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• Honeymoon In Paris – Jojo Moyes

  

  What’s it all about?:At the heart of Jojo Moyes’ heartbreaking new novel, The Girl You Left Behind, are two haunting love stories – that of Sophie and Edouard... Read more

  The 18 february 2015 by   Bibliobeth
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• Some Office Love

  

  It seems like more and more people are working from home. With a struggling economy it makes sense to cut corners. Not having to commute gives you more... Read more

  The 18 february 2015 by   Decorology
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• Get Serious About Your Investing

  A central theme in The SmallIvy Book of Investing, Book 1: Investing to Grow Wealthy is a strategy that I call serious investing. Read more

  The 18 february 2015 by   Smallivy
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• A Life, Replotted: Dressing the Part

  

  I used to have a closet full of dresses. Expensive dresses. I justified the investment (doesn't that sound better than splurge?) because not only were they... Read more

  The 18 february 2015 by   Wardrobeoxygen
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• State Department on Islamic State: We Can’t Win ‘by Killing Them’ — Need to Get...

  

  Washington Times: Marie Harf, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said America can’t win against the Islamic State “by killing them” and ought instead... Read more

  The 18 february 2015 by   Eowyn
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• I Decide To Stay Happy

  

  A few weeks ago, I was asked to list 10 Things That Makes Me Happy. It took me the whole day to think about this. I realized I just don't focus on ME enough to... Read more

  The 18 february 2015 by   Milastolemyheart
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• 5 Quick Political Facts for Today (2/17/15)

  

  The American public clearly has no idea what it wants from Obama on the issue of ISIS. A new poll showed a majority of the public disapproves of the... Read more

  The 18 february 2015 by   Paul Phillips
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• Israel's Economic Growth

  I am no economist but news like this seems pretty good... From Reuters: Israel's economy is poised to rebound further in 2015 from the effects of last summer's... Read more

  The 17 february 2015 by   Gldmeier
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• Fiat Currency Conjecture

  

  Spinning Fiat Currency–an act of Economics or of the “Sorcery” seen in Revelation 18:23?[courtesy Google Images]Philipp Bagus (“PB”), author of The Tragedy of... Read more

  The 17 february 2015 by   Adask
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• All About ISIS

  

  Over at The Atlantic, Graeme Wood has posted an article on ISIS that is a tour de force of reportage, a near perfect melding of intellectual history and... Read more

  The 17 february 2015 by   Cris
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• Advertising – Precious Information Or Vicious Manipulation?

  Is advertising the ultimate means to inform and help us in our everyday decision-making or is it just an excessively powerful form of mass deception used by... Read more

  The 17 february 2015 by   Zafar
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• The Hierarchy of the World’s Problems…

  So many of us want to put the world’s problems into a hierarchy. We ask ourselves… Which problems are most pressing? Which are most important? Which are most... Read more

  The 17 february 2015 by   Stacylrust
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• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Bamako

  

  Have you ever had a friend who's so smart and eloquent that you enjoy simply listening to them speak? Well, that pretty much sums up the experience of watching... Read more

  The 17 february 2015 by   Shane Slater
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• Slam Adams’ Top 50 Movies of 2014 (Part 1)

  

  I am a big fan of movies. Usually I try to review a lot of them here, but this year, I got lazy. I was still watching them, just not reviewing them. Read more

  The 16 february 2015 by   House Of Geekery
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• Strong 2015 Projected for Pre-Owned Truck Sales and Pricing

  

  Sometimes, saying goodbye can be hard. For the pre-owned vehicle industry, that would certainly be understandable when it comes to turning the page on 2014,... Read more

  The 16 february 2015 by   Ryderexchange
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• "Council Tax Puts Strain on Family Budgets"

  The FT possible inadvertently trots out some Homey propaganda: Council tax has overtaken credit cards as the most common debt problem in Britain, highlighting... Read more

  The 16 february 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• Sulafest : The Woodstock of India

  

  SulaFest – a heady mix of music, wine, fashion and much much more at the Sula Vineyards open air amphitheater – was a huge success and sold out once again! Read more

  The 16 february 2015 by   Indian Food Freak
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• How to Invest a $50,000 Lump Sum.

