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Sometimes I just like things explained simply, in good old-fashioned plain English. For instance, it was so liberating when the guys from Commoncraft talked about Twitter in layman's terms, and now with a website called Apostrophe Me, you'll never misuse apostrophes again, thanks to their cute and detailed flow chart. Other things worth checking out on the site?
Gold edges nearer $1,000
Gold edges nearer $1,000 By Javier Blas (Financial Times of London) Published: September 3 2009 19:22 | Last updated: September 3 2009 19:33 Gold prices hit a six-month high on Thursday, approaching the $1,000 a troy ounce mark for the fifth time in two years, as wary investors pulled back from equities. Traders said that the bulk of the buying came after a confluence of bullish chart signals triggered speculative flows into the precious metal. Spot bullion in London hit an intraday high of $992.55 a troy ounce, the highest since late February.Democrats Censor Mailing of Health Care Bill Chart
Republican Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) also found himself being censored yesterday by Democrats who refused to allow mailings that included a chart (pdf) he asked his Republican staff at the Joint Economic Committee to create. Democrats have to approve these mailings under the House “franked” mail system -- the system by which communications are sent between Congress and constituents that requires the member signature in place of a stamp.Inside the Monstrous Obamacare Bureaucracy
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Inside the Monstrous Obamacare Bureaucracy
By Michelle Malkin
If you think government is too big and too costly, wait until Obamacare kicks in. The Congressional Budget Office put the price tag of the House Democrats' health care takeover plans at $1.5 trillion over 10 years. But the CBO's fine print included a telltale caveat:
"We have not yet estimated the administrative costs to the federal government of implementing the specified policies, nor have we accounted for all of the proposal's likely effects on spending for other federal programs."
15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009
Who's next? With consumers shutting their wallets and corporate revenues plunging, the business landscape may start to resemble a graveyard in 2009. Household names like Circuit City and Linens 'n Things have already perished.Macroegonomics
Macroegonomics Economic policy makers thought they had tamed the business cycle. Not quite. Let’s hope their hubris doesn’t get in the way of our economic recovery by Virginia Postrel (Atlantic) Christina Romer, the head of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, is a liberal economist.Here’s how I set up my financial accounts (not me, original writer)
http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/heres-how-i-set-up-my-financial-accounts/ Ok, I may be getting laptop soon and it will be a first step in organizing my finances. I live at home and use our family's desktop computer so I hesitate to sign up for a service like wesabe and/or mint or use software like Quicken (you know I don't want to upload my info to the family computer). If and when I get my laptop I plan to start using those tools...in the meantime I've been researching ways to set up my finances, I mean saving has always been important to me but I haven't had parents who set the best example.COCOA AND CHOCOLATE: SWEET NEWS!
As part of my cardiac rehab, I attend nutrition classes three times a week. Although I've taken culinary classes, I was never instructed on how to cook with the heart in mind. In my nutrition classes, I've learned to cook a different way, and it's been quite a challenge.
The Full Vanity Fair Article featuring Angelina (And more Gorgeous Pictures!)
Make sure to scroll down so you can see all of the photos! The green wig is my favorite! :D Gorgeous!
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