Ravens Use Big Fourth Quarter To Put Away Chiefs

September 30, 2009 | By Ross Everett In Blogging | by Ross EverettThe bad news for the Baltimore Ravens in their 2009 NFL regular season opener was that their vaunted defense gave up 24 points despite holding a decided advantage in every other statistical category. The good news was that their offense was more than up to the task, answering with 38 points and a franchise record 501 yards. All told, the Ravens opened their season on a winning note beating the Kansas City Chiefs 38-24. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 19:57:52

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The Final Countdown: The season's 5 most surprising teams

As the 2009 season draws to a close, we look back with a few numbered lists that are chock full of vitamins and oh-so-easy to digest. Today we count the teams that weren't disappointments , but provided a few more smiles than expected instead. 1. Colorado Rockies After a 74-88 finish in 2008 and an offseason that saw Matt Holliday (notes) off to Oakland, it seemed as if it were safe to write off the Rockies as a one-year one-month-in-2007 wonder. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:05:02

Following Grueling Financial Times You Can Re-establish Your Credit

September 29, 2009 | By Kevin Lynch In Blogging | by Kevin LynchRebuilding credit after a time of monetary hardships, insolvency, repossessions or other monetary damage that blemishes any credit report can be frightening and baffling. For most people these are times of awful pressure. But times change and situations change so don’t let the liberation than comes when the income and cash get back in line be overshadowed by the problems left on the credit report. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:00:00

OIL’s well, that starts well!

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. The opening moments will be dominated more by Oil India’s listing. The market will be keen to see how the stock behaves after a tepid debut for Adani Power and NHPC. We expect another positive start though Asian stock markets are mixed after overnight losses on Wall Street. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 04:01:00

The Problem Of Medical Homelessness

Please allow me to coin a new term: Medical Homelessness – Not having access to a consistent familiar medical setting.  Not having a care location where one is known or where the medical information is accurate. credit I think medical homelessness is one of the main problems in our system. Given the nature of care in the US, most patients are required to be their own homes.  They serve as the conduit where medical information from one provider goes to another. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 20:00:50

Credit Crisis Sequel, Global Bank Bailout, Emerging Markets Still a Buy?, Gas Wars and More!

Ghosts of the fourth quarter haunt global financials… so begins the second act of the credit saga… Even the IMF needs a loan… $150 billion to back ... advice… with S&P 500 price targets… Plus, Russia-Ukraine gas dispute not yet over… a reader ... predicted today. According to Morgan’s report, profits at HSBC will decline “sharply” this year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:28:24

MUSIC: 50 Cent Hangs Tough As MTV’s #9 Hottest MC In The Game

Despite no official album, Fif has stayed hot with mixtapes, Web presence and publicity. The 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game rollout is on! As in 2007 and 2008 , the list, determined by the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust, is based on an MC’s achievements right now, rather than an entire career. The criteria is based on a combination of rhyme skill, flow and how those things are implemented musically as the main factors. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 12:16:07

Retail Sales Disappoint

Retail sales disappoint….  Chuck’s views on the Lone Prop…  Waiting on the ECB…  Emerging market currencies sell off…  And Now… Today’s Pfennig! ... according to yesterday’s report from the Commerce Department. The falling home prices, rising job losses, and tighter credit have all combined to finally force US consumers to adjust their spending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:57:41

Can Debt Consolidation Make My Financial Position Worse?

Debt consolidation is one of the best ways of reducing debt. Your monthly payments become much lower and this will give you more disposable income. Unfortunately, debt consolidation can also make your position much worse. The reason debt consolidation can be bad is you. You, and your bad financial habits. That is how you got into debt in the first place. Lack of financial discipline If you take out a debt consolidation loan you have given your finance s some breathing space. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 11:16:03

Fantasy Football Week 4 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Lineup Advice and Projections

Looking back at my  Week 3 Start Em, Sit Em post as I begin Week 4’s, and it was a pretty solid week. The definite hits: Derrick Mason (start), Brent Celek (start), Denver D (start), Carson Palmer (sit), Ben Watson (sit), Donnie Avery (sit). The definite misses: Trent Edwards (start), Dallas D (sit). The ones I predicted relatively well but touchdowns (or lack thereof) skewed value: Steve Slaton (start), Cedric Benson (sit). [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 14:23:50

