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April 02, 2008 News and Trends
WSJ: Thornburg Mortgage to Begin Lending Again
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:11:12 PDT
WSJ: Thornburg Mortgage to Begin Lending Again 02Apr08 Thornburg Mortgage, the beleaguered home loan lender that struggled to meet margin calls over the last few months that could have forced the company into bankruptcy protection, said it expects to resume lending soon, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company’s Chief Executive Larry Goldstone told the Journal in an interview that “within weeks, if not days,” the lender could be churning out home loans to high-end clients again,
Tuesday March 18 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News
Drilling for Fun and Profit
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:49:33 PDT
This news is a few days old but I enjoyed this game very much in its Nintendo DS format so I thought I would write about it anyway. Joining the great line-up of puzzle games available on Xbox 360, Mr. Driller Online comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday 2nd April at 9.00.
Now Playing: What`s Hot in the Channel
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:31:26 PDT
Finding the top channel trends is a challenging task. Every VAR has different priorities, but the looming recession and the services play should be in the forefront of everyone's mind.... SOLVE MORE ISSUES on the first call. Try WebEx FREE ZAP REMOTE SUPPORT ISSUES! Crush Support Log Jams! BLAST THROUGH FIREWALLS! Try WebEx REMOTE SUPPORT
She’s not bitter, she’s not bitter at all
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:45:54 PDT
Okay so ABC News anchor Gigi Stone and her co-anchor are reading a story on falling models… turns out, Stone has some bones to pick!
Culture Trends in America: The Illusion of Escalating Needs
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:22:56 PDT
The gist is this: we always find something else to "need", and our consumer culture makes sure that its always there for the purchasing. And that's when I had my epiphany. I have fallen prey to this escalation of "needs" on at least a level. Raise your hand if you've upgraded your ipod, cell phone, or computer before you really needed to.
CBC’s oft-used source for political experts —the Huffington Post —in new hate du jour
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:15:20 PDT
CBC’s oft-used source for political experts —the Huffington Post —in new hate du jour Here’s a bit of a post from the infamous Huffington Post web site, the web site which the state-owned CBC seems to use as a go-to place to secure folks to act as guest political experts for their Newsworld news channel. They ask questions of the Huffington Post experts in order to fully inform Canadians, CBC-style. Canadians, bereft of news otherwise, could, the CBC may well think, benefit from this kind of
Fingers do walking while iPhone users stop talking
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:05:10 PDT
02.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic] In comparison to the regular mobile phone user who spends 71.7pc of their time on the device chatting, the iPhone owner spends just 46.5pc, preferring instead to use the handset for surfing the web and listening to music. These figures from the most recent survey by US tech trends firm iSuppli show that US consumers spend on average 12.1pc of their time using the iPhone for the mobile web, while users of other mobile handsets appear more reluctan
Remarkably accurate barometer of share index trends
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:03:07 PDT
Daily updated index assesses index price and volume to give a definitive bull, bear or 'to soon to tell' outcome.
THE MAD, THE BAD & THE UGLY - CBC News
Senate Housing Bill | Possible Provisions
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:07:01 PDT
Most Senate related news this morning is buzzing with thoughts on what might be included in the bipartisan Housing Bill being hammered out by Senator Dodd (D-CT) and Senator Shelby (R-AL). Nobody knows for sure exactly which provisions will and will not be included but the major themes are becoming clear...
