No Costs Are Fixed
My first year in business was bewildering. The various services necessary to run a business took some effort to figure out and pull off at the right time. Insurance, credit card processors, telephone and Internet, payroll and accounting, and even ... guys handled. A smart company has IT report to finance because techies are like kids in a candy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 08:01:00
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Philanthropy knows no age limits
I try not to be a complete slacker when it comes to posts…I try. However, this week has been a bit overwhelming with the emotions of Peyton's end of treatment capped off by my mother going into the hospital with pulmonary embolisms. Really, it's been an upheaval pulling from every angle and my blogging thought process has been less than [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 18:00:27
WHAT CAN A HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT DO FOR YOU?
Health savings accounts (HSAs) were introduced in 2004 and allow individuals to pay for medical services upfront through funds they deposit tax-free ... that HSAs do," says Roy Ramthun, co-author of a new report from the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy ... soon, either; in fact, over the past several years the average annual increase has held steady [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 13:16:54
News - Views - Commentary
Uncle Jay Explains the Year 2008Gaza: Leaders Lie, Civilians Die and the Lessons of History Are IgnoredBy Robert Fisk, Independent UK - AlternetQuite a lot of the dead this weekend appear to have been Hamas members, but what is it supposed to solve? We've got so used to the carnage of the Middle East that we don't care any more -- providing we [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 11:37:00
start here. And take good notes. Because we move on to the second overall goal, which applies to just about everyone in any profession, not just journalism students: Network like mad First things first: Make people remember your name. Much of this entire list are specific ways to make this happen, but here’s the gist: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 04:38:05
PUBLIC COMPANIES MUST BE HARD-UP
Look what changes the City of New York was able to secure from a bunch of publicly traded companies: Thompson_NYC_Comptroller_nyreblog_com_ ... William C. Thompson, Jr. today issued his annual report detailing the results of shareholder ... Department Pension Fund, and New York City Board of Education Retirement System. The full report [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 04:27:53
here) 2. Ultimate Seduction Strategy Package for Guys Seduce Out of Your League ebook ($67 value) from Deadly Seduction’s Derek Rake ( ... A Tarot Deck (The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck) from me. And an easy-to-follow guide, a short report, I will provide. Body Language Report - My tips on how to read his body language, and how to control your body [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:22:01
FREE GiveAway - "The Quiet Millionaire" - We are doing a giveaway of Brett Wilder's fantastic book "The Quiet Millionaire." To have a go at winning it you've to leave a comment with 2 random digits. Yes, it's that simple, so check it out. $50 Off - Northwest Airlines Discount Coupon CarnivalsI'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book hosted Book [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 04:28:03
Carbon Sequestration in Practice
First of its Kind: Sequestered Carbon in Sneek, the NetherlandsBack in March, I left my job with ConocoPhillips to become the Engineering Director for London-based Accsys Technologies, PLC (but my work is focused within the wholly-owned Titan Wood subsidiaries). I explained the circumstances behind my decision to switch employers here [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 07:52:00
The Real Economic Scorecard
By Robert J. Samuelson Wednesday, September 3, 2008; Page A15 The Washington Post Just last week, the Census Bureau released its annual study of household incomes, poverty and health insurance — often called the nation’s “economic report card.” Its hard numbers seemed to confirm how many [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 18:25:07
Monday Morning Update 12/8/08
From Bucky DeVol: "Re: ONCHIT. The Halamka rumors are not true. He might be talking to Daschle’s people, but he’s not going to DC." He’s leading in the poll to your right, although Dan Nigrin has been written in three times (he swears someone is doing that as a joke - Inga asked him about it from an earlier reader’s comment) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 01:37:17
become infamous for its ballooning costs, which have swollen to four times the original estimate in just three years. The velodrome and main stadium are also bulging beyond the confines of their original budget. That said, CLM can perhaps take credit that they're far from the greediest kitten at the teat. Olympic [more...]
