BANGKOK ? World stocks hovered between gains and losses as talks on a debt agreement for Greece dragged on. Only a handful of markets were open for business in Asia. Trading is closed in mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines for Chinese New Year. As markets opened in [...]
Chapter One The Dream Palace of Walter O’Malley The first time Billy Kleinsasser saw Walter O’Malley was in November of 1955, at Princeton, when O’Malley had come looking for a new ballpark. Billy Kleinsasser was twenty-six years old, a graduate student in architecture, and that fall he enrolled in a graduate seminar taught by the [...]
“Albert Nobbs” ? The role of Albert Nobbs is one that’s been near to Glenn Close’s heart for a while. She first played it 30 years ago off-Broadway and reprises it now in a project she’s been working for some time to bring to the screen. Her dedication is obvious in watching “Albert Nobbs,” based [...]
Posted: December 4th, 2011 – 12:23pm by Doug Powell Stepping in dog poop is annoying, but the health hazard is unknowingly ingesting or contact with the poop. While walking around Chicago, I came across this sign that is unique in its clarity: Pet waste transmits disease (right, exactly as shown). It goes straight to the [...]
OTTAWA ? Marian Gaborik made New York Rangers teammate Henrik Lundqvist pay for not selecting him to play for Daniel Alfredsson’s team in the NHL All-Star game. Gaborik beat Lundqvist twice in the first period, finished with three goals and an assist, and earned MVP honors in leading Team Chara to a 12-9 win over [...]