  So somehow you ended up with a large sum of money, maybe $25,000, $50,000, $100,000 or even a quarter million dollars. Maybe you got an inheritance, cashed in... Read more

  The 16 february 2015 by   Smallivy
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• Flight Review: Tigerair (Singapore-Manila)

  

  It offers one of the most affordable ways to fly from Manila to Singapore, and it is the single foreign carrier that operates the most routes into the... Read more

  The 16 february 2015 by   Thelostboylloyd
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• "Full Speed Back To The Late Nineteenth Century"

  

  Libertarians and conservative Republicans (and their "think tanks") agree on one thing. They both believe in "free enterprise" -- a free and unregulated market... Read more

  The 16 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Cities Where Crime Is Plummeting

  24/7 Wall St. The prevalence of violent crime — which includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault — has declined in many of the nation’s... Read more

  The 16 february 2015 by   Mikeb302000
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• A (Realistic) 10 Step Guide to Budgeting

  

  I read something very interesting the other day about dieting. Apparently, people who track what they eat, lose twice as much weight as those who don’t. Read more

  The 15 february 2015 by   Savvybrown
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• Green and Affordable Structure Fits Three Families in One 28-Foot-Wide Lot

  

  Stroll down a number of streets inCapitol Hill, one of Seattle's most popular enclaves, and you'll encounter restaurants, cafes, shops, galleries, and myriad... Read more

  The 15 february 2015 by   Dwell
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• Bernie Says The President's Plan Will Help Families

  

  President Obama has submitted a budget to Congress that will cut taxes for the middle class, create jobs, protect Social Security Medicare, and take care of... Read more

  The 15 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Patrick Wants To Keep National Guard On The Border

  

  (This photo of Dan Patrick is by Bob Daemmrich at the website of The Texas Tribune.) Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has wasted no time in trying to appease his... Read more

  The 14 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• City Driving on Demand and Car Sharing with Ford

  

  Last week we learned about the new developments in automobile technology that help make the task of parking easier and the lives of the mobility impaired more... Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Beinglatinacom
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• Rental Trucks Could Be the Key to a Sweet Deliveries This Valentine’s

  

  Small businesses have a crush­­­—and it’s for Valentine’s Day The holiday for sweethearts, with roots going back to ancient Rome, certainly showered businesses... Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Ryderexchange
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• Chronic Fatigue Gets A New Name

  So, The New York Times reports that the Institute of Medicine has suggested a new name for chronic fatigue syndrome. The proposal is that it should be called... Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Litlove
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• Shoney’s Strawberry Pie #valentinesday #cookbookaffair #giveaway

  

  Do you remember visiting Shoney’s as a kid? I know there are still some around the U.S. but not nearly the number there used to be. Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Kalamitykelli
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• 174. Belgian Directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s Francophone Film “Two Days...

  

  The Dardenne brothers’ work Two Days, One Night is typical of a movie that makes you think beyond its apparent light-hearted positive ending that closes a... Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Jugu Abraham
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• WPK Political Bureau Meeting Resolves to “Meaningfully” Celebrate the Party’s...

  

  Graphic of current Political Bureau membership (Photo: NK Leadership Watch graphic). The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK; KWP] Central Committee Political Bureau... Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Michael_nklw
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• Bernie Calls For Rich To Pay A Fair Share Of FICA Taxes

  

  (This caricature of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is by DonkeyHotey.) I just received this e-mail from Senator Bernie Sanders -- and as usual, he cuts righ... Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• There Is No Right-Left Divide in Europe

  The real divide is between nationalists (anti-EU, anti-NATO, anti-austerity, anti-corporate, anti-rich, and opposition to being colonized by the US and the... Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• Flaunt Flawless Skin This Summer with Skin Philosophie!

