The upcoming Madden 2011 edition of Madden NFL Football will feature Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints on the cover. This is the first cover determined by fan votes, and one has to wonder what influenced it. The Madden NFL cover is something of a dubious honor. One does get their picture onto one ...

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In September of last year, American Torry Hansen adopted a 7-year old boy from Russia; at the end of last week she tried to make a Russian adoption return. Artyom Savelyev's adoptive grandmother put him on a one-way flight back to Russia with a note pinned to his clothing. The family also paid ...

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It's only been a few days since the iPad came out, and though most of us are barely over our iPad hangovers, Steve Jobs hosted a big event today to announce OS 4. iPhone features. OS 4. has been based on the seven “tentpole” features, each making the iPhone that much better. Unfortunately OS 4. ...

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This is an ongoing monthly update on how our equity investments are performing. Please see this background on the investment tool I developed and how I am using it to track our performance against a benchmark to measure our progress or lack thereof. The only equity investments not covered are: 1) my 401k which is ...

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Situated between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea is a body of water that has been disappearing steadily since the 1960's. A victim of Soviet eco-engineering, the Aral Sea provides a picture of social, ecological and health effects of major changes to the environment. In the 1940's, the Soviet government took the equivalent of payday ...

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