July 24, 2008 Asking price for collective sale site slashed by 40% By Fiona Chan THE owners of a site off Bukit Timah Road are trying again for a collective sale - but after slashing the original price by nearly 40 per cent because of the grim market. They want $58 million to $60 million for Robin Court, a walk-up block of 15 flats, and No. 1 Robin Drive, a detached house that hosts a preschool.
Valeria Maltoni, the marketing expert and subject of my last post, has a fascinating list of tips that may very well change the way you do marketing. Her tips are based on permission marketing a strategy where you ask permission before sending advertisements to prospective customers.
Permission marketing is used by some Internet marketers, email marketers, [...]
Jack and Max are walking from religious service. Jack wonders whether it would be all right to smoke while praying.
Max replies, "Why don’t you ask the Priest?"
So Jack goes up to the Priest and asks, "Father, may I smoke while I pray?"
The Priest replies, "No, [...]
The aftermath of remarks made by Jesse Jackson to a fellow guest while being unaware the mike was picking up his comments, continues to reverberate through the media. His now famous, “I wanted to cut his nuts off” and “Barack, he is talking down to black people” have undoubtedly been seen or heard by millions. [...]
On August 10-13, we will be taking Breaking Point’s high school program to Palawan, together with 9 local volunteers and 18 volunteers from the US. This is the second out-of-town missions trip for Breaking Point Foundation Philippines and on this trip, we will be bringing along our stage equipment, sound system, 2 way [...]
Make no mistake -- you're in a rough spot. Exhibiting is a competitive environment. You're vying for attendee's attention, against companies that are larger, better-funded, with newer exhibits and cooler ideas than you've got. What this means is that anything you can do to differentiate yourself from the crowd is a "Very Good Thing." Being different gives you an edge over the masses. On the other
Asking appropriate questions in the workplace is something that comes naturally to some people and to many others it is difficult to do. If you are in the second group, one reason may be that you’re worried you may look stupid. That fear can be overwhelming – and can actually get you into hot water if you don’t ask a question when you should. Let’s say you’re an intern at a company
So I’ve been looking and looking at investment properties on the MLS with a more serious eye. Here’s a little phrase and it’s cousins I see popping up over and over.
“Rents could easily be more”
“Rents are below market”
“Increase the rent for excellent profits”
“Unit occupied by owner would get crap load of rent, no seriously it cou
Arjun Rampal has rubbished reports of him turning director next year. According to the industry grapevine, he was supposed to be directing a film under his production but with the help of Farah Khan and SRK. The latter was to play the lead.“Everyone is asking me this question but it is not true. Even in the near future I don’t have plans of becoming a director. I’m very happy produci
In 1969 at the height of hippie culture a murderous cold blooded cult led by Charles Manson killed actress Sharon Tate who was 8 ½ months pregnant with film Director Roman Polanski. Susan Atkins together with her sociopath groupies of the Manson Cult descended on Cielo Drive in Los Angeles, California where Sharon Tate lives. Crazed sociopaths...
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People ask me how I seem to always know what to write about while they are constantly struggling with just one idea for an article. Others wonder how I know what the readers want to know. Here is the answer and I’ll show you 3 ways to do that with free online tools.
Please don’t underestimate [...]
For the third time in four years, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of legal rights for the Guantanamo detainees, this time specifying absolutely that they have the right to challenge their imprisonment in U.S. courts. We can only hope that this time the Bush administration honors the rule of law and allows [...]
People ask me for donations?I don't donate as and when I like okay because I don't think donating money is my hobby. Reason being, I'm a stingy person and I'm poor myself. I should be the one asking you for money.Personally, if you are donating money to any organisations, you're actually helping them to raise money to help the needies (an example I can list of). And when you feel like donating, yo
A married couple is driving along a highway doing a steady 60 miles per hour. The wife is behind the wheel.Her husband suddenly looks across at her and speaks in a clear voice. 'I know we've been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce.'The wife says nothing, keeps looking at the road ahead but slowly increases her speed to 65 mph.The husband speaks again, 'I don't want you to try and talk
Sam Nunn, former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committe, and an individual who played a key role in developing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays and lesbians in the 1990s is now raising questions about the policy’s relevance to modern times. Nunn worked with Professor Charles Moskos in developing the policy during [...]
