Help Available for Homeowners Facing Illinois Foreclosure

"Many distressed homeowners in Illinois should welcome the news that foreclosure help is available for those who are seeking it. In an effort to curb the rising tide of foreclosure in the state, a series of...

Ravers lose sight at Russian laser show

Wow, quite a story. Apparently these lasers were supposed to shoot into the sky, but because it was raining the set up tents and had the lasers reflect off them instead. The lasers were too powerful to be doing...

First Friday Fundraiser a Success!

"Our First Friday silent auction fundraiser was a success!Work by 14 talented local artists and craftspeople were up on the auction block and several hundred attendees strolled through the display, bidding on...

Disco Dello Spazio

Last night East Van Studios was the scene of Disco Dello Spazio.  Great space, music, visuals.  Overall an excellent scene.  Here's a description written before the event that was pretty much right...

Things that make you feel super-special

" At the International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla., last week, more than 1,900 exhibitors showed new and innovative products. Here are some of the new products that attendees found interesting.     TurboChef, a do-it-all single oven, cooks up to...

Hope For America Conference Smacks It Sideways!

Strait back from the Hope For America Conference and Ron Paul rally!Oyate from http://www.restoretherepublic.com/ wrote a great peice about the event I thoughtI would share with all of you! All of this is 100% true, as I was there, and I was one of the geekstrying to get...

The Monaco Media Forum -- King Context: The Rise & Rise of Social Media

NowPublic's Leonard Brody will be representing in Monaco this week.  I just spoke to him and he said it's shaping up to be an interesting few days:"Now in its 2nd year, the Monaco Media Forum is organized by Prince Albert II of Monaco and is an invite-only global...

Conduit Toolbar Product Enhancement

heres the link to download my new newsblogging toolbar... a must have for any serious newsblogger.http://feedbloggernet.toolbar.fm/Home (this link does not prompt a download and is virus free)"Conduit Toolbar...

Hispanic Veterans Urged To Speak Up

"Citing the impressive -- but largely unheralded -- history of Hispanic service in the U.S. armed forces, NM state Veterans Affairs Secretary John Garcia challenged Hispanics Thursday to tell their stories and preserve them for history. Addressing attendees of the Albuquerque...

80 of the most dangerous geeks in the world

I recently met with a group of philanthropists and investors who are looking for a billion dollar project that was worth funding.  This group might just have one:"Here’s 80 of the most dangerous geeks in the world. Otherwise known as attendees at the Linux Kernel...

London plays host to ad:tech global Internet marketing show

"London plays host to ad:tech global Internet marketing show The world's largest Internet marketing event is scheduled for September 26th-27th at Olympia in London. /24-7PressRelease/ - REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, August 22, 2007 - ad:tech will be holding its third London conference...

This Summer Use Wind Power to Recharge your Mobile Phone

"Orange UK has shown off a mobile phone charger prototype which is powered by wind energy. The Orange Mobile Wind Charger is the result of months of research into a viable alternate energy source to power mobile phones during summer music festivals, where attendees more...

Harry Potter Fans Stage Convention in New Orleans

The Phoenix Rising Convention in New Orleans, May 17-21, 2007One of the latest events planned by the Harry Potter fans while they wait impatiently for the last (sigh) book in the series to come out this...

Tourism is the Gold of the Faroes

"Atlantic Airways hosted the FlyFaroe 2007 tourism convention in Torshavn at the weekend in a bid to persuade the travel industry to increase their promotion of the islands. There is an old Faroese saying; "ull...

Gate-Crashing 2.0: Who's Ready to Party?

Whenever you throw a party, your friends' friends' friends show up, and those guys bring along a few strangers. Fast-forward to 2am and cigarette ends are ground into the rug, crockery is smashed and there's a motorcycle at the bottom of the pool*. So when someone uses...

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