The Racy Memoirs of the Young Ben Franklin: Little Family Anecdotes of No Importance to Others
Pop Occulture (Free subscription) | yesterday
... because otherwise they won’t be available in memory to inform the actions of the novice player. Franklin taught that the game of chess taught the four following virtues: Foresight Circumspection Caution Perseverance
Philadelphia Bicycle News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yesterday's the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) put their 2010-2014 Capital Program into the sunshine on at a public meeting and on their website . Included in the year of 2012 is 3.2 Million Dollars for an ADA accessible ramp on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge (south walkway). Previous 5 year Capital Budget programs included the ramps but placed it in "Later Years",...
SimoleonSense (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
My friend Joe Koster of the Value Investing World blog is doing a great job uncovering interesting articles. Take a look below. 1. What Ben Franklin Can Teach Execs (Click Here For The Article) Let others take the credit, set goals for the workday, and don’t drink rum all day. And when your time-management fails, you’re still [...]
Phillydeals (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The Hand-in-Hand trades old mutual structure for stock
Phillyist (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... moment, both by sculptor Isamu Noguchi (whose work you know if you've ever entered Philly from the Ben Franklin Bridge ), so it looks a little bare at the moment. But just a couple more signature pieces will make this an instant tourist attraction and one of the great jewels of the Philadelphia public art landscape. 9. The groundbreaking of the Barnes Museum: If you're a purist, check out...
Super Punch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Women with sci-fi weapons by Kaya. See also: Amidala . *Previously: Ben Franklin with a power fist . * Buy ray guns at Amazon.
Snarkmarket (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
... writers sell lecture appearances, less-popular nonfiction writers sell humanities seminars, Ben Franklin sold bookplates , and magazines sell subscriber data. It all makes the movie industry’s reliance on box office and DVD sales seem downright purist, even after you consider product placement and crossover merchandizing. Also worth noting: the fact that magazines’ core business lies in...
Woot! - One Day, One Deal (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Weed of Crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not… Hey, get that light off me! “Oh, money! Moneymoneymoneymoney. It feel so nice to roll around on a bed made of all my ill-gotten gains. Ben Franklin, you are the world’s best cuddler.” “Enjoy your rest while you can, criminal scum.” “What’s that? Who’s there?” “It is I, The...
Rebuild the Party on UserVoice (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
an anonymous user suggested: George W. Bush was the gratest president this country has ever had no matter what the libdonks and islamo euro commies say. Time to honer this grate Amerecan by putting him on the 100 doller bill. Ben Franklin was a secular humenist who didnt even beleive in Jesus. Also, Dick Cheny needs to go on the 50. Its a travesty thier is a general from the War of Northern...
The Daily Doubter (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Today I purchased the following books at the library book store for a total of 3 dollars (0.50 dollars per paperback, 1 dollar per hardcover): One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (pb) by Ken Kesey The Magician's Nephew (pb) by C.S. Lewis Arrowsmith (pb) by Sinclair Lewis The Autobiography of Benjamin Frankilin (pb) by Ben Franklin Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story (hc) by Kurt Eichenwald I'd like...
Broader Perspective (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... digital emulations that could automatically respond in character. For example, subscribing to the Ben Franklin feed – “ooh-zapped the heck out of myself with my kite last night.” There could be many uses for digital personas in addition to entertaining status updates, for example, having kids hang out with Marie Curie and the Wright Brothers as role models. It could be...
The Language Guy (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... comforting concept of saving to rush to Zale's to buy diamonds. However, trust me, if you go by Ben Franklin's adage on day 1 you will have more money on day 2 than if you abide by Zale's. At the Zale's web site linked to the title of this blog, you get a bit different version of this promotional scheme, namely "the more you buy the more you save." Notice that these two claims...
MassDevice - Medical device news, information and jobs... (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Franklin, Mass.-based device-maker heads to Ben Franklin's home turf to put the finishing touches on a $3.6 million fund-raising effort. Echo_Terapeutics_100.jpg Echo Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB:ECTE) wrapped up its latest fund-raising effort this week, tapping into the old-money network in and around the City of Brotherly Love.
scott c (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Hi, everyone! i'll bet you are in the middle of shopping for gifts. Well, let me help you out. You probably need to get some sweet prints! They go on walls and refrigerators!! Check out these new limited edition prints at Poster Cabare t! (that are also signed) "Dog Amongst Dogs" "Ben Franklin's Abraham Lincoln Robot" "The Cone Dog" "The Flying Swing"...
