| CBC should receive stable, multi-year funding: report
If the Liberals are so committed to the CBC why after 12 years in power did they bleed it to death? What I find most appalling is that so many Canadians use the mantle of the CBC as the cultural glue that holds us together as Canadians. Many believing without this organization we would disappear overnight. I find it highly offensive that if you are that weak minded and rely on the CBC to identify yourself as a Canadian you have much bigger problems. I am so tired of the anti-Americanism that is spewed daily from the mother corporation I almost gag. The world is changing rapidly into a global community and the younger generation dismisses the CBC as irrelevant at best. It is merely the weak minded who cling to these notions of the CBC as a Canadian icon. If it became a user pay organization that relies on subscriptions and donations that would be the true test of it's utility.
Travel-Finding a flight at a price that's right
It's no secret that budget travelers want to find the cheapest fares out there. Where to find them is another matter. Here's our updated primer on how to snare a decent airfare. 1. Look at historical data. By examining pricing history, a number of relatively new sites tell you if fares are heading up or down, or alert you to unusually low fares. At www.farecast.com, for example, do a search for one of the fares for the 75 domestic cities tracked by Farecast, and the site not only makes a prediction but indicates how sure it is of that prediction. Farecast also has a product called Fare Guard. For $9.95, it will lock in a price for one week, but only for fares it predicts will stay stable or go down during that time. Other sites that offer fare trending include www.farecompare.com and www.kayak.com, which recently merged with SideStep.com (both maintain a Web presence).
Owings wants to halt Finch's pay
Owings complaint, filed Tuesday in Knox County Chancery Court, says the county owes Finch almost 238 hours of accrued annual leave worth $14,039.71. The preliminary audit, however, "suggests that Ms. Finch has inadequately documented expenses in the amount of $13,371," Owings' filing notes - $8,231.47 in purchasing-card charges with missing receipts and $5,140.28 in expenditures with inadequate documentation, including 25 charges at Club LeConte, a private restaurant atop First Tennessee Plaza downtown. Other "questionable transactions" on Finch's purchasing card include hotels, restaurants, airlines and two $250 charges to the Congressional Black Caucus. Owings wants the court to direct the annual leave funds, minus taxes and "proper deductions," to an interest-bearing account under control of the Clerk and Master until the dueling claims are resolved.
The Reluctant iPhone Unlocker
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Families struggle to pay bills as the basic cost of living rises 5% in ...
It found that the average family had to pay 6.1 per cent more for food in January compared with January 2007, and 6.4 per cent more for transport. Petrol prices were nearly 20 per cent higher. Only a 4.8 per cent fall in the cost of clothing helped lessen the pressure on consumers’ wallets. Average earnings rose by £22 a week. Households in Wales have been worst affected by spiralling costs, the CEBR said. The average family has £45 a week to spend on leisure and recreation once weekly bills are met. This is more than 12 per cent less than they had to spend in January 2007. Prompted by the rising mortgage costs, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the financial watchdog, launched a £2 million advertising campaign yesterday to encourage home-owners to seek help and advice.
Presidential Watch – Daily – Friday, February 1
They certainly do not include Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. Over the weekend, he announced he cannot endorse his colleague for the White House and is endorsing Gov. Mitt Romney instead. "The thought of him being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Cochran said. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me." Perhaps Cochran can't appreciate the maverick in McCain. But the same can't be said of Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, a noted reformer and friend of whistle-blowers. Grassley said in a recent interview that he was so upset by a McCain tirade that he didn't speak to him "for a couple of years." McCain got in his face and shouted an obscenity at him. Read article. Rudy defeat marks end of 9/11 politics Ben Smith & David Paul Kuhn, Politico.com Rudy Giuliani's distant third-place finish in Florida may put an end to his bid for president, and it seems also to mark the beginning of the end of a period in Republican politics that began on Sept.
A ‘Rainbow’ Approach to Admissions
Sternberg left Yale University last year to become dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts. "If we are interested in developing future leaders, we need to expand the way we think about student abilities," Sternberg said. The college admissions process to date focuses "on a sliver of what we need to know" and completely ignores "skills that are important for success in college and life." Unlike some colleges that are frustrated with the current admissions system, Tufts isn’t eliminating the SAT, curricular requirements or anything else. All of that matters, Tufts officials say, and the problem is making decisions solely on the basis of that information. In fact, Sternberg said that many of the admissions reforms considered at other colleges — talk about looking at "the whole applicant" and so forth — aren’t rigorous enough.
Going contactless might help
You know the term cash is king? Well, we might want to rethink that.Today, plastic seems to reign supreme. Consumers – especially younger ones – are ditching cash and checks in favor of debit and credit cards. And now there’s yet another option for their plastic preference – contactless. .
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