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                                     Mike: Good day to all. Today’s big number is the Employment Situation, which is released at 8:30 EST ... %.             * Breaking news: Yet another sobering government labor report released Friday showed the economy ... jobs report, the unemployment rate rose to 7.2% last month from 6.7% in November and higher than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:51:10

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Choosing the right lender during a crisis… Interview with CMPS James K Barath

I will admit, I am not an expert on mortgages… Fortunately I *do* know where to find them, ... , I am a branch manager for a mortgage company d/b/a Benchmark Mortgage, which is a licensed Texas Mortgage ... that distinguishes a Certified Mortgage Planner from other loan originators. Are the headlines about the credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 18:31:19

Foreclosures linked to 2005 Bankruptcy Reform law

For those readers not familiar with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act ("BAPCA"), prior to October of 2005, unsecured debt ( ... credit cards, for example) could be discharged under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation) therefore ... of their credit card debt, and that would free up income to pay the mortgage. The new law blocks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:03:13

More Evidence of the Changing Consumer Culture

More evidence of the deep re-ordering of American culture came by way of a report unveiled today, entitled, "Grounding the American Dream: ... in the early stages of a traumatic transformation. The report reinforces much of what I discovered ... in October and November in New York City, Baltimore, Miami, San Antonio, Texas and Lexington, Kentucky [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 20:38:27

Doug E. Fresh In Financial Trouble -- Faces Foreclosure, Tax Debt

Legendary rapper Doug E. Fresh seems to be the latest in a number of musicians and celebrity feeling the crunch of the recession. He is reportedly foreclosing on a few homes in New York's Harlem area.According to a report ... E. is also being pursued by credit card giant American Express for nearly $60,000 in debt, and the IRS [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 23:39:00

LBTM: That's our Buck!

Left Behind: The Movie has conveniently been divided into 11 parts for posting on YouTube. This neatly provides us with stopping points as well as the ability to watch together as we work our way through the movie. We have some cause for optimism as we begin. Yes, there's the Kirk Cameron factor, but that might not be insurmountable [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 23:03:42

Counting up the mentions of G.W. Bush's name at the conventions

SGT. PAUL -- Our creative colleague Johanna Neuman over at the Countdown to Crawford blog chronicling the closing days of the George W ... more about the Republican president from Texas than has the president's own party. And not in a nice way ... about him. Neuman's complete report is available here. Here's part of it: We don't know if Bush watched [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 02:22:00

Voting Rights Watch: Media exposure, voter education reduce 'lost' presidential votes in tight NC race

what it meant for the state to not only go Democratic, but elect the first African-American president, here ... declared with typical swagger in The New York Times that "Obama can write off Georgia and North Carolina ... Obama turn North Carolina blue? A number of factors gave him this victory: * Obama mobilized [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 17:17:11

DrumBeat: November 30, 2008

Oil majors eye $5-billion ships to cut costs London — Oil and gas companies are racing to develop a new type of vessel they hope will revolutionize offshore gas production but even if the untested technology works, its deployment could be blocked by resource holders who fear it will undermine development goals [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 14:33:22

The White House

YESTERDAY PRESIDENT BUSH MADE HIS LAST PRESS CONFERNECE AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED:THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a lot together. As I look through the room, I see Jake, Mike, Herman, Ann Compton. Just seemed like yesterday that -- that I was on the campaign trail and you were analyzing my speeches and my policies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:04:00

Caring for people's health

Weight bias has become so deeply ingrained in popular culture, that we often can’t even see it anymore. The belief that fat itself is unhealthy has been so heavily promoted, that when disparities in health outcomes are seen associated with the heaviest people, it’s automatically assumed that their fatness is the cause [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 00:06:00

Will the recession defeat efforts to combat climate change?

In the best of worlds (some might say the most practical world) one might expect the green revolution to be recession-proof. After all, one strategy to pull a nation out of an economic downturn is to implement federal programs designed to build/upgrade the country's infrastructure while creating jobs at the same time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:42:00

Despite Losses, Builder Shares Still Struggle

It’s hard to find a sector doing well Thursday, but homebuilders were among the poorest performers, led by Hovnanian Enterprises Inc ... by a report from Standard & Poor’s, which said more trouble could be in store for the builders, which could lead to more credit-rating downgrades if the situation doesn’t change. Builders Shares [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 16:50:32

They Say That When God Closes a Door...

