| Warren Buffett P2Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:11:23 -0800 by DarkAngelStarQAmerica's most beloved investor is now the world's richest man. Soared past friend and bridge partner Bill Gates as shares of Berkshire Hathaway climbed 25% since the middle of last July. Son of Nebraska politician delivered newspapers as a boy. Filed first tax return at age 13, claiming $35 deduction for bicycle. Studied under value investing guru Benjamin Graham at Columbia. Took over textile firm Berkshire Hathaway 1965. Today holding company invested in insurance (Geico, General Re), jewelry (Borsheim's), utilities (MidAmerican Energy), food (Dairy Queen, See's Candies). Also has noncontrolling stakes in Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo. Insurance operations flourished in 2007. "That party is over. It's a certainty that insurance-industry profit margins, including ours, will fall significantly in 2008." The Oracle of Omaha issued a challenge to members of The Forbes 400 in October; said he would donate $1 million to charity if the collective group of richest Americans would admit they pay less taxes, as a percentage of income, than their secretaries. Had long promised to give away his fortune posthumously. Irrevocably earmarked the majority of his Berkshire shares to charity in 2006, mostly to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gift was valued at $31 billion on day of announcement; donation will far exceed that sum so long as Berkshire shares continue to rise. Related: none | |
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| Warren Buffett P1Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:03:46 -0800 by DarkAngelStarQAmerica's most beloved investor is now the world's richest man. Soared past friend and bridge partner Bill Gates as shares of Berkshire Hathaway climbed 25% since the middle of last July. Son of Nebraska politician delivered newspapers as a boy. Filed first tax return at age 13, claiming $35 deduction for bicycle. Studied under value investing guru Benjamin Graham at Columbia. Took over textile firm Berkshire Hathaway 1965. Today holding company invested in insurance (Geico, General Re), jewelry (Borsheim's), utilities (MidAmerican Energy), food (Dairy Queen, See's Candies). Also has noncontrolling stakes in Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo. Insurance operations flourished in 2007. "That party is over. It's a certainty that insurance-industry profit margins, including ours, will fall significantly in 2008." The Oracle of Omaha issued a challenge to members of The Forbes 400 in October; said he would donate $1 million to charity if the collective group of richest Americans would admit they pay less taxes, as a percentage of income, than their secretaries. Had long promised to give away his fortune posthumously. Irrevocably earmarked the majority of his Berkshire shares to charity in 2006, mostly to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gift was valued at $31 billion on day of announcement; donation will far exceed that sum so long as Berkshire shares continue to rise. Related: none | |
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| Replace Your Damaged Money With Undamaged MoneyFri, 05 Dec 2008 06:12:17 -0800 by PowerCommentatorLONDON (Reuters) A rubbish collector in central England could have a very good Christmas if he can solve one of the biggest jigsaw puzzles going -- 10,000 pounds-worth of torn up bank notes.Graham Hill found the large bundle of cut up 10- and 20-pound notes while emptying bins in Lincoln last May, according to the Lincolnshire Echo newspaper.He handed the package to police, but after six months no one had claimed the notes and investigators could find no evidence that it was stolen or linked to criminal activity.The Bank of England said it would exchange the notes for new ones if Hill could piece the money back together again."Providing the bank notes meet the evidence requirements, then an application for reimbursement should be successful," a central bank spokeswoman said. "In particular we look at the two serial numbers on the front of the notes."Colleagues of Hill's are hoping he gets to work quickly."I just hope he pieces enough of the notes back together to get a round of drinks in at the works Christmas do," a co-worker was quoted as saying. "Christmas is only around the corner, so any bonus will be welcome."--You can redeem your damaged money for undamaged money at your local bank or from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, Reserve Bank of Australia, etc. Related: damaged money banknotes bank notes federal reserve united states america kingdom england australia central local undamaged redeem replace dollar pound euro yen swiss franc power commentator powercommentator | |
