How to survive the coming collapse

{ December 4, 2008 @ 4:48 pm } · { Economy, survivalism } { ... neighborhoods” such as parts of East Los Angeles already have experience in protecting their castles against ... people are walking away, bad credit be damned because they can now rent for a fraction [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 20:48:03

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Tonight: Dumbo First Thursday Gallery Walk

The DUMBO 1st Thursday Gallery Walk. DUMBO 1st Thursday features area galleries and artists’ studios, open from 5:30 to 8:30, ... : Rabbitholestudio Repair & Shine (Lindsay Blatt) Opening Reception November 6, 5-9pm With live music by Hang ... the contemporary artifact that is the neighborhood shoe repair shop. Using a 4×5 view camera, Lindsay [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 18:41:32

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

Climate News Roundup: June 13 - June 19, 2008

Friday, June 13, 2008 SOLAR THERMAL POWER: In Israel's Negev Desert blooms a field of 1,640 robotic mirrors that behave like sunflowers. It is the world's 'highest-performing, lowest-cost' sun-energy system. says the company testing it. Los Angeles Times, California. 13 June 2008. INTERNATIONAL: U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 20:38:00

More Sellers Accepting A Loss In California

The San Francisco Chronicle reports from California. “Like an endangered rain forest, the Bay Area microclimates that still enjoy home-price appreciation are shrinking. Just six months ago, areas where median home values were still on the upswing were bigger and more widespread [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 19:34:48

Word to your fiscal!

Doesn't "fiscal" sound like something you'd need antibiotics to cure? September brings me to month four of Not Buying Stuff. Ya'll may remember my mid-year resolution to stop buying crap for the rest of the year? You may be wondering if I am through with my Bloomindale's DTs yet [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 16:48:44

Bike Week 2008

Bicycling can make you healthy and hot… er… hotter. Bicycling with even light effort (10-12 miles per hour) burns 400-500 calories an hour. To shape her legs for the Miss Universe competition, Miss Korea, Lee Ji-seon, started getting her workouts on a bicycle. Apparently, Miss Universe 2007, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico, is of a similar mind [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 12:28:36

Psychiatric Technicians, Psychologists Among Health Workers Not Checked For Criminal Pasts

Health & ScienceMany California Health Workers Not Checked for Criminal Pastsby Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber December 29, 2008 9:25 pm EST Tags: California, NursesThis story was co-published with the Los Angeles Times and also will appear in the Times‘ Dec. 30, 2008 edition.  Michael Marcus, a dentist from San Jose, Calif., was arrested [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 04:55:51

How To Survive and Prosper in the Coming Global Depression

How to Survive and Prosper in the Coming Global DepressionBy Bill Bonner and James Dale DavidsonWith special presentations by Rick Rule and Lord Rees-Mogg Print Send to a FriendRight Now You Stand at a CrossroadsImagine it’s one year into the future. November 4, 2009, to be exact. One year after the US presidential elections [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 23:01:00

additional thoughts

Permalink Jan 2, 2009 the truth versus the whoring liar the truth versus the whoring liar Because of the unconditional support of the entire political class in the US, from the White House to Congress, including both Parties, incoming and outgoing elected officials and all the principle print and electronic mass media, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 17:36:43

L.A. Times Distorts the Record on Responsibility for the Mortgage Crisis

... voting to repair damage lawmakers themselves had caused during a decades-long era of deregulation ... government-backed mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here is the sum total of the credit given [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 18:03:51

Weekly News Headlines

From Hillary and Barack's "kiss and makeup" to Don Imus's slipup, it was a week of highs and lows. Arts & Entertainment Mandela bans Naomi Campbell from event Nelson Mandela intervened personally to ensure Naomi Campbell does not appear on stage at his 90th birthday concert [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 16:09:46

Home Security and the Role of the Alarm System

Tip! ) Do a home security checkup. Put on your black hat and walk through your home, inside and out, with the eye of criminal. 1f8b When many people think about a home security, it is the home alarm system that first comes to mind. While securing the exterior of the home with strong locks for the doors and windows should be the first line of [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 04:45:28