He opens a window.On July 28, 2007, a lot of people thought the door had closed on their hopes of ridding Middleboro of a casino. It was a beautiful summer day. Hot as hell, the sun shining high in a cloudless sky and people dropping like flies on the baseball fields in back of the high school at the now infamous Town Meeting from Hell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:16:00

China Olympics, Russia-Georgia and Barack Obama’s Foreign Contributions

Culture Watch, vol. 28 Nancy Morgan RightBias.com August 18, 2008 Finally, a celebrity who earned it. Michael Phelps is demonstrating the best of America as he continues racking up gold medals in the China Olympics. Check out these awesome photos of his split second win. China, on the other hand, appears to be cheating [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 22:13:46

Naughty and Nice

It's undeniably been a busy year for higher education with financial crises, continued student loan controversies, ... followers of the student loan market this year. When credit and asset-backed securities markets froze ... , Texas, and Oregon. These schools all may have done well on the gridiron this year, but they leave [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:20:06

justice after bush

December 29, 2008 in founding principles of democracy, spirit Justice after Bush: Prosecuting an outlaw administration By Scott Horton I. The Crimes Americans may wish to avoid what is necessary. We may believe that concerns about presidential lawbreaking are naive. That all presidents commit crimes. We may pretend that George W [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 17:41:21

Fed calls West’s housing markets feeble

The Fed’s San Francisco unit had its harshest words to date to say about the West’s real estate markets in the first 2009 “Beige Book,” a Federal Reserve Board report on regional economic ... by the bay. (MAP HERE!) In this #1 regional “Beige Book” recap for 2009, (Read full REPORT HERE [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:20:07

Debt Rattle, November 30 2008: How to Build a Lifeboat

National Photo Co. Mack Sennett Girl 1919. Actress Marvel Rea, one of film producer Mack Sennett's well-rounded "bathing girls" Stoneleigh: Yesterday we talked about why we are facing deflation and today I wanted to review and explain the suggestions we have made previously for dealing with a deflationary scenario [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 20:00:51

banning all short sales. The details of the SEC action have been released (see below). The specifics are a "temporary halt in short selling in 799 financial institutions" until October 2nd. I have been trying to contextualize this, and I keep coming back to what seemed like a wild theory yesterday that seems a whole lot less wild today [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 23:50:07

Looking ahead to 2009

What's in store for the nuclear energy industry?With the financial world in turmoil and a new president coming into office in January 20, the outlook for 2009 is anything but business as usual. In fact, the unstable natures of the U.S and global economies are causing anyone with large investment decisions to make to sit on the sidelines [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 03:37:00

Podcast278: TechShoppingCart Podcast09: Digital Wishes, Flip Video Labs, and Manifest Destiny for EdTech

is being “disintermediated.” I love it! If you are an event producer of any kind (this can certainly include school events) check out the PodCorps ... : I stumbled across PodCorps today when I was downloading the free Levelator software program to use ... . Thanks to The Conversations Network for offering The Levelator free! It is available for Windows [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 18:45:22

Link-O-Rama

As those of you who've inexplicably continued to check the Fat-O-Meter despite no change in months have no doubt noticed, I'm back on the weight-loss plan. Again. This is my third attempt to restart the weight-loss process since dropping 92.5 pounds several years ago only to gain most of it right back, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:40:28

Debt Rattle, November 4 2008: There Ain't No Cure

Lewis Wickes Hine A Future Ahead of Him August 1908 Tipple boy at the Turkey Knob coal mine in Macdonald, West Virginia. Works long hours, not a day of school. Ilargi: Yeah, stock exchanges are edging higher, how could they not? There's hope in the air, there'll be a new "leader of the free world" early tomorrow morning [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 20:08:23

THE BEAST 50 MOST LOATHSOME PEOPLE IN AMERICA, 2008

side note: I found this late last night and I enjoyed it so much it kept me up later then I wanted…but was well worth it! Enjoy with your morning coffee! http://www.buffalobeast.com 50. Barack Obama Charges: Beyond a few token acts of bipartisan marketing, Barry’s major duty in the Senate was to avoid legislating, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 09:06:30

