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W Magazine does up Lisa Falcone

On a snowy day in February, Lisa Maria, whose olive green cargo pants and cardigan are neatly color coordinated with a hefty heart-shaped emerald ring, is nuzzling her pet pig, Wilbur, while a cat purrs in the corner and a veritable flock of tiny dogs yaps away behind a baby gate.
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How to get your number removed from my cell phone

Me (8:47pm): Getting drinks at the Breslin. Want to come?
Me (9:17pm): Guess Not!
Girl(10:10pm): I’m in the bronx for a friends bday… I’m not very
easy to catch on the fly…
Me (10.11pm): Or to pre-book… How’s the second week of May for you?
Girl(10:57pm): Starting to book up!
Me (11:44pm): May 5. Dinner.
Girl(11:47pm): I have my dance class every [...]

Merry Xmas from the Fed

What price, stability?

The Merrill Lynch MOVE index of Treasury Bill volatility. Click to enlarge.

Ever hear of these people?

Gary D. Cohn
John H. Bryan
Claes Dahlbäck
Stephen Friedman
William W. George
Rajat K. Gupta
James A. Johnson
Lois D. Juliber
Lakshmi N. Mittal
James J. Schiro
Ruth J. Simmons
John F. W. Rogers
I’m guessing some of you have heard of Mr. Mittal, but what about the others? Guess what they have in common? I bet you can’t (don’t cheat!), because they are never mentioned [...]

Anti Obama corporate intranet

Obama poll on my company intranet. What’s amusing is that company HQ is London. I love the phrasing/order of the answer choices. No bias here! No sir!

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