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Proof Positivity: History In WaxYou know you’ll be in history books when Madame Tussauds displays you in her wax museum ... assistance to improve the quality of life for people victimized by poverty, disaster, and civil unrest ... billion in assistance to people in 100 nations. Mercy Corps pursues its mission through: emergency [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:08:54

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Current Progress on GM Getting Emergency Government Loans

Late Thursday when the Senate failed to pass legislation to give GM emergency aid, ... . Obviously the clock is rapidly ticking against GM with only 12 more business days in the month of December ... in last week’s Republican plan, including reducing GM’s healthcare obligation debt to the UAW to half. Under [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 13:19:39

7 Business Mistakes That Nearly Broke Me… Literally

Over the past 6 years I founded 9 .com companies. Most of the companies failed miserably and lost me a million dollars or so, but luckily a few of them did well enough to cover my loses. The main reason I had a lot of unsuccessful ventures is because I made some really big mistakes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 07:37:29

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

Rome Water And Sewer Rate Increase Likely

Rome’s Water and Sewer Committee met Tuesday morning to hash out the final details of a proposed water and sewer rate increase for 2010 and 2011. Rome City Commissioner Buzz Wachsteter, who chairs the city’s Water and Sewer Committee, said the committee considered the rate increase for two reasons — unfunded mandates bearing down on the water and sewer department and the financial situation of the department as a whole. “We have a $20 million budget,” Wachsteter said of the department. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:00:13

Beer O’Clock: Hail to the Chief!

  When George Washington retired from the Presidency after two terms and, like Cincinattus before him, went back to his plough – setting a two-term precedent for future Presidents unbroken until FDR’s four-term power-grab one-hundred and sixty years later – it wasn’t just time behind the plough and his wife’s great cooking he had in his mind’s eye. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 04:00:00

A Philosophy For Everyday Living

A Guest Post by John A. WoodPassing The Buck (Shifting the Burden of Responsibility)PREAMBLEA daydream of mine, destined to be unfulfilled, is to know how my grandfathers saw life - in a sense, what their philosophy for everyday living was. What follows, like the grab-bag of personal musings I’ve penned over the past 15 years, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:56:07

THE SPACE TRADERS: JANUARY 2

Jump to Comments 2 January. The insomnia that kept the American people tossing and turning that first night of the new century did not spare the White House. As soon as the President heard the Space Traders’ post-arrival proposition on television, his political instincts immediately locked into place. This was big! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:05:50

Admitting When You’re Wrong

I’m just watching the outgoing American President George Walker Bush (or Dub’ya to all you down south) make his farewell address, and I do have say it was outstanding. Whatever you think or have to say about the guy, he is definitely a very confident and responsible man who is willing to take the fall for when he was wrong, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:56:00

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

'There has been no higher honor than serving as your Commander in Chief.'

His final address: This evening, my thoughts return to the first night I addressed you from this house – September 11, 2001. That morning, terrorists took nearly 3,000 lives in the worst attack on America since Pearl Harbor. I remember standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center three days later, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:09:38

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/6/2009

Tuan Jim sends an string of important news articles about the gas pipeline crisis caused by the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine. He notes that the affected countries are dusting off alternative sources of energy — fuel oil and nuclear reactors — for electricity generation.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:50:00

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 14 January 2009

FINTAG COMMENT Junk. Interest rates are nearly zero; equities, real estate, ... . So what do you do? Why of course you buy up the stuff that caused the problem in the first place - junk type debt ... of distressed debt funds is being driven by asset allocators who have lost a lot and want to make a quick buck [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:53:57

Loose Lips Daily: Spoiling for Another Gun Fight?

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—”Lottery Contract Vote Liveblog!“; “Fenty’s Council Liaison Leaving in January“; [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 16:21:15

Howdy, Weekly Rampart organising meetings are held at Rampart every Monday from 7pm, feel free to come by to see how you can get involved.<* EVENTS AT RAMPART *>-= THURSDAY 15 JAN =-Weekly cafe/film/info night at Rampart, 7pm -10pmOur first cafe night! Which we are running this time around. Come along for a relaxed chat and get to know us better! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:46:48

Cheap and Easy

Lately I've been bad at lunch. There are several scenarios that fall into this category ... the money for other priorities, like paying off debt, updating our home, going on a date ... that cry straight to the drive-thru line at some McNasty fast food chain. A whopping $6 bucks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:18:00

The Farewell Address of the President of the United States

Here we go with, what was supposed to be the top story of tonight. But wasn’t. (Thank God for Canadian Geese! ) The Video: (via MSNBC) .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none ! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:57:33

