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Debbie loves Twhirl – This twitter application  allows you to have Twitter up and running on your desktop throughout the day and alerts you with a ... are the FreeCreditReport.com (the original tune “F-R-E-E that spells free credit report dot com baby…” not the newly revised [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:21:11

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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

Punching Mrs. Kenner

PIC DELETED This pic'll make you do things you don't want to do ... . And then there's the Free Credit Report Dot Com song. Which is kind of catchy. I need to get out more.Pre-Order [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 18:02:01

Top Eight Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head and Just Won't Come Out

1: FreeCreditReport.com "F-R-E-E that spells free, credit report dot com babyy" This is the first commercial of a series which have been playing on TV recently. It's impossible not to sing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 08:29:19

ChryCo CEO Denies No Free Credit (Report Dot Com Baby)

In an email to the troops , Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli's denying The Wall Street Journal report that ChryCo's re-fi of $30b of short-term, car-loan-backed debt may not go down. If that happens– I mean, doesn't happen– Chrysler [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 16:36:40

The Discoverie of Witchcraft, by Reginald Scot (1584)

One topic that I’ve long had a fascination with is the history of skeptical and scientific thought.  Human beings are naturally endowed with the ability to reason, but that reason is a far cry from a belief in a world governed by immutable natural laws.  This is why I consider scientific education to be very important on a societal level; ignorance and fear combined with credulity can lead to devastating consequences: the bloody period of witch hunting in Europe resulted in somewhere between [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 19:32:32

From an ACORN a mighty OBAMA grew! (Part ONE of TWO)

. . . __ . ___ . ACORN officials Videotaped Telling ‘Pimp,’ ‘Prostitute’ How to Lie to IRS FOXNEWS.COM September 10th, 2009 (Part ONE of TWO) (Links are in GREEN ) Officials with the controversial community organizing group ACORN were secretly videotaped offering [more...]

Date: 2009-09-11 00:09:48

Payment Options for Your Business: not so Plain Vanilla Anymore

Sep.20, 2009 in UncategorizedCopyright (c) 2008 Aisha Jones Scheffel I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. As the summer begins, it always makes me think of ice cream, sunshine, and water whether it’s laying by a pool or lounging on a beach. So naturally, wanting to officially kick-off summer, I ventured into a nearby ice cream shop and became paralyzed with all the choices. I knew I wanted a waffle cone, but I couldn’t decide between pistachio ice cream or cherry vanilla ice cream. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 04:26:47

"Paranoia Strikes Deep..."

Study Links 45,000 U.S. Deaths to Lack of Insurance Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 45,000 people die in the United States each year -- one every 12 minutes -- in large part because they lack health insurance and can not get good care, Harvard Medical School researchers found in an analysis released on Thursday. "We're losing more Americans every day because of inaction ... than drunk driving and homicide combined," Dr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 04:23:00

QuickBooks Pro 2009 3 User

Amazon. com Product Description Small business accounting software that makes accounting easy with tools to organize your finances all in one place. Track sales & expenses. Click to enlarge. Reduce data entry by downloading your bank & credit card transactions into QuickBooks. Click to enlarge. Create purchase orders. Click to enlarge. Generate reports with one click to see how your business is doing. Click to enlarge. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 23:40:46

Posts about Foreclosures as of September 7, 2009

Simple Steps To Success As A Bulk REO Investor – athomenetjobs.com 09/07/2009 There are more foreclosures in the United States right now than we have ever experienced before. Yet well-funded investors in real estate are seizing upon this opening to profit from an profoundly profitable new opportunity. This new opportunity – known as ‘ Bulk REO Investing’ – is so huge it’s captured attention from wealthy investors and private investment funds alike. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-07 12:05:35

Where To Get Cheap Credit Reports

Author : Rick Lee Most people dont know that they can get cheap credit reports online or even get them for free by just visiting a website Like in the US you can get three joined agencies who joined up and their website is at AnnualCreditReport com Frequent credit report are not advisable unless you detect a fraud and if you have already used your freebie for the year it is always advisable you enquire form a reputable company such as Experian, Equifax or TransUnion Please note that there [more...]

