Archive for October, 2009:

GMAT Practice Question: Machines A, B, and C

Today’s GMAT practice problem comes from the test prep firm ManhattanGMAT.  To help prepare for the exam, see if you can solve the problem first, then read on for the correct answer and explanation.
Problem
Machines A, B, and C can either load nails into a bin or unload nails from that bin. Each machine works at [...]

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Halloween Is Cancelled This Year

Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Jon & Kate
Blame Jon Gosselin.
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Jon Gosselin: The Spirit Moves Me
Speidi: Trick or Creeps?
Jon Gosselin and Octomom — The Next Beatles …
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Burglar Bunch Suspect — Trick or Treat?

Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Burglar Bunch
Free on bail, Nick Prugo did what anyone accused of breaking into the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge would do — visit a costume store in Calabasas yesterday.If he actually knocks on your door this Halloween, consider yourself …
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Tom Gregory: America: One Tick Closer to God

My partner, David Bohnett and I sponsored the Wednesday afternoon White House reception honoring President Obama’s signing of the Hate Crimes Bill. The crowd was a noble and dignified collection of invincible fighters. GLSEN’s executive director Dr. Eliza Byard was there. So were the Shepards, James Byrd’s proud sisters, and those who have learned [...]

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Irene Rubaum-Keller: Review: Henry Jaglom’s New Play Rocks

Henry Jaglom, the iconic writer/director whose films include: Eating, Someone To Love, New Years Day, Hollywood Dreams, and most recently Irene in Time, was kind enough to sit down with me and talk about his life, his art and his new play Just 45 Minutes From Broadway. Joining us was his muse, and [...]

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Tragedy of the Commons: French Bicycle-Sharing Program Goes Flat; 80% of Bikes Stolen or Damaged

NY TIMES – The latest French utopia (Vélib’, Paris’s bicycle rental system) has met a prosaic reality: Many of the specially designed bikes, which cost $3,500 each, are showing up on black markets in Eastern Europe and northern Africa. Many others are being spirited away for urban joy rides, then ditched by roadsides, their wheels [...]

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Karzai Challenger to Call for Boycott of Runoff

Abdullah campaign chief says Afghan challenger wants vote boycott, delay runoff until spring.
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Former Chinese Muslim Detainees Arrive in Palau

A source says six Chinese Muslims who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay have arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau for resettlement.
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This Is Halloween, This Is Halloween, This Is…Sad.

Well. This is an odd sight; a teenager home on a Saturday night, doing nothing worth noting.
 
That rather unfortunate sight is what you’d see if you peeked into my room. Wait. No. Don’t.
 
Anyway, here I am, sitting on my bed and eating an ice cream sandwich while wiping eyeshadow out of my eye on a [...]

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Get ready, get set…WRITE!

Floating on reflections

This post is really about an indoor adventure.  But since our indoor adventures sometimes mirror our outdoor adventures, they sometimes require announcement.
Here is my announcement:  starting tomorrow morning, November 1st, I will be writing my first 50,000 word novel.
Did anyone choke on his or her coffee at that announcement?
I hope not, for it is [...]

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