Tearing Apart the Headlines

?podcasts=737 Did you know General Electric (GE) posted record revenues last quarter?  That has not really helped their stock, has it?   Remember always, price is the ultimate indicator, which is why I rely more and more on charts.  Fundamental analysts and company management can pontificate all day long about market share, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:06:33

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Not Where They Want to Go

President Obama’s political spinners didn’t much like it when David Brooks cried foul and proceeded to call out the radicalism of the candidate for ... there is cap-and-trade. And nationalized industries. Plus a mammoth healthcare plan. If he gets his way ... in policies. Righhhht. Michael Barone has a different take on what’s afoot: The Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 14:56:37

A Simple Guide In Obtaining Third Party Logistics

by Chris Channing A growing business isn’t usually seen as a bad thing- it means profits are good and running costs are at acceptable levels ... decisions based on this. Just like starting a business for the first time, a business plan is going to be incredibly necessary in reaping the benefit from a logistics company. A business plan should [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:03:37

How do you know you’re winning?

Reuters calls the economic situation “grim”. How grim exactly?  Reuters cites depressing economic indicators, but Obama cited small victories. He says that his plan needs “time and it will take patience” to work. Obama has shrugged off ... , he again urged Americans to keep their eye on the big picture and give his recovery plan, which he says [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 08:45:09

Florida politicians at various stages of planning Senate run

The Republican field for Florida’s open Senate race has been frozen ever since Governor Charlie Crist’s name surfaced as a potential contender. Crist would be such a formidable candidate that few Republicans will be foolish enough to challenge him in their party’s primaries - and that means that politicians like Rep. Connie Mack or Rep [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 16:42:51

7 March SWJ Roundup

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man ... President Obama’s plan to withdraw American forces called for the end of combat operations by August ... all cities by June. Commanders at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq plan to close the American prison [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 08:56:25

Geronticide… What Krauthammer Missed

There are only two categories of people that cross (s)words with Dr. Charles Krauthammer: geniuses and damned fools ... health care (especially for our aging society): Patient Family Doctor Government (Yeah… ... Clever politics, but intellectually dishonest to the core. Health, education and energy — worthy [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:20:30

Promote Literacy - Read Across America

*** Monthly Feature Column *** Positively Speaking Building Assets in your Kids by Kelly Curtis, M.S. , author of Empowering Youth: How to Encourage Young Leaders to Do Great Things. This month, the National Education Association celebrates the 12th annual Read Across America , in conjunction with Dr. Seuss’s birthday [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 09:31:30

“Right now, it is a toss-up which is the best team, Chelsea or Man Utd” - Harry Redknapp

Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day : “I cannot and I will not control the players’ private lives, I am not a police officer to control that. I want to have a very open and direct relationship where I can speak to them very directly. If there is a situation I don’t like, I am firm with them. I don’t like to cover up [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 11:55:01

This Week in Science

To get an idea of the utter dishonesty, or perhaps willful ignorance, on display from industry friendly shills on the subject of climate change, you really have to read Gregory Rummo's piece at the American Daily : Last June I found myself somewhere over Central America at about 37,000 feet in a 757, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 15:15:04

Chris Matthews Runs Rush's 'Liberal Lion' Kennedy Clip, Shrum Denounces His 'Appeals to Haters'

On Friday night's Hardball, Chris Matthews showed how willing he was to carry Democrat water on their manufactured outrage at Rush Limbaugh for ... is here (logo at 3:55). Matthews claimed the president's health care plan was wanted by a lot ... conservatives, not that nationalizing health care isn't a matter of capitalism versus socialism. (Hat [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 14:27:22

Kim Ford: Beyond Proposition 8

There were thousands of demonstrators this past Thursday outside of California's Supreme Court as justices weighed in on whether voters' decision to re-ban same-sex marriage in the state last November was a denial of fundamental rights or whether it's in the people's power to amend the state constitution [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 13:55:37

Out and About in March and April

What happens when you take the Phoenix real estate market’s hottest month, mix it with some spring training and add a couple of real estate technology conferences? You end up with one exhausted beagle owner. Aside from spending time with the several of you who are making their way down to the Valley over the coming weeks, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 16:41:23

Dump the Dems (10): Obama Morphs Into Bush Over Presidential Power

Obama’s actions are, at best, a mixed blessing so far. He has surrounded himself with establishmentarian Blue Dogs and Democrat conservatives, from his powerful Chief-of-Staff, Rahm Emmanuel, to Treas Sec Timmy Geithner (a Wall Street Willie if ever there was one), Leon Panetta at the CIA, and Larry Summers as a Presidential Advisor [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:05:04

Got Lactose Intolerance?

