Bank of America smashes Acorn

Acorn has taken some huge hits from the money givers that fund their activities legal and otherwise.   The next after Census Bureau, Senate, House of Representatives and other Governmental Organizations, now have Bank of America who apparently used them or worked with them in predatory loans that were such a problem for the country that caused the collapse of U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 06:05:34

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The view from my chair: Franchise Characters

It’s no secret, the Vulcan Stev household enjoys movies.  The subject of movie franchises came up the other day during one of our many movie discussions.  “What’s a Franchise Daddy?” PIT #3 asked. “A movie franchise is a series of movies set in the same fictional universe, telling stories usually revolving around the same key characters and most often released by the same studio,” is the definition we arrived at. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 13:50:34

The Rise Of Stupid

Congress Continues To Scour Country Looking For More Morons To Reward In the latest effort to reward anyone who didn’t think beyond a five minute ... their Ford Explorer that the price of gas might ever increase? That kind of economic forecasting ... of a used vehicle or $3,000 for transit fare credit.” Charles Schumer, (D-Idiot-NY) thinks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:28:09

Ultimate Debt Guide - Get Out of Debt With Debt Consolidation?

by Ash Ford How to get out of debt by not filing for bankruptcy or by signing up to a long-term debt relief plan which has the potential to push you ... truth about the credit card game is clear to me now and you’ll learn why numerous people remain in debt ... and be in over your head with loans, credit cards, car payments, mortgages etc. Finding a way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:47:14

FHA chatter; News from MERS, Wells, Flagstar; Home price index not as bad as feared

  As my grandfather used to say, “If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”* Apparently the folks at Sunwest Bank , out of Tustin, CA, felt the same way. Clients received a letter saying, “I regret to inform you that as of October 2, 2009, Sunwest Bank will be suspending its mortgage banking operations. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:04:07

The Poverty Business

Sorry if this appears to be an older article, and not latest headlines, just thought it was interesting - loki The Poverty Business Inside U.S ... into Byrider, Tsosie drove off, jubilant, in a 1999 Saturn subcompact she bought entirely on credit ... access to credit has put cars, computers, credit cards, and even homes within reach for many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:45:24

ESPN's Chad Ford Still Doesn't Believe In The Orlando Magic

I ran across Chad Ford's chat wrap a few hours ago, and seeing that I'm a curious person .. I decided to check and see what he had to say ... ? Do they have the resources to pry Brad Miller out of Sacramento? Chad Ford: You're moving down ... I'm crazy, but that statement reads a lot like a guy who's still not willing to give credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:47:50

What's The Most Sacrilegious Hybridization? [Question Of The Day]

A vanilla-flavored econobox appliance hybrid? Sure. But a BMW M1 Hybrid ? A Corvette hybrid ? Many will scream bloody murder. But there could be worse. Much worse. What's the most sacrilegious hybridization you can think of? If we had to take one vehicle that epitomizes our love of the internal combustion engine, and therefore is antithetical to the mission of a hybrid, it would be a Ford GT. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:30:00

Chrysler, Ford idle factories, GM delays new plant

DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler announced Wednesday it is closing all its North American manufacturing plants for at least a month, ... , the Volt. Ford also said it will shut down 10 plants for an extra week in January because of sluggish ... to work. That’s all we want to do. It’s scary, man. It’s really scary.” The lack of consumer credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:00:06

Re-coupled Vengence: From Downturn to Implosion Risks ?

We've spent a bunch of time on the US economic outlook and the news, as you'd expect, continues to move from bad to worse ... the shallowness of the analysts involved grasp. But that's no longer the problem. Accelerating worldwide ... for the European schadenfreude that this was "just" a US problem. Developing Countries They also issued [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:20:15

GM, Ford and Chrysler say sayonara, Tokyo

There were some notable absences at this year's Detroit auto show, including Nissan, Suzuki and Ferrari ... . It's the latest sign that a bad economy and crashing sales are disrupting the industry ... and may lend them more after March. Ford did not take government loans but left open the possibility [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:39:09

Linkage

Time to Hit the Car Lots: We think it is an excellent time to hit the car lots. Sales are slow, inventories are high, raw materials ( ... due to the credit crunch. Dealers and manufacturers are hurting and are hungry for business ... player in the US. They work and act more domestic than even Chrysler. We were disappointed with Ford [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:09:22

Detroit Auto Show: Who is the car czar?

