http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 2009-11-07T21:45:00.004-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_1 ae00b8e3d0b347b750879634e2050b10 By divorced one like Bush Well, here is what I'm doing to support the US of A's economy. It's a lesson in the real model of economics. It is a scaled version of the concept of stimulus. I even did it by using financing just to make the model as close to real as possible. (OK, I had to finance it but...I used my credit union.) Yes, I'm driving up ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:42:38 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_2 4e7d610122272b114fc77e008ff061b6 A Parish Priest in NYC is beginning to make his name in the world of high-end fashion and also do some good at the same time. Bianca Solorzano has the story of this runaway priest. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:38:09 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_3 0ec8caac056265658ca299ef9dfbfdbe Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_4 2417ea14a4ac6fe9bb9ada33407a6ddd Bank of America Merrill Lynch has replaced Goldman Sachs as a key adviser on the $30bn (�18bn) stock market listing of Russian aluminium giant United Company Rusal. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:06:51 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_5 c3f3e85f05ea3e7fab8a2567ab762f01 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:28:12 +0000 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_6 7dcfe7950b875306afb7e8920c005c17 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T18:29:42-07:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_7 73d6723bd263914e3676858699c69c09 Space is limited. If you are interested in attending, please contact Julie McClure at 206-398-4282 or mcclurej@seattleu.edu (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T18:29:42-07:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_8 a64b0661ce2a17ce99944a3e8d5030fe Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T01:21:25Z http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_9 d0c0bf297bdf0c062837aab6cb52dfdf Opportunity Green’s been brimming with great speakers and quality products to talk about. But occasionally there’s a lemon. I was puzzled to see what looked like flattened toothpaste tubes in a bucket of ice on the patio today. They turned out to be a crushed fruit product called “Homemade Harvey” – [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_10 e9c75f33be3b331325599fd67cd8277a HSBC and Barclays are likely to hint at big bonus pots for their staff next week, as they are not restricted by government ownership. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T01:05:29Z http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_11 d67f2db3a1fc2538640a9144ae36a3d8 Opportunity Green is off to a roaring start with some of the most thoughtful and engaging speakers in green business today. We’ll have an interview with Proctor & Gamble’s Len Sauers, thoughts on Hopenhagen, the LED revolution, a host of other reports soon. But first things first: Most conferences come with [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T01:05:29Z Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:48:28 -0500 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_13 531f81da2939b6d3752d3805063ceb34 Inside Higher Ed reports , A small number of colleges have become much more competitive over recent decades, according to Caroline M. Hoxby, an economist at Stanford University. But her study -- published by the National Bureau of Economic Research -- finds that as many as half of colleges have become substantially less competitive over time. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:56:03 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_14 9dd38b610258c0d7640ee046b9aa2618 Yes, inventories are rising and price appreciation has slowed - and even some small price declines have been reported in Boston and anecdotally in San Diego. Also activity has slowed in some areas, like Northern California. But overall, inventories are still in line with a healthy market (4 months of supply). 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(Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T19:02:01-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_18 d9ebe5601fa75181b5e11a6aa653324c (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:51 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_19 43e2b026688cafc3c4ee8ccdfbbffc94 The directors of General Motors met for dinner last Monday in advance of an eagerly anticipated board meeting the following day. It was a chance for them to get to know one another. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/1#item_20 ee43321bcba4aaf95d0bee7e3213c3dc The chief executives of our large banks and retailers have ideal seats from which to watch the UK economy. The bankers see how stretched individuals are on mortgage payments, how much they are putting on credit cards and into savings accounts. They have a similar view on the financial strength of their corporate customers, both big and small. ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:50:50 -0500 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_5 5e5ec8e45af4c50d3b4541b551015200 As Bryan has mentioned , Monday, November 9 will be the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In Chapter 3 of my book, The Joy of Freedom: An Economist's Odyssey , I tell that story and integrate it with my recollections of explaining my excitement back then to my 4-year-old daughter, Karen. I wrote most of the book between 1998 and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:17:00 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_6 5203e5383c7643e47c4d59c59e4998f4 HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling this a "defining moment" for the American Medical Association (AMA), the AMA President J. James Rohack, M.D., today addressed medical students and fellow physicians from all state and medical specialty societies at the opening of the AMA's semi-annual policy-making meeting, where health system reform will ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_7 c154883762b115ad251983257a19a1ad Filed under: Stocks to Buy , Best Stocks for 2009 After seven months of one of the strongest rallies in history, the stock market is showing signs of faltering. From here on out through the rest of 2009, I believe the advance will shift gears, and instead of recording new highs every month, the trend will tend to flatten. And as we head into the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:05:45 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_8 6e26afcb1298864698c90685b3e9e31a Newspaper group Trinity Mirror has announced the closure of its final salary pension scheme to all members. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:18:55 -0600 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_9 59a962e14230c1cace6ff66eaa927c56 By guruek. (GuruFocus, November 7, 2009) After presenting in the previous article on Richard Snow's top holdings, these are stocks Richard Snow's top purchases during 3Q09: Read more » » (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:16:04 MST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_10 e7133391e40697526554a5da5b4b895a Whilst online our computers send information back and forth to software suppliers and may report anything regarding your Windows operating system. Windows ships with a background service that examines your system and checks it against a Microsoft database. It enables you to receive updates, automatically. Snag is, how do you know what information ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:14:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_11 ff8511b1ebcc4c82ef5cc503ae6b8834 A California-based bank that focused on the Chinese-American market was the largest of five failures on Friday that cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1.5 billion. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:32:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_12 6bacff4c1737b38a2ce404bb16bea757 Buy.com has the Cooler Master Elite 310 RC-310-BWN1-GP Mid Tower Case for $33 with free shipping. Accommodates micro ATX and ATX motherboarts and made out of steel. Features 4x 5.25" drive bays, and 6 internal 3.5" drive bays. [ Compare ] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:51:01 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_13 2ea25dce6e12bbfb609443826110f0a5 AFP - Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to save their jobs. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:10:14 PST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_14 32aba0dc0a4608144ab2d28dc9534e8f $125 of $1,300 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 7, 2009 The community of San Andrés Hueyapan (or Hueyapan, for short) is situated in the town of Tétela del Volcán in the State of Morelos. It has 6014 inhabitants. Hueyapan is 2340 meters above sea level. In the Nahuatl language, Hueyapan means “place of abundant water” (Hueyi = “many� (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:51:01 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/21#item_15 c13cd7e2d9b7c105023327b70d49730a Bleach is the cornerstone of Clorox. The company offers its namesake household cleaning products, where it is a leader worldwide, and reaches far beyond bleach. While Clorox makes laundry and cleaning ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:40:13 PST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_1 9d27ebef85f5f2545ae5363b9b9ed8d4 $0 of $250 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 7, 2009 Mambo (greetings) from Tanzania! This is 21-year-old Zaina S. Mayumana from Morogoro. She is divorced with a 4-year-old child. Zaina has been running a mama lishe (local restaurant or café) since 2006. A mama lishe in Tanzania usually consists of a rough wooden table and some long wooden ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_2 4d54b4c84c3f308120be70a9c14b18ef The majority of documents published by the Committee are presented in a portable document format, or PDF. You may need to install a viewer in order to access these types of documents. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:30:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_3 5b9f47c6d9e98993b11c9dc00530ce64 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T22:28:57-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_4 853a6f33b9fd22b2e6cb06b55e3581d9 Two weeks ago it rained just enough to make my car filthy. I had just paid $7 for a car wash which I do once or twice a year. I paid another $7 this week because I couldn't stand my dirty car anymore. It hasn't rained significantly in many weeks. They predict a wet winter because of our lack of summer rain but no sign of rain yet.While scanning ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T14:53:00.001-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_5 2bb7e4451b52f18ce4c604d13b7b59f8 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:52:36 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_6 fd5b2a93e0f4c098dd65849af62f8dec I am looking for a few forum posters related to the computer field. If interested, please PM me your details and examples of previous posts. Looking for proper english and well written posts, someone knowledgeable with computers preferably. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:03:20 -0600 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_7 a53be080b88fdfabfe0f7c87abd9ab80 By guruyt. Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were MetroPCS Communications Inc, Leap Wireless International Inc, Glacier Bancorp Inc, Luminex Corp, and Whitney Holding Corp. According to GuruF.ocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows. 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(Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T22:09:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_13 3f809983fc1b0bfbbf94b21b967b4e3f Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:03:33 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_14 90a43e927ceaed0fada755249a0f971c Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:01:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/41#item_15 10880ed841fc9286b6ca6b2836493905 Amazon has the Skagen Men's Links Watch #331XLSXM for $93 with free shipping. Features a stainless steel case and bezel with black dial and three subdials, multifunction with 24-hour time, day and date. Backed by Skagen's lifetime warranty. 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Unfortunately not all music is extracted from audio CDs, and you may have MP3s and other audio files sourced from online music stores or download sites, and even some old records you have ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:15 -0500 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_1 e895313285d68c6f4ddb4e4ed8aa33c2 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:28:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_2 4ba86ca33c2cfeb91c3e52cd71b528b6 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:10:00 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_3 be9e77baed8ae87922ff311e6197edb3 Filed under: Employees , Economic data , Recession Employers are planning to cut fewer jobs for the third month in a row, according to a new report that Challenger, Gray & Christmas has supplied to BloggingStocks . The executive outplacement firm says that the number of planned reductions fell 16% in October to 55,679 positions -- from 66, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:35:12 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_4 1080c6e75f3afce916de314f98eadd8a Authorities say Anthony Sowell killed women and then left them in his home — fitting a profile shared by Jeffrey Dahmer: serial killers who hunt from home. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:31:59 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_5 fef140481b07c388ec3e3afb407a56c2 A 40-year-old engineer whose life seemed to just keep getting worse is charged with first-degree murder, accused of killing one and wounding five at his former Florida office. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:25:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_6 a538f1f65690cb07f13e7a1065cedec1 BuyDig.com has the TomTom XL 340S GPS Navigation Receiver for $110 with free shipping. Add item to cart to receive discounted price. Comes preloaded with maps of the US, Canada, and Mexico. [ Compare ] 4.3" 480x272 color touchscreen LCD, Built-in speakers, TTS support USB connector, speed limit warning, downloadable POIs (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:16:40 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_7 c00bfbf264ec295dc83e63b03d4d5ce0 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:16:40 GMT 2009-11-08T02:11:39Z http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_9 bdca0498478982f78ec0269dc2ac877d (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:03:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_10 58289cc1d66293a891d1799e7c5a47cc eBay has the Logitech Z-5 Multimedia Speaker System for $30 with free shipping. Features omnidirectional sound and sleek remote control that works with PCs and Macs. [ Compare ] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:00:02 CST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_11 5b20675bb33e1cbb1ad16120b966d172 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:00:02 CST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_12 aed8f5b8760bc6b5492c6b7f53ec9e26 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:00:02 CST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_13 51547b09fd7697c939bab75d5f20b28b SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Navy did it to Notre Dame again — and this loss to the Midshipmen is even more costly. Craig Schaefer sacked Jimmy Clausen in the end zone with 60 seconds left Saturday and Navy held on for a 23-21 victory, its second straight at Notre Dame Stadium. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:50:15 PST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_14 d0ebe580d3c5cbbc30f6e32a74fab4d1 $475 of $1,000 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 7, 2009 Chhom Chanla, age 34, is married and has three children. Two of her children are enrolled in the local school. To make a living, she designs and sews clothing. She earns an income of US $4.00 per day. The family is also assisted by her husband, a taxi driver in Kampot Province, who ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:50:15 PST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/61#item_15 5f371fd2688ab1ac8c7538344ddc7280 One-off costs relating to its recent exit from three European countries dragged Specialist Computer Holding (SCH) to a £13m full-year loss. In its accounts for the year to 31 March 2009, the privately held corporate reseller and distributor said it had a “good year in difficult market conditions”, as turnover from continuing ... 