Check Credit.

In my opinion, owning credit cards are advantageous in these difficult economic times..but ONLY if you are a responsible and disciplined user ... or loan makers, there’s this site that can help you know your score. This credit report is based ... transaction that involves credit activities. At checkcredit.pro, you’d be able to request instant [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 10:11:14

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Layaway Is Making A Comeback

The Wall Street Journal: Layaway, a payment practice that was made popular during the Great Depression but nearly became extinct due to the instant gratification of credit cards, is back in fashion thanks to the credit crunch. Only ... Warehouse Corp.; and Kmart, — report that demand for layaway is stronger than it has been in years [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 14:07:56

2 Out of 3 Ain't Bad, 7 out of 9 Is...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Average interest rates on most types of credit cards rose slightly this week, according to a report from CreditCards.com.Annual percentage rates on seven out of nine categories of cards -- business, instant approval ... Thursday. The APR on cards for people with bad credit held steady at 10.82 percent while rates on student [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 17:47:00

Obama Stands Behind Use of ‘State Secrets’ in Warrantless Surveillance Lawsuit

In case your local media hasn’t made this clear (which is more than likely), when it comes to civil liberties there is very little daylight between Obama’s policies and those of his predecessor. Related: Obama Backs Extending Patriot Act Spy Provisions | Bill would give president emergency control of Internet | Bush’s Search Policy For Travelers Is Kept | ACLU Sues US Department of Homeland Security over Border Laptop Searches | US Federal Judge Tosses Telecom Spy Suits | Showdown in [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 20:54:55

The Road to Zimbabwe

By Terry Coxon, Editor, The Casey Report GoldSeek.com Sprinkled among all the official talk about efforts to end the current recession, you’ll hear assurances, notably from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, that when the economy does revive, it won’t be allowed to blast off into runaway inflation. The Fed, we’re being promised, will prevent such a launch by reabsorbing the hundreds of billions of dollars of excess liquidity it recently created to halt the credit crisis. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 12:40:48

The Discoverie of Witchcraft, by Reginald Scot (1584)

One topic that I’ve long had a fascination with is the history of skeptical and scientific thought.  Human beings are naturally endowed with the ability to reason, but that reason is a far cry from a belief in a world governed by immutable natural laws.  This is why I consider scientific education to be very important on a societal level; ignorance and fear combined with credulity can lead to devastating consequences: the bloody period of witch hunting in Europe resulted in somewhere between [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 19:32:32

ScamBuster 284

Hello friend, My name is Scott Whittington, I am an American soldier, I am serving in the military with the 1st Armored Division in Iraq , as you know we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs.We managed to move part of funds belonging to Saddam Hussein’s family in 2003. The total amount is US$12 Million dollars in cash, mostly 100 dollar bills,this money has been kept somewhere outside Baghdad for some time but with the proposed troop in increase by president Barrack Obama, [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:53:34

10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs

Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical. Note: This information is based on a previously published article and is also available as a PDF download . Building a better bottom line is just as important for an IT department as it is for the whole organization at the enterprise level. Implementing sound financial management within an IT framework is broader than simply being more efficient. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 07:00:53

Michael Moore: Interview of “Capitalism: A Love Story”

Thanks to Radical Eyes for suggesting this interview, which appeared on Democracy Now, and is available in audio.Guest: Michael Moore, Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. His latest film, Capitalism: A Love Story, opened in New York and Los Angeles yesterday. It opens nationwide on October 2nd.JUAN GONZALEZ: It was a year ago today when President George W. Bush gave a primetime address urging Americans to support the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 16:29:27

Doug Casey on the Echoes of War

Interviewed by Louis James, Editor, International Speculator LewRockwell.com Q: Doug, I hear you’ve been reading the obits recently – what’s on your mind? Doug: Yes, I couldn’t help but note the long and generally favorable obits on Robert “the Strange” McNamara, at age 93. The obituaries ranged from glowingly positive to, at worst that I read, neutral. I was shocked and disgusted by these things. I considered the man to be a classic sociopath and a war criminal, among other things. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 12:08:06

