Riddled In Buyer’s Remorse

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Housing clearance rates remained soft across the country over the weekend, particularly in the nation’s biggest markets of Melbourne and Sydney, which showed no signs of recovering from their torpor. The Australian reported many homes continue to sell for well under what their owners had hoped to [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 22:58:03

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It’s Not Even Logical Anymore In New York

A report from Metro New York. “Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a local stimulus plan Thursday intended to ease the burdens of the economic crisis ... and a schedule of smaller quarterly tax payments for properties valued at or below $250,000 instead of larger, biannual payments. The city plans to use $24 million in federal funds to buy foreclosed pro [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 16:15:50

Comedian Dick Cavett’s Long Island Property May Become A Nature Preserve

Comedian Dick Cavett shares the honor with the late Johnny Carson of being the only talk program host to be seen on a regular basis on United ... that New York State, Suffolk County and East Hampton are moving ahead with plans to purchase ... about as “a special, unique environment and one of the most spectacular views on the East Coast.” [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 17:36:38

Escapist Newsletter (Vol. 2 Issue 11)

Sherrilyn Kenyon is pairing up with Dianna Love again with Whispered Lies. The novel is due to come out May 12, 2009, but this is all I know. Here are this month’s new releases. Compared the November, there’s barely anything here! Dec 1st: Holiday with a Vampire II by Merline Lovelace & Lori Devoti Midnight Sins by Cynthia Eden Scions: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 05:00:00

Militarizing the “Homeland”: NORTHCOM’s Joint Task Force-Civil Support by Tom Burghardt

Dandelion Salad on current by Tom Burghardt Global Research, October 11, 2008Antifascist Calling… Antifascist Calling reported October 6 that nine months prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Donald Rumsfeld signed off on revisions for the Pentagon’s secretive Continuity of Operations Program (COOP). Based on a document (AR 500-3) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 01:00:45

Report: A-Rod, Madonna Rendezvous at Seinfeld Mansion

Their respective spouses now a thing of the past, rumored couple Madonna and Alex Rodriguez took a little trip to Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld's waterfront mansion in the Hamptons last week, according to a report in The New York Post. A helicopter carrying A-Rod was spotted landing in East Hampton, where he was picked up in a white Porsche [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 16:37:01

Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard ailing

L.A.-based jazz consultant Ricky Shultz (who directed one of this year's most innovative label rollouts for Resonance Records) writes: "Freddie Hubbard suffered heart failure last Sunday and is in ICU. One of Freddie's past bandmates spoke with his wife yesterday a.m. He is being worked on to revive certain organs' function [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 21:19:52

Water Testing Report Available

It's long, technical and provides a lot of geological history on the areas surrounding the proposed affordable housing condominium project on South Main Street in East Hampton, but here is a copy of the Belltown Aquifer Stress Test Report that was compiled by Milone, MacBroom Inc. of Cheshire. The test was paid for by contractor [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 21:14:22

Holiday events this weekend

There are several holiday events happening this weekend and I wish I could list them all, but here are a few for you to choose from, ... performances, refreshments and a carol sing. For further info visit, www.EssexCT.com. In East Hampton ... will be held in the East Hampton Village Center on Main Street frm 1 to 3 p.m., refreshments, photos [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 23:18:40

Crash Victims Identities Released.

East Kentyucky Broadcasting has received confirmation of the other two victims that died last night in result of a three vehicle accident on U.S. 23 in front of Deskins Motors. According to a spokesperson for Pike County Coroner Zeb Hampton the victims are Christian Beau Caudill, 7, of Pikeville and Andrew Smith, 41 of Dwarf [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 21:36:29

Madonna and A-Rod’s Sex Escape

Jerry Seinfeld loaned his palace in the snobby Long Island community for a naughty little hook up to Madonna 50 andAlex Rodriguez 33 ... out the window and could be clearly seen.” Jessica Seinfeld’s white Porsche 911 met A-Rod at the East Hampton air port and then 10 minutes later Madonna landed and was whisked away by Jerry in a black SUV [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 14:57:30

Secretary of Agriculture Post Selection 2009 - Ask Obama for Change

Many of us who are or have been small farmers feel huge concern over the dismal future of small, sustainable agriculture ... and Hampton Roads. Most folks in this area (over a million) eat chicken in some form at least once ... from? For our area and much of the east coast, it's mostly the huge poultry farms on the Eastern Shore [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 18:42:33

