Today is Friday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2009 with 41 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Mars, Saturn and Mercury. The evening stars are Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. Full Article at The Post Chronicle

Alistair Cooke writes: Leonard Steinberg (obituary, Nov 12) attributed much of his success in life to his first-rate education at one of Northern Ireland’s great schools, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, famous since the 1820s for providing... Full Article at Times Online

We need atoms as well as bits, says Bill Thompson I once got told off by the manager of the BBC's Heritage Collections for publishing a photograph of Alistair Cooke's typewriter in its display case on the second floor lobby of Bush House, home of the... Full Article at BBC News

On the DVDs, Cookie Monster can be seen as his character of Alistair Cookie in his "Monsterpiece Theatre" segment (a spoof of Alistair Cooke's "Masterpiece Theatre") smoking a pipe. Yep, Cookie Monster smoked. Full Article at Moonbattery

"A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he doesn't particularly feel like it." - Alistair Cooke, American journalist and commentator Full Story... Full Article at Independent Online

"A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he doesn't particularly feel like it." - Alistair Cooke, American journalist and commentator To understand easily the concept of a personal brand, let's first look at a brand, in general. Full Article at Independent Online