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Visions of Paradise (Free subscription) | yesterday
This is the fifth time I’ve picked my favorite books of the preceding decade, and I cannot help but wonder how many more chances I will have to do so in the future? Twice more? Three times perhaps? Scary thoughts. Before I begin, here is a brief review of my selections from past decades: The 1960s: Best Novel : Lord of Light / Roger Zelazny Best Short Fiction : The Star Pit / Samuel R. Delany...
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Books,
C. J. Cherryh,
Clifford D. Simak,
Elmer Kelton,
Fine Arts,
Frederik Pohl,
George R. R. Martin,
Jack Vance,
Kim Stanley Robinson,
Marion Zimmer Bradley,
Michael Bishop,
Michael Bishop,
Michael Chabon,
Orson Scott Card,
Robert Silverberg,
Roger Zelazny,
Samuel R. Delany,
Sports,
Toni Morrison,
Ursula Hegi
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Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
JOHN Varley, chief executive of Barclays, says banks have “much to be sorry for” and need to be thankful for the multi-billion pound lifeline thrown them by the taxpayer.
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Stephen Beer (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Both the article in this week's Sunday Telegraph by Barclays CEO John Varley and a commentary on it by the Evening Standard's Anthony Hilton are worth a read.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Barclays' chief executive says banks need to show they are grateful to the British public for the multibillion pound support.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The severity of the current financial crisis and the magnitude of public support that has been channelled into the financial sector have prompted a heated debate about the role scale and usefulness of banks writes John Varley.
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Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Meet the man who took possibly the most iconic football photo of all time - none other than Doncaster-born, Leeds United supporting photographer John Varley.
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Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
As promised, here's a list of all the interviews I've posted since I began in December of 2007. They're in order, first to latest. In brackets is either their first book or their most recent. Joshua Palmatier ( Skewed Throne ) Joel Shepherd ( Crossover ) Carol Berg ( Transformation ) Paul Chafe ( Genesis ) Gail Martin ( Summoner ) Edward Willett ( Terra Insegura ) Jim Hines ( Goblin Quest ) John Varley...
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ShoutWire.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
It takes a crapweasel with unbelievably huge balls to suggest that God thinks it's great for CEOs to make more money than - well, God. John Varley, CEO of Barclays Bank, has had an epiphany.
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
BARCLAYS is set to unveil bumper investment banking profits this week, triggering a tightrope-walk by chief executive John Varley on bonuses.
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cryptogon.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Via: Bloomberg: Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer John Varley stood at the wooden lectern in St. Martin-in-the- Fields on London’s Trafalgar Square last night and told the packed pews of the church that “profit is not satanic.” The 53-year-old head of Britain’s second-biggest bank said banks are the “backbone” of the economy. Rewarding high- performing bankers...
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42 Challenge (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
I've finished the challenge. Since 42 is the perfect number for this challenge I won't add any extras to my list. I will be back when the next challenge launches in December. I had loads of fun doing the 42 Challenge. It ended up being one of my favorites. My completed list is: The Perfect Infestation by Carol Emshwiller Seafarer's Blood by Albert E. Cowdrey Dance of Shadows by Fred Chappell All in...
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State of the Division (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
London churches hosted British bankers , intent on restoring their good name. Bloomberg reported that some confessed: Bankers became too obsessed with short-term gains in a financial crisis that is a “profoundly moral issue,” Lazard’s Ken Costa said in the church of St. Katherine Cree on Oct. 15. One intoned Jesus' teaching on selfishness: “The injunction of Jesus to love others...
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God's Politics (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Don’t you love it when someone tries to argue for one thing by distracting your attention to another? Consider the claims of Barclay’s CEO, John Varley . I mean, really now, while there may be a few diehards who would make…
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Barclays chief executive John Varley stood at the lectern in St Martin-in-the-Fields on London's Trafalgar Square and told the packed church that "profit is not satanic".The head of Britain's second-biggest bank said banks are...
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The Omnipotent Poobah Speaks! (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
It takes a crapweasel with unbelievably huge balls to suggest that God thinks it's great CEOs to make more money than - well, God. John Varley, CEO of Barclays Bank, has had an epiphany.