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| Burnsville alight with holiday glowFri, 05 Dec 2008 05:23:54 -0800 by mnsunvideoBurnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz presided at a ceremony this week to turn on the citys holiday lights. In the same spirit, the city is sponsoring the Tenth Anniversary Burnsville Holiday Lighting Contest. As explained at www.burnsville.org, the contest is designed to brighten those long winter evenings by recognizing those neighbors and neighborhoods who decorate in style for the holidays.The nomination period is closed. Judging will take place Dec. 8 in three categories:1. Single-family residences2. Neighborhoods (20 single-family homes or less) and apartment/condo complexes3. Townhomes, duplexes, apartments, or manufactured homesQualifying nominees must be located within Burnsville City limits, displays must be visible from the street, and will show creativity in their presentation. The use of LED lights in displays is encouraged and will be given special consideration in judging. The top three entries in each category will receive gift certificates with cash values of $150, $100, and $50,formal recognition from the Burnsville City Council, and a special anniversary prize.(Video, editing and post-production by Scott Theisen, Sun Newspapers photographer. Text by Greg Huff, mnsun.com editor.) Related: burnsville | |
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| Unholy Partners - Original Trailer 1941Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:26:10 -0800 by foxter65If Edward G. Robinson thought he'd get away from tough-guy roles by moving from Warners to MGM, he was sorely mistaken. Robinson plays the editor of a 1920s tabloid newspaper, compelled to accept financial aid from a gangster (Edward Arnold). Defying his "unholy partner," Robinson adopts an editorial stance in direct opposition to the gangster's activities. The crook is less upset by this than by the fact that Robinson's star reporter (William T. Orr) is romantically interested in the crook's girlfriend (Marsha Hunt). When Robinson tries to expose the gangster's insurance racket, the young reporter is kidnapped. Robinson kills the crook, then covers his tracks in noble fashion by participating in a suicidal airplane test flight. Unholy Partners manages to keep its multitude of plot threads in order, resulting in one of Edward G. Robinson's most solid vehicles.Edward G. Robinson - Bruce CoreyEdward Arnold - Merrill LambertLaraine Day - Miss CroninMarsha Hunt - Gail FentonWilliam Orr - Tommy JarvisDon Beddoe - Mike ReynoldsWalter Kingsford - Managing EditorCharles Dingle - Clyde FentonCharles Halton - KaperJoseph Downing - JerryClyde Fillmore - Jason GrantEmory Parnell - Col. MasonDon Costello - PelottiWilliam Benedict - BoyGertrude Bennett Charles Cane - Inspector BrodyMarcel Dalio - MolyneauxFrank Dawson - Old ManJohn Dilson - Circulation ManLester Dorr - Circulation ManagerEstelle Etterre - Newspaper WomanFrank Faylen - Roger OrdwayAl Hill - RectorCharles Jordan - GorillaMilt Kibbee - DrunkLorraine Krueger June MacCloy - Sexy GirlBilly Mann - BarberFlorine McKinney - MaryAnn Morrison - HazelJay Novello - Stick ManTom O'Rourke - Young ManGeorge Ovey - Old ManAnn Pennington - OperatorLee Phelps - MechanicLester Scharff - TonyTom Seidel - ReporterCharles Smith - Copy BoyNatalie Thompson - Girl at Party Related: unholy partners - original trailer 1941 | |
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| Nov. 29 "The Karin Housley Show," segment 4Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:50:21 -0800 by mnsunvideoConservative real-estate professionals and "Hockey Moms" Karin Housley and Julie Johnson discuss current events, pop culture, politics, trends and health and beauty in Sun Newpapers' newest Internet TV program, "The Karin Housley Show."AM 1220 KLBB, which broadcasts "The Karin Housley Show" live on the radio every Saturday at 10 a.m., bills Karin as "a hilarious resource for the latest entertainment news and gossip." A realtor in the Stillwater area and humor columnist for the Stillwater Gazette (a Sun Newspapers publication), Housley is the author of "Chicks Laying Nest Eggs: How 10 Skirts Beat the Pants off Wall Street . . . and How You Can, Too," available at amazon.com.Produced jointly by mnsun.com editor Greg Huff and AM 1220 KLBB, "The Karin Housley Show" is posted to mnsun.com weekly, in four segments. In the Stillwater area, Valley Access Channels re-broadcasts Sun Newspapers' production of "The Karin Housley Show" weekly. Visit http://valleyaccessc hannels.tv/ for broadcast dates and times.A former television producer, Karin is married to retired NHL Hall of Famer Phil Housley, now the head coach of the Stillwater High School hockey team. The Houselys have four children, Taylor, Reide, Wilson and Avery.To learn more about Karin, visit her websites, KarinHousley.com and www.chickslayingnest eggs.com, or contact her at Karin@KarinHousley.c om. Related: "karin housley" "phil housley" klbb stillwater "sun newspapers" julie johnson | |
