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- Retire in a College Town - Raleigh, North Carolina If you are like Mr. GoTo and many other baby boomers, you are getting to that place in life where you are thinking about other places where you might live, perhaps after you become an empty-nester. I find it interesting to read the various "best places to retire" lists that are...
- North Carolina basketball player of the Year Charged in Break-in John Wall, 5th ranked player in espnu's top 100 rankings for 2009, has been charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering in North Carolina. Two minors were also arrested with Wall. Police said that they observed the three leaving out the back of the vacant house. They also said there was...
Alternative Strategies for Saving on College Tuition Mr. ToughMoneyLove is a regular critic of colleges and universities. There is lots of hard truth to be spread about the deficiencies in our system of financing higher education. First, many colleges are what one writer has called failure factories because they graduate so few of the students who attend. Second, the out of...
North Carolina Wins Big A couple of days ago in one of my blogs I said that NC would win big-and they did. This game to me had the feel of championships won by UCLA back in the 60s-and early 70's when you knew the opponent was overmatched from the start and they were....
Stimulus Plan Saves the States - from What? The citizens of New York and California - at least those who know how to earn a living - must be thrilled with the money their states are receiving from the federal spendulus plan. Â This plan was designed to help those states with the most Democrat votes, was it not?...
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- Quotes of the Day "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt." -Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, 1982 Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes...
Boycott Man Whores! Â Man whore: A sexually active, promiscuous, younger man who is well known at most health clinics and may have an STD named after him in his honor. Would you date a man whore? Me neither. What if he was willing, even eager, to be exclusive with you? Me...- Football Helmets Sports Memorabilia -> Fan Apparel & Souvenirs -> Football-NFL Official NFL memorabilia comes in all shapes and sizes, but some very distinctive collectible items are NFL football helmets. Whether you want to collect one from each of the 30 teams, or just your favorite team or teams, it's a fun...
1966 Corvette 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Here's a cool little project that's been sitting in a North Carolina field. It's a 1966 Corvette convertible that someone started to do a resto-mod on. It's got a T10 four speed and Chevy 10 bolt rear end, but no motor. Interior is totally trashed (missing...
- 2008 NCAA Chess Team Championship After four (4) rounds of the 84th NCAA Chess Tournament, the Mapua Institute of Technology dons the top spot with a score of 11.5 points. Colegio de San Juan de Letran follwed the Mapua Woodpushers with 10.5 points and then College of Saint Benilde with 8 points. Mapua scored 2...
- Article 5 of the NCAA Manual is the Legislative Authority and Process Article 5 of the NCAA  manual deals with all legislation that has to do with the conduct of member institutions concerning college athletic programs. The association deals with its member institutions as a whole on some policies, but each division has different polices and practices that are governed by there constitution and  bylaws....
Weakonomics Tour of the Country: Â New Jersey AKA the "Pennsylvania's Beach" State New Jersey is sandwiched between Philadelphia and New-York City, not a bad place when you're looking for some industries to support your economy. I struggled to decide on a nickname for the state. Â "New York's Suburb" & "New England's Hicks" were strong contenders. Â This is...
Idiot's Guide to Ending Your Life "I just returned home and my whole family's been shot!" By me, should have added the father. But then, should've, would've, might've. Before killing his family and himself, the man should have done a lot of things, but he chose his way out. One, incidentally, that was suggested by the...![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_c.png?x-id=99397ea5-530e-4fea-8fbc-79362c32cf15 "Reblog this post [with Zemanta]")
Stem cells without genetic defects heralded as breakthrough The prospect of treating genetic diseases with corrected stem cells grown from patients’ own bodies has moved closer, after the results of a remarkable experiment. Scientists have successfully reprogrammed skin tissue from people with a rare form of anaemia to create powerful stem cells, while at the same time rectifying...- Red Lions rolled past Cardinals in NCAA Opener San Beda Red Lions overpowered Mapua Cardinals in the opening game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship. Making a bold statement that they intend to extend their championship run, now three, to four. The Lions clashed with the Cardinals at 2 P.M. after United States Ambassador Kristie Kenney...
- This kind of attitude helps A red convertible pulled up next to my car on the freeway the other day. "Oh it's a Ferrari," I thought, as I noticed the little horse emblem on it. "I wonder if it purrs, it's too loud to tell on the freeway." I glanced over at the driver, who...
Piss Off Louis Vuitton, Become a Celebrity Overnight, And Have Yourself Some Blog Success! Guest Post by Christopher Flores Most know me as a New York City joint venture guy or "that moderator on SMC" or "that college dude". More than being a spectacular person 90% of the time, I'm a scientist of people and cultures, an Anthropology student. In Cyberculture, my thing is...- THE REAL RESON AIG WAS RESCUED! Remember when this economic crisis hit, and Congress let Bear Sterns go under, but pushed a bunch of forced marriages between banks, etc.? Then they bailed out AIG. At the time, I thought: "That's strange. What does an insurance company have to do with this crisis?" I think I...
- Foreign Born Presidents - Just One Amendment Away There recently has been a proposal for a Constitutional Amendment allowing foreign born citizens to become President of the United States. The idea being that people like Austrian born Arnold Schwarzenegger will be able to run for President. It sounds like a great plan on it's surface, but stop and...
What is the Difference Between a Depression and a Recession? Unless you have been camping in a remote location for the last 6 months you have no doubt heard that we are in a recession. There was a great deal of disagreement, for quite some time, of when we actually entered the recession but nonetheless we all agree that...
25 Investment rules from Jim Cramer. [ad#468x15-content-links] [caption id="attachment_370" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Cramer's Investment Rules Can Help Take The Complexity Out of Trading"][/caption] I've never been a Jim Cramer fan. My early investing education was focused more on Ben Graham and Warren Buffet, so Cramer always struck me as a loud mouth, blow hard. For those of...- New to the Workforce? Contribute to Your Retirement If you are a recent college graduate that has just entered the workforce, you have an excellent chance for a comfortable retirement if you begin contributing to your retirement as soon as possible. If you are 24 years of age or younger, you have at least 35 years until you...
- Best Job Search Ever Going out there and looking for a new job can be really frustrating. It can make you feel nervous, inadequate, and just plain bad. But I am really enjoying the search for a job as a copywriter in an agency. Why? Nothing other than my portfolio matters. My resume is...
Meet These Green Eyes, your new favorite band The band These Green Eyes started out in 2003 and have been playing since. They recently released their second full length, "Relapse to Recovery".- More thinkin' about forgiveness (and rage) We have a columnist in our local paper who is syndicated, so perhaps you get him too. He writes about spiritual things and is currently a chaplain at a hospital, so often he writes about things that occur in the hospital with patients he is visiting. He lays his faith...
Rare Books Many people who collect rare books have relationships with a number of booksellers who handle these types of books, and have lists of the books they'd like to own. The seller, when that book becomes available, will contact the customer and then they negotiate on a price. Some online rare...- Begining Chinese Cooking When I first ate Chinese food in the UK in the 1970s, it was really quite unappealing. Everything came in a gloopy sauce and seemed to taste the same, due to the overuse of monosodium glutamate, supposedly a flavor enhancer but in reality, nothing of the kind. Then in the...
Get Into Bed With Abigail Reynolds (Author Interview) This is my lucky day. Two author interviews in one week! It's complete playtime and fun. I hope you enjoy! LRP: What is it about Pride and Prejudice that keeps you writing in that genre? I love the characters. I can't get enough of Elizabeth and Darcy. LRP: I...
