Saturday, May 31, 2008

break car lease in the news

Donate, don't abandon pets, students urged (The Columbus Dispatch)

Sat, 31 May 2008 01:16:16 PDT
College students looking to leave their pets behind as they leave Columbus for summer break will have an alternative this year.

Trondheim and Sfar's Cute Aliens Who Kill

Fri, 30 May 2008 09:19:34 PDT
One of the best science fiction graphic novels from the past few years doesn't use any words. It doesn't even come from our world. Deliberately weathered and made to look like a children's book left behind by a UFO, A.L.I.E.E.E.N. by Lewis Trondheim features duck-faced, frog-faced, and pig-faced aliens doing terrible things to one another.

Residential Re Issues $350 Million Cat Bond for USAA

Fri, 30 May 2008 17:54:38 PDT
The ResRe catastrophe bond allows USAA to diversify its exposure to different weather perils and natural disasters along the coastal states, California and Hawaii.

Friday, May 30, 2008

personal financial planner in the news

New Epigenetic Science Award Presented in Groundbreaking Cer

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:02:29 PDT
Leading edge scientists, psychologists and other health professionals gathered as a pioneering researcher, as well as a new branch of science, were honored in a groundbreaking event in Los Angeles, on May 29th.

On Women and Assets (by Don Boudreaux)

Fri, 30 May 2008 17:14:38 PDT
An interesting look at two topics: (1) women in politics, and (2) asset prices (specifically as they relate to petrol)

Polish finance ministry says sees Q2 GDP growth at around 6 pct - Forbes


Polish finance ministry says sees Q2 GDP growth at around 6 pct
Forbes, NY - 13 hours ago
... percent in the second quarter and reach 5.5 percent in the whole year, deputy finance minister Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska said in a statement on Friday. ...