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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

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MortgageNewsClips: Catching Fraud, HSH on Fixed Rate, Super Human, Stephanie Pomboy, Reverses Go Live, Tom Brown, Mod Section 6 links, FDIC Highlights, Accounting

Discussing Loan Reviews with Andy Hall  - John Clapp - MortgageOrb chats with Andy Hall, ... that it will take consumers at least five years - and probably more - to recover from the credit crisis ... Oversight Panel’s First Report: Unfortunately, Just What We Expected  Elizabeth Warren seems determined [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 12:53:02

How Can REALTORs Find More Buyers, in 2009 ?

I asked this question, on LinkedIn, two weeks ago.  Here's what I heard: Danilo Bogdanovic Real Estate Consultant, Realtor, Blogger, ... his buyers accumulate a down-payment, perhaps working with them to improve their credit score at the same ... out there with great incomes but lousy credit -- more every day. If an investor -- or ordinary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 20:14:41

OBAMA’S ‘ORGANIZER’ BUDS PUSHED FOR BAD MORTGAGES

O’S DANGEROUS PALS By STANLEY KURTZ, NY POST Chutzpah: ACORN’s drive to lower mortgage standards paved the way for the meltdown - yet last week, ... banks into making high-risk loans to customers with poor credit. In the name of fairness ... in mortgages to low-credit customers. In other words, community organizers help to undermine [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 03:22:59

what? no gifts?!

Merry Christmas bitches! I hope all you little sluts end up getting what you asked for, and not the urinary tract infection you’ll get instead ... , and pour it over your dick. Maybe this will help you last longer than those damn free credit report . com singing song commercials, because seriously. If you’re fuckin’ and one of those shits comes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 16:06:59

who i look like part 1

Ok, first I need to thanks Shannon for posting those pictures to facebook. I really got a kick out of them ... (when I wear my green hat) 2) Mr Tumnus (the fawn-man in chronicles of narnia) 3) The “free-credit-report-dot-com guy” (the one that sings) Oh there are so many more… ps…i need to create a category [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 06:02:34

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

I have no powers…

Supposedly I will make $14.00 for filling out a survey yesterday. If I earn $100.00, they claim the total gets deposited to my paypal account ... to Free Credit Report Dot Com. That was cool enough, I made a note to remind my self to cancel ... . I got another $40.00 for filling out a credit card application. I’ll never get paid though [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:41:46

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 ... Sustainability Initiative report found that digital media growth is a major contributor to global warming [more...]

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

Google Security Team Clarifies Gmail Security and Hijacked Domains Issues

There have been quire a lot of issues with Gmail account recently, and we had told you about a hacked Gmail account of our friend, ... by David Airey and also of a popular Tech blog, Make Use Of, for which I was one of the first to report ... have detailed instructions on how you can protect yourself from Internet threats. Image Credit: Hoax [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 22:09:44

The Past Is History

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Since she put her Norfolk rental home on the market four months ago, Robyn Hofheimer has lowered the asking price three times. Still no bites. Hofheimer and her husband own two houses in Norfolk. Now, the couple want to sell both and move to Virginia Beach, where they grew up [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 20:55:09

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

As layoffs near, charity that doesn't begin at home: Foundation pours more cash into execs' pet causes

Gannett is about to launch one of the industry's single-biggest newspaper layoffs, so I figured it was time to update my reporting on Gannett Foundation gifts to charities favored by company executives. (Who knows? Maybe we can save some jobs if someone in charge realizes there are other ways to economize.) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 21:41:00

Posts about Home Sales as of January 13, 2009

Want to Make Money Selling Info? 5 Basic Skills You Must Have! - stefsertich.blogspot.com 01/13/2009 Newcomers to Internet Selling are looking for ways to gain money. Many of them like what the “newbie cozenage artists” state them is an easy way … merchandising or gross sales in general is this…provide value!That’s always been the idea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:21:30

Tech mergers and acquisitions crash (pfblogs.org)

Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Merrill Lynch (MER), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Oracle Corp (ORCL) ... with M&A. Even after the dot-com bust, there is still a lot of excess capacity in the tech world. However, according to a report from the 451 Group, it looks like the recent instability in the financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 22:33:20

