By dealtown(view all posts by dealtown)
at 6:56AM Thursday May 19, 2011
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Seth MacFarlane, creator of
Family Guy and
American Dad!, is planning to
reboot The Flintstones for both film and television. Although this is
The Flintstones' first
reboot, it's far from the first time the series has been revisited to create new media in some form.
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By SavingsMommie(view all posts by SavingsMommie)
at 6:58AM Monday May 16, 2011
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Botox injections for an 8 year-old? Shocking, but yes.
I'm sure you've heard over the week, mostly outrage, involving an
8 year-old who receives frequent Botox injections from her own mother.
In an article posted on KTLA website, the mother said, "
In the past 12 months she has had different parts of her face and lips injected four times. I make her frown before injecting, which helps identify a potential wrinkle. This means we can get it before it even develops."
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By dealtown(view all posts by dealtown)
at 6:57AM Thursday May 12, 2011
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Newsworthy
Image courtesy of jplpagan via Flickr.Former CNN talk host
Larry King is opening a bagel shop in Beverly Hills. A Brooklyn native, King complains that there are no good bagels in Los Angeles. He aims to change that by using an emulation of Brooklyn water to make the bagels at his shop.
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By Kent_ThuneGuest Blogger(view all posts by Kent_Thune)
at 6:53AM Thursday May 5, 2011
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Newsworthy
Image by k-ideas via Flickr
Question:
Will the death of Osama Bin Laden have any impact on the stock market?
If the first two trading days on Wall Street after Osama Bin Laden's death is any indication, to answer your question, "
No, it will not significantly impact stock prices or world economies in the short-term and probably not in the long-term."
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By dealtown(view all posts by dealtown)
at 6:54AM Monday May 2, 2011
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Newsworthy
Image courtesy of southerntabitha via FlickrOn April 27th and 28th, a
string of tornadoes tore through several southern states, killing roughly 300 people and decimating entire neighborhoods. Tuscaloosa, Alabama was among the hardest hit.
Many people in the region are without shelter and other necessities right now. Here are several ways you can help.
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By aksekar(view all posts by aksekar)
at 12:57PM Wednesday April 27, 2011
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Newsworthy
Military service members who are entering or on active duty receive
some financial protections from the
2003 Service Members Civil Relief Act: they cannot be
foreclosed upon, they can cancel a lease if they are reassigned,
and any debt incurred before or during service cannot accrue more
than 6% interest--anything over the limit is forgiven entirely.
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By dealtown(view all posts by dealtown)
at 7:56AM Wednesday April 27, 2011
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Newsworthy
Local 770, the union that represents many grocery store employees in Southern California, has voted to authorize a
strike against Ralphs, Albertsons and Safeway. According to reports by Southern California Public Radio, "a work stoppage isn't a foregone conclusion," but it is a possibility.
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By Dealman(view all posts by Dealman)
at 11:56AM Friday April 22, 2011
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Loose Change
This week Donald Trump becomes a viable presidential contender (
really), gas prices go up and Obama panics, people are fooled by the word "healthy," and owning an iPhone is like having a GPS unit implanted in your body.
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By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger(view all posts by Rick.Broida)
at 8:55AM Thursday April 21, 2011
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Product Review
Regular Tech-pert readers know of my fondness for
e-readers--and my hatred of e-book prices. (
Sorry, publishers, but you can't give me a good argument for why older and out-of-print titles aren't priced at a buck or two.)
Fortunately, there are ways to get books for your
Amazon Kindle (
and, in some cases, your Barnes & Noble Nook) without spending a dime. Don't worry, they're all perfectly legal--though there are a few limitations.
First up: a virtual trip to your local library.
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