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I release the lever, the lever of the clever
...because I am here to push it along.THERE SHOULD BE A LOGO HERE BUT BLOGGER IS A ASS.I wish I could say that I possessed the same Jewesse Noblige as Krucoff, but no, I don't do nearly enough volunteering. As such I don't get to brag all the fucking time, either. Anyhow, for those of you who are…
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Weekend Wear
There are certain pieces of jewelry—you know the stuff: big, bold, chunky, statement making pieces—that when worn, can take over and do all the work for you, elevating your so-so outfit into a fashion statement. And then there's emerging jewelry line Sunday's Best, which makes its presence…
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US Historian Pleads Guilty To Stealing Lincoln & Washington Letters
A U.S. historian pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge stemming from stealing letters penned by former U.S. Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Edward Renehan, 51, admitted stealing a March 1, 1840, letter written by Lincoln and two by Washington, one written on August 9,…
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Interruptions Crucial to Office Productivity
Quoted from Clive Thompson, The New York Times When Mark crunched the data, a picture of 21st-century office work emerged that was, she says, “far worse than I could ever have imagined.” Each employee spent only 11 minutes on any given project before being interrupted and whisked off to do…
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Actor Principal De GTA4 Pide Más Plata
El actor Michael Hollic, quien interpretó la voz del personaje principal de Grand Theft Auto IV, Niko Bellic, reveló al New York Times que se le pagaron casi $100,000 USD por 15 meses de trabajo sin derecho a regalías o residuales de los $500 millones recaudados por el juego en su primera…
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Understanding and Outrage From Air Travelers
Airline passengers expressed a variety of opinions about American Airlines? move to charge $15 for each checked bag.
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The New York Review of Books reviews Nudge
John Cassidy writes the review, which includes a lengthy overview of behavioral economics.
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A new committee is being formed that this board has authorized with the specific
A new committee is being formed that this board has authorized with the specific May 22, 2008 By: oldinmy Category: The ultimate new york body plan Zanussi appliance movies for the week of April. It all started in, years before the CDC existed, when Bosch and a handful of her friends who…
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ஐ.நா மனித உரிமைக் கவுன்சிலுக்கான தேர்தலில் இலங்கை தோல்வி
ஐ.நா மனித உரிமைக் கவுன்சிலுக்கான தேர்தலில் இலங்கை தோல்வி பதிந்த திகதி: May 22nd, 2008 ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் சபையின் மனித…
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The U.S.A. Leads the Way
The New York Times recently published an in-depth article on the current oil crisis in which they pointed out that the United States is the only industrialized country that has significantly increased its consumption of oil since the oil shocks of the 70s and 80s. Here’s how our oil consumption…
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The Gas Price is Right
NEW YORK (OCN) — If you are driving around in the State of New York and see the price of gas is advertised at 15 cents per gallon, you don’t need to get your eyes checked but you do need to haul yourself into the station before it runs out of gas. In a time when gas prices are slowly [...]
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Logo Math [Things We Actually Like]
Remember the episode where Homer Simpson's face was the logo of a Japanese company? Logólogos applies the logic behind "fish logo + light bulb logo = Homer's face" to real logos. It's catchy and, refreshingly for a web meme, it has pretty pictures.
We will not be posting any entries this weekend.
We will not be posting any entries this weekend. Posted by progobbler in Uncategorized We had planned on going away to the beach this weekend but with the weather acting up, feeling as if it is winter rather than spring - we decided to bag the idea and go up North instead. IT would be a nice…
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Times traveler
The New York Times introduces TimesMachine: See every page from September 18, 1851, to December 30, 1922. That means you can see pages from the Civil War, the assassination of President Lincoln, the sinking of the Titanic, World War I, the Black Sox scandal, and the start of Prohibition.…
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creativity now
this is me sticking my butt on a-ron during his creativity now talk which is what he gets for having me arrange his power point in case no one knew because it was arranged at the last second, the best talk of the CREATIVITY NOW conference was a-ron, carlo, and clayton patterson’s partner…
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Fleet Week 2008, New York City: Not Much Room at the Piers?
