GM Vice-chair touts "Volt" but still denies climate science

Click on this hilarious video and you will hear comedian Stephen Colbert asking if global warming is being caused by "sunspots" ... with the GM economy. Check out Get Energy Smart Now for their take on Lutz. Colbert Report Bob Lutz 32 ... , the Colbert video is wonderfully funny , and Lutz deserves some credit for having the nerve [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 17:43:24

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PF Links Sunday While Other Blog is Doing Great

PF Links Sunday While Other Blog is Doing Great I’m happy to report that my new golf blog is coming along great! ... to read and learn from. Frugal Dad checks out and explains to us how we can dispute credit card charges [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 15:30:50

User-generated Content Impacts Health Determinations

User-generated Content Impacts Health Determinations WOMMA member GolinHarris’ latest blog post cites a Manhattan Research report that nearly half of ePharma consumers, 47% to be exact, credit user-generated descriptions, opinions and reactions ... in an uproar. Their huge response: trash the Amazon rating of “Spore.” At last check, 92 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 08:29:36

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

Miracle On The Hudson

Within moments of the report of the crash of a US Airways flight on the Hudson River, News Talk Online on Paltalk ... deserves full credit for safely landing the plane, evacuating passengers and crew and twice checking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:40:00

Evening Update

Evening Update I'm happy to report that at long last me and my $423.80 have been reunited ... to the credit union this morning I attempted to contact Andrea, the writer of the letter I received ... speak to someone else but she didn't seem to know anything about my problem. She promised to check [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:35:23

The Press Gets It Wrong Again

So I’m scanning the Drudge Report, as I tend to do every couple of days, and spot a front-page article that claims, SPIDER-MAN creator Stan Lee is to unveil the world's first gay superhero. I just have to check ... came out in 1987 or 1988, so maybe Extrano didn’t quite make it first, but he usually gets the credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:45:37

Better Deals On A Bad Credit Secured Loan

A bad credit incident is identical to a peck on a borrowers credit report. The late payments or reluctant defaults were circumstantial, though right divided they have been strafing your repute as a borrower. Every time we visit a lender for a little help, bad credit remarks lift their nauseous conduct and we lapse dull handed. However, all is not mislaid for people with bad credit or ccjs opposite them. The lending marketplace is fiercely competitive. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 06:20:56

U.S. To Break Up Soon?

Chuck Baldwin September 29, 2009 According to Macedonian Radio and Television On-line (MRT), a Russian professor predicts the United States will fall apart in July 2010. MRT reports, “‘Mr. Obama is similar to the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev was also making great promises for the Soviet Union, but the situation was only getting worse,’ he said. By next summer, according to Professor Panarin, the US will disintegrate into six blocs–and everyone will get their piece. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:33:40

Real Estate Investing – Why And How

In the world of Globalization, everybody wants to make investments for varieties of reasons like to secure his future, for his family or may be for more success and wealth. Now the investments options available are stocks, bonds, gold, bank certificates and deposits offering easy and good returns. These options are quite simple to make; just visit them, give your funds and you’re sorted out; however Investments in Real estate are little bit complicated to understand. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 23:17:46

Germany - The Bitter-Sweet Tears Of Angela von Merkel

German voters gave Chancellor Angela Merkel the green light for a second term on Sunday, along with a clear mandate to form a new government with the liberal Free Democrat Party (FDP). But just what exactly is the new government likely to do? Merlek has been quick to pour cold water on any idea of early tax cuts, “I expect we’ll agree very quickly on tax policy, especially when you look at the leeway we have with the budget,” she is quoted as saying. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 22:01:26

Bring Back Your Smile Through Fast Personal Loan

Are we incompetent to encounter your monthly expenses? If nonesuch of income is hidden a complacency of your family, do not be apprehensive. Opt for a quick personal loan and prove a needs of your desired ones.Fast personal loan is categorically written gripping in thoughts a obligatory sequence of income of infancy of a population. It has additionally been termed as a payday loan since a income which we make make use of of to compensate off a loan comes from your personal income. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:36:09

PERSS ENCOUNTER WITH PM HIGHLIGHTS, DIRE NEED FOR NEW VISION FOR ETHIOPIA - By Genet Mersha

In the wake of his ‘involuntary anointment’ as chief executive of the state and the ruling party, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has once again shifted to a high gear with a new five-year term securely under his belt. Although his decision was not unexpected, the 360 degrees shift of from the spring, winter, summer and beyond of his oft-expressed decision to quit his job as prime minister has not gone unnoticed. Owing to that, the prime minister has encumbered himself with expectations. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:45:04

Is Obama Fulfilling ACORN’s Agenda?

