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South Africa Announces Policy To Provide Antiretroviral Drugs To…

Information on HPV | December 6th 2009

In a World AIDS Day speech on Tuesday, South African President Jacob Zuma announced a new national policy that would provide HIV-positive children and pregnant women with broader, earlier access to antiretroviral medications, the New York Times repor read more

tusharm

G.I.’s Learning To Stand Down As Iraqis Step In

News Updated Frequently | December 5th 2009 by Tushar Mathur

A G.I. and an Iraqi policeman at the scene of a bombing, where some Americans thought the site could have been managed better. Joao Silva for The New York Times From The New York Times: KIRKUK, Iraq — The soldiers of Battery B were on a routine wal read more

gcarlos92707

Apple Acquires LaLa

Rock on the Streets | December 5th 2009

Apple has acquired popular music streaming service Lala, it has been revealed. Rumors that Apple had been in talks with Lala to acquire the company have been circulating for sometime and now the New York Times just confirmed that the acquisition has read more

pzo1970

Credit Life Through the Eyes of a Business Professional

Improve Credit Score at The Credit Clinic Blog | December 4th 2009 by Rodney Parris

Rewarding Behavior You’ve probably heard the old joke that a weekly budget is just something to help you explain why the money ran out about Tuesday. To small business owners, keeping a lid on costs is no joke. Consequently, small business own read more

maninhavana

Contributions to the New York Times Cuba page

Along the Malecon | December 4th 2009 by Tracey Eaton

Below are microblog posts I've sent to the New York Times' Cuba Page since Oct. 1:DEC. 4, 2009 1:05 AM EST: Hostelworld.com and some other travel Web sites don't book private B&Bs in Cuba to avoid breaking U.S. law. That steers foreign tourists t read more

mredfellow

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Malcolm Redfellow's World Service | December 4th 2009 by Malcolm Redfellow

Being put in your placeNo: Malcolm has not been idle these last few days.He has sanded the parquet in his front hall.He has hoovered and buffed the house after said sanding.He has started to stain and seal the said parquet.He has read a bit.He has en read more

rmartel

Famed Relationship Counselor Ashley Alexandra Dupre Gives Tiger W…

Rafael Román Martel | December 4th 2009 by Rafael Martel

Because no scandal is complete without another mind-numbing flashback to the Eliot Spitzer scandal, America’s favorite hooker Ashley Alexandra Dupre got drunk one night and texted a bunch of incoherent ramblings to the New York Post. Of course, read more

wzick

NYTimes.com: “James DePreist conducts this talented young ensem…

AfriClassical | December 4th 2009 by William J. Zick

[James DePreist]NYTimes.comClassical Music/Opera ListingsPublished: December 4, 2009“JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA (Monday) James DePreist conducts this talented young ensemble in Berlioz's Overture to 'Le Corsaire'; Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1, with S read more

tieuaky

Regulation of the Day 78: Green Energy Subsidies

openmarket.org | December 4th 2009 by Khue

Today’s New York Times has a classic dog-bites-man story. The green energy sector is shedding jobs, despite being given billions of taxpayers’ dollars by Presidents Bush and Obama. As so often happens, regulators’ efforts to change peo read more

TVgossipgal

Taylor Swift New York Times Style Interview (Video)

TV Crunch | December 4th 2009 by TVgossipgal

Taylor Swift sits down for this candid New York Times style interview, talking about the first movie she saw, music that inspired her and how she made it to the big time. Check out the video clip for Taylor’s answers. read more

travelgate

What if President Bush Had Done That? Part 3

Accounts Receivable Factoring by Ozarks Capital Funding | December 4th 2009 by Kent Harlan, CPA

If George W. Bush’s administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would this story have been on the front page of the New York Times each da read more

AllisonKilkenny

Learn to love the lie, and other lessons from David Brooks

Allison Kilkenny: Unreported | December 4th 2009 by Allison Kilkenny

Image via Wikipedia Holy shit. I’m not sure where to begin analyzing David Brooks’s latest mini manifesto. It was like Maureen Dowd or Thomas Friedman wagered he couldn’t be a nihilistic Machiavellian douchebag for the span of a c read more

jalfredproofreader

Dubious Anniversary At Gray Lady and Sun-Times

The Copy Edits of J. Alfred Proofreader | December 4th 2009 by J. Alfred Proofreader

Today is the 20th anniversary of a copy mistake made in the Sports section of The New York Times, which has gone undetected by Times' editors and staff these many years. In an article dated December 4, 1989 and titled "SPORTS OF T read more

Wellspring

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Rhythms - The Blog of Wellspring Community School | December 4th 2009 by Kelly Coyle DiNorcia

From the New York Times:Every year since 1952, the Book Review has asked a panel of judges to select 10 books from among the several thousand children’s books published that year. The judges this time around were Adam Gopnik, who writes regularly f read more

tatinkata

Berlin Real Estate Holding Firm

immomart.ch • Immobilien • Real Estate • Nachrichten a… | December 3rd 2009 by Gordian Hense

Berlin was once the bargain basement of European capitals when it came to residential real estate but the gap is shrinking. Tags: new york times, News, nyt, Real Estate Related posts Your New Condo Leaks? Join the Club Your Money: Seven New read more

tatinkata

Living Here | Carriage Houses: Do You Live in a Barn?