Oh my goodness gracious! I had completely forgotten about the ‘joke’ names. My mom left a comment on my last post and mentioned that she “was happy that her name was not the one you threatened (which fit my criteria), Hedwig.”
During my baby name searching I discovering that almost all of the names used in [...]
Medical bills are sooo expensiveMy wife and I just went through an extremely expensive medical emergency in the past month where we ended up having to pay quite a bit of money to two different hospitals. Luckily we had insurance (see yesterday's post), and our liability was capped at $1800. Our emergency fund and tax rebate covered all of our costs. We realize that some people aren't nearly as
Click to hear the Podcast! Today we’re going to learn how to ask for and how to give directions. Com licença, estou perdido. Estou procurando a Rua Vinícius de Moraes. Siga por esta rua aqui, direto. Vire à esquerda...
Dive in property launchesDevelopers have lowered asking price to bring in buyersFriday • May 16, 2008Esther Fungesther@mediacorp.com.sgSingapore's much-anticipated property market slowdown is here.April saw a 58-per-cent dive in new property launches by developers as buyer sentiments soured.According to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday, developers put 271 new pr
Mother’s Day was bittersweet. Bitter for the obvious reason (and the added insult that I have to do the dishes from my Mother’s Day breakfast today. With NO dishwasher. GRRRRRR!) and sweet because I am mom to two of the best little guys on the planet
Yup, I would say that the thing that saved [...]
This is the second part of the question I was asked yesterday. Reciprocal links are a gray area. I don't care for reciprocal links. I don't like to be asked and I don't like to do it. I feel like anything I link to (that's not a paid advertisement) should...
iBand has a post on their webiste asking for assistance. They ask they you vote for their video in a video contest they’re taking part in from within their country.
The band asks:
Everybody please vote for us
We’re taking part in a Video Contest with our “Life is Greater Video”. Please help us get some attention [...]
Whether a date’s spontaneous or planned, the first or the last date, or you’re young or old, sooner or later, going out with someone comes to this: Somebody has to ask for the date.
No matter how much or how little you plan (and regardless
Dating
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It appears the fallout is being felt after a report was released confirming people’s worst fears, that BET is bombarding youth with explicit imagery. Now Procter...
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Hey everyone!I love getting Dear Fashion Kitty questions from all of you! However, here is the thing ... a lot of them end up in my spam folder and I don't get to that folder very often. To solve that problem and to get your questions answered faster please put "Dear Fashion Kitty" in the subject line. I think that will help a lot :) Thanks so much and I am looking forward to reading more of your fashion questions.xoxo,Fashion Kitty
"Got questions about Grand Theft Auto IV? We've maybe got some of the answers! In an effort to address some of the frequently asked questions about the game, its two console versions and the particular quirks of each, we're compiling a handy reference guide which we hope you find informative."[via kotaku]
I am not, in any way, shape, or form, attempting to upgrade my computer. I do not, at present, have a new internal hard drive sitting here on my desk next to me. I am absolutely not inclined to attempt to install the new hard drive - which I do not possess - into my [...]