Here is a copy of ACORN’s so-called People’s Platform , via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which we first posted back on October 16, 2008 . As is noted below, this platform was updated in 1990 in Chicago, which was just two years before Mr. Obama began to work for the organization via Project Vote and as a trainer for their "power" seminars. Note how many of ACORN’s demands are being accomplished by Mr. Obama since he has assumed office. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 04:00:00

Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of October 1, 2009

Conference call: Tim Pawlenty and the Freedom First PAC - hotair.com 10/01/2009 We had an opportunity to talk with Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to discuss the launch of his Freedom First PAC.  Pawlenty says that he’s worried that freedom is being corroded by a “tyranny of a creeping bureaucracy.”  Pawlenty wants to re-elevate the principles of freedom and liberty, including an effort to educate people on their value and to impact current policy.  Pawlenty plans a particular effort to [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 12:59:05

Mark Turner Russell Edgar: Turners Bar Complaint Response Back to Edgars Comments

There has been a lot of conversation here at Maggie's Notebook about Mark Turner, a man living in the Pensacola, Florida area. At the bottom of this post, you will find links to the background of Mark Turner's case. Today, I want to focus on complaints Mr. Turner made to the Florida Bar. When a citizen feels they have been unjustly treated by the justice system, they can file a "Bar Complaint" with the State's Bar - the organization that generally registers and tracks lawyers in the area. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 22:16:00

Business Security Systems can Protect Company Assets

Author : Eddie Lamb Business security systems are very important to protecting your company assets and other vital information Allowing a random company to build your security system may lead you to a road of destruction in many ways For instance, con artists may show up and build a complex system that may lock you out of your own information, and therefore thorough research should be done on the company and their services Other measures are available for first-time business owners in need [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 04:11:38

Ventura County, California Jury Duty tips from a recent potential juror…

Since I only get the privilege of being a potential juror every couple years, I always forget the ins and outs of it. So this time I’m going to capture some notes, notes that hopefully will help me the next time… These are random notes and will not, now or ever, contain trial or trial juror information. They are focused on the “before,” the time period in the Juror Assembly room before or between trials, ie. “ potential juror ” information, tips, thoughts, etc. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 23:36:00

Get a student car loan at yours suitable budget

Amazon.de Widgets Looking for a dream car is easy task but arranging funds for that can be a tough. Many people will not be able to afford the price for there dream car so for that right kind of financing option are available for them. One must concern or check his financial situation before applying any kind of loan. The borrower must be aware of the monthly payments and must be ready to meet the financial obligations every 6 or 7 years. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 12:28:44

Doing What It Takes To Get A Mortgage Loan

Oct 1st, 2009by Crystal Guthrie. by Crystal GuthrieWhen it comes to getting a mortgage loan, it is important to understand that lenders consider more than just your income when determining whether or not they will give you the loan you are requesting. While other factors have always been used when making this determination, the factors that are taken into consideration have grown even more stringent due to the current state of economy. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:39:44

Commodity Currencies Rebound Versus the Dollar

Well… Instead of a “turn around Tuesday”, we’re seeing a whiplash Wednesday! And for once the Big Dog (euro) ( EUR ) didn’t lead the other little dogs (currencies) off the porch to chase the dollar down the street! No… This time it was the currencies of Australia ( AUD ) and New Zealand ( NZD ) that led the charge versus the dollar. The euro has taken up the charge since opening the doors to a new day of trading in Europe, so… It looks like it’s a “take the dollar to the woodshed” day. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:55:42

Sinowal trojan: Three years old and just plain nasty

Sinowal is a dangerous piece of malware. Security analysts are just beginning to realize how much so. That’s because the Sinowal trojan is unique in its attack vector, and we need to understand what’s different about it. ——————————————————————————————————————- I want to share my close encounter of the third kind with a trojan called Sinowal, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:05:25

In The News Today

Dear Extended Family, Well here we go again. The Wave of Fear is breaking but one more and unnecessary time. The Gold banks do everything possible to hammer gold on even a hint of an intraday dollar rally. Under $1000 she goes and off goes the community into deep depression. You need to understand you did nothing to put it above $1000. Most of the community are observers only, but make sure you understand what you are observing. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 20:12:00

Twitter Terror

I was amused to read that a draft Army intelligence report identified micro-blogging service Twitter as a potential tool for terrorists ... are our tools: sneakers, sandwiches, credit cards, cars, steak knives, box cutters, cameras, cell phones ... by millions of people every day for wonderful purposes, so we haven’t pursued restrictions on, or monitori [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 15:12:22

