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Investing in ETFs (introduction)

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  Novena to St. Jude
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Global Exchanges


Take a look at trading floors from Buenos Aires to Tokyo.
 

 Sex, Lies, and BP

 John Browne Public Outing

 Lord Browne led a double life as chief executive of oil giant BP

To Woo Europeans, McDonald's Goes Upscale

The company’s strategy of remodeling its restaurants and tailoring its menu options is paying off in Europe.

New Russian History

Yes, a Lot of People Died, but . . .

Stalin has undergone a number of transformations of his historical image in Russia.

ART

The largest retrospective ever of Frida Kahlo’s work appears at the Palacio de Bellas Artes and commemorates the 100th anniversary of her birth.

Exhibition at Museo Frida Kahlo in Coyoacán that runs to Sept. 30, 2007.

ART

In a Tug of War, Ancient Statue Is Symbol of Patrimony

A statue has become a blazing symbol of Italy’s legal and moral battle against foreign
museums and private collectors
.

ART

“Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries”

A glowing exhibit gathers objects from the era when Portugal was a world power.

Till Sept. 16, 2007 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, in Washington.

ARCHITECTURE

A Luxury Condo by Arty Architects From the Fringe

Aren’t the architects of Asymptote a bit too avant-garde for a luxury condo building in the West Village? Images from the Asymptote's new condo project on Perry Street in Manhattan.

FRANCE

The Glory of France, Restored to Louis XIV’s Glittering Ideal

This week, after a $16 million makeover, the full spectacle of the Château de Versailles finally resumed, with The Hall of Mirrors looking, as closely as possible, the way it first appeared to Louis XIV in 1684.

VATICAN

Normally a sanctuary of scholarly meditation, the Vatican Library has been the scene of unusually hectic activity lately, as word has spread that it will close in July 2007 for a three-year renovation.

BUSINESS

Fastest-Growing Tech Companies 2007

Despite talk of froth and bubbles, the tech sector continues to surge. Leaders of the tech revival.

ART

'Spanish Painting From El Greco to Picasso'

The Guggenheim Museum’s tapas sampler of a show offers star power and finesse.

(Till 28 March 2007)

BUSINESS

Milton Friedman, a Leading Economist, Dies at 94

Milton Friedman was the grandmaster of conservative economic theory in the postwar era and a prime force in the movement toward greater reliance on free markets.

E-commerce

Tańsze zakupy z internetową porównywarką

(Polish)

ART

Walking among iron giants
[Magdalena Abakanowicz's] Gift to Grant Park 'not a decoration'

MUSIC

Trumpeting Freedom, in Spirit, Thought and Jazz

For Tomasz Stanko, one of the most acclaimed improvising musicians in Europe, jazz was a synonym for a different way of life.

Travel
25 Best Value Travel Sites
Kiplinger's Personal Finance

Find the best bargains in air travel and cheapest rates for car rentals, hotel rooms and vacation packages, whether you travel in the U.S. or internationally.

Travel

Under Morocco’s Spell

Eco-tourism meets Berber hospitality at a luxurious resort in the mountains of North Africa.
 

The Starbucks Aesthetic

Can the ubiquitous retailer be a serious cultural arbiter? Don’t laugh; you might spill that $6 Frappuccino.

ART

“Americans in Paris: 1860-1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, covers a period in art when the United States was a buyer rather than a seller of cultural influence.

ART

John Constable’s Great Landscapes
Nature, love and fear are the substance of an exhibit of works by John Constable on view at
the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
 

FITNESS

The Secret to a Flatter Belly

Look 5 pounds slimmer without losing an ounce or doing a single crunch.

FITNESS

Breakthrough Belly Flattening Plan

The latest research, rolled into an ultraeffective, 20-minute workout
 

Diet

Fill Your Plate, Lose Weight

A diet that's all about your metabolism

ART

The Merchant of Modernism

‘Cézanne to Picasso’ at the Met
The star of the show at the Metropolitan Museum is not any of the artists, but a dealer.

Earning power

Maryland's highest-paid executives

Wikipedia

Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy

Personal Health


Do Your Skin a Favor: Protect It in Summer

SHOPPING

Most Expensive Handbags

Look younger without going under the knife

In the series ‘About Face: Look Younger Without Plastic Surgery,’ ‘Weekend Today’ explores the latest breakthroughs in dermatology

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

Thinking big

Banks the world over are scrambling to become larger, whether by organic growth or by mergers and acquisitions, says Robert Cottrell. But how much does size matter?

Tired? Moody? Heavier? Might be your thyroid
Women are more likely to develop thyroid problems than men. Dr. Judith Reichman tells you whether you should consider being tested

'Gospel of Judas' Surfaces After 1,700 Years
 

The text gives new insights into the relationship of Jesus and the disciple who betrayed him.

The last page of the manuscript, which scholars consider the most significant ancient text to be found in the past 60 years.

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ART

Pierre Bonnard Retrospective at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris

Top 10 millionaire counties
The number of millionaires rose to a record level in 2005, and more than 1.1 million of them can be found in just 10 counties.

Travel

The Bounty of Rome

ART

'Amorous Intrigues and Painterly Refinement'
Van Mieris Returns to Center Stage at the National Gallery

TRAVEL

Vienna

ART

Goya, Unflinching, Defied Old Age

"Goya's Last Works" exhibit (till May 14 '06) at the Frick Collection, NYC

Forbidden Cartoons

Cartoons depicting prophet Mohamed originally published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in October 2005.

The Brussels Journal

ART

Russian City's Sacred and Secular Visions

(A cogent and propulsive show at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore illuminates the secular and the religious life of Novgorod.)

PETS


Wild Demand, and Competition, for New Pet Products

ART

Florence Journal
Blush if You Must, for Art's Sake, but Don't Panic

(The Museo degli Argenti in Italy is hosting a major exhibit on mythology and erotica.)

ART

Renaissance Radiance, Gilded in Gothic (Fra Angelico)

BEST PLACES TO WORK
Delaware ranks the best; Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are among the worst, according to a study.

Text of Iraq's Draft Constitution

MOSCOW JOURNAL

Restaurants are outdoing one another to create the most elaborate restroom in Moscow.
 

 

hurricane katrina

 

ART

The Barnes Revises Attributions of Old Masters

TECHNOLOGY

Cellphones Catapult Rural Africa to 21st Century

RELIGION

At His Funeral, Brother Roger Has an Ecumenical Dream Fulfilled

(Brother Roger of Taize)

POLAND

Joanna Olczak-Ronikier ("In the Garden of Memory: A Memoir")

(Tending the Memories of an Enduring Polish Family)

POLAND

La Pologne pleine de Joseph K. (French)

CHURCH

A Church That Packs Them In, 16,000 at a Time

(Nondenominational Lakewood Church, nation's largest congregation)

BUSINESS

How Costco Became the Anti-Wal-Mart

(Costco Wholesale, the nation's fifth-largest retailer)

5 pretty pups

(Are the new mixed breeds really canine perfection? Or just mutts with funny names?)

 EUROPE

Unlikely Hero in Europe's Spat: The Beckoning 'Polish Plumber'

(Poland's effort to ease French fears about whether workers from new EU member countries, including an oft-cited hypothetical Polish plumber, might flood into France and take French jobs)

NATURE

Built for the Arctic: A Species' Splendid Adaptations


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