Posts about Home Sales as of January 14, 2009

It’s Time For Girl Scout Cookies! - lakelandlocal.com 01/14/2009 photo credit: jrayfarm1980 This is a good time of year for cookie lovers … . The pushers will begin their booth sales on Feb. 27. That means you’ll most likely be able to find them … your cookies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:24:35

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The Top Franchise Trends For 2009

Two words will be dominating the franchise landscape for 2009: cautious optimism ... credit score, and low personal debt, will increase the chances of getting a franchise loan.  More tips ... entrepreneurial ventures. Franchise Loan Availability The financial institutions are still going through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 07:30:34

Consumer Traps & Tips & Tallahassee Report from Sen. Deutch

The Sheriff’s Department has issued an alert for all citizens ... , consider sending a certified letter to the collection agency asking them to stop contacting ... : Collection Agencies Trap: Ed from Lake Worth found himself overwhelmed with unexpected medical bills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:29:05

DrumBeat: January 11, 2009

UAE and Qatar will lead demand for oil in Gulf this year The UAE and Qatar will lead the 18 million barrels a day growth in oil demand in the Gulf in 2009, energy analysis firm PFC energy said in its latest report. The Washington-based company ... dispute was signed by all sides. UAE oil surge boosts Arab financial surplus Arab countries [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:56:01

Media & Politics

Media & Politics 16-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Outgoing CIA director defends detainee interrogation program (McClatchy) LANGLEY, Va. — Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden vigorously defended on Thursday the agency’s use of secret prisons and coercive interrogation methods on suspected al Qaida terrorists, [more...]

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

President Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People

Dec. 8, 2008: President George W. Bush kisses one of the children attending the Children’s Holiday Reception and Performance with first lady Laura Bush in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The reception is for children whose parents are serving in the military and cannot be with them for the Christmas holiday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:47:09

Big Sugar deal approved

By Curtis Morgan Miami Herald Water managers on Tuesday narrowly approved a $1.34-billion deal to buy a sprawling swath of sugar fields, a landmark purchase with promise to dramatically reshape Everglades restoration and surrounding farming communities [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 00:12:49

DrumBeat: January 12, 2009

A novel plan for economic stimulus What's different now? In the 1930s, even though the U.S ... Intelligence Council's "Global Trends 2025" report concluded that, in the near term, pressure ... " report. It would appear that we need to plan for a less energy-intense future. StatoilHydro drills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:02:56

DrumBeat: January 17, 2009

Recession drills deep into oil and gas: Industry in crisis Job cuts have been the dominant theme in British business over the past three months ... in the North Sea in recent years and provide a much-needed windfall for Wendel. The firm saw its credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:50:47

The End of an Era

The End of an Era Posted on January 16, 2009 by brandibratrude photo credit Issue #278 Jan 16, 2009 The End of an Era Our long national nightmare is (almost ... , and then threatens to veto clean energy incentives because they take back billions in giveaways [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:39:55

House starts impeachment, blocks special election

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/12/second-chances.html -- House starts impeachment, blocks special election - Fran Eaton (FROM THE ARTICLE: IR learned this evening that the nine Republicans who will serve on the impeachment committee are: State Reps Jim Durkin, Jim Sacia, Chapin Rose, Roger Eddy, Bill Black, Mike Bost, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 03:56:54

7 Ways to Lower Your Energy Bills

Are the bills piling up? by Ethan Ewing, www.bills.com If you’re like many Americans, you’re probably looking for ways to trim costs while the economy is in a down turn.  According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average American home will spend $990 on heating this year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:28:36

DrumBeat: January 14, 2009

DrumBeat: January 14, 2009 Obama energy goal hard to meet: Bodman WASHINGTON (Reuters) ... in energy prices, but this would not affect its $2.3 billion credit facility, the independent oil ... (Bloomberg) — Crude oil fell after a U.S. government report showed that stockpiles climbed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:22:13

Ecosystem Markets Take Off

Image credit: WikipediaEcosystem markets, exchanges of nature's various services, are adding new ... are turning to the invisible hand of the market to protect biodiversity, clean waterways, and fight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:46:45

DrumBeat: January 14, 2009

Obama energy goal hard to meet: Bodman WASHINGTON (Reuters) ... prices, but this would not affect its $2.3 billion credit facility, the independent oil and gas ... (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell after a U.S. government report showed that stockpiles climbed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:55:13

FT: Citi to Split Investment and Commercial Bank

The irony is rich, and a bit sad. I had Citi as a client in the 1980s, and served them in a small way in their efforts to make inroads into investment banking. It looked like a quixotic effort with commercial banks seeming likely to remain relegated to the margins: smaller clients, simpler deals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:56:34

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 11, January 16, 2009

Readers & Subscribers: Please see the Readers Note in the right column ... or company contribution by credit card (click here). Fill out the form (optional); insert "REGTrak ... . Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment Manual    5. WATER - NM [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:18:00

Food, Future, Famine?