Photo by striatic via Flickr Some people enjoy a tall, cold glass of milk either alone or with an occasional cookie.  But the experience isn’t so pleasant for everyone.  If drinking a glass of milk makes you feel bloated, nauseous or gives you gas, stomach cramps or diarrhea, you might be lactose intolerant [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:00:06

Latino arts groups call for a cultural home in downtown Phoenix

– When Elizabeth Gauna closed the Museo Chicano in January, it wasn’t just the end of a small Phoenix museum ... has an ambitious plan to change that. The demise of Museo Chicano has fueled an effort to create ... and nationally known muralist.   Advocates for Latin@ Arts & Culture plan to begin efforts this [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:10:24

And In This Corner……El Rushbo

I have confession to make.   In my youth, I was a professional wrestling fan.  Oh, I knew that it wasn’t real…mostly.  But, I really enjoyed the drama of the match.  It was good against evil and good almost always won. My favorite good guy was Bruno Sammartino.  He was quiet and soft spoken, always told the truth and always did what was right [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:04:17

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

Tom Boswell writes a very insightful article here . We aren’t as good as we seemed and we aren’t as bad as we seem to play right now either. I still believe in our plan. I still won’t waver from it. We have more work to do but consistency is important and so is belief in a system. We are having growing pains. We are still [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:05:05

No Doubt plan to donate their music to fans

Hit ’90s band No Doubt who reunited last and are scheduled to proceed with a massive North American tour this year and Gwen Stefani being a crowd puller concerts are expected to be full house. Now the rock band has added a special incentive for each fan who will buy tickets to their summer concerts [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 16:37:40

6% Discount, 3.0bd/2.0ba, 1578sqft - Apache Junction AZ - Apache Junction, AZ

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Date: 2009-03-07 17:08:23

The Big Lie About The Big Lie About The Employee Free Choice Act

It all started with an innocent-looking email, this one from the collective bargaining entity which represents me as a network television writer.  Along with the usual minutia there was a note requesting my support for the Employee Free Choice Act, a law which would allow employees to vote on unionizing while dispensing with some of the niceties [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 14:43:51

5.0bd/4.5ba, 4456sqft - Scottsdale AZ - Scottsdale, AZ

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Date: 2009-03-07 17:08:22

Kreppa keeps Spanish fighters at home

The Spanish military has announced that it will not be patrolling Icelandic airspace this summer as had been previously agreed. According to information from the Icelandic Foreign Ministry, the reason for the change of plan is that the Spanish government does not want to shoulder the costs involved in the operation during [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:19:54

Obama in trouble?

Looks that way. Looks like some of the “Pro-Obama” media and the not-so “Pro-Obama” media beginning to see, what the rest of America is seeing as well. Via an opinion piece at the D.C. Examiner : Did you feel it? The political ground shifting beneath President Barack Obama since his speech last week to Congress? [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 16:57:46

Frontier Group in Pakistan gets new leadership, plays more effective role...

One of the my biggest regrets about Iraq was the marginalizing of the tribal sheiks which gave rise to the Al Queda and Al Sadr, etc. Capt. Jess Humphreys told me about the tribal sheik (educated at U of Utah), and controlled some 1.2M Iraqi's, offered his advice and said he would put some 50 plus tribal sheiks together if the US command would [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:16:59

Obama: Crisis Is A Time Of "Great Opportunity" (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Saturday challenged his country to see its hard times as a chance to " ... such as health care. His rundown of the past week: the launch of a more detailed plan to help ... to overhaul health care. On the last point, Obama has set a goal of signing a bill this year [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 14:14:16

Top 6 Rapid Weight Loss Techniques

by Aiza Mccaya A person’s weight affects him in many ways pretty much like what his physical appearance can do. It shows in the quality of life he lives, the way he handles depression, in his self-esteem, the health risks he has, and physical inabilities. Weight loss can result to a lot of positive [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:23:22

Obama’s health care plan is right out of the Karl Rove playbook

Jackson Diehl in the Washington Post today : So Obama hasn’t strayed far from Karl Rove’s playbook for routing the opposition ... s where the health-care plan comes in: a $634 billion (to begin) “historic commitment,” as Obama calls ... for years. We know from the Clinton administration that any attempt to create a national health-care [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 14:00:00

Diary Feb 1st - Mar. 8th 2009

The major up-grade to Down the Lane is progressing well, but a little behind schedule, this being mainly down to me and my fussy ways rather than anyone else. If all goes to plan, the ‘new’ Site will be up and running by early next week (w/c 16th. March), but with so many people [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:12:23

Ignite Your Career #2: Discovering Your Trusted Resources

This article originally appeared in Canadian Developer Connection . This past Tuesday marked our first Ignite Your Career 2009 webcast, Industry Insights and Trends . In the webcast, our panel of experts shared their opinions of where the opportunities in tech are and what technologies were on the rise [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 14:27:14

75,000 MUNICIPAL WORKERS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS MARCH AGAINST BUDGET CUTS IN NEW YORK CITY

from the INTERNATIONALIST GROUP: Democrats Vote Mega-Billions for War, Trillions for Bankers – Working People Get Shafted Students and Labor: Shut NYC Down! CUNY Internationalist Clubs in March 5 NYC labor rally. (Internationalist photo ) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:16:00

Corporate Change

Challenges for Gene One in this scenario include concerns about the experience level and leadership capabilities of the senior leadership team regarding IPOs and the communication plan that will be used to convey this new strategy to the employees Overall, the leadership team lacks the experience and, in some cases, the motivation [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 16:35:17