Melvin is a young man of 66-67 years of age and Always on the go teaching school or coaching basketball. Then it hit: Mesothelioma. Immediately he went on everyone’s prayer list. Luckily, the cancer was not in the lung but between the lung and the rib. After a surgery and a little chemo there was no more cancer. Prayers were answered. Then just a month later the cancer was not only back but it was everywhere. Were the prayers unanswered after all?One of the biggest problems in most people’s prayer life is that when things turn out opposite of what they prayed for they assume God isn’t listening and God isn’t answering prayers. And of course they stand on this verse: Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall ha
In a recent post, I discussed a recent presentation by reps from the NAHB on how the credit crunch is now impacting loans for land purchases, development and construction.My friend Brian, a banker with a mid-sized regional bank, took issue with this story and has written a response, which follows below:To broaden sources of AD&C credit, Mitchell called for: Fannie Mae to ramp up activity in its AD&C loan purchase program and for Freddie Mac to create a similar program. Federal Home Loan Banks to improve AD&C liquidity by accepting housing production loans as collateral for the secured advances they make to member institutions. These institutions were not set up to be collateral lenders. Collateral lending represents a much higher tier of risk taking tha
With the start of the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary just hours away, I’ve found myself in a reflective state, looking back at what has really been accomplished by the two candidates over the past six weeks.
Of all of the tours had by both candidates around the state, I can’t think that of one new policy idea [...]
Never be afraid to seek debt help, however you find it suits you best. If you find you are keeping secrets about financial troubles from someone that cares about you, you’ve got a problem that needs dealing with, so get working on it as soon as possible. But start the easy way, for your own [...]
Though theres still no official pregnancy confirmation from Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz, prospective Grampa Joe is already shopping cover shots of the maybe-babys mommy to the magazines. Theres just one problem: Page Six reports Ashlees pop expects more adorable little dollar signs than the photos are worth.Joe is contacting all the weeklies and [...]
When the Why Me? search began– I had just left Rockwell and was really on a quest for a resolution over the Rockwell situation. I had no idea any of this was going on. However, early on the Kennedys seemed to be an issue. I had no idea why.
When I figured out [...]
That's what Iran seems to be doing right now. David Patraeus highlighted some of their misbehavior in Iraq as they seem to be supplying the troublemakers again. In addition they announce more centrifuges are operating. They are also apparently arming Hezbollah.Whether it is a good idea or not I still believe it is likely there will be some type of action taken by either Israel or the US by the end of Bush's term.Should it become apparent conflict is inevitable there will be time to discuss the possible ramifications.
The Next Campaign Stop: Iraq Hearings - washingtonpost.com "Essentially, what we've seen both from the administration and from John McCain is a trumpeting of improvements from a horrific situation to simply a unsustainable and intolerable situation," Obama said. "It's looking at the entire picture that I think is the obligation of the president."I've tried to make this point on more than one occasion. Having made cease fire agreements with powerful Sunnis, a cease fire agreement with al-Sadr, and having pushed the surge strategy through to Iraq, our great success was pushing back the clock on violence to 2005. Since we managed that, and so far have not demonstrated we can sustain it, there has been little if any political progress made. In fact, Maliki has just finished waging a short,
Asking questions is a great way to redirect conversations toward spiritual things. Asking questions can directly introduce God, Jesus, faith or the gospel into your conversation. Instead of waiting for opportunities, by asking an appropriate question, you creates them. The way it works is simple. You straightforwardly raise a spiritual topic and then see if the person is interested in talking about it. While you don’t force anyone to discuss matters of faith, you do open wide the doorway to doing so.Here are a few questions and conversation starters:“If you’d ever like to know the difference between religion and Christianity, let me know. I’d be happy to talk to you about it.”“I’m curious, do you ever think about spiritual matters?”Genuinely ask: “How’s it going today?
Are you always sure about what your teacher really wants from you? Have you ever been in the situation that you present your work but it appeared you got the assignment wrong? There are a lot of situations in which you’ve been told to do something, but it might not be totally clear to you [...]
Are you always sure about what your teacher really wants from you? Have you ever been in the situation that you present your work but it appeared you got the assignment wrong? There are a lot of situations in which you’ve been told to do something, but it might not be totally clear to you [...]