Credit Crisis Sequel, Global Bank Bailout, Emerging Markets Still a Buy?, Gas Wars and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Ghosts of the fourth quarter haunt global financials… so begins the second act of the credit saga Even the ... -Ukraine gas dispute not yet over… a reader provides firsthand account And… action ... $30 billion to stay afloat, analysts at Morgan Stanley predicted today. According to Morgan’s report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:36:46

Eventbrite integration with MailChimp

Ever since we launched MailChimp in 2001, our customers have been asking us to build an events management tool for MailChimp. Thing is, we’d rather focus on what we do best: making email marketing awesome . “Events” is not our specialty, so we felt we’d never be able to make it awesome enough. Then we discovered Eventbrite , which is the best events management tool we’ve ever used. And it just so happens they also have an API. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 17:29:31

Mortgage Delinquencies Rising – Analyst Blog

Two of the main banking regulators, the OCC and the OTS, jointly released data on mortgage performance in the second quarter today, and the news was not good. The report covers 34 million individual first mortgages totaling about $6 Trillion. All types of delinquencies were up, but most distressing was the information about serious delinquencies, or mortgages that are more than 60 days past due. They reached 5.3% of all mortgages, up from 4.7% in the first quarter, an increase of 11.5%. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 20:08:12

Today's Stimulus Hearing

This morning's Republican hearing on the economy offered several alternatives to the Democratic stimulus package that was set forward just afterward ... : A "net new hire" tax credit, which would make it less risky and expensive for businesses to expand ... businesses to make such investments, as they must currently report depreciation losses slowly over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:53:16

Words of thanks and a Thanksgiving weekend open thread

The Maus Family (From L to R: Dad, Danica, Eleni, Juli) Happy Thanksgiving from everyone here at BikePortland headquarters (Elly and I) ... who works to make this community something I am proud to report on. I am lucky to be able to point ... , or even by just telling your friends to check it out. And of course, I want to give a special nod [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 00:33:18

Rates for Friday Afternoon

Mortgage rates are much improved since what I posted last week.  Wednesday and Thursday were rough on the markets as traders braced (and rightly so) for a stinky Jobs Report.  Bad news typically (but not always these days) equals lower rates ... quote below is based on owner occupied with a mid-low credit score of 720-739, “full doc” purchase [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 21:38:07

Bad Credit Financing On Mortgages: Reveal The Truth Here!

by Asem Eltaher 2009 is the year to refinance since the FEDS brought down rates at the beginning of the year. Pushing rates down to the 5% range and now to 4% making this the best time to apply for relief, especially when you are getting deeper in debt and have impaired your credit. Homeowners can apply for bad credit financing that is helping relieve some of the load. Lenders use experience to solve debts with a mortgage refinancing and personal loans for bad credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 10:43:45

On Savings Account Strategies, Weight Loss and Healthy Recipes!

As we face tighter budget restrictions in my family, we’re doing our best to conserve and cut our costs even further ... in the Bay Area, I’m not sure what’s actually worse — being a small business owner working to stay afloat ... : Reduce Your Debt No Credit Needed: Take 15 Minutes and Be Inspired Credit Karma: Five Tips to Help [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 20:37:42

Don't follow Japanese example - stocks are NOT cheap

Thousands of Japanese households are pouring their savings into stocks and other risky investments. It is the last stance of greed. Easy money ... on the street before Obama takes office. The economy is going to contract by at least 27% (check my article ... % and corporate bonds may turn out as junk. We are looking at a fundamental shift not only [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 15:12:21

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 ... and hawing on how “It’ll be different this time,” the rest of the bailout went straight to the Treasury ... and Merrill in less than 12 months. Today we learned Lewis has been pleading with Uncle Sam [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:25:19

Credit Crisis Sequel, Global Bank Bailout, Emerging Markets Still a Buy?, Gas Wars and More!

Ghosts of the fourth quarter haunt global financials… so begins the second act of the credit saga… Even the IMF needs a loan… $150 billion to back ... and notprofitable) segments of the business. Robert Rubin, who among other things helped create this “ ... predicted today. According to Morgan’s report, profits at HSBC will decline “sharply” this year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:28:24

Bad Credit Financing For Personal Loans: Reveal The Truth Here!

by Asem Eltaher 2009 is the year to refinance since the FEDS brought down rates at the beginning of the year. Pushing rates down to the 5% range and now to 4% making this the best time to apply for relief, especially when you are getting deeper in debt and have impaired your credit. Homeowners can apply for bad credit financing that is helping relieve some of the load. Sub Prime lenders are experienced with mortgage refinancing and personal loans for bad credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 10:42:17

One Nation Divisible Under Obama? Not Indivisible Under God.

