Posts

Now they were here, just down the road from Google and Yahoo, one of 12 companies that would be part of Y Combinator’s winter program of total immersion in the Silicon Valley start-up life. For a techie, it was as if you were making home movies one day, and the next day found yourself on the Paramount lot with a contract and empty film cans to fill. No matter where the start-ups came from—Sweden, Chicago, Oxford or even the South Pole (yes, one person arrived straight from graduate research there)—their lives would never be the same....

Only 8 percentage points separated the winner from the loser in a race that Villaraigosa–until the last few weeks–seemed poised to win. But for all his efforts to present himself as the face of the future, he fell victim to campaign tactics rooted in the past. His opponent, James Hahn, effectively portrayed him as untrustworthy and soft on crime–a task made easier by Villaraigosa’s 1996 letter requesting presidential clemency for a convicted drug dealer....

It was the eighth straight day of protests on the sprawling 48,000-student New Jersey campus – and the first to capture national attention. What began as a dispute over three words grew into a racial referendum on campus conditions for blacks and Hispanics. It culminated last Friday when the Board of Governors announced it would retain Lawrence as president without reservation or censure. As a carrot, the board urged the administration to draft a “blueprint on multicultural life....

Just two weeks into his job as a senior policy adviser in the Wage and Hour Division, Olson was queried about posts from 2016 that seemingly began as a debate about whether then-House Speaker Paul Ryan was a neo-conservative. “No he’s not. Neo-cons are all Upper East Side Zionists who don’t golf on Saturday if you know what I mean,” wrote Olson. The commenter he was speaking with then wrote back, “That’s what I meant....

By the time Peterson reached his early 30s, he began to suspect that he, too, carried the bad gene. “I’d have a couple drinks and my vision would go wacky,” he says. “I’d get up in the middle of the night and my equilibrium would be off.” Friends assured him that these things happened to them, too. Even his doctor doubted he had the disease. One friend told him it was all just “a function of being 30 rather than 20....

But the sorriest statement of a sorry performance concerned Cliff Baxter, an Enron executive described by colleagues as a straight arrow, who committed suicide as the disaster developed. “It’s a perfect example,” Lay said, “of how the media can play such havoc and destruction of people’s lives.” In other words, it wasn’t the company; it was the coverage. That was where the timing came in. As this extraordinary piece of buck-passing was being aired, Daniel Pearl was being held hostage in Pakistan....

Gene was a popular character. He didn’t dance in salons. He didn’t wear tails. He never even wore a tie. That just wasn’t him. He invented dancing in T shirts and workman’s clothes. In between films, he wouldn’t practice. He would just live, then he would gain weight, and then he would have to get back into training and work very hard. I first met Fred on the set of “Daddy Long Legs....

Victoria’s death may have been an unscripted plot twist, but it wasn’t entirely unexpected. Rev Run and Justine knew from the middle of the pregnancy that the baby had an omphalocele, a defect that caused her organs to grow on the outside of her body. They told no one except their pastor—not MTV, not even their children. Why? “Our faith told us that God could give us a miracle and this baby could be born with no problems,” Justine says....

Saban’s accomplishments have placed him in sports lore alongside the man who is regarded by many as the greatest college football coach of all time: Paul “Bear” Bryant. That, in turn, brings back memories of a long-ago conversation I had with Bryant. MORE: Nick Saban rips reporter after QB question The 11th of 12 children, Bryant was born in Moro Bottom, Ark., on Sept. 11, 1913. He was a large man, 6 feet 3 inches tall, whose nickname derived from his having wrestled a bear at a carnival when he was 13....

Six years ago, Blige introduced the airwaves to hip-hop soul. She sang R&B love songs that had the edge and grit of Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan but also the hip-hop flava her generation demanded. Blige gave hip-hop culture a female face and was anointed Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. Her debut, “What’s the 411?,” went double platinum, and one remix marked the debut of the late Notorious B.I.G. But for all the fly videos filled with Versace and Cristal, Blige wasn’t having a good time....

Albeit only a square or two. The big problem in forming the pan-European aerospace company that Europe’s governments say they want is figuring out who will control it. British Aerospace and Germany’s Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Aerospatiale’s putative partners in the effort) say shareholders should be in control. That makes sense: BAe and Dasa are private-sector companies. The French government agrees, up to a point. The plan announced last week is to merge Aerospatiale with the fully private defense and publishing group Lagardere....

If you’re showing the ultrasound photos to others, consider putting the pictures in a protective plastic sleeve so that they won’t be touched by lots of fingers. If you’re putting the photos in an album, make sure there’s a blank page opposite the photo. Placing regular paper between each photo will help preserve them. Photo boxes are perfect for storing ultrasound photos and can be found at craft stores, big box stores, or online....

Drink at least 16 oz. of water several hours before your workout. Remember to drink water while you workout as well. Stand in front of a wall, with your feet shoulder-width apart. Press your palms against the wall at shoulder level, keeping your stomach muscles engaged. Lift one leg sideways until it is above hip level, then swing it back down so it crosses in front of the other leg. Continue swinging for 10 to 15 repetitions, then repeat with the other leg....

Try common materials like string, yarn, a piece of scrap fabric, or a cable. Make sure the material you use isn’t precious, as you will be marking it up, cutting it, or otherwise potentially damaging it for use in taking measurements. For instance, a standard American printer paper size is 8. 5 inches wide by 11 inches long. An American dollar bill is 2. 5 inches wide by 6 inches long....

A “generic” Scottish accent is hard to define because there are so many types. But, you can learn to speak with a general accent that non-Scottish people would be able to identify as Scottish. Most of the Scottish accents that you may hear come from the Lowland and Midland areas. These are the regions where the more populated cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Galloway reside. [1] X Research source However, even the accents of these more populous regions will differ....

To accomplish this, train your cat during its typical meal time. You should never starve or withhold food from your cat. Try playing with your cat (using a cat toy or yarn) while your friend sits down on the floor a few feet away. If you prefer not to put cat food on your face, you can also use cream cheese. Make sure your cat is aware of the food nearby....

There are two basic types of mood episode: extremely elevated, or manic episodes, and extremely depressed, or depressive episodes. The person may also experience mixed episodes, in which symptoms of mania and depression occur at the same time. [4] X Trustworthy Source National Institute of Mental Health Informational website from U. S. government focused on the understanding and treatment of mental illness. Go to source A person with bipolar disorder may experience periods of “normal” or relatively calm moods in between intense mood episodes....

If you’ve been good friends for a long time, meet in-person. See if you can meet at a place where you can have some privacy. Give them a heads up that you want to meet to talk about something important, so that they’ll set aside enough time for you. If you’ve been friends for a short time, or you usually communicate online or on the phone, send them an email or call them....

If nothing feels as good as it does when you’re with your significant other. If he has a way of putting you at ease and making you feel amazing for who you are. If you can’t imagine your future without him. If you can be yourself completely around him. If you are realistic about who your boyfriend is. If you are able to accept his flaws instead of thinking he’s absolutely perfect, this is a sign that you may be in love....