SO THEY MEET AGAIN…

Rumoured lovers and fellow divorcees Alex Rodriguez and Madonna secretly met up for a Hamptons rendezvous last week on board a helicopter, reports the New York Post. A Page Six source indicates the host for the meet-up was the one and only Jerry Seinfeld, who has a waterfront palace in the tony Long Island community. “The Seinfelds [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 14:54:52

SURROTICA FIRES UP THE EAST COAST

David Salidor With Beauty's If you remember clubs like STUDIO 54; ICE PALACE; INFINITY; and LES MOUCHES from back in the day, ... ." Now, there's something called SURROTICA that's catching fire up and down the East Coast. Part performance group ... heads at every turn. Bernard also did several events this past-summer in the Hampton's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 22:47:29

Meri’d to Sports

Plaxico Burress was charged with criminal possession of a weapon. He turned himself in on Monday morning entering a plea of not guilty ... now are as follows: NFC East- Giants 11-1, NFC North- Chicago & Minnesota tied 6-5, NFC South- Tampa Bay ... with NFC South and West having 2 teams tied for 1st place and they’re tied with Atlanta.  AFC East- Jets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 21:24:19

Wrapping up the Sabathia signing

Just a few additional notes on the contract: Both sides are still working out a no-trade clause, ... . With the vesting option I'm sure Santana takes, his deal will come out to seven years and 160 million ... be an awful thing anyway. The Yankees are supposedly close to a deal with Derek Lowe at four years [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 20:14:40

Daily Links for December 9th

GOOD » Books Are the New Cars» - Another day, another imploding industry… Economist’s View: “Capitalist Fools” - Was there any single decision which, had it been reversed, would have changed the course of history? … The truth is most of the individual mistakes boil down to just one: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 07:00:14

Security for Baby Jesus?

When I was little, I remember reading a story about a little girl who stole the wax baby Jesus from the manger scene at her school ... of Jesus is missing from the manger scene that has been set up at the Congregational Church in East Hampton. I don't know whether it was stolen already, or if the church members decided not to display [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 13:41:35

Who Said Recession?

Oooo-weee children, hold on to your britches because real estate gossip Max Abelson at the New York Observer is on a roll this week ... in hoity toity East Hampton, is perhaps selling because, as Mister Cave told Mister Abelson ... already elephantine units–one said to have been 14 rooms and the other 18 rooms–into one titanic two [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 21:15:00

Alex Rodriguez And Madonna: Jerry Seinfeld Is Our Pimp!

JerrySeinfeld_Pimp_103108.jpg There's a new character in the Madonna Alex Rodriguez romantic drama that has unfolded over the last couple of weeks, ... the whole thing up --before before they all headed back to New York City. Seems like Rodriguez is going ... Jessica, who happen to be friends with Madonna, hosted her and Alex Rodriguez at their Hamptons [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 19:15:32

Burnett Offered Contract By Braves

offer rescinded, the Braves were back at square one trying to fill the front end of the rotation.  Who knows?  Maybe there’s still some veiled hope out there that we manage to acquire him, but I’m not counting on that at all. Since then, the focus has shifted to AJ Burnett, with Wren laying out a 4-year offer to him late last week [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 21:03:51

December 10, 2008

December sunset What the hell is leveraging.  I’ve looked it up and still did’t really understand.  This will help.  Paddy Hirsh from NPR’s Marketplace explains.  http://tinyurl.com/5pcawr.  Leverage is just a fancy word for borrowing.  It’s often described as a ratio: debt to earnings, debt to capital [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:03:02

Live New Hampshire Election Coverage

UPDATED WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE POLLING LOCATIONS (SEE BELOW POST) I arrived in Manchester last night and had dinner with a local activists and good friend. It was interesting to get the scoop from a New Hampshire insider, and now I feel more confident than ever that New Hampshire is actually in play [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 12:11:00

IN REMEMBRANCE: 12-7-2008

Jump to Comments ODETTA, VOICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT   Nancy Siesel/The New York Times Odetta at Radio City Music Hall in New York for a “Salute to the Blues” benefit concert in 2003.     By TIM WEINER Published: December 3, 2008   Odetta, the singer whose resonant voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 00:02:18

A-Rod: A Four-Hour Man

Yankees d-bag Alex Rodriguez and musical d-bag Madonna had a "meeting of the minds," if you will, ... was seen landing in East Hampton, where he was picked up in a white Porsche 911 matching the description ... 'About four hours later, the dark SUV left the house and took them all back to the airport.' We did [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 17:32:26

