princewally's world: GReader

Sunday, June 7, 2009

GReader

Highlights from my news feed, all linky love:

Baltimore's lawsuit alleges Wells Fargo targeted blacks for subprime mortgages

princewally:


	If you've got the credit for it, you should shop around for a better plan. If not, don't borrow or don't whine.

As she describes it, Beth Jacobson and her fellow loan officers at Wells Fargo Bank "rode the stagecoach from hell" for a decade, systematically singling out blacks in Baltimore and suburban Maryland for high-interest subprime mortgages.

Obama: 'Time To Deliver' On Health Care

via Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV on 6/7/09

princewally:


	Come on, President* Marx, break this promise, too. Please?

President Barack Obama said "it's time to deliver" on his health care agenda, using his weekly radio and Internet address to focus on his domestic priority even while traveling overseas. His remarks airing Saturday were timed to gatherings in living rooms and coffee shops around the country by tens of thousands of people to discuss health care.

Fighting Kinfe

via SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA by FerFAL on 6/7/09

No weapon at all or that 140 USD knife? Sure, give me the little blade.
But do not get caught on beautiful web page design and very smart marketing.
That knife is just a step above a lapel knife (google it up if you don’t know those) , better than nothing but you have 100 cheaper and what is even more important, BETTER options.
Greatest problem with that little knife? The blade to hand interface: The grip.
That grip my friends, SUCKS

Remember, get something with a functional grip, without it no knife is work a single buck.

New Minnesota seat belt law takes effect Tuesday

via Headlines from the St. Cloud Times on 6/7/09

princewally:


	Nanny state BS.

A new Minnesota law that goes into effect Tuesday makes failure to use a seat belt a primary offense. That means officers can pull over vehicles if anyone inside isn't buckled up. Minnesota is the 29th state to pass a primary seat belt law.