Read more of this story » planet earth A new report prepared by the National Intelligence Council has projected that the world would be ... . Depletion of Natural Resources The new report paints a very grim picture of our future. While [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:55:02

AP: No Experience in new CIA Chief Somehow Shows Obama’s ‘Clean Break from Bush Administration’?

-By Warner Todd Huston To paraphrase Forrest Gump, Inexperienced is as inexperienced does ... made this pick to show he is making a “clean break from Bush administration.” A clean break? How ... for a clean break from Bush administration policies. If the AP means that by picking Panetta [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 10:54:10

Clean Up Your Credit.

Sep.27, 2009 in Uncategorized Clean Up Your Credit. Increase Your Score And Save Money When You Need To Borrow. Only You Can Fix Items On You Credit Report Due To Privacy Laws. Easy To Understand Directions And The Forms You Will Need. Do It Now – Don’t Wait. Your Score Increases …Clean Up Your Credit.Tags: Clean, Credit, Your [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 18:18:33

DrumBeat: January 6, 2009

The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand OTTAWA — A major source of oil for the United States must now confront another problem: its carbon footprint. Canada, in large part because of the production capacity of its oil sands, is now the largest oil supplier to the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:47:30

A Payday Loan At The Right Time

Have you been hearing the advantages of payday loans over and over again? ... the decision of the lender in any way. So even if you have a bad credit history, you need not worry ... Have you seen advertisements telling you how life can be made much simpler with a payday loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:23:36

AP: No Experience in new CIA Chief Somehow Shows Obama’s ‘Clean Break from Bush Administration’?

To paraphrase Forrest Gump, Inexperienced is as inexperienced does ... that Obama made this pick to show he is making a “clean break from Bush administration.” A clean break? How ... s intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies. If the AP means that by picking Panetta [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 02:46:04

UFC 93 predictions, preview and analysis

UFC 93 predictions, preview and analysis 16 Jan 2009 UFC 93: “Franklin vs ... re looking for an unbiased and objective examination of each contest, then I’m happy to report ... and UFC 77. But give credit where credit is due: “Ace” was one win away from cleaning out an entire [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:02:45

Financial innovations: A history of scams

Business StandardFinancial innovations: A history of scamsDevangshu Datta / New Delhi January 17, 2009, 0:22 ISTRamalinga Raju cooked his books - and his goose - but India's history of scams is long and innovative.Until Ramalinga Raju made his confessional statement, his 2009 travel calendar had "Davos" marked on it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:33:00

Financial innovations: A history of scams

Business StandardFinancial innovations: A history of scamsDevangshu Datta / New Delhi January 17, 2009, 0:22 ISTRamalinga Raju cooked his books - and his goose - but India's history of scams is long and innovative.Until Ramalinga Raju made his confessional statement, his 2009 travel calendar had "Davos" marked on it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:33:00

Financial innovations: A history of scams

Business StandardFinancial innovations: A history of scamsDevangshu Datta / New Delhi January 17, 2009, 0:22 ISTRamalinga Raju cooked his books - and his goose - but India's history of scams is long and innovative.Until Ramalinga Raju made his confessional statement, his 2009 travel calendar had "Davos" marked on it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:33:00

Financial innovations: A history of scams

Business StandardFinancial innovations: A history of scamsDevangshu Datta / New Delhi January 17, 2009, 0:22 ISTRamalinga Raju cooked his books - and his goose - but India's history of scams is long and innovative.Until Ramalinga Raju made his confessional statement, his 2009 travel calendar had "Davos" marked on it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:33:00

Financial innovations: A history of scams

Business StandardFinancial innovations: A history of scamsDevangshu Datta / New Delhi January 17, 2009, 0:22 ISTRamalinga Raju cooked his books - and his goose - but India's history of scams is long and innovative.Until Ramalinga Raju made his confessional statement, his 2009 travel calendar had "Davos" marked on it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:33:00

Financial innovations: A history of scams

Business StandardFinancial innovations: A history of scamsDevangshu Datta / New Delhi January 17, 2009, 0:22 ISTRamalinga Raju cooked his books - and his goose - but India's history of scams is long and innovative.Until Ramalinga Raju made his confessional statement, his 2009 travel calendar had "Davos" marked on it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:33:00

Financial innovations: A history of scams

Business StandardFinancial innovations: A history of scamsDevangshu Datta / New Delhi January 17, 2009, 0:22 ISTRamalinga Raju cooked his books - and his goose - but India's history of scams is long and innovative.Until Ramalinga Raju made his confessional statement, his 2009 travel calendar had "Davos" marked on it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:33:00

DrumBeat: January 7, 2009

Shell seeks Colo. water for oil shale production Shell Oil has filed for the first major water right on the Yampa River in northwest Colorado for ... more than $4 a barrel Wednesday after a government report showed much larger than expected increases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:57:26