Oceanfront Estate: Tranquil Retreat Away From the City Glitz

Living on the coast of Atlantic in a calm, tranquil and serene retreat not too far away from New York City is probably a dream for many. That dream is translated into reality with this early-century styled modern Oceanfront Estate, just fifteen miles away from East Hampton, NY. The ‘English’ interiors mirror the calm [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 21:35:48

Alec Baldwin’s Days With PETA May Be Numbered

Alec Baldwin with the president of PETA ... rainy day in June, the car-park in the centre of East Hampton was no more than half full, but Baldwin drove around it slowly, as if not seeing the many available spaces. ‘In East Hampton, I’m a nudist [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 21:12:42

Javier Vazquez traded to the Braves

The Braves have made their first move of the offseason by acquiring starting pitcher Javier Vazquez from the Chicago White Sox in a 5-player deal ... with this deal as it is a good start in shoring up their starting pitching, which by the end ... for a majority of the year. Those starters being John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton, and Tim [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 06:06:17

Treasury to keep banks at arm’s length

By George Parker, Peter Thal Larsen and Jean Eaglesham Published: November 13 2008 22:03 | Last updated: November 13 2008 22: ... . In an article in Friday’s Financial Times, Sir Philip Hampton and John Kingman emphasise giving ... Cable, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, said the assurances extracted from the banks had proved [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 23:21:21

The $12 million stuffed shark

Amazon.co.uk's page for the paperback is here, and here's the hardcover ... for his silver hair, beautiful companions, and a very large home in East Hampton, New York called Toad Hall ... ) and the inevitable frowning-down-on-people-paying-millions-to-put-garbage-in-their-living-rooms morality does creep [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 00:01:00

The Crash of '08 Roundup — December 5, 2008

Items of Interest:----Louis Uchitelle / New York Times:U.S. Loses 533,000 Jobs in November; Joblessness at 6.7% -- The government’s report of a giant job loss in November, the biggest monthly decline in a generation, puts more pressure on Congress and the administration to move quickly on a stimulus package, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 03:15:00

Game! Of! The! Night! 12/10/2008: Dayton at Creighton

Reigning MMBOW Michael Bramos is putting up big stats, senior point guard Kenny Hayes is emerging as the league's best one, and the Redhawks are hanging tough against a brutal schedule that's included Pitt, Xavier and UCLA. They'll be ready for the games that really count in January. 7. Dayton (Atlantic 10), 100.118, 8-0 (0-0) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 16:48:14

Predicting Elections Through Cup Sales

Predicting Elections Through Cup Sales By Allen Salkin (Photo: Gordon M. Grant for The New York Times) The cups knew ... in East Hampton that was selling $3 plastic cups with each candidate’s name printed on them and posting ... in East Hampton. As the primary season wore on, heated debates would break out on the sidewalk [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 16:16:44

Devin the Dude - What a Job (Live)

Some footage of good ol Devin performing one of my favorite songs (minus 3 Stacks & Snoopy) ... - Middle East, Cambridge, MA 11/20 - Fur Nightclub, Washington, DC 11/21 - Hampton University, VA 11/22 ... at the East Village Radio Festival this past September. Tonight their at the Highline Ballroom [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 18:40:24

Hey, Cindy McCain: Military Families Think You Should Put On A Sweater!

Press Release www.bsf4o.com Blue Star Families Launch Video: Why We are Pro-Military, ... featured in the video live in the Hampton Roads area: Stephanie Himel-Nelson is the wife of a recently retired Navy veteran and her brother is currently deployed to the Middle East with the Ohio [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 02:42:54

adidas Originals - Left Right Project

To celebrate and pay tribute to the iconic Superstar, adidas Originals produced a pair of giant, SUV-size exact replicas, ... by customizing these huge sneakers the right shoe for the East Coast and the left shoe for the West Coast ... Hampton: Creative Director Tyler Hampton: Copywriter Erwin Federizo: Art Director Brit Browning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 06:00:29

Insanely Early Bracketology

Posted by Zach on December 2, 2008 I did this by factoring in both performance so far this season AND what I expect from here on out ... Virginia, UTEP, Virginia TechBy Conference: Big East (8), ACC (7), Big Ten (6), Pac 10 (5), Big 12 ... Carolina vs. 16. Hampton/Alabama State 8. Ohio State vs. 9. Florida State 5. Georgetown vs. 12. UNLV [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 22:54:51