  

  March is coming, and for the average Filipina, it's time to start transforming ourselves into beautiful, bikini-ready babes! To be truly bikini-ready, though, w... Read more

  The 13 february 2015 by   Ethel Merioles
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• Jet.com Raises $140 Million to Take on Amazon

  Forbes did an article on Jet.com and them raising $140million for the launch of their ecommerce website. The company has been touted as a rival to Amazon. Jet. Read more

  The 12 february 2015 by   Worldwide
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• My No-More-Proud Parents

  I had started this blog with a purpose of making it my diary. But then I couldn't do that for long. Informative posts took the front seat and emotions were put... Read more

  The 12 february 2015 by   Manjumodiyani
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• Exploring Transunion’s Credit Lock

  

  This post is written in partnership with TransUnion. All opinions are my own. TransUnion’s Website For those of you who are not already familiar, TransUnion is ... Read more

  The 12 february 2015 by   Kathleen O'Malley
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• How to Raise Your Credit Score

  Credit scores are important when it comes to mortgage financing. Your credit score can affect your interest rate, the type of mortgage you qualify for and... Read more

  The 12 february 2015 by   Homesmsp
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• Why Raising the Minimum Wage Will Not Cure Poverty – A Simple Example

  

  I’ve written several blog posts explaining the economics of why raising the minimum wage will cause a great deal of pain for those in minimum wage jobs. Read more

  The 12 february 2015 by   Smallivy
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• Banks, Billionaires Rush To Prepare For "The Death Spiral" - The End Is Closer...

  

  By Susan Duclos, via All News PipeLine Banks are preparing for something big, billionaires are warning of "financial ruin," the super rich are buying up... Read more

  The 12 february 2015 by   Susanduclos
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• Happiness 101: Understanding the Drill

  

  So what makes you happy? Phoebe from Friends, for instance, would reply with: "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittensBright copper kettles and warm woollen... Read more

  The 12 february 2015 by   Januarycusp
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• Greek Politics: Tsipras’s Travels

  RATINGS for the evening news soared this week as Greeks tuned into a new show: of Alexis Tsipras, their new prime minister, and his colourful finance minister,... Read more

  The 12 february 2015 by   Stizzard
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• Exclamation Marks Inversely Proportional to Reason Theorem.

  Down at the Telegraph a couple of days ago I posted the following comment to a typical homey article: "The UK's private landlords receive more in Housing Benefi... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• Infrastructure

  From the BBC Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland ahead of her speech to the Constitution Unit research centre at University College London, Ms Sturgeon said the SNP... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• The Triple Revolution

  

  Letter from the Ad Hoc Committee appended to “The Triple Revolution” memorandum, March 22, 1964.[Part 4 of 6 in a series examining Pauling’s association with th... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Scarc
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• Wayne Allyn Root on Harry Reid

  

  Hi I’m Wayne Allyn Root. My United States Senator is perhaps the worst in the history of the U.S. Senate: Harry Reid. He’s certainly the worst Senator of my... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Eowyn
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• How to Recruit For the Modern Workplace

  

  by · In order to recruit the best candidates with the skills and motivation to succeed in the modern workplace, companies need to understand that it's ver... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Classycareergirl
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• Richard Crenian Offers Some Advice to Alberta Entrepreneurs

  

  If you don’t live in Alberta, or specifically in Calgary, you may not be aware of just how influential Western Canada has become in the area of... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Ncrimaldi
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• Guest Post: Debt Free Divas Answers the Question “Pay Debt Or Build Savings...

  

  This is the classic chicken or the egg problem. Pay Debt or Build Savings? Which should one to do first? As we take on the No Buy Month challenge and reflect... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Savvybrown
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• Our Bookshelves - Part Three - The Main Bookcase

  

  The main bookcase is built into the house, just behind the living room door, and actually when we came to view this house for the first time and I saw it, my... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Sue15cat
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• Coincidental Timing of These Boeing Headlines?

