehacker.com/393084/how-to-recover-deleted-files-with-free-software

Splenda can be made into a syrup solution

 

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/196631-any-idea-whether-splenda-can-made-into-syrup-solution.html

Espresso Popsicle

 

http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/06/we-here-in-seat.html

File Recovery: How to Recover Deleted Files with Free Software

 

http://lifehacker.com/393084/how-to-recover-deleted-files-with-free-software

Intro to Innovation

 

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/05/intro-to-innova.html

What happened to Joe Stiglitz? Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - Opinion

 

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=223410&version=1&template_id=46&parent_id=26

Econ 251 Econ 361 FRB: Speech--Bernanke, Outstanding Issues in the Analysis of Inflation--June 9, 2008

 

http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bernanke20080609a.htm

Econ 251 Econ 361 Economist's View: Real-Time Assessment of the Economy

 

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/06/real-time-asses.html#more

Economist's View: Real-Time Assessment of the Economy

 

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/06/real-time-asses.html#more

Climate change economics | vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists

 

http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/1202

Danish Kringle Authentic from Racine

 

http://www.bendtsensbakery.com/default.aspx

The Copenhagen Consensus A Different Consensus - WSJ.com

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121279465120553589.html?mod=djemEditorialPage

From the Archive - Op-Classic, 2001 - The Elusive Triple Crown - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/opinion/08opclassic.html?ref=sports

Power Line: Who's to Blame for High Gas Prices?

 

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/06/020696.php

Marginal Revolution: The carbon footprint of food

 

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/06/the-carbon-foot.html

Do food miles matter? | ES&T Online News

 

http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2008/apr/science/ee_foodmiles.html

The Six Best Boxed Wines Out There | MainStreet

 

http://mainstreet.com/six-best-boxed-wines-out-there

Google Book Search

 

http://books.google.com/books?ct=title&as_brr=1&q=&hl=en

The Idea of Order at Key West

 

http://www.cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/Poetry/Stevens/The_Idea_of_Order_at_Key_West.html

First Wave at Omaha Beach

 

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/196011/omaha

Add RAM to Your MSI Wind

 

http://www.laptopmag.com/advice/how-to/msi-wind-ram.aspx

Roger’s Rules » Breaking news! US Army pinned down in bungled assault. Huge civilian casualties. Experts fear grave damage to the environment!

 

http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/06/06/breaking-news-us-army-pinned-down-in-bungled-assault-huge-civilian-casualties-experts-fear-grave-damage-to-the-environment/

iCall enables seamless GSM to WiFi switching on iPhone - Engadget

 

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/06/icall-enables-seamless-gsm-to-wifi-switching-on-iphone/

EconLog, The Golden Rules of Interpretation, Bryan Caplan: Library of Economics and Liberty

 

http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2008/06/the_golden_rule.html

280 Slides - Create & Share Presentations Online

 

http://280slides.com/

AT&T Reports 3G Wireless Download Speeds of Up to 1.7 Mbps for LaptopConnect Customers - a 20+ Percent Increase

 

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-04-2008/0004826118&EDATE=

IPhone: How Your Location-Aware iPhone Will Change Your Life

 

http://lifehacker.com/395171/how-your-location+aware-iphone-will-change-your-life

Discount Tires and Wheels – Tire Rack

 

http://www.tirerack.com/

Marginal Revolution: Ross Douthat defines conservatism

Insofar as I am conservative (which is debatable) I would rewrite the definition of a conservative as (via Tyler Cowen):

A realization that we will do best by building on the strengths of the particular habits, mores and institutions of the United States (and other successful nations) rather than trying to reshape the nation radically in the pursuit of particular ideological goals.

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/06/ross-douthat-de.html

The 10 Oldest Bars in the United States | Sloshspot Blog

 

http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/06-02-2008/The-10-Oldest-Bars-in-the-United-States-16

no iPhone or BlackBerry: Your cellphone is smarter than you think.

 

http://ptech.allthingsd.com/

no iPhone or BlackBerry: Your cellphone is smarter than you think.

 

http://ptech.allthingsd.com/

No iPhone or BlackBerry, your cellphone is smarter than you think.

 

http://ptech.allthingsd.com/

Vauhini Vara | Personal Technology | AllThingsD

 

http://ptech.allthingsd.com/

7 Gym Exercises You Need to Avoid

 

http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2008/06/02/7_gym_exercises_you_need_to_avoid.php

What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like?

 

http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2007/04/26/what_do_300_calorie_meals_look_like.php

300 Calorie Food Picture Gallery

 

http://www.healthassist.net/food/300kcal/300.shtml

What Does 200 Calories Look Like?

 

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm

Crude Awakening: Behind the Surge in Oil Prices - Economic Letter, May 2008 - FRB Dallas

 

http://dallasfed.org/research/eclett/2008/el0805.html

Neurobic Exercises from Health Journal - WSJ.com

 

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121242675771838337-0NLB4kgqzgEy0bdQH1x8IgJqVJc_20090603.html?mod=rss_free

On Hayek from Dissent Magazine

 

http://dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=992

How Women Vote

 

http://johnrlott.tripod.com/op-eds/FoxNewsBiasAgWPol052608.html

Macworld | Editors' Notes | Five Mac maintenance myths

 

http://www.macworld.com/article/133684/2008/06/maintenance_intro.html

Macworld | Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up - Page 1

 

http://www.macworld.com/article/133671/2008/06/macmaintenance1.html

Optimization: UltimateDefrag Moves Apps and Files for Quicker Access

 

http://lifehacker.com/392933/ultimatedefrag-moves-apps-and-files-for-quicker-access