Hate Crime In Califonia Shocks Nation
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:48:03 PDT
Oxnard, California known as the strawberry and lima bean capital of the world and home to more than 200,000 residents was shocked this past Tuesday when news of a brutal hate crime was circulated throughout the nation
Bush Ends News Conference a Bit Early
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:18:19 PDT
Bush Ends News Conference a Bit Early (16:04 UTC) AP
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:11:12 PDT
WSJ: Thornburg Mortgage to Begin Lending Again 02Apr08 Thornburg Mortgage, the beleaguered home loan lender that struggled to meet margin calls over the last few months that could have forced the company into bankruptcy protection, said it expects to resume lending soon, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company’s Chief Executive Larry Goldstone told the Journal in an interview that “within weeks, if not days,” the lender could be churning out home loans to high-end clients again,
Tuesday March 18 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News
 CBC News | Tuesday March 18 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld CBC News, Canada - Mar 17, 2008 ... Susan Stranks & Sheila Petzold, and directed by Sheila Petzold. It was produced by Holmwood Productions (Ottawa) in association with CBC Newsworld. |
Drilling for Fun and Profit
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:49:33 PDT
This news is a few days old but I enjoyed this game very much in its Nintendo DS format so I thought I would write about it anyway. Joining the great line-up of puzzle games available on Xbox 360, Mr. Driller Online comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday 2nd April at 9.00.
Now Playing: What`s Hot in the Channel
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:31:26 PDT
Finding the top channel trends is a challenging task. Every VAR has different priorities, but the looming recession and the services play should be in the forefront of everyone's mind.... SOLVE MORE ISSUES on the first call. Try WebEx FREE ZAP REMOTE SUPPORT ISSUES! Crush Support Log Jams! BLAST THROUGH FIREWALLS! Try WebEx REMOTE SUPPORT
She’s not bitter, she’s not bitter at all
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:45:54 PDT
Okay so ABC News anchor Gigi Stone and her co-anchor are reading a story on falling models… turns out, Stone has some bones to pick!
Culture Trends in America: The Illusion of Escalating Needs
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:22:56 PDT
The gist is this: we always find something else to "need", and our consumer culture makes sure that its always there for the purchasing. And that's when I had my epiphany. I have fallen prey to this escalation of "needs" on at least a level. Raise your hand if you've upgraded your ipod, cell phone, or computer before you really needed to.
CBC’s oft-used source for political experts —the Huffington Post —in new hate du jour
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:15:20 PDT
CBC’s oft-used source for political experts —the Huffington Post —in new hate du jour Here’s a bit of a post from the infamous Huffington Post web site, the web site which the state-owned CBC seems to use as a go-to place to secure folks to act as guest political experts for their Newsworld news channel. They ask questions of the Huffington Post experts in order to fully inform Canadians, CBC-style. Canadians, bereft of news otherwise, could, the CBC may well think, benefit from this kind of
Fingers do walking while iPhone users stop talking
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:05:10 PDT
02.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic] In comparison to the regular mobile phone user who spends 71.7pc of their time on the device chatting, the iPhone owner spends just 46.5pc, preferring instead to use the handset for surfing the web and listening to music. These figures from the most recent survey by US tech trends firm iSuppli show that US consumers spend on average 12.1pc of their time using the iPhone for the mobile web, while users of other mobile handsets appear more reluctan
Remarkably accurate barometer of share index trends
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:03:07 PDT
Daily updated index assesses index price and volume to give a definitive bull, bear or 'to soon to tell' outcome.
THE MAD, THE BAD & THE UGLY - CBC News
 CBC News | THE MAD, THE BAD & THE UGLY CBC News, Canada - Mar 30, 2008 The film is directed by Philippe Gagnon and produced by Josette Normandeau and Abhish Birla (Ideacom International, Montreal) in association with CBC Newsworld. |
Senate Housing Bill | Possible Provisions
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:07:01 PDT
Most Senate related news this morning is buzzing with thoughts on what might be included in the bipartisan Housing Bill being hammered out by Senator Dodd (D-CT) and Senator Shelby (R-AL). Nobody knows for sure exactly which provisions will and will not be included but the major themes are becoming clear...
Hate Crime In Califonia Shocks Nation
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:48:03 PDT
Oxnard, California known as the strawberry and lima bean capital of the world and home to more than 200,000 residents was shocked this past Tuesday when news of a brutal hate crime was circulated throughout the nation
Bush Ends News Conference a Bit Early
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:18:19 PDT
Bush Ends News Conference a Bit Early (16:04 UTC) AP
