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 ... No. 1 team in the land. And two, how ’bout that Tommy Amaker, huh? While I agree that Harvard is the best [more...]

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

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Time for Financial Markets to Tell the Truth about the Real Economy: A Review of “Sustainable Investing” by Cary Krosinsky and Nick Robins

Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long-Term Performance, a collection of articles from 22 contributors including co-editors Cary Krosinsky and Nick Robins, was released in the fall of 2008. SI challenges investors to look beyond what contributor Steven Lydenberg calls “the fast-paced speculative nature of today’s financial markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:22:02

Best Blog Posts of 2008 (Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves)

Last year my compilation of what bloggers chose as their own best posts of the year proved so popular, at least with the participating bloggers' mothers, that I have decided to make it an annual affair. But enjoy it while you can. When the Obama Administration institutes its secret plan to extend the Fairness Doctrine to the Internet, this blog, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:00:00

Personal Finance Money Tips Q&A #1

This is the first post of the regular questions and answers series. If you have any question, please try our forum ... to Bernard Madoff/s ‘big lie’? Attached with the annual report of these fund but not sure how ... . If you are concern about private information, you can contact me using the contact form. Please [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:00:50

Currency issues, IMF grants loan, Structural reform, New Business, Human ights, Russian Gas, Ukraine, Polish scandal, New, Sport and Culture

From the Top...#377Alexander Lukashenko advises citizens not to change currency of their savingsFrom: BelTA and the Office of the PresidentThere is no need for citizens to change the currency they keep their savings in, because nobody knows how the global financial crisis will unfold, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told reporters, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:39:00

Giveaway: MediaMonkey Media Manager

Giveaways is done for our Birthday Bash EXTRAVAGANZA, but not completely! Remember that you can still enter to win each of the Giveaways until Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. The Giveaways you’ll want to enter for today include: MediaMonkey Media Manager USB Docking Station with VGA Support Edraw Max Diagram Creator Daniusoft Media Converter [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:11:58

Media & Politics

Media & Politics 07-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news The Heretik Freedom Rider: Bush Goes Out a Winner (by Margaret Kimberley at the Black Agenda Report) Bush is leaving office in the popularity ... monitoring their sense of understanding. They may in fact be swinging between doubt and closure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:33:23

Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Monday, January 12, 2009

Rehrig Pacific Company closed their manufacturing facility in Raymond, New Hampshire and is moving the operations to their facility in Erie, PA at 1738 West 20th Street. Products made at New Hampshire include plastic milk crates, soda-bottle holders, garbage receptacles and recycling bins. Forty employees were laid-off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:49:02

The Economic Downturn and Student Loans: Some Practical Advice for Borrowers

Today's post is from Alan Michael Collinge, author of The Student Loan Scam: The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S ... to shareholders in their 2003 annual report that their record earnings that year were attributable to collections on defaulted loans. So, no bankruptcy protection for the borrower means free money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:14:50

DOING TAXES TAKES UP 7.6 BILLION WORK HOURS A YEAR

Federal tax-filing requirements have become so complex that they eat up 7 ... to one of the nation's largest industries, a new federal report found. Annual preparation of Form 1040, filed by most ... Olson, the IRS' national taxpayer advocate, estimated Wednesday in her annual report to Congress [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:26:54

DHS City Council January 6 - AIPP Is Approved

Tonight's city council meeting began with Police Chief Pat Williams introducing the new Community Service Officer Tom Pettinger, who you see here: [ ... , 2009 Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM The City of Desert Hot Springs invites you to attend the first annual ... in the Senior Center. The website for the DHS Relay For Life is [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:51:32

DrumBeat: December 16, 2008

Robert Bryce: OPEC Was Right About Oil Prices. Now What? Back in June, I wrote a piece for The American in which I argued that oil prices were being driven higher by the immutable law of supply and demand. Today, with prices plunging to near $40 instead of the $145 level seen in mid-July, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:26

January 10 2009: Hornswoggled Absquatulation

Russell Lee Tobaccy Candy 1940 Pool hall, Shasta County, California Ilargi: The revolving doors between Washington and Wall Street are swinging like never before. Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin are the finance powerhouses in the upcoming Obama administration. They were in the exact same place 10 years ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 16:28:00

Underwater with the Riverside Sheriff’s Department dive team

The Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Underwater Search and Recovery Team would like to remind the public that anyone close to the water should be wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). Additionally, caution should be taken when around bodies of water during this time of year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 06:53:05

MICROCAPITAL STORY: Bill and Melinda Gates Provide US$700,000 to Microcredit Summit Campaign’s “Movement Above US$1 Per Day Threshold” Project

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated USD 700 thousand in the form of a grant to the Microcredit Summit Campaign’s (MSC) ... Campaign Report, starting in 2010. Partner MFIs: Association of the Asian Confederation of Credit Unions ... to form expert panels who will develop credible methodologies for determining the number of microfinance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:43:08

