Daisy Baker’s Files for Bankruptcy Protection(fine-dining)
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Daisy Baker’s, a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Troy, N.Y., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will remain open as it reorganizes its debts. Jim Scully, president of Green Street Entertainment Corp., which owns the restaurant, said sales haven’t fully recovered from last year’s sharp downturn, when the recession especially hurt high-end restaurants nationwide. In past recessions, Daisy Baker’s could rely on short-term borrowing to make it through slow periods. But that’s not the case anymore. “We were always able to finance our operations to keep up with our seasonality, but banks stopped lending a couple years ago,” Scully...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 01:17:33 AM
Battle brews over director for new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Algore-"Take care of THIS")
Posted by admin / Under Protection Of Homes, Small Businesses, And Private Property Act Of 2005
Battle brews over director for new Consumer Financial Protection BureauThe agency with the power to make rules for credit cards, mortgages and other products is created as Obama signs the financial overhaul law. By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times July 22, 2010 Reporting from Washington — President Obama reversed decades of lax oversight of the financial industry Wednesday by signing a landmark overhaul of regulations, but he still faces a major task — appointing a director for the powerful new agency charged with protecting consumers from unscrupulous deals.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 01:17:33 AM
A Tale of Two Coyotes: To Be Free, We Have To THINK Free
Posted by admin / Under Protection Of Homes, Small Businesses, And Private Property Act Of 2005
Thomas Jefferson was a genius. The Declaration of Independence and his other writings prove this beyond doubt. But even he had difficulty thinking free. He had spent his life up to that point as a subject of His Britannic Majesty King George III. So when he wrote the first draft of the Declaration, he automatically used the word “subjects.” But he saw his error, erased “subjects” and substituted “citizens.” If even Jefferson had to make an effort to think free, how much more do we non-geniuses have to exert ourselves constantly to be alert. If we citizens allow ourselves to...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 01:17:33 AM
Devaluing Children, Another "Liberal" Policy
Posted by admin / Under Protection Of Homes, Small Businesses, And Private Property Act Of 2005
The liberal “elite” disguise themselves as pro-child, pro-woman humanitarians. But sometimes the disguise slips, revealing what lies beneath. It’s not a pretty sight. It includes demoting the unborn to things that can be discarded at our convenience. It includes seeing children not as unique individuals in God’s image, but − like a BMW − as possessions to flaunt. It includes prematurely sexualizing children by TV, films, and classes beginning as early as the first grade. It includes excusing a child molester if he is “one of us.”
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 01:17:33 AM
How would you "arm" a college student?
Posted by admin / Under Protection Of Homes, Small Businesses, And Private Property Act Of 2005
Several of us are sending our children off to college in the fall and are concerned about their safety. Since most campuses have a no carry policy, what are some suggestions on how to "arm" them? be aware of your surroundings walk with friends - power in numbers pepper spray kubotan don't accept drinks from friends or strangers without watching it being poured.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 01:17:33 AM
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