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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tuesday - January 27, 2009 - The Recession Bowl, Ice/Snowstorms Head East from Midwest, Raccoon 1 - Pervert 0, Gold Trades Above $900 Again,



The Second Stage of the Real Estate Bust Is About to Hit Our Economy

Far from innocuous, athlete concussions can lead to tremendous brain damage

One-third of Oregon's 36 counties have unemployment rates over 10%, most of them rural

The lowest U.S. Consumer Sentiment (showing consumer confidence in our Economy) of all time has just been reported

NY Attorney General subpoenas ex-Merrill CEO John Thain over last minute bonuses given out right before Bank of America took it over

Case Schiller Housing Index shows biggest fall ever in home prices, 18.2% year over year



Happy Dogs, Happy Horses Playing In the Morning Sun

Auto Market Rebound Depends On A Housing Market Rebound

The view from the nation's auto malls darkens

Ex-pastor jailed for sex with 10-year-old 'wife'

First batch of extra U.S. troops in east Afghanistan

2 Terabyte Hard Drive from Western Digital on the way





As economy falters, TV ads shift from banks and cars to ShamWow, PedEgg

The Brilliant CEO of Porsche/Volkswagen

Canada set for stimulus spending

Divorce Canadian Style

Blow-up doll sex suspect arrested in Australia

Self-extinguishing cigarettes burn up smokers

World's highest drug levels entering India stream

Hackers are believed to have stolen the personal details of millions of people using the online job site Monster

Honda to cut car production by 50,000 vehicles




Boss's half-time show no longer threatened: Lingerie Bowl VI canceled over nakedness

Iran: Men vs. women soccer game draws punishment

Head of rightwing mob which attacked women in an Indian bar says it is "not acceptable" that women go into bars

An Arab Cold War between Syria and Saudi Arabia & Egypt?

How nice: 9 Out Of 10 Executives At Bailout Banks Keep Their Jobs


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Gold pushes above US $900 again, and hits all time highs in Euros and Sterling Pounds

Can Obama push the Auto Industry to create green collar jobs?

Should Government throw more money at the housing market?

Americans are missing out on BBC's shocking portrayal of the high cost of low coverage of U.S. medical care

New Zealand man's thrift shop MP3 player contains US military files

Cutting calories by one-third may increase your memory



Tonight at 9PM on TV . . . PBS's Frontline: "Taking on the Mafia"

No relief in 2009 for retailers

Asset manager claims Pfizer-Wyeth deal is a sign banks are beginning to lend again (video)

Fortune Magazine: Bank Bailout Could Cost $4 Trillion

Fannie Mae could need $16 Billion from the Government




Obama Gives First Formal Interview As President To Al-Arabiya TV

6 Cars You Know On Death Row

A 150+ year old miracle drug, Aspirin, may cut Liver damage from alcohol and painkillers

Road to Super Bowl flanked by XLIII Tampa strip clubs

Japan's stock market, the Nikkei, soars 4.93% on announcement of their Government's stimulus plan


Stars of Hollywood films, Emperor Penguins could be almost extinct by 2100 due to Global Warming

"5 Observations Of This Economic Collapse" by Dr. Housing Bubble

The change for all landbased TV stations to digital broadcasting has been postponed for another 4 months

Senate votes 60-34 and confirms Geithner as Treasury Secretary

NY Financier arrested yesterday on charges of running a $400 Million Ponzi Scheme

'Blast' on Israeli-Gazan border

Not just for photo ops: President Obama begins a new burst of Middle East diplomacy

Amazing Filtered Things Blog brings us "Art by Serge Adamovich"

Sportsman of the Week: Coach in 100-0 high-school win refuses to apologize for running up the score and is fired

What works in online video advertising?

93 year old Michigan man freezes to death after utility limits his electricity for non-payment

After yesterday's red letter day of layoffs (see yesterday's A1A NEWS), Economists wonder if we've reached half-way to the bottom
Layoffs: ING to shed 7,000 jobs this year

Layoffs: 650 Dublin, VA workers at a Volvo Truck plant to be cut loose by March or April

Layoffs: Steelmaker Corus to layoff 3,500 worldwide

Layoffs: IBM axes 2,800 jobs in North America

Layoffs: Corning slashes 3,500 jobs

Silver State Bank's (Las Vegas, NV) meteoric rise eclipsed only by its collapse and high salaries and bonuses paid to executives while bankrupting the entity

New Life Church paid 20 year old man not to discuss Pastor Ted Haggerty's long term affair with him

Soviet Britain: Return of the 3 Day Work Week?

China confirms sixth deadly bird flu case this month

Mounting fear in Israel that the country's leaders face war crimes charges over their involvement in the recent Gaza offensive

Who is responsible for the 30 set fires in Coatesville, Pennsylvania?


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Dividends are being cut at the fastest rate in 50 years, cutting income needed by retirees and those who wanted to retire

As the Economy worsens, so does crime

Where is your college's endowment after a hellacious 2008?

Some climate change is irreversible claim scientists

Doctors expected 7 babies but 8 popped out . . . California woman has only the second live set of octuplets delivered in this nation

Extreme weather (ice storm and snow) in Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee stretches ambulances thin, stops traffic on highways. Will move on to disrupt traffic from D.C. to Boston

Monday, January 26, 2009

Monday - January 26, 2009 - Pfizer to Buy Wyeth for $68 Billion, What You Need to Know About Gold, Who Needs Economists?

