Daily Archives: November 26, 2009
Will Gary Rosenbach be moving to Round Hill Road?
Mr. Rosenbach, a founder of Galleon Group with Raj Rajaratnam, is seemingly implicated in the insider trading case brought against Raj. There had been speculation that Rosenbach had avoided Raj’s fate by becoming a cooperating witness but now wire … Continue reading
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Starve the poor, feed the fevered
Soup kitchens forced to toss out food violating Mayor Mike’s no trans fat rule. When a small church comes to the Bowery Mission bearing fried chicken with trans fat, unwittingly breaking the law, they’re told “thank you.” Then workers quietly … Continue reading
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Iran nuke inquiry at a “dead-end”
U.N. inspector is disappointed. No doubt our own president, if this is brought to his attention while he travels to Oslo, will express his concern. And so it goes.
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Taken out of context
Merrill Lynch: Henry Blodget’s emails were” taken out of context.” Result: Henry Blodget banned from securities industry for life, Merrill settled. UBS: Those emails were taken out of context. Result: settlement. Enron: Emails were taken out of context. Result: I … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving myths exploded
While it remains true that the local Massachusetts Indians were forever blessed and benefitted by the arrival of the Pilgrims, who showed them how to grow corn, catch turkeys and advance from their diet of sticks and dirt, other Thanksgiving … Continue reading
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This may make someone choke on his turkey – I hope so
How private property saved the Pilgrims from starvation. Today is Thanksgiving. And there is no better time to remember an underappreciated lesson of the original Thanksgiving: that the Pilgrims nearly starved to death because of collectivism and eventually saved themselves … Continue reading
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Tip for Uncle Ugly and other culinary experimenters
Turns out the New York Times still serves a useful purpose beyond wrapping fish: says here, Don’t deep-fry a brined turkey! Let’s start at the top. DO NOT BRINE A TURKEY THAT IS GOING TO BE FRIED. The first time … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving cheer
Here’s a pundit who thinks housing prices have bottomed. I’m not sure I buy her entire argument but she’s probably right that the foreclosure process has so clogged the courts that houses will enter the market in a trickle, not … Continue reading
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