Brain storm
Brain storm
City's brain power put to use - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
About this series SUNDAY: Where the money goes MONDAY: $200,000 dry cleaning bill TUESDAY: Big business of government WEDNESDAY: Fort Wayne refrigerators for Eskimos TODAY: Maybe we?re not so dumb, after all FRIDAY: Putting $600 million in the gas ... (more...)
In Storm-Ravaged Galveston, Echoes of New Orleans - Time
Melissa Martinez of Galveston, Texas, carries belongings salvaged from her destroyed home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike on Sept. 23 The slow descent into the Looking Glass land that hurricanes create begins just south of Houston along Interstate ... (more...)
Grandma's Kitchen: Dishes we haven't seen - Traverse City Record-Eagle
These cool, snappy mornings put a spring in your step and whet your appetite for some of those great tasting and wonderful smelling dishes we haven't had for awhile. I think of a bubbling pot of spicy chili, or a favorite soup, and what smells better ... (more...)
Ryanair expects passenger shift to low-cost carriers - Independent
Ryanair and EasyJet, Europe's two biggest low-cost carriers, will benefit from the current economic storm, executives at the companies say. As the credit crisis deepens, feeding concern about a global recession, travelers will favor discount airlines ... (more...)
Nana expected to weaken as it moves across Atlantic - CNN
(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Nana is expected to weaken after forming over the eastern Atlantic Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. Tropical Storm Nana is expected to weaken to a tropical depression by Monday. At 11 p.m. ET, Nana's center ... (more...)
Sharpton convicted in NYC police-shooting protests - Salon
Oct 8th, 2008 | NEW YORK -- A New York judge has convicted the Rev. Al Sharpton of disorderly conduct during protests over a police shooting and sentenced him to time served. Criminal Court Judge James Stephen issued the verdict Wednesday against ... (more...)
RBS and HBOS must act like private banks - Daily Telegraph Blogs
How long will it be until there is a political storm about a Scottish business going under after one of the nationalised Scottish banks pulls the plug? There is a real risk that boardroom influence by the Treasury could see the two banks where the ... (more...)
Officials discuss Diaspora policy - Rwanda New Times
Government officials and stakeholders Tuesday met to map how the Diaspora can be integrated into the nation?s development plans. According to Robert Masozera, the Director General in charge of the Diaspora at the Ministry ofForeign Affairs and ... (more...)
Rational thinking is a haven from panic - Newsday
The problem may be your brain. Brad Klontz, a Hawaii -based psychologist who specializes in financial disorders, says that thanks to lessons we learned as cave dwellers, human beings are psychologically pre-programmed to deal irrationally with ... (more...)
Jobs set to go as financial crisis worsens - News.com.au
Eye of the storm ... workers in the property and banking sectors are particularly at risk as the jobs market slows / File EMPLOYERS are preparing to shed workers as the global financial crisis worsens. Three seperate surveys into employment painted a ... (more...)
Donut Guy and Future Affiliate Marketing Plans>
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Sam Harrelson subs for Shawn Collins and joins Lisa Picarille to welcome Greg Hoffman, Affiliate Network Director at Think Partnership. They chatted with Greg about his creative method for getting noticed (he sent donuts to the person hiring for his position) and if he plans to bring that level of creativity to dealing with affiliates. Sam and Lisa also touched on the class action lawsuit filed by affiliates and merchants against Commission Junction, Be free and ValueClick, how Google is getting creepy, the Apple iPhone, and new eBay programs. (more...)
McCain vs. Gore
Official Comment Count: 1,032,408 Profile Jason Rosenhouse received his PhD in mathematics from Dartmouth College in 2000. (more...)
A body at war
As soon as he was old enough to sign the paperwork, Myron Mummey Jr. joined the Army. (more...)
12-year-old 'champion' to meet next president
Published: Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:45 p.m. After enduring an accident, a stroke, and a series of epileptic seizures, Kace Lightsey 12-year-old Kace ... (more...)
Rational thinking is a haven from panic
The stock market meltdown is triggering severe reactions by investors. Resist being swayed by the masses -- unless joining them makes financial sense. (more...)
Saturday Review
Gawker. Suckered. Nick Denton. Moron. Nutroots use my SAT scoresheet to forge 'Palin Grades' [Addendum: Fake but Shouldn't Be Even when the art director of Denton exposes the fraud he wishes it wasn't so and ... (more...)
Info Tech
Scientists confirm shark's 'virgin birth' Scientists have confirmed the second case of a 'virgin birth' in a shark. (more...)
CINEMA: Spoiled spoof
A scene from Disaster Movie. DISASTER MOVIE directed By Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Starring Matt Lanter, Vannessa Minnillo, Kim Kardashian, G. Thang, Nicole Parker and Carmen Electra THE title of ... (more...)
International briefs
PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico -- Hurricane Norbert swept across Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula on Saturday with torrential rains and screaming winds, forcing scores of people to flee flooded homes. (more...)
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Project Victory: sweet success of rehabilitation
Scott Carruthers, standing in front of rehabilitation equipment, has graduated from a TIRR proejct designed to help vets and active duty soldiers recover from head injuries and other health problems caused in ... (more...)
Column: Two Rivers leaf pickup starts Monday
It's that time of year again! Leaf pickup in Two Rivers starts on Monday. This activity will continue until late November, or until Mother Nature shuts us down for the winter - whichever comes first. (more...)