Layoffs: GM to lay off 2,000 workers, cut production


Wintry weather is dumping snow across the Plains and Midwest

Google's Rumored GDrive May 'Kill' the PC

Casey Anthony's Attorney Wants More Information on Ex-Boyfriend

2 dead, 8 injured by gunman at teen nightclub in Portland, OR

New York Knick's Eddie Curry's ex-girlfriend and her 9 month old son are murdered by gunshots in Chicago

Gatehouse Media vs. New York Times' Boston Globe in case which could affect the way newsites, bloggers (such as A1A News), etc., use headlines and links to cut to an original story

Equestrian culture fading into the sunset?

Republicans step up criticism of Obama



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Who Needs Economists When We Have the Home Builders?

Stone Age Animal Art

Why women should feel good naked

In a survey released today, leading Economists say the Recession will become worse with more job layoffs and worsening economic conditions

Jim Rogers predicts the Euro won't be around in 20 years

GE Rattles Investors

Slide show of metro areas with the biggest rent drops

Intel embraces Linux, develops new mobile chips, going after Apple and Microsoft in the mobile market




Monster truck promoter who spoke earlier about his great safety record of 16 years, is run over and killed at his show

Veteran cop on the phone with gas company about the smell of gas is gravely injured when his house explodes to smithereens

Al Jazeera - The Violence Network

Rising revenue at Barclay's, despite $11 Billion in 2008 writedowns, means it will not have to borrow from the UK government

Layoffs: Harley-Davidson sees 60% drop in profits in fourth quarter of 2008; fires 1,100 (10% of workforce)
Layoffs: John Deere lets go 700 workers
Layoffs: Large Bahamas resort lays off 1/5th (181) of its workers, due to downturn in tourism
Layoffs: Starbucks to say good-bye to possibly 1,000 at its headquarters
Layoffs: 50 Abercrombie HQ office workers laid off
Layoffs: Phillips halts buyback of stock, cuts 6,000 jobs after big loss in 4th quarter

Home prices and housing starts continue to fall at record pace



WSJ Editorial: Money spent on Obama's stimulus will take too long to turn around the economy . . . would be bettter to reduce corporate taxes

Barron's Alan Abelson: "Woe Is Us"

Scientists discover just one brain cell can hold "memories"

Avalanches in Turkey and Scotland kill 13

Nigerian police hold robber goat which a vigilante group says was once a man thief who used witchcraft to change shape

California going for $6 Billion in budget cuts as they've already gone for broke

Gasoline prices have been steadily rising for the past two weeks

Florida prison guards break up rec yard brawl by firing their guns

Pfizer agreed to buy Wyeth for $68 Billion yesterday to form the world's largest drug company

People are no longer focusing on jobs that pay more; now they are searching for jobs which will last

Drinking coffee can lower your risks of dementia as you grow older

Obama will probably tighten up on auto emissions and fuel efficiency standards today

Humor from Motley Fool poster AlphaWolf

Senators Kerry and Conrad in the WSJ: "Congress Needs to Help the Economy Fast"

U.S. unemployment rate would now be 17.5% if calculated like it was 80 years ago



Karmic comeback: At 2-5 in the Pac-10, Arizona itself might be a bit of a doormat, but that doesn't make it OK to just go around and wipe your feet on Chase Budinger's face. Arizona went on to win 96-90 in overtime, despite the fact that Houston led 63-51 at the time of the face-stomping.

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Sunday - January 25, 2009 - Bright Spot in the Housing Crash: Cheaper Rents, Home Values Shrink . . . Tax Bases Melt Away in California

Serial arsonist in Philadelphia may be responsible for 14 fires in one month

Market braces for horrible news from the "E" in P/E


KKK Starts Recruitment Effort in Virginia Town Days After Obama’s Inauguration

Woman arrested for not returning library book on time

Icelandic government heads brought down by Financial Crisis

Have Americans Given Up on the Economy?

Father of the week: Man started having sex with relative when she was 13, four children born and sealed in coolers, buried on farm

Bright Spot in the Housing Crash: Cheaper Rents
WSJ: "Finally, Renters Have Some Pull"
San Francisco Bay Area apartment rents fall 1st time in years
NYT: Time to Unravel the Knot of Credit-Default Swaps


Mariana Bridi Dies: Miss World Finalist Succumbs After Amputations

Because of budget defecits, the only two mental hospitals in Virginia for distubed children are scheduled for closure

HBO's "Flight of the Conchords", the quirky but smart musical comedy, is back for Season Two!

Home values shrink, tax bases melt away in California

What is causing the death rate of Pacific Northwest trees to double in only 17 years?

Most Seattle banks are not lending their bailout money, but stashing it for better times

Facebook and myspace posts can come back to haunt you when applying for a job

Like in the 1930s, small homeowners are organizing for the Foreclosure Fightback

Lower rate mortgages not available to everyone

Millions of Canadians are finding out their "employment insurance", on which they made payments for years at certain employers, has vaporized during this nasty Recession

Time: Why John Thain was ousted at Merrill Lynch

David Koresh's mom stabbed to death by aunt

WSJ: "Why Forecasts Keep Missing the Mark

U.S., Japan negotiate over new type of whale hunting



New app for Google's Android mobile platform lets listeners pick numerous internet radio stations from Last.fm

Recovered jet plane engine shows signs of "soft body damage"

Indiana student ill, but wins Miss America crown

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