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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:45:25 PDT
Pew's Kids Are Waiting project for foster care reform is urging folks to contact Congress to pass S. 661/H.R. 2188, the Kinship Caregiver Support Act. If you want to help children in foster care or relatives who care for kids in crisis, visit www.kidsarewaiting.org/act or call toll free Apr 1-15: 1-866 873-3025. www.youtube.com/kidsarewaiting
miguelpineiro Redesign
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:45:43 PDT
hey everyone! I have great news, I'm changing the design to my site "miguelpineiro," and the site will be moved to a stand alone/ self hosted server. Please help me spread the word. Also, I'm open to suggestions and feedback that would help make my life a little easier during this transition. Thanks for your support!
Pulitzer Price Winners 2008 announced, photographers awarded
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:47:45 PDT
"The Columbia University has announced the winners for 2008 of the 92nd annual Pulitzer Price. The Pulitzer Price itself is often cited as the highest honor for american journalists. Among the various categories there are two winning entries for Breaking News Photography and Feature Photography..."
humorous "news article": General Motors & Hot Wheels join
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:51:13 PDT
Humor/commentary "article" describes the life-size, functional vehicles General Motors and Mattel created--commute in your very own Hot Wheels car! : )
Help bring Digg back.
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:52:01 PDT
When Digg started up several years ago, the wealth of knowledge and news articles that showed up on the frontpage were amazing. Digg was a revolution in news and journalism. Recently, though, things have changed a little bit. News isn't the primary focus of Digg anymore, although it was founded on that very idea. Help bring Digg back.
NewsHour Vote 2008 New Poll Shows Obama Continues to Gain on
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:58:56 PDT
New Poll on 5/8/08 shows that Obama is gaining support among Pennsylvanians, especially among women--a group the Clinton camp claims to have locked in.
Tech Industry Misery: A prime buying opportunity
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:03:46 PDT
All of this news may appear to paint a gloomy outlook for investors, but it does not have to. After all, these sorts of announcements and business-strategy changes are all part of normal business and economic cycles.”
Citi faces huge write downs & nears sale of leveraged loans
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:06:35 PDT
Just more good news.Citigroup will likely report the biggest write-downs for Q1. The write-downs could range from $15.2 billion to $16.8 billion.AND will sell loans and bonds to buyout firms including Apollo Management, TPG and Blackstone Group, the firms are expected to pay an average price of slightly less than 90 c per U$S
Pixar Announces Up, Newt, The Bear and the Bow and Cars 2
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:08:16 PDT
Big news on the Disney/Pixar front, the mouse house has revealed Pixar’s future animation slate. The big news is that all of the announced future Pixar releases will get the Digital Disney 3-D treatment.
Obama: Iraq's best is ‘messy, sloppy'
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:35:20 PDT
Obama: Iraq's best is ‘messy, sloppy' Posted April 8, 2008 7:42 PM by Mike Dorning Barack Obama barely got his moment with Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq in time to make the evening news today. But his few minutes of questioning time offered a glimpse of what an Obama Administration might expect to achieve in Iraq: “a messy, sloppy status quo.” “When you have finite resources, you've got to define your goals tightly and modestly,” Obama counseled the general and the amb
Citi Faces Huge Write-Downs, Nears Sale of Leveraged Loans (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
From Financial Week: Citi may write down another $17 billion for Q1, research firm says CreditSights estimated that Citigroup will likely report the biggest write-downs for Q1. The write-downs could range from $15.2 billion to $16.8 billion, CreditSights reckons, depending on whether valuation reserves related to financial guarantors are included in the tally....CreditSights estimates that write-downs at Bank of America could range from $8.8 billion to $9.9 billion. At J.P. Morgan, the hit could
Thinking aloud: AX.UN (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
(Disclosure: I've owned Artis REIT for more than two years)Being a long-term value investor, I try not to worry too much about short-term fluctuations, but that doesn't mean I'm not keenly interested in the reasons behind them. If a stock loses, say, 10% of its value, I want to know why. Did earnings fall off a cliff or did they lose a key customer? Or did it simply get knocked back by a broad market sell-off, but still has a decent long-term outlook? If it's the former, I'll probably avoid it,
NTRI APR 2008 CALLS sold out with positive news on stock (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
I was lucky and that’s about it with a big news piece on Nutrisystems getting a new CEO and saying new revenue will be much more positive. This news brought the stock up 25% from $15 up to $19.90. My options were sold out right over $19 so I was very fortunate ...] ...
Lending Club Business Changing (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
photo credit: pfalaRateLadder wrote up an interesting piece - Big Lending Club News — Quiet Period Underway for Secondary Market - about an email he received from Lending Club about a major change in how they are going to go about their business. Oddly enough he mentions that he got this info via ...] ...
CurbedWire: Seeley’s Building Now a Historic Resource, Pasadena Bike Week (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
GLENDALE: Glendale News-Press reports that Seeley’s Furniture store in South Glendale was put on the registry of historic resources. Via the paper: "As a designated city historic resource, the building will retain its architectural significance even with the planned... ...
Tuesday PM Linkage (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
· Blogger discovers plenty of biking at Farmer's Market Street Heat] · House squatters wreak havoc in Tujunga Daily News] · Yet more on the Santa Monica Mountains conservancy deal LA Times] · Gaze upon a good-looking street in Van... ...
Man (and Comcast employee) gets laptop and ... Crime] (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
Man (and Comcast employee) gets laptop and XBOX back after unleashing mobs of vigilante internetters on the thieves. Philly Daily News] (Thanks, Markus!) ...
