Free Trial-Yeah Right!

 I usually am not so naive to fall for these tricks, but recently I must have hit an all time low or something because I opted in.  I ordered 3 products solely to try their “free trial.” Well, guess what? NOTHING IS FREE!  Newsflash right?  I know, I know, like I said, I know better but I did it anyway [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:02:54

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

Identify Credit Repair Scam in 6 Ways!!

by David Wada Everyday, companies target consumers who have poor credit histories with promises to clean up their credit report so they can get a ... and someone else has your money. If you see a credit repair offer, heres how to tell if the company behind it is up to no good: * The company wants you to pay for credit repair services before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:23:45

HSBC are thugs (sorry "partners")

HSBC has gotten a little aggro lately – an analyst dispute widely reported in the FT and other places ... on the web. Bally managed to report not only overdue fees (for which the customer had falsely been induced to agree) as receivables – but they included penalties as per credit cards. Obviously [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:18:26

Card Check Loses Support, but Threat Isn’t Over

Today in The Wall Street Journal, Kimberley Strassel dissects the shifting political prospects for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), commonly known as the “card check” bill. (”Card check” is a unionization procedure whereby union organizers circumvent the secret ballot process by getting workers to sign union cards in the open, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:16:41

Where were you when the world ended?

Being a spoiler-filled (except for the final issue) narrative of your Winter Men reading experience, in nine (somewhat lengthy) parts. Part the First. Sometime around 10 August 2005. Your trip to the local comics-purveying establishment rewards you with a new comic written by a Mr. Brett Lewis and drawn by a Mr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:25:10

Best Buy Update: Terrible Customer Service

Here's a followup to the Best Buy fiasco yesterday. On my lunch break, I called the Best Buy store in Bangor Maine (where the transaction occured) ... , I have to go into the store to resolve this dispute. That's right, people. I paid Best Buy to mess ... I have to? Definitely not. But this doesn't end here.  I'm going to contact my credit card company [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:01:24

Putin has given us a wake-up call: we’re vulnerable to blackmail

By Rosemary Righter (THE TIMES, 15/01/09): It is hard to decide which is more despicable, ... it before, in 2006; he could do it again. Forget about this being a “commercial dispute”, as the EU supinely affects to believe. Russia made no serious attempt to solve its pricing dispute [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:39:55

I Hate Equifax

I wish I could turn my pure emotion into words on the screen to fully express my hatred for Equifax. It is pure. It is flowing. I. Hate. Equifax. Why I Hate Equifax I’ve recently reminded you to check your annual credit report ... running there has been an issue that results in us not getting her annual credit report. This doesn’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:00:13

Debt Validation And Collection Agencies

Under the FDCPA or the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act , you have the right to “debt validation”. This is a demand from the collection agency and the original creditor that the debt is really your responsibility and that the balances, terms of the loan and any other pertinent information is correct and accurate. A collection agency must also provide proof that they have the legal right to attempt to collect the debt. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 23:06:03

James Warren: The Week in Magazines: Obama the "Self-Entangling Giant" and How to Have Sex During Dinner at a Restaurant

No matter how much he might disdain the George W. Bush presidency, especially when it comes to misuse of executive branch power, Barack Obama may be a "self-entangling giant" who is going down the same perilous path argues no less an initial Obama sympathizer than journalist-historian Garry Wills in the Oct. 8 New York Review of Books . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 01:38:20

James Warren: The Week in Magazines: Obama the "Self-Entangling Giant" and How to Have Sex During Dinner at a Restaurant

No matter how much he might disdain the George W. Bush presidency, especially when it comes to misuse of executive branch power, Barack Obama may be a "self-entangling giant" who is going down the same perilous path argues no less an initial Obama sympathizer than journalist-historian Garry Wills in the Oct. 8 New York Review of Books . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 05:48:16

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/6/2009

Tuan Jim sends an string of important news articles about the gas pipeline crisis caused by the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine. He notes that the affected countries are dusting off alternative sources of energy — fuel oil and nuclear reactors — for electricity generation.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:50:00

Maintaining Excellent Credit Rating

Being approved for credit is a sign that someone is willing to take a risk on you with their money ... of all, get your free annual credit report from the credit bureau. Check for mistakes or false ... bills - food, utilities, rent, or mortgage. Before you go out shopping for credit lines, make sure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:41:35

HSBC are thugs (sorry “partners”)

HSBC has gotten a little aggro lately – an analyst dispute widely reported in the FT and other places ... be found here and here amongst dozens of consumer rip-off reports on the web.Bally managed to report ... but they included penalties as per credit cards.  Obviously collection was a problem.  Bally filed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:27:00

Wolf Versus Pettis on US Stimulus, Fiscal Deficit (Not for the Fainthearted)

Martin Wolf has a very good comment in the Financial Times, "Why Obama’s plan is still inadequate and incomplete," which readers might tempted to ignore, since the headline suggests the piece reaches a conventional conclusion: the Obama stimulus plan is too small. That would be a mistake. The Wolf article (as others have done) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:43:00

Will All Be Well, And End Well, In Estonia?

