[email_link] (Reuters) – Spaniards alarmed by the dire state of their banks are squirreling money abroad at the fastest rate since records began, figures showed on Thursday, and the credit ratings of eight regions were cut. Spain is the next country in the firing line of the euro zone’s debt crisis, with spendthrift regions and…
[email_link] A 9-year-old Massachusetts boy who earned an all-expenses-paid Disney World vacation through an innovative Facebook experiment gave the trip away to the family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan. Brendan Haas created the “Soldier for a Soldier” Facebook page in February. Inspired by the story of the guy who, through a series of trades,…
[email_link] NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Every single menu in New York City could soon be getting a major overhaul if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way. The man behind calorie counts is set to announce a new public health initiative to battle obesity, taking aim at super-sized sugary drinks. Continued SOURCE: http://newyork.cbslocal.com
[email_link] New York State accounted for the biggest migration exodus of any state in the nation between 2000 and 2010, with 3.4 million residents leaving over that period, according to the Tax Foundation. Over that decade the state gained 2.1 million, so net migration amounted to 1.3 million, representing a loss of $45.6 billion in…
[email_link] This cannot be true. This murdering thug should be tried at the Hague…and yet the U.N. wants to reward him. Who is running this U.N? With a line-up that includes Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Orlando Bloom, and Ricky Martin, the UN’s choice of ambassadors has been known to cause raised eyebrows or the odd smirk. Seldom,…
[email_link] Today’s instance of drive-thru rage comes from Huber Heights, Ohio, where a 23-year-old man allegedly crashed his truck into a Taco Bell after he “did not get one of the tacos he ordered,” according to police. Continued SOURCE: http://www.thesmokinggun.com
[email_link] Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM)’s stockpiles of BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets have swollen by two-thirds in the past year because of slumping sales, raising the chances of the company’s third writedown since December. The value of RIM’s in-house supplies grew 18 percent last quarter alone, a faster rate than at any other company…
[email_link] Warren Buffett (Net Worth $39 Billion) – “‘Price is what you pay; value is what you get.’ Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” George Soros (Net Worth $22 Billion) – ”I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong…I basically have survived by…
[email_link] Of course, this should get him a promotion at MSNBC. Effete: affected, overrefined, and ineffectual; see “Chris Hayes.” OK, I appended the name of the MSNBC host to the dictionary definition. But if ever you wanted to see the human embodiment of the adjective in action, have a look at the video from his MSNBC…
Just a small note that the Greek elections are June 17th…not sure what it will mean. It is amazing that many believe the answer is more debt and government spending. This is what is believed here. I dont know when we got to that point but it is sickening to watch. The answer is the…
