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Rewrite DVDs.

What program is the best to clear DVD+RW so you rerecord, or can you just overrecord like on a VCR?

David Weidner's Writing on the Wall: Beware of hedge funds' Washington whispers

Wall Street's rumor mongers aren't bothering to whisper anymore. Top hedge-fund managers came right out and said a lot about their strategies and motivations, before a Congressional committee.  ...

Brown Study: All Things Reconsidered I

As I write to you today, we stand on the precipice. I'm certain you realize it, but it bears repeating: Chinese Democracy, likely the most significant and anticipated popular music release ever, will...

David Weidner's Writing on the Wall: Beware of hedge funds' Washington whispers

Wall Street's rumor mongers aren't bothering to whisper anymore. Top hedge-fund managers came right out and said a lot about their strategies and motivations, before a Congressional committee.  ...

UBS to change executive pay model and no bonuses for board

Phil Gramm's UBS has been one of the hardest hit banks in this crisis, writing down tens of billions. Back home in Switzerland, this has been an enormous blow both financially as well as...

Links: Kerry, Carlos, Cuisine, and Keith

Toby Hyde of Mets Minor League Blog pleads his case for signing Kerry Wood, writing; “Wood throws more strikes and struck out more hitters [than K-Rod]. He’ll be cheaper. K-Rod is no longer the...

Sick Day Blahs

I've been diligent with attacking my list and my overstuffed email box this weekend... and had lots of high hopes and plans for today as well. When we got up, I had some emails to attend and my son...

Links: Kerry, Carlos, Cuisine, and Keith

Toby Hyde of Mets Minor League Blog pleads his case for signing Kerry Wood, writing; “Wood throws more strikes and struck out more hitters [than K-Rod]. He’ll be cheaper. K-Rod is no longer the...

Be Heard. Speak Plainly.

Every semester I get a handful of students who have settled on the idea that the more big words they use, the better. Regardless of whether they know what those words mean or not. So I get papers...

Possible reasons A123 lost the Chevy Volt contract

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, ChevroletAs we reported a few months back, all signs point to Compact Power, a subsidiary of LG Chem, being awarded the big initial battery contract for the upcoming Chevy...

Carnival of Personal Finance #179 - Smile Edition

Welcome to the 179th edition of Carnival of Personal Finance. This week, I want to remind everyone to smile because there’s never enough happiness in the world! Editor’s ChoicePhoto By...