Arts Advocacy Update LXX

The content below is from Americans for the Arts' Cultural Policy Listserv, email blast of December 11, 2008:Hosts, producers urge L.A. City Council to retain public access TVLos Angeles Times, 12/4/2008In Los Angeles, City Council members are "struggling to keep the plug from being pulled on Los Angeles' public access TV network [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 21:00:00

DrumBeat: December 8, 2008

Oil rises on talk of auto bailout, stimulus NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices rebounded from a nearly 4-year low Monday as U.S ... a banking and financial crisis. Further, we do not know how in the world of climate change [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:37:28

Media & Politics

Media & Politics 25-Nov-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Normally I would say “So what?” (by myiq2xu at The Confluence) From Politico: “OBAMA SKIPS CHURCH, HEADS TO GYM”… Now I don’t really care if Barack Obama attends a church, temple, mosque or gym every weekend [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 18:30:56

Home Security and the Strength of Your Doors

Tip! True or False: If there is any metal construction in a home, a wireless home security system won’t work. The primary access points to any home, from the smallest cottage to the largest mansion, are the doors and windows. Keeping the doors and windows secure, therefore, is one of the most vital aspects of home security [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 17:31:28

Heating Santa Monica

Heating Santa Monica By Appliance Chief | January 2, ... more readily available in the Los Angeles area as well as several other areas all over the United States. In fact, several states offer homeowners a rebate, tax credit or some other kind of incentive to install [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:33:52

Great Recession Roundup — January 13, 2009

Items of Interest:Chairman Ben S. Bernanke / federalreserve ... institutions and shook investor confidence in credit markets. However, although the subprime ... larger and more encompassing credit boom whose impact transcended the mortgage market to affect many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:51:00

One born every minute

Everything you could want in a Monday front, isn't it? Football! Shopping! Weather! Lovely atmospheric photo of Orthanc the B-of-A tower! ... interviewing people on the street?The Josephson Institute, a Los Angeles-based ethics institute [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:55:00

Latest News in Refinancing Home Mortgages - Dec 11, 2008

Mortgage rates foreseen under 4% - Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON Government efforts to provide easier credit to consumers and to help housing finance ... economy and troubled credit markets. Mortgage applications were up 112 percent during the week [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 12:40:58

RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTIONS J. Crofthttp://freedomguide.blogspot.comIt’s a New Year as I type this. Another year the forces of evil have triumphed ... financial system credit(debt financing) halts and the real economy has been all but shut down… what’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:55:00

The circle closes

M R Venkatesh at Rediff asks whether China’s accumulation of 2 triillion in US dollar reserves has an ominious purpose and whether that card is about to be played. The close linkage between economic and foreign security has rarely been subjected to close scrutiny [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 22:10:01

The John Batchelor Show For Jan 4th

It's Sunday night, and that means it's time for John Batchelor! Here is his website ... Francisco, KSFO-AM 560;Los Angeles,KFI-AM 640;Schedule for Tonight: (all six hours are on the same ... the credit catastrophe of 2008 points to mrket failures, gloom, and a kind of numb fear similar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 20:58:00

Prices Are Still Falling With The Economy In California

The LA Times reports from California. “Southern California home sales rose last month for the first time in nearly three years, ... affordable neighborhoods that were bought or refinanced near the price peak with lousy mortgages,’ said [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 20:17:02

Congrats Battle E Winners!

As promised, here are the results of the 2008 Battle E. For an explanation of what the Battle E is, please see last year's post.CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!First, the COMSUBPAC message:UNCLASSIFIED//R 010001Z JAN 09FM COMSUBPAC PEARL HARBOR HI//00//TO SUBPACMSGID/GENADMIN/COMSUBPAC//SUBJ/BATTLE EFFICIENCY [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:08:00

News, Opinion and Commentary

Rep. Emanuel Accepts White House Job as Transition BeginsUSA TodayWASHINGTON — Rep ... for Sales Tax Hike, Cuts in ServicesBy Evan Halper and Jordan Rau - The Los Angeles TimesReporting ... subsidies would also be reduced.Sales tax in Los Angeles would shoot up to 10.25% if the governor's newest [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 12:31:00

Latest News in Stock Market Investment Research - Dec 12, 2008

Sanderson State Bank of Sanderson, Texas fails: 25th of year 12 Dec 2008 at 4:31pm SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said late Friday that the Sanderson State Bank of Sanderson, Texas, was closed by the Texas Department of Banking, making it the 25th U.S. bank failure of the year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 07:04:04