11-06-200610 postsOpening post of this forum :"hi i have a b of a platinum card it has around 6ooo limit but i have more than that in my savings ive had this card for a while already. my question is i want to raise my limit is there a way of calling and asking if my limit can be raised ?"see this forum at : -credit-cards/986-asking-higher-limit.html
Remy Ma is asking for your help!!!
According to Sohh.com:
Just days after being found guilty on four counts of assault,
Bronx-bred rapper Remy Ma has turned to fans in hopes that their
support will help shorten the 25 year sentence she faces next month.
According to New York's Daily News, over the weekend the Grammy
nominated rapper's MySpace page posted a message of endorsement aimed
directly at her ...
Meera Jasmine is another import from Mollywood. She is still a relatively newcomer here. Her most memorable hit in Tollywood is the Venu and Srikanth starrer 'Yamagola Malli Modalaindi". Her role was appreciated by everyone but she did not bag too many offers after that.Meera Jasmine is doing a role in Gorintaaku. She is playing the role of Rajashekar's sister in the film. She may be a big star in Malayalam but in Tollywood, she is by no means in the same league as a Trisha or Ileana or Nayantara.All the above mentioned actresses hiked their remuneration after giving some big hits. But the gossip doing the rounds in Tollywood is that Meera Jasmine has hiked her remuneration. She is now reportedly demanding 30 lakhs per film. But will this wide waist girl get that much?!Courtesy:greatandhra
Bryan and I went to Chili’s for dinner some time back, and while we ate wordlessly (we were both numb with exhaustion), I noticed a lady at another table mutter a prayer over her food, genuflect, and then smile before taking her first bite. I was immediately overcome with jealousy.
There are times when I crave [...]
Monday: Fell down stairs due to disoriention from lack of morning caffeine infusion. Bruises and odd elbow pain.Tuesday: Kitchen fire. See post for full disclosure.Wednesday: Speeding ticket. Was not speeding that bad, just moving with traffic. Plus, what highway is 55 mph these days?Thursday: So far unscathed, but the night is young. I'm seriously considering not moving for a while.
Monday: Fell down stairs due to disoriention from lack of morning caffeine infusion. Bruises and odd elbow pain.Tuesday: Kitchen fire. See post for full disclosure.Wednesday: Speeding ticket. Was not speeding that bad, just moving with traffic. Plus, what highway is 55 mph these days?Thursday: So far unscathed, but the night is young. I'm seriously considering not moving for a while.
For many men approaching women is hard to do mainly because they feel as if they will have no idea as to what he should talk to her about.Yet, the truth is many women are walking around with "conversation pieces" that you can use to approach her and many times is the exact reason why she has it.Basically, as men you can use pretty much anything she is holding or any unique pieces of clothing or jewelry as "conversation pieces" when approaching women.Will she think that you are hitting on her when you approach her in this way?Perhaps if you are somewhere where she is expecting to get hit on and approached by guys like a bar or club she might think that you are hitting on her and even if she does you need to start being of the mind set of who cares.However, when done in the normal course of
I got my cable bill a couple months ago, and noticed my rates were jacked up over $20 more per month. Needless to say, I was less than pleased. In my opinion, no one should have to pay over $100 per month for basic cable and cable internet!
So, I did the only thing I could [...]
Ok folks, here’s the deal… We have been busy. Very busy in fact. So busy that I haven’t posted much over the last couple of weeks. Sure, there’s been the occasional photo and yes, I’ve tried to keep up with the whole photo of the day thing over at image - ination, but otherwise… nothing. [...]
Now that the sale has closed escrow, I can disclose the actual selling price of my listing at 121 Bradford Street in Bernal Heights. Listed at $799,000, the house was on the market for just 15 days, and sold for $882,500, with four offers.