immomart.ch • Immobilien • Real Estate • Nachrichten a… | December 3rd 2009 by Gordian Hense

“Evidence of the old carriage barn is everywhere. At night, if there’s a fire going and the lights are dimmed, it’s as if I’ve traveled back in time. " Tags: new york times, News, nyt, Real Estate Related posts Your New Condo Leaks? read more

tatinkata

Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: H. Henry Elghanayan

immomart.ch • Immobilien • Real Estate • Nachrichten a… | December 3rd 2009 by Gordian Hense

Mr. Elghanayan is the chief executive of the Rockrose Development Corporation, which he ran, until recently, with his younger brothers, K. Thomas and Frederick. Tags: new york times, News, nyt, Real Estate Related posts Your New Condo Leaks read more

webizen

Them bones! A Taiwan-French connection

The Wild East | December 3rd 2009 by Phillip Charlier

by Dan Bloom Special to The Wild East According to a recent article in the New York Times, a finger bone from the body of the late Li Tien-lu, the great puppetmaster of Taiwan, was buried in France under a plum tree outside a private home north of P read more

yourlif2

Abraham: From Grief To Joy – Esther & Jerry Hicks

Your Life Creation | December 3rd 2009 by Your Life Creation

Video - In this presentation, Abraham helps a number of participants from different workshops soothe their emotions and transform their vibration on subjects ranging from the sudden death of a child and the terminal cancer of a parent[...] read more

rwwelty

The Discriminatory “Non-Discrimination Act”

Bible Prophecy Today | December 3rd 2009 by Bible Prophecy Today

By Matt BarberToday’s Democratic leadership is a predictable lot. They’ve cornered the market on mass manipulation through semantic tinkering. It’s a relatively easy code to crack. To decipher what Democrats mean versus what they say one need m read more

tessiakeef

Conflicted Thomas Friedman Can't Bring Himself to Oppose Obama

study regional driven half llc | December 3rd 2009 by study regional driven half llc

Thomas Friedman of the New York Times repeated his endorsement of the “smaller footprint” approach in Afghanistan on CNN’s Campbell Brown program on Wednesday, but couldn’t bring himself to explicitly oppose President Obama’s move to send 3 read more

tessiakeef

Malkin Annihilates Nicholas Kristof's Guilt-Tripping NY Times Col…

study regional driven half llc | December 3rd 2009 by study regional driven half llc

Michelle Malkin absolutely ripped apart Nicholas Kristof's "crappy" Sunday New York Times column, "Are We Going to Let John Die?", a remorseless tear-jerker using a tragic story to guilt-trip recalcitrant Democrats like Sen. Joe L read more

Links of Interest (At Least to Me) 03/12/2009

Eoin Purcell's Blog | December 3rd 2009

I’ve been a bit lazy with the linking here, because I’ve become so addicted to linking through Twitter. But I shall try and change. A very nice exploration of what Google brings to the party for newspaper publisher (1 & 2). Extra cred read more

NYConvergence

'Fleshbot' Awards at The Box Boost Site Traffic

NY Convergence | December 3rd 2009

In the most recent memo to his editorial staff from Gawker Media Publisher Nick Denton, he notes how the blog network's porn-focused Web site received a boost in traffic from its coverage of its awards at burlesque club The Box in Manhattan's Lower E read more

Paulette

Economy: Why NOW May Be A Good Time To Refinance A Mortgage

Let Us Talk | December 3rd 2009 by Paulette

Why Now May Be a Good Time to Consider Refinancing a Mortgage By JENNIFER SARANOW SCHULTZ   With mortgage rates hitting record lows, it may be time to think about refinancing. The rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage with no points hit 5.01 this week, s read more

jmayer

Tiger Woods’ Therapist

International Sports Professionals Association | December 3rd 2009 by John Mayer

It has been reported that Tiger Woods is in “marriage counseling” as a result of these current events in his life. I am sending a plea out that Mr. Woods needs more than marriage counseling to correct his behavior and his public image. Ma read more

lizblair

New York Times says fashion illustration making a comeback (sort…

Liz Blair's Art and Fashion | December 3rd 2009 by Liz Blair

In an article by Ruth LaFerla called "What s Lens Can't Capture," there is a quote from Robert A. Richards that says "Illustration is suddenly blossoming a little." Richards is the curator of "The Line of Fashion," an exhibition of fashion drawings read more

LateNightSnooze

Bill Keller: Film Critic [Beautiful Awards]

Gawker | December 3rd 2009 by Mark Watson

NYT editor Bill Keller endorses the Oscar campaign for Morgan Freeman's Nelson Mandela Invictus performance. read more

JamieSport

A Referendum on a English Institution

The Daily Quail | December 3rd 2009 by Jamie Sport

Special Noo Yawk Timeses dispatch by Left OutsideWe know that there are roughly 8,000 French people in our country. Their ways are odd but we tolerate them. We are a tolerant people, even to towards those rude, petulant and ungrateful cheese eating s read more

contrarianprofits

Dubai: An ostentatious real estate market to rival the U.S.

Contrarian Profits | December 3rd 2009 by Contrarian Profits

James Howard Kuntsler, author of The City in Mind: Notes on the Urban Condition, analyzes the Dubai Debacle for Whiskey & Gunpowder. James Howard Kuntsler (Whiskey & Gunpowder): “While Dubai is not big enough to set off financial repercuss read more