Send2Press Weekly Summary of Entertainment and Tech News Copy - Sept. 26, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The weekly Send2Press Newswire summary of business and tech news includes this week: The Houdini Museum nominates magician David Blaine for first Houdini Award; former 'Pope of Pot,' author, and actor, Pastor Craig X Rubin to run for Los Angeles Mayor; and Insight Research Corp [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 12:57:29

Tool Academy Premieres On VH1

A new reality TV show called Tool Academy premieres tonight on VH1. From the title one might expect this show to be another home repair type show, but the show ... us on the new Reality TV Magazine message boards and talk about your favorite show! Photo Credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:00:44

Successful Freelancer Spotlight: Michelle Goodman

Good Monday morning readers! Today, I’m shining the spotlight on Michelle Goodman, author of My So-Called Freelance Life: ... you to take the leap into full-time freelancing? I did, first as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 12:30:11

54 Way To Help Israel “Pig” Jews Zionist

Cartoon from Carlos LatuffThis is 54 way for “you” to help The 1st Terrorist in world, Israel “pig” Zionis to destroy the land of heaven Gaza, Palestine. Whoever support the pigs (Israel) and help include USA and they partner is the Terrorist. Are you one of the terrorist ??? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:22:26

Old bicycles can be modified and made into useful tools.

Old bicycles can be modified and made into useful tools.  From generating human-powered home electricity to pumping water, modified bicycles have the power to do more than get you from point A to point B.  “The Engineering for Developing Communities (EDC) [more...]

Date: 2008-06-12 23:52:34

AZ Central - Hunt Constr. Group in $20M battle

by Dawn Gilbertson - Jan. 11, 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Hunt Construction Group shows off the luxury JW Marriott Desert Ridge and ... of Los Angeles-based commercial real-estate developer Triyar Companies, is making its first foray [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:58:18

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings

Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics. These stocks, which represent a small portion of all rated stocks, highlight a sample of the strongest rated stocks from over 4,000 stocks that are actively tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 13:04:01

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings

Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics. These stocks, which represent a small portion of all rated stocks, highlight a sample of the strongest rated stocks from over 4,000 stocks that are actively tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 18:04:00

Isaiah, World Can't Wait, Third

Monday, Monday. Sometimes it just works out that way. :( Mondays. Bleh. Let's get a smile on ... in Gaza -- doing nothing. Call it Bulls**t You Can Smell.This week we had a really fast writing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:00:00

Crunks 2008: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Editor’s Note: This site doesn’t accept advertising ... To Plagiarists Sports writer Rick Reilly deserves credit for having produced work of such brilliance that two [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 12:01:30

Sustainable Transportation Priorities In a Post-Bush America

An excellent article by Phillip Longman in the current issue of "Washington Monthly" ... America, and would of course be of great use in maximizing our local, regional and national food [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:51:35

Latest News in Credit History and Jobs - Jan 09, 2009

Israel Bombs Gaza, Hamas Fires Rockets After UN Cease-Fire Vote - Bloomberg 9 Jan 2009 at 4:25am Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) ... for an immediate cease-fire. The Council voted … Credit crisis prompts Toyota leadership shuffle: report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:56:20

Final list of the Top 1000 most expensive keywords

Here is the next and final list of 179 of the Top 1000 most expensive keywords online, ... bad credit equity loans $31.94 car cheap insurance $31.93 free credit reportr ... 0 interest credit card $31.75 online masters degrees $31.75 on line mba courses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:07:00

links for 2009-01-04

How to Repair a Broken Financial World - NYTimes.com The End of the Financial World as We Know It - NYTimes ... children in the US - voxeu.org Supervising the credit giants with progressive capital ratios - voxeu.org [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 08:06:00

Taiyuan: Rust Belt Recovery

Full Article & 192 SlidesLOCATIONTaiyuan (pronounced TY-U-ANN) is approximately 250 miles (400 kilometers) ... area is 2.5 times as dense as the Paris urban area, 3.3 times as dense as the Los Angeles urban [more...]

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

We done cut the budget.....

This was actually posted on the door of a real Burger King in Detroit ... in the Los Angeles school system at White Point School next to Terminal Island.So. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:30:00

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