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Ants 'get aggressive with cheats' BBC U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site New York Times. I have said so many bad things about the Bush crowd that I must give Bush credit for a good decision, particularly one I would not have expected him to make. Obama Raises Estimate of Job Creation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:49:39
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Do it yourself Credit Repair
by Rob Kosberg You found yourself in a very bad financial situation. You may feel emotional, hopeless, guilty or all of them ... habits. It doesn’t mean a “debt consolidation,” program or a home equity loan .The word is PLAN. Round up all credit reports, bill payment and credit card records, loan and mortgage records [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:18:56
Sensor Dust Is Evil. Here’s How to Banish It.
Anthology of Interest! The Adventures of The Traveling Notebook in the Photojojo Forum ... it clean and dust specks will never plague you. And now the bad news: digital SLR sensors are magnets ... to Banish It. Photo credit: sgoralnick. (Continued...) Link to this | Filed under Tutorials [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 07:45:17
Economic Potpourri December 30, 2008
The barrage of noteworthy economic news continues as we head into the new year. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days.Japan mulls scheme to buy bad loansJapan's government and central bank are considering a $110 billion scheme to buy bad loans and other financial assets from banks to ease a credit crunch [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 02:58:00
Devise your own Credit Repair Plan
by Rob Kosberg You found yourself in a very bad financial situation. You may feel emotional, hopeless, guilty or all of them ... habits. It doesn’t mean a “debt consolidation,” program or a home equity loan .The word is PLAN. You will start by collecting all your credit reports, bill payment statements, and credit card [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:53:58
Goldman Sachs Predicts Loan Losses Will Top $2 Trillion
Despite all the hoopla about stimulus plans and bailouts rescuing Americans’ home equity and retirement accounts, ... — the losses that investors and financial institutions are potentially sitting on from bad loans… ... of $780 billion. Add in losses from commercial real estate, credit cards, auto debt and business [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 23:05:05
Is Obama’s Stimulus Plan Unfair to Some Small Firms?
President-elect Barack Obama’s economic-stimulus proposal is drawing cheers from many business owners and business groups, happy to see potentially lucrative tax breaks targeted at businesses bruised by the bad economy ... stores in late 2007. But her bank still froze her credit line in December – saying it wanted [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 13:46:19
Is Obama’s Stimulus Plan Unfair to Some Small Firms?
President-elect Barack Obama’s economic-stimulus proposal is drawing cheers from many business owners and business groups, happy to see potentially lucrative tax breaks targeted at businesses bruised by the bad economy ... stores in late 2007. But her bank still froze her credit line in December – saying it wanted [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 16:41:00
Understanding The Coming "Depression"
Glenn adds an update to a post on financial issues facing old media. BCB highlights some seemingly positive online shopping news ... - low savings, high debt and credit ratios - aren't actually sound economics. Changing it isn't all bad. But be smart and don't fool yourself into thinking this is all mostly a media inflamed problem [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 12:53:39
CR Retirement Survey: Planning ahead may be just as risky as rewarding
The Press - January 12, 2009 In the wake of big investment losses, ... on entertainment. About one-third have cut their credit card use and spent less on groceries and household goods. “When bad investments happen to good people, they have to work harder to slash debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 22:42:30
Reality TV Listings: January 10, 2009
Game Show in My Head is on tonight on CBS and if you missed it catch a repeat of the new season of The Bachelor on ABC ... 3PM - 330PM ET/PT Snoop Doggs Father Hood - E! 3PM - 4PM ET/PT Bromance - MTV2 Bad Girls Club ... message boards and talk about your favorite show! Photo Credit: ABC ShareThis Related posts [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 16:08:11
How to Replace Bad Financial Habits With Good Ones
This is a guest post from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits. His first book, The Power of Less, was recently published by Hyperion ... situation? Some ideas: Impulse spending. Overuse of credit cards or other debt. Spending without tracking ... stem from our financial habits. Bad financial habits lead to overspending, too much debt, a house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:00:09
Great Creepy CRM video
I found this brilliant CRM video on Michael Seaton’s blog “The Client Side” and thought it was too good not to re-post ... . The problem is that its not all make-belief. Credit card companies, grocery food chains ... by this video. Smart technology doesn’t make a company bad, bad people do. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 03:28:05
