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Protesters Surge Into Bangkok, Demand New Election (Thailandnews.net)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:47:43 +0000

BANGKOK: Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key sites in t...

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Next bubble: Commercial real estate (The News Journal)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:03:03 +0000

Developers, owners of buildings trying to stay ahead of any crisis

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Next bubble: Commercial real estate (The News Journal)

Save money while loving and caring for your pet (Purcell Register)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:38:16 +0000

(ARA) - Pets are members of our families. They are our best friends and love us devotedly. Pet care can be a major line item in the family budget, as food, medicine, grooming tools and toys aren't cheap.

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Save money while loving and caring for your pet (Purcell Register)

Asian fare spicy, but not special (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:04:23 +0000

Is it Thai or is it Burmese? Mahnin Asian Restaurant at Pontiac and Calhoun streets had two of my co-workers, who were already regulars at the relatively new restaurant, debating.

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Asian fare spicy, but not special (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

‘I made Lady GaGa’: the girl who changed Stefani Germanotta’s life with a phone call (Daily Mirror)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:54:46 +0000

Not so very long ago, college drop-out Stefani Germanotta was a dumpy brunette in a back-room music industry office job.

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'I made Lady GaGa': the girl who changed Stefani Germanotta's life with a phone call (Daily Mirror)

How Do You Make A Yugo Cool? Turn It Into A Book. (NPR)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:54:35 +0000

The tiny, no-frills automobile imported from communist Yugoslavia during the 1980s is known to most Americans as the butt of many car jokes. Author Jason Vuic's book about the car, The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History, reveals why it's the most famous lemon in automotive history.

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How Do You Make A Yugo Cool? Turn It Into A Book. (NPR)

Cut costs by haggling with merchants (Chicago Tribune)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:45:34 +0000

A survey of 1,000 shoppers last year by Consumer Reports indicated that, in the previous six months, more than two-thirds of Americans tried to bargain for a better deal and that, in most of those cases, the hagglers got retailers to lower prices.

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Cut costs by haggling with merchants (Chicago Tribune)

Frugal San Francisco (New York Times)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:35:05 +0000

Local parents suggested the California Academy of Sciences and its Steinhart Aquarium for a visit with a child.

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Frugal San Francisco (New York Times)

Frugal San Francisco (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:30:16 +0000

DAY after day in January, the rain poured down on the California coast without pause or pity -- some of the worst storms to hit the state in a decade. High winds took out power lines and overturned SUVs. Garbage washed up on beaches. Hundreds of people were evacuated from their mudslide-threatened homes. And on one particular Tuesday afternoon, in the Mission District of San Francisco, the ...

Coffee wrap: Starbucks spent $740K on lobbying last year, Le Whif, and an old hand takes a swipe at ‘third wave’ coffee (Seattle Times)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:05:25 +0000

A few things I didn't post while sneezing my head off this week: