Zimbabweans Use Text and Web 2.0 to Weather Crisis

"With the crisis in Zimbabwe going from worse to worse, there are still effective ways to help people there get food and survive.The beep-beep of a received text on a mobile phone is now becoming a much-needed...

Contraction in bank credits to affect real sector

"The high inflation rate which this year is estimated to range between 11.5 percent and 12.5 percent may slow down bank credit provision and affect national economic activities, particularly in the real sector.Domestic banks at home might revise their business targets in the...

Chimp Vies for Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Cheeta the Chimp is once again vying for a sidewalk star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This is the seventh time that the animal actor is trying to become the first monkey to receive such an honor. Cheeta's had...

Grapevine student with top grades won't be valedictorian

" Grapevine High School senior Anjali Datta holds the highest grade-point average of the 471 students graduating from Grapevine High School this year.[...] Her closest competitor's GPA is 5.64. No one disputes that she's the top student in...

B.C. citizens will get to buy carbon credits

Possibly a step in the right direction, will a carbon tax be placed on goods and services on cheaply made asian imports from polluting countries?

News Focus : Indonesia`s bank liquidity credits trap law enforcers

"For a long time, the public has been holding the belief that legal institutions in Indonesia, a country rated as one of the most corrupt nations in the world, are home to corrupters.Thus, it came as no surprise, when the State Audit Board (BPK) came up two or three years ago...

Barriers when transferring credit

" A study done by the Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability (OPPAGA) an office of the Florida Legislature found that students encounter barriers when transferring credit from non-public institutions to community colleges. Non-public colleges...

Tax Filing Season Opens on Time Except for Certain Taxpayers

" The upcoming tax season is expected to start on time for everyone except for certain taxpayers potentially affected by late enactment of the Alternative Minimum Tax “patch.” The AMT came into being with the Tax Reform Act of 1969. Its purpose was to target a small...

Government allocates Rp300 bln for subsidized housing ownership credits

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Public Housing Affairs Minister M Yusuf Asyari said the government had allocated funds amounting to Rp300 billion in 2007 for subsidized housing ownership credits. "The allocated funds were fully used up by late September 2007," the minister...

Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Cars and Home Improvements - End DEC 31

I found this tidbit of information about some energy saving and tax saving programs that you can still take advantage of until DEC 31st. These are all .GOV links"Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Cars and Home Improvements Considering a “green” move with the purchase...

Hillary Care: Orwell on Steroids?

Are we ready for Hillary Care 2.0. You think your civil rights are being attacked now? Wait till the smartest woman in the world lays out her plans to control your lives from birth till death. Will this be the same...

College Credits for Watching YouTube

This is funny:"Someone at Pitzer College let Alexandra Juhasz, a media studies professor, start a course on YouTube. In the class, students work mostly online, watching YouTube content, posting comments, and are...

President Yudhoyono asks banks to boost economic growth with own equity

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked national banks to boost economic growth with their equity by providing credits to productive sectors and micro, small and medium businesses (UMKM)....

Hot damn: Dell to preinstall Linux

Back in March Dell posited a poll asking which flavour of Linux is preferred, what hardware configurations would people like to see, and what support options they would like. It was just a survey, not a definitive word that Dell was going to bundle Linux with its...

Whole Hog Homophobia

"Whole Hog Homophobia Given the rampant homophobia motoring through Touchstone/Disney’s latest comedy, “Wild Hogs,” it seems fitting that screenwriter Brad Copeland’s credits include writing for TV’s...

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