Archive for March, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Zion National Park, Utah
When: March 2009
Partners: DB
DB on the awesome summit of the East Spur
Lady Mountain’s East Spur is an impressive, exposed sub-peak of Lady Mountain, looming over Zion Canyon and the lodge, though still a full thousand feet below the parent peak.
Heading up the righteous […]
A Zion 5er
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[?]Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Zion National Park, Utah
When: March 2009
Partners: DB
On the summit of Little Majestic
After a 4-month Zion hiatus, DB and I plowed our way back into the glorious park on a fine spring weekend for some more backcountry action. It started with a glaring oversight: Moquitch Hill.
I never […]
The Secret Goal Program I Use for Happiness & Success
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[?]Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Every day at 5pm, when I’m done my work for the day, I review the goal program that is one of the secrets to my happiness & success.
I’ve been using this goal setting/goal achievement program since 2006, when I first discovered this amazing program. It’s helped me […]
Saturday, A Good Day To Play With Medicine Balls
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[?]Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog
Many times, Saturday is a good day for me to do a little different type of workout…after a long week, a change is good….try a circuit-style medicine ball workout to change up your routine…
I rarely see anyone working out with medicine balls beyond doing ab exercises…you […]
Book Review: The Gallery of Regrettable Food
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[?]Submitted by The Thin Red Line
Continuing with last week’s food theme, today Ron reviews a book that recently caught his eye.
Being a child of the 60’s and 70’s I can easily see how modern life (and food paradigms) have changed over the years. Which is what made The Gallery of […]
OCOC Giveaway: All about Jane
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
Another three-fer this week, the theme is some sort of connection to Jane Austen…
Becky liked it, as did Bookfool. (And, to be completely honest, so did I.) You know you want a chance to read this, too.
The review that made me want the book, and the place where […]
3-30-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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[?]Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com
Stocks are off sharply as the White House rejected Automaker turnaround plans
Wall Street’s big March rally was officially on hold Monday after the White House rejected turnaround plans from General Motors Corp. and Chrysler.
Fears of an automaker bankruptcy have been looming over investors for months, and the latest developments […]
Youth Sports Opening Day Words of Wisdom
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Open day for MLB is a week away and fans young and old are dusting off their cap, gloves and team shirts to get ready to root for their home team! I may even wear my favorite pink red sox hat just to kick off […]
Playing the Part
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[?]Submitted by Art Blog By Bob
What must life really have been like with Vincent Van Gogh? Born March 30, 1853, Van Gogh tried the patience of everyone from his father to his devoted brother Theo to his one-time friend Paul Gauguin. Van Gogh’s tragic life can be played for pathos or […]
Ryan Newman Picks Up 9 Points Positions At Martinsville With 6th Place Finish
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[?]Submitted by Ryan Newman News and Information
I need to say right at the start here that I did not catch much of the first half of the race.
But Ryan Newman finished 6th at Martinsville Speedway for the Goody’s Pain Relief 500. This has Newman now 18th in the points.
I don’t think […]
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/28/09
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[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
3/28/09
Shutouts
Hat Tricks
None
3-Point Club
Martin Erat - 4 Assists
Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Jason Spezza - 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Ruslan Fedotenko - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Steve Sullivan - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Tobias Enstrom - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Slava Kozlov - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Cory Stillman - 1 […]
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/28/09
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[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
3/28/09
30 Point Club
Danny Granger - 32 Points
Richard Jefferson - 32 Points
Carmelo Anthony - 31 Points
Richard Hamilton - 31 Points
Jamal Crawford - 30 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Jeff Foster - 18 Boards
Yao Ming - 15 Boards
Emeka Okafor - 14 Boards
Anthony Randolph - 14 Boards
Dan Gadzuric - […]
Listen Today on WALO Radio
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends!
Today, March 30th, at 3:00 East Coast time, Susan Soltero of Puerto Rico will interview me live on the air at WALO Radio about Responsible Policies for Animals’ 10,000 Years Is Enough campaign to get our universities out of the meat […]
Publish Your Own AR Book or Magazine
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
As you may know, I’m a writer/ghostwriter/editor. That’s how I’ve made my living for over 20 years.
My clients have always been a combination of experts who already have book deals with large publishers, and entrepreneurs who say Why on Earth would I let them take so much of […]
World Economies Crashing Three Times Faster Than During First Years Of The Great Depression
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Australian economist, Alan Koehler :
….world manufacturing is now collapsing at three times the speed in did in the early 1930s — “the damage that occurred from late 1929 to early 1931 has been packed into six months”.Japan’s exports fell 49% in January, and its industrial output […]
Heads Off, Everywhere
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
A few months ago, noticing the weird and alarming frequency of decaptitations appearing in the news, I did a Google News Alert for stories that included that word. It was shocking to open Google Mail each morning to find two or three or sometimes seven or […]
Freedom Is An Illusion
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Tom Toles nails the moment when the War On Terror becomes the War On Us :
More Toles Cartoons And Videos Here
WHAT ARE MONEY MANAGERS THINKING?
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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
What are professional money managers thinking these days? A new poll by Russell Investments offers an answer. Among the highlights:
• 67% of managers are now bullish on corporate bonds
• 61% are bullish on high-yield bonds
In both cases, the percentages are a bit higher compared with the previous […]
Ph.D. Admissions Shrinking
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
If ever there was a year that colleges were anxious about enrolling new and continuing students, this is it. Whether dependent on tuition revenue or state appropriations formulas, colleges are doing everything they can think of in this economically challenging year to attract students — and the dollars […]
Cartoon of the Day: IBD’s Michael Ramirez
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Dirt Poor in Cuba, The “Workers’ Paradise”
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
In Cuba, ration coupons allow for only about half of the needed calories, and agriculture is so inefficient that Cubans spend about 50 to 70% of their gross income supplementing the food available through the state system (MP: Compared to about 6% for Americans).
More than a quarter […]
Markets in Everything: Spray Painting Lawns
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — A town is going green to combat foreclosure blight: A contractor has been hired to spray-paint lawn bald spots. Perris spokesman Joe Vargo said contractor Dave Milligan uses an environmentally friendly dye that lasts up to six months and is harmless to people and […]
Cars in Cuba: Years of Paperwork, An Official Letter, Verification of Buyer’s Ideological Purity
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Buying a car in Cuba is like one of those Indiana Jones adventures: you can end up with a heart attack, or a ten-year wait. For a long time it was only possible to get a car as a part of the distribution based on merit. An outstanding […]
Privilege of Cartel Membership:Above-Mkt. Returns
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Market Watch – Medallion Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: TAXI), a specialty finance company with a leading position servicing the taxicab industry announced that earnings, or net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $2,832,000 or $0.16 per diluted common share in the 2008 fourth quarter.
Andrew Murstein, President of […]
Supply and Demand in Action, Part III
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
4-Block World.