Date: 2009-09-13 16:34:05

Posts about Junk Science as of September 7, 2009

Four Plastic Surgery Treatments You’ve Never Heard Of - sensible-health.com 09/08/2009 The world of plastic surgery is always changing. As soon as somebody has a simple idea for improvement, imagination becomes science. These days you can get nearly anything you want done at a plastic surgery clinic. Here are 4 new treatments you’ve probably never heard of before! Get The Washboard With Ab Etching “Ab etching” is the treatment that gets you the “six pack” stomach. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-08 04:03:19

Total MMA: Inside Ultimate Fighting

Review”The best book on the real history of MMA that I’ve seen. . . . This book really is so great I couldn’t put it down . . . it’s a thorough history dating back to the turn of the 20th century, covering the heydays in Brazil, Japan, and major UFC opposition groups over the past 15 years in North America. “  —Wrestling Observer”If the history of MMA was taught as a college course, Total MMA would be the official textbook used for the class. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 11:58:06

Salvadorans push for U.S. immigration reform

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS Visit our website: http://www.nafbpo.org Foreign News Report The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts and condenses the material that follows from Mexican and Central and South American on-line media sources on a daily basis. You are free to disseminate this information, but we request that you credit NAFBPO as being the provider. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 15:01:02

Overnight Open Thread: The Friday Night Great Escape

With all due respect to the Eurythmics … Would the Hollywood production companies putting together these movie trailers find another damn song to use??? THIS is like at least the third movie trailer (and I cannot name the previous because for the sake of my sanity I have blocked them out) that has used the Eurythmics “Would I Lie To You?” It’s not even one of their best songs, IMHO. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 01:01:38

Citysearch.com is accused of scamming customers nationwide

Author: ncconsumernews | Posted in Networking | Citysearch.com is accused of scamming customers nationwideCity Search faces class action lawsuit for deceptive marketing   City Search city guides is a popular online Internet service, that Internet surfers use to locate services across the United States, but lately City Search has come under scrutiny for its deceptive scam marketing practices, and as a result, consumers are filing complaints and class action lawsuits against City Search to bring [more...]

Date: 2009-09-13 06:51:04

Where's the Outrage for Unemployed, Underemployed and Paycheck-to-Paycheck Living?

60% Living Paycheck to Paycheck by Karen Datko - MSN.com Counting down the hours until payday? You're not alone. As the economic downturn trudges on, many workers are struggling with household budgets. About six in 10 workers -- 61% -- report they always or usually live paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet, compared with 49% last year and 43% in 2007, according to a new nationwide survey of more than 4,400 workers by CareerBuilder. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 05:57:00

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

How Do I Get My Government Credit Report?

How Do I Get My Government Credit Report? by Andy ZainUnder the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you are entitled to ask for, and receive, a free copy of your government credit report once a year. The FCRA serves to promote accurate information, held in privacy, by consumer reporting companiesContained in your credit report is personal information like how you pay your bills, any arrests, bankruptcies or legal actions, as well as your full name and address. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 12:05:50

It’s Really Unprecedented Historically

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “One in four homes sold in the Twin Cities in March through June was in some stage of being repossessed, a foreclosure report out Thursday shows, up from fewer than one in 10 a year ago. The flood of listings ‘has had substantial effects on the Twin Cities housing market and doesn’t appear [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 18:07:10

5 Reasons Why Stocks and Commodities Will Soar Over Next 9 Months

Right now we're in an Alice in Wonderland world where the government not only wants to spend $700 billion on buying up banks' bad debt but it also ... , you realize you’ve got one last option. You have $25,000 worth of unused credit lines you could tap ... the credit lines and pull a rabbit out of a hat -- come up with a brilliant marketing campaign [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 19:28:43

