Evergreen Solar Files Chapter 11; Stock Likely Headed For Zero
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:04:11 -0700

I've been writing about technology and investing for more than 25 years. With the Tech Trade, I'll pick up where I left off when I was writing the Tech Trader Daily blog at Barrons.com. When I'm not working, you can find me riding my road bike around ...

PE: Tony Tan fears some candidates writing cheques President cannot cash
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:37:12 -0700

SINGAPORE: Presidential candidate and former Deputy Prime Minister, Tony Tan said he fears some candidates contesting the Presidential election are writing cheques that even the President cannot cash. He made this point on his website created for the ...

Weekly Writing : From accessories to the soul
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:41:04 -0700

There really is never too much you can know about your characters (whether in fiction or memoir) and while there is a limit to what you can put on the page, don't let this stop you from exploring all angles as part of your writing process. ...

Nicholson Baker: ' Writing this book was the most fun I ever had'
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:04:28 -0700

His literary beginnings were geeky enough: he started by writing software manuals for Codex Corp, and his first novel, The Mezzanine (1988), is a mock-epic of office life, enthusing over Xerox copiers and hymning the labours of the maintenance men who ...

No stalemate in Libya the writing is on the wall for Gaddafi
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:16:11 -0700

Once Nato intervened and the National Transitional Council (NTC) began winning international recognition, the writing was on the wall for Gaddafi. It has turned into a drawn-out struggle and Gaddafi's forces have had successes as well as failures along ...

Commentary: Crash survivor Cabot Market waiting for signs of a turn
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:06 -0700

By Peter Brimelow, Market Watch I've been writing about Cabot Market Letter for years. It has a long and impressive record of adroit moves, most recently sticking to and profiting by a brave bullish call made in early 2009. As a result, Cabot now views ...

Writing In The Digital Revolution
Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:27:06 -0700

As the news agenda goes into warp speed, it becomes ever more difficult for authors writing about current events to keep their books timely and relevant. Seismic events race by at almost weekly intervals: phone hacking gives way to the Norwegian terror ...

Genius G-Pen F610 writing graphic tablet
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:32:05 -0700

by Edwin - on August 15th, 2011 While digitizer tablets aren't exactly the kind of tablet that your little one would love to find underneath the Christmas tree, preferring one with an i prefix, that doesn't mean there isn'ta market for writing ...

Kapitall Strategies: Should You Be Buying Friday's Big Winners?
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:36:51 -0700

At time of writing (4:30pm ET), the stock is up 5.27% since yesterday's close. Over the last quarter, there have been 3 days when the stock gained more than 3% in a session. Trading the above mentioned strategy on those days would have returned an ...

Bryan Cranston writing and directing Home Again adaptation
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:06:20 -0700

By Matt Maytum | Aug 14th 2011 Barely a day passes without Bryan Cranston being attached to some new project or another. Now the World's Busiest Actor has revealed that he's developing an adaptation of Home Again. The workaholic is set to write and ...

Nigeria: Children Writing Competition Starts Tomorrow
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:25:41 -0700

A summer writing programme for children opens tomorrow at Shehu Yar'adua Centre in Abuja. The programme called The Treasured Writers (TTW) is an annual writing programme for children between the ages of seven and 15. This year's edition of TTW has the ...

Clever writing makes up for acting in 'Final Destination 5'
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:17:34 -0700

I think it does. And if you do too, then set your GPS for "Final Destination 5," one of the best of the dark-humored, grisly components in the franchise about people meeting their demise in bizarre ways. While it's true most of the acting is nothing ...

David Shoalts Has Been Writing About the Coyotes For Too Long
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:57:55 -0700

David Shoalts is a reporter for the Globe and Mail. If there's one subject he's covered more than others, it's the never-ending plight of the Phoenix Coyotes, who still don't have an owner. And apparently it's making him a little loopy. ...

52-week Nonfiction Writing e-Course Announced
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:08:21 -0700

by Elizabeth Brennon on Aug 15, 2011 If you're not getting the freelance writing assignments you'd like, chances are you've never learned the tricks of the trade that separate amateur nonfiction writers from the professionals who earn substantial ...

Calvin College Professors Criticized For Writing Paper That Did Not Take ...
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:20:04 -0700

Readers of The Banner, the publication of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, reacted instantly to the news in January that two religion professors at Calvin College had written scholarly papers suggesting that evidence of genetics and ...

Did Briggs High Staff Use Creative Writing Skills on Expense Reports?
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:47:26 -0700

A quiet audit by Norwalk Public Schools officials turned up receipts that don't add up, others used at restaurants and money that can't be accounted for, according to articles in The Hour. By David Gurliacci Former Briggs High School Principal Alaine ...

2 Lee Sheriff's clerks suspended after writing derogatory emails about their ...
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:21:15 -0700

By Kathleen Welch, Daily News correspondent Two clerks with the Lee County Sheriff's Office received a suspension after their supervisor found derogatory email messages they wrote about her and her deputy husband. On Aug. 4, clerks Lisa Link and Nancey ...

When Mark Kleiman Isn't Writing About Criminal Justice and Drug Policy
Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:15:02 -0700

By Reihan Salam it's rare that I agree with him. You can get a sense of his mental model of US politics below: Now, if Megan wants to respond that we could do just as well tax oil imports, or motor fuels at the pump, or do a carbon tax or a ...

Owl Meat Gravy dies
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:33:54 -0700

By Richard Gorelick The Baltimore Sun The writer and poet Bob Swank, best known for his masterful writing on electronic media under the name Owl Meat Gravy died in his Little Italy home late last week. I don't know precise details concerning the death. ...

Win a Kindle with our 247 tale writing challenge
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:38:28 -0700

We've teamed up with top author Neil Gaiman to set the writing challenge of the summer! Take the title 'The Guardian', and let your imagination run wild. Tell your story in 247 words exactly, send it to us and the best story will win a Kindle ...