OK to put babies behind bars?
pO157.
Posted to Business on Thu Mar 04, 2010 at 08:57:12 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
A tree is not the only thing growing in Brooklyn. So is a new social phenomenon that its boosters say is the best thing since the resealable sippy cup: Parents bringing their infants & toddlers along with them to the bar.
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Featured Diary: USA vs. Canada, Banking Regulation Edition
Steve Urkel.
Posted to Business on Tue Mar 02, 2010 at 09:04:38 AM EST (promoted from Diaries by port1080). RSS.
The Canadian banking system survived the recent worldwide slowdown without a single bank failure. So what can the United States learn from Canada about sound banking?
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Obama: Time to Nuke Georgia
port1080.
Posted to Business on Wed Feb 17, 2010 at 01:12:48 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
On Tuesday, President Obama pledged $8 billion in federal loan guarantees to support the construction of two new nuclear power stations in Georgia.
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Breaking News: Transportation Secretary Says, "Stop Driving Toyotas"
pO157.
Posted to Business on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 12:48:56 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Shares of Toyota Motors plummeted after the US Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, advised consumers to immediately stop driving their car if it was one of the defective models. Toyota models with these defects are subject to unintended acceleration due to a manufacturer's defect. The problem is believed to impact 2.3 million cars in the United States and 4.5 million worldwide.
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Apple Tablet: It Lives!
port1080.
Posted to Business on Thu Jan 28, 2010 at 08:01:35 AM EST (promoted from Diaries by port1080). RSS.
DEMachina writes: So after a decade of rumors, Apple has debuted their tablet PC, and it's a let-down. It's basically an overgrown iPhone, runs the same OS and is compatible with iPhone apps. Its cost will be somewhere between $499 and $829, depending on the options.
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Hookers!
pO157.
Posted to Business on Mon Jan 18, 2010 at 01:03:58 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
In 2005 researchers found that the proportion of men who had paid for sex had doubled over the last ten years. So the next question is: why?
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Debt-a-licious!
pO157.
Posted to Business on Sat Dec 19, 2009 at 06:49:55 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The latest calculation of the United States National Debt has exceeded the statutory limit for the nation, according to the Treasury Department. While the national debt is limited by law to $12.104 trillion the actual level of the nation's debt is about $30 billion higher and climbing.
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Let My Fishies Nibble Upon My Clientele's Feet
MayorBob.
Posted to Business on Fri Dec 04, 2009 at 04:05:58 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Your trip to the salon is about complete. You've had the hair treatment, the manicure, the full body massage, the facial, and now you're ready for what has become a popular treatment - the fish pedicure. What's a fish pedicure, you ask? It's essentially dipping your feet into a shallow pool of water, allowing small fish to nibble at your tootsies. Exhilerating, according to some. Illegal and unhealthy, according to the state of Arizona. One salon owner, who would like to offer fish pedicures to her clientele thinks the state is nuts and is suing state authorities to get them to back off.
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The Impending Balance Transfer Re-adjustment of Doom
pO157.
Posted to Business on Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 05:11:21 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The New York Times reports that due to the United States' ruinous spending practices will likely result in a debt pyramid of doom.
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Cleared!
pO157.
Posted to Business on Sun Nov 22, 2009 at 08:47:34 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Although it spent some time admonishing the junior senator from Illinois, the Senate Ethics Committee today ruled that senator Burris did nothing illegal during the process leading up to, during and after his appointment to that legislative body.
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Waste!
pO157.
Posted to Business on Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 06:22:27 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
In an effort to buff up his credentials as a fiscally responsible leader, President Obama has reported that almost a hundred billion dollars was wasted by the government in 2008 via overpayments. To combat this in future years the President has unveiled a number of initiatives to keep this to a minimum and track who is responsible for the fiscal shenanigans.
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The Only Computer You'll Never Own.
MayorBob.
Posted to Business on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 02:56:45 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
"Get a computer with no credit check." "Your approval is guaranteed." "Establish credit with us with a small down payment and low, regular payments." These are all commitments made by BlueHippo. If you heard or read any of the advertisements which began running circa 2008, you more than likely smelled the sour, acrid aroma of scam. If you did your olfactory sense was working. They were determined to be a scam last year when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stepped in. Amazingly, BlueHippo is continuing to operate their scam to this day or so sayeth the FTC.
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