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We are almost there folks; getting to the end of this tumultuous year 2009. But not before a few holidays to get the next year started. I can feel the...
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As the Bonanzle marketplace has grown, so has the potential attract the negative element. The scammers, spammers, etc were bound to find it eventually. Recently the...
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The Tiger Woods scandal teaches us a lot about how it feels when we trust someone and they let us down. In an interesting blog post at...
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John Daly may be planning a follow-up to his "My Life" book published in 2006. Amazon Related articles Michael Oher hasn't...
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Warren Buffett continues to unload Berkshire Hathaway's investment in credit-rating firm Moody's Corp. Berkshire Hathaway...
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Since 30 year fixed rate mortgages hit a low of around 4.5% for most states at the end of November, they have been rising almost steadily. The average rate being offered for the...
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Al Gore Wikimedia Commons, Kjetil Bjørnsrud The climate conference in Copenhagen has raised awareness of the environmental,...
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The latest version of the health care reform bill, sponsored by congressional Democrats, offers a mixture of both productive and counterproductive methods of gaining the necessary...
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Cincinnati Reds Stories2009 MLB season in review: Cincinnati Reds The 2009 campaign of the Cincinnati Reds was yet another disappointment....
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January 2nd, 2009, I posted a blog entry titled “The Ghost of Christmas (Just) Past as a little play on the dismal sales season....
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