Monthly Archives: January 2011

American? No Facebook Shares for You!




Just about a week after investment banking firm Goldman Sachs offered its richest clients a chance to invest in social media giant Facebook, the firm rescinded the opportunity from clients in the United States. The reason stems from media attention … Continue reading

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Bear Down!




***WARNING*** The National Weather Service has issued a falling bird warning for the Chicagoland area beginning at 12:00 pm central and continuing until the end of the fourth quarter. Similar occurrences with Ravens and Falcons have already been reported in other … Continue reading

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Not Great Timing Sarah




Sometimes I don’t have to write anything because I find that someone has already said what I want to say, in a better way than I ever could have said it. That is the case with this article from Politico. … Continue reading

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Surveyor’s Cross Hairs?




On Saturday, I wrote about an image Sarah Palin used on her political action committee Web site which depicted, what I would call, cross hairs. It states that they are “targeting” 20 House seats held by Democrats. The Congressmen holding … Continue reading

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In the Cross Hairs




A tragedy took place in Tucson, Arizona today when a gunman opened fire at a public event held by Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona’s 8th congressional district. Nineteen people were wounded, six were killed including a federal judge … Continue reading

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Want to invest in Facebook? No problem, if you have $2 million you’re not using.




According to the DealBook section of the New York Times, investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has offered some of its wealthy private clients the chance to invest in the social networking Web site Facebook. According to the article, several clients … Continue reading

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