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Julio Jones caught a 73-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and Leigh Tiffin booted a 40-yard field goal with 3:04 left to seal a 24-15 victory for the Crimson Tide against No. 9 LSU on Saturday. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:59:12 -0600 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_1 58942b94d8a23e4eb470274873496beb Zenyatta beat the boys in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday, running her record to 14-0 in the most impressive effort of her career. The 5-year-old mare rallied from last in the early going and fought off Gio Ponti in the stretch to win by a length at Santa Anita, beating a loaded field of 11 males and becoming the first female ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:10:10 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_2 46cbb6b96df0992ff11e19433cfefdde Who says Parisians are blasé? Tout Paris, it seems, turned out Saturday morning for the opening of Apple's (AAPL) first retail outlet in France. The video posted below the fold shows lines of shoppers that stretched for blocks. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:09:49 GMT http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_3 fcb9c26b5550d7c24e9b582f60ca78db India may not achieve its growth target of nine per cent during the 11th Five Year Plan period as the economic slowdown and drought would likely take their toll, a senior Planning Commission member said. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:10:10 EST http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_4 5b39d0ed79677b9c24760be9523492dd Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T12:00:00-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_5 a6dfa5fdd0092ecaabf2135f4dbebe0e Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T17:00:00Z http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_6 4a24aa09466b16996c66e0b3c7a1e3bc Time for this week's open house roundup from your friends at Curbed Marketplace . More where this came from in our Open House Calendars . Sunday Sales 350 West 23rd Street , 2BR, 2BA, 1661 sq ft, $2M [Stribling] 165 Prospect Park West , 3BR, 1BA, $799K [Stribling] 160 72 Street , 1BR, 1BA, 850 sq ft, $279K [Dwelling Group Real Estate] 376 ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T21:04:15Z http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_7 1e38f389e2ace1cedadf35ddea61d716 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:51 -0500 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_8 5340daa8dfa228b71ea5921fe71d62e2 The complexity of today's economy means that old-fashioned Keynesian policies will not restore full employment. We are currently hearing a lot about Keynesian economics. A number of economists and pundits suggest that his theories, developed in the 1930s, provide us with the best guide to economic policy today. 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(Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T22:24:12Z http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_12 73313b9e716e779f27a0aa01ab59b856 Those czarist Russians really knew how to live before the populous uprising: 19th century house, built by a famous architect , placed in a historical city center on the Chaikovskogo street which is only minutes away from the main river Neva and about 20 minutes walk to main avenue – Nevsky Prospect. Ooops – only $3,250,000 … A ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T22:23:13Z http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_13 4bb435f9cde6c2067d7e9dde08c5212d Someone in a comment box the other day mentioned that Mises.org had not yet posted Franz Oppenheimer's The State. That is fixed . It's interesting how easy it is to overlook sometimes the most obvious additions. Of course this is the great book that inspired Albert Jay Nock, who inspired Frank Chodorov, who inspired Rothbard, who inspired you. ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T07:30:13-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_14 d2528e3cbe478ddd197a9071275420f1 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T07:30:13-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_15 43ec3a605db938bfeb67a9bf6d2a1e87 It's become all fashionable in Washington, Moscow, and Beijing these days to dismiss Europe as an aging continent in terminal decline. A June report from a Moscow think tank close to the Kremlin described Europe as weak in the face of Russian might, and last year's U.S. National Intelligence Council assessment of global power shifts called the EU " (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T07:30:13-05:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_16 7e69a22444d377e0458e754a72a13a01 Every now and then I’ll open my e-mail to find a personal note from an author who is a regular reader of one of my blogs or the book reviews I do here on Small Business Trends. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T09:07:23-06:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_17 95af7a547e25d5b0045cf845b1ef53c6 Last week while voters in some states were making ballot choices about taxes , Californians were dealing with a tax decision that had already been made for them. As part of the budget deal struck months ago to keep the Golden State operating, lawmakers approved a 10 percent increase in the state's withholding rate , from 6 percent to 6.6 percent. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T09:07:23-06:00 http://www.megite.com/business/1257654434/81#item_18 f0273a2a2cc4da8853056d8624d36f54 Northwestern's Marshall Thomas, center, celebrates with teammates David Arnold, left, and Jack DiNardo after recovering an Iowa fumble for a touchdown on Saturday. 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