A mysterious figure has been haunting the meeting rooms and vast showfloor of Detroit's Cobo Hall, hanging, just beyond sight, ... . Bill Ford Jr. Now, with Barack Obama mere days from taking office, the industry is busy playing ... Volcker. He was name-checked on Sunday night by Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., who also took [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:05:49

Eight-Year-Old's "All American" Paint Scheme Walks Away with Ford Customer Service Division's (FCSD) Funny Car Design Contest to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Liam Flanagan, an eight-year-old resident of Williamstown, NJ, designed the winning “Stars and Stripes - ‘Take a Walk in Our Shoes’” paint scheme that will appear on the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car during the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, NC.   Ford Customer Service Division’s Funny Car design contest helped raise awareness and $39,542.59 for JDRF and for research for Type 1 diabetes. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 01:50:32

Car Sales Continue to Crash

Although many economists simply lump car sales as a consumer purchase, ... . Last month was no exception. Auto sales were off across the board. Ford Motor Co. today reported a 32.4 ... have more money to lend for automobile purchases. But note, while banks do provide lines of personal credit based [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:40:47

Let the bidding begin: Dick Cheney's writing a book with 'a few scores to settle'

... Ford. In 1989 he became secretary of Defense for Bush I and oversaw two of the larger military ... : He's been in the government/political business long enough to know you rarely get credit for what [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:25:06

Citigroup, MS, AMAT, FRP, BOBE, CF, TRA, CRBC Popular Stocks

U.S. stocks were trading higher Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 134 points to 9799, the S&P 500 gaining 18 points to 1063 and the Nasdaq Composite increasing 42 points to 2133.Citigroup (NYSE:C, $4.53, +$0.15, 3.42%) filed a suit against Morgan Stanley Inc. (NYSE:MS, $30.94, +$0.39, 1.28%) on Friday for allegedly breaching an agreement related to credit-default swaps. The suit contends that Morgan Stanley owes more than $245 million to Citi.Applied Materials Inc. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 18:56:25

More GOP Senate quitters: Real despair or real opportunities?

Evolving conventional wisdom holds that the growing string of senior Republican senators packing it in for retirement or a governor's office means gloom for the party in next year's midterm congressional elections, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 10:10:07

692: What does this number represent?

Is it… a) Cans of hair spray Dolly Parton uses each day b) Jillian Michaels’ peak testosterone level c) ... your new Ford Focus starts falling apart e) Joan Rivers’ age in dog years f) The cost (in dollars ... none of the above. 692 represents the average US credit score. Other posts on Pophangover:Other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:58:07

A Look at Recessions and their Impact on Librarianship

Image courtesy of Flickr user RayBanBro66 Given the constant flood of reports comparing our current economic recession with past major recession events including the Great Depression, I want to explore the historical patterns of employment rates and salaries for librarians at times of recession and the role of libraries during recession events [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:00:34

#SSPDreamTrip Contest Drawing Soon

This Thursday, I’ll be drawing the winner of the SQLServerPedia All-Expenses Paid Trip to the PASS Summit Contest .  I’ve noticed blogging activity and wiki activity really pick up this month as people try to increase their chances of winning, and there’s still some time left!  The winner will be drawn at random, but the more you blog & write, the better your odds. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 00:29:20

Financial Forecast for 2009, Considering Resource Limitations

In this post, I consider some major issues contributing to our current financial problems, before making a financial forecast for 2009. These are 1 ... from the bottom: Layer 1. Household Debt (Mortgages, auto loans, credit card debt, student loans ... debt-based financial system operating. 3. Where we are now, and the role reduced resources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:32

Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer’s

At first glance I was thinking no one in the Auto Industry should ever forget anything! Then they had to go ahead and put that last line in there about “too much is too much”. No matter, it does look like there is some good aspects to the best natural pesticide known to man! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:46:39

THE AUTOEXTREMIST

January 14, 2009 Detroit’s Winter of Discontent: Hits and Misses from the 2009 North American International Auto Show. By Peter M ... further ado, let’s get on with it. We’re the guys who do our jobs; you must be the other guys. The Ford ... . CEO Alan Mulally has his team focused and on-message, and Ford – the domestic automobile company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:41:54