All About "Free" Money Making Seminars
Here's an excerpt from the book The Frugal Millionaires: 70 millionaires anonymously share their ideas about money to help each other and you ... and food, and, possibly, airfare, lodging, rental car, credit counseling fees and a psychotherapist bill. These types of marketing vehicles aren’t 100% bad if you can separate out the bits of good info [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:54:20
Review: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
The good Activities are varied and fun The characters, especially Julien, are funny Forgiving controls Multiplayer mini golf is quite awesome Good replay value The bad ... an honest lion away from a flying fox, so don't even try. (Credit: GameSpot) The story in Madagascar [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:31:01
New Congress Looks To Add Mortgage Debt To Bankruptcies - BIG MISTAKE
Congress So we have finally flushed most of the bad debt out of our system in 2008 ... modify other unsettled obligations, such as credit card debt. While the housing market downswing ... problem on the horizon is that Congress is back in session today. Instead of looking at 2009 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 14:51:56
Hudson River Plane Crash
and this is why i fly jetblue out of jfk: (ed: and before you get all whiney on me...ahem, bonnie, yes, i realize it was birds that did it ... , and eventually, gothamist. credit: grego! update: check out this picture, taken by janis krums ... ....as in plays bad music...as in...ok you get it. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 21:01:22
Money Hacks Carnival #31 — Crisis And Bailout
Well, looks like we are having a rash of carnival crises here ... at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. 8 Money Principles To Stay Bad Debt Free at KCLau’s Money Tips ... Your Child A Millionaire! at My Family’s Money. Credit and Debt How to Put a Fraud Alert on Your Credit [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 02:51:28
Propagandists at it again on CNN...
And they got squished.... Confederate Yankee has a GREAT PIECE up on this, and links to Little Green Footballs is worth noting ... ', then it happened quite some time ago. To SOME credit, CNN has pulled this (for now) but it never should ... . If they need footage that bad, they can account for blatant propaganda. But to just post it and use [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 19:50:46
Bank of America nears govt aid, Citigroup shares drop (Reuters)
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp may receive a $15 billion government infusion to help absorb Merrill Lynch, ... to handle soaring credit losses. Both lenders face mounting pressure from investors that they can manage a surge in bad loans caused by a deep economic recession. The two companies will offer more details [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 23:32:10
Friday Stories: Hero Pilot, Bad Birds & A-Rod
Stories I’m watching this Friday: Everyone lives, the pilot averted disaster by ditching in the river, and ordinary humans acted like heros ... American help in the oil business Peru must not have a great credit score MarketWatch: 6 brutal facts you need to realize about your retirement Good for you, bad for phone companies: possible cell phone [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 03:49:36
Lala Land
Blink and you may miss another government bail-out, loan guarantee, federal plan to alleviate a bad or unwise mortgage, a suggestion for more government funds for a more aggrieved constituency, or credit-card relief proposal, etc. All this is said to be smart and necessary, given that we are told that the problem [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 00:47:41
Making a list, checking it twice…
Ah, I do love making resolutions. I generally revise them on a monthly basis – goals are good! – but here's a snippet of what I'm plotting for 2009 ... some more friends who enjoy playing board games. 7. Part ways with the credit card, for good. Learn to love ... the fact that this resolution is already off to a bad start. 11. Catch up the number of [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 14:26:51
Reality/Pattern Check
Want to know a secret? I might buy banks tomorrow, but only under the following circumstances: BAC gets $15 bil. in TARP Funds ... I’m taking advantage of the possible push higher. I don’t care how bad the financial write-downs ... ? Not at all, for they’re still a write-down ridden, credit and mortgage crisis-ed bank. Sounds like a theme [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 04:03:59
Ohio School Funding Has Me Seeing Red Today, Literally
It’s no wonder school funding in Ohio makes folks see red. What I got in my mailbox today, did, literally ... today from the Ohio Department of Taxation. This bad boy is all orange, red and scary. One minute you’ ... . We’re just trying to get the credit card balance back to zero after Christmas. The Four Horseman [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 20:24:00
New Year’s Resolutions For a Giants Fan
... , climb a mountain, and finish one of these bad screenplays that have been idling in my computer for the past few years. Yeah. Well, to my credit, I climbed the mountain, but my guitar knowledge consists [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 01:32:58
What’s Good, BadNews?