While I’d love to take all the credit, the competition over this [...]
and, naturally the Clinton supporters are not amused. The Story: Lanny Davis: Two Questions for Senator Obama (via The Huffington Post) 1. If a white minister preached sermons to his congregation and had used the "N" word and used rhetoric and words similar to members of the KKK, would you support a Democratic presidential candidate who decided to continue to be a member of that congregation? 2. Would you support that candidate if, after knowing of or hearing those sermons, he or she still appointed that minister to serve on his or her "Religious Advisory Committee" of his or her presidential campaign? In fairness to the Clinton camp, they've pretty much have been mum about the whole Obama/Wright story. But Lanny Davis did ask the question on his own.
A lot of Internet-based bodybuilding message boards contain questions regarding the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids. These forums are popular due to the widespread and secretive nature of steroid use in competitive sports and physical exhibition. Unfortunately, many trainees can not seek advice from their physician for fear of prosecution.
The online message boards provide users a [...]
Nokia left Germany, Germans got pissed off and some days back the German authority asked Nokia to pay $92 million for their exit decision. I think this was not enough to pacify the Germans, this time...
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If you are chatting with Katrina Kaif make sure that you don’t mention Salman Khan’s name.Though they are seeing each other they refuse to talk about their relationship. In fact, Katrina is known to get very angry when she is asked anything about her superstar boyfriend.The actress doesn’t mind answering questions about her family, but when it comes to love life, her lips are sealed. Something fishy in maintaining secrecy!
just received this email (and I get a few of them a month)… from Best Friends… I only included ONE of the bunnies, Jasmine, but the letter highlighted three bunnies to sponsor… here’s my suggestion for animal rescue organizations who are raising donations: sign up for Best Friends newsletter and email alerts… attend one of their [...]
How much do you know before you ask anybody for a date? Sometimes, a good-looking face, attractive personality and some more information about anybody is enough for you to ask for dating him/her. Is this the right way to date? Is this small information
Dating
If you have upgraded Windows or, sometimes, when you have reinstalled it, you will be asked to select which version of Windows you want to run when it boots up on a screen like this:If you only ever use one version of Windows you can switch this off, or you can reduce the countdown time before it continues automatically.To do this right-click on your 'My Computer' icon and select 'Properties' (alternatively, hold down the Windows key and press the Pause/Break key), select the 'Advanced' page, and press the 'Settings' button in the 'Startup and Recovery' section.From here you can switch off that selection screen by unticking 'Time to display the list of operating systems'. You can also adjust the time that the screen will be shown before it automatically continues, and you can change the d
If you have upgraded Windows or, sometimes, when you have reinstalled it, you will be asked to select which version of Windows you want to run when it boots up on a screen like this:If you only ever use one version of Windows you can switch this off, o...
Ever since I left Affiliate Summit West, in Rio, I have kept in touch with a lot of people. This provided me great access to some tips and even some interviews. Today or late last night I had the opportunity to speak to John Hasson. I was very energized to speak to John again - since the last time we spoke was via twitter.
I met John at Affiliate Summit West and we interacted a lot. Spoke of certain aspects at the convention and just hanged out. John was one of the speakers at “Ask the Experts” - his table was the most populated table. Many just had to stand up because there were no more chairs to sit in. A lot of users were attacking him multiple questions which John has answered honestly by experience, I like that. I do not like speakers speaking out of their ass because they
Asking questions and listening to the buyer’s needs are two fundamental and critical selling skills. Both aspects are important. You need to ask the right questions and listen to the answers. This process is the single best investment of your time.
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There are companies that hardly use any advertisements and mainly do business on referrals. These companies have realized the value of referrals. For them referred clients are worth their weight in gold for their potential to bring in business. Sales professionals may get tired of making cold calls and trying to meet [...]
These days everyone’s got a new sales closing technique. The best way to close more sales is to just ask more open-ended questions. Read this article to learn 35 sales questions that you need to ask to consistently close more sales more often!
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There are well-defined moments in the sales process when you absolutely must ask for the order. You can’t afford to have these precious moments slip through your fingers but unfortunately, that’s exactly what happens to too many salespeople. I have some advice that will protect you from becoming one of those salespeople. The key [...]