A write-up of the 2008 Soil Association conference

Last year’s Soil Association conference offered delegates a deep immersion in the peak oil/Transition debates, and was, for many, ... at the implications of peak oil. The report concluded that peak oil would be in 2013 and would “hit society ... (he was one of the contributors to the nef report) and with a revolution in energy generation. After Jeremy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:37:00

Origin of Rhodes Scholarship, Defending Marconi, Rich Inventors (Apr, 1902)

THE AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD. Probably no will made public in years has attracted so much attention as that of the late Cecil Rhodes. It is characteristic of the man that its provisions should be on such a vast scale as to affect the interests of three continents [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 18:23:00

DrumBeat: December 1, 2008

A Shore Thing? Why Offshore Wind Power Will Likely Struggle Offshore wind power is the Holy Grail of renewable energy: It’s clean, abundant, and out of sight. Now that energy security is meshing with environmental concerns inside the White House, is offshore wind power ready to come of age? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 13:48:47

Monitoring your brand health - part one.

I have been wanting to tackle this idea again for a little while now, and recently a few thoughts have come together into this two-part blog post ... at the Washington Credit Union League annual convention in Spokane in 2007. Almost a year ago I addressed it again [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:08:19

What Is The Level Of Deflation Risk In Germany?

Only one thing is really clear about the Germany economy at the present time, and that is that it is shrinking rapidly. In fact it contracted far more than most analysts and observers expected in the third quarter (although I, for one, was not especially surprised) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 09:13:06

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/9/2008

Don’t miss Bill Ayers’ op-ed in the Toronto Star.Also worth looking at: the “Axis of Evil” countries love Obama. Kenya is expecting a quid pro quo from its favorite son. Corzine is rumored to be in line for Treasury. And the recession hits China.Thanks to Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 04:33:00

Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The PA Department of Environment Protection and US Environmental Protection Agency began a thorough inspection of Erie Coke in Erie, PA as the agencies continue their investigations into chronic emission problems at the facility. An expert hired by EPA is accompanying the inspectors and will investigate the facility’s 58 coke ovens [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:34:30

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/11/2008

Notice all the news stories tonight about the flood of immigrants crossing the Mediterranean to land on Lampedusa or in Spain. It’s like launching a Mariel boatlift every day.Thanks to Abu Elvis, Amil Imani, C. Cantoni, Diana West, DS, Insubria, JD, Nilk, TB, Zenster, ZZMike, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 04:56:00

The CFR….Expecting An Obama Regime To CHANGE - Only what the CFR Allow…..Joe Biden and Co Are CFR Guys!!

The Council On Foreign Relations (CFR) And The New World Order- By William Blase For those who may be confused by the controversies surrounding the “New World Order”, a One-World-Government, and American concern over giving the UN more power; those unaware of the issues involved; and those wishing more background, I offer the following [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:04:02

IOU's Instead of Tax Refund?

California taxpayers may get IOU instead of tax refundBy JUDY LINASSOCIATED PRESSsourcePublished: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 5:41 p.m.Last Modified: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 5:41 p.m.SACRAMENTO — In just a few weeks, California is expected to begin issuing state refunds to more than 10 million taxpayers — a welcome injection of cash into [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:48:00

Allenism, Taylorism and the Day I Rode the Thundercloud

News flash: I was just interviewed (you can listen here) along with David Allen, the man himself, about this article, by Karen Hammer at KGNU. If any listeners found their way here after the show, welcome to ribbonfarm! If you are interested in having some fun organizing your life, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:36:19

How To Profit As Market Forgets Oil And Gas Fundamentals

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Justice Litle thinks Dickens’ classic line  provides an apt description of today’s markets. Sure, this year has been hell. But it has also created some amazing opportunities for contrarian investors [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 12:26:40

Lost In A Sea Of Stark, Empty Houses And Vacant Lots

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Record numbers of Sonoma County homeowners are seeing property taxes fall, softening the blow from plummeting values. Steven James and Judy O’Brien bought their Windsor home in February 2005 for $670,000 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:57:28

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/28/2008

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/28/2008The major story of the day is still the situation in Mumbai. Once again, there are a lot of articles included. Scroll to “South Asia” and look at the AKI articles in particular.A consensus is emerging that at least part of the attack was planned and launched from Pakistan [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 04:35:00

DrumBeat: November 13, 2008

Kingdom stands vindicated after IEA report on Ghawar Pushing his peak oil theory, ... indeed for the global energy balance. ...The IEA report on Ghawar, when seen in the above ... sector has run smack into a credit crisis, probably a recession as well, and almost all industry [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 13:52:27

Battle of the Titans

For those of you that prepare yourselves, the OPPORTUNITIES will be abundant and limitless; for those that don't it could be a very difficult period ... as they BELIEVE they have the ability to print money and create credit out of thin air endlessly. In reality [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:37

2009: Adapt, Improvise, Overcome

Just finished watching "Heartbreak Ridge" for the umpteenth time.Gunny Highway's motto came to mind in reading this article, sent by Spartacus, on what financial maven Karl Denninger saw in 2008 and sees in 2009:Where We Are, Where We're Heading (2009)Let's score [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 03:21:00

PMI Winter 2009 Risk Index Indicates Broader Risk of Home Price Declines

posted by Steven Wevodau WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., (NYSE: PMI - News), today released its Winter 2009 Economic and Real Estate Trends Report, and its widely cited U.S. Market Risk Index(SM). The index shows that the risk of lower house prices two years [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:12:58

Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect

Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? We will explore that in detail over the next few issues of Thoughts from the Frontline, but today we will start with some of the larger forces which will have a major impact on the economies of the world, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28

Alaska Senate: Count the Votes!