How to Write a Resume That Will Land an Interview

Many people haven’t looked at their resume in years; they haven’t needed to. But in 2009’s collapsed economy, jobs are shaking out like coins from a piggy bank. If you’ve been laid off or you’re worried you might be, blow the dust off your old resume and bring it back to life. Whether you are just updating or starting from scratch ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:10:41

Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations

More photos » by Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP 2 days ago: Denver Broncos' Knowshon Moreno, top, leaps over Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 12:30:14

Sunflower Slate Q&A with Washburn LB Zach Watkins

ZACH WATKINS I caught up with Washburn senior linebacker Zach Watkins on Wednesday afternoon and came away extremely impressed — and ready to dole out some serious Sunflower Slate karma. Here’s the skinny on Watkins — the 6-foot, 235-pound linebacker from Independence, Mo. (hometown of Harry Truman) is only the second player in Washburn history to go over 400 tackles, with 403, and could break the career mark of 459 this season. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 22:29:29

FHA chatter; News from MERS, Wells, Flagstar; Home price index not as bad as feared

  As my grandfather used to say, “If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”* Apparently the folks at Sunwest Bank , out of Tustin, CA, felt the same way. Clients received a letter saying, “I regret to inform you that as of October 2, 2009, Sunwest Bank will be suspending its mortgage banking operations. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:04:07

Busting the Ghosts of Hope

Expectations for Barack Obama’s presidency have continued to soar since his historic election. Millions believe change is possible. But what kind of change? And to whose benefit? Our country and our world are in crisis, and the tepid, incremental reforms Obama has been emphasizing aren’t going to cut it. It’s time to think outside the box [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:44:52

SEC Football Power Poll: Final Ballot

1. Florida The Gators played the now-traditional part of an SEC champion by winning the BCS Title. 2 ... one, but to his credit Chizik has hired a nice staff. Maybe things won't be as bad as we think ... for the bowls. Can they improve next year with Jordan Jefferson under center? 6. Vanderbilt Vandy won [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:08:56

Yahoo: So Much For The Honeymoon

Yahoo (YHOO) shareholders seem unmoved by yesterday’s news that former Autodesk chief Carol Bartz is taking over as CEO from Jerry Yang and that ... seek to sell its Asian assets? How bad was the fourth quarter - and how much worse will Q1 ... a capable outsider with a a strong track record, Yahoo should finally be able to make decisions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:30:28

Fed and BOE Shell Games to Bailout Insolvent Banks

The US banking system is insolvent. I gave 25 reasons on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in You Know The Banking System Is Unsound When.... 1 ... , imploding commercial real estate deals, Alt-A liar loans, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds, toggle bonds ... loans cannot be paid back.Many things have transpired since then. I could easily list another 25 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:51:43

Republican Study Committee Proposes Ineffective Tax Cuts, Destructive Spending Reduction For Stimulus

yesterday, which Matthew Yglesias noted is a “barrel full” of permanent tax cuts. Today, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) ... to do with the taxes they may pay in the future and everything to do with a fear of losing money because there is no demand in the economy, asset prices are highly volatile, and credit is hard to come [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:20:45

Emerald Marketing Payday Loans

Situations, a payday loan but actually these loans are made to save your salary. Sometimes, you just cannot wait any further misfortunes ... in their credit report. The money is short or the borrower to select emergency payday loans. These loans ... the repayment can cost you a substantial amount. Therefore, it is apt to submit the pay emerald marketing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:21:14

EYEWITNESSES CORROBORATE: DRUNKENNESS CAN LEAD TO BAD THINGS

We have an anonymous account of the poor, wretched sorority girl who beshat herself at the national title game, ... the italicized account. Remember: drinking is an adventure. Some adventures end with you holding the Crystal ... kinder image that the one we could have used here. The account: My buddies and I were tailgating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:56:14

And Then There’s This…Thursday, January 15th, 2009

As per usual these last few days, gold did nothing in Far East or European trading ... time when a rally commenced. But it was all for naught once the London p.m. fix was in. The bids ... -) will move their earnings release date to today from next week. How bad must their numbers be? Citigroup’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:30:45

Gold Falls 1 pct as Dollar Firms; ECB Eyed

U.S. data sparks flight to dollar…  Oil slips, traders fret over demand outlook…  Traders await ECB rate decision on Thursday ... as the dollar has increased on a flight to safety after very bad retail sales numbers,” said Calyon metals analyst Robin Bhar. “People were calling for a pretty bad retail sales number as it stood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:05:29

