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[?]Submitted by Health Nut
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast.And all ready for the shopping spree on the most busiest shopping day of the year.Good luck!
Today is also Eid-ul-Adha.My hearty Eid wishes to all my viewers celebration this festival of sacrifice.
And also today happens to be the day all Daring […]
and the award goes to…
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[?]Submitted by Wine Reviews from the Wine School
CIA announces inductees to the Vinters 2010 Hall of Fame.
2010 Inductee Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon
(From Wine Business News)
Greens Are Good For You
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[?]Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
As a child my mum told me to eat my ‘greens’(vegetables)…so I would grow up strong.
It is the fluid ‘greens’ that interest me nowadays….
Old and new……the first of about 15 GV’s I have purchased….they age…no doubting that…
F. X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner
Smaragd Kellerberg 2003
Wachau, Austria
Elegant smokey […]
Market Scan for Small Cap Stocks on November 25, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Ducimus Plinius
Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on November 25, 2009
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
U.S. Stocks
Under […]
11-25-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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[?]Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com
Stocks are lightly higher after stronger-than-expected data on the labor market
The number of workers filing claims for jobless benefits fell by a surprisingly large amount in the last week to the lowest level in more than a year, the government said.
In addition, U.S. personal spending rose 0.7 percent in […]
Elite Ignorance on Health Care?
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
Jonathan Gruber is a health economist from MIT — an expert, no doubt. David Leonhardt quotes his favorable comment on the Senate health care bill: “I can’t think of a thing to try that they didn’t try.”
Leonhardt, apparently, never bothered to ask him about single payer.
Blogonomics: Some Random Thoughts
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
Back in late October, I was invited to a Bank of Canada workshop (organized by Brigitte Desroches and James Rossiter), entitled “Understanding economic outcomes in uncertain times”. I was flattered (and a little surprised) to be asked to participate in a panel discussion on “blogonomics”, chaired by David Wolf […]
Yes the future deficits are worrisome
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
Paul Krugman ([1], [2], [3]) has been arguing vigorously that U.S. budget deficits are no cause for concern. I see things differently.
One of the arguments that Krugman makes is that, although the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to double over a short period, the higher level would still be […]
Fattened Up Over Time: Turkeys and Americans
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
THE ECONOMIST - Between 1960 and 2008, turkeys bulked up by around 11 pounds to 29 pounds, an increase of 64%. Coincidentally, in that same period the average American man gained 28 pounds (166.3 pounds to 194.3 pounds, a 16.8% increase), almost the equivalent of a turkey (see […]
What If Food Shopping Worked Like Health Care?
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Watch the video.
Help Wanted: No Real World Experience Required
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Great post and graph on the Enterprise blog from my friend and colleague at the American Enterprise Institute Nick Schulz.
The Marvel and Mystery of the World
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
But we can all remind ourselves that the richness of this country was not born in the resources of the earth, though they be plentiful, but in the men that took its measure. For that reminder is everywhere—in the cities, towns, farms, roads, factories, homes, hospitals, schools that […]
First Retail Clinic Opens in DC 2 Miles from Capitol
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
FOX BUSINESS NEWS – MinuteClinic, the pioneer and largest provider of retail-based health care in the United States, has opened its first retail health care center in Washington, D.C. inside a CVS/pharmacy store on Bladensburg Road. The clinic is open seven days a week and will serve patients […]
New Home Sales Highest in a Year, Inventory Measure of New Homes Lowest Since 2006
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
WASH POST –Sales of newly built homes rose to the highest level in more than a year while the supply of these homes dropped to new lows, according to government data released on Wednesday.
Purchases of single-family homes rose 6.2% in October from September to a seasonally adjusted annual […]
Giving Thanks for Capitalism, The Invisible Hand, the Miracle of the Free Market and No Turkey Czars
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Like in previous years, you probably didn’t call your local supermarket ahead of time and order your Thanksgiving turkey this year. Why not? Because you automatically assumed that a turkey would be there when you showed up, and it probably was there when you showed up “unannounced” at […]
New Vitamin D Recommendations
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[?]Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
At the University of Toronto School of Medicine’s “Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency” conference on November 3, 2009, thirty of the world’s leading researchers on vitamin D recommended 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily (the current recommendation is 600 IU). Vitamin […]
Australia 2009 - Burke and Wills expedition
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[?]Submitted by World Coin News
New commemoratives:
“150 years of Burke and Wills expedition”
(information by Pabitra Saha)
LINK: Royal Australian Mint
Kyrgyzstan - 10 som 2009
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[?]Submitted by World Coin News
New circulating value:
(information by Ivan)
LINK: National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
LINK: Coins of CIS and Baltic countries
SPECIFICATIONS:
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 24.50 mm
Weight: 5.40 g
Japan 500 yen 2009 - 20th years of Akihito’s enthronement
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[?]Submitted by World Coin News
New circulating commemorative:
“20th years of emperor Akihito’s enthronement”
LINK: Japan Mint
LINK: Japan Ministry of Finance
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: 72%Copper 20%Zinc 8%Nickel
Weight: 7.00 g
Diameter: 26.50 mm
Canada 25 cents 2009 - Womens Hockey 2002
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[?]Submitted by World Coin News
New circulating commemorative:
“Olympic moments - Womens Hockey 2002″
Both normal and coloured versions are available.
(information by Pabitra Saha and Alex Zlotin)
LINK: Royal Canadian Mint
Holiday Mail for Heroes
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[?]Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog
The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc. have joined together to invite all Americans to “send a touch of home” to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad.
The Holiday Mail for Heroes program is now in its third year. This wonderful […]
Happy Thanksgiving
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[?]Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog
Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at School Kids Healthcare! Every year seems to go a little quicker and before you know it the holidays have passed. One minute you’re celebrating Labor Day and the next you’re trying to dodge the Christmas aisles while picking out a […]
Teens Attacked Due To Facebook Group…Where Was The OnLine Neighborhood Watch?
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Some things sound so absurd you almost think “is that a Saturday Night Live Skit?”…and then you realize it is real. Such was the case when I learned about “Kick A Ginger Day” on Facebook when a friend sent me this link: this link.
Not only is […]
SHOP CureSearch!
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[?]Submitted by CureSearch - Conquering Childhood Cancer
It’s the season to give thanks and send holiday cheer. We invite you to visit our Gift Shop and support the CureSearch Young Artists. Children and their siblings who have been touched by childhood cancer support our program by sending in their beautiful masterpieces that […]
The Shark Invites You
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[?]Submitted by CureSearch - Conquering Childhood Cancer
CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation is proud to once again be the charity beneficiary of the Shark Shootout, December 9th - December 13th. This prestigious event is held at the Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, FL.
Beginning at 2 PM, […]
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