  

  WA ST Legislature goes after Boeing tax breaks MyNorthwest.com: Lawmakers are going after the billions of dollars’ worth of tax incentives they gave Boeing to... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Eowyn
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• President's Proposed Budget For 2016

  

  President Obama has submitted his proposed budget for 2016 (which would actually start in September of this year). These two charts, from the National Prioritie... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Obsessions, Fixations: New Ways to Categorize Content

  

  It is “obsessions” for Quartz and “fixations” for the newThe New Republic. I like both as ways of describing content that might be difficult to place within... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Themarioblog
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• Global Power Project: Bilderberg Group and Europe’s Technocrat Titans

  

  By: Andrew Gavin Marshall10 February 2015Originally posted at Occupy.comThis is the tenth installment in a series examining the activities and individuals behin... Read more

  The 11 february 2015 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Ed Balls, Syriza Vaguely Talk Sense: Shock

  From City AM: To those who say that Labour is anti-markets, Balls replies: “We have shown a huge understanding of how the markets work. Read more

  The 10 february 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• OPB: Off-Podium Betting

  

  With Alan Gilbert's exit, who will lead the New York Philharmonic? by Paul J. Pelkonen A giant question mark exists at the New York Philharmonic. Photo by... Read more

  The 10 february 2015 by   Superconductor
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• President Lucifer’s Net Grab

  

  When cyber attacks supposedly hit America’s defense systems, the president announced that we need to impose more control on the internet. His agenda to establis... Read more

  The 10 february 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Stimulating Tuesday – China’s at It Again

  

  Thank you China, may I have another? Another $7.2Bn that is as those Godless Communists inject another round of stimulus into their Financial System to boost th... Read more

  The 10 february 2015 by   Phil's Stock World
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• How to Move Up Out of the Middle Class

  In the last article I discussed what it takes to move from poverty into the middle class. The biggest thing needed was a change of attitude. Read more

  The 10 february 2015 by   Smallivy
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• The Cost Of Expat Living In Chiang Mai

  

  A common question for most people before deciding to live in another place, whether it is in the same country or living abroad is, What is the cost of living? Read more

  The 10 february 2015 by   Nvandermost
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• China’s Gold Imports Rising

  

  [courtesy Google Images]70 tons and 71 tons40% more gold than the world producesThis tells us that China’s most recent rate of imports can’t be sustained—and... Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Adask
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• Having Your 'Sachertorte' and Eating It

  Not too surprising that the erudite Mr. John Redwood MP explains the fundamental problem with the eurozone much more elegantly than I can: Ever since she... Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Davidduff
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• Smart Entrepreneurs Make Better Decisions Faster

  

  Every so often a promising entrepreneur seems to freeze in the oncoming headlights and gets run over by his competition. Why is it that his idea which seemed... Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Martin Zwilling
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• Monday Market Mayhem – Greece Lightening

  

  Greece is a problem again. Not that it ever stopped being a problem. I wrote about Greece in 2011 ("Greece is the Word") and recently I wrote "Greece is the... Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Boko Haram and BRICS

  

  by PD LawtonBoko Haram is imperialist terrorism. Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden” in the Hausa language. Picture by Amma Fosuah Poku – London... Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Braid Creator Going into Debt to Finance The Witness

  

  Braid creator Jonathan Blow has spent everything he earned from the indie hit and The Witness still isn’t finished. According to an interview feature on... Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Sameo452005
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• Your Monday Funnies: 9.2.15

  Yes, you wage slaves, I know it's freezing cold but that's no excuse for hanging around the coffee machine all morning, get back to your desks and read your... Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Davidduff
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• 3 Out Of 4 Americans Don't Know The Deficit Is Shrinking

  

  The Republicans have been spreading the lie that the Obama administration's spending is out of control, and has been increasing the federal budget deficit. And... Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• From the FT: Curated Lunchtime Fare