The old qualification processes were based on intuition. Sales people visited prospects on sheer positive expectation. There are some sales people who still do the same. But as the list of prospects grow it is wise to select prospects and qualify them with due consideration. This saves time, money and energy.
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Counseling has been a profession for a long time now. As society grows, so do the problems that it faces. With so many connections and relationships, it is inevitable that people will face problems.
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If you’re looking for an increase in salary and/or title, then you need to learn how to ask for a raise. But, what if you could get a raise without ever even having to ask for one? Here’s how to justify your desired raise or promotion in two simple and tangible steps…
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Originally listed at $799,000 we took four offers less than two weeks after bringing the house on to the market, thus proving that regardless of what’s going on the rest of the country, state, or even the greater Bay Area, we really do lead a charmed existence here.
If you want to move, don’t let the [...]
If you’re looking for an increase in salary and/or title, then you need to learn how to ask for a raise. But, what if you could get a raise without ever even having to ask for one? Here’s how to justify your desired raise or promotion in two simple and tangible steps…
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Using questions in your sales copy…is it a good idea, or a bad idea? It depends. Questions that work to draw your reader into the copy can be good, while those that stop your reader are bad. Here are six guidelines for asking the right kinds of questions in your sales message and avoiding the [...]
Asking questions and listening to the buyer’s needs are two fundamental and critical selling skills. Both aspects are important. You need to ask the right questions and listen to the answers. This process is the single best investment of your time.
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It wasn’t long ago that I can remember just complaining whenever I got charged fees by a company not knowing that I could do anything about it. Now I know that the consumer does have power. Every fee or even purchase prices that I come across now get questioned. The old [...]
The ObserverStumped by spring's new clothes? Fashion expert Mimi Spencer has set up wonderstuff.co.uk, a website dedicated to answering those conundrums of style that can keep a girl awake at night. Here, she explains what to buy and what not to wear this season 1. What colour should I wear?It's a Crayola moment, so crawl out from that dark, comfortable place and get a load of brights. Fuchsia is the hottest colour to wear - it should feel like a stab in the eye - as seen at Burberry, Preen, Stella McCartney, Versace, Celine, Balmain, Giambattista Valli... are you still there? Well, you get the message. If heavy pink is not your bag, azure (aka ultra-blue) is a pretty close second, followed by canary yellow (best at Zac Posen, Ralph Lauren and Roksanda Ilincic - though you sh
I wish I had a good answer. I guess they have more interest in asking about non-issues like "Was Bill Clinton the first black President?" Ok I kinda enjoyed that one. But seriously, climate change is on the forefront of people's minds. All the polls agree, yet the press continuously stays away from it.If you have been watching any of the debates, you will have noticed this trend. According to the Alliance for Climate Change, A League of Conservation Voters study found that ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked presidential candidates more than 767 questions -- only 5 of which were related to global warming. CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked more than 402 questions -- only 5 were about global warming. Sadly, other political commentators and reporters have shown a similar disregard for this key issue.The
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Welcome to this week’s Asking The Readers. I invite and encourage everyone to share their response and opinions. Super Blogging has a great community and we want you to participate too, so after you’re done reading, please leave a comment and express your point of view as well!
So now I want to know, how often should bloggers post? Browsing around the blogosphere, I see a lot of different thoughts on this topic. Some people love quantity and having five new posts appear in their RSS reader or inbox for them to devour each day. But others prefer quality, and they’re happy with one to four posts a week or even much less than that. There are so many opinions on this topic, and none of them are either right or wrong - but I’d like to know where the majority stands.
Personally, I’m all for quality. If a blogger is putting out ten worthless posts a day, then in my opinion that’ll only drive people away instead of helpi
A guy meets a girl in the bar and she goes home with him. When they are relaxing after making love, he asks, "Am I the first guy you ever made love to?"