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/24/2009+

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: 2009-09-27 21:52:00

Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/09/08

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Washington to receive $34.7M in fed funds for small-business insurance : Washington will get $34.7 million in federal money over the next five years that will help some small businesses in the state provide health insurance, state officials said Friday. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-08 05:46:03

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

Servicemagic.com faces class action lawsuit by trusting homeowners

Author: ncconsumernews | Posted in Home Improvement | Servicemagic.com faces class action lawsuit by trusting homeownersService Magic faces ongoing consumer complaints, distrust, and serious consumer concerns over their negative business practices.   Negative complaints continue to mount against Service Magic home improvement online contracting services from unhappy consumers that have tried their online contracting services.The complaints are so negative, that NC Consumer News has decided to [more...]

Date: 2009-09-13 06:43:19

Mortgage Loan Approval sometimes need a human touch

In the mid-1990s, to repay the mortgage industry saw the credit score and its significance to a borrower's ability, a mortgage step into the limelight as one of the factors for the preliminary approval loans assessed. After conducting statistical test for a statistical test, Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie, the 3 big banks, mandate that the credit score, in conjunction with manual underwriting will be to examine loan approval. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 10:51:46

Posts about Mobile Internet as of September 21, 2009

Sony Xperia X3 gets unboxed! - gadgetsteria.com 09/21/2009 One of the most lusted after Android handsets on many Android fans’ lists is that of the Sony Xperia X3. While the X2 is still brand spanking new and not even available yet, the X3 brings in a much nicer looking and functional Android core, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and that much hyped “Rachel UI” that have many second guessing their current phone of choice. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 18:48:47

Overview of AN – SNAFU – USA money spending and snafu par excellence

*** Secretive spending on US intelligence disclosed Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:00pm EDT By Adam Entous WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Intelligence activities across the U.S. government and military cost a total of $75 billion a year, the nation’s top intelligence official disclosed on Tuesday, revealing publicly for the first time an overall number long shrouded in secrecy. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 17:34:52

How Do I Get My Government Credit Report?

September 17, 2009 | By Andy Zain In Finance | The Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, entitles you to a free copy of your own government credit report every year. You are assured of the privacy and accuracy of information when you deal with the authorized consumer reporting companies.Your credit report has information like where you live, how your bills are paid, whether you have been bankrupt, sued or arrested. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 06:11:40

Why Did Bank of America Pay ACORN?

On September 29, the article “Bank of America Pulls ACORN funding” appeared on the CNN political ticker. While the short piece thankfully does list some of ACORN’s recent scandals, such as the Breitbart video investigation and the voter registration fraud, it didn’t answer the question that was surely on every reader’s mind: What exactly [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 07:08:36

UK Loan Star: Now You Can Get Hassle-free loans and

Getting a cheap loan is never easy. There are a variety of factors that must be observed. How much are you willing to pay for it? Which personal loan or mortgage you are trying to take advantage of? What are the requirements? Then you have your credit score, and especially the lending company that you have to do. You may have to make your search for a secured loan or mortgage UK, if you get help. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-09 11:52:04

THE MIND OF A LIBERAL

Dear Readers: Governor Patterson in his "State of the State Address" stood before the legislature and said "It is has been reported that today's children will not live as long as us because of obesity. When parents find that out they will come to Albany and say why didn't you do anything about this?" Were I the governor, I would say, me? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 22:43:00

Posts about Mobile Internet as of September 17, 2009

Insatiable demand for mobile data challenges industry - news.buysellrealestate.com.au 09/17/2009 Mobile Internet users are generating a tremendous and ever-growing demand for bandwidth and infrastructure performance, say speakers at the Linley Tech Processor Conference. Altair Semiconductor 4G Update - blog.tmcnet.com 09/17/2009 Altair Semiconductor is looking to provide the world with energy efficient chips for WiMAX and LTE. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 18:48:45

