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Blogosphere Trends and Goal Setting

Posted on May 18, 2010 by adminComments are off

This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts). – Darren

When I sit down to write this weekly column, I have two goals: 1. To tell you what bloggers are writing about most in the past week 2. To provide advice that is useful to the ProBlogger community. The first goal is easy because…

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Joslyn James SLAMS Rachel Uchitel As Tiger Woods’ Ladies Clash

Posted on May 17, 2010 by adminComments are off

One alleged Tiger Woods mistress unloaded on another over the weekend, as the war of words between the two became increasingly heated. Joslyn James, the porn star who will soon recreate her alleged affair on film, trashed sultry VIP hostess Rachel Uchitel, the first woman named as part of the golfer’s massive sex scandal.

In an email to TMZ, James…

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Sara R. Nichols: Will Nothing Get Us Off Oil?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by adminComments are off

Seething with anger barely touches how I feel about the unfolding catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. The costs that we are willing to accept borders on insanity as the fossil fuel pushers reap obscene financial gain, keeping us teathered to the toxic tit of a substance that may well prove to be our demise. Are the profits so intoxicating that otherwise intelligent people chose willful negligence over…

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FDIC Closes Four Banks: 72 Failed This Year

Posted on May 15, 2010 by adminComments are off

WASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut down Midwest Bank and Trust Company in Elmwood Park, Ill., as well as three smaller banks in Georgia, Michigan and Missouri to bring the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 72.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Midwest Bank and Trust, which had about $2.4 billion in deposits and $3.2 billion in assets.

FirstMerit Bank, N.A., of Akron, Ohio,…

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Imagine A Pie Chart Stomping On An Infographic Forever

Posted on May 11, 2010 by adminComments are off

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Philip Seib: U.S. Needs a New Public Diplomacy Strategy for Russia

Posted on May 11, 2010 by adminComments are off

MOSCOW—To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, Russia staged an impressive Victory Day celebration on May 9, with plenty of troops and military hardware rolling through Red Square and a display of air power in the sky above Moscow. On first glance, it was just like the good old (or bad old) days.
But among those troops on parade were U.S. and British…

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Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: May 2010

Posted on May 2, 2010 by adminComments are off

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Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you…

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George Washington Overdue Library Books: Fine Would Be $300,000

Posted on April 19, 2010 by adminComments are off

NEW YORK — If George Washington were alive today, he might face a hefty overdue library fine.

New York City’s oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the president has racked up 220 years’ worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned.

One of the books was the “Law of Nations,” which deals with international relations. The other was a volume of…

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Volcano Ash Cloud Flight Disruptions Worsen In Europe: Italy Closes Airspace

Posted on April 17, 2010 by adminComments are off

LONDON — Thick drifts of volcanic ash blanketed parts of rural Iceland as a vast, invisible plume of grit drifted over Europe, emptying the skies of planes and sending hundreds of thousands in search of hotel rooms, train tickets or rental cars.

Polish officials worried Friday that the ash cloud could threaten the arrival of world leaders for Sunday’s state funeral for President Lech Kaczynski and his wife…

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Toyota Sienna Recall: Minivan Tire Cables Can Rust, 600,000 Recalled

Posted on April 17, 2010 by adminComments are off

WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans sold in the United States to address potential rusting spare tire cables that could break and create a road hazard in the latest safety problem to strike the beleaguered automaker.

The recall came as House investigators said they planned to hold another congressional hearing in May to review potential electronic problems in runaway Toyotas. The…

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