While Greenspan Slept

This Bloomberg special report may have slipped by unnoticed last week during all of the market mayhem ... by a booming dot-com industry, a Fed chairman, Alan Greenspan, who trusted the market to correct its own ... on a company's debt, would grow to $62 trillion from $631 billion in 2001. While the swaps spread risk [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 11:00:00

ECONOMISTS FEAR ONSET OF HISTORICAL FISCAL CRISIS FOR STATES

The moribund economy is drying up tax revenues more dramatically than expected, forcing 22 states, including California, ... in a report this month. Economists and other observers fear the numbers may signal the onset of a historic ... : Rising layoffs are cutting into payroll taxes. The credit crisis and housing slump are affecting [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 17:45:46

WHY WALL STREET ALWAYS BLOWS IT (and where the money went)

Atlantic Article Submitted by multiple readers, I read this as soon as my issue was delivered. It’s true ... all of us are to blame.by Henry Blodget WHY WALL STREET ALWAYS BLOWS ITImage credit: John RitterWell, we did ... hangover of an even bigger one—a global housing and debt bubble whose bursting has wiped out tens [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:31:41

California dreamin’ or nightmare?

"Thousands of Californians are moving out amid a sour economy and a housing meltdown," an Associated Press story at latimes.com, takes another look at the exodus of people out of California and the growing number ... in the world — have shown resilience, weathering the aerospace bust, the dot-com crash and an energy crunch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:03:51

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

Research Resources

Research Resources (ResearchResources.info) is a Subject Tracer™ Information Blog developed and created by the Virtual Private Library™. It is designed to bring together the latest resources and sources on an ongoing basis from the Internet for research which are listed below [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 09:00:00

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

Latest News in Stock Market Investment Research - Jan 2, 2009

Worldwide semiconductor sales down 9.8% in November 2 Jan 2009 at 4:12am LONDON (MarketWatch) — Worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 9 ... and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news. U.K. house prices ... in the U.K. continued their downward spiral in December, falling 2.2% in the month, the Halifax House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:01:23

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

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

$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

Latest News in Stock Market and Investments - Jan 12, 2009

Japan and S.Korea put aside rows to fight financial crisis - Boston Globe 12 Jan 2009 at 5:26am SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan and South Korea’s embattled leaders pledged on Monday cooperation amid the global financial crisis, putting aside their countries’ animosities in a bid to resuscitate the hard-hit Asian economies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:12:29

Stocks could rise after job losses

Today’s dismal jobs report may hold a silver lining for patient stock investors ... ;P 500, caught in the midst of the dot-com bust, fell 22% after the economy had lost 1.7 million jobs ... J. Peterson, director of markets, credit and risk strategies at S&P. “We’re seeing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 19:27:05

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - October 1, 2008

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for October 1, 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: 2008-10-01 13:56:09

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

Texas Sues Broadway Photo, aka PreferredPhoto, Wilddigital, Amphotoworld, Milleniumcamera, digitalliquidators

A HUGE thank you to Greg Abbott and the attorneys at the State of Texas’ Attorney General’s Office.( ... at Broadway’s Web site and selecting the desired goods, consumers are invited to use a credit card ... and credit card information, consumers are informed that their orders are being processed. Shortly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 06:11:00

Bubble Economics: Did we Learn our Lesson?

Have we really learned our lesson? We must open by addressing the fact that we support all methods and creative fiscal devices promulgated to ... a U.S. unemployment rate of 7.2%.The debt-riddled, exasperated consumer refuses to spend amidst this backdrop [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:27:00

Restoring Your Credit Worthiness

Have you been denied a loan? Have you been offered one at an unbelievably high rate of interest? Are you having trouble getting a new credit card? ... specialist, if necessary. Estimates of credit report errors range from 85 to 40 ... If these things have happened to you you’ve got bad credit! What is bad? Can you fix [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:39:58

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/17/2008

Once again it’s a night for immigration stories.First of all, read about Lampedusa and the Greek islands, places that are being overwhelmed with unprecedented numbers of illegal immigrants. They arrive in little ramshackle boats, often starving and dehydrated [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 03:44:00

