Freelance Jobboards – Are They Worth?

<< How to start as a freelancer   There are quite a lot busy online freelance project exchanges these days. Aimed to meet providers with buyers and eventually benefit during the process, we'll probably see them growing and deviating. So, when and what are they...

PWC: Lehman US owes Europe $8bn

Just one of many risky practices Lehman Brothers seems to have been engsged in was storing money belonging to the European headquarters of the firm in New York overnight to earn interest. It seems that in the final days before the firm's collapse, that money was not returned...

These homes for sale stink

"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...

Marijuana Grown In Some Pacific Northwest Vineyards

Some buyers in the Pacific Northwest are using vineyards as cover to grow tons and tons of marijuana plants. Personally, I say go for it guys, I absolutely support the Norml movement and the legalization of...

Return of the ivory trade

Will this spell the end of the elephant? They are doing well now after the ban on the ivory trade was introduced - so lets re-introduce killing for their tusks - smart idea - if you're not outraged yet don't wait to...

Asia underground market awaits iPhone

Pirated mobile market all over Asia is eagerly awaiting for the launch of latest iPhone as Apple Inc.officially rolls out its newest iPhone in Asia on Friday. Pirates are already working out for making fake of the latest model. In India lot of people of use iPhone although...

U.S. Foreclosure Filings Double in First Quarter, Led by Nevada

More bad news for the US subprime crisis. It may not be a total shock that the number of US home forclosures increased in the first quarter, but the number is truly staggering."U.S. foreclosure filings more thandoubled in the first quarter as payments rose for...

Birkin buyer says he cracked the code for Hermes "it" bag

I think that Birkin bags are somewhat ugly in appearance, but they represent something else in the world of fashion and celebrity - they represent status. If you have a Birkin hanging on your arm, you are considered...

FBI Alert - House Stealing

" HOUSE STEALING The Latest Scam on the Block    What do you get when you combine two popular rackets these days—identity theft and mortgage fraud? A totally new kind of crime: house stealing. According to the FBI here’s how it generally works: … The...

Bill Clinton's $700,000 stock windfall

"The spring before his wife began her White House campaign, former President Bill Clinton earned $700,000 for his foundation by selling stock that he had been given from an Internet search company that was co-founded by a convicted felon and backed by the Chinese government,...

Has Bebo Been Bought for $1 Billion?

TechCrunch is spreading some big buck tech gossip by suggesting that the social network site Bebo.com has been (or is about to be) acquired for a cool billion dollars."Following up to our post last week talking about...

The Bush Financial Bust of '08

NowPublicans with money in US banks need to read this article by Mike Whitney, who has been bang on in his predictions about the state of the US economy over the last year."On January 14, 2008 the FDIC web site began...

Cannot make money flipping properties or selling real estate - file a lawsuit

" Here are some recent lawsuits. In Miami Developer Tibor Hollo has filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit against a Miami real estate agent who blogged that the octogenarian went bankrupt in the 1980s and is headed for a fall with the upheaval in the condo...

Buying Rugs in Turkey: A Guide

Of all the rug-weaving countries in the world, Turkey may be the most fun for travelers looking to buy. Rugs and carpets have been made there for centuries, so travelers find rugs of all ages in the Turkish bazaars...

Banksy Wall Mural Sells for £208,100 on Ebay

I love that the buyer has to pay for the costs to remove the mural from the wall to which it is still attached."A London wall adorned with a mural by graffiti artist Banksy today sold on EBay Inc's Web site for...

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