She looks at him for a few moments and says,...
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I poured myself a cup of coffee this morning and decided to have a look at asking price data at one of my favorites sites Housing Tracker.According to the data at Housing Tracker, the median asking price for homes in OC reached it's peak in May of 2006. At that point, the median seller was asking nearly $700,000 ($694,600)for her home. Today, she is asking nearly $120,000 less.Over life of a 30 year loan at 7.5%, a buyer purchasing a home at today's median versus the median at the peak will save almost $300,000 in principal and interest. That buyer would also save rouhgly $53,000 in property taxes, for a total savings of about $350,000.That is an amazing amount of money and a tremendous reward exercising bearish prudence. You should be proud of yourself.Viva los Osos!
Some of us may believe that life events occur randomly and that we have limited or no control over that which occurs in our lives. Nothing could be further from the truth! It is easy for us to be led...
Achieving anything is not just hard work. Maybe there is something you need to change in between your ears...
Always prepared to pass along good advice to someone else, German Economics Minister Michael Glos has called upon the United States to do something about the sliding dollar. “Hello, Earth to US, Earth to US,” he said before a less than amused Bundestag that represents, among other things, big important German exporters who are now slowly starting to feel the growing exchange-rate pressure doch (after all). “Puh-lease slow down the dollar's free fall now. It’s been fun, I’m sure, but I think we’ve all had enough. Bitte kommen (Do you read me?)”
Speaking during a budget debate in the German parliament, Glos lectured Washington about not trying to “fix structural problems in the US economy” by devaluing the dollar. “We don’t understand why you would be trying to fix structural problems with your economy in the first place.” He said. “We have certainly never considered doing such a thing so why should you?”
“Not even that economy (meaning the
OKLAHOMA CITY – Author John Grisham is asking an Oklahoma federal court to dismiss a libel lawsuit filed against him by Pontotoc County District Attorney Bill Peterson and others over their depiction in Grisham’s nonfiction best-seller "The Innocent Man", about the prosecution of Dennis Fritz and Ron Williamson for the 1982 murder of Debra Sue Carter. The Pontotoc County District Attorney Bill Peterson is the prosecutor who sent Dennis Fritz and Ron Williamson, 2 innocent men to prison for 12 years with no real evidence against them. The real killer Glen Gore, was the prosecution's key witness. Other defendants in the case: Author Dennis Fritz ,who tells his story of his unwarranted prosecution and wrongful conviction his book "Journey Toward Justice". Barry Scheck, one of Fritz’s lawyers who helped exonerate him in 1999, and a co-author of “Actual Innocence,” that discusses the case of Williamson and Fritz.Robert Mayer, author of “The Dreams of Ada.” - Mayer’s book di
If your child has been sleeping through the night since conception, I don’t want to hear about it.
Seriously. Don’t tell me. And, while you’re at it, go to hell. I hate you.
Well that sounded a bit mean, huh?
I don’t really hate you. You’ve always been such a nice person.
I’m just bitter today.
Cara woke up at least ten times last night. At 3 am, I finally considered just getting up. How sad is that? I was 100% awake at 3 am.
We were doing so well. She would go to bed at 8 pm and wake up between 2 and 4 to nurse and then she was back out until 8 am.
I can handle that schedule. With that schedule I actually get more than 30 minutes of sleep at a time.
Her desire to drive me insane started day before yesterday. Cara got her shots on Monday [I don’t wanna talk about it] and I had been expecting at least a runny nose. But, she had been in a great mood and hadn’t been feverish.
Anyway, Thursday afternoon I put her down for her after
I’m not very good at corporate prayer. I do okay during the pastoral prayer at church, but when I’m sitting in a circle hearing the earnest prayers of others, I always have to fight down my inner skeptic: the critical, resistant, sometimes sarcastic voice that raises obscure theological objections or simply urges me to flee. If prayer were like a Ouija board, I’d be the nonbeliever who
