Archive for August, 2009
What’s Your “Harvard”?
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The very words cast a long shadow of men and women in front of our minds.
Tax Breaks Beneficial for Buyers, Sellers and Owners
RISMEDIA, August 29, 2009-First-time homebuyers aren’t the only ones to benefit from tax breaks. H&R Block urges homebuyers who are relocating for work or buying for other reasons to take advantage of incentives that can lower their tax bill
Character Counts
Rand Realty ‘Goes Green’; Helps Buyers and Homeowners Conserve Energy
RISMEDIA, August 28, 2009-Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, one of the Hudson Valley’s largest real estate brokerages with 22 locations, is “going green” in its offices and has introduced energy-audit discounts and educational programs to help sellers and homeowners reduce their energy consumption and bills.
Trust Becomes Vital Currency
“As the pace of change accelerates, trust becomes vital currency.” Tom Hayes (author of Jump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business ) and Michael S.
What’s your story?
Last week’s Top Chef Masters finale (Bravo TV, “Top Chef Masters”, August 19, 2009) featured three chefs, each with his unique culinary point of view. The last challenge demanded masterful cooking and storytelling. Michael Chiarello, Hubert Keller, and Rick Bayless were asked to create a four-course meal, each course answering a question
This guy kicks Ash!
The majority of wood baseball bats today are made from Northern White Ash. Glenn Donnellan of the National Symphony Orchestra modifies his Louisville Slugger to show us that we all have the ability to adapt.
Mortgage Loan Delinquency Rates Rise, but Pace Is Slowing
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2009-TransUnion.com released the results of its analysis of trends in the mortgage industry for the second quarter of 2009 and the associated impact on the U.S.
Have you ever been schooled by a skateboarder?
Andy Kessler, West 30th Street, Manhattan, 2005 (Photo by Ivory Serra) One of the best known leaders of the skateboarding community, Andy Kessler, died Monday, August 10. Cause of death was not a head inury (as some may have thought on hearing the news) but an insect sting, to which he had a fatal allergic reaction. Kessler started skating at the age of 11 in the 1970s
Beating Tiger at his own game
This past Sunday the first Asian-born golfer beat the Anointed One at the 91st PGA Championship at Hazelton National.
