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Other Financial Crises

As the U.S. bails out the financial districts and those that engage in futures trading can breathe a sigh of relief, Europe is facing it’s own financial crisis. The global credit crunch deepened in Europe as government leaders pledged to bail out troubled banks and protect depositors. BNP Paribas SA will take control of Fortis’s [...]

Bloomberg wants third term

New York is all abuzz about Mayor Bloomberg. Apparently the two-term mayor is put off by term limits and wants to extend his stay in the Mayor’s office for another term. New York City civilians have voted twice in the past to limit the terms of their mayors and even America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, couldn’t [...]

Court’s back

Now that most people in the northern climes are putting away their pool floats for the season, the U.S. Supreme Court is back in action. On the docket this term is the use of foul language on television. When Cher appeared on the Billboard Music Awards in 2002, she used a four-letter word connoting sex. [...]

Local Joint Sucks

We went to eat at a local restaurant the other day (I’m still debating whether or not to name this restaurant). We’ve been to this place prior to their move to a new location- but only for breakfast. This time we were going for lunch (though Grump hoped to still be able to get a [...]

Fishburne to join CSI

William Peterson is leaving “CSI” this season. And now his replacement has been named: Laurence Fishburne. The Matrix’s Laurence Fishburne will replace William Peterson, who’s leaving the series after eight years behind the microscope, the Associated Press reports. Fishburne – who earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ike Turner in What’s Love Got [...]

Progesterone May Help Prevent Premature Births

I often thought that it was common knowledge that premature babies could potentially suffer severe repercussions due to their early births- including brain damage and cerebral palsy. Apparently I was wrong in this assumption. I just read a report on a study dealing with the effects of preterm delivery, why they seem to be increasing [...]

Wal Mart Profits Up

Wal Mart must have utilized a new corporate performance management agenda within the last quarter. Their earnings rose a healthy 17%. Consumers facing higher gasoline and food prices consolidated their shopping trips, heading to Wal-Mart where they could spend their tax-rebate checks on discounted groceries and drugs. [...]“When energy and oil prices go up, on [...]