Rolling Stone Names Jimi Hendrix History’s Greatest Guitar Player
Legendary musician Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest guitar player in history by Rolling Stone magazine in a list compiled by a panel of music experts and top guitar players.
"Jimi Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be: He manipulated the guitar, the whammy bar, the studio and the stage," said Grammy-winning ...
Egypt’s Economic Procrastination
We are facing an interesting dilemma in Egypt: although everyone realizes the importance of the economic dimension of the country’s transition and the quest for democracy, people tend to turn their backs when economic issues are brought up.
Last week I attended a political debate on reform in Egypt where economic questions were raised, but – ...
Black Friday: The Shopping Games Begin as Customers Turn Out in Force
Thousands of shoppers lined up at Macy's, Best Buy and other stores nationwide to buy everything from toys to tablets on Black Friday despite the economic downturn and some planned protests of the shopping holiday.
Some stores had crowds rushing in when they opened their doors at midnight - several hours earlier than they normally do ...
FCC Chairman Stands Against Takeover Of AT&T By T-Mobile
The chairman of the Communications Commission of U.S.A has strongly opposed the collaboration of mobile phone giants T-Mobile USA and AT&T.
Julius Genachowski unveiled his position in a circulated document send to his fellow commissioners on Tuesday.
Genachowski recommended the collaboration of AT&T Inc.’s with a takeover of proposed $39 billion by T-Mobile to a law judge ...
Will Morocco’s Reforms Go Far Enough?
On Friday, Moroccans will head to the polls in a test that will determine whether the King’s recent reforms succeeded in appeasing the anger and frustration of citizens over political, economic, and social issues.
Just a few months after the Tunisian Revolution that spread to other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Mohamed VI, ...
Apple’s Steve Jobs Sometimes Fielded Customer Service Inquiries
Among chief executives, Steve Jobs was an outlier. CEOs of public companies are generally hands-on, but Jobs was involved in practically every detail, from determining which industries Apple should invade to the material used for the iPhone's screen.
Jobs even got directly involved in customer service, which was a part of Apple's business for which he ...
New Real Estate Investor Trend
BUY, FIX and FLIP has been a real estate investor trend for years.
It worked well when property values were climbing. There was money to be made not only on the renovation itself, but also on the time it took to complete the renovation... property values were going up every month.
When the market crashed and there was an oversupply of homes ...
Making Thanksgiving Memories that Matter
I love Thanksgiving, as my one-size-bigger-each-year elastic waistband pants seem to attest.
Of course, when I was young I could devour the annual Thanksgiving feast without concern, as calories avoided me like the proverbial plague. Then I hit middle-age and I had to start working progressively harder at getting rid of those extra pounds, particularly around ...
Courageous Movie Coming Out on DVD January 17
The film "Courageous," still enjoying a successful run in theaters, will be released on DVD Jan. 17.
Provident Films, which helped market Courageous to Christian audiences, announced the DVD release date Monday, saying it will have more than two hours of special features, including deleted scenes, a "making of Courageous" segment and Courageous bloopers. It also ...
What the Market Wants: Back into the Abyss. Now What?
The last several weeks have brought a steady flow of small but important improvements in the domestic economy (see summary below), but investors have shunned risk, keeping the markets spiraling downward.
Today, the market was awash with stubborn, steady selling, which sank the S&P 500 deep into the 1120-1220 abyss where it has been trapped for ...