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:45:25 PDT
Pew's Kids Are Waiting project for foster care reform is urging folks to contact Congress to pass S. 661/H.R. 2188, the Kinship Caregiver Support Act. If you want to help children in foster care or relatives who care for kids in crisis, visit www.kidsarewaiting.org/act or call toll free Apr 1-15: 1-866 873-3025. www.youtube.com/kidsarewaiting
miguelpineiro Redesign
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:45:43 PDT
hey everyone! I have great news, I'm changing the design to my site "miguelpineiro," and the site will be moved to a stand alone/ self hosted server. Please help me spread the word. Also, I'm open to suggestions and feedback that would help make my life a little easier during this transition. Thanks for your support!
Pulitzer Price Winners 2008 announced, photographers awarded
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:47:45 PDT
"The Columbia University has announced the winners for 2008 of the 92nd annual Pulitzer Price. The Pulitzer Price itself is often cited as the highest honor for american journalists. Among the various categories there are two winning entries for Breaking News Photography and Feature Photography..."
humorous "news article": General Motors & Hot Wheels join
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:51:13 PDT
Humor/commentary "article" describes the life-size, functional vehicles General Motors and Mattel created--commute in your very own Hot Wheels car! : )
Help bring Digg back.
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:52:01 PDT
When Digg started up several years ago, the wealth of knowledge and news articles that showed up on the frontpage were amazing. Digg was a revolution in news and journalism. Recently, though, things have changed a little bit. News isn't the primary focus of Digg anymore, although it was founded on that very idea. Help bring Digg back.
NewsHour Vote 2008 New Poll Shows Obama Continues to Gain on
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:58:56 PDT
New Poll on 5/8/08 shows that Obama is gaining support among Pennsylvanians, especially among women--a group the Clinton camp claims to have locked in.
Tech Industry Misery: A prime buying opportunity
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:03:46 PDT
All of this news may appear to paint a gloomy outlook for investors, but it does not have to. After all, these sorts of announcements and business-strategy changes are all part of normal business and economic cycles.”
Citi faces huge write downs & nears sale of leveraged loans
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:06:35 PDT
Just more good news.Citigroup will likely report the biggest write-downs for Q1. The write-downs could range from $15.2 billion to $16.8 billion.AND will sell loans and bonds to buyout firms including Apollo Management, TPG and Blackstone Group, the firms are expected to pay an average price of slightly less than 90 c per U$S
Pixar Announces Up, Newt, The Bear and the Bow and Cars 2
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:08:16 PDT
Big news on the Disney/Pixar front, the mouse house has revealed Pixar’s future animation slate. The big news is that all of the announced future Pixar releases will get the Digital Disney 3-D treatment.
Obama: Iraq's best is ‘messy, sloppy'
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:35:20 PDT
Obama: Iraq's best is ‘messy, sloppy' Posted April 8, 2008 7:42 PM by Mike Dorning Barack Obama barely got his moment with Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq in time to make the evening news today. But his few minutes of questioning time offered a glimpse of what an Obama Administration might expect to achieve in Iraq: “a messy, sloppy status quo.” “When you have finite resources, you've got to define your goals tightly and modestly,” Obama counseled the general and the amb
Citi Faces Huge Write-Downs, Nears Sale of Leveraged Loans (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
From Financial Week: Citi may write down another $17 billion for Q1, research firm says CreditSights estimated that Citigroup will likely report the biggest write-downs for Q1. The write-downs could range from $15.2 billion to $16.8 billion, CreditSights reckons, depending on whether valuation reserves related to financial guarantors are included in the tally....CreditSights estimates that write-downs at Bank of America could range from $8.8 billion to $9.9 billion. At J.P. Morgan, the hit could
Thinking aloud: AX.UN (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
(Disclosure: I've owned Artis REIT for more than two years)Being a long-term value investor, I try not to worry too much about short-term fluctuations, but that doesn't mean I'm not keenly interested in the reasons behind them. If a stock loses, say, 10% of its value, I want to know why. Did earnings fall off a cliff or did they lose a key customer? Or did it simply get knocked back by a broad market sell-off, but still has a decent long-term outlook? If it's the former, I'll probably avoid it,
NTRI APR 2008 CALLS sold out with positive news on stock (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
I was lucky and that’s about it with a big news piece on Nutrisystems getting a new CEO and saying new revenue will be much more positive. This news brought the stock up 25% from $15 up to $19.90. My options were sold out right over $19 so I was very fortunate ...] ...
Lending Club Business Changing (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
photo credit: pfalaRateLadder wrote up an interesting piece - Big Lending Club News — Quiet Period Underway for Secondary Market - about an email he received from Lending Club about a major change in how they are going to go about their business. Oddly enough he mentions that he got this info via ...] ...
CurbedWire: Seeley’s Building Now a Historic Resource, Pasadena Bike Week (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
GLENDALE: Glendale News-Press reports that Seeley’s Furniture store in South Glendale was put on the registry of historic resources. Via the paper: "As a designated city historic resource, the building will retain its architectural significance even with the planned... ...
Tuesday PM Linkage (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
· Blogger discovers plenty of biking at Farmer's Market Street Heat] · House squatters wreak havoc in Tujunga Daily News] · Yet more on the Santa Monica Mountains conservancy deal LA Times] · Gaze upon a good-looking street in Van... ...
Man (and Comcast employee) gets laptop and ... Crime] (pfblogs.org)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:36:12 PDT
Man (and Comcast employee) gets laptop and XBOX back after unleashing mobs of vigilante internetters on the thieves. Philly Daily News] (Thanks, Markus!) ...
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