September, 2009

It is not fun to get stranded somewhere

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The New Face of Banking

The current recession has hit finance harder than any other sector. (The only one that even comes close is real estate). In the present crisis some banks have gone hat in hand to Congress for bailout money to keep them afloat, while many others have simply vanished. CNN Money reports that 92 banks have failed ...

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HandsOn Network, Disney Team Up to Encourage Volunteers

Largest volunteer network in the U.S. This 2007 photo shows HandsOn Network volunteers cleaning up a neighborhood. Image from Flikr.com. We have all heard the president calling for everyone to be good citizens and do volunteer work. Now, there’s a little extra incentive from Disney, who is running the “Give a day, get a Disney day” promotion. ...

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Madoff Heads To Jail, And The Books Head To Stores

Six months after Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to running a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, six books have already been published about the scandal. Four came out just last month. They cover much of the same ground — with some exceptions.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Madoff Heads To Jail, And The Books Head ...

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Technical Glitch (with Kittens)

I’ve taken down today’s post about the free Roth IRA e-book. I’ll re-post it later this week (possibly later today). This morning, one of my webhosts decided to switch the server on which my account is hosted. In the process, they broke many of my websites, including the links to the e-book. Those who visited before ...

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