Hey State of Illinois: Can’t You Get Your Own Lincoln Outfit?

State of Illinois, have some pride. You’re the land of Lincoln. You boast of that heritage, on all kinds of official items and tourist appeals. So you’d think that for the biggest inaugural parade in history, you could come up with your own, authentic, distinctive Lincoln costume for your state society treasurer or some other individual [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:22:52

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Woman Sentenced to More than 12 Years for Foreclosure Scheme

Jeanetta M. Standefor, 40, Altadena, California, the promoter of an $18 million real estate investment scheme that targeted African-American individuals in Southern California and other states has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison. In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge Percy Anderson ordered Standefor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:30:14

As one of the editors/administrators for the new yet to be named and focused blog for the Postcolonial Theology Network I am going to right a blog ... multiple ideas to the reader and playing them off each other.  This is not how to blog.  A blog post should ... (there are exceptions however) as there are plenty of other tools out there to convey ideas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:09:00

Obama becomes U.S. president, turns page on Bush years

Barrack Obama took power as the first black U.S. president on Tuesday and quickly turned the page on the Bush years, urging Americans to rally to end the worst economic crisis in generations and repair the U.S. image abroad. “Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:44:32

Israel’s terrorism

Israel’s terrorismKh. Asef Safa Kabir, Zakir Hossain Road, Lalmatia, DhakaIn this ruthless world we repeatedly witness events which are too distressing to be described in words and clichés. Even in this enlightened era, sophisticated brutality frequently reigns over the trampled emblem of humanity as the civilized world turns deaf to the desperate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:52:03

Mike Selvey: Cricket: Do England even need a head coach? The West Indies tour will tell us

The England team leave today on a 10-week tour of the Caribbean that promises to be like no other since Micky Stewart was appointed coach, manager or what you will more than two decades ago. The sacking of Peter Moores has derailed plans – well his plans, at any rate – and the timescale coupled with the imperative [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:05:09

400 Bottles of Beer on the Wall at Boston’s Sunset Grill & Tap

Editor's note: Turning our attention from D.C., for a bit, let's go to another of the country's historic cities, Boston. Sunset Grill & Tap looks like an ideal place to celebrate this historic day, doncha think? Bonus: Free midnight buffet on Tuesday nights (and on Sundays and Mondays)! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:13:52

Where the Best and Worst Ideas Come From?

Finding the most effective way to brainstorm is easier once you figure out what you want to get out of the process ... that would be appropriate for, say, dorm rooms. The other group took a “hybrid” approach, combining ... brainstorming groups consistently came up with the very best idea — and the very worst one, too. In other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:55:55

Vilsack unanimously confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture

Congratulations are in order to Tom Vilsack today. As I predicted, the Senate confirmed him as Secretary of Agriculture by a unanimous vote ... of the new president's other appointees: Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Education Secretary Arne Duncan ... to promote local food systems, among other ideas. At last week's Senate confirmation hearing, Vilsack [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:46:33

In which I disagree with Paul Krugman

As James Surowiecki points out here, my views on what’s entailed in bank nationalisation differ significantly from those of Paul Krugman. Krugman, like quite a few other advocates of nationalisation, has in mind models like the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Swedish nationalizations of the 1990s, where the government took [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:26:33

LAist at Sundance: Day 4

Photo courtesy of the Sundance Film Festival My fourth day at the Sundance Film Festival began bright and early at seven am. Thankfully, the night before had been a fairly casual one so I was actually feeling full of bounce and vigor. That energy was quickly sapped by a twenty minute wait for the shuttle bus ( [more...]

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

Free Laptop

Nowadays, there are lots of mobile broadband deals available direct from the mobile broadband providers that throw in a free laptop as a part of ... , but you still need to consider other factors of owning a free laptop. Firstly, you have to actually ... that you get the free laptop that is really worth for you in terms of its capabilities. Some other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:58:32

Big debate: Are fees paid for modern footballers a moral issue?

Yes George Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green & Bow In a general sense, perhaps the jury is out on whether spending £8m, £20m or £108m on a football player is a moral issue. However, football and morality parted company long ago, when the age of the millionaire club owners began and supporters began to be referred to as "customers" [more...]

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

Every credit and debit card has been breached

I cannot believe, when we're all absorbed by the inauguration of a new President in the world's largest economy, ... % of transactions from small to mid-sized restaurants across America.  In other words, every American ... and debit card numbers and expiration dates. Enough to ripoff every card in other words [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:41:08

Surin Beach

Surin’s Tree-lined beachfront is a spectacular destination for locals and visitors alike to feast on barbecued seafood, enjoy a cool oasis and escape the heat of the day. www.surinhill.com Such a beautiful beach, it is not surprising it’s many people’s favorite beach in Phuket. Unlike the other busy beaches [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:48:24

Bush Will Be Remembered as “The Liberator”…Or Not

  President George W. Bush has liberated 50 million people from oppression.  But if liberation doesn’t last, it may as well never have happened.   Presidential legacies are like wet paint – you can’t really tell what color they are until you give them time to dry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:12:21

Two Days. Two Rotten Days.