Sheppard LRT sees first road block

After the uproar that the St. Clair right-of-way caused for many residents and businesses, the Sheppard LRT, part of Toronto’s Transit City Plan seems to be facing some similar obstacles.According ... be decided upon this year.So is the TTC really rushing head first into its grand plan to blanket the city [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 16:33:11

Home Business Headaches

by Clara Jones Once you have decided to open up a home based company, find out all you can about how this affects your taxes. You will see that there are beneficial tax advantages to having a company that is based in your home. Tax benefits act as a stimulus to aid people who invest in new businesses [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:07:15

How To Spend Your Vacations In Algarve?

by Robert M Freeman Portugal has various amazing things to offer to its visitors, and one of those is the region of Algarve. It is the southernmost point of Portugal, and is situated next to the Atlantic Ocean. As it has clean beaches it is a one of the favorite tourist destinations [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:21:51

BloggersBase - Promote Yourself And Make Money

Community driven websites are king. Why? For the owner, if it’s promoted well enough, his/her users will do all the work - creating content, interacting with others, moderating the community and even promoting the website. For the users, it’s a place to hang around, enjoy the benefits of a (x user large) community and promote themselves [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:16:07

Markets see Obama the radical

After almost seven weeks of the Obama administration, the markets have already given the new president a failing grade.  After the rollout of Obama’s stimulus plan, mortgage bailout, and the blueprint of his FY2010 budget, Wall Street has blown a big raspberry at the White House, losing almost 18% of its value since [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 15:45:28

Congressional doctors fight Obama plan to overturn healthcare conscience rights protection; Comment email address DEFUNCT

Read yesterday's post for background. I received word yesterday that the email address provided by HHS for comments to Barack Obama's plan to overturn enforcement of healthcare providers' conscience rights - which only last 30 days ... and encourage him/her to sign. This line from HHS's plan to rescind Bush's rule pinpoints [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 13:20:08

Tools for Planning and Visualizing Your Home Office Build

Written by Simon Mackie . You might have seen in my post last week ( 5 Inspirational Workspaces ) ... build I’ll need for my home office I’ll need something that lets me plan the space in three dimensions ... in a 2D plan. You can then populate the room with Ikea furniture. Finally, switch to a 3D view [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 14:00:44

Most Noticeable Small Business Loans

by Dennis Durrell Acquiring the true Small Business Loans to suit your business wants may be defiant ... your requirements for small business loans are, a lender will want to see an outlined plan of what you intend to do with your loan, so be sure to do your homework and prepare a simple plan for how your funds. However [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:04:09

Download Ice Age

by Darius Chambers For a long time we have used the video store as one of our main ways to access movies. As technologies have advanced, downloading dvds from off movie download sites is becoming very common. Let’s look at what you might find to watch using a movie download site [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 17:21:40

It's A Matter of Cost

It's A Matter of Cost Posted by The New THOMA$ REPORT on Saturday, March 07, 2009 1:28: ... to keep them alive, or even to alleviate their pain under Obama’s new “health czar” plan. In Colorado ... a politician? Obama’s plan lets a “health czar” micromanage your doctor and DENY medicine and medical [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:23:42

Guns and Roses plan worldwide stadium tour

Washington, Mar 07 (ANI): Rock band Guns and Roses are planning a worldwide stadium tour in a bid to promote their comeback album Chinese Democracy. The bands comeback albums CD was released in November, exactly 15 years after frontman Axl Rose began work on it. However, despite a huge amount of hype, the disc failed to [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 10:45:54

27% Discount, 4.0bd/3.0ba, 3719sqft - Scottsdale AZ - Scottsdale, AZ

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Date: 2009-03-07 17:09:50

I have really missed you all

I have not had much time lately. Tommy is getting weaker everyday. His time to go home is nearing. I am not ready for him to go but I know when he does he will no longer be in pain.  And I have been trying to plan what TommieLynn and I will do in the future. And that’s really hard [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:09:39

Cancer: The facts

One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life.The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.Excluding certain skin cancers, there were more than 270,000 new cases of the disease in 2001 - and the rate is increasing by about 1% a year [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:17:17

ScamBuster 79

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Date: 2009-03-07 18:07:49

Flotsam and Jetsam

Patrick Ruffini gets it largely right on the intra-conservative wars. Moreover, isn’t there something more important for conservatives to talk about? Priorities, people. If Tim Geithner is “frightening” TNR, you can imagine how investors and business people feel [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 18:12:16

Bombs kill 15 in Pakistan amid increasing turmoil

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb-laden car exploded Saturday in northwest Pakistan as police tried to pull a body from it, authorities said, ... as bases to plan attacks on U.S. and NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan, as well as against targets [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 14:58:21

The Dead Tree Media And The Future

I think what is happening at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and other newspapers is an indication of where that industry is headed:  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that its owner, Hearst Corp., has made offers to some staffers to participate in an online-only version of the newspaper [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 15:47:05

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