Newsletter 444

[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

[5]Our Man In Kandahar
Links:
5. http://b.rw/qPXqyu

Matthieu Aikins | Atlantic | 25 September 2011

Admirable investigation into US-backed acting police chief of Kandahar
province, Afghanistan – a warlord accused of involvement in abuse,
corruption and criminality, not least the alleged murder in cold blood of
those who cross him [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/our-man-kandahar

[7]Implementing Strategies In Extreme Negotiations
Links:
7. http://b.rw/pkoXzD

Jeff Weiss & Jonathan Hughes | HBR | 20 September 2011

"Power in extreme negotiations comes more from preparation than from how
glib or agile you are at the negotiation table." Want to know how to bargain
when the stakes are high and the pressure's on? Here's a great set of
strategies [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/implementing-strategies-extreme-negotiations

[9]A Brief History Of The Brain
Links:
9. http://b.rw/q925MS

David Robson | New Scientist | 26 September 2011

From single cell organisms to modern day man, "the overall picture is one of
a virtuous cycle involving our diet, culture, technology, social
relationships and genes." But why did our brains stop growing? And start to
shrink? [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/brief-history-brain

[11]How A Rogue Trader Crashed UBS
Links:
11. http://b.rw/n2cSgS

Emma Thomasson & Edward Taylor | Reuters | 26 September 2011

Good combination of colour, detail and authority in this reconstruction of a
devastating few days for Swiss bank. And a lesson in what juicy titbits can
be picked up by hanging around in lobbies of posh hotels [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-rogue-trader-crashed-ubs

[13]The Nets And NBA Economics
Links:
13. http://b.rw/pHc0c3

Malcolm Gladwell | Grantland | 26 September 2011

Economics of major-league basketball look pretty crazy if you just look at
the profit and loss of the sports team. They lose big. But it's not about
the sport. It's about property development, bragging rights, power, vanity
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/nets-and-nba-economics

[15]Parents Of A Certain Age
Links:
15. http://b.rw/q89XFD

Lisa Miller | New York | 25 September 2011

"Wasn't it hard enough at 30?" Well, maybe, but older parents aren't being
put off. Overall US birth rates are falling, but among women over 45 they're
rising sharply. Reporter meets some of those who've contributed to the trend
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/parents-certain-age

FiveBooks Interview

[17]William Fiennes on First-Person Narratives
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-fiennes-on-first-person-narratives

Writing in the first person doesn’t have to be inward-looking or
egotistical, says the author of The Snow Geese. He tells us about his
favourite autobiographical works that use the first person to look out into
the world [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-fiennes-on-first-person-narratives