Archive for November, 2009
When Roads Diverge: Tracking the Charter Movement
When two roads diverge in a yellow wood, in poetry and in life, one must choose. After picking a path to follow, inevitably you ask the unanswerable question: What would have happened if you had chosen the other path? Now we know what happens, at …
Read More..>>Britney Spears Proposes, Scares Boyfriend Off
It’s no secret that Britney Spears has had a brutal go of things lately, especially in regards to her Australian tour. Following the bus wreck in New South Wales that injured a bus driver and the international criticism over her alleged lip-sync in …
Read More..>>Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia
… two versions in Russia, more than 30 years after he asked that it be burned upon his death. The emigre Russian wrote “The Original of Laura” on index cards in 1975-77, the last years of his life. He asked his wife and son to burn the cards after …
Read More..>>Washington Full-Service Bank Chooses Comprehensive Bank Training from …
Every employee at a Bank, Credit Union or Money Services Business (MSB) is responsible for learning a host of skills and techniques … customized courses such as Teller Training, Compliance Training and Systems Training specifically designed for …
Read More..>>Britney to record new album post ‘Circus’ tour
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Pop star Britney Spears is set to record a new album as soon as her “Circus” world tour ends.
The “Toxic” superstar bounced back from a tough 2008 by releasing her fifth number one album, “Circus”, last November and headed out on a world trek in March this year.
Read More..>>Cougars win 26-23 in overtime thriller (Standard-Examiner)
SLIDESHOW: Utes vs. Cougars football PROVO — Max Hall wanted to be clear: He really, really doesn’t like Utah. — read more
Read More..>>On Financial Intermediation
I read an interesting book this past weekend by Nick Schultz and Arnold Kling: From Poverty to Prosperity . It’s a nice exposition of how life has changed over the past 100 years (mainly for the good), interviews with top economists, and provides …
Read More..>>A perfume made from Michael Jackson’s hair
A company called ‘My DNA Fragrance’ has claimed that they have made a perfume using DNA samples from the late singer’s hair. The company engineers scents from human genetic codes and they recently teamed up with a person named John Reznikoff, who has …
Read More..>>Selena Gomez Looks Up to Rihanna, Claims Her Strong and Classy
Notwithstanding negative reports addressed to Rihanna , Selena Gomez confesses she looks up to the R ‘n’ B songstress. “I think she’s very strong and classy. … She carries herself very well,” enthuses the Disney actress-singer. Aside from her …
Read More..>>How Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Gerard Butler Spent Thanksgiving
Ever wonder how the stars celebrate Thanksgiving? If you think they all gather around a great American dinner table like many of us do, you’re right…but not completely. We’d heard that Heidi Klum was cooking an 18-pound turkey with cranberry sauce …
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