Winter Storm Warnings And More

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL308 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008.. ... WILL LIKELY CAUSE LOWVISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT ... ARE LIKELYTO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW MAY BEHEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:29:00

Blogging journalists: survey results pt.1: context and methodology

Back in June I distributed an online survey to find out how journalists with blogs felt their work had been affected by the technology. 200 blogging journalists responded in total, from 30 different countries. The responses paint an interesting picture: in generating ideas and leads, in gathering information, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 08:28:21

Clarification on East Hampton Condo Proposal

After receiving a particularly scathing e-mail from a reader yesterday, regarding my recent post on the proposed affordable housing condo development on South Main Street in East Hampton, I stopped by the town's planning office this morning just to check my facts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 18:04:38

Yankees Sign The Right Guy in Sabathia

By Gary Armida They still have to dot the “I’s” and cross the “T’s”, but CC Sabathia is going to be a New York Yankee ... long-term contract who the Dodgers signed him to a 7 year, $105 million dollar deal at age 33. This isn’t even an AJ Burnett contract who will undoubtedly get a five year deal close to $90 million [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 05:28:43

Southampton Inn & Steve Levy to Host Reception for East End Film Production Task Force December 4, 2008

County Executive Steve Levy and the Suffolk County Film Commission To Host East End Elected Officials and Chambers of Commerce Cocktail Reception ... will feature several guest speakers including Mitchell Kriegman, Co-owner, East Hampton Studios ... Networking Event to Focus on Film/TV Production on the East End December 4, 2008, 5- 7 p.m. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 21:15:54

Changes in the NL East

With the Winter Meetings for GM's right around the bend (December 8-11 in Vegas), I think it's time we take a look at what every team in the NL East has done to date since the end ... , Luis Ayala, Damion Easley, and Orlando Hernandez.Atlanta Braves:Peace Out- Mike Hampton, Julian [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 11:48:00

Are Asking Prices Holding Firm in the Hamptons?

October 24, 2008 in Area Real Estate, Beach Properties, East Hampton, Hot Property, Resort Real Estate, Southampton | Tags: Hamptons, holding firm, reduced asking prices Values, for the most part have held up fairly well, here in the Hamptons (and Manhattan) during this recent national real estate market meltdown [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 17:23:11

Ed Burns Enjoys a Fall Day With Daughter Grace

Ahmad Elatab/Saleem Elatab/Splash News Online Wearing puffy vests to ward off the fall chill, actor/director Ed Burnsand 5-year-old daughter Gracetake a walk through the neighborhood of their second home in East Hampton, NY over the weekend. Ed, 40, and model Christy Turlington Burnsare [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 02:50:03

2008-09 Top 100 High School Girl’s Prospects

By Kelvin Powell The state of Texas is staking a claim as the most fertile of grounds for big-time high-school girls basketball and it’s doing it in a big way…a really big way. As in Houston’s Nimitz High’s 6-8 forward Brittany Griner leads a bevy of talented post players from the state of Texas [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 16:04:42

Gossip Girl Book vs. TV Series

All of us know, that our favourite Gossip Girl TV-Series is based on a book-series. Probably everyone of us read comments from other Gossip Girl fans saying: “That’s _so not what happened in the book!” – But what exactly are the differences? I gathered some rather weird differences – and since I never read the books, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 22:55:58

MortgageNewsClips: Decline, UST’s Rock, Depends Who U Ask, Guiltless Fed, REIT Insider, Step Up, Time to Buy, Ha Ha, $25 Oil?, Rating Agencies, T-Bill Yields, 3 more

  Housing Prices Continue to Decline Nationwide - Third-quarter U.S. Housing Market now undervalued by 5.7% - Most Overvalued, Most Undervalued of the 330 Largest U.S. Metro Areas Examined  - Global Insight     - thanks Ira Artman  ———— 1 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 02:21:05

Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton was born in Chicago in 1948 and grew up in Maywood, a suburb of the city. A bright student, Hampton graduated from Proviso East High School in 1966 before enrolling at Triton Junior College where he studied law. While a student Hampton became active in the civil rights [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 14:05:43

Twentieth Century Fox’s The Day The Earth Stood Still opens in IMAX® theatres December 12, 2008

Klaatu’s (Keanu Reeves) arrival on Earth via a giant sphere triggers a global upheaval. Photo credit: WETA. ™ and © 2008 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Growth of IMAX Network Enables More Audiences in More Locations to Experience it in IMAX IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that The Day [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 19:19:16

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