What's Good 2009 and already were starting off to a bad note, or are we just picking up where we left off? ... finally going to get our damn credit? 24. What the hell is this??? 25. I saved my last question [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 01:37:14
Ads actually make TV more enjoyable: study
The ad industry has long felt besieged by DVR technology, ... by commercials, regardless of whether the ads were good or bad. "Watching a single program without ... in its comprehensive report on the study. "Adding a commercial eliminated this plunge." Photo credit: spike55151 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:11:09
Repossessed Car Owners Shocked After Being Sued By Car Lenders
The latest in reality shows is Operation Repo, a team of “highly paid professionals” in the San Fernando Valley of California who repossess ... $2000. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, an auto loan deficiency debt can remain ... a creditor has to take someone to court to enforce a bad debt. Creditors in Rhode Island have ten years [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 15:51:27
Anne Hathaway's Latest Chick Flick "Bride Wars" Opens Today
Anne Hathaway's Latest Chick Flick "Bride Wars" Opens TodayFriday, January 9th, 2009 after a late four martini lunch Photo Credit: ... of honor, each other, are as joyful as can be. However, when the pair of friends receive the bad news [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 19:00:00
Of Assembly
Bryan, over at the marvelous Velvet Howler, weighs in on my response to Mikhail, remarking that,I want to give Dr. Sinthome as much credit as is due to him, but if his main point in regards to the hegemonic fallacy is that reductionism is bad, what’s the point of the hegemonic fallacy and all of the abstract [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 22:53:10
Dream G2 doesn't get the irony of ripping off an open-source OS
Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM, Android So we guess we gave Sciphone too much credit when we thought its G2 was running real, actual, ... a "Google" logo on the back) actually doesn't look that bad -- and it's loaded with some apps that you won't [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:30:00
Bank of America nears government aid, Citigroup shares drop (Reuters)
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp is on the cusp of receiving a government infusion to help it absorb Merrill Lynch & Co, ... to handle soaring credit losses. Both banks face mounting pressure from investors who question how well they can absorb an expected tidal wave of loans gone bad in a deep recession. More details [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 02:26:43
Green Ink: Oil Falls, Pickens Stalls
Crude oil futures fell for the sixth straight day, ... its electric-car batteries in-house, in the WaPo. That’s bad news for A123, which was vying for the GM ... -and-natural gas plan a tough sell, and the credit crunch doesn’t help, in the WSJ (sub reqd): “The wind [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 14:18:31
Bailout Gets More Costly Due to “Bipartisan” Deal; Foolish Limits on Foreclosure Should Be Removed
Liberal Congressional leaders have apparently reached a deal with the Bush Administration on the principal elements of a $700 billion bailout of the ... student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other ‘troubled’ assets held by banks.” ... have stuck taxpayers with 100 percent of all losses on any bad loan or mortgage, but not the profits [more...]
Date: 2008-09-28 20:34:55
One-Stop Shopping Calamity
The news that Citigroup is considering selling half its Smith Barney brokerage unit to Morgan Stanley is seen as evidence that Sandy Weill's plan for ... from one financial institution. Credit cards, checking accounts, mortgages, brokerage services ... a one-stop financial shop is officially dead. But the financial supermarket is the bad idea [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:00:00
Could the credit crunch be good for startups?
This morning Nortel filed Chapter 11 and on first look this might seem like a bad thing ... the ship. Since 2005 the company has lost almost $3.5 billion and now has $4.5 billion in debt ... without regard to whether or not their solutions are a) profitable, b) sustainable and c) innovative [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:38:34
Need a Loan Modification? Here are Six Ways You Might Qualify
by Joshua W. Davidson Let’s face the facts, the San Diego area mortgage market and home market has had some wild declines over the past eighteen months to a few years, depending on the location. Along with other adjustment to borrowing rules, it is almost absurd for nearly all fighting to survive real estate owners to refinance their home loans into realistic specifications. Fortunately, worried homeowners still have a chance at getting their loan changed by their existing lender. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 19:23:47
House Price Recap
It’s the last Tuesday of the month, and that means it’s S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index Data Release Day. This month’s dollop continues the recent upswing we have seen in the past few months, so is not very newsworthy. (According to official media sources, to be newsworthy it must either be a change in direction from the month before, or be down. Ideally both.) In case you haven’t seen the numbers, which is likely, I’ll pass along the highlights. The 20-city composite was up 1.6% for July. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 20:33:10
Learn More About Selling Foreclosed Homes To Generate Income Today
Have you ever wondered how to make money selling foreclosures . It’s easier than you think. We have compiled hundreds of useful tip and tricks that could make you rich. Enjoy instant access and a 7 day trial. Stop breaking your back working way to hard for your monthly income. Start breaking the bank and sell foreclosed properties. There is now a NEW way to make money in foreclosures, which is totally different. First, you do NOT need any money to get started. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 21:36:07
Foreclosure Scams You Want To Avoid
by Adam Whazzer Foreclosure is one of the worst things that can happen to a homeowner. Knowing there are scammers waiting to prey on your desperation and vulnerability makes the situation even more worrisome. Thousands have fallen prey to phony foreclosure counseling, phantom help, bait and switch, rent to buy, and bankruptcy foreclosure scams. Being able to know the telltale signs of a foreclosure rescue scam can save you the agony and suffering of becoming yet another victim. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 19:23:35
Alt-A and ARM resets could trigger another crisis!!!