Toyota Massive Recall

Press Release Service – Wired PR News – Toyota Motor Corp. has announced plans for the largest recall it has ever had in the U.S. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the company is recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the country due to issues with floor mats, which may potentially cause accelerators to stick and drivers to crash.Toyota spokesman Irv Miller is quoted in the report as stating of the potential hazard, “A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 17:30:32

UK: Council hires hoodie spies to rummage through bins and see what is being thrown away

Hey, Toronto: guess what those RFID scannable and barcoded garbage bins you just got this year are for? Note the standardized appearance of the bin in the photo below. And garbage seizure? We’ve our own set of ridiculous rulings in place now authorizing the same: Flashback: Toronto: New bin regime spawns new rules, confusion for avid recyclers | Trash search doesn’t violate privacy rights, says top court | London Police Encourage Citizens To Inform on Neighbour’s Garbage | UK Slips New [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 15:05:14

On September 27

On this day in ... ... 1962 , the publishing house of Houghtom Mifflin issued Silent Spring , a book that a Time cover story credited with " Breaking the Silence on DDT ." Preceding publication of the work by biologist Rachel Carson had been excerpts in the New Yorker ; her allegations that DDT and other pesticides were being overused to the point that they had become " Elixirs of Death " had so disturbed chemical manufacturers that they threatened to sue to block publication of the book. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 09:59:00

QuickBooks Pro 2009 3 User

Amazon. com Product Description Small business accounting software that makes accounting easy with tools to organize your finances all in one place. Track sales & expenses. Click to enlarge. Reduce data entry by downloading your bank & credit card transactions into QuickBooks. Click to enlarge. Create purchase orders. Click to enlarge. Generate reports with one click to see how your business is doing. Click to enlarge. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 23:40:46

Scary: Bullet Makers Can't Keep Up With Demand

According to the article, "gun sales spiked when it became clear Obama would be elected a year ago and purchases continued to rise in his first few months of office. The FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System reported that 6.1 million background checks for gun sales were issued from January to May, an increase of 25.6 percent from the same period the year before."This is only the latest news report showing a rise in demand for guns and ammo since Obama took office. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:05:01

Mega Collection of Top Applications (more than 80) - vinay

MEGA SOFTWARE COLLECTION ALSO SEE PAGE-6 CRAZY TALK 5 PRO DFX SOUND ENHANCER V8.403 BIT DEFENDER TOTAL SECURITY 2009 Unlike other security solutions, which rely heavily on a list of pre-existing viruses, BitDefender security solutions use proactive B-HAVE technology that identifies and blocks new and zero-day threats. Additionally, BitDefender Total Security 2009 Systemâ??s maintenance and backup tools keep PCs running at optimal speed and protected from data loss. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:20:53

JetBlue Puts New Boston-Jamaica and Orlando-Jamaica Routes on Sale

- Now offering 33 destinations from Boston and 23 from Orlando - NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today kicked off sales on two of its newest Caribbean routes, linking Boston and Orlando with Montego Bay, on Jamaica’s north coast. Nonstop flights on both routes are set to begin in the New Year, subject to receipt of government operating authority, just in time for a mid-winter getaway to one of the region’s most popular destinations. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 03:07:49

The Obama Administration Is Still Deporting Youth: Support Jorge-Alonso Chehade

It is way past time that I wrote about Jorge-Alonso Chehade.  Jorge-Alonso is the fourth of a group of courageous unauthorized migrant youth who have led campaigns to stop their own deportations.  First there was Walter Lara , then there was Taha , then there was Herta Llusho .  All of their deportations were extended due in great part to the social media efforts of dreamactivist.org , SEIU , the broader pro-migrant blogosphere , and the increasing support of the progressive blogosphere. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 18:54:26