Well, there doesn’t seem to much room for doubt at this point does there, the Baltic Economies are in the van of the European economic slowdown for 2009, just as they were leading the charge up in 2007, and all that debate about whether we were going to get a hard landing or a soft one seems now so out of date and and old hat as we watch how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:59:56

p2pnet World Headlines – Sept 30, 2009

Two-Thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking New York Times About two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking by advertisers — and that number rises once they learn the different ways marketers are following their online movements, according to a new survey from professors at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:20:04

eBay Item Holds Explained

I’ve received a few emails in recent weeks asking me to talk about PayPal holding payments from transactions on eBay ... up in a dispute between the buyer and the seller. For example, a relatively new eBay seller ... know when a transaction is more likely to be fraudulent or more likely to wind up in a dispute? Based on eBay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:07:55

SAG Strike: Save the Biz - SaveTheBiz.org Video

At a time of historic economic crisis, the Screen Actors Guild has launched a campaign to strike, after contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers broke down in November. At the heart of the dispute are DVD residuals and compensation for new media extras [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:29:33

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

NEW YORK CITY LUXURY RESIDENTIAL MARKET IS FLATLINING

from CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS:January 13, 2009 5:59 AMBrooklyn housing market still sufferingAs the recession continues to wreak havoc on the city’s ... , according to a new residential real estate report issued this week.The median sales price for the market ... sharp drop-off in transactions alarmed the report’s author. “It clearly shows a marked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:30:24

Clausewitz, On War, Book I: The Enduring Value of Clausewitz’s Articulation of the Nature of War

(Herein are a few thoughts on Book I, at the 11th hour of this weeks discussion. I made many points in comments, but I have a few more left … .) On War is an ambitious book. In fact, it is over-ambitious, as Clausewitz himself seems to have recognized. But because his reach exceeded his grasp, in fact exceeded the graspable, he went very far [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 05:08:43

Why Your Credit Score Is So Important To Your Ability To Borrow

Your credit information may be of no use to you. If you’re not planning on buying a house or renting an apartment, buying a car, taking out a loan, paying for college or getting a new credit card, then you won’t need to worry about getting ... you are and where you need to be financially. Bad Credit To improve your credit information, you’ll need [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:04:13

DrumBeat: January 13, 2009

Analysis: Global power demand to languish in 2009 The outlook for energy commodities this year remains grim, says a new report from Merril Lynch. Neither cold winter temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere nor a steep fall in the price of energy have provided much support to the demand for oil, natural gas or coal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:34

Och Václav Klaus sade:

Tege skickade mig detta tal av Václav Klaus, levererat i Aix-en-Provence den 23 augusti. Som vanligt har Klaus en del bra poänger så jag vill gärna dela det mer er. *** Thank you for the invitation to come to Aix, for giving me a chance to address this reputable audience where I see many friends and, above all, thank you for continuing to organize the Summer University. I only don’t understand why you call it Summer University of the New Economics. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 14:58:06

WHATWG FAQ

The WHATWG has a FAQ.  Here are some thoughts on the points made there. But first it is worth noting that I am a member of the WHATWG.  I have been for years.  I certainly can go and update the wiki directly.  In a number of places what is written there does not reflect my thinking on this matter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:34:52

Both sides now

The NYT’s “public editor” takes the predictable approach when dealing with the complaints about bias. Both sides are criticizing us, that means that we must be right. Well yes, one side has promised to destroy the other and the other is defending itself, so being balanced is exactly the way to handle their coverage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:00:42

Credit information

  The Trump Blog, I thought the information in Trump’s blog would be worthy to share with you ... It is said that inquiries can cost you 3-5 points each time your report is pulled.  If your credit score i ... much of a risk you really are is by using a mysterious number we all know as a credit score [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:20:37

