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What character did Paul Lynde play on Bewitched When He Was Not Uncle Arthur?

What character did Paul Lynde play on Bewitched When He Was Not Uncle Arthur?

Future of 600 GM dealerships may be brighter

NEW YORK – General Motors Co. will reinstate more than half the dealerships it targeted to drop from its network.

GM executives said Friday that about 600 dealerships out of the 1,100 seeking to stay with GM will receive letters giving them the option to remain with the automaker.

The Detroit automaker last year told 2,000 dealerships it would revoke their franchise agreements in October 2010 as part of its restructuring. The company has said it needs to shrink the number of showrooms to keep the remaining ones healthy.

Woody Guthrie - 1913 Massacre

Woody Guthrie - 1913 Massacre

Microsoft & Amazon Sign Cross-License Agreement

Microsoft and Amazon.com signed a patent cross-licensing agreement that provides each company with access to the other's patent portfolio. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Amazon will be paying Microsoft an undisclosed amount of money as part of the arrangement so it looks like the heavy hand of Microsoft again playing god though that may be unfair.

Apple Purged over 5,000 apps thus giving in to Haters

Apple recently began purging over 5,000 "overtly sexual" apps from the App Store after customer complaints caused Apple to reverse a policy that had allowed such apps to be approved.

I can sympathize with Apple, but only up to a point. There is currently a fairly large group of people in this Country who have nothing better to do than look for things to complain about. At first dealing you don't want to offend the people. But then you have to consider how much they have gone out of their way, how long it took them, to find the content they think is "too sexual."

Reid Seeks Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Reid Seeks Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Facing a Feb. 28 deadline, Reid hopes to pass two measures, one as soon as Tuesday. The first includes a 30-day extension of several of soon-to-expire provisions such as jobless aid, parts of the Patriot Act and prevention of cuts in Medicare payments to doctors.
The second includes a longer term measure. It is rumored that a top Reid aide is suggesting (on behalf of Reid) a full-year extension of unemployment insurance and a 65 percent health insurance subsidy for the unemployed through the federal COBRA program.

Almost 10% of FDIC-insured banks are Distressed

With expanding commercial real estate loan problems, the number of distressed banks in the U.S. rose to 702 in the fourth quarter, marking the highest level in 16 years, according to a report released Tuesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp..

A congressional watchdog group reported on Feb. 11 that over the next few years, a wave of commercial real estate loan failures could threaten the U.S. financial system, and in the worst-case scenario, hundreds of additional community and mid-sized banks could face insolvency.

What James Clavell novel was turned into a 1980 TV mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain?

What James Clavell novel was turned into a 1980 TV mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain?

Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole - Amateur Noise - Wild Time In The South

Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole

Wild Time in the South - Amateur Noise

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