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12 hours ago ago from VISIONS

When I was a teen the James Bond films were all the rage. Of course, as a budding intellectual, I read the books before seeing the movies. Despite my budding affection for Daniel Craig in the role of Bond, I must confess Sean Connery remains my favorite 007. Today the original Bond films do not hold up well. Much of the acting is laughable, sexism reigns supreme, and the plots are ridiculous. But, as bad as they are, those early ...

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Ratner Sells $511 Million in Tax-Free Bonds

19 hours ago ago from Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn

From today's Gothamist: Developer Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project cleared a major hurdle, according to the Daily News , by selling $511 million in tax-free bonds for the arena's financing yesterday. Apparently the bonds were selling like hotcakes—the NY Times says they were sold out in two hours, Indeed, the demand for the bonds from institutional investors far outstripped what was available and belied the project’s tortured ...

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18 hours ago ago from Blogging with Sean Conroy

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