We are winding down out of subprime and going into Alt-A and ARM resets. We have government funding for homes in two ways. One, incentives with lower rates and tax credits, but, there is more. The GSE’s are allowing loans that are 105% and where the monthly debt to income is over 60%. These loans have high default rates and we will pay the price as unemployment stays high. quote Let’s look at a few facts: The Fed is literally the entire mortgage market. Yes, really. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 18:15:58
Bad Credit Lenders – Getting Assistance While on Unemployment
Bad credit lenders have done a lot to help those on unemployment get assistance. The government has worked very hard to extend unemployment benefits and companies who lend money have started to follow suit. Much more common now are unsecured unemployment loans. Not all personal loan companies are willing to do this but it is becoming more of a reality now that unemployment is getting very close to 10%. The president has admitted that unemployment in the double digits is not only possible but expected. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 18:36:51
Guaranteed Loans For Bad Credit Are A Must For Your Cosmetic Surgery
by Riz Goodman Men and women equally are going for cosmetic surgery to change their looks and also to correct any abnormalities in their appearance. The motive behind all this is not very hard to fathom as in today’s world the main emphasis is always on the looks as opposed to the work and the ethics. A qualified board certified plastic surgeon is a must for the good cosmetic surgery to be done. That will happen only when you are ready to pay a big amount to the surgeon. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 19:30:27
Contest: Alice in Chains Guitar Giveaway
To celebrate today’s release of Black Gives Way To Blue , Metal Martyr has teamed up with Alice in Chains and Total Assault to give one fan a chance to win a brand new guitar. Not just any guitar, of course, but a G&L Rampage Jerry Cantrell Signature model signed by the band! Entering is simple, just click on the banner at the top of this post, enter your birthday in the form near the bottom of the page then enter your name and email address, and you’re in! [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 19:59:46
Does Heroes Need A Reboot?
Heroes ‘ latest installment, Redemption didn’t exactly connect with viewers during its two-hour season premiere, pulling in just 6 million viewers. Even though a lot of our readers found the opening chapters to Redemption to be interesting and full of potential, the Nielsen figures seemed to dictate that Heroes ‘ potential for renewed greatness was coming too little, too late, for a show that once pulled in 16 million viewers weekly. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 18:08:49
Get Car Insurance Rate Comparisons Online
Auto word deductibles On my approach to a association certified seminar, a deer strike my car, causing substantial damage. As it was my personal car, not my company’s, my automobile word will be used to cover a damages. Free automobile word rate quotes and brand new automobile prices direct. Auto policies have been heavily regulated by a state we live in and many situations need word to compensate no make a disproportion who’s pushing your car. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 18:24:18
Buy Here Pay Here Car Lots on Bad Credit
by John Knight Buy here pay here car lots, do not worry about bad credit. We all know how difficult it is to get auto financing if you have bad credit. For that matter, anyone can take just about any kind of financing. There is an estimated 100 million plus of Americans having bad credit. That makes a third of the populace of the United States of America, or over a half of the people considered to be in the car-buying age group. At least you will not feel alone. The economy is really bad. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 19:12:01
Bullets?
This crazy mobile admin interface won’t let me do bullets, at least not automatically. So this will probably be a confusing, discombobulated post. ( ... t touch my credit cards so I don’t have to worry about I’d theft, and what they did steal is just “stuff” ... ! Just totally crazy kids… Makes me feel bad for their regular teacher! -when I was in the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:11:58
The Problem Of Medical Homelessness
Please allow me to coin a new term: Medical Homelessness – Not having access to a consistent familiar medical setting. Not having a care location where one is known or where the medical information is accurate. credit I think medical homelessness is one of the main problems in our system. Given the nature of care in the US, most patients are required to be their own homes. They serve as the conduit where medical information from one provider goes to another. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 20:00:50
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