  

  It's a guided lunch time tour from the Financial Times: another curated product to give the slower tempo of news a new product. Read more

  The 09 february 2015 by   Themarioblog
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• 2014 Financial Independence Progress

  

  Welcome to 2015 and a new year of FI (Financial Independence) and SH (Seeking Happiness) opportunities!Before ploughing ahead (literally for us) on some new... Read more

  The 08 february 2015 by   The Contender
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• TGIF Blog & Instagram Hop

  

  Celebrate with us making it to Friday! The TGIF Blog Instagram Hop is a Friday friendly hop where we hope you can blossom, meet and greet new bloggers. We... Read more

  The 08 february 2015 by   Secondchancesgirl
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• ANP Hot News.....Around the Web

  

  By Susan Duclos Links to Hot News.... Around the Web, via All News PipeLine Do Not Try To Scare Putin, Warns MerkelMassive Utah Cyberattacks Aimed At NSA... Read more

  The 08 february 2015 by   Susanduclos
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• Willie Nelson Announces Farm Aid 30th Anniversary Concert

  Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp last night announced that the 30th annual Farm Aid celebration will take place this The post Willie Nelso... Read more

  The 08 february 2015 by   Hendrik Pape
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• Saturday Night Live Music: "Taxman"

  "[T]he press was still the last resource of the educated poor who could not be artists and would not be tutors. Any man who was fit for nothing else could... Read more

  The 08 february 2015 by   Russellarbenfox
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• Save Net Neutrality!

  

  Back on Nov. 10th, 2o14, in the midst of the battle over the net neutrality ruling by the FCC coming up on Feb. 27th, Pres. Obama proposed four “common sense”... Read more

  The 07 february 2015 by   Paul Phillips
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• Next Stop 6000 for the FTSE?

  

  Home > Quantitative Easing, Stock Market > Next stop 6000 for the FTSE? Next stop 6000 for the FTSE? Probably thanks to Eurozone quantitative easing (QE... Read more

  The 07 february 2015 by   Andyepb
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• Unemployment Rate Rises By 0.1% In January

  

  On Friday, the Labor Department released it statistics on unemployment for January. It showed a respectable number of jobs was created last month -- about... Read more

  The 07 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Dr. Jill Stein Announces A Second Run For President

  

  (This image of Dr. Jill Stein is from ian42.com.) There is a small group of progressives that are unhappy with the thought of Hillary Clinton being the... Read more

  The 07 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Creating a New Educational Paradigm for a War-Ravaged Country

  

  Making a difference in an environment like Syria is not an easy task. Decades of authoritarian rule have quashed civic life and discouraged young Syrians from... Read more

  The 06 february 2015 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Democracy Has Survived in Tunisia, But What Comes Next?

  

  Photo: instagram.com/dismalden Hiba Safi is a CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East PolicyAfter decades of... Read more

  The 06 february 2015 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Hollywood Comes to Annapolis in March

  

  Who said neon lights and movie premieres can only take place in Hollywood? Next month, Annapolis will play host to the third annual Annapolis Film Festival (AFF... Read more

  The 06 february 2015 by   Steph's Scribe
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• Whats Happening

  

  Two Mamas have a Sourdough Bread Masterclass at Williamwood High School, 25th April.  We went to a class, and it was fab.  We learned so much, had a great time... Read more

  The 06 february 2015 by   Emma
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• President Throws GOP A Bone To Fix Some Of Our Problems

  

  The chart above shows some of the things President Obama included in his budget proposal for 2016. I totally agree with the first four -- all of them need to... Read more

  The 06 february 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Mr Lamb's Robe Store

  

  Scene, busy shopping mall. It's so large that many people are lost. They look at the map in the central courtyard with the dot "you are here," but many still... Read more

  The 06 february 2015 by   Elizabethprata
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• HC Unit - Why is Tired Light More Fundamentally Important Than Receding Stars?