Checking in on the… Ivy League

David Zeitlin is the RTC correspondent for the Ivy League. Let’s see … what to report from the Ivy League from the last two weeks. Hmm ... and Harvard Celebrate the Win Over BC (photo credit: NBC Sports)When Harvard (9-6) pulled off that shocker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:22:00

Getting Mortage - Some Tips

Getting a mortgage is never easy, but first-time buyers have it roughest of all ... you for a loan with a lower down payment. Many banks accept down payment as low as 5%. Lowering the down ... payment, but you must pay a fee equal to 3% of the loan –that’s $3,000 on a $100,000 mortgage. FHA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:52:33

At last, some good sense on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

The Vattenfall CCS power station under construction at Schwarze Pumpe, Germany. The main power station can be seen in the background. Image credit: Vattenfall AB ... 3 gigawatts of CCS plant have been installed, the report proposes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:41:39

Sunday Reading: Broder Hammers Obama

Sunday Reading: Broder Hammers ObamaPresident-elect Barack Obama's popularity ratings may still be sky high but the Post's David Broder -- dean of the political press corps in Washington -- isn't happy with the performance of the former Illinois Senator in recent weeks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:15:00

Wednesday, 1/14

Sun 5:50BEQ 4:40Tausig 4:17Onion 3:55NYT 3:53LAT 3:13(updated at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday)Between a condo board meeting and watching the VH1 tribute to The Who (including a rare set from The Who themselves), TiVoed from the Palladia HD channel, it sure has gotten late, so I'll be quick here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:26:00

The Ex Labour Minister & the African Private Equity Firm

Valerie Amos was Britain's first black woman Cabinet Minister when she was appointed Secretary of State for International Development in 2003. She left the Cabinet when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister and was appointed as the EU's representative to the African Union [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:00:00

Obama's first plan

Obama's first plan The House Appropriations Committee introduced its version of the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan ... Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:16:25

College Money Tip #5: Get Your (Free) Credit Score

Last week, I took you through all the ways and reasons to track down your free credit report, ... credit reporting companies (Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion), or you can get any of the three ... and I teased you a bit by saving that you can also get your credit score for free, but I wouldn’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:41:32

Cumberland on Currencies; Gartman on Geithner; Kotok postscript on Geithner.

Cumberland on Currencies; Gartman on Geithner; Kotok postscript on Geithner by David Kotok January 14, 2009 David R. Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S [more...]

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

Obama’s ear marked porcine stimulation of government bill

Originally published by Mike DeVine, Legal Editor for The Minority Report An astute political observer in Alabama, while issuing disclaimers that he was not an economist as he conveyed astute [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:59:00

Why We All Need To Keep A Watchful Eye On What Is Happening In Greece

In view of Greece’s EMU membership, the availability of external financing is not a concern, ... Consultation - IMF Staff Report The above quited paragraph from the IMF is a very good example [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 15:01:19

Thailand and Refugees : An UPDATE

UPDATE: It is the lead news item on ThaiPBS evening news - they focus on the BBC story and give a reasonable accurate summation of the BBC news ... , but it was about 10 minutes in length.First, credit should go to PhuketWan who from what BP [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:00:00

Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility Summit

Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility SummitPresident-elect Barack Obama visits the Post newsroom after a meeting with the editorial board and Washington Post Co. Chairman Don Graham, right. (Photo, The Washington Post)President-elect Barack Obama will convene a "fiscal responsibility summit" [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:58:11

Sightline Daily top picks 01/14/2009

Sightline Daily top picks 01/14/2009 Posted on January 14, 2009 by brandibratrude photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top ... bill is getting high, wells that pump enough clean water to meet many Clark County communities’ needs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:42:51

Retail Fraud Rates Plummeted the Night McColo Went Offline

Retail Fraud Rates Plummeted the Night McColo Went Offline One month after the shutdown of hosting provider McColo Corp ... , referring to a drop in fraudulent activity linked to purchases of high-value merchandise with stolen credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 23:31:42

Latest News in Credit Repair and Credit Score - Jan 14, 2009

Trailer Report - Edmonton Sun 11 Jan 2009 at 2:00am Share: ... News - Fort McMurray Today - Grande Prairie … Shape up your credit report - The State 10 Jan 2009 at 9:06pm Getting your credit report in shape is a sound idea after the money-spending holiday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:19:33

Day 12 of the War, Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Technical issues with blogger and my internet connection are making updates very slow.. ... . If items are reported in the Mainstream Israeli Media we will report them as well.12:27 GRAD rocket [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:46:00

21st Century Education...the true meaning of "Chill" aka how do YOU define a Canadian???

. Over the Rooftops, the view from a window. Saturday, January 14, 2009, Ottawa, Canada ... dictionary results, and is sponsored by LinksFree Credit Report Canada and ads that say that you can also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:00:53

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