It's the first day of Fleet Week in New York City. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum won't be open until November 8, 2008, so this warship-turned-museum won't be quite the center of attention it usually is. The Intrepid will be part of Fleet Week 2008, though. "Intrepid Museum’s staff…
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It’s Still a Big City, Just Not Quite So Big
A geographer for the Department of City Planning has calculated that New York City is 17 square miles smaller than it was long thought to be.
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Church Has Mild Concussion, but He Plans Quick Return
Church Has Mild Concussion, but He Plans Quick Return Concussions, Church, Ryan, New York Mets, Baseball Comments (0) Ryan Church said he expected to miss only one game after suffering his second concussion of the spring on Tuesday night while trying to break up a double play. @ May 22,…
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NY Times Has Four Corrections Today
Pass out the Pepto for the editing staff of the world’s most famous newspaper as columnists Bill Kristol and David Brooks racked up two corrections each for Barack Obama columns. Kristol said there was no recent primary in which the candidate winning the nomination got defeated as badly as…
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Justin Timberlake’s Former Manager Sentenced
Lou Pearlman Given 25 Years In Prison May 21. 2008 This is a follow up to my June 19, 2007 article Lou Pearlman - For Some Much Is Never Enough. Justin Timberlake’s former manager, Lou Pearlman, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on fraud and racketeering charges. He defrauded…
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Idaho/Brooklyn Mortgage Scam Accusations
Idaho/Brooklyn Mortgage Scam Accusations From Reuters: SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho bank officer and four others accused of masterminding a mortgage scam were indicted in Boise on Wednesday on charges of defrauding an Idaho bank of $20 million, according to federal…
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Brasileiros na V Magazine
Como tínhamos informado aqui,que nossas(o) modelos estão no recheio da nova edição da V Magazine. Finalmente saíram todas as fotos, o editorial que tem o maior número de brazucas é o Powerhouse que é um especial com três agências nova-iorquinas : Ford, IMG e Supreme,que respectivamente…
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Tuesday Night On a Whim...
...involved dinner with Don at Otto. Waits for two were 40 minutes around a quarter to 9pm, so we put our names down at the bar and luckily scored two seats in just 15 minutes. A great bartender coupled with some of the best dishes I've had at Otto made the night highly enjoyable. Up until…
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Impac Mortgage Takes Massive Loss
Impac Mortgage Takes Massive Loss From the AP: NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc., a real estate investment trust, said late Tuesday it lost $2.05 billion in 2007 because of rising loan-loss provisions. Impac Mortgage lost $2.05 billion, or $27.10 per share…
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Silda Spitzer Resurfaces [Eliot Spitzer]
"Smiling broadly at the flashbulbs and still wearing her wedding ring, she appeared transformed from the crestfallen, betrayed wife who stood beside her husband two months ago." [News]
Brian re-appears, and gets some (but not all) of Thursday, May 22.
Brian re-appears, and gets some (but not all) of Thursday, May 22. May 22, 2008 By: Brian Category: NY Times I’m back again, after a few days away from puzzles. I’ve been swamped in work (temporarily relocated to Maine for five weeks), and haven’t had a chance to do much of anything…
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Someone At The YES Network Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do
About 20 different people emailed me during the third inning of the Yankees-O's game and told me that I had to get video or audio from the YES feed during an Adam Jones at-bat. Well I've found the video and it's safe to say that someone that works for YES doesn't like O's Batting Coach Terry…
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A Video Game Star and His Less-Than-Stellar Pay
His face still isn?t famous, but Michael Hollick?s voice and gait have moved into the pop culture firmament recently as those of Niko Bellic, the Balkan criminal at the heart of Grand Theft Auto IV.
