Special Year-End Report: The Top 10 Reasons The Real Estate Market In ‘09 Will Be Better Than ‘08

Starbucks Creative Commons License photo credit: somethingmarissa 10. After years of promoting “It’s a great time to buy,” the National Association of Realtor (NAR) predicts that ‘09 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 17:42:00

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Interesting Bits Around the Web - Dec 8th

Wise Bread offers up some tips on how to entertain on a budget this holiday season In the “I guess cheap gas will do that to ya” department, ... about the recent unemployment report. The key takeaway is that it appears that many employers are using ... about their recent adventure trying to obtain their wedding photos from a less than trustworthy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 21:45:07

It is soooo coold.. brr. Post Roundup

YEAH! Its melting Creative Commons License photo credit: *Micky The past few days have been extremely cold here in Minnesota, ... With Good Ones Time To Chck Your Annual Credit Report! Problems with Gift Receipts? Debt? What Debt? Mortgage Refinance Rates Continue to Fall The New Frugal Forum @ frugalhacks.com Free Advice [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:21:15

The Pointless Pursuit of More: When is Enough Enough?

Photo by Andrea I hope you had a great holiday this past week, and that they were as restful as they were fun; ... report on a newly introduced concept called the “standard of living.” A new idea, this was developed soon ... t have much motivation to work. In this report, the government noted: “..The survey proved [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 17:01:07

Colombia: "Body count mentalities" Colombia’s "False Positives" Scandal

Gen. Mario Montoya Uribe announces his resigation as Colombian Army Commander in November 2008. (Photo credit: Semana.com)The CIA and senior U.S ... Archive.These records shed light on a policy—recently examined in a still-undisclosed Colombian Army report— ... executions and collaboration with paramilitary drug traffickers. The secret report has led [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 08:32:00

Contrasting recent Oklahoma City and Winnipeg morning radio coverage about education

I had a moment of significant cognitive dissonance this morning driving in to work, listening to the radio. photo credit: rakkasan69 This past Friday morning, for THREE HOURS, I was a minor guest ... them put down with disgust a news report about a school (in the UK, I think) where the school [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:10:21

Digital Railroad (DRR.net) Bites the Dust

Ouch. Further attrition hits the photo news today as Digital Railroad announces it is shutting its doors. Speculation that this was going to occur has been widely reported within the industry, but today this notice appeared at www.DRR.net:October 28, 2008 To our valued Members and Partners: We deeply regret to inform you that Digital Railroad ( [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 00:26:27

Wal-Mart: Discounted Workers’ Rights

Photo credit: Sharon Terry/Flickr New Yorkers protest Wal-Mart's labor policies. Barb Kucera, editor of Workday Minnesota, sends us this report on Human Rights Watch's ... the Employee Free Choice Act will protect workers' freedom to form unions and bargain for a better [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 19:25:00

Williamsburg, NY - Report Cites Problems in Elevator Where Neuman Boy Died Were Tied to Faulty Maintenance by the Building’s Landlord

70 Clymer Street (photo credit NY Times)Williamsburg, NY - The brown elevator door opened shortly before 9 a.m. and two boys on their way to school stepped inside. They were heading downstairs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:59:37

‘Extreme Makeover’ renovated home likely rescued from foreclosure

Photo credit: Sitescape, Inc. Photo credit: Sitescape, Inc ... totally remodeled, featuring cameras and flat-screen monitors that let them monitor their son, according to an Associated Press report. The Web site goes on to say that “the lives of the lucky [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 18:09:57

Monday Opening Report: Co., Udon West, Bond Street Chocolate, Rooster's, 111 First Avenue Certified Open

co.jpg The Scene Outside Co. on Saturday Night Photo Credit 1) ... ...The margherita was one of the best pizzas I've tried this year..." Status: Certified Soft-Open ... . Ever bitten the head off a chocolate Buddha with gold-leaf trim? You will now." Status: Certified Open [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:29:12

Triple D 2009 Results (man vs. wild)

Send me your blog links & photos! I'll post my race recap sometime this week for a more personal view of the bike part as experienced by me.. ... report with the bad:For all participants but primary for the runners and bikers, the course [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:38:00

The Ticket reports on the ticket situation for inauguration -- very tight

... , go here to register for free. Photo credit: Ron Edmonds / Associated Press ... to stake out a spot any day now. Just kidding. The Associated Press has a video report below [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 07:14:21