Why You Should Lock Up That Other $350 Billion

Immediately after GMAC became eligible for TARP money, GM reduced to zero the interest rate… on certain models ... cars are made in America by Americans for Americans, and Ford, which does not have the freedom of maneuver conferred by TARP money because Ford is not taking any… Source; h/t: Coyote Blog, who notes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:49:26

Why you should lock up that other $350 billion

Immediately after GMAC became eligible for TARP money, GM reduced to zero the interest rate… on certain models ... cars are made in America by Americans for Americans, and Ford, which does not have the freedom of maneuver conferred by TARP money because Ford is not taking any… Source; h/t: Coyote Blog, who notes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 22:04:50

Bear market intensifies for crude; prices tumble

With auto sales in the tank and people pulling back in every area to conserve and save, it is no wonder that oil consumption is on the drop. With people driving fewer miles and driving those miles in vehicles that get better economy, it is having a strong impact on crude demand and hence prices. But it does not stop there [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:25:02

Get Out of Debt Fast With The Ultimate Debt Guide

by Ash Ford The Ultimate Debt Guide is a system that uncovers how you can become debt free without signing up to a long-term debt relief plan or ... . What are you looking for? Is it authoritative information on debt consolidation? debt consolidation loans? credit ... into debt and be overwhelmed with credit cards, loans, mortgages, car payments etc. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:49:47

Couldn’t Help But Comment (011309, Morning)

The New York Times wouldn’t be in serious financial trouble if, instead of inventing stories to hurt people it didn’t like, it had employed more on-the-scene reporting like this (HT Taranto at Best of the Web) over the past seven years (bolds are mine): A car arrived (at Shifa Hospital in Gaza) with more patients [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:13:07

Detroit Auto Show: Sen. Corker visits the Big Three

The final press day at the North American International Auto Show is usually a quiet one, ... of its receiving authorization for $9.7 billion in federal loans. After that, GM's head of design, Ed ... that, in fact, Congress never passed legislation on loans and the White House was forced to act). "I wish [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 22:48:44

Top 5: Opening Scenes

Let’s celebrate Big Hollywood’s opening day with opening scenes, the memorable ones that set the tone and sweep us into the story. 1 ... to direct. 2. Apocalypse Now (1979) - Director Francis Ford Coppola’s vivid nightmare opens ... and breaks into a gospel song few white men would know. 4. The Searchers (1956): John Ford opens [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 23:17:13

Harraka wins the race, Bowles takes Camping World Series East Championship at Roseville

By FanZone Sports StaffPublished:26 September 2009 7:51 PM EDTPosted in: NASCAR Camping World Series West, NASCAR NewsComments Print This PostEmail This Post To A FriendDigg it!FacebookEdit PostPaulie Harraka displays his winning trophy at Roseville. Harraka led all but one lap on Saturday on the way to his win at his home racetrack. (Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for NASCAR) Harraka wins the race, Bowles takes Camping World Series East Championship at RosevilleROSEVILLE, Calif. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 23:51:19

The 60 Most Anticipated Films Of 2009

2009 is obviously underway, and it could be a really great year. In no particular order, we've written about (or mentioned in brief) 60-plus films that we're looking forward to in 2009 (we actually name roughly 78 films in total, give or take). Sure, some of them we have reservations about, and some could be totally godawful, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 22:24:00

DrumBeat: January 13, 2009

Analysis: Global power demand to languish in 2009 The outlook for energy commodities this year remains grim, says a new report from Merril Lynch. Neither cold winter temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere nor a steep fall in the price of energy have provided much support to the demand for oil, natural gas or coal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:34

DrumBeat: January 12, 2009

A novel plan for economic stimulus What's different now? In the 1930s, even though the U.S. economy collapsed, we still had a surplus of natural resources -- we were then the world's No. 1 producer of oil and coal. Fast forward 80 years. Despite the recent temporary dip in the price of gas and heating oil, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:02:56

Graham Ford may be next England cricket team coach

The England and Wales Cricket Board has apparently given the green light to approach Graham Ford to become the cricket team’s new coach ... he has been tapped up so much is a credit to Graham and Kent.” Ford, 48, returns to South Africa each ... . South African Ford is the bookies’ favourite to replace Peter Moores, who looks increasingly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:47:20

Dude, we're moving to Abu Dhabi

I’ll take “Shocked and Awed” for $1000, Alex.   My artistic partners in Corporatetoolz ... .   I’m not kidding.   Nashville to Abu Dhabi.  That’s like trading in your used Ford Ranger ... , the current real estate/credit crisis in the US has made life incredibly difficult for architects [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:41:06