“I would have hoped that if the Union were ever again to be imperiled it might at least be in a cause as noble as the Abolition of Slavery. To imperil it for the vanity of a single individual is unimaginably petty!” By Judah Benjamin, Guest Author Before I do anything else, I want to re-state my position on the subject of Barack Hussein Obama II, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 22:43:41

“Taking a Spin in Social Media” with Metanomics on Second Life

Source: Taking a Spin in Social Media: Building a Virtual Advantage in Online Communities TRANSCRIPT OF METANOMICS INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ABRAHAM METANOMICS: TAKING A SPIN IN SOCIAL MEDIA: BUILDING A VIRTUAL ADVANTAGE IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 ANNOUNCER: Metanomics is brought to you by Remedy Communications and Dusan Writer’s Metaverse. ROBERT BLOOMFIELD: Hi. I’m Robert Bloomfield , professor at Cornell University ’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 16:31:51

Desperation Has An Ugly Face

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “A lot has happened since 2004 — in the housing market and in the lives of everyone associated with Vantage Pointe, the largest residential project ever to be built in downtown San Diego. Jennifer Bishop made a 5 percent deposit on a unit in Vantage Pointe in one of the first phases, she said [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 19:49:04

Loose Lips Daily: The Booze Backlash Begins

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—”Schwartz Aide Moves to OCTO“; “Blagojevich Complaint: Just Read It” Morning all. How’s this for bipartisanship: Neither Sen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 15:59:48

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/1/2009+

Windows Azure, Azure Data Services, SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series.   Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Azure Blob, Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database (SADB) .NET Services: Access Control, Service Bus and Workflow Live Windows Azure Apps, Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 23:00:00

Will there be a European Bailout plan?

Germany and Ireland are for the moment the two first European countries that adopted emergency measures in order to ease the effect of the widening international credit crisis in the Euro Zone. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is moving ... , and she has assured her determination to guarantee bank deposits. Check global stock markets [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 11:12:20

Suggested Spending Cuts Courtesy of the Republican Legislators

Last week Governor Corzine complained whined that the mean Republicans should have come to his office rather than take him to court to force him to ... in a recent State Auditor’s Report which noted: (1) aid has been awarded without any application ... have not been prepared as required by law; (4) hearings have not been held to determine if towns [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 21:17:00

Nabokov Steals Another, Sharks Take Division by Throat

There was a wall around Evgeni Nabokov Thursday night, and he earned his first shut-out of the year. And I mean earned it ... to defer credit. "The shutout was just icing on the cake. Everyone chipped in." His counterpart did ... when they do not dominate. Things were chippy early in this contest, with Brett Festerling checking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 22:26:43

New Blood Test for Down Syndrome

A team of clinicians and bioengineers from Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute is reporting an exciting new technology that can ... technology from plasma of pregnant women, obtaining, on average, 5 million sequence tags per patient sample ... on measurements of DNA in fetal cells present in the mother's blood. The report said that [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 06:29:50

Chris Matthews’ love affair continues

I honestly had no intentions of doing any political blogging for a few weeks. I am just burnt out. However, thanks to mediabistro.com I was blessed with this gem from MSNBC’s own web site. Check out this clip of Chris Matthews ... , but this is just amazing. I openly questioned how these same groupies would be able to objectively report [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 16:49:15

Weekend Conspiracy Theory - Can You Stomach It?

A: Are we all just pawns in a bigger chess game? I'm not one to buy into conspiracies, but this read is just too crazy, given what we know of today's credit/financial crisis and how it has evolved from dynamics/products such as counterparty risk, credit default swaps, complex derivatives - mortgage backed securities [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 22:54:48

Europe Reimports Jew Hatred, by Daniel Schwammenthal

The mythical Arab Street now reaches deep into Paris, London, Berlin and Madrid."Give Giancarlo Desiderati credit for his unintellectual honesty ... , they chanted, "Intifada, Intifada, Free Palestine." Mr. Van Bommel later insisted this wasn't a call for Jewish ... two weeks ago used footage of anti-Israeli protesters in London in a report about the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:02:00

ECommerce Hosting

by Sylvester Malone Choosing a Shared Web Hosting Plan to run a small business or affiliate program from is an excellent choice ... or small business everything that it needs to operate successfully. Each plan includes large amounts ... , SSL certifications to give your customers credit card, echeck, and other payment methods the security [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 10:24:50

FHA Update: The “It Girl” of Mortgage

This morning I’ve been trying to update articles I’ve written on FHA in an attempt to have the information be accurate during this day and age of ...  credit scores.   Home Buyers can still obtain a gift or loan from family members as long as it meets underwriting guidelines. Rental income credit when buying a new home and renting the existing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 17:09:29

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