Date: 2008-07-18 16:12:03
Friday wrap
States to shield workers from Congressional union thugs ... A newly launched organization wants to amend the Missouri Constitution amid fears that a new administration and labor unions will eliminate secret ballots for employees in union elections. Save Our Secret Ballot officially launched on Tuesday [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 11:30:00
California Considers Tax Changes in Budget Standoff
July 1, 2008 came and went without a state budget for California, despite a requirement to pass it by that date ... -com boom of the late 1990's (California income tax collections relied heavily on the very rich ... ). Notwithstanding a balanced budget requirement, the annual shortfalls have been papered over with loans, bonds [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 04:00:00
“The lying silence of those who know”
“The lying silence of those who know” “When the truth is replaced by silence,” the Soviet dissident Yevgeny Yevtushenko said, “the silence is a lie.”It may appear the silence is broken on Gaza. The cocoons of murdered children, wrapped in green, together with boxes containing their dismembered parents and the cries of grief and rage of everyone [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 14:14:29
Confusing Consumption With Investment
People are now waking up to the fact that what that real estate investment guru was pitching at the seminar wasn’t necessarily an "investment": ... of resources.Card credit credit score Credit repair forum Providian credit card application Va home mortgage loan rate Purchase prepaid credit card Christian consolidation counselor debt Experian [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 14:10:35
MTNL 3G Services Demo’ed; Commercial Launch By Mid Feb
Yahoo Lays Off 45-60 Employees in India * 3G In India: MTNL “soft launched” 3G services in India last week. The word “half baked” would be more apt, since the network isn’t fully operational and commercial services haven’t been launched. The service delivers speeds ranging from 1.5 - 2.5 Mbps, and I wonder if it will hold up once usage increases [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 19:30:42
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Date: 2009-01-15 09:18:02
TechCult’s Top 100 Web Celebrities
As the web goes mainstream, a brand new group of celebrities is emerging. The 100 people you will find below are shaping the future of the Internet (most for the better, some for the worse…), and as a consequence they are right under the spot light. We gathered around 200 potential names and queried them on Google to see how many results they [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 13:15:09
Latest News In Stock Market Investment Research - Dec 26, 2008
India’s Reliance refinery could lean on oil margins: Journal 26 Dec 2008 at 1:16am MADRID (MarketWatch) — India’s Reliance Industries Ltd ... that will likely raise pressure on refining margins globally, according to a report in The Wall Street ... demand for oil products and weaker refining margins, the report said. “We will leverage [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 08:34:48
2008: An Emotional Year in Review
2008: An Emotional Year in Review I know it’s customary to “predict” the future, but frankly, I think we need to look back and realize just how remarkable and stressful the year 2008 was. No one called it The Great Depression in 1929, and my guess is that it will take 5 years or more for historians to label 2008 as a turning point when [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 20:44:01
The Poetry of The Investing Universe Descends on NYC
It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change - Alice Poetry of the investing universe- that's what I call the ... has played out. A prime example of this was the sudden discovery, after the dot com bubble burst ... still bullish when they put out their last report, though they did seem to admit that the bubble [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 14:56:01
Jetcapade: Why GCI set a Dec. 3 layoff deadline
[Hyatt Grand hotel, seen in background, is likely venue for Gannett's big layoff announcement in two weeks ... as a result of the mass layoff now underway across the company. The more savings Dubow can report ... participated in last year's conference, which I live-blogged.)The three-day Annual Global Media [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 18:39:00
Media & Politics
Media & Politics 13-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Our Little Shop of Horrors (by Pat Racimora at No Quarter) ... Credit (The Trail, Washington Post) President-elect Barack Obama will address Senate Democrats ... as negotiations unfold, Obama is expected to drop his least popular proposal, a $3,000 tax credit for companies [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 06:35:02
CNBC: Warren Buffett Fans Explain Why They're Keeping the Faith
Topics:Stock Market | Investment Strategy | Warren BuffettCompanies:Berkshire Hathaway Inc.Rank-and-file investors are "losing faith" in stocks, according to a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal.But rank-and-file readers of Warren Buffett Watch are reaffirming their own faith in the Oracle of Omaha and his call to buy U.S [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 17:39:00
5 Minutes Around the Blogosphere - Week 60
