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Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) is seeing shares down 15% at $55.66 on almost 4-times average trading volume today. This is after the company said it wasn't for sale... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

                      It is hard to put a finger on, but it seemed like in this playoff series, San Antonio - no matter how hard they tried - could not find a solution to Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (then again, who can?).  Thursday night’s game between the Lakers and Spurs wouldn’t be any different.  [...]

Recognizing that his political downfall is all but unavoidable, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considering accepting a proposal by senior Kadima ministers and MKs that is intended to allow the party to prepare for early elections while he leaves the Prime Minister's Office in a dignified manner, sources close to Olmert said Thursday. Hizbollah now has a nation to the north. Hamas still controls

Robert Muir (Summerhill Stud)Like IMBONGI, the KAHAL colt, VANGELIS, was another horse we were unable to sell.  Another product of the Summerhill Ready to Race programme, he was retained when, despite showing us talent at home, nobody appeared to want him.  That is until American Robert Muir turned up with his safariing pals at Hartford House.  As Ronnie Napier did with IMBONGI, Rob

Scion TC Trumps Civic?As most of you are aware, Toyota launched its Scion division about a year ago in California to try and, well, conveniently discard its reputation as an old-folks car. The xA and xB were launched together – the xA looked like a Toyota Matrix that backed into a big rig, and the xB looked like it was conceived by a big rig designer. Both were essentially the same underneath th

IAC/InteractiveCorp. (NASDAQ: IACI) and Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LINTA) (NASDAQ: LCAPA) (NASDAQ: LMDIA) have settled their disputes, and it looks... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Scion TC Trumps Civic? As most of you are aware, Toyota launched its Scion division about a year ago in California to try and, well, conveniently discard its reputation as an old-folks car. The xA and xB were launched together – the xA looked like a Toyota Matrix that backed into a big rig, and the xB looked like it was conceived by a big rig designer. Both were essentially the same underneath the skin, meant to be inexpensive utility vehicles for generation Y (or whatever the hell we’re labeled as now). To date, I’ve seen four different xBs, and one xA – and I go to a high school campus, which is part of Scion’s target demographic, and I live in southern California, where Scion first set shop. Can you say “duds”?As most of you are aware, Toyota launched its Scion division a

The nation’s top Democrats are suddenly rushing to appear on the Fox News Channel, which they once had shunned as enemy territory as the nemesis of liberal bloggers. The detente with Fox has provoked a backlash from progressive (socialist) bloggers, who contend the party’s leaders are turning their backs on the base.

this market used to eat food to survive, now eats air and media says is getting healthy, so much pain with credit crunch spreading all over, housing at it's low in years, food supply running out, and the market rallies 400-500 points in just a matter of days? really? can't people see that this market is full of air just like a balloon and soon will pop. Remember, summer is the hot time for housing, if they keep dropping what can we expect for winter? last, the FED is against the wall now, if they cut rates they will send the dollar lower, if they stop, its because they know they are screwing things up and making them worst,. All my positions are short, and just long on energy with the price of oil and the tension between iran/usa, things will get ugly.

Home sales are plunging, 13%+ annual drop, largest since 1970, it’s gonna be another depression, we’re all gonna die—blehhhhhh! Who cares? Yeah you heard me—let the flippers suffer/go bankrupt/in debt, that’s what they get for their utter disregard of historical research and for listening to big talkers like Donald Trump who love to un/knowingly risk [...]

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) has issued earnings of $0.14 EPS on a GAAP basis on $1.032 Billion in revenues. First Call has EPS on a non-GAAP basis as $0.28... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

For some reason, and certainly not anything inherited from me, my kids all like to plan ahead. Way ahead. I myself am the procrastinating type and don’t understand their need for pre-planning. Hence, this weekend’s adventures on the summer job hunt. While one is employed currently, one has a summer job already lined up, and third [...]

On the economy, make sure to follow the link to the good part of the post:It’s the Politics, Stupid:Comparing Labor Market Data in 1996 and 2008Democrats on the Economy in 1996:“Our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades.” (President Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996)Democrats on the Economy in 2008:“The bottom line is that this administration is the owner of the worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover." (Senator Charles Schumer, Press Release, March 7, 2008) The CornerVia Flopping Aces; You can bet your last dollar that if BO or HC wins the next election, the economy will be turning around (in the media) no matter what the numbers say. Likewise if JM wins, the economy will slip into depression (with the same numbers). This is no

This shoot is so hot. Makes me wish she would do even more shoots. Or adult films, now that would be awesome. Particularly if I were the stunt “guy.” Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one lucky dude. Yeah, that’s the dude in the pictures that is tying her up and touching her buttocks. I really want to [...]