Bush Economic Miracle: International Art Market Collapsing-- Along With Every Other Market

Damien Hirst's "Adam & Eve Under the Table." The seated lady isn't part of the exhibitionSunday I was laughing about some of the Times'top 44 tourist ... has some bad news for all Damien Hirst purchasers. His edgy art may have been a better investment ... boom in the art market that was buoyed by record bonuses paid to financial executives.Lehman plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:00:00

Deals of the Day: Citi’s Split Personality

Deals of the Day gathers all the biggest news of the morning related to mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies, financing and private equity ... of America’s credit-loss provisions surged, while a preliminary loss of $15.31 billion at Merrill Lynch ... to Citigroup on business cards, brochures and marketing materials, Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg Today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:02:58

weight loss tips: All about Weight Watchers Online

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that I recently lost that pesky last 10 pounds I was carrying around. It took just shy of 2 months, but as of this week, I am officially at my goal weight: 120 pounds. (which also means that my Points Tracker on the Weight Watchers website added another THREE WHOLE POINTS for me. EVERY DAY! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:20:34

JPMorgan profit drops 76 percent

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said that its profit fell 76 percent as rising defaults. The company said in a statement that the year-old U.S ... More consumers are paying late on their credit cards and mortgages, forcing banks to increase reserves, the statement said. JPMorgan has almost tripled its provisions for bad debt in the past year. Fourth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:23:57

BROWN RALLIES THE TROOPS: “LABOUR STANDS FOR THE MANY NOT THE FEW.”

It was a good speech. Given the gutter attacks and gossip about his health, and slanderous whispering about him being on anti-depressants, Gordon Brown came out fighting. The best aspects were his defiant summary of what the last 12 years of Labour government have achieved, and his withering contempt for the Tory laissez faire economics. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:38:33

One of Nation's top Liberals admits Surge worked, Bush was right: But Anti-War faction of the Libertarian movement still silent

by Eric DonderoOne of the Nation's leading Liberal spokespersons Peter Beinart is admitting this morning in the Washington Post, ... credit to Republican President George W. Bush, and uses the term "courageous" to describe ... over the past two years, the New York Times reports. Returning to Iraq after long absences [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:37:00

Wista Antivirus Is Almost Believable

I have to admit, the images that you see with the Wista Antivirus bug are almost convincing ... the Vista operating system was launched, and presumably targets those users more than others.  Beyond ... is infected by an unrealistically immense amount of viruses. Your computer would not work under those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 08:00:56

Your Credit Rating And You

by Steve Collins Credit ratings, at their most straightforward, are personal debt histories ... assessment of whether we are a good or bad risk. But what kind of information does a credit rating contain ... . Credit ratings can haunt us for our entire life, providing a often worrying picture [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:23:20

Why Your Credit Rating Is Important

by Steve Collins Credit ratings, at their most straightforward, are personal debt histories ... of our financial behavior. Lenders and credit card companies look to credit ratings for the most simple assessment of whether we are a good or bad risk. But what kind of information does a credit rating contain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:27:43

Another Quasi-Nationalization, House Debuts Obama Stimulus, Russian Resource War Approaches, Prices Fall and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Congress unleashes remainder of TARP… another $350 billion into the void Treasury wastes no time… Bank of America quasi-nationalized Dan Denning on the real issue plaguing American financials Obama’s fiscal tenure off to terrific start… $825 billion stimulus bill, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:25:19

Credit Crisis Watch: Gaining Positive Traction

In order to gauge the progress being made to unclog credit markets and restore confidence in the world’s financial system, ... in this “Credit Crisis Watch” review, one can ascertain to what extent the various central bank liquidity ... of the credit crisis in August 2007. 14-jan-1.jpg Source: StockCharts.com Importantly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:30:49

Links: 2009-01-16 - Banks, Ireland, and Africa

There is a lot of news out there so I have broken the links up into distinct sections. But, I have three topics of particular note today ... are imploding and that is bad ews for African economies. As bad as it is in the G-7 and the West ... $2.6bn - Times Online Bank of America Receives $138 Billion of Rescue Funds - Bloomberg.com Banks’ Loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:45:49

Background Check and Prevention

Criminal background checks are becoming a vital part of the hiring process. Certain people with bad criminal records might reflect some potential for bad circumstances in the future. If a person has embezzlement on their criminal record, a bad experience involving large amount of money may be prevented by a criminal background check [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:01:34

