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‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ by Timothy Ferris Review – Don’t Read this Book, Outsource It and Save Yourself 4 Hours

BY MIKE CARRALL — 10.02.2008

The 4-Hour Workweek “Escape 9-5, live anywhere, and join the new rich” Timothy Ferriss 320 pages, 2007 (Amazon) While reading the 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy…

Sean Connery polished coffins in Scotland for my grandfather Ronald Stark

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The Stark and Sir Sean Connery Connection: Shining Coffins in Scotland

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.04.2008

"Mr. Connery also revealed that during his time as a coffin-polisher, he had regularly bleached mahogany coffins to make them look like oak."

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Making the Switch to Reuseable Grocery Bags

BY LONI STARK — 04.16.2008

About a week ago, I ran a pilot by sneaking a single reusable grocery bag into our regular purchases at Trader Joe's.

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‘The Art of Travel’ – Review from San Jose Cinequest Film Festival

BY LONI STARK — 03.01.2008

If you are ever in the San Jose, CA area during the Cinequest Film Festival, be sure to catch at least one movie as it…

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‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ Book Review

BY LONI STARK — 12.06.2007

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Buy: Amazon Khaled Hosseini’s novel, ‘The Kite Runner’ left an unforgettable impression on me. When someone or something…

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‘Blackwater’ Book Review

BY LONI STARK — 10.28.2007

As I sit here on a Sunday morning staring at my to-do list, I’ve noticed this pending item to write a review of “Blackwater: The…

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Saturday Mornings at Club One

BY LONI STARK — 07.28.2007

I was asked by a relative a while back what my next goal would be now that I’ve completed my masters at Stanford. I have…

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In Review: Wicked (The Musical – Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire)

BY LONI STARK — 07.22.2007

Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Ticket Price: $192 ($175 + $17 svc charge) I was actually in New York when Wicked…

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Clint’s Top 10 Business Book All-Stars

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.20.2007

Over the past 20 years I’ve read hundreds of business books. Some for fun, others for their application to my career, and earlier ones related…

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Movie Night or How I Spent My 4th of July

BY LONI STARK — 07.06.2007

Having the 4th of July fall right smack in the middle of the week was a challenge. Just as I got into the swing of…