It isn’t quite the day before the Oscar nominations but it feels like it.  The race often seems wide open to possibilities until it doesn’t.  How do I know the nominations are about to drop?  The adrenalin tells me so.  Every year around this time my palms start to sweat and they don’t stop until the Oscars have ended [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:43:27

Green Jobs Expected to Rise Under New Administration

On the evening following President Barack Obama’s Inauguration, many are beginning to process what the President’s plans will mean for the green job market. The President has pledged to double the production of renewable energy over three years, create jobs in the development of new energy technologies and increase the energy efficiency of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:11:52

The Times They Are A-Changin’

Yes they are! As I sit here watching Obams take tha power while a marching band plays Kool and the Gang in the background, ... I really want to hang out with its characters. I don’t care one it’s an old man who came to die to Brooklyn where he was born, and the other is an 27 year old loser. They own a bookstore [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:28:08

Overseas lenders shun UK banks

Funding difficulties for UK companies are being made worse by a sharp reduction in lending to British banks by overseas institutions. Outstanding loans to UK banks by overseas institutions fell about 20% in the four months to November alone, and was particularly sharp from banks in other EU member states,... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:36:42

Cornyn holds up Clinton confirmation

John Cornyn wants Bill Clinton's foundation to refuse all pledges and contributions from foreign sources while Hillary is SOS. Cornyn and some other senators worry that any foreign entity or government might use donations to the foundation to curry favors. At the very least, the foundation could poses "perception [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:23:43

Nelson Mandela’s message to Barack Obama - full text

Dear Mister President, We are greatly honoured to join the millions around the globe congratulating you on taking office as the President of the ... United States of America. We believe that we are witnessing something truly historic not only in the political annals of your great nation, the United States of America, but of the ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:36:35

Apps for America: Snapvote

I came across the Sunlight Foundation’s “Apps for America” contest last week, and it reminded me of a side-project that I started that never got off the ground a couple years back. Add in today’s US Presidential inauguration and it was just too much for me not to share this idea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:14:28

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), The Best Bond To Buy?

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) is a type of Treasury bond that provides protection against inflation and real return ... with deflation) as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Like other Treasuries, TIPS pay ... Due to their low correlation to equities and other fixed-income investments, they reduce the overall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:49:25

Crooked Creek

Love the skin you’re in… Crooked Creek is an ongoing saga, written by my friend/colleague Kyle Dickinson and illustrated by yours truly. It functions as part of our collaborative blog, The Unlimited Freedom Castle, that explores other written word and illustrative collaborations as well. Take a peek at the Crooked Creek, yo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:41:16

What Black and White Preachers Can Learn From Each Other

The following is an old but very important blog post on preaching that you should read carefully and prayerfully ... as much damage to the people of God needing to live the culture of God like the false ways ... , we need truth set on fire so that we might be both rooted and grounded in the truth and stirred [more...]

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

Test How A Given Browser Parses CSS Text with CSS Selector Shell

So many web browsers like Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera are available for us. Each of these browsers uses different webkit engine to render website. Hence the website displayed in one browser may not look like that in other browser. This may be little issue for users [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:33:53

The second second trimester

Sometimes life rolls along such that Jon and I do not even realize how different it is to live with a child who can communicate her needs and understand that others around her have their own. We get up in the morning, pour her a bowl of cereal, and settle in for a peaceful breakfast, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:06:11

Thinking About Trauma and Euphoria

Thinking About Trauma and Euphoria Class Warfare Department of Eerie Historical Parallels obama PSTD Tue, 01/20/2009 - 7:02pm — chicago dyke This is a dense, sober, fact-based post that people should read, but likely won't. That's a shame. There are many lighter and easier to read posts out there which say, more or less, many of the same things; [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:02:58

Propecia for male pattern hair loss

Merck Generics failed to retain the right to produce propecia in Brazil due to interference of Government and less importance to sole entrepreneurship of the drug. Therefore, Merck Generics gave a chance to other pharmaceutical companies to prepare generic propecia that can be consumable for all patients of male pattern hair loss [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:22:44

With this Presidency, I thee wed...

By Andrea Mann in Washington It's struck me that the mood in America right now reminds me of something else ... . And America said 'I do'. Or, to be more accurate: it was the other way round. And, like any normal ... , between the haves and the have-nots. No other city shows this as much as DC - and as American TV pundit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:12:10

Buying Supplemental Health Insurance: Medigap

Medicare won’t cover all of your health-care costs during retirement, ... of other benefits.  These include coverage of Medicare Part A and B deductibles, and preventive medical ... .  They have lower premium costs than other Medigap plans, but require you to pay some higher coinsurance costs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:08:57

50 Extremely Useful PHP Tools

By Jacob Gube PHP is one of the most widely used open-source server-side scripting languages that exist today ... and WordPress, there are good reasons why many Web developers prefer it to other server-side scripting ... with other scripting languages (Python, for example). That’s why it makes perfect sense to provide the huge [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:50:40