Obtaining Your Own Personal Instant Approval Credit Card

by Chris Channing The idea of an instant credit card doesn’t seem so safe at first glance. After all, there is plenty of debt in the world, and much skepticism for new financial ventures that comes with it. Instant credit cards are offers in which can tell you if you are approved in seconds- and are lenient on who may apply. The approval process for an instant approval credit card, surprisingly, isn’t going to be as simple as the title would imply. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 11:09:19

Online Instant Background Checks – How To Perform Instant Background Checks

In the current internet age, all you need is a click of a mouse to obtain any information you want. It is the fastest and easiest way to perform instant background checks . Though you have to spend some amount to get this information but if you see the accuracy and speed of getting the information, you will realize that it is a very small price. There were days when you had to spend your time and energy in trying to find information about anyone. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 09:28:17

A Fundamental Shift In How We Communicate: George Siemens, Twitter And The Real-Time Web

Are Twitter and the real-time web a fundamental shift in how we communicate? Or is the real-time web just a fad? Photo credit: Chris Lamphear While it is clear that the web has greatly simplified the way you and I consume information, now the problem is how to handle the huge amount of content that is produced. Just a few decades ago your morning newspaper, TV news and a couple of phone calls with your friends would just suffice to keep you updated on your interests. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 11:50:00

A Fundamental Shift In How We Communicate: George Siemens, Twitter And The Real-Time Web

Are Twitter and the real-time web a fundamental shift in how we communicate? Or is the real-time web just a fad? Photo credit: Chris Lamphear While it is clear that the web has greatly simplified the way you and I consume information, now the problem is how to handle the huge amount of content that is produced. Just a few decades ago your morning newspaper, TV news and a couple of phone calls with your friends would just suffice to keep you updated on your interests. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 11:50:00

Red Ink, Green Proposals, No White Smoke (Yet)

The chatter continues over California's $40 billion budget hole, as Democrats pitch some new economic stimulus ideas, ... toward everything from wetlands restoration and flood protection to repair and building projects ... some of the state's idled construction workers back to work. Of course, selling bonds on Wall Street [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:42:50

Blocking, Tackling & Running: Leveraging a Crisis Into Real Change

There's a fairly well known cartoon of two scientists working out a problem on a chalkboard covered with complex equations and down in the circle is a little circle with the key step inserted in small print - "and then a miracle occurs". Wouldn't it be nice if we could take the same short-cut to fixing the horrendous shopping list of significant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:11

How Do I Sell My Stuff On eBay

Finding it increasingly difficult to get enough money to survive? Want to get some extra money for your family? Then perhaps you should consider selling products on eBay. Internet businesses are becoming a very popular way of making money . Selling on eBay is easier than most other businesses. If you’re trying to find a way to sell stuff on eBay then there are some important things to consider. You might want to sell things to clear some space, or to make some money . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 16:06:43

LESLIE AND THE BADGERS: WE’RE ARMED TO THE TEETH

ramon felixDownload: Leslie and the Badgers “Los Angeles” (from Roomful Of Smoke available now from Leslie and the Badgers)See also: Leslie and the Badgers Mixtape here!Leslie and the Badgers recorded their album while Los Angeles was on fire and began their residency at the Echo as the ash finally started to dissipate. Producer David Bianco let them use Bob Dylan’s microphone and they meet now for beers at Cole’s, where they would have fit perfectly opening for I See Hawks In L.A. not too long ago. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 16:51:17

Fantasy Basketball, Week 5

by Emry DowningHall After dropping a fantasy column on Wednesday of last week, I’m back on short rest with this week’s column ... for that when analyzing a deal is crucial. Though I What great production... occasionally find errors ... that credit the number of fourth quarters sat as a positive statistic; Kobe Bryant owners stand [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:33:34

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/24/2009+

Windows Azure, Azure Data Services, SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series. Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Azure Blob, Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database (SADB) .NET Services: Access Control, Service Bus and Workflow Live Windows Azure Apps, Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 21:52:00

