Family Vacations This Summer: Great Ideas

Family Vacations This Summer: Great Ideas Author: Haley 18 Jan Choosing the perfect summer vacation can be difficult, ... from the lawn care and other chores at your house, so find a way! In addition to offering overnight ... often include room service, in-room internet hookup, fitness centers, and onsite restaurants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:09:02

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Barack Obama: “I’ll Have Trouble Sleeping the Night Before” Inauguration

Barack Obama: “I’ll Have Trouble Sleeping the Night Before” Inauguration President-elect Barack Obama admits that he’s a bit nervous about his ... In addition to the tough road ahead, what else is he nervous about at the outdoor swearing-in ceremony ... underwear just in case.” He plans to enlist the help of family during the transition, including [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:49:21

Revised CME Guidance 2009

From the Every Child Matters website, (bits relevant to Home Educators high-lighted in blue and red below):Revised statutory guidance for local authorities in England to identify children not receiving a suitable educationContentsParagraph:Introduction1-6 Overview7-15 Duty to identify children not receiving a suitable education16-20 Requirements [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:31:00

UK to Spend £250M for Low Carbon Vehicles

The UK Government will spend £250 million (US$354 million) on a wide-ranging package of measures to promote ultra-low carbon vehicles ... statement to the House of Commons, Secretary Hoon outlined the government’s plans for spending on low ... of road by widening and opening up the hard shoulder—as well as new plans to roll-out hard shoulder [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:11:00

Great Tips For Family Summer Vacations

Choosing the perfect summer vacation can be difficult, especially if you have a family ... at your house, so find a way! In addition to offering overnight accommodations, beach resorts have a number of other services and features. Onsite accommodations often include room service, in-room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:09:18

My Inauguration Gift To Barack Obama

My Inauguration Gift To Barack Obama We are on the Eve of the Inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America. As an historian, I am both fascinated and proud of the fact that we will be placing a mixed race black man in the White House. As a political scientist, I could care less about his skin color [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:43:00

Eight Tips for Remodeling Your House

Call me Captain Confidence but I have this awkward habit of thinking projects I jump into will be easier than they usually are ... me this same advice that I'm giving you) I thought it was crazy--why hire someone to put on an extra room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 09:00:00

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

To Buy or Rent - Not Just an Emotional Decision

Here’s an interesting piece that ran in the Seattle Times today: To rent or to buy? ... Anyone who plans to live in their house for five years or more would still be safe to buy, according ... The story of two couples The decision to sell their house and go back to renting has meant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:42:23

The Playlist's Least Anticipated Films Of 2009

We wanted to subtitle this feature Cockpunching Your Brain Into Next Year: The Films Of 2009 Probably Destined To Make Us Unintentionally Laugh The Most. But you know, we mostly digress, but if you really want to see some of the year's worst films look no further than what's coming out this month in January: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:11:00

To Buy or Not To Buy…What’s Your Advice for This AFM Reader?

I received the following email the other day from an AFM reader (summarized from several emails): JLP, Greetings! ... of the current real estate situation. The house is in the best school district in the state, and nicely ... or so. I know for a fact that one of the residents in that neighborhood with a similar house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:54:30

Using Eminent Domain To Acquire Mortgages Would Be Reckless And Dangerous

Just when I think that the bailout plans couldn’t get any wackier, along comes this gem proposed by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition to the House Financial Services yesterday- they propose using eminent domain to buy loans to modify them. Here’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:01:57

Sink or Swim in the Pool Building Industry

Profile on: Ed “Skip” Ast, President and CEO of Shasta Pools and Spas “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your heart…” ( ... as an athlete (weight lifting and well disciplined eating habits) for a lifestyle of heavy drinking, bar room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:02:19

Estimating Your Kitchen Remodeling Costs

“remodeling costs” “kitchen plans” The first question most people ask is: How much is it going to cost? ... to consider would be: What condition is the house in and what era does the current style suggest and what would you like it to be? What is the current market value of your house before remodeling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:00:28

Planning Changes: Expenses

In Something has to Change, I shared with you the financial frustrations we've had recently, and the realization that we need to make some changes ... . There usually is a lot of room to cut discretionary spending, food budgets, and services. But as some long [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:30:31

Change has come to the White House website

Change has come to the White House website January 20, 2009 Some new neighbors moved into the old Bush place on Pennsylvania Avenue today ... get to know the new residents of the White House at the newly updated WhiteHouse.gov website. It’s a good chance ... administration to the function of each branch of government to taking a tour of the White House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:24:19

CPSIA Talking Points

As you’re writing and making calls, here are some suggested talking points ... , but can’t hurt in addition to some other contact.) CPSIA creates the strong potential for overwhelming ... that the CPSC has no immediate plans to come after them. Small businesses want to be LEGAL. CPSIA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:09:45

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The day’s top political news: Gov. Paterson said to be "certain" to pick Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the US Senate. Such conclusions are based on the view that Paterson, after nearly two months of indecision, would "greatly embarrass" and "entirely humiliate" Kennedy, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:50:09

