More Good Stuff: Travel, Finance and Popularity

Worlds Most Beautiful Lakes

What is Popular Around the World
An International Guide to Favorite Stuff

What $300,000 Buys In Homes Across America
from Forbes

the Popularity Issue
Blomber BusinessWeek

Simple Gestures, Lifelong Memories
During World War II, the women of one small town in Nebraska touched the lives of thousands. It's a lesson to remember now, as we battle for hearts and minds.

Pull Over! 10 American Roadside Attractions Worth Stopping For
from NileGuide

Free Stuff, a Depression and not so Golden Goosesssss

How To Get Cool Stuff For Free
Forbes

You Call this a Depression?
Despite parallels with the early 1930s, to use the D word now would be total overkill.
NewsWeek

The Golden State's not-so-golden goose: Socially responsible investment plan has cost state pension funds billions
MSNBC

Peace with God, Oprah, Water, Wal-Mart, Ghost Towns and Your Church

Readers Pick Top 10 Wired.com Summer Photos
from Wired

Oprah’s unorthodox gospel comes under scrutiny
from ReligionNewsBlog

The Water Shortage Myth
Forbes.com

Wal-Mart means low-priced goods and good jobs
Katherine Kersten . . . StarTribune.com

The New Classics: 25 Tech Innovations
EntertainmentWeekly

Explore the ghost towns of the Old West
MSNBC.com

Peace with God
from the BGEA

The How-To-Do Anything Guide
Forbes.com

Commentary: What's right with America? Plenty
Glenn Beck on CNN.com

Is Your Church a Salad Bar or a Main Entrée?
from MondayMorningInsight.com

The Five Stages of Renewal in the Local Church
from MondayMorningInsight.com

MPG, the economy, Beverly Hills Oil, Gates and free alternatives

Study: MPG ratings misleading to average consumer
from USAToday

A Skeptical Take on the Economy
Best-selling author Keith McFarland argues against getting overly concerned about the bad economy
BusinessWeek

Oil in Beverly Hills `Humming' Where Britney Shops
Bloomberg

You may be driving up the price of oil
Workers with retirement savings could affect energy costs
from MSNBC

So Long, Bill Gates, and Thanks for the Monopoly
from Wired

George F. Will: Send us your poor -- but keep your talent

10 free alternatives to popular, pricey programs
CyberSpeak from Kim Komando

Fudge and Rich People Banking, Places to See

F Is for Fudging
Want to spot weak accounting before there is an embarrassing restatement? Fabulous earnings and a goodwill-rich balance sheet are a good place to start.

Where The Rich Bank Their Money
Managing money for extremely rich Americans--those with $10 million or more in assets to invest--has become a contact sport.

Where To Go In The U.S. Before You Die
Not only are there 1,000 places around the world to visit before you die, now author Patricia Schultz has hit the road again--and she's serving up another collection of must-visit destinations. This time, it's 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die.

Not Open on Sundays, Cars, Housing Sinks, Lonely Hearts, EMail Free

The Cult of Chick-fil-A
The fast-food purveyor seeks loyal employees and operators who believe serving chicken is God's work . . . from Forbes

Why U.S. fuel-economy standards don't work
Automakers can put out efficient cars, can't make consumers buy them. MSNBC

Housing: That Sinking Feeling
Homeowners are getting slammed as builders slash prices. The big question: Will this shock treatment help hasten the end of the painful downturn?
from BusinessWeek

Getting Organized While Drinking from the (Outlook) Fire Hose
ComputerZen.com

German Lonely Hearts Pine for Dates as Eastern Girls Go West
GE to Cut About 1,400 Lighting Jobs in U.S., Brazil
Bloomberg.com

Fridays go from casual to e-mail-free
USAToday SAN FRANCISCO — Overwhelmed by e-mail? Some professionals are fighting back by declaring e-mail-free Fridays — or by deleting their entire in-box.

England Taxes, Email shorthand, Widgets

Super Rich Tax Breaks Drive London Economy
What's Europe's biggest tax haven? Monaco, perhaps? Andorra or Liechtenstein? No, it is the U.K.

Have You Eaten Your Genetically Engineered Food Today?
from Wired blog network

Email Shorthand
from Answers.com

50 great widgets for your blog
from Mashable

Mark Andreessen's Latest Great Posts: Presents, Boomers, Banks, Investments, Luck and Micro Management

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Go Boomers

at least the banks are all solvent

Look Up Hugely Satisfying

Counterpoint on Micro Management

Yes and I sense someone who is not quite saying what they think

Fun With Banks

Fun with Investment Banks

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Three Kinds of Platforms You Meet on the Internet

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