It's not Waterfall versus Agile, It's sample time

The "red herring" of waterfall is rising again. The proponents of agile use waterfall as the whipping boy (or girl) ... , but that's the rudimentary principle. You're house thermostat has a few minute sample time, plus ... have difference response times than the controls for Joint Strike Fighter.     A "design, code, test [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:10:09

The State of Wine in America (or "A terrible amount of luxury and unease")

Frequent 1WineDude.com readers, as well as anyone who has conversed even momentarily with me on twitter, will know that I'm a Pittsburgh Steelers fan ... , they showed an ability to lose like no other team (emphasis added by me):...modern Championship Sundays [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 11:00:00

Inauguration: Packing well

Are you tired of hearing about how lucky I am to have attended the inauguration, even if it was from the mall with the other crowds? Just you wait - while I was out there yesterday I found lots and lots of things to write posts about. So, when people heard I was going to hit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 11:00:28

Qualcomm DTV Delay Protest Takes on PBS

Qualcomm, mindful of how much it stands to lose if the transition to DTV is delayed, ... , which operates a PBS station in San Francisco and other Bay Area cities in one of the analog channels ... is chafing at the delay. Other spectrum holders are unhappy, but have so far gone along with the four-month [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:49:30

Study: Ridiculous US Movie Theater Violence Up 300% In Last Month [Crime And Punishment]

We may be isolated in the cold of Park City, but at least we can reasonably assume a relatively low risk of shootings, stabbings and other moviegoing carnage plaguing other parts of the country. After a protracted lull, theater violence experienced an uptick last month when the heroic Joseph Cialella quieted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:56:16

Credit crunch means talking about money and the lack of it

The new British debate is the Recession It’s not difficult to get involved with the debate about the credit crunch and the current national and global recession.  Gordon Brown the Prime Minister is the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer and he is well remembered for his continuous chanting of the word ‘prudent’ whenever he was delivering his budget [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:36:51

Welcome to Washington

Welcome to Washington By Alvaro Vargas Llosa, The Independent Institute (Posted by request) WASHINGTON???The capital of the United States is flooded with visitors for the presidential inauguration. Mention of this city sometimes evokes the wildest prejudices (including the ridiculous notion that America??? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:53:37

MSI Wind U100 Valentine Edition: geek romance, exemplified

Oh sure, there's all manners of garb and chocolates that you could get your lover this Valentine's Day, ... 1.6G processor, Windows Home XP Home Edition™, a 6-cell battery and the same great light weight ultra mobile design as the other U100 models. MSI will also be offering free shipping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:44:00

Bangkok (Day 6) - Muang Boran the Ancient City & Sirocco the Rooftop Bar

muang boran, the ancient city, is one fascinating sight that is missing from every traveler’s guidebook and website. after a day trip to this amazing park/outdoor museum, it feels as though we have toured the whole country. honestly — and i’m not exaggerating here — muang boran is hands-down the best place i’ve ever visited in thailand [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 11:21:11

Right Sizing the Battle Grid

Making a battle grid is essentially as simply as making a large piece of graph paper with 1” by 1” squares ... .  One question that comes up from time to time is choosing the size of battle grid to... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:54:46

Propecia the healthy choice for your hairs

In order to receive much of propecia’s effectiveness following prescribed cautions are encouraged. Women are discouraged to use this without the consultation of hair specialists and men must continue to use this drug until it shows any results. Does other drug than propecia claims better results [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:13:15

Watching Inauguration from Moscow

Today at noon in Washington DC, Barack Obama was sworn in as the President of the United States ... braving the cold had any other candidate arrived to that podium. Obama's inaugural speech was profoundly ... polity, I believe he succeeded handily. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic and on the other side [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:53:36

Rumor: Larry Hughes for Bobby Simmons

Blog Presented By: On a day where time seemed to stand still, where a nation stood still, millions of people gathered. Class and board rooms quiet, but not vacant. Streets, blocks, communities and neighborhoods united. Souls left electrified [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:33:08

LA Daily: Winter Mute

This week's LA Daily is called Winter Mute: I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a sentimental guy, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I love my kids more than anything in the world. I would walk through fire for them, or even sit through one of those holiday movies with the talking animals. Which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:58:27

Frozen, tired -- but it was amazing

Today was the big day, and we had to get up at 3:30 a.m. in order to leave the hotel by 4:30 ... . There were so many people from all over the country to witness this historic moment, and I'm so grateful ... was an amazing day, and I can't believe that we were part of such a historic moment, and that we will be able [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:56:28

Free Helpful Advice About Making Your Own Art Pieces

Do-it-yourself crafts have been gaining popularity for several years now. The reason behind this is that more and more people want to have something worthwhile to do during their free time. For example, if you are an aspiring artist, you might want to try to make your very own metal wall art [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:07:41

Ask Not What Jimmy Can Do For You…

Some of you may have heard about this, but today, the United States inaugurated a new President, and while we tried to keep it low key, ... everything. But rest assured: It’s still pretty crazy. It all starts, as do all historic events, when Jimmy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:59:44

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