DrumBeat: January 4, 2009

Canadian oil-sand mines stuck as crude price plummets Canada's once booming oil sands industry is cooling fast as the plunging oil price undermines investment. More than US$60 billion (£41 billion) worth of projects to extract oil from the bitumen-rich sands of northern Alberta have been delayed in the past three months, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:51:54

Calif. Tax Refunds To Be Delayed: Out Of Cash

Calif. tax refunds to be delayed starting Feb. 1 My Way SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ... because credit markets are frozen. • The longer lawmakers and Schwarzenegger go without adjusting ... refunds and companies that do business with the state. • A prolonged budget dispute could force [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:21:53

DrumBeat: January 1, 2009

Blackout fear for EU as gas row escalates Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, called on Moscow and Kiev to solve the dispute as soon as possible. While Gazprom, the Russian ... , there are fears that Germany, Italy and other customers could eventually be hit if the dispute escalates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:44:53

Wash. Post uncritically quoted Bush assertion that "there can be little debate" his policies kept us safe

A January 16 Washington Post article reported that in his January 15 address, President Bush " ... attack on our soil." The Post did not point out that a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report ... credit for a lack of additional attacks on U.S. soil. While "most Americans were able to return [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:27:34

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

Israel: The Bankrupty of 'Realism'

"Is Abu Mazen Finished?" (Foreign Policy) As the Israeli military was hitting the Hamas-led Gaza Strip with unprecedented “shock and awe”-style airstrikes two days after Christmas, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was flying to private meetings with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:23:31

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/15/2009

Forget global warming. Hello, global cooling! If the experts are right, we’re in for a new Ice Age.But it’s still the fault of George W. Bush, of course.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Fausta, Insubria, JD, KGS, Tuan Jim, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:37:00

State ends troubled police radio contract

State ends troubled police radio contract by The Associated Press / The Post-Standard Thursday January 15, 2009, 12: ... statewide emergency radio network failed to fix 15 flaws found previously in a two-county test ... of credit from M/A-COM, a division of Tyco Electronics, to cover the state's expenses. Office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:34:13

Stented

Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson have a long-running battle of heart stent patents. Both have had victories in their war, which started in 1997. Today the victory was J&J's, overturning a unfavorable jury verdict, as Obzilla, the patent grim reaper, takes another victim on appeal. Boston Scientific v [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:37:13

How to Remove a Tax Lien From Your Credit

by Matt Douglas If you have a tax lien on your credit report, you should take immediate action to remove it ... is to have the bureaus validate the lien. You need to send each bureau a dispute letter. Surprisingly it is not out of the ordinary for incorrect information to be reported on your credit. It is estimated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:40:48

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

Landlords: Don’t Get Axed By Your Tenants

A couple of weeks ago, newspapers in my part of the world were buzzing with the news of a local landlord who had allegedly been attacked ... with first-degree assault.  When you read the chilling details, you’ll see just how bad this could [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:56:54

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

Review of Lexington Law Firm

by John Cooper Lexington Law is headquartered out of Salt Lake City, Utah. They are a credit repair firm ... . Then Lexington will create a dispute letter on your behalf and send it to each credit bureau ... to the credit bureaus. When the bureaus receive your letter they will investigate the item. During [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:15:45

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

Find Unbiased Hints - Problems of Financing a Car

Find Unbiased Hints - Problems of Financing a Car Posted on January 17, 2009 (0) Comments Show Bookmarks ... of your credit report from each of the three credit bureaus. These are Equifax, TransUnion and Experian. Lenders commonly rely somewhat upon the information contained in your credit report in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:19:40

Should the Supreme Court Grant Cert in Rambus?

This post was written by Professor Josh Wright. Wright is a professor at George Mason University Law School, but is visiting this semester at the University of Texas Law School in Austin. This post was originally published on the blog Truth on the Market. As noted, the FTC has exercised its right under 15 USC 56(a)(3) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:14:28

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

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

Green Ink: Venezuelan Courtship and Nuclear Emirates

Crude oil futures inched upward to $38 in early trading Thursday on the hopes a European rate cut might help the economy, Bloomberg reports ... , in the WSJ (sub reqd.). The Russia-Ukraine natural-gas dispute highlights two big flaws in Europe: The EU [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:02:06

Green Ink: Venezuelan Courtship and Nuclear Emirates

Crude oil futures inched upward to $38 in early trading Thursday on the hopes a European rate cut might help the economy, Bloomberg reports ... , in the WSJ (sub reqd.). The Russia-Ukraine natural-gas dispute highlights two big flaws in Europe: The EU [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:59:00

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