ANNOUNCEMENTS Mamanista has the Hottest Toys for the Holidays 2008! They’ve included the deluxe and the moderately priced, the indie handmade and the mass-produced, and some new toys mixed with old classics. Their 12 Days of Giveaways will feature thousands of dollars’ worth of toys–including a Learning Tower and Chalk Board valued at $270 [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 09:38:43
It’s unanimous, Web application security has arrived
It’s unanimous. Web application security is the #1 avenue of attack according to basically every industry data security report available ( ... credit card transactions.5. They install backdoors that "beacon" periodically to their command ... , Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and processing applications in an effort to obtain credit card [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 20:00:00
Mystery: Luxury Newseum condos became rentals
Al Neuharth started Freedom Forum in 1991 with $650 million provided by Gannett stockholders after his retirement as chairman and CEO. Employees built the fortune over 50 years in the original Gannett Foundation. This is part of a series on Neuharth's stewardship of that money, now held in his Freedom Forum foundation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 16:22:00
$50 Off - Northwest Airlines Discount Coupon
FREE GiveAway - "The Quiet Millionaire" - We are doing a giveaway of Brett Wilder's fantastic book "The Quiet Millionaire." To have a go at winning it you've to leave a comment with 2 random digits. Yes, it's that simple, so check it out. $50 Off - Northwest Airlines Discount Coupon CarnivalsI'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book hosted Book [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 01:35:55
YOUR Personalized Monthly Lunar Return Report!
Every month the Moon above comes back to exactly where it was when you were born ... your life as the Moon drives her daily course.In this report, long-time astrological innovator John ... , you'll be the first to know. Elsewhere you'd pay up to $50 for this type of Report but you can buy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 07:44:00
EU law: Defence procurement
Military procurement in the internal market can be divided into two groups of materials: 1) arms, munitions and war material, and 2) products not intended for specifically military purposes.We look at how the EC (EU) Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC deals with military procurement and at the treaty level security derogations. After a look at the ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 06:59:00
What’s the deal?
The Pubs are already obstructing the stumulus bill, which ‘Bama was hoping to put in place immediately; ... our way out of it — the ‘liquid’ money that was to calm the credit problems hasn’t really ... Khanna, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ali Frick, and Ryan Powers, The Progress Report January [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 21:09:51
18th Annual Western Migrant Stream Forum
View photographs from the internationally acclaimed documentary series Living on the Border and meet the man behind the lens, Karl W. Hoffman. Produced by Northwest Regional Primary Care Association Photographic Exhibit: Jan 23-25, Living on The Border, Reception, Friday January 23, 6:00–7:00pm Music 7:00–9: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:12:20
Victory in El Barrio: East Harlem Tenants Win One As British ‘Predatory Equity’ Landlord Collapses
UNMOVABLE: British landlord Dawnay, Day hoped to force rent-stabilized tenants like Filiberto Hernandez (Left) out of the 47 apartment buildings it purchased in East Harlem in 2007. However, Dawnay, Day’s plans went up in smoke after the global financial crisis struck the over-leveraged company. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 19:59:27
The Garrett, Watts Report (Christmas, 2008)
To Our Clients, Colleagues and Friends, We know of one warehouse lender which doesn’t write WH lines to California mortgage bankers. There was a time, many, many years ago, when sellers of whole loans to private investors got a better price for California loans [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 02:11:47
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - November 29, 2008
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for November 29, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Republican Party candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and events Republican Party platform issues including promoting a strong national defense, respect for the rule of law, individual responsibilitiy, traditional values, etc [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 14:56:02
Reviewing a Perilous Transition - The News of January 2008
2008 started on a promising note however it quickly descended into a chaotic nightmare that can easily be characterized as the harshest, stupidest, ... 4, Greg Linden wrote, “The coming 2008 dot-com crash“. Check out Greg’s post and then settle back [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 03:24:58
DrumBeat: October 24, 2008
Heating Oil Distributors Fear Tough Winter Amid Credit Freeze NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The tight credit market is forcing weak links in the heating oil supply chain, from wholesale ... to carry them into winter, despite the global credit crisis that has made it difficult for even solid [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 12:30:39
Can Wachovia Do Anything Right?
