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Entertainment Headlines: American Idol, Elvis and Ali

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:35:28 +0000

by RomBox.com CKX, Inc. owners of American Idol, Elvis Presley, Graceland, Muhammad Ali, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Woody Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry and Carrie Underwood announced their director had resigned. CKX, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKXE) and 19 Entertainment Limited announced today that last night’s Wednesday premiere of American Idol drew approximately 30.3 million viewers, retaining 100% [...]

No More Naked Hiking

sidd — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:54:27 +0000

Apparently some in Switzerland are not amused. From http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,604273,00.html “”We have do something to prevent this objectionable behavior before the weather gets warm again,”

Putin:?We are not invalids?

sidd — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:23:56 +0000

“We don’t need help. We are not invalids. We don’t have limited mental capacity.” Loosely translated: “Stop patronizing us, capitalist-imperialist pig man. Go away or I shall taunt you again.” From: http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/companies/dell.davos.fortune/index.htm

Security Update: White House?s Microsoft Outlook Email Outage

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:22:14 +0000

by The Membrane Domain Full Article Headline: The President gets to keep his Blackberry, but the White House can’t keep their Microsoft server running for email.

Federal Reserve?s Position on the Housing Crisis

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:19:49 +0000

by AllRealEstate.com The Federal Reserve continues to offer plans for owners of distressed real estate. “The goal of the policy is to avoid preventable foreclosures on residential mortgage assets that are held, owned or controlled by a Federal Reserve Bank,” Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke wrote in a letter Tuesday to Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the [...]

Interest Rates: Federal Reserve Auction Yields .25% Rate

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:15:33 +0000

by Widgette.com On January 26, 2009, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $150 billion in 84-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction: Stop-out rate: 0.250 percent Total propositions submitted: $136.051 billion Total propositions accepted: $136.051 billion Bid/cover ratio: 0.91 Number of bidders: 102 The awarded loans will settle on January [...]

Real Estate: Toll Brothers Builders Offers 3.99% 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:10:49 +0000

by AllRealEstate.com The Philadelphia area builder Toll Brothers announced an in-house financing plan on the purchase of their new construction houses. The APR is 4.05% 30-year fixed for loan amounts up to $417,000. The rate can be locked in 270 days prior to your closing.

An Old Killer Strikes Anew

sidd — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:59:14 +0000

The malaria parasite finds new tricks. Artemisin is the best drug against malaria, extracted from the annual wormwood plant (Artemisia annua) known to the Chinese herbalist for a millennium or two. From the New York Times, we find that the malaria parasite is evolving resistance to artemisin. A resistant strain of the parasite [...]

Whitehouse Briefing: Auto Industry To Adhere To MPG Standards

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:36:59 +0000

SUBJECT: The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 In 2007, the Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). This law mandates that, as part of the Nation’s efforts to achieve energy independence, the Secretary of Transportation prescribe annual fuel economy increases for automobiles, beginning with model year 2011, resulting in a combined fuel [...]

Stimulus For Who?

wallyman0 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:52:26 +0000

Texas Straight Talk - A weekly column Congressman Ron Paul, TX - 14 (Jan 26, 2009) This week the House is expected to pass an $825 billion economic stimulus package. In reality, this bill is just an escalation of a government-created economic mess. As before, a sense of urgency and impending doom is being [...]

Philadelphia Sports Extravaganza and Wellness Expo

wallyman0 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:41:05 +0000

For Immediate Release 2nd Annual Philadelphia Sports Extravaganza and Wellness Expo Saturday Feb 14th and - Sunday Feb 15th 2009 at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, on Route 422, near King of Prussia and Philadelphia PA. Join us this year at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks and change your life for the better in [...]

Computer Internet Security Alerts

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:03:23 +0000

Get the latest security updates. * Apple QuickTime Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Attackers may be able to exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. *Microsoft Windows Does Not Disable AutoRun Properly Microsoft Windows includes an AutoRun feature, which can automatically run code when removable devices are connected to the computer. AutoRun (and [...]

U.S. Backed Civilian Casualties Cause Backlash

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:44:09 +0000

Protesters from around the world have been holding demonstrations against a wide variety of American induced deaths among civilian populations including wedding parties, women and children. Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, condemned the United States for the death of 16 civilians. Hundreds of villagers took to the streets in protest demonstrations. Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called for [...]

Entertainment Headlines: Sony Record Labels Post Loss

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:52:49 +0000

Entertainment News Sony, owner of Epic, Jive, Columbia, RCA and Arista Records, announced continued troubles plague the music industry. Full Article

Entertainment News, Reviews and Free MP3?s

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:48:55 +0000

Full Article RomBox.com, one of the web’s oldest music sites, announced a new news service. The RSS entertainment feed is *free for all* and allows viewers to catch a glimpse inside the music business with reviews, events, free server to peer downloads and more.

World Recession / Global Slowdown

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:23:35 +0000

Markets around the world are falling. This could be the first time that so many countries have slid into recession at the same time. The United States has been in a recession for the past year. Great Britain announced that it, too, had fallen into recession. In Korea, Samsung posted its [...]

Tree Deaths Double

sidd — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:43:37 +0000

United States Geological Survey reports in an article published in Science magazine, that tree deaths have doubled in the West and Northwest US in recent decades. The climate changes, and rooted trees cannot escape. The New York Times covers this at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/us/23trees.html

Imagine A Real Reality

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:28:09 +0000

By the Rev. LeRoy Montana Imagine… Maybe it’s a stretch, but, just give it a thought: Every single person on the planet has a place to live; clean water to drink and for their animals and to grow food and to wash and to cook; enough good food to eat; air that wont make us sick; education, as much as you [...]

Microsoft To Lay Off 5,000 Employees

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:14:21 +0000

The price of Microsoft stock fell to a 20 year low as their proprietary opperating system, Vista, continues to have trouble. Here is an email from the CEO: From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:07 AM Subject: Realigning Resources and Reducing Costs In response to the realities of a deteriorating economy, we’re taking important steps to realign Microsoft’s [...]

Is The South Pole Melting?

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:09:15 +0000

Full Article What would happen if Antarctica were to get too warm? Scientist believe sea levels could rise 165 feet. Though it is unlikely that it will completely turn to water, it is melting. Find out more about global warming’s impact on the environment.