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NYT Flashes Confusion in HFT Reporting »
Posted by: JamesMarcus 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
For a brief moment last week, “flash orders” ranked #2 on Google Trends, just below “cash for clunkers car list” and a few spots above ...
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Daniel Boulud Talks of New Restaurant DBGB »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
DBGB (“Daniel Boulud’s Giant Balls,” the chef joked) is a Pan-European brasserie, offering everything from shellfish platters and crispy tablier de sapeur squares, to ...
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The Goonch: Vicious Human-Eating Mutant Catfish »
Posted by: Mendokusai 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The Great Kali is a river that flows along the India-Nepal border. Ordinarily a rather serene location, a mutant, vicious catfish has been terrorizing natives ...
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Obama's 35.5-m.p.g. deal may be a game-changer - Detroit Free Press »
Posted by: gamahuche 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
President Obama will announce Tuesday a breakthrough compromise to set tough standards of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 for new cars and trucks ...
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UCLA Paying $220K to Tasered Student »
Posted by: tonybeme 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Mostafa Tabatabainejad, then a 23 year old senior at UCLA, was in the library in the UCLA libary on November 2006 working on finale papers ...
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Propeller Week In Review: May 15, 2009 »
Posted by: JamesMarcus 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Not for the first time, Rush Limbaugh occupied center stage at Propeller over the last week. Quite a few members agreed with PsychoHosebeast's characterization ...
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In a Struggling Economy, Steak Still Prime »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 5 months, 4 weeks ago in News
"Steakhouses are the gold of the restaurant business – a safe place to park your money,” says food and restaurant consultant Clark Wolf. “In this economy ...
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The NBA - Where Amazing Happens - Amazing Crimes »
Posted by: tonybeme 6 months ago in Sports
The NBA has a slogan: where amazing happens, officially but unofficially the real magic is off the court.
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Is Your Site Suitable for Solar Panels? »
Posted by: ecoorganic1 6 months ago in Science & Technology
""Solar energy is increasing in popularity, especially with the potential for rebates and tax incentives. The federal government is offering a 30 percent tax credit ...
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Italian Painting Stolen By Nazis Recovered »
Posted by: tonybeme 6 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
A late 16th century Italian Baroque painting that was looted by the Nazis from a German-Jewish art dealer has been recovered, a Canadian university announced ...
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Propeller Week In Review: May 8, 2009 »
Posted by: JamesMarcus 6 months ago in News
The lengthiest conversation this week was about gun control. There are a great many gun owners in the Propeller community, and some saw registration campaigns ...
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Zagat Buzz talks with Chef Barton Seaver about his new DC restaurant »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 6 months, 1 week ago in News
Blue Ridge, a wine-centric American, is getting ready to open in the DC's Glover Park in mid-May. The Buzz talked with executive chef Barton ...
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Introducing Meryl Streep as Iconic Chef Julia Child »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 6 months, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment
The trailer for the much anticipated (by foodies at least) Nora Ephron movie Julie & Julia – an adaptation of Julie Powell's book and blog , which ...
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Chef Josie Le Balch: Born with a Spoon in Her Mouth »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Chef Josie Le Balch grew up in a restaurant kitchen. Her father was chef Gregoire Le Balch, owner of the fabled Chef Gregoire Restaurant in ...
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Industry Ignored Its Own Scientists on Climate »
Posted by: Aidenag 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
For more than a decade the Global Climate Coalition, a group representing industries with profits tied to fossil fuels, led an aggressive lobbying and public ...
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