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Bring It On Home from Playing For Change on Vimeo.

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In 1997, I was not sure I was heading in the right direction in life with the "classroom based" education I was experiencing at the time. I was a junior at TCU studying Finance and Marketing, wanted to be an entrepreneur, and after reading "The Making of An American Capitalist" by Roger Lowenstein, the very back-to-basics Warren Buffett became my hero. While I had many great professors that were

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Many of you may have witnessed the 800M men’s Track & Field finals at the Olympic Trials – with the Olympics, hundreds of world class athletes devote their lives to the pursuit and only 3 will go on to represent their country. They may have won every race leading to the trials, but the trials are about how well you do that day on that moment in the finals. The above picture is an amazing photo

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Early this week, I decided to surprise my wife, Christina with an early "first-second wedding anniversary" dinner. You see, we had two weddings - one in the US and on in the UK. As you can understand, she likes this because we have two wedding anniversaries a year. Word is she is scouting a third event in southern France.Having come across a brochure (that was more like a small book) for a

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Months before BATMAN and THE JOKER dance, Warner Bros. has rolled out the buzz and it is genius.I Believe In Harvey DentI Believe In Harvey Dent Too (highlight the page and scroll down - it's no "Error")Make a call to 1-866-237-6480, then proceed...The Gotham TimesThe Ha Ha Ha TimesThis is the work of 42 Entertainment of Pasadena, CA.

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By Henny Sender in Dubai Published: December 12 2007 02:00 David Bonderman, co-founder of private equity firm TPG, has added his voice those who have slammed the declining value of the dollar."The US has adopted unbelievably foolish policies," Mr Bonderman said at a private equity conference in Dubai. "We are heading in the direction where we will get to one dollar equalling one yen."Mr Bonderman

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I found a series called "Into The Box" this evening while browsing that I think is a must see for anyone interested in The Big Apple. Check it out at the main site HERE.IntoTheBox is all about peering inside the surreal housing market here in New York City. With approximately 13 million people residing in the New York Metropolitan area — and available housing at an absolute premium — it's no

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This is a great video interview about a very interesting and unique book called "Fast Company" (David M. Gross, 2007). It discusses the turnaround of Ducati from the perspective of the advertising, design, and communications departments. Watch the video, then get the book HERE.

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Read Dan Primack's take on this Kravis / PE sucker punch, amazingly uneducated, overly simplistic, and innaccurate film HERE.Read a more fact based profile of Kravis HERE.Facts on PE:"Frustratingly for the unions, quite a lot of the academic research suggests that private equity is good for employment. The latest study by Nottingham University's Centre for Management Buy-out Research, covering

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Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Gisele Bundchen wants to remain the world's richest model and is insisting that she be paid in almost any currency but the U.S. dollar. Like billionaire investors Warren Buffett and Bill Gross, the Brazilian supermodel, who Forbes magazine says earns more than anyone in her industry, is at the top of a growing list of rich people who have concluded that

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ONE of Ireland's greatest business leaders, Dr Tony Ryan, passed away yesterday after a long illness. Dr Ryan (71) was not only one of the most successful Irish businessmen but was regarded as an inspiration for a generation of Irish business leaders, some of whom he personally mentored. The son of a train driver, Dr Ryan went on to become an executive with Aer Lingus. He

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Edward Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer who takes pictures of landscapes. But not trees, and lakes. He takes pictures of industrial sites and factories.

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Please take a moment to review www.RogerHussong.org and join us in our quest to provide additional comfort to families and friends of cancer patients at the Canlis Cancer Care Unit of Virginia Mason Hospital. By going to this site, you will learn of the story of Roger Hussong, my father-in-law who has spent 11 months fighting an aggressive cancer. We can always turn lemons into lemonade and this

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His complex in China turns out iPhones and PCs, powering the biggest exporter you've never heard of By JASON DEAN August 11, 2007; Page A1 of The Wall Street Journal - subscribe Shenzhen, China Past a guarded gate on the outskirts of this city sits one of the world's largest factories. In dozens of squat buildings, it churns out gadgets bearing technology's household names -- Apple Inc.

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A new search engine is preparing to launch in the next two weeks (launch will be in mid August) and it is called Spock.com. Their goal... to track the world's six billion people. As of today (pre-launch), they have already tracked 100 million individuals and are adding 1 million per day.Spock.com will be a search engine based strictly around human identities showing each individual's networks

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For the past few months, I have enjoyed the writings of a "bloggist" known as "The Epicurean Dealmaker."How the writer describes himself: "I facilitate, justify, and advise parties to M&A transactions, when I am not advising against them. I have been doing this for almost two decades, mostly at a couple of big banks everyone has heard of and lately at an independent advisory boutique. I am one

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This NPR program is an absolute "must experience" if you wish to hear the "starting from scratch" business stories behind such companies as Glaceau (Vitamin Water), Honest Tea, Virgin, Baby Einstein, Nantucket Nectars, Stonyfield Farm Yogurt, LinkedIn, Boston Beer Company, Applegate Farms, Craigslist, PayPal, Ethos Water and many others.Click HERE or on the above image to get started!

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Khadevis Robinson nails his third National Championship Title in a Row!

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