Royal Lofts aboard Oasis of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its newest addition to its fleet of cruise ships, "Oasis of the Seas". At an estimated cost of $1.5 Billion this is the world's biggest and most expensive cruise ships ever to set sail. The gigantic ship
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10/31/2009
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10/30/2009
Perseverance Pays Off - Holmby Hills House Sells for $13,200,000 Originally listed at $27,500,000 this 12,000 sq ft 9-Bed 9-Bath has finally sold in Holmby Hills (in the Bel Air/Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles) for $13,200,000 - 50% of it's original Asking Price! The MLS describes the property
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10/30/2009
Is Mercedes really about to launch a Gullwing, hybrid SLK? Several Auto Blogs (following the lead from Auto Express) are featuring articles about a new hybrid Mercedes. Daimler Benz has a 10% investment in Tesla Motors, currently the only manufacturer of an all electric car prodcution car - so
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10/29/2009
As the dust settles after the near collapse of the world's financial system last year, it's back to the smoke-and-mirror tricks that helped cause the crisis in the first place. I'm specifically referring to Re-Remics - "the resecuritization of real estate mortgage investment conduits". Basically
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10/29/2009
Surprising Good News - The Economy Returns To Growth Reuters - "The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year as government helped lift consumer spending and home building." The surprisingly good news that the economy grew at an annual rate of 3.5% between Jul
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10/29/2009
"Joe The Bummer" - As eloquently described on The Huffington Post
10/27/2009
Why Do Banks Exist? With all the talk and controversy about bailed out banks being forced to cap the compensation to senior executives and high-risk traders, I started to think about why banks exist. Sure, banks serve the customers that utilize their services (safe-keeping of cash, paying out che
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10/27/2009
I'm not sure why but I missed this movie when it was shown in theatres earlier this year. Fortunately I noticed it on HBO this weekend and had the opportunity of seeing it. "Outrage" is a documentary about exposing hypocritical closeted politicians who vote against gay interests in an effort to h
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10/25/2009