Alaska Senate: Count the Votes! Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska and his supporters watch vote results showing the Republican ahead of his opponent on ... with roughly half of the 90,000 remaining ballots now counted, according to a report on the Anchorage Daily News website. Roughly 43,000 of the 90,000 outstanding votes had been counted as of 8 pm [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 01:22:00

Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

Morning Goods (Bonus): Sinjyn Sinjyn, a 30-year-old dance teacher, pays the bills by performing in a Denver burlesque show, which won this year's " ... Jose Delatorre and took them back to his house in Henderson. The brothers told police in the report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 03:32:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/23/2008

Of interest tonight: the Spanish government is moving strongly to make sure that Russia doesn’t by a large chunk of the Repsol oil company. Prince Alwaleed intends to buy a 5% share of Citigroup. Kuwait lost $1.4 billion dollars in its investments in derivatives [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 04:05:00

Ecuador Defaults & Currency Devaluation

Jump to CommentsOn December 12th, Bloomberg.com reported:“Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) ... money” advocates will also win.“A debt commission Correa formed last year said in a 172-page report ... $55 trillion. The US annual GDP is about $14 trillion. That means that while “irresponsible” Ecuador [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 07:28:40

SPAMfighter News - 5 new articles

Here are the latest updates for raplist.antispamsite@blogger ... Revenue & Customs) is making malicious rounds. HMRC orchestrates the tax system of Britain.The report ... along with their contact address as well as credit card number so that the compensation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:38:00

Credit Crisis Timeline

This is lifted from American Thinker, and by the way to the editor if you'd prefer I not take so much of the text leave comment or email me, ... " community reinvestment Senate bill. Opponents argued the bill would allocate credit without regard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:09:00

Annual Report - Punj Lloyd - 2008-2009

PUNJ LLOYD LIMITEDANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009DIRECTOR'S REPORTYour Directors present the Twenty First Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2009.FINANCIAL RESULTS: IN RS. CROREParticulars 2008-09 2007-08Total Revenue 6,955.62 4,541.76Profit Befofe Interest, Depreciation & Tax 808.54 567.62(PBIDT) Less: Interest 194.28 [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:55:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/21/2008

Make sure you look at all the pirate stories tonight. Most of them are in the “Sub-Saharan Africa” section, and not all of them have headlines. So keep scrolling.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Insubria, JD, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 04:54:00

Hamilton: The Fed Needs a New Plan

Jim Hamilton says it's time for change: Time for a change at the Fed, by Jim Hamilton: Plan A didn't work. Plan B didn't work ... an annual deflation rate around -12%. That's the biggest monthly drop in the CPI since publication ... anticipate an average deflation over the next 5 years at a -1.29% annual rate. Perhaps one might [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 23:40:57

“turn assets into tax relief” by selling crown assets, paying down the debt and applying interest savings toward tax relief, ... this particular subsidy, the parties would still benefit from the hefty tax credit on political donations [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 02:38:25

Finally got my credit score: 698

I held off getting my free annual credit report until after November 30, ... site refused to give me my report or credit score, vaguely suggested that there "might" be some sort ... out how to unlock my account at Equifax so that I could then access both my free credit report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:46:00

It Keeps Getting Better And Better In California

The Daily Press reports from California. “First-time home buyers jumped into the local real estate market in December, ... that you can score a ‘deal’ — something that had been missing for many years.’” The Press Enterprise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:46:59

From Bad To Worse To Horrible To Holy Crap!

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “After years of making Canadians feel steadily richer, ... a slew of sob stories from other parts of the country at their annual gathering in Orlando last week [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 20:26:25

Ku Li repeat call on leadership to face up to global economic reality

.fullpost{display:inline;}Last week, Abdullah snapped on RTM News at Tengku Razaleigh for describing the current leadership as in a state of economic denial. He said Ku Li does not have access to data and is in no position to insist the leadership face up to the reality of a looming recession [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:00:00

Free Credit Reports May be Hazardous to Your Credit Score

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) of 2003 made sweeping changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). On the surface some of these changes seemed like a win for consumers. Take the ANNUAL FREE CREDIT REPORT clause for example. Wow! The Credit Bureaus are actually giving away free credit reports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:36:32

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

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