Private Equity Firms Expected to Show 20-30% Losses for 2008

OK, you gotta help me. Private equity is basically levered equity ... that fell off a cliff, high debt loads, and in many cases, debt maturing in the next year or so. So how ... market levels to take their targets private. They then put massive amounts of debt money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:01:00

The constant stream of Ultraseek redirects to malware

I’ve been tracking a steadily increasing amount of redirects, often from legitimate .gov, .edu or major corporations ... that the Coca Cola Credit Union is currently redirecting to malware.  An example string is as follows: http://search.creditunion.coca-cola.com/creditunion/cs.html?url=//marker2009 com%2Fin.php%3F%26n [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:07:56

Did Barack Obama Just Break the Law? Fundraising Lottery Could be Illegal.

Unauthorized lotteries are illegal in most jurisdictions, and it is illegal to promote them through the U.S. Mail. by Bill Levinson The Obama campaign has already been warned by law enforcement officials against running “Backstage with Barack” and “Dinner with Barack” lotteries in Minnesota and possibly Colorado [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 17:46:08

This crisis will prove that Americans are not sheep (unless we are)

Here is an excerpt of a report by Joan McCullough of East Shore Partners, 24 November 2008:Questions: There are over 3 hundred million of us ... , noting that “unintended” is a substitute for “who gives a fig”?Not the least of which is a credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:01:07

BREAKING: Obama Runs Another Online Lottery After Being Warned by Law Enforcement

by Bill Levinson Law enforcement warned the Obama campaign against running lotteries, but Obama is doing it again anyway. We encourage our readers to report this Web page to their states’ gambling law enforcement ... : from mta-inap8.bluestatedigital.com ( 69.25.74.166 ) by vms172051.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 23:08:55

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

The order confirmation email. So important. The sender name, even more important ... assures the customer that you’ve got their credit card information. He/she still lives on a prayer until ... the order really go through? Has my credit card been charged? When will the product leave [more...]

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

ACORN, Obama, and the BANKING MELTDOWN

The origins of the Banking Mess can be found in the Community Reinvestment Act ... intimidate banks into making high-risk loans to customers with poor credit. In the name ... of millions of dollars in mortgages to low-credit customers. In other words, community organizers help [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 11:01:37

Personal Investment bank doesnt

Please consult your branch or relationship manager for the latest rates, fees and closing requirements ... report. Business Credit Since your business is new, the bank will look closely at how youve repaid ... of your credit report. This will show assets, liabilities, and owners equity. Business Credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:35:05

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

Working at Home Blog Carnival-119th Edition

Welcome to the January 9, 2009 edition of working at home blog carnival. This weeks Carnival has, as always, some really good articles. So, Sit Back and Enjoy. And Here We Go… advice Leo D presents List Building?.5 Lessons from the Accidental Marketer posted at Strategic Internet Marketing Blog [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:36:01

HP CEO Hurd: This downturn is different for IT than 2001

This is a guest post from Larry Dignan of TechRepublic’s sister site ZDNet ... tech demand is heading. Here’s a look at the top five takeaways from HP’s earnings report (transcript ... noted some key differences between this economic downturn and the dot-com bust. Analysts were [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 13:49:28

Steve Jobs' 10 Secrets to Building a Huge Empire

Written on 10/09/2008 by Manish Pandey. Manish is a tech-enthusiast and blogs about social media and technology at manishpandey.com ... .Photo Credit: wikipedia Steve Jobs Steve Paul Jobs was born on February 24th, 1955. He is known to be the Chairman, co-founder as well as the CEO of the Apple Inc. He was also the former CEO [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 11:57:23

French Premier Francois Fillon: We’re on “the edge of the abyss” By Mike Whitney

Dandelion Salad Note: I added the video that Mike Whitney cited ... and removing their money from the banks and money markets which is intensifying the freeze in the credit ... since the Great Depression. It’s madness. If something is not done to increase the flow of credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 23:51:16

Resurgence of Risk - A Primer on the Develop(ed) Credit Crunch

This is a post run just over a year ago, by emeritus TOD contributor Stoneleigh ... the fold, a reprint of Stoneleigh's excellent primer on the credit crisis. Right ... of the dot com aftermath--we have acted as if risk were a thing of the past. Sliced, diced and spread [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:10:25

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