howies - brainfood (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
The average remuneration of FTSE 100 chief executives has risen 295% over the past decade, compared with a 44% rise in the typical pay of a British employee. The average value of FTSE 100 companies - which is supposed to capture the effects of management genius over the longer term - fell 23% over those 10 years. All this from Robert Prestons site.
Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
Robert Preston was born June 8, 1918, and died in 1987. He is best known for his role as Professor Harold Hill in the Music Man , as seen in this classic clip of Preston singing about "Trouble in River City." But I remember him more for his role as a homosexual in Victor/Victoria , a film that can best be described as a gender-bender. American films couldn’t tackle...
Liberalguy (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
"Builds own Jalopy. Thirty dollars was all it cost Robert Preston, 16-year-old high school senior, to build this midget automobile. Weighing approximately 250 pounds, the 'jalopy' is powered with a washing machine motor of ¾ horsepower and has a maximum speed of 20 miles an hour. His license tags for this year will cost 32 cents." via
Magic of the Musicals (Free subscription) | 06/14/2009
FEATURED MUSICAL ...WICKED...TRACKS PLAYED.... THE WIZARD AND I....IDINA MENZEL. WHAT IS THIS FEELING....IDINA MENZEL, KRISTIN CHENOWETH. DANCING THROUGH LIFE....IDINA MENZEL, NORBERT LEO BUTZ POPULAR.......IDINA MENZEL,KRISTIN CHENOWETH. I'M NOT THAT GIRL.....IDINA MENZEL. FINALE.....CAST. OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.... Overture....Orchestra / I won't send roses..Robert Preston..MACK&...