How To Get Your Free Government Credit Report

How To Get Your Free Government Credit Report by Andy ZainBy law, you are entitled to one free government credit report each year, but you have to apply to get it. The consumer reporting companies are covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act to ensure privacy and accuracy.Contained in your credit report is personal information like how you pay your bills, any arrests, bankruptcies or legal actions, as well as your full name and address. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 08:17:23

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

MICROCAPITAL.ORG STORY: Pan African Women Projects Plans to Establish USD 5 Billion Microfinance Bank in Africa

According to the Guardian, an African based news provider, the Pan African Women Projects (PAWP), (a non-government organization), announced that they plan to establish a microfinance financial institution in Africa with a capital base of USD 5 billion . The formal plan for the bank will be presented at this year’s Pan African Women Conference October 21st-23rd, 2009 in South Africa . The proposed pan African women bank would create the largest financial institution in the country according to Mrs. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 15:54:17

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

Mobile broadband business models: free dongles as retention tools for voice contracts

The comment from a reader called Thomas on this post of mine tallies with other anecdotes I'd heard and seen ... on Vodafone giving him a free HSUPA dongle, and discounted £7.50 / month connectivity, offset with a £75 bill credit. I also regularly see adverts in the window of my local 3 UK shop offering half-price [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 10:03:00

New Media Predictions for 2009: from Croydon to Kenya (Carnival of Journalism)

This month’s Big Question from David Cohn for the Carnival collection of US and UK journalist/academic bloggers is “What Are Your Positive New Media ... dot-com bust next year in the UK as fragile new media enterprises are credit-crunched ... fields. The Internet has been brilliant at creating free content, but the overall cost of being [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 10:10:14

Helping you loose weight even through the Holidays!

I'm not a big fan of weight loss gimmicks mostly for the reason that I've always doubted if they worked or because most systems are so hard to follow ... for a little over a month now and most users report loosing around 30 lbs after using the system for six ... of us you can try Sensa for yourself and get 15% off and free shipping by using the code : [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 07:27:00

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

If Scripps loses $15M, what is GCI's hit in Detroit?

Maybe this is why I feel like something big is going on in ominously-quiet Detroit:To start, surely you saw that E.W ... agency, The Detroit News? Remember, the Freep was already bleeding a year ago, well before the credit ... now on a rampage to cut costs anywhere, the Freep and the JOA would be expected to report job [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 01:45:00

Lewis leading Ravens by example

ATM Boss Lies Pool Fantasy Oxygen Julio Cal Search Royals E(mail) Lyric BALTIMORE – As power trios go, it was the sports world’s answer to Nirvana, Cream or the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Huddled together in a downtown club last Sunday night, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 14:27:29

Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/09/22

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Small businesses want, fear health reform : Small-business owners are begging for changes to the health care system, but they believe they have the most to lose when and if reform materializes. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 06:00:04

MortgageNewsClips: Guessing Obama, Rescue Falters, Nasty Recession, Negatrive T-Bills, HArd To Value, Radical Ideas, 4.5 Yr Low, Exit Strategy, Follow FHA, SWF Paper, Accounting, Japan Drops Plan, BlackRock Proposed, 4 more

  President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to spend billions on U.S ... for states and municipalities struggling with funding of public projects as a result of the credit ... - Bloomberg ———— reuters Recession to worsen, deflation a risk: report - Jim Christie - The “ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 16:45:58

Carnival of Consumer Credit #4

As we dive headfirst into the holiday season, what comes with milk and cookies, twinkle lights and goodwill toward men?  How about credit cards and more bills than you can pay?! The Carnival of Consumer Credit ... Credit Limits? Share Your Experience posted at fivecentnickel.com. CreditAddict presents Surviving [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 16:00:15

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

Reducing Post-Purchase Anxiety: Order Confirmation Emails & Thank You Pages

The order confirmation email. So important. The sender name, even more important. Do we spend so much time optimizing images, product copy and site usability to reduce friction ... assures the customer that you’ve got their credit card information. He/she still lives on a prayer until [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:30:29

$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

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