2009 Looks To Be A Rough One For Commercial Real Estate In The United States

This article is from www.realtor.org and talks about what issues and expectations that should impact commercial real estate in the United States for ... . Housing’s recovery still rests, in large part, on the availability of credit. Credit started to loosen ... . But it will take considerable time before credit availability returns to normal. NAR has [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 16:46:17

Global Investing Roundups, Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

NBER: U.S. in Recession Since Dec. 2007; Fed Reserve Could Buy T-Bills; JP Morgan Sees 0% Interest Rates; Pilgrim’s Pride Files for Bankruptcy Protection; Consumer Credit Crunch in the Making; Crude ... has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said yesterday (Monday). Already [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 16:25:29

International Forecaster September 2009 (#8) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More

By: Bob Chapman GoldSeek.com Sunday, 27 September 2009 US MARKETS Nearly half the nation’s 25 biggest retail chains expect to hire fewer holiday workers this season than they did last year, another sign that retailers aren’t counting on recession-strained shoppers to relax the tight grip on their pocketbooks this year. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 17:39:33

Economic and Financial Alchemy: 3 Trends to Follow in the Next 90 Days: Pseudo Drop in Nationwide Foreclosures, The End of One Plasma in Every Room, and Loving Your Car a Little Longer.

In the midst of this epic and monumental election campaign, which I do sincerely hope you go out and vote, the number one issue which is the economy is now fluttering into the abyss at a much quicker pace.  On Monday, automotive sale numbers came out and the numbers were downright shocking.  U.S. auto sales dropped to levels unseen in 25 years [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 08:01:06

Big Changes In The Senate As The Parties Gear Up For Another GOP Drubbing In 2010

Yesterday we remarked how a Debbie Wasserman Schultz led cabal of conservative Democrats is already bad mouthing the prospects of the DCCC working to ... -- who can claim a lot of credit for helping elect quite a few Democrats ("more" if not the "better ... and equally unscrupulous House counterpart, Rahm Emanuel, claims a lot more credit for Democratic [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 13:30:00

Credit Analyst Warns of Trap for Credit Card Customers

/PRNewswire/ -- "Many people will have their credit scores lowered this year if they're not watchful, know what to do and take action," ... for consumers who are not prepared," said Johansson, speaking recently about credit scores at the Texas Bankers ... said Eddie Johansson, president of Credit Security Group, a leading nationwide credit score [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:01:00

gaza, bette davis

gaza, bette davis How can anyone watching Gaza burn escape the bitter realization that history repeats itself? Many have compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to Apartheid South Africa. But not in their cruelest hour did the Apartheid regime wreak such wanton murder and destruction. Let us stop mincing words [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:50:53

Prices are right, is it time to buy?

Recent data out from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that its home affordability index (HAI) ... was calculated annually, and in 1973 the HAI averaged 147.8. (It’s highest annual average was 154.8 in 1972 ... years back. Those with weak credit reports or low down payments are finding fewer and more costly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:28:31

How to Motivate Every Employee

“In thinking about motivation from a management perspective, it’s very important to appreciate this point: You can’t motivate people, you can only influence what they’re motivated to do.” “When you look at personal growth as a motivator, you change the way employees think about their work, you help them become more capable, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 19:17:00

Florida State Investment Pool: no confidence ... by gimleteye

.fullpost{display:inline;}In 2003 Enron collapsed after investors lost confidence through gathering disclosures of off-book accounting transactions-- employing special investment 'vehicles' to enrich top executives. The tactic-- off-book transactions-- denies clarity to investors and yet in a key respect it is the same technique being embraced by [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:52:00

James Warren: The Week in Magazines: Obama the "Self-Entangling Giant" and How to Have Sex During Dinner at a Restaurant

No matter how much he might disdain the George W. Bush presidency, especially when it comes to misuse of executive branch power, Barack Obama may be a "self-entangling giant" who is going down the same perilous path argues no less an initial Obama sympathizer than journalist-historian Garry Wills in the Oct. 8 New York Review of Books . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 01:38:20

James Warren: The Week in Magazines: Obama the "Self-Entangling Giant" and How to Have Sex During Dinner at a Restaurant

