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9.5.05

A Dov by any Name.....

Xerxes seems to be in somewhat of a book recommending phase, but if you have not yet read FREAKONOMICS by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, please give it a look. It is both brilliant and entertaining. It has been often cited recently for the essay, "If Drug Dealers are so Rich, then Why do They Still live with their Mothers"? The linked piece here is from the June Atlantic. It compiles male and female names based upon the name's proclivity to be that of a person with a high income or a person with a deep education. .....and alas no, Xerxes does not make the grade.

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