Professional Panhandler: Girl Pretends to be Homeless to Pocket Cash

Can anyone say, "EMPLOYEES"???

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/84523.html

I am speechless

Speechless with pride, of course, for my alma mater has named its first Kenneth Lay Chair in Economics.

Up next: Princeton's Eliot Spitzer Chair in Ethics. No? Not you either, Harvard Law School? I guess you're not as good as Missouri, then.

(If you haven't seen it, watch "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.")

Bobbleheadedness

Please use caution when attiring your pope bobblehead. (The ad is pretty funny.)

Third Annual PH4H NCAA Tournament Pick'em -- Final Scores

So, here are the final results of the Third Annual PH4H NCAA Tournament Challenge:

1. Andy: 242 points, 36 correct picks
2. Caroline: 227 points, 32 correct
3. Steve: 223 points, 42 correct
4. Dan: 204 points, 39 correct
5. Justin: 191 points, 40 correct
6. Jeff: 188 points, 37 correct
7. Aaron: 178 points, 37 correct
8. Bo: 173 points, 35 correct
9. Inbal:154 points, 35 correct
10. Rachel: 142 points, 17 correct
11. Dara: 140 points, 30 correct

Andy's win is surprising, considering Caroline was in the lead from the beginning. But it's even more shocking when you find out that Andy won the empanada bobblehead for coming in last place last year.

Third Annual PH4H NIT Pick-'em Challenge, Final Scores

The Men's NIT is now over, and Ohio State is your champion. Similarly, the Third Annual PH4H NIT Pick-'em Challenge is over, and Bo is the winner.

Here are the final standings:

1. Bo: 61 points, 25 correct picks
2. Dara: 39 points, 20 correct
3. Inbal: 38 points, 22 correct
4. Rachel: 25 points, 17 correct
5. Andy: 22 points, 16 correct
6. Jeff: 21 points, 16 correct
7. Dan: 19 points, 16 correct
8. Justin: 16 points, 13 correct

Bunson Honeydew!

Says the New York Times in an article today:

"Vowing to make New York City the center of the scientific universe — as it is for commerce, art and expensive dining — a panel of university presidents, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein of New York, the actor Alan Alda, the Columbia physicist Brian Greene and a Muppet announced plans on Wednesday for a World Science Festival to be held here at the end of May. ...

Popping up from behind the lectern, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, who described himself as being from Muppet Labs, extolled the family-oriented programs. The most important thing they could show, he said, was "that science can be as explosive and violent as any TV program."

Then he sprayed Dr. Greene with a can of silly string."

Third Annual PH4H NIT Pick-'em, Round 4

The Men's NIT Semifinals are now over, and the championship will feature Ohio State against UMass. Bo is the only one to have picked either of those teams, which is why he's going to be our winner. The only remaining question is by how much -- but that'll be determined after the championship game tomorrow night.

Here are the current standings:

1. Bo: 45 points, 24 correct picks
2. Dara: 39 points, 20 correct
3. Inbal: 38 points, 22 correct
4. Rachel: 25 points, 17 correct
5. Andy: 22 points, 16 correct
6. Jeff: 21 points, 16 correct
7. Dan: 19 points, 16 correct
8. Justin: 16 points, 13 correct

Your Brain on Cubs

You've heard about the book already, but I invite you to comment on it—on Amazon, on your own blog, on George Will's Newsweek column! And don't forget to come to the panel discussion on April 24 ... I just learned that I get to moderate it, which means I get to ask questions of Bobby Thomson, who hit a pretty famous home run.

More Your Brain on Cubs in the news:

• NPR's "Science Friday"
• Scientific American interview
• MLB.com story
• Chicago Daily Herald (book gets panned! The guy is clearly a White Sox fan with a distorted sense of humor)
• WJBC (Bloomington, Ill.)
• WGN news story
• CBS 2 (Chicago) news story (video is not posted)
• NBC 5 (Chicago) news story (video is not posted)
• Chicago Tribune
• Chicago Public Radio

Women's NIT Challenge, Third and Fourth Rounds

This is a few days behind.

Here are the scores after the third round of the 2008 PH4H Women's NIT Pick-'em challenge:

1. Jeff: 26 points
2. Justin: 22 points
3. Dara: 22 points
4. Dan: 20 points

And after the fourth round:

1. Jeff: 30 points
2. Justin: 26 points
3. Dara: 26 points
4. Dan: 20 points

Based on my calculations, none of us picked teams that can make it to the finals, so none of us can score any more points. So, Jeff wins!

Third Annual PH4H NCAA Tournament Pick'em -- Second Update

It's too bad, really. The Third Annual PH4H NCAA Tournament Challenge was designed to favor upsets, and this year, the tournament made history by having all four first seeds reach the final four. Oh well. Here are the standings going in to the last week:

1. Caroline: 227 points, 32 correct picks
2. Steve: 223 points, 42 correct
3. Dan: 204 points, 39 correct
4. Andy: 194 points, 34 correct
5. Justin: 191 points, 40 correct
6. Jeff: 188 points, 37 correct
7. Aaron: 178 points, 37 correct
8. Bo: 173 points, 35 correct
9. Inbal:154 points, 35 correct
10. Rachel: 142 points, 17 correct
11. Dara: 140 points, 30 correct