Cut Costs On Your Restaurant Bill – Eat At Home

This is a guest post from Trisha Wagner, a freelance writer for DestroyDebt.com. Destroy Debt is a debt community featuring debt forums ... with staggering debt levels, unemployment and reaching the end of their credit limit. The restaurant ... my son to his favorite restaurant after receiving a good report from daycare. As we got in line [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:00:02

SAD NEWS

I just returned home from watching the debate (and having a beer afterwards) to discover an email from a pilot friend of mine ... pilot, has been moved from the emergency room into ICU, is conscious, and at last report does ... . We can also credit the world's best trauma treatment, because both of them got to top-flight medical [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 06:43:25

Search Background Checks

by Ben Dave Background Checks are typically conducted discreetly. By that token, it is sneaky to some degree ... . Employers, credit officers, landlords, lawyers, business partners and even prospective in-laws ... , Negligent Hiring being the big issue that it has become in human resource operation. Credit or loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:49:50

Ticket Notice: Sunday shows -- McCain, Bayh, Ridge, Rubin

ABC This Week: Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C./McCain supporter) and Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill ... of the Cook Political Report, Kelly O'Donnell of NBC News, and Chuck Todd, political director of NBC News. --Leslie Hoffecker Don't miss a single Ticket item. Get instant alerts via your cellphone [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 19:00:05

Use Online Surveys To Build Customer Trust And Loyalty And Thrive During The Recession

The ongoing financial crisis and talk of recession has left a lot of Internet marketers worried about whether they will be able to stay in business ... . Social network marketing sites, email, instant messaging and Skype all offer the Internet marketer ... with products first is not a great way to raise your credit rating with your prospects. One good way [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 17:54:53

Grieving Families Suffer Further as Identity Thieves Target the Recently Deceased

There is much to deal with after the passing of a family member, the last thing you think you would have to do is deal with credit applications ... is different than the one in the applicant's main credit file. This new FTC rule just went into effect ... was stolen and used to apply for AMEX and BestBuy among other credit cards. Identity theft accounted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:31:36

YES WE DID! Save, that is

Members of "Generation Net" aka the "Millenials" are commonly characterized as having technological prowess, ... credit, special thought should be given to policies that will enable individuals, especially at lower and moderate income levels, to develop their own unrestricted savings accounts. Encouraging [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 05:39:00

Hamilton’s Counterfeit Capitalism

Daily Article by George F. Smith | As we await Bush’s replacement to straighten our wayward lives, it’s crucial to understand how we got here and why policy makers are so determined to do the wrong thing. Austrian economics explains why their policies are flawed, but no one with a voice seems to care [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:36:00

Information Is Power 1_ EU Funding Orwellian Technology…

Information is Power 1 – EU funding Orwellian technology by IanPJ on Sun 20 Sep 2009 12:00 BST This morning the Telegraph tells us that the EU is funding an ‘Orwellian’ artificial intelligence plan to monitor public for “abnormal behaviour” The European Union is spending millions of pounds developing “Orwellian” technologies designed to scour the internet and CCTV images for “abnormal behaviour”. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 09:44:36

The Six People You Meet In Freelance Internet Writing Hell

Writing on the internet is a special kind of experience. Unlike print publications, the second your internet article is posted a crowd of eager onlookers is standing by ready to give you instant feedback on your work. Does it connect with people? Did you miss the mark on some seemingly unimportant fact? Do they hate you and your very existence? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 06:08:27

Unsurprisingly, Illegal Deported for Armed Robbery Finds NYT in His Corner

-By Warner Todd Huston A criminal without legal status deported by US immigration officials is the subject of the latest pity party thrown by The New York Times. The Times seems to find it lamentable that this gang member and armed robber was deported from “his homeland” — that would be the USA — to Cambodia, the land of his birth ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 14:37:04

The Great Reinflation

Responding to growing concern about the quality of the Federal Reserve System’s assets, former Federal Reserve Governor Lyle Gramley told reporters last week that “You have to reckon with the fact that one of the Fed’s assets is gold certificates, which are priced, as I remember, at US$42 an ounce, and if we were to price them at market prices, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:53:47

The Brain Hammer review of MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D!!!

