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  1. Lesson for all university endowments: the liquidity trap at Harvard. http://bit.ly/6T09IC
  2. Should/can the Fed fight market bubbles? See good discussion in WSJ: http://bit.ly/6xKqTX
  3. The next bubble: metals? Price of copper has risen 130% this year and hits a 30-year peak. http://bit.ly/8wPZxP
  4. Hosted Shumeet Banerji, CEO of Booz & Co. --gave MBAs advice, including "Read widely, to be an interesting person." http://bit.ly/7aLg07
  5. "Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means." Albert Einstein
  6. Spent an extraordinary weekend with family at a cabin in Southwest Virginia. Saw numerous deer, wild turkey, raccoon, and other wildlife.
  7. A Thanksgiving thanks: for timely intervention in a life. See my new blog posting: http://bit.ly/8mt4DU
  8. Creative destruction at work: recessions drive productivity improvement. See news: H-P revenues fall, profits rise. http://bit.ly/8xfrOt
  9. Saw movie "The Blind Side." Touching and commendable. Want to see "Precious." Good reviews in NYT http://bit.ly/8BfTaE
  10. Oprah announces her departure; tears flow. Wants to leave at the top of her game. Smart lady. http://bit.ly/6iYdtR.
  11. Do disgraced securities analysts deserve a second chance? See fascinating riposte from Henry Blodget to Felix Salmon. http://bit.ly/17usrC
  12. A debate for Americans: do we have faith in the future? Key to growing out of recession. See David Brooks col http://bit.ly/Fn2w3
  13. On the road: Chapel Hill NC today. Field resesarch of a sort. Comparing outlooks among B-school deans, students, faculty, and companies.
  14. Deal from Hell: AOL spinoff from Time Warner is valued at $3.5 bn--vastly less than $231 bn before merger anncd in 2000. http://bit.ly/ECABP
  15. See "dean of Wall Street lawyers": Rodgin Cohen. Met him several times--unassuming, humble, and really smart. NYTimes http://bit.ly/2HPlQg
  16. More on "lean thinking" for higher ed: Bain & Co apparently IDs big savings for UNC Chapel-Hill. http://bit.ly/hdQRW
  17. In case you aren't losing enough sleep over possible job interview questions, check out Google's: http://bit.ly/1aB82g
  18. Been on the West Coast all week. Much talk about "apps" for iPhone, Google and others. See http://bit.ly/2E7BJB
  19. My reflections on Veterans Day--it should be a celebration of generosity. See my blog at http://bit.ly/Ern3K
  20. New study concludes Henry Paulson's intervention transfered big$ from taxpayers and healthy banks to sick banks. http://bit.ly/3E9HF0