Lt Gov Andre Bauer accused of being closeted gay

Photo of our esteemed Lieutenant Governor is from 67 Degrees . Wow, I thought it would be, you know, SOME OTHER SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICIAN ((whistles dixie, looks heavenward))) accused first. Andre Bauer? Well, damn. After I got some emails about this story and I learn that HuffPo is going with it , I have decided to report what THEY are saying. I see Bauer every day, or close to it, since he moved to Thornblade... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-01 19:47:00

LeAnn Rimes gets a ranch with a big backyard for Eddie’s babies

This report from the Enquirer seems like it could totally be false, but many of you seem to enjoy analyzing the situation between Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes, so I thought I’d bring you this latest little slice. By the way, I’m totally there with all of you – this B-List scandal has it all for me – scandal, “homewrecking”, stalking, delusions, media battles, photo-ops, tragedy, bitchy quotes and hilarity. It’s a self-sustaining soap opera and I love every minute of it. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:45:16

Meri’d To Sports

Meredith Photo credit: Ed McHugh So I got 1 of 4 right this weekend… I mean who would of thought The Cardinals would beat the Falcons ... saying it’s a strained groin. “It’s a strained groin. That’s what our medical report is,” Chargers coach ... to stand up here and act like one.” Asked if he was advised to have surgery, he said: “I can’t answer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:43:07

I am Urban Legend Police

I am the email killjoy. Whenever I am forwarded a piece of email that sounds even remotely suspicious, too good to be true, or too opinionated, ... Images I found this photo on Photoshop Disasters (which I am a huge fan), and I was totally ... of dioxins. This is SO OLD! I sent her the Snopes report and the rebuttal from Johns Hopkins [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 05:05:00

Looks like another financial tsunami is coming!

Photo by Faces of California Photo by Faces of California The deterioration in economic and corporate data continues ... is declining in value) as customers cancel orders.  Bank and other supplier credit lines are being cut… ... into Q4-2008.   Now its being hit by exposure to Madoff.  I just read a research report from a large [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:05:14

When the Flashing Lights Start, Pull Over

ojchase.jpg (Photo: Even for O.J. Simpson, a better option might have been to stop. Credit: Larry Ho/Los Angeles Times.) ... other up online a few years ago to discover Gay O.J. to be the previous tenant in Chris’s apartment ... address years ago.  She was always a conservative zealot, so I’ll be happy to report on her new descent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 10:04:01

Fannie teed up. Are you teed off?

Housing headlines of note in today's Los Angeles Times Business section: --"Fannie regrets golf excursion," ... not dispute the report, described the event as a mortgage industry customer meeting held twice ... for the quarter would fall by half to $1.5 billion. -- Lauren Beale Your thoughts? Comments? Photo credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 20:53:11

Advice for New Fathers: A First Year Dad’s Report

“It’s the year after the baby comes that is like someone hitting you every day in the face with a hammer.” - Tina Fey [ ... Creative Commons License photo credit: Tauri Tuubel Just over a year ago my daughter was born ... gained along with stuff that’s worked for me: You don’t know anything - and that’s OK. No matter how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:34:14

Weekly Round Up: Support Your Friends

zebra-friends Weekly Round Up: Support Your Friends Photo Credit:  angela7dreams Another week has flown by and I’m happy it’s Saturday ... Reviewing Insurance Policies Can Save Money  How to Start and Manage a Debt Snowball Check Your Credit Report  Save Money With a Soup Night Comparing this year’s bills to last; more to it than expected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:09:44

TV Chef Gordon Ramsay Not Just Cooking In The Kitchen

The foulmouthed TV chef Gordon Ramsay from Hell’s Kitchen, has being cooking in the bedroom and apparently not his own ... Nightmares news check out SirLinksALot: Kitchen Nightmares. Photo Credit: popsugar ShareThis Related posts ... has been married for 12 years to a former teacher, Tana and has four children aged five to nine. After the report [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 20:00:39

Beyond the BMI

The Great Weight Debate Photo Credit: Mandj98 There’s so much attention on the “obesity epidemic” from the media and fitness gurus ... . As part of the fact finding, the Prevention article cites a report released by the CDC (Centers ... disease than normal-weight people! As you would assume, the report did find a great risk [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:32:44

Beyond the BMI

The Great Weight Debate Photo Credit: Mandj98 There’s so much attention on the “obesity epidemic” from the media and fitness gurus ... . As part of the fact finding, the Prevention article cites a report released by the CDC (Centers ... disease than normal-weight people! As you would assume, the report did find a great risk [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:20:43

