Tuesday links 10-30-2007
Close the UVA library to the public. Please don't infringe on the virgin ears of students. Damn public. The library's first concern should be, not to preserve public openness at all costs, but to preserve a comfortable, welcoming environment to students and faculty. The academic…
Rah Virginia Mil
From the HooK. ... recent report in the Virginian-Pilot finds that UVA has not expelled a single student for anything other than infractions of the school's vaunted Honor Code in the past five years. The Pilot story, written to explore safety in the wake of…
WP 2.3.1 broke my theme in IE7
The right sidebar is now all the way at the bottom of the page in IE7. Working on a fix. Or ... maybe a sign for a new theme?
Ryan Homes is not in Belvedere
In response to a search query this morning. More on Belvedere here.
Efficiency in Government in Albemarle
I haven't even attended my first meeting for the Albemarle County Fiscal Impact Advisory Committee, but I am already curious. From the letter accompanying the entirety of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act: I am required to furnish you a copy of the FOIA because…
Agent bubble update
124 have had more than 10 sides. (9.5%) 304 have had more than 5 sides. (23%) 263 have had between 2 and 4 sides. (20%) 179 have had one side. (14%) That leaves approximately 500 who have yet to have a transaction this year.
And you wonder why NAR is suffering a credibility problem?
Look no further than this analysis. It was great theater. Each month the NAR could be counted on for denial, cheerleading, and blind stupidity. When the NAR ended up with a new, somewhat less-hallucinogenic chief economist, I was actually a bit disappointed.
If we could all set our budgets the way government does
Shocking. A $3.3 million budget shortfall is forcing Albemarle County to consider reducing school programs, among other money-saving measures, officials confirmed Tuesday. County leaders had predicted a slowdown in the housing market, but County Executive Robert W. Tucker Jr. said in an e-mail to Albemarle…