| SCO Legally Assaults PJ of Groklaw
Litigious Bastards writes "SCO has just filed court papers saying that they were unable to subpoena PJ of Groklaw. While they apparently sent their crack team of process servers out looking for random people named Pamela Jones, it would appear that they were unable to locate the bright yellow envelope labeled 'Email PJ' on the Groklaw website to ask for directions to serve her in person. They're once again accusing her of working for IBM or Novell, and Groklaw is now hosting over 20 documents PJ claims were planted in the media in an effort to discredit her. As she says, 'And so the stupidest lawsuit in the history of the world just got stupider. And a whole lot meaner.'" .
Clinics find need, profit by serving low-income Hispanics
Claudia Neira, DNP/FNP, checks the fetal heart rate of obstetrics patient Francis Palma at CentroSalud clinic in Hickory Hill. The clinic has seen more than 7,000 individual patients since its start in February 2005. Its name means "health center" in Spanish. .
News from: Progressive Asset Management
(CSRwire) OAKLAND, CA - April 3, 2007 - Good news for current … and would be … socially responsible investors! The one-year performance numbers are in for Progressive Asset Management's "Progressive Track Investments™" (PTI), the first comprehensive portfolio suite that is both socially screened and tracks existing benchmark indexes for most major asset classes. For the full year ended March 31, 2007, the data show that an equal-weighted allocation among the seven model portfolios would have missed their blended benchmark by only 31 basis points.* Progressive Asset Management (PAM) Director of Business Development Phil Kirshman, CFA, CFP, said: "In my opinion, these first-year performance tracking numbers tell a powerful story: It is possible to do robust social screening, track major benchmarks and still deliver the kind of solid performance that fiduciary-level investors need to see.
Editorial: Our next lofty mission: Curb global warming
When the United States faced a global economic and national security threat from communism in the 1950s, we didn't debate whether it was real, whether it was Republican or a Democratic mission to counter it, or whether we should put off acting because it might cost money to fight it. We all rolled up our nonpartisan American sleeves, went to work as a nation, built the greatest military, economic and political society in history, and we seized the highest ground - the moon. The fabled Apollo program, in which we exceeded President Kennedy's challenge to put men on the moon within a decade, may well have been our greatest moment. We will never know what might have happened in the showdown with communist Soviet Union - which also eyed the high ground - had we not achieved that lofty goal and shown all people what a great, free democracy can do when it is united in purpose and goal.
Changing currency
The first couple of weeks we went through a ton. I kept resupplying and running out as fast as I got them, Yarber said.
But the buzz for the dollar coin pretty much stops there. Many who have yearned for it are collectors adding another commemorative coin to the stash of Susan B. Anthonys and Sacagaweas, also dollar coins. Some are starting collections for the first time.
Collectors cash in
Its also too early to tell how frequently the new coin, only slightly larger and thicker than a quarter, will be used for everyday purchases, Lorna Cote, a marketing specialist with Members Alliance Credit Union on Alpine Road, said. Banking customers havent deposited any dollar coins just yet at Blackhawk Bank or Members Alliance either.
The coin has, however, made for interesting conversation.
Don't plan on using money in your IRA to purchase your new home
Q: We own a condo we purchased outright for $125,000. No loan, no credit, just our own hard-earned money. We have already visited another state where we wish to move, found the house we wish to purchase, and have made an offer of $88,000. (The house is appraised at $93,000 but it's a real fixer-upper!) We have $75,000 total in our IRAs, a little over $20,000 in cash and $14,000 available on the only two credit cards we have (which we pay off every month). Because the property appraised at $93,000, we know we can take out an 80 percent loan-to-value conventional loan, but that would cost around $1,000 just for the loan, not counting the interest. We anticipate our condo selling within six months. At that time, we will pay off any other loan. It seems a waste of $1,000 for a six-month loan.
Cricketers' agents and sponsors to unite against BCCI
New Delhi, April 9 (PTI): Miffed at the BCCI's decision to curtail players' endorsements, the business managers of cricketers are planning to get united and also rope in the major sponsors of the national team to consolidate their stance. "We have already contacted sponsors like TCL, Puma and Sahara which have agreed to unite and also talking to others over the issue," Shailendra Singh of Percept D'Mark told PTI. The company handles accounts for Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh. "Our interest is to set up a united front to consolidate and represent the sponsors and the players' interest because some where down the line the focus is being lost," he said. In its meeting, BCCI on Saturday announced that players would not be allowed to endorse more than three products and would need prior permission from it before signing contracts.
Credit fees on the rise
Several credit card companies operating in the UK have raised a number of charges in the past few weeks, according to new information from Moneyfacts, the online financial comparison service. It named several credit card issuers as introducing higher charges, including Lloyds TSB (LSE: LLOY), Northern Rock (LSE: NRK), Nationwide, Marks & Spencer (LSE: MKS), GE Money (NYSE: GE), and Co-operative Bank. Moneyfacts says that the increases in charges are the companies' response to last year's Office of Fair Trading ruling that cut default fees to £12. Changes include increases in interest rates and cutting short interest-free offers. Moneyfacts pointed to a new requirement from Lloyds TSB as particularly unsavory. In order to be able to take advantage of a 0 percent balance transfer offer, Lloyds is now requiring customers to charge a minimum of £100 on their card within the first three months of issuance.
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