The Complete MoneyScience (Free subscription) | yesterday
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EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 29, 2008 ) FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. -- Nov. 29, 2008 -- Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc., published Issue No. 34 of LEVITT AND SONS BANKRUPTCY NEWS today. The 9-page newsletter contains stories with these headlines: [00649] DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OBJECTIONS -- Wachovia Bank,...
Dullard Mush (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
The Freakonomics blog over at the NYT is one of my must-reads. Always interesting stuff in a field too few people seem to understand, or even want to, but should. Today, Steven Levitt wrote about GM and their problems and probably pissed off a few million card-carrying union members in the process with the line below. But he is right. To me, one of the greatest benefits of bankruptcy is that...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Actress EVAN RACHEL WOOD has sparked reports she's moved on from her romance with rocker MARILYN MANSON - after she was spotted in the arms of actor JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT in Los Angeles.
ThecounT - Celebrity Mash Up! (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Marilyn Manson’s ex-girlfriend and Dita Von Teese wannabe (sorry, but I had to) Evan Rachel Wood, has quickly moved on from her relationship from Manson, to possibly 10 Things I Hate about You actor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The young twosome were spotted together at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards in Los Angeles. A source has informed the [...]
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Evan Rachel Wood, the ex-girlfriend of Marilyn Manson, is rumoured to be dating Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Id (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Julia Levitt: The Living Planet Report 2008, a study published by the WWF, offers the organization's most in-depth study of global ecosystem decline to date. The...
Seeker Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
... 157. This is an excellent Bloomberg podcast [MP3] with both Isaac and former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt. A year ago, Stephen Taub wrote “ FAS 157 Could Cause Huge Write-offs ” — excerpt If you think banks are writing off large amounts of assets now, wait until new accounting rules take effect this month. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group estimates that U.S. banks and brokers, already under...
Zooey Deschanel news, photos, links (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
First Showing - Colorado Springs,CO,USA Why 500 Days of Summer is the best movie I've screened this year isnand#39;t the cast, made up primarily of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, ... See Full Post
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Gladwell's books would be more intellectually honest if he simply dispensed with his frameworks altogether, but then ... he wouldn't be the cultural figure he is now. Like 'Freakanomics' guru Steven Levitt, Gladwell promises to unravel our knottiest problems with the simplest of paradigms. By turning the macro into micro, he frees life of its chaos. Gladwell, in short, is in the hope business....
dmschulman (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
... driving!) Anathem - Neil Stephenson 70 Minutes in Hell - Charles Bukowski Freakonomics - Steven D Levitt Gangleader for a Day - Sudhir Venkatesh (NYTimes had a great series about Sudhir talking to these same gangsters about The Wire. Excellent read and excellent show) I Am America and So Can You - Steven Colbert Too Fat To Fish - Artie Lang Get some road food (2lbs of peanuts, 5 bags of...
Counterterrorism Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
My colleagues on the Counterterrorism Blog Matt Levitt and Andrew Cochran have discussed the sweep of guilty verdicts in the Holy Land Foundation case. I wanted to add briefly, some perspective, which can only be gleaned if one goes through the voluminous exhibits, available at the NEFA Foundation site, which give the reasons for the trial to begin with. The Holy Land Foundation was a direct...
Design*Sponge (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
oh to be the lucky child who gets to play in this room. jessica levitt at juicy bits made over her basement and turned it into an adorable playroom. click here for more information and more images.
The Visible Hand in Economics (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
... This topic isn’t a new one and the most recent stab at it has been by the famous economist Steven Levitt and his co-author, John Donohue. In their paper they use statistical techniques to show that the drop in US crime in the ’90s was correlated with states’ legalisation of abortion. They hypothesise that unwanted babies are more likely to live neglected lives and turn to crime, and then...
Voodoo Extreme (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
... Lich King but it appears that the deal is already over. Must have lasted all of 20 mins tops heh.Levitt_WheelsNov 27 2008, 6:37 PM$30 for Fallout 3? I'm all over that!DangerdoggieNov 27 2008, 5:12 PM$19.99 for Left 4 Deadafter everyone bought it for $44.99 or more lolArithon_UKNov 27 2008, 6:28 AMCheaper elsewhere
