02 January 2008
2007 the Year in Politics Overview
It may be hard to imagine, but before 2007 no one knew the significance of a wide stance when it comes to airport bathrooms. No one knew Oprah was going to step off the couch and on to the political stage or that an Arkansan best known for losing 100 lbs would lead the Republican polls heading into Iowa.
29 December 2007
Post PubCon Post, Back to Work And Best Wishes For 2008
December has been a crazy month for Anna and me. We jetted off to PubCon Vegas at the start of the month and had an amazing conference. Rand deserves a special mention for his werewolf’s party and David Klein for arranging the poker competition. I managed to keep in for a respectable distance before loosing out to SEOMoz’s Rebecca. Though I picked up some tips from sitting next to poker demons Merrick and Mario Lozano (PRleap) so expect a better showing next year.
28 December 2007
Roses Play Important Role in Tournament of Roses Parade
The annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl is coming, and roses and rose bushes play an important role at the parade, so here is the low-down on the parade and the Rose Bowl football game.
20 December 2007
Voxant Newsroom Blog: Music Tuesday: Mary J. Blige talks about her quot;Growing Pains quot;
Forget what you heard, Mary J. Blige is the real survivor. The trail-blazing singer started out on the music scene a troubled soul back in 1992, when she released her classic debut, quot;What s the 411? quot; She had an attitude, a chip on her shoulder and she pointedly talked about her disappointments in life.
Voxant Newsroom Blog: TechWednesday: Answering a question no one asked
The Zipit is a machine that lets you use IM whenever you re in an area with WiFi access. It also does what everything else does (namely, play music, videos etc).
19 December 2007
Triad Guaranty Applauds Passage of an Extended Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Bill · Mortgage News Review
Triad Guaranty Inc. (NASDAQ:TGIC) is applauding the Congressional passage of new legislation that will allow low-and moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners to continue to deduct mortgage insurance premiums from their federal income tax returns. The new legislation, which President Bush is expected to sign, extends this deduction to loans closed in 2007 through 2010. The previous law was to expire at the end of 2007.
13 December 2007
Things to do with an old cell / mobile phone
There must be millions of old cell phones festering away in drawers, forgotten and unloved, and soon to be consigned ingloriously to the rubbish dump. But before you send your ancient phone packing, check out our tips on how to squeeze that last little bit of juice out of your old pal.