Sheppard: Middle Road Has Fewer Bumps

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton didn’t ditch slow practice areas when the economy was booming and now they are reaping the ... of the Los Angeles-based firms to report their year-end results. The Recorder reported results http ... the biggest decline, at 21 percent. Pillsbury was the only firm in this survey to report a slight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:10:00

Icelandic bank investment: What went wrong in Charnwood

Mark Wallace of the Taxpayers Alliance on how Council investments were out of control - but at least Charnwood found out what went ... not get anything wrong, and that thus there is nothing really to learn from what happened. A report ... . What the reporter found was a report arising from a special audit investigation into the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:53:01

CNN's State of the Union transcript

CNN’s State of the Union anchor John King traveled today to a manufacturing factory in Bedford Heights, Ohio, to interview President-elect Barack Obama for an exclusive interview before being sworn in as president on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Full Transcript THIS IS A RUSH FDCH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:08:27

TECH SUPPORT INTERVIEW: the crafts of ‘The Reader’

The past week has been exceptionally good to Stephen Daldry’s “The Reader” on the awards circuit.  The film followed up its five Golden Globe nominations with the same number from BAFTA, not to mention Kate Winslet’s BFCA and Globe awards for her performance as Hanna Schmitz [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:49:53

Creeping Up to 5 Digits Yet Again

It is only a number — the stock market equivalent of an appliance chain’s millionth customer, or the gazillionth hamburger served at McDonald’s.Still, the Dow, which closed up 124.17 points at 9,789.36 on Monday, is within reach of 10,000, The New York Times’s Jack Healy writes. Who would have thought? [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 07:18:22

What Can You Buy With 50 Billion Zimbabwe Dollars?

The inflationary horror of creating excess money and credit is well known, and is superbly illustrated by Zimbabwe, ... s government go far, far beyond mere monetary ones, making a bad situation much, much worse. I bring ... what always happens when a government creates too much money and credit, which is that the currency [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:37

What The Rise And Fall In Housing Has Done

The Ventura County Star reports from California. “Thousands of Ventura County residents were pushed out of their homes last year, ... a year ago because they see the price slide continuing and ‘want to get out before it’s really bad,’ ... with programs from some of the major lenders and loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:16:59

Insurance Companies Are Not All Equal

by Ethan Kalvin You can get Insurance Coverage on just about anything you can think of ... be rated based on your gender, age, distance driven each year, driving record, and your credit history. There are also external influences that also contribute to your final insurance quote [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:22:40

Record rate of repos in 2008

Filed under: Etc. The mortgage meltdown and the financial crisis on Wall St ... that automakers were doling out bad loans just like the banks, but that's not entirely true. The high amount of luxury vehicles being repo'd have gone up as well, and many of those buyers have very good credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 13:41:02

Your Credit Rating Is Important

by Steve Collins Credit ratings, at their most simple, are personal debt histories ... of our financial behavior. Lenders and credit card companies look to credit ratings for the most simple assessment of whether we are a good or bad risk. But what kind of information does a credit rating contain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:53:50

Your Credit Rating And You

by Steve Collins Credit ratings, at their most simple, are personal debt histories ... of our financial behavior. Lenders and credit card companies look to credit ratings for the most simple assessment of whether we are a good or bad risk. But what kind of information does a credit rating contain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:41:15

Should the Supreme Court Grant Cert in Rambus (Revisited, and Cross-Posted at Patently-O)

[Rutgers Professor Michael Carrier recently posted as a guest at Patently-O arguing in favor of the FTC’s position in Rambus and the Supreme Court granting certiorari.  I thought Professor Crouch might be interested in sharing with his readers a different perspective on the merits of the FTC’s petition for cert in Rambus sketched out in my [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:07:57

The Playlist's Least Anticipated Films Of 2009

We wanted to subtitle this feature Cockpunching Your Brain Into Next Year: The Films Of 2009 Probably Destined To Make Us Unintentionally Laugh The Most. But you know, we mostly digress, but if you really want to see some of the year's worst films look no further than what's coming out this month in January: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:11:00

A brief history of the beginnings of the Ford Motor CompanyWhy now? ... coming today from news outlets when:Government Loans Chrysler $1.5 Billion to Get Credit Moving ... and Chrysler CEO’s would you leave your private jets for sale in DC and drive home from Washington [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:01:11

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