The Republican dilemma

This was a great quote from Peggy Noonan’s editorial Mere Presidentsdealing with the quandary that the GOP finds itself in as the Anointing…er, ... , that number works out to something like $3000 of Federal debt for every man, woman and child in this country. For my family, that means we have a $30,000 share of the Federal debt. However since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:45:00

Praying for the Great Crunch

It has been noticed that the capitalist crisis (are we actually printing money now?) ... of debt they are in, common sense advice and helpful Bible quotations are included in the section ‘Are you struggling with debt?’ along with useful resources - such as an easy-to-use interactive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:26:36

Animal Crossing classic GameCube review. Nintendo debuts its “sim life” communication series

Animal Crossing was one of Nintendo’s new franchises for the Nintendo GameCube ... quarters, which you do by collecting money and paying off your debt. Not knowing exactly ... speaking to other characters, going on little “missions” (I use mission loosely), collecting items [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 08:45:57

Could it be that the Banks and Flaherty are both right? part 2

I enjoy decoding riddles. Canadians are telling Finance Minister Jim Flaherty that they can’t get credit ... in new bridge and term debt that Teck (TCK.B:TSX) required for its company-risking acquisition of Fording Canadian Coal Trust. Those two deals together amount to C$7 billion of new corporate debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:30:46

Bush Farewell Address (TEXT)

President George Bush gave his final primetime address to the nation on Thursday, January 15th. Below are a copy of his prepared remarks. Also check out Jason Linkins’ Farewell Address live blog . —- As Prepared for Delivery Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:26:21

Sleep: Strange Bedfellows from PsychologyToday.com

Sleep: Strange Bedfellows Peculiar and unknown facts about shut-eye. Did you know sleep affects your memory, heart health, teeth, and more. From: PsychologyToday.com By: Stephanie Guzowski What really happens when your head hits the pillow? Sure, sleep fulfills some very basic needs—like maintaining your physical and mental health, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:27:45

Are the Rats Already Swimming for Shore?

Jump to CommentsNYTimes.com, January 9, 2009, “No Instruction Manual as Stimulus Bill Takes Shape”:“WASHINGTON — The fresh evidence of the economy’s downward spiral focused even more attention on two questions: Is the stimulus package being pushed by President-elect Obama big enough? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 07:46:14

America's Economy: Leaving on a Jet Plane

Excerpts from Dr. Enzio von Pfeil's Novemer 26, 2008 appearance on CNBC Cash Flow: Discuss expectations and outlook for the U.S. economy, on the back the economic data due this week.America’s consumers as well as investment banks are de-leveraging.This means that banks won’t lend, or in the jargon of our Economic Clock [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 08:05:52

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

New Year's Day Economic Potpourri

Heading into the new year, the news is finally slowing down. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days.Massive Layoffs Coming For MicrosoftMicrosoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staffThe rumor that Microsoft was set to lay off people on January 15th, 2009 is no longer a rumor but a fact [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 00:46:00

Are you thinking like Umar Haque?

I love his mind: Where do new rules come from? Here are five questions every decision maker should kick off 2009 by asking - and five results summarizing some of the new rules we've learned over the last year at the Lab. *** What is the role of marketing in a world where consumption must slow? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 13:33:31

Why Phone Conversations with Bill Collectors is a Bad Idea

A highly trained bill collector knows how to get the most money out of defaulted debtors ... % of your payment to the collection agency. So if they get you to cough up $100… they just made $25 buckaroos ... quota they can be let go. A collection agency needs bill collectors that can produce dollars while [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:36:42

Advantages of Online Banking

We set aside some time this weekend to pay a visit to our elderly Aunt Jane* and Uncle James ... of various aspects of life like accounting, finances, debt and more. She is content with Uncle James handling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:38:47

Insane Government Hurts Everyone

Disconnected Spin Hurts City Insane claims by Queens Borough President about the economy reported by press as true Helen Marshall knows that when you are guaranteed reelection without a challenge and the press does not hold you to any standard of reality, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:25:18

Is the Canadian Action Party for Real? Makes more sense than the Zionist parties!Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:44:55 -0800 From: drmoulden@rogers ... debt. This incredulous debit-sink stems from the early 1970′ to present. 95% of this burgeoning debt ... us away from our own Bank of Canada, plummeted our Nation into debt, raised all of our taxes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 07:35:42

Full Text: President George W. Bush, Farewell Address, Final Televised Speech | January 15, 2009

(Source: New York Times) Following is the prepared text of President Bush’s address, as provided by the White House. Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence – a time set apart [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:35:13

The Case of the Late Co-Founder

This situation comes up for me all the time and it is really hard to manage in a way that makes everyone happy. The scenario is that founders A and B start a company and split the initial shares.  Time passes, business happens.  The company may or may not take on investors or issue equity to employees, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 02:02:33