FCC Rushing to Approve Important Rule Without Public Input

FCC Rushing to Approve Important Rule Without Public Input Digg by James Parks, Nov 3, 2008 Photo credit: prawnpie ... , in the middle of “Born to Run,” you decide to check your e-mail messages on your BlackBerry and it knocks ... interference with existing users does not work. On top of that, the FCC released the 400-page report [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 20:25:22

The Public Library Renaissance

By FREAKONOMICS Photo: Victoria Peckham   Fewer people bought books, CD’s, and DVD’s in 2008 than in the year before ...  major-league sports game attendance. As consumer spending recedes in the face of the credit crisis ...  reports that public libraries around the country are posting double-digit percentage increases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:47:39

Plane Crash Hudson River ! (With Photos + Videos)

Photo Credit: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480078,00.htmlA US airways jet crashed in the Hudson River. See the photos above ... , and the man is waiting to speak with the National Transportation Safety Board before talking to anyone else ... to FOXNews.com. She declined to give additional details or confirm a TMZ report that he was a former [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:42:00

Looking to Remodel Your Home? What’s The Best ROI?

_3119 photo credit: Chad Crowell Are you considering a move, but your current home value has made that impossible? What home improvements can you do to your current home that will freshen up the look and give you some additional living space? A U.S. News and World Report article compares several options [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:00:07

Snow, Ice, and Everything Nice!

Sandy sent me this photo and said, "Hey isn't Cliff your friend that lives on a farm and his wife grooms dogs?" This picture made her think of that! ... . I do like the singer who does the commercial for Free Credit Report Dot Com. His name is Eric Violette [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 22:34:00

Integrating Blog Content on your Website from an RSS Feed

Use DHTML or XML to integrate your blog, as well as photos and video on your websiteOne of the top questions I receive, after “should I do a blog” is “how do I best integrate the blog into my website?” This report is intended to fully answer that question.Managing content properly on a website has been a challenge [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 17:50:00

Sarah Silverman & Jimmy Kimmel Together Again

Yay! There is great and hopeful news to report this afternoon … People magazine is claiming that Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel ( ... grabbing her backside in plain view of photographers. Reps for the comedians had no comment. Oh ... together? Photo credit: Wireimage; Source [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 21:13:45

More Unemployed Workers, Fewer Jobs

More Unemployed Workers, Fewer Jobs by Tula Connell, Jan 14, 2009 Photo credit: catinatree The U.S. retail sector has been the most immune to the nation’s year-long jobs free fall, but that has changed in recent months and likely will get much worse. Today’s Commerce Department report on retail [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:06:36

Grand jury indicts Democratic legislator's son as hacker of Sarah Palin's e-mail account

Last month, as The Ticket reported here, someone hacked into the private e-mail account of Alaska Gov. Sarah[ ... and sign up for free automatic and instant alerts of every new Ticket item sped directly to your cell. Photo credit: Associated Press [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 08:08:51

Accused architect of corruption lands in Tanzanian court

  Naeem Gire   (Photo Credit: Kizito Makoye) Kizito Makoye, Dar es Salaam  Naeem Gire, ... that the Richmond Company of Texas America was capable of producing 100 megawatts of electricity ... of a parliamentary report criticising their role in the Richmond affair. In 2006, facing a drought that reduced [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:46:34

Obama quits Senate after 46 months--21 of them seeking another job

Well, Barack Obama's Senate career didn't last long -- about 46 months. [ ... to register for free. Photo credit: Associated Press Statement by President-elect Barack Obama ... of like merit badges without your mom having to sew anything. We have a video report below [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 05:51:54

Opening Report: Cult BBQ Favorite Mo Gridder's Opens Sit Down Location

Belmont, The Bronx: Some exciting news for the city's barbecue fanatics ... a little under three weeks ago. Status: Certified Open. 632 E. 186th St., Belmont; 347-270-9850. · BBQ lovers, Run-don't walk-to Mo Gridder's CH — photo credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 15:29:28

Amy Winehouse is a terrorist target

90107x4_winehouse_a_b-gr_01 In February’s Vanity Fair, ... of this terrible report, but do the terrorists know they’re targeting someone who is already intent on killing herself? Amy Winehouse is shown on vacation on 1/7/08 (photos without the rugby guy; credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:42:20

EaterWire: Kitchen Bar and Little D on the Market, Mercat to Expand, a Leo's Bagel Rant, and More

2009_01_leosrant.jpg PARK SLOPE— Gowanus Lounge reports that both Kitchen Bar on 6th Ave and Little D Eatery on 7th are on the market ... on the side of the building. CHB —photo credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:51:28

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