No matter how much he might disdain the George W. Bush presidency, especially when it comes to misuse of executive branch power, Barack Obama may be a "self-entangling giant" who is going down the same perilous path argues no less an initial Obama sympathizer than journalist-historian Garry Wills in the Oct. 8 New York Review of Books . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 05:48:16

DrumBeat: October 26, 2008

David Strahan: You're wrong, PM. We need higher oil prices Once again Gordon Brown has got energy policy all wrong. Even before Opec announced an output cut of 1.5 million barrels per day, the Prime Minister had denounced the move as "absolutely scandalous", fearing it would force the oil price higher just as the world slides into recession [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 13:21:00

Gaza, Janis Ian, more

Friday! The weekend! I did mean to blog yesterday. I just got busy and ended up forgetting. When I finally remembered, Elaine and I were getting into bed so I told myself I'd blog during the day Friday and never got around to that either.I felt about 10% guilty and about 90% thrilled to be playing hookey. :D Sorry, I'm being honest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:00:00

Sustainable Transportation Priorities In a Post-Bush America

An excellent article by Phillip Longman in the current issue of "Washington Monthly" is well worth reading as a primer on the current state of our freight rail systems in America, and for the arguments he makes that freight rail needs to be a major recipient of the historical infrastructure investment package proposed by the incoming Obama [more...]

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

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

Operation Cast Lead Continues

Women of the IDF UPDATE 293. Last sentence more important than the rest ... come out, come out, wherever you are! The bombing of a UN school in Gaza killed 30, including children, who Hamas often use as human shields. Pictures of dead children in the Israel Air Force bombing of two United Nations schools in Gaza Tuesday afternoon have put Israel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 13:17:00

Grim Financial Outlook for Toll Roads

Fitch Ratings report cover A major credit rating agency on Wednesday warned investors that toll roads no longer make a great investment choice ... individual facility and revise credit outlooks accordingly. The report saw few alternatives for toll road ... credit quality if current conditions persist," the report explained. "Fitch's ratings for airports [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 18:57:00

Election Day seems like the perfect time to reveal I once stumped for Ross Perot

I’m sorry, Barack I was 17 and I couldn’t even vote. But I wanted to see Ross Perot as our next President ... rape my dog while eating a Big Mac if he were elected. So I liked Perot, the diminutive Texas ... so I could frame mine around it. I watched every news report that showed his popularity growing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 14:36:00

1Sky Report Predicts 2 million green jobs in two years

1Sky.org a nonprofit dedicated to solving the climate crisis, recently published a report (PDF) ... revitalize our ailing economy, but create a healthier environment. The report defines a new term, the ‘ ... or enhancing environmental quality.” Some recently case studies include: * the Wind industry in Texas [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 23:34:26

Obama’s Secret Money

I find it disturbing, but not surprising that this article by Ken Timmerman has gotten no MSM notice ... a billion dollars and half of that has come from small donors who the Obama campaign won’t name ... . In pre-Internet fundraising, almost all political donations, even small ones, were made by bank [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 15:30:51

HOLLYWOOD's HOTTEST BUNS: the fine behind of Beyonce; her backside is beyond the realm of bubble perfect; she has a stupid butt!

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (pronounced /biːˈɑn.seɪ/, born September 4, 1981), commonly known as Beyoncé, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:59:00

UPA’s victory boosts Sensex

Mumbai, July 23 (ANI): The United Progressive Alliance Government’s victory in yesterday’s confidence motion in the Lok Sabha gave a boost to ... as oil prices slid further and a report from Deutsche Bank which suggested that financial companies are overcoming credit losses, the Indian investors participated in the market with a vengeance [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 04:13:44

Preliminary version of official minutes from controversial September LNC meeting released

LNC Secretary Bob Sullentrup’s minutes from its controversial September meeting have released. A final version is still pending ... ://www.lncregion7.blogspot.com/. On a more personal note, there is an error of fact in Sean Haugh’s report: “LP member George ... has proven to be quite useful.” p) Nope, that was me. George made a website using that info [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 21:51:36

John McCain faced nearly impossible odds of making up his vote deficit with the remaining 40,000-some provisional ballots that remained to be counted ... South was one of the first media outlet to report on the undervote problem in North Carolina ... counties in North Carolina to determine the number of outstanding provisional ballots. That survey [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 03:22:56

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