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| Georgia Yellow Hammers : Fourth Of July At A County Fair ( 1927 )Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:49:45 -0800 by manhatinRecorded February 18, 1927Georgia Yellow HammersThe Georgia Yellow Hammers, an old-time fiddle string band from Gordon County were active from the mid- to late 1920s. Members consisted variously of Bill Chitwood, Clyde Evans, Bud Landress, Charles Ernest Moody, Phil Reeve, and sometime recording associates Andrew Baxter, Jim Baxter, and Elias Meadows. George Oscar "Bud" Landress was born in Gwinnett County in 1882 and moved to Gordon County in 1905. William Hewlitt "Bill" Chitwood, born in Resaca in 1891, was the youngest of twelve children. Chitwood's older brother had a homemade fiddle that Chitwood sneaked out on occasion and learned to play. He also learned to play the banjo but never liked the guitar. Landress had the same versatility and also preferred the fiddle and banjo. During this period of pre-country southern music, the fiddle and banjo were predominant, and the guitar somewhat newfangled. C. P. "Phil" Reeve, born in 1896 and the third member of the band, came to be business manager of both the Georgia Yellow Hammers and also of Andrew and Jim Baxter, fiddler and guitar player, respectively. The Baxters, who were African American, were also from Gordon County. Reeve's father died in 1900, leaving Reeve's mother to care for four small children. To support them she sold musical instruments. From age nine, Reeve drove a mule wagon around Gordon County delivering parlor pump reed organs. He even went to a school in Indiana to learn piano tuning and player piano maintenance. In 1906 his mother married Lawrence Moss, who owned Moss Music Company in Calhoun?subsequently a music center for the Yellow Hammers and others. Reeve's stepfather encouraged him to stay in the music business. Somewhere Reeve had also learned to yodel. As can be heard on later records, his voice was somewhere between that of a Swiss yodeler and country music singer (and yodeler) Jimmie Rodgers. This was the heyday of recording, especially of the newly "discovered" hillbilly music. In 1925, before the Georgia Yellow Hammers began playing together, Chitwood and Landress traveled to New York to record for Brunswick Records. Chitwood played the fiddle and Landress the banjo on these recordings. They recorded "Hen Cackle" and less well known fiddle tunes, such as "Whoa Mule" and "Over the Sea." A religious music influence is strongly apparent in the Yellow Hammers' recordings. The Calhoun Times of the 1920s reveals that religious singing was as popular in Gordon County as it was throughout the South. Newspapers often announced a "singing." Landress was an officer in singing conventions. He read shape notes and sang a strong bass. "Pass Around the Bottle" and "Fourth of July," with their trio harmonizing (featuring Meadows as tenor, Landress as lead, and probably Chitwood as bass), set the style for the Yellow Hammers' recordings. Only Chitwood and Landress sing on "Midnight Train," and "Grey Mule" features Chitwood, who sings by himself with mule-snorting effects. Typical of the era, these recordings were made on a flat-fee, no-royalty basis?an arrangement the group was able to change from the next session onward. The quartet reassembled for a couple of sacred selections, accompanied on pump reed organ by J. M. Barnette, issued under the name of the Turkey Mountain Singers. One of the tunes recorded by the Yellow Hammers at this time, and the only strictly instrumental selection, was "G Rag," for which, as several sources have confirmed, Andrew Baxter took over the fiddling from Landress, who instead contributes the humorous spoken introduction. Baxter was an older black fiddler who occasionally performed with the band, making the Yellow Hammers one of the few integrated bands of the time. Also recorded at the 1927 session was the coupling "The Picture on the Wall" / "My Carolina Girl," which proved far and away the best-selling record the Yellow Hammers ever had and one of the top sellers of the late 1920s southern market. The record became a hit and sold more than 60,000 copies in 1928 alone and probably more than twice that in all. The Great Depression was hard on the record industry. It brought to an end not only the Yellow Hammers' recordings but also the Moss music store, the center of so much music activity in Calhoun. Reeve went to work for the Georgia Department Of Agriculture. The others, except Landress, turned to other work as well. Landress continued performing into the 1940s with a group called the Georgia Mountaineers, who also played over WRGA in Rome. Landress died in 1966, Reeve died in 1949, Chitwood died in 1961, Clyde Evans died in 1975, and Ernest Moody died in 1977. Related: fourth of july at a county fair | |
