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Carlsberg has mercilessly shut down the historic Tetley on Leeds brewery in an effort to cut costs in a belt-tightening economy. Yeah, yeah the loss of a historic brewery like Tetley; which has been brewed on the site since 1822 and will be moved to some other brewery down south. I guess in these wonderful [...]

Wow. From October of 2003, George W. Bush — Economic Super Hero.

More like the Bush Ka-BOOOM!

Its like Superman losing the Fortress of Solitude or the President being evicted from the White House: Michael Jackson appears to be losing his famed Neverland Ranch.
“You are in default of a deed of trust …,” Jackson was told in the five-page filing, according to a copy of the document published by FoxNews.com. “Unless [...]

At a news conference in Brooklyn, state Atty. Gen. Andrew M. Cuomo said the arrests served as a message that “organized crime still exits. . . . We like to think it’s a vestige of the past. It’s not. It is as unrelenting as weeds that continue to sprout in the cracks of society.
Seems the [...]

I needed a 5th or 6th lesson on how to read the Daily Racing Form—through a strange twist of fate, work is sending me to the track. Lo and behold: the DRF itself supplies a fantastic online tool.
How to Read the DRF [Drf.com]

From the New York Post:
In recently filed court papers, Elisa Kwon accuses her former beau Greg Calvino, 45, of reneg ing on a pledge he had made to not “use drugs, stay out late, frequent strippers or prosti tutes.” The 30-something Kwon insists Calvino had vowed that if he ever did any of those things [...]

Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair, former pro wrestler, has opened up his own finance company, specializing in the “Figure-4 Process.”
Their tagline: “We compete so you don’t have to. Woooooo!”
Company Page [RicFlairFinance.com]

I get some of my best ideas and worthwhile news feed from Live Journal. The trick, of course, is being connected to people who are infinitely smarter and more plugged-in than yourself, even if by two or three degrees of separation. Most of the rest of it is egocentric though often amusing crapola.
There’s Nick Currie, [...]




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» Seems Jack Daniels is kicking some butt, profits are up and even their unsavory looking drinks are selling.  # 2

» The Royal Bacon Society is a fancy, fun blog all about you the Dethroner reader’s favorite food: Bacon. # 1

» Evidently a fan of Ebert’s is trying to help Mars breed the supreme race of M&Ms.

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them breaks and splinters. That is the “loser,” and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.
M&Ms prove Darwin was right Thanks Ryan  # 0

» Baconpig. Zenith of mankind’s porcine proclivity or just gross? You be the judge. Don’t miss the Pig Butchering Guide in T-shirt form. # 0

» A man wants to know if jerking off into his guppy tank will cause his fish any harm. Just don’t forget to cuddle, I say. [StraightDope.com# 1

» An Atlanta florist is selling the “Broquet,” baskets of amply masculine cactus and carnivorous plants that can be given from one man to another. [BananaFlorist.com via Seth Godin# 0

» What may be my next car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X, goes on sale today in Japan. Next year for North America. [Crave.CNET.com# 0

» I haven’t really dug into it much, but JoS. A. Bank is having what appears to be a pretty major sale, with up to 50% off on Fall items and 70% off on clearance items. [JosBank.com# 2

» Cities collapse due to unsustainable growth? Naw it’ll never happen. We have science. [unsw.edu.au, creationmuseum.org] # 0

» Headline of the Day: “Men want hot women, study confirms” [CNN# 2



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