Inaugural Hopes, Promises, and Red Ink

I’m in DC, so it’s a bit hard to escape the throngs of people here for the inauguration ... as “From Hyde Park to the White House.” (President Obama had been a lecturer at the University ... Austan Goolsby. Brooks had had dinner with Obama at George Will’s house and noted how graciously Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:14:19

Chic and Small

It's inspirational, if not aspirational, to look at the multi-million dollar projects of the top interior designers but sometimes it's fun to see how ... to turn small spaces into chic and stylish homes without spending a lot of money. Something that many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:55:00

Khalil Nakhleh - Our Palestinian Future in Israel: How Long Can We Be Dehumanised in a Racist State?

Every month or so I drive for three hours from Ramallah to my native village in Upper Galilee to hike in the olive orchards engulfing my village and ... to live in a subsidised house that was built for them on stolen Arab land, while people in my village [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:38:57

Microsoft Tag: Microsoft’s own 2D barcode

It just wouldn’t be right if Microsoft didn’t have its own barcode technology too, which is why today Microsoft Tag (Beta) ... on a whole new technology called High Capacity Color Barcodes (HCCBs), which was invented in-house ... . In addition, it wouldn’t just be a Microsoft platform without developer tools. That is why starting today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:30:47

Operation Cast Lead Thurs Jan 15th, 2009

Sticky post. Please scroll down for new posts and updates. For other liveblogging, see The Muqata Another day, another liveblogging post. What will today bring? Updates (Israel time; most recent at top) Click Refresh to show latest updates. Friday Jan 16th - for latest updates, see here. 11:45PM: That’s it from me for tonight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:09:12

Nick Turturro Lists House in Tarzana

SELLER: Nick TurturroLOCATION: Beckford Avenue, Tarzana, CAPRICE: $1,250,000SIZE: 4,007 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: .. ... , spacious living room with romantic fireplace, over sized family room and chef's kitchen with side/side SubZeros, massive center island, loads of storage and sunny attached breakfast room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:14:00

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT CHARACTERIZES THE PROCESS OF LEADING AND DIRECTING THE SYSTEMS WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION BY EXHAUSTING AVAILABLE RESOURCES EXTENSIVELY SO AS TO ACHIEVE THEJ OBJECTIVES OF THE BUSINESS OPERATION

Chapter 1 Purpose and Background 1.0 Introduction Business administration and management characterizes the process of leading and ... the conceptualization of business plans and monitoring its execution for assessment and evaluation of the efficiency ... and plans from which the profit of the business organization will be fully maximized . [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:10:39

IA-Sen: Will Chuck Grassley Be the Next Senate GOP Retirement?

Just twelve days into 2009, we already have four Senate Republican retirements, including two in the last week. And there may still be more to come ... more tenacious in asking Mr. Grassley what he thinks at this point his 2010 plans will be. Further, being [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:46:25

"Obama's First Choice"

I'm not sure I agree with this: Obama's First Choice, by Robert Reich: Today, at noon eastern standard time, we have a new president ... to get a bare majority in the House and sixty votes in the Senate. That’s how Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:53:00

Revisiting The Onion’s 2001 Predictions

It really isn’t so funny after all.  And once again, The Onion proves to be truly ‘America’s Finest News Source ... my administration,” said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. “Unlike my predecessor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:59:05

Dandelion Saladby Prof. Peter Dale Scott Global Research, January 8, 2009Paulson’s Financial Bailout It is becoming clear that the bailout measures of late 2008 may have consequences at least as grave for an open society as the response to 9/11 in 2001 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:39:23

A quilty year?

I had big quilting plans for 2008. After all, in October of 07' I made this quilt to my satisfaction and without much difficultly. (my first quilt) ... ? I've got a good start. In addition to the bloggy inspiration, I've joined Block of the Month again [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:12:00

Another $20 Trillion Will Be Wiped Off Global Stock Markets In 2009

It is estimated that over 700 banks (with trillions of dollars in assets) will come crashing to the ground.  Hundreds of hedge funds will collapse, along with a number of major private equity firms. Corporate bankruptcies will soar. And another $20 Trillion will be wiped off Global stock markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:49:00

Another $20 Trillion Will Be Wiped Off Global Stock Markets In 2009

It is estimated that over 700 banks (with trillions of dollars in assets) will come crashing to the ground.  Hundreds of hedge funds will collapse, along with a number of major private equity firms. Corporate bankruptcies will soar. And another $20 Trillion will be wiped off Global stock markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:49:00

Another $20 Trillion Will Be Wiped Off Global Stock Markets In 2009

It is estimated that over 700 banks (with trillions of dollars in assets) will come crashing to the ground.  Hundreds of hedge funds will collapse, along with a number of major private equity firms. Corporate bankruptcies will soar. And another $20 Trillion will be wiped off Global stock markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:49:00