If you take away an episode of Survivor and add a repeat of Lost, what do you get? A win for Celebrity Apprentice. Fans left without much to watch last night helped give NBC a rare ratings win. 8pm [ Piers Morgan, Celebrity Apprentice]Deal or No Deal (3.0/9 in 18-49) gave 11.2 million fans an offer they couldn’t refuse

If there is one hooker that Ashley Dupree could learn a lot from, it’s Heather Mills. Heather has to be the most successful hooker of all-time. I mean, she is the Spud Webb of hookers (Spud was a really short basketball player). Heather only has one leg to spread, yet she just keeps getting richer [...]

We marketers have a tendency to become enamored with the buzz surrounding the latest technology craze. Sure Web 2.0 has its merits, and email marketing generates gargantuan ROI when used properly, but many times simpler, time honored gestures are those that have the most impact on your customers. Case in point. I recently canceled membership with [...]

We marketers have a tendency to become enamored with the buzz surrounding the latest technology craze. Sure Web 2.0 has its merits, and email marketing generates gargantuan ROI when used properly, but many times simpler, time honored gestures are those that have the most impact on your customers. Case in point. I recently canceled membership with [...]

Ashkelon resident Moshe Nissimpor decided that the best way to halt rocket fire from Gaza - in light of what he terms the government's failure to do so - is some vigilante justice. I have written wanting to know where the people of Israel were when it came to defending themselves when their government wont. Moshe Nissimpor seems to be up to the cause. If the Israeli government won't do it, then

The technically superior solution does not always capture the market. A couple experiences with web services lately have reinforced this idea. The poster child for community trumping reliability is Twitter, which has had noticeable growing pains that have involved extended outages and general flakiness of the service. As I type this, my [...]

Since Mitt Romney suspended his run for the White House and John McCain locked up the Republican nomination I have been hearing some disturbing grumblings from my right-winged brethren, they say that they cannot vote for McCain nor a democrat and thus, they will not vote at all in November.I was one of them, if you look around this blog you will find that we were driving the "McCain is a lying democrat" bandwagon, and hoping that all would hop on. I even said that I would have to consider an independent candidate to vote for. I have since taken a step back and looked at the big picture, I listened to my grandpa's advice when he said, "Drew, I hate to tell you buddy but your thinking is slightly flawed. Party trumps individual. I too prefer Romney over McCain, however if McCain wins we must

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has issued an interesting opinion inBoard of Educ of Ottawa Township High School District 140, et al., v. Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education, et al., No. 07-2008. The Court affirms the District Court's dismissal of a challenge of NCLB as inconsistent with IDEA but not for lack of standing as the District Court had held. Instead, the Court ruled that NCLB, which was enacted in 2001, must prevail to the extent that there are inconsistencies with IDEA, the portions of which that were at issue were enacted between 1970 and 1990. You can find the decision at court did allow an interesting loophole. At the end of the opinion the Court noted that the challenge was to the entirety of NCLB, and the Court left open the possibility t

When you receive the Seal you will begin to take care of your health, including losing those extra pounds. But if you have children, you may need to take steps to help them keep the weight off too, and a new study pinpoints the problem. More: continued here

The final seconds ticked away, with the Los Angeles Lakers needing a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime.That shot was never even attempted.LeBron James won his personal matchup with Kobe Bryant in a duel of the NBA's leading scorers, tallying 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles 98-95 Sunday for their fifth straight win over the Lakers.

MUMBAI: His father is a hugely colourful multi-billionaire real estate tycoon — whose name adorns some of America's iconic properties — and a reality TV show boss. Now Donald Trump Junior, the 30-year-old son of Donald and Ivana Trump, is taking a hard look at investing in India's booming real estate in the next 18 months. And Mumbai, among other cities like Delhi, has got junior all excited about focusing his business interest in luxury homes.

Ugh. I tried to get a post out this morning, but I was spending all my time trying to change my little video player into something more versatile. While I like Veeker, there are several things that it does not do, that I need to really make this experiment work. They are:- allow others to upload cell phone videos- allow others to upload video files- display the most recent video full screenToday I found Cellblock, another service that I thought would do all those things and more. Actually, it did all those things, but dropped the ball miserably in other areas. Get this:- auto plays the most recent video, and plays all entries- defaults to mute, which can be changed, but due to the above--annoying!- lip sync on video is offYep, that last one was the clincher. How can I possibly run a blog about any level of filmmaking, and have lip flap? Even if my source is the crudest form of video, if the sound ain't right, I deserve ridicule. So out went Cellblock, even if I spent all morning getti

Se Ri Pak previously won the Farr in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003. SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) – Each year the city of Sylvania renames its main drag after the golfer who wins the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.Imagine how much money Se Ri Pak has saved taxpayers who haven’t had to pay for new street signs.Pak overcame a brief three-shot deficit after Morgan Pressel’s ace on the sixth hole and went on to tie an LPGA record with her fifth victory in the Farr on Sunday.“Wow. more…