Cold facts of how we could be ‘Iceland inside the euro’

Could the unthinkable come to pass here? Could Ireland default on its sovereign debt? The answer is yes. Such a disaster is now quite possible. In the same way as a family can end up losing the house, the car, everything, a country, too, can fail to make its repayments [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:44:29

U.S. Climate Action Partnership: Give Polluters Money To Continue Polluting

U.S. Climate Action Partnership: Give Polluters Money To Continue Polluting By Brad Johnson at 3:46 pm U.S ... tide in Washington. They deserve credit for moving past conservative rhetoric that denies the need ... in a recent report, “A U.S. climate bill should set a target of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:46:27

RIGHT ON!

I want to bring your attention to a recent post from a fellow tax blogger, Chad Bordeaux of PERIODIC RAMBLINGS OF A CPA, ... to the initial passing of the Earned Income Tax Credit in 1975, and its massive expansion in 1990 and 1993. Touted as one of the top anti-poverty programs in the country, the Earned Income Tax Credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:00:02

The Scam in the High Castle

Reportage from a country that never was.*Once upon a time in 1962, a writer named Phillip K. Dick published arguably his most influential novel: The Man in the High Castle. The compelling story of an alternate history of the United States that parts company from our own when:...President Franklin D [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:24:00

Sound Classics Crowns New King…Make That New Queen Of Car Trivia

As usual, the Classically-Tough Trivia Quiz puzzled many of the best automotive minds. Like in previous years, after sifting through the submissions in the Sound Classics inbox, we found the average score was well under ten points. That’s where “usual” stopped and Classically-Tough “firsts” began [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:00:13

KPMG Global Auto Executive Survey Highlights Impact of Downturn on Industry; Increasing Importance of Hybrid, Electric and Battery Technologies

Concerns about the global economy and environmental issues have grown steadily in importance to the industry, according to the latest survey findings. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. The just-released tenth consecutive annual survey of senior global auto executives carried out by KPMG firms—The KPMG Global Auto Executive Survey [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:15:28

GM lowers minimum credit score for car buyers

Many are slowly becoming more confident in car manufacturers. It may be due to an infusion of cash into the auto industry, higher cash rebates, and lower interest rates. The Riverside Auto Center is home to Fritts Ford, Moss Bros. Dodge, Dutton Motor Company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:19:36

Saving the Economy, One Furnace at a Time

by Paul Rogat Loeb Like most Americans, I’m guarding my dollars, but when my furnace died during Seattle’s coldest winter in decades, I needed to replace it. And when I did, with a high-efficiency Trane model made in Trenton New Jersey, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:29:27

Legendary Engine Builder Ernie Elliott Back At It

Here is a press release sent to me by Baker Curb Racing:(Nashville, Tennessee) January 15, 2009 – Baker Curb racing announced today that they have reached an agreement with legendary engine builder Ernie Elliott to provide the engines for the No. 27 Kleenex Racing Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:57:00

Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Salem Fall ARCA Fast Facts

ARCA RE/MAX Series Race No. 19, Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic , Salem Speedway, Salem, Indiana   Race Information: Event : Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic , Saturday, September 19 at 7:15 p.m. Local Time Track: Salem Speedway Qualifying : Saturday, September 19 at 4:00 p.m. Local Time; Track Length: .5- mile paved-oval. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 01:56:39

Electrifying parade planned for Santa Monica

When it came to securing a spot in President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration parade, ... scooters and experimental plug-in hybrid versions of the Ford Escape sport utility vehicle and the Toyota ... : Toyota RAV4 EVs in Westwood in 2006 for the premier of "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Credit: Plug [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:08:28

Buzz building as Detroit auto show nears

Despite the current economic mess, carmakers will still compete for the world’s attention at the Detroit auto show starting Sunday. As the official Motown news conferences grow nearer, the hints about what automakers will be unveiling are becoming stronger [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:30:47

This Week in Ford Racing: Ashley Force Hood and Bob Tasca III Teleconference

Ashley Force Hood, driver of the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang Funny Car, and Bob Tasca III, driver of the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car, are the two top Ford Racing drivers heading into 2009 NHRA Countdown to 1. They are third and fourth respectively in the point standings following the first 18 races of the season and both drivers have won twice this year. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 01:27:16

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