Archives for May, 2009

Houston Art Car Electric Moped

Posted by eschipul on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 3:37 pm. 1 Comment.

From the 2009 Houston Art Car Parade by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art. More 2009 Houston Art Car Parade Photographs here: 2009 Houston Art Car Sneak Peak at Discovery Green (26 photos) 2009 Houston Art Car Parade lineup and some VIP area photos (79 photos) The 2009 Houston Art Car Parade (320 photos) [...]

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Jazz Trumpet from Kansas City

Posted by eschipul on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 2:50 pm. 3 Comments.

Jazz Trumpet from an evening at Jardine’s Restaurant and Jazz Club in Kansas City.

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Tribal Citizenship Behavior

Posted by eschipul on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 11:29 am. Comments are off.

When a crisis occurs, like a hurricane hits your city or the country freaks out about the swine flu, part of a leaders job is to protect the tribe. To do that, the people have to be prepared. The first priority must then be to make sure every member of the tribe is prepared to [...]

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Houston Mayoral Forum on the Arts

Posted by eschipul on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 11:21 am. Comments are off.

Houston Arts Alliance, the Houston Museum District Association, and Houston Theater District present: The Houston Mayoral Forum on the Arts Candidates for Mayor:Gene Locke, Roy Morales, Annise Parker, Peter Brown Photos from the Houston Mayoral Forum on the Arts are posted by me on facebook as well as flickr and picasa. All are creative commons [...]

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International Festival Photos from City Hall

Posted by eschipul on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:53 am. Comments are off.

Ifest photos from my camera are posted on the ifest web site in two galleries. 2009 International Festival Saturday 4-25 2009 International Festival Sunday 4-26 One of my favorites is bubbles over houston.

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The Godfather, The Undertaker, and Informal Systems

Posted by eschipul on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 6:30 am. 3 Comments.

In recent talks I have found an anecdote that has worked well to explain the difference between formal and informal systems that most Americans can relate to. The book The Godfather opens with: Amerigo Bonasera sat in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had so cruelly [...]

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Recent Bayou Flooding in Houston

Posted by eschipul on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 9:55 am. Comments are off.

This is a few blocks from my house. Play the video (short) to get the context.

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Swine Flu – We’re all (NOT) Gonna Die Man!

Posted by eschipul on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 8:29 am. 3 Comments.

STOP IT! Just STOP IT damnit. No, we are all NOT going to die from Swine Flu. Sheesh. “The biggest question is this — how severe will the pandemic be, especially now at the start,” Chan said. “It really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.” True, the definition of pandemic [...]

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