The Time of Our Lives

Killing the Polar Bears? December 14, 2005 It may be the latest evidence of global warming: Polar bears are drowning. Scientists for the first time have documented multiple deaths of polar bears off Alaska, where they likely drowned after swimming long distances in the ocean amid the melting of the Arctic ice shelf. The bears spend most of their time hunting and raising their young on ice floes. In a quarter-century of aerial surveys of the Alaskan coastline before 2004, researchers from the U.S

How To Build Nigeria Of Our Dream – Part 1 | Rufus Kayode Oteniya January 12, 2011 More from this author Warning: I beseech you not to read this piece if you are contented with the way Nigeria is; you are only advised to read if you desire a better nation. At independence, the dreams of our past leaders were to build a great and united nation devoid of ethnic and religious strives; an egalitarian and prosperous society that would be respected in the comity of nations; a land where

Bill Rosenberg opened the first Dunkin’ Donuts in 1950, he had a simple philosophy: “Make and serve the freshest, most delicious coffee and donuts quickly and courteously in modern, well-merchandised stores.” This philosophy still holds true today and is the foundation that has enabled Dunkin’ Donuts to grow into America’s favorite everyday, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin’ Donuts is a leading retailer of hot and iced regular coffee-by-the-cup in America, and the largest coffee and baked

A FAMILY ROOM, IN SOME SUBURBAN HOME. * A FIRE CRACKLES IN THE FIREPLACE. TWO TEENAGERS -- A 14-YEAR * OLD SON AND A 16-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER -- SIT ON THE COUCH. THEY * LOOK AT THE CAMERA, AND LISTEN TO THE NARRATOR. * * NARRATOR (O.S.) * * Okay. You guys are old enough. I’m * gonna tell you the story of how I met * your mother. * DAUGHTER * * Heard it. * SON * You told us already. * NARRATOR (O.S.) * Sure, you’ve heard the short version. * But there’s a bigger story, and it’s * important

3) Triump of the Nerds 4) Jerry Maguire 5) Big Night 6) WallStreet 7) Boiler Room 8) Barbarians at the Gate 9) The Secret of My Succe$s 10) Pirates of Silicon Valley http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/review/ nspiration can be found anywhere and everywhere. Even on the big screen. Being a motion picture fanatic, I like to watch movies not only for entertainment value, but I really enjoy ones that have a powerful message behind it. At the beginning of my journey

The Mahatma and the Poet – Letters and debates between Gandhi and Tagore 1915-1941 -compiled and edited by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Introduction This book puts together letters exchanged by Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore along with some essays which they wrote debating major national issues. These letters preserved in the archives of Vishva-Bharati, the University founded by Tagore, are of great historical interest. Of more than historical interest is the debate between Gandhi and

The Astorian Theory [pic] We have been given clues as to the identity and purpose of Jacob: a seemingly empty chair, liquid-filled jars on the window ledge, an oil painting of an Airedale terrier all in a derelict shack surrounded by a line of what appears to be dust; his ghost-like appearance to Locke in period costume - his words "help me"; his dislike of technology; his list; and, most importantly, the reverence in which the Others hold him. If we can work out who Jacob is, we may solve

Independent Study Project - Literary Option Comparison of The Reader by Bernhard Schlink And Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov The Reader by Bernhard Schlink and Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov are two opposite yet parallel stories. The Reader follows Michael Berg from the age of fifteen as he falls in love with an older woman whereas in Lolita Humbert Humbert is obsessed with none other than Lolita. When fifteen year old Michael Berg is struck down by hepatitis, he is helped home by Frau Schmitz (who

explain what the definition of culture is. Second, we will talk about culture in society. Finally, we will deal with stereotypes the lack of understanding which it can involve. Culture is meaningful. That is why we need to define it first. Globally speaking culture means a way of life in society and in personal life. Culture presents several points of view such as law, beliefs, politics, history, art and language… Each culture has a language, an art, a settlement, a story and so on. The way these elements

elow is the transcript of a speech Robert did at Yale in October along with the Q&A that followed. For those of you who would prefer to listen to an mp3 of the speech, you can do that here. Host: Welcome everybody. So, it’s a pleasure to have all of you here, and a particular pleasure to welcome our honored guest, Robert Greene. He is, well, you are all here, so I think you probably know a lot about his books, his writings. I’ll state just a few words. He has trained in classical literature. And