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| Nov. 29 "The Karin Housley Show," segment 3Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:44:09 -0800 by mnsunvideoConservative real-estate professionals and "Hockey Moms" Karin Housley and Julie Johnson discuss current events, pop culture, politics, trends and health and beauty in Sun Newpapers' newest Internet TV program, "The Karin Housley Show."AM 1220 KLBB, which broadcasts "The Karin Housley Show" live on the radio every Saturday at 10 a.m., bills Karin as "a hilarious resource for the latest entertainment news and gossip." A realtor in the Stillwater area and humor columnist for the Stillwater Gazette (a Sun Newspapers publication), Housley is the author of "Chicks Laying Nest Eggs: How 10 Skirts Beat the Pants off Wall Street . . . and How You Can, Too," available at amazon.com.Produced jointly by mnsun.com editor Greg Huff and AM 1220 KLBB, "The Karin Housley Show" is posted to mnsun.com weekly, in four segments. In the Stillwater area, Valley Access Channels re-broadcasts Sun Newspapers' production of "The Karin Housley Show" weekly. Visit http://valleyaccessc hannels.tv/ for broadcast dates and times.A former television producer, Karin is married to retired NHL Hall of Famer Phil Housley, now the head coach of the Stillwater High School hockey team. The Houselys have four children, Taylor, Reide, Wilson and Avery.To learn more about Karin, visit her websites, KarinHousley.com and www.chickslayingnest eggs.com, or contact her at Karin@KarinHousley.c om. Related: "karin housley" "phil housley" klbb stillwater "sun newspapers" julie johnson | |
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| Nov. 29 "The Karin Housley Show," segment 2Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:42:40 -0800 by mnsunvideoConservative real-estate professionals and "Hockey Moms" Karin Housley and Julie Johnson discuss current events, pop culture, politics, trends and health and beauty in Sun Newpapers' newest Internet TV program, "The Karin Housley Show."AM 1220 KLBB, which broadcasts "The Karin Housley Show" live on the radio every Saturday at 10 a.m., bills Karin as "a hilarious resource for the latest entertainment news and gossip." A realtor in the Stillwater area and humor columnist for the Stillwater Gazette (a Sun Newspapers publication), Housley is the author of "Chicks Laying Nest Eggs: How 10 Skirts Beat the Pants off Wall Street . . . and How You Can, Too," available at amazon.com.Produced jointly by mnsun.com editor Greg Huff and AM 1220 KLBB, "The Karin Housley Show" is posted to mnsun.com weekly, in four segments. In the Stillwater area, Valley Access Channels re-broadcasts Sun Newspapers' production of "The Karin Housley Show" weekly. Visit http://valleyaccessc hannels.tv/ for broadcast dates and times.A former television producer, Karin is married to retired NHL Hall of Famer Phil Housley, now the head coach of the Stillwater High School hockey team. The Houselys have four children, Taylor, Reide, Wilson and Avery.To learn more about Karin, visit her websites, KarinHousley.com and www.chickslayingnest eggs.com, or contact her at Karin@KarinHousley.c om. Related: "karin housley" "phil housley" klbb stillwater "sun newspapers" julie johnson | |
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| AbbaFri, 05 Dec 2008 03:41:47 -0800 by prem73ABBA was a Scandinavian pop music group. The band comprised Benny Andersson (Sweden), Björn Ulvaeus (Sweden), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Norway), Agnetha Fältskog (Sweden). They topped the charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The name "ABBA" is an acronym formed from the first letters of each of the group member's given name (Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid).ABBA was also the first pop group from mainland Europe to enjoy consistent success in the charts of the Anglosphere, or English-speaking countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.A new museum devoted entirely to the pop supergroup was scheduled to open in Stockholm in 2009, but the project was postponed indefinitely as of September 2008.In early 1973, Stig Anderson, tired of unwieldy names, started to refer to the group privately and publicly as ABBA. At first, this was a play on words, as Abba was also the name of a well-known fish-canning company in Sweden. However, since the fish canners were unknown outside Sweden, Anderson came to believe the name would work in international markets. A competition to find a suitable name for the group was held in a Gothenburg newspaper. The group was impressed with