- Barack Obama becomes third sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize
- Stalin’s grandson sues Russian newspaper to protect dictator’s reputation :: You know, because Joesph Stalin had such a stellar reputation to begin with.
- How the Oakland Raiders are ruining JaMarcus Russell and how JaMarcus Russell is ruining himself :: Last weekend, CBS analyst Boomer Esiason reported on NFL Today that Russell has been fined repeatedly for his weight and showing up late for meetings, including skipping one meeting entirely. Then there was former teammate Jeff Garcia, who declared in an interview with Fox Sports Radio that Russell wasn’t ready to be a starter. None of which matched the vitriol of former Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon, who criticized Russell’s mechanics and production in an interview with Fox Sports Radio.
- Federal Housing Administration may need a bailout; Fannie and Freddie have swallowed $96 billion, and may still need more.
- Highlights from 100 years in British intelligence
- Saskatoon home owners used less water this summer so the city is jacking our rates up to compensate for less revenue. So let me get this right, I install a low flow showerhead (which I hate) and now I have to pay more to pay for the less water that I am using.
- Photos of breaching white shark off Sunset Beach. “We’re going to need a bigger boat”
- When drinking tea, just drink tea.Twenty of Michael Pollan’s favorite food maxims
- Caterina Fake has a great post on how working hard is over rated :: Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as they are rather than how you want them to be. Being able to read what people want. Putting yourself in the right place where information is flowing freely and interesting new juxtapositions can be seen. But you can save yourself a lot of time by working on the right thing. Working hard, even, if that’s what you like to do.
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i don’t see what Mr. Obama has done to deserve the Nobel at this stage.
Considering he is fighting two wars right now, it seems to be an odd pick. Their reasons seem odd as well but that’s just me.