Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
zen habits: I often get caught up in the hectic nature of life. I get bogged down with things to do and the drive to be productive. It’s hard not to get sucked into the routine of living and take life for granted. Sometimes it’s hard to stay excited about ...
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
nytimes: For all of you on Main Street who have been watching the turmoil on Wall Street for the last few weeks, Monday’s shockwaves rattled even the most steadfast.
The day began with the announcement that another big bank — Wachovia — had been taken over, just days after Washington Mutual ...
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
fivecentnickel.com: Over the past several weeks, I’ve received a number of comments and e-mails from readers wondering what would happen to their mortgage if their banks fails. Is the loan terminated? Do they have to pay it back immediately? Or do they get to walk away free and clear? In ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
newsWeek.com: A few weeks ago I was cruising the real-estate Web sites, looking at homes for sale in my suburban town, when I came across one that surprised me: a nearby, nearly new, 5,000-square-foot Cape Cod with a four-car garage on a nice piece of land. The price? Just $699,000. ...
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Stock indexes around the globe reacted favorably after several national banks announced a joint effort to pump more money into the markets.
At 0800 UTC, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), the United States Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, and the Swiss National ...
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
Jimi Hendrix's scorched Stratocaster had lain forgotten in a garage for nearly 40 years Photo: GETTY
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telegraph.co.uk: The rock legend torched his 1965 Fender Stratocaster at the end of a show at the Astoria in Finsbury Park, north London, in March 1967.
The stunt sent roadies rushing to put out the flames and ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
msnbc: WASHINGTON - Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet.
In a precedent-setting move, a divided Federal Communications Commission last month determined that the company ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
csmonitor.com: Key portions of Earth’s cryosphere are in deep trouble. So far this summer, Arctic Ocean sea ice has shrunk to its second-lowest extent on record as ice shelves along Canada’s northernmost islands are disintegrating at a rapid pace. A new report from the United Nations Environment Program and the ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Food for thought: Intellectual activities make people eat more than when just resting, according to a study that sheds new light on brain food.
This finding might also help explain the obesity epidemic of an increasingly sedentary society in which people still have to think now and then.
Researchers split 14 university ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
ST. PAUL (CNN) – A senior adviser to John McCain’s campaign threatened a lawsuit against the National Enquirer Wednesday over “baseless attacks” in a cover story about Sarah Palin that included allegations of marital infidelity.
“The smearing of the Palin family must end,” said senior adviser Steve Schmidt. “The allegations contained ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Following complaints by users, Google has removed the section of Google Chrome's end-user license agreement which claims that Google has the right to use any content submitted through its browser in virtually any way it wants. The agreement said that "by submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
US stocks plunged today as weak retail results and data suggesting mounting job losses heightened fears on the economy, with the Dow industrials skidding 347 points (3.0 per cent) to 11,185.22 at the closing bell.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average skidded 345.54 points (3.0 per cent) to 11,187.34 at the closing ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
newsWeek.com: Just last week, the Census Bureau released its annual study of household incomes, poverty and health insurance -- often called the nation's "economic report card." Its hard numbers seemed to confirm how many Americans feel. Sure, we're prosperous, but prosperity is fraying. Except for the rich, living standards are ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
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