How to sketch Your Own House Plans

Your funds is the most vital thing to think about prior to create to design your own house ... to your design plan you might finish up with something that is not realistic. Creating your own home ... you get, the more likely everyone must be content with the end design. Try to narrow down the design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:02:59

Posts about Tri-State Real Estate (FL, GA and AL) as of January 20, 2009

Unapproved Investments Cause Ameriprise Big Problems - investmentfraudlawyerblog.com 01/20/2009 Ameriprise Financial Services, formerly known as American Express Financial Advisers, … , going straight to DVD. • Another Ameriprise adviser based out of Orlando, Florida, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:27:34

Ghost Malls Will Be Appearing

James Quinn January 19th 2009 America’s economy supports more than 1.1 million retail stores ... in 2007. Normally, 110,000 to 125,000 new stores open per year. At least 700,000 of retail jobs will be lost. The opening of new stores will grind to a halt in 2009. Some major retailers that have closed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:39:00

Zionist Control of US PolicySourceEverything you wanted to know about how Zionists control US policyby MaloogaI was recently asked to answer the following question: In the original post there is mention of Israel controlling US policy. How exactly does that work? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:00:26

Autism Insurance Legislation Updates

There's been a lot of activity around the country on the autism services and insurance legislation front. The chart and map below is an uploaded copy of a PDF assembled by Autism Speaks, a leading autism advocacy organization. It shows the status of insurance legislation as of December 17, 2008 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:21:00

George W. Bush Presidential Center. No. 1.17.2009.12

The George W. Bush Presidential Center. On January 21, 2009 George W ... million for an endowment — Bush’s plans stand out as an effort to defend his tumultuous White House ... . Bush, will return to Texas to begin his own post-presidency, including plans to build a library [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:16:04

Obama Backs Health Care Reform

Public concern over cost, availability of care could lead to real change, experts say By Karen Pallarito HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan ... that if we do good things in health care, they will not simply cost us, but in addition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:25:33

Practice Facility Plans

Practice facility plans will go before the regents this week. The document outlining the plans is located here. They are planning to build the practice facility on the east side of Crisler Arena. An addition ... is proposed. The new facility will house two new basketball practice courts that will provide better [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:11:18

HCFA’s 2009 Legislative Agenda - Parts 1 and 2

HCFA’s 2009 Legislative Agenda - Parts 1 and 2 The 2008 legislative session was a great success for HCFA. In October, we distributed Healthy Victories (pdf), a newsletter detailing our successes. The latest addition to that list is Chapter 530 of the Acts of 2008, the omnibus oral health law signed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:40:07

Mashable Developer and Web 2.0 Job Guide

Mashable’s job boards are currently open for business and we at Mashable firmly believe that one of the lucky recipients of a new job can be you ... . Perl Developer at Publisher’s Clearing House in Port Washington, NY. Publishers Clearing House (PCH [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:54:02

Yung Joc Takes His Third Album To Jive Records

Yung Joc Takes His Third Album To Jive Records January 20th, 2009 Yung Joc’s third studio album Mr ... Stanky Legg.” Joc says his daughter turned him onto the group. "I walked in the house one day ... wondering why they didn't sign them GS Boyz first." In addition to his expansion in the music [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:32:30

Isaiah, Third

Tuesday! Best news, the week's nearly over! :D Well, not nearly, but more so than on a Monday, right? "Track a ghost through the fog ... , or Gitmo, has come to represent some of the worst aspects of the Bush Regime. Barack Obama plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:00:00

5 Key Microbusiness Trends for 2009

Microbusinesses — firms with fewer than 5 employees — face a difficult environment coming into 2009 and it will be harder for them to navigate than the 2002-2003 downturn. The economy will be the story for most of us during the next twelve months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:04:41

Nearly 700,000 Jobs Lost in December; Far Worse Than Expected

—Ace The perfect storm in Obama's favor, as he will ride the "Bush destroyed the economy, I can't be held responsible" ... propelled Ronald Regan and Bill Clinton to the White House -- and both gentlemen saw their respective [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:04:16

OMB Nominee Orszag Vows to Tackle Budget Sustainability

Warning that the incoming administration is inheriting a “daunting fiscal position, ... maneuvering room to respond to crises because its government debt is viewed as a safe investment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:29:00

Thoughts on Marriage II

Thoughts on Marriage II, or Would You Go on a Cruise Ship that Didn’t Have Lifeboats on a Cruise Line Where 60% of the Cruise Ships Sink? ... is to sit around the house during the day and drink a case of beer while watching TV.  I say [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:41:23

Obama's inauguration will cost 5 million more then Bush's but only Obama is free to party according to New York Times, AP and others...

Check into this for yourself but I heard that the cost of this financial crisis is now exceeding the cost of all the American wars in history combined. So for the New York Times, AP and others to rag on Bush and not Obama on the issue of the inauguration is pure liberal bias [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:01:00

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