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«Untitled»
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 From the New York Times: "Some brains do deteriorate with age. Alzheimerâs disease, for example, strikes 13 percent of Americans 65 and older. But for most aging adults, the authors say, much of what occurs is a gradually widening focus of attention that makes it…
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David Lee Answers Your Questions
The Knicks' David Lee wears jersey No. 42 for a good reason. Do you know what it is? To watch my complete interview with David Lee click here. MORE: It's No. 6 for Donnie Walsh & the Knicks Mike D'Antoni & the Lottery Outcome More from the Boomer Esiason Show
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New York’s smokers still fuming, five years after ban
New York’s smokers still fuming, five years after ban A New York smoker. Five years after New York became one of the first major world cities to ban smoking in public places, nearly a quarter of a million people have kicked the habit and tobacco-related deaths have dropped…
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McCain Will Meet With Potential VPs
Photograph of John McCain holding shirts given to him by Roberto Martin-Perez, a former Cuban political prisoner, in Miami by Jeff Chiu/AP While his Democratic opponent has yet to be determined, Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain'a campaign made plans for for him to meet…
Wednesday One-Liners Keep Our City Afloat (Unfortunately)
Bossy, fanny-pack-wearing tourist lady: No, no... That map is wrong. We want Broadway and it's ... That way! [Points emphatically toward 8th avenue and storms away.]--West 47th b/w Broadway & 8th AvenueOverheard by: tinyfooTourist, whispering to friend: There are a lot of Jewish people in…
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"No Graphic In Human History Has Saved So Many Lives" [Journalismism]
Design blog Signal vs. Noise today reminded everyone of the 1997 Times infographic reproduced above. Nicholas Kristof, whose article on world disease featured the chart, declared in an old-but-recently-surfaced email that "no graphic in human history has saved so many lives in Africa and Asia."…
Too many Clouds in this City
Somehow the sun is hiding for most of the day - till 3 it is blue sky and sun and than the rain comes in from new jersey - and that changes with clouds and a ray from time to time - hmmm on the brighter side - i bought a ticket today from new york city to boston for only 0.5 us $!!!…
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fleet week
Fleet Week 2008: Ships, Helicopter Raids & MoreThousands of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will be descending on New York City as Fleet Week 2008 starts tomorrow. This year's flotilla includes five American warships and three Canadian ships, and there will be opportunities for Fleet…
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Conquering Student Debt Worries
If you are a college student, then you have decided to make a future for yourself. You have big dreams to accomplish and are taking the steps to get there. Sometimes while people pursue these dreams financial responsibilities start to push them off their course. College students are a large part…
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Artcard #98
“Factory Reflections” Image Copyright © George Cannon, All Rights Reserved.
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Authentic Travel
Authentic Travel by Kim Carpenter Drake Last Sunday’s New York Times magazine featured an article about affluent travelers and the new preference for authentic travel. By this, they mean travel experiences where you connect with people on a local level. The article says that these…
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How to make $347 Million in one day!
Julia Stewart chairman and CEO of IHOP So how do you make $347 Million in one day? Don’t know how? Well, just ask Julia Stewart chairman and CEO of IHOP. Just yesterday I was talking about how IHOP was planning on selling off all of their Applebees restaurants (which was breaking…
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Graduation
Graduation So the long awaited day finally came today, it was a stressful morning and continued on until I heard the words, “you’re dismissed”. Now I am currently in New York City I got in a couple hours ago.. and will be here for a few days then I get to go home and see the rest of my…
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Bits: Big Changes Coming to Profile Pages on Facebook
Facebook prepares significant changes to the heart of its service: user profile pages.
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Gnarls Barkley, Battles To Play New York MySpace Secret Show June 8
The show is June 8 at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. No advance tickets are available. MySpace says, as usual, look out for bulletins on how to get in sent by your new friend, Secret Shows.
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Jaws
Does Lou Dobbs have the whitest teeth in television? This YouTube video really doesn’t do his mouth justice. Today, on the HDTVs at the gym his teeth looked whiter than the flag flapping patriotically in the background. I couldn’t take my eyes off them. Perhaps it’s a ploy to distract…
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And Ends
Getting us and our possessions on the road was living proof of Murphy’s Law. From packing to shipping our car to motel reservations and plane tickets and Frank having to throw himself to the ground several times to dismantle my new electric scooter to get it in and out of cabs, it was a…
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James Frey's Lies Are Bestsellers Again [Books]
Good news for fabricating memoirist James Frey and his once-embattled publisher: His first novel, Bright Shiny Morning, just debuted at number 9 on the Times bestseller list, with 14,000 copies sold. "We hear HarperCollins is pleased," reports the Observer's Leon Neyfakh. Among the many, many…