First things first, the title of this review is misleading. I didn’t actually get to see MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, I saw MY BLOODY VALENTINE 2D. No eye popping 3D magic for me, I’m not lucky enough to live in a big city with one of them there fancy ass movie places. As a result, I got to watch a horror movie shot in 3D in boring old 2D [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:54:54

Legislative panel finds Palin abused authority, ethics laws

An investigator for an Alaskan legislative panel issued a report Friday night saying that as governor, Sarah Palin, ... the influence of alcohol and Tasering his young son. The report is not a legal indictment; the panel has no power to prosecute. Members said they'd await a state Personnel Board report before considering [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 02:52:53

Big Changes In The Senate As The Parties Gear Up For Another GOP Drubbing In 2010

Yesterday we remarked how a Debbie Wasserman Schultz led cabal of conservative Democrats is already bad mouthing the prospects of the DCCC working to ... -- who can claim a lot of credit for helping elect quite a few Democrats ("more" if not the "better ... and equally unscrupulous House counterpart, Rahm Emanuel, claims a lot more credit for Democratic [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 13:30:00

Pertinent Obituary, Dimon Says Worst Not Over, Oil Producers Struggle, The Next Bubble and More!

One company to summarize all of the last 10 years… now on its deathbed Credit crisis survivor predicts “worst… not yet behind us” Oil ... and now the epitome of the credit crisis: Nortel had $2.4 billion of cash in hand yesterday ... for most of 2009. In terms of our sector, we expect consumer loans and credit cards to continue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:40:53

Debt Relief Solutions and Tips For Everyone

It used to be that if you needed debt relief help, you just went to Mom or Dad to help bail you out ... problems are a very common occurrence in modern life.  We live in a society that promotes instant ... or have your credit card company suddenly get blown to kingdom come.  The sooner you deal with the problem, the sooner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:51:54

Experian’s New Subscription Plan Enables Small-Business Professionals to Reduce Risk and Save Money

Experian’s New Subscription Plan Enables Small-Business Professionals to Reduce Risk and Save Money Business Credit Pro(SM) gives small businesses the freedom to research business backgrounds and credit scores at a low price COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Experian , a global information services company, today announced Business Credit Pro(SM), a new online subscription plan that provides instant access to multiple business credit reports at a low price. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 10:23:29

COUNTING AMERICA’S 40,000,000 VOTES (Nov, 1936)

view additional pages COUNTING AMERICA’S 40,000,000 VOTES NEWS of the election of George Washington as first president of the United States was ... machines produce instant totals. Motorcycles, telegraph lines, telephones, press association wires ... to report its vote. In the face of competition from Mount Washington and other neighbors, New Ashford [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 06:07:27

Media Lens: The Cockroach Test

22 September, 2009 — MEDIA LENS: Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate mediaAlain de Botton, “Branded Conversations”, and Runaway Climate ChangeNews that philosopher Alain de Botton had been hired as Heathrow’s “writer in residence” generated minor ripples across the media pond, including occasional murmurs of disapproval. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 10:47:40

Blog Scams: Get Rich Quick and Work From Home Scams

In Flipping Blog Scams MMO Niche is Full of Jerks, Garry Conn takes on the scams associated with Make Money Online Niches (MMON) and reselling domain names and sites: It takes a lot to get me upset; however, when I witness people within the MMO niche that act like a bunch of middle school kids making fun of the ugly girl who dropped her books in [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 00:31:30

Littlewood on Superannuation

I blogged on Monday my thoughts on the fiscal crisis, and talked about the stupidity of borrowing money now, as a means of saving for the future. Michael Littlewood has sent me a response to my post, which I’m delighted to publish. Michael is an expert on superannuation policy and is with the Retirement Policy and Research Centre of Auckland [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 01:53:23

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