  

  red-shifted light spectra for various celestial bodiesthis is a dead simple one to answer, but in answering it I'll alter your understanding of the universe in... Read more

  The 05 february 2015 by   Freeplanet
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• Annie Lennox Would Approve, I Believe.

  

  "[T]he press was still the last resource of the educated poor who could not be artists and would not be tutors. Any man who was fit for nothing else could... Read more

  The 05 february 2015 by   Russellarbenfox
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• Thrilling Thursday – The Greek Tragedy Continues

  

  Does Greece matter? As you can see from the chart on the right, Greece's $360Bn in debt is mainly owed to the EFSF – the European Financial Stability Facility,... Read more

  The 05 february 2015 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Tips for Managing a Single Income Budget

  

  This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Payoff, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #payoffmindset... Read more

  The 05 february 2015 by   Samantha Curtis
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• An Unholy Alliance: Syriza and the Far Right Anti-immigration Party

  

  This article was first published on Media Diversified (27th January 2015)A characteristic of Greek tragedies is that someone who has risen to a great height... Read more

  The 05 february 2015 by   Lesterjholloway
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• Overcoming Cultural Barriers to Entrepreneurship: What Can Latin America Learn...

  

  The Nordic concept of Janteloven mirrors some cultural attitudes in Latin America — yet the Nordic countries have still managed to build strong entrepreneurial... Read more

  The 04 february 2015 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Immanent Communities, Consecrated Economies: Taylor, Herder, and What We Hope (o...

  

  Last month, at a local symposium on Christian faith and culture, I had the opportunity to listen to and learn from James K.A. Smith, a theologian and, lately,... Read more

  The 04 february 2015 by   Russellarbenfox
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• Remember When? Safety and Laissez-faire Capitalism

  

  You don't get handwashing by restaurant staff from the magical waving of the 'invisible hand'. Remember when, in K-12 (closer to the 12) and perhaps in... Read more

  The 04 february 2015 by   Doggone
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• Pity the Poor Statesman!

  Oh, go on, give it a try because sometimes, just sometimes, you have to feel sorry for them. Take the Ukrainian imbroglio for starters. Read more

  The 04 february 2015 by   Davidduff
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• Tsipras Secures Italian Backing Ahead of EU Meeting

  Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has secured Italy’s backing ahead of a key meeting in Brussels seeking a deal on Greece’s debt. News from Read more

  The 04 february 2015 by   Stizzard
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• One Plus One Book Club Discussion

  

  The January book club selection was One Plus One by Jojo Moyes. I can't believe how quickly the month passed by! Now it is time to talk amongst ourselves.... Read more

  The 04 february 2015 by   Alongabbeyroad
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• Oh, Now I Understand How Netflix’s Business Operates – They’re Deeply In Debt

  

  In an interview with KCRW’s The Business, Boyhood director Richard Linklater discussed the often shady realities of dealing with private equity funds and... Read more

  The 03 february 2015 by   Weminoredinfilm.com
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• Global Power Project: Bilderberg Group and the International Monetary Fund

  

  By: Andrew Gavin Marshall3 February 2015Originally posted at Occupy.comThis is the ninth installment in a series examining the activities and individuals... Read more

  The 03 february 2015 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• How Strongly Should We Object to the Anti-Vaxxers?

  

  There has been so much rubbish from the right wingnuts, including Rand Paul's totally bogus claim about severe 'mental disorders' caused by vaccinations, that i... Read more

  The 03 february 2015 by   Doggone
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• President Strangelove

  

  Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Jihad Unidentified man as President of the United States The following is a well written article by Pat Boone. I... Read more

  The 03 february 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Sunset for America: Obama’s Budget Proposal Forecasts Long-term Economic...

  

  Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign slogan was “Forward!” Little did his supporters know that he’s leading America “forward” to years of economic stagnation — a... Read more

  The 03 february 2015 by   Eowyn
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