August, 2009

Swim Teachers? No, Folks Floundering In Hard Times

When writer Lori Gottlieb couldn't afford to take her son on a vacation to Hawaii this year, she signed him up for swim lessons instead. Gottlieb knew times were tight, but nothing prepared her for the parade of part-time swim instructors she met pool-side.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Swim Teachers? No, ...

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Taught To Swim By Those Drowning In Debt

When writer Lori Gottlieb couldn't afford to take her son on a vacation to Hawaii this year, she signed him up for swim lessons instead. Gottlieb knew times were tight, but nothing prepared her for the parade of second-career swim instructors she met pool-side.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Taught To Swim ...

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Jaycee Lee Dugard Pictures | Picking Up the Pieces

Learning to live with freedom Jaycee Lee Dugard pictures | Before the abduction (Photo: find-missing-children.org) You’ve heard about the girl found after 18 years by now. Her name is Jaycee Lee Dugard, and photos of her as a child - before she was abducted - are all over the World Wide Web. The kidnapped girl is found; ...

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Happy Snow Leopard Day

For the increasing number of Mac users in the audience, today’s the day to start deciding whether you want to upgrade your operating system: “Snow Leopard” is on the scene. Number-wise, this is a move to OS 10.6. It will only work on Apple computers with an Intel processor and at least 1 GB of RAM. ...

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How Money Finds its Way Into the Economy

President Obama’s stimulus bill is a reminder of how creative our government can be when injecting cash into our economy. However, many are not aware of exactly how and where the money comes and goes. The government does not simply dump billions of dollars into the system and inflation and deflation are some magical by-products ...

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