At $68, BMO is a mighty compelling investment despite competing against raising bond yields. Minus the recent hiccup with the derivative trading losses, BMO has done an admirable job over the past 10 years, when they bought back shares, paid back 30% of their long-term debts, doubled their earnings, and more than tripled their dividends. Check out their dividend history: In this post, we’ll find out how BMO stacks up against the Canada 10-year bond. However, just to be on the conservative side, let’s assume zero growth for BMO over the next 10 years, and that investors can purchase the bond without a spread. Currently, BMO is sporting an attractive 4% dividend yield and a cheap P/E ratio of 13. In other words, for every $100 invested in BMO, the stock earns $7.70. Contrast that to only $4.68 for the 10-year bond. Out of the $7.70 earnings, BMO distributes $4 to shareholders in the form of dividends. A Vancouverite in the 30.65% tax-bracket receiving the dividends w

Presenting the wonderful Lady Tottington.It has been a long haul questioning Lady Totty ( the name has now de-double barrelled as she has finally kept to her word). Today, Lady Totty decided to email me. I fell off my chair with smartees in hand. Was this a Lady Totty email I saw before me? Clearly, it was. This email was extremely coherent showing the lovely Totty ability when she is not stressed. She can actually write brilliant prose. Dated the 5th June 2007 she writes to the British Psychological Society " I understand that there are some emails provided by Penny Mellor from Woolllard@xxx.com as part of the complaint about Lisa Blakemore Brown. As these are dated 2003, I do not wish these to be considered in any future hearings as they are of dubious authenticity. I did not consent for the emails to be included in any complaint and was unaware that they had formed part of the complaint.... "Therefore, thank you Lady Tottington. Save the fact you have singlehandedly lost me my job,

Amid five new releases debuting in the top 10 this week, the "NOW 24" hits compilation rises to the top of The Billboard 200 in its second week on the chart. Climbing 2-1, the set moved 213,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, a 7% drop from last week's sales. Despite a 46% drop in sales, last week's chart-topper, Tim McGraw's "Let It Go" (Curb), only slips to No. 2, moving 177,000 units.Martina McBride's RCA album "Waking Up Laughing" enters the chart with 144,000 at No. 3, a tie for her best charting position yet. The country singer's 2006 covers release, "Timeless," had a similar start but sold more, at 185,000.Hilary Duff scores her fourth straight top five debut this week with "Dignity," which climbs on at No. 4 with 140,000. The Hollywood release is the pop vocalist's fifth album, which includes her first holiday-themed set "Santa Claus Lane" and 2005's hits collection "Most Wanted." The latter album bowed at No. 1 with 208,000.He's leant a han

By it’s nature an ideological approach is a reductionist approach since the wide sweeping panorama of reality is reduced to fit set ideological directions. The ideology becomes the filter through which reality is viewed and it reduces vastly complex interactions to simplified statements and judgments that are more reflective of the mental state of the [...]

By it’s nature an ideological approach is a reductionist approach since the wide sweeping panorama of reality is reduced to fit set ideological directions. The ideology becomes the filter through which reality is viewed and it reduces vastly complex interactions to simplified statements and judgments that are more reflective of the mental state of the [...]

The Production Department of BCDC has been through lean manufacturing training, ISO Certification and with the rest of the organization obtained CARF accreditation. Forecasting the need was genius. Implementing this forecast need was tough. We’re a lean mean get the job done machine. How sweet, what does this have to do with Toyota imminent toppling of GM status as worlds largest manufacturer? It has everything to do with the success of Toyota. In a day when Chrysler say they will not sell off divisions and Ford playing the part of an automotive Titanic, Toyota is heading in the opposite direction. Achieving incredible result by constantly improving their processes - Lean Manufacturing. Tags: BCDC, Beaufort, County, Developmental, CenterShare This

Ford is unveiling a new high end trim level at the South Florida Auto Show-- in a Mercury. Wait; isn't that kind of upmarket action Lincoln's purview? Not according to the report in The Detroit News. The "VOGA" trim level is set to debut on the Mariner early next year, and move on to other models from there. No, we're not kidding about the name. Despite being an obvious homonym for "vulgar" (at least in Massachusetts), "voga" means "vogue" in Italian. Anyway, according to Ford's NA design chief Peter Horbury, VOGA is "for people who really do care about style." Since the former "Man's Car" is now selling primarily to women, Mercury's going all out[ish] with "fashion-inspired trim." It has "a unique color scheme, embroidered leather and ... subtle clues ... designed to convey a greater sense of style." When the bar is low, "greater than" is a slam dunk. Just sayin'.