A Bubble in Bearishness

Nouriel Roubini: Last year’s worst-case scenarios came true. The global financial pandemic that I and others had warned about is now upon us ... of defaulting on their sovereign debt. Certainly, the United States will experience its worst recession [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:26:43

When It Comes To Setting Goals - Be The Tortoise

Photo by Megan Horsburgh “Aim for nothing, and you’ll hit it every time ... the covers are so darn cozy. Kaizen Solution: Just wake up one minute earlier the first day - instead ... - groceries, Starbucks, the phone bill… who knows. Kaizen Solution: Set aside $1.65 a day [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:01:12

Quote of the Week: On the new stimulus/bailout

"It's like you have a swimming pool, and you try to increase the height of the shallow end by taking buckets out of the deep end. It's foolhardy."George Mason University economics professor Walter WilliamsNational debt clock/counter: What do you owe?http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/About the US National Debthttp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:06:00

Jan 14 2009

Not being a stellar day, it nonetheless was much better. A few tight stops, and three sizeable wins, two on RIMM and one on ACOR. Still a lot of fear in the market though, so our commitment stays fleeting. Session Time: Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 2009 {nemo} Hah! woke up at 3:30 this morning. {Threei}  Good morning {magoo} morning[ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:11:07

Upcoming ‘Car Jack Streets’ - GTA for the iPhone?

Tag Games recently detailed the upcoming iPhone port of their recent mobile title Car Jack Streets, ... $50,000 a week, every week until the debt is cleared or you’re a dead man! Car Jack city is a huge ... off your debt, steal cars, run shipments, take out gang bangers – hell you can even deliver pizza [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 16:19:19

A Translation of William Lovell by Ludwig Tieck

William LovellBook I17931Charles Wilmont to his friend Mortimer in LondonBondly in Yorkshire, May 17How in the world has it come to pass that you have not written? A hundred conjectures have flown through my mind, but not so much as a single one of them has found a settled perch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:30:00

"Adding a Trillion Dollars in Debt is Quite Manageable"

This is from an interview of Kenneth Rogoff: ...The Long-Term Consequences of Debt Region: Well, let's talk about the U.S. debt and its long-term consequences, in the context of the current economic crisis. The Stabilization Act authorizes $700 billion, some of which will contribute to the growth of national debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:21:49

Paying the balance of your dreams [Long obedience, part 2]

If you ever make a decision for your future, there will come the moment when you must pay the balance on that decision. That moment is hard ... a.m. with the alarm clock ringing. Will you roll out of bed and follow through or just roll over. It’ ... who, when the balance of my dreams, promises, and decisions come due, have the inner steel to pay the deb [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:19:52

Sam Zell's Plan D: It's All About Buying Time

Sam Zell’s Plan D: It’s All About Buying Time By Rafat Ali - Mon 08 Dec 2008 05:00 PM PST Sam Zell’s House of Cards has fallen flat. Today’s bankruptcy filing changes everything and nothing. If we still have the capacity for amazement, after a year of subprime meltdown, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 02:58:40

HOW TO KEEP OBAMA $2 TRILLION CAMPAIGN PROMISES

By some estimates the total cost of Barack Obama’s campaign promises could come to $2 trillion. The new president will have to disappoint many of his voters — or resign himself to an enormous government deficit. President-elect Barack Obama has a lot of election pledges to live up to BY GABOR STEINGART Barack Obama has [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 03:19:21

Can the U.S. afford a banking crisis and a recession?

Massive government spending is afoot. Banking crises are usually very expensive, and for the major post-War episodes worldwide, average real government debt soared by 86%. Interestingly, the rise in debt is usually the result ... , government debt is set to soar The chart illustrates the U.S. debt held by the public [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:10:25

Consumer Reports Retirement Survey: Planning Ahead May Be Just As Risky As Rewarding

February issue offers 17 moves to rebuild the nest egg and secure the future In the wake of big investment losses many have turned to Plan B to ... people, they have to work harder to slash debt, cut spending and save more. Switching to Plan B means [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:09:04

‘My fellow Americans' for the last time

Here is the text of President Bush’s prime-time "Farewell Address to the Nation" on Thursday, as prepared for delivery: Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence – a time set apart [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:21:38

Bobo and Herbert

Oh, give me strength.  Today Bobo explains theology and the mystery of death.  He gives us “In Defense of Death,” in which he gurgles that while most people might use the science of life to demystify death, the late theologian Richard John Neuhaus used death to mystify life.  Mr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 11:25:33

President Bush Farewell Address 1-15-09

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Date: 2009-01-16 01:43:53

Literary Agent Verna Dreisbach: And The Winner Is…

Verna Dreisbach is a literary agent and an award winning published author who has been featured in books, literary journals, magazines, and newspapers. Currently, she is working on an anthology for Seal Press about women and their horses due for publication in spring 2010 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:41:58

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