An analyst at RBC Capital Markets suggests Wachovia cut corners to join the trillion dollar asset club ... loans was 1.24%. In its latest annual report, Wachovia ... to see credit quality in C&I lending deteriorate in tandem with the general economy," wrote [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 04:36:25
First Annual Dompons Giveaway Contest
In celebration of a completely revamped blog, Dompons is pleased to announce the start of it’s First Annual Giveaway Contest! ... NAMES of our choice. (Domain names guaranteed to be a .com with at least 6 months left on registration ... guaranteed to be a .com with at least 6 months left on registration. Transfer of domain will be done via [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:25:07
Annual Meeting Reports– past due
Reports from each committee chair/head were due in January 5th. Su has received only 1. Please send your report to her in a Word file no later than Tuesday evening (January 12) so she can put together the Annual Report for next Sunday’s meeting. (Rhinebeck.Episcopal at gmail. com [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 21:07:22
Hong Kong (.hk) Most Dangerous Country Domain Name
McAfee has released the second annual “Mapping the Mal Web” report which researched the riskiest and safest domain names on the Web ... campaign aimed at fighting badware. Related Why .com domain name extensions are better? The Edge Annual ... . The new report reveals that 19.2% of all Web sites ending in the “.hk” domain (Hong Kong) pose [more...]
Date: 2008-06-05 16:13:57
A National Drug Threat Assessment - 2009
A people’s greatest madness is usually hidden from them. So it is with America’s war on drugs ... s annual National Drug Threat Assessment gives policymakers and counterdrug executives a timely, predictive report on the threat of drugs, gangs, and violence. We synthesize the views of local, state [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 00:01:29
vacancies appearing in different English News Papers of Arabian / Persian Gulf,Arab Times
Join 4Shared Now!Your Ad Here Great and Updated Jobs by http://www.gulfjobsbank.com/ Job Openings in Arab Times (English Daily of Kuwait) as on: JANUARY 01 , 2009 - THURSDAYAgility provides leading edge supply chain and logistics solutions to private and public sector entities worldwide [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 01:22:00
DrumBeat: July 17, 2008
Oil futures: Know when to hold 'em NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In the last three days oil prices have fallen by roughly $10 a barrel. Many analysts say slackening demand, or the threat of it, is the main culprit. But another force could be at work in the background [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 13:02:18
CalPERS Devastates Itself & Will Charge Taxpayer
This story is just so tragic. This did not have to happen. This is not supposed to happen ... CORKERY, CRAIG KARMIN, RHONDA L. RUNDLE and JOANN S. LUBLIN STORY HIGHLIGHTS -one of its worst annual ... to report paper losses of 103% on its housing investments in the fiscal year ended June 30. -Calpers [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 14:56:37
DrumBeat: September 12, 2008
Kazakh Oil: A War of Nerves - Russian brinkmanship could imperil the flow of oil and money across the Caspian to Europe ASTANA - On the scorching, scrub-dotted steppe along the east coast of the Caspian Sea, a Chevron-led team is opening up the taps on 50 new wells at the supergiant Tengiz oil field [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 13:05:16
Systematic torture of Palestinians documented in 80-page report
PNN Uruknet.info, December 1, 2008 Nablus / PNN – The use of torture and ill-treatment by the Israeli authorities against Palestinians is ... organizations writes in its annual report for 2008 that it has recorded evidence of an act, complicity ... in Israel. In its annual report for 2008, the Coalition against Torture - a coalition of 14 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 17:11:23
NEIL & Concom Minutes - 11 January 2009
Snow cone flavors, raffle donors, and a new con chair… it’s all here behind the cut! NEIL & Concom Minutes 11 January 2009 NEIL Annual Meeting Status report from future ... he has accepted Con Com Meeting Registrar We have people! We have not quite hit the cap: we got [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:24:59
On this day in History - Jan. 14
#fullpost{display:inline;}83 BC - Marcus Antonius was born (d. 30 BC). Roman politician.1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.1131 - King Valdemar I of Denmark was born (d. 1182).1163 - Ladislaus II of Hungary dies (b. 1131).1235 - Saint Sava dies (b. 1175). Serbian saint.1261 - D. Matilde was born [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 01:08:00