the names "Alibaba" and "Baba", but in the end all the entries were ignored and it was announced in the summer that the name "ABBA" was official. Later the group negotiated with the canners for the right to the name. "ABBA" is an acronym formed from the first letters of each group member's name: Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid (Frida). The first 'B' in the logo version of the name was reversed on the band's promotional material from 1976 onwards and became the group's registered trademark. The first time the name is found written on paper is on a recording session sheet from the Metronome Studio in Stockholm, dated 16 October 1973. It was first written as "Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida", but was subsequently crossed out with "ABBA" written in large letters on top.The official logo was designed by Rune Söderqvist, used for the first time on "Dancing Queen" single in August 1976, and subsequently on all later original albums and singles. In 1992 Polygram redesigned the logo for the ABBA Gold compilation, having a different font along with a crown emblem. Still, the classic logo is more commonly seen, for instance being used on the official ABBA website.ABBA is the one of the worlds very successful pop group. Related: abba | |
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| Market Report Rate Cuts Aim at Asia SupportFri, 05 Dec 2008 03:41:44 -0800 by NTDTVCHAN:Lower interest rates and the prospect of more central bank action aimed to support floundering Asian economies and stocks Thursday. Ahead of likely Bank of England and ECB moves, New Zealand's central bank eased by a record 150 basis points to 5 percent, saying it may trim further. Looking at the slowdown, Japanese businesses slashed spending 13 percent in the last quarter, likely meaning a downward GDP for the world's No.2 economy. Tough times have forged ties, and top refiner Nippon Oil and rival Nippon Mining plan to merge next year to create the world's No. 8 oil company, with potential sales of $141 billion. Meanwhile, the Nikkei newspaper said plasma TV leader Panasonic has raised its offer for Sanyo Electric, after an early appeal to Goldman Sachs and two other major shareholders was rejected. And Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, with a massive debt gearing, is in talks to sell half of its Chinese aluminium joint venture to its local partner to raise cash. Related: ntd ntdtv news | |
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| Eden & Cruz -Honeymoon- and more. part 7Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:38:25 -0800 by Abbylaure1988- Episode 927-Eden & Cruz are trying to open their door...Cruz is going to ask for an another key. Eden has a big surprise... Then Cruz too.Caïn is angry because of his brother. He wants to go on his mother's grave.Eden & Cruz are talking about what they have seen. They think somebody plays a practical joke on them. But they meet CC & Sophia again...Eden reads a newspaper and sees 1962! So she understands that they have gone back in time. Related: santa barbara soap opera honeymoon (eden cruz sophia cc caïn andrea) | |
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| Nov. 29 "The Karin Housley Show," segment 1Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:28:44 -0800 by mnsunvideoConservative real-estate professionals and "Hockey Moms" Karin Housley and Julie Johnson discuss current events, pop culture, politics, trends and health and beauty in Sun Newpapers' newest Internet TV program, "The Karin Housley Show."AM 1220 KLBB, which broadcasts "The Karin Housley Show" live on the radio every Saturday at 10 a.m., bills Karin as "a hilarious resource for the latest entertainment news and gossip." A realtor in the Stillwater area and humor columnist for the Stillwater Gazette (a Sun Newspapers publication), Housley is the author of "Chicks Laying Nest Eggs: How 10 Skirts Beat the Pants off Wall Street . . . and How You Can, Too," available at amazon.com.Produced jointly by mnsun.com editor Greg Huff and AM 1220 KLBB, "The Karin Housley Show" is posted to mnsun.com weekly, in four segments. In the Stillwater area, Valley Access Channels re-broadcasts Sun Newspapers' production of "The Karin Housley Show" weekly. Visit http://valleyaccessc hannels.tv/ for broadcast dates and times.A former television producer, Karin is married to retired NHL Hall of Famer Phil Housley, now the head coach of the Stillwater High School hockey team. The Houselys have four children, Taylor, Reide, Wilson and Avery.To learn more about Karin, visit her websites, KarinHousley.com and www.chickslayingnest eggs.com, or contact her at Karin@KarinHousley.c om. Related: "karin housley" "phil housley" klbb stillwater "sun newspapers" julie johnson | |
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