Memory is their guide
13.02.2010, 23:02
The opening chapter of Kevin Brockmeier's extraordinary new novel, "The Brief History of the Dead," is as breathtaking as any fiction I have read in the past few years. People who have died describe their crossing over into a nameless city in the afterlife. To one blind man, the crossing felt like he walked for days through a desert.
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Another man described his passage as an amusement park train ride. A girl passed through an ocean the color of dried cherries and a rain of ball bearings.
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31.01.2010, 18:50
Former chief executive of Hermes Pensions Management, Tony Watson, has been named chairman of the Marks & Spencer pension scheme.
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The M&S pension trustees are notorious for refusing to meet Philip Green when he attempted to buy the retailer in 2004, in what proved to be the deciding factor in him walking away from the bid.
Watson should be no stranger to trustee activism, having run activist fund manager Hermes, which manages BT's Ł23bn pension fund.
Hornets to Play in Oklahoma City
01.11.2009, 17:22
Shortly after the NBA announced that Oklahoma City will serve as the temporary home for the New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett explained that his city was an ideal location because it offers more than just a state-of-the-art facility and a community hungry for a major league sports franchise -- it offers people who can relate to Louisiana residents.
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"Few American cities have experienced the level of tragedy as Oklahoma City," said Cornett, whose city endured the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in 1995 and a deadly tornado four years later. "And I think for that reason, we are especially sensitive to those who live in the Gulf Coast and have been so severely affected by Hurricane Katrina."ű
Consumer Guide(R) Automotive Announces 2006 Best Buys
14.10.2009, 21:21
Consumer Guide(R) Automotive, the definitive source of new- and used-car reviews, today announced its annual listing of Best Buy and Recommended vehicles. These cars and trucks represent the best overall values in 16 model categories, and should strongly be considered by potential car buyers. Best Buy awards for 2006 range from the Honda Civic, with a base price of under $14,400, to the nearly $70,000 Audi A8.
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Linda D. Segal, 66, guide, Hampden store co-owner
21.09.2009, 09:14
Linda D. Segal, a former Baltimore tour guide and the co-owner of a popular Hampden handbag shop, died of cancer Saturday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Pikesville resident was 66.
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She was born Linda Gottlieb in Baltimore and was raised in the city's Pimlico neighborhood. She was a 1956 graduate of Forest Park High School and attended the University of Maryland, College Park until her father
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