http://www.bestblogposts.com/index.php Bestblogposts RSS Feed en-us http://www.bestblogposts.com/images/blogs/bestblogposts-76180.jpg http://www.bestblogposts.com/index.php 10069 http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/more-housing-woes.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/more-housing-woes.php Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:47:40 GMT There's been plenty of talk lately about the US housing market bottoming out and that it can only go up from there. But people are clutching at straws. A good example is the paltry 0.3% increase in home purchases in the US. "We'll take the improvement in the new-home market as a sign we're getting closer to the bottom and we might see some stability in the housing market by the summer," Adam York, an economist at Wachovia Corp. in Charlotte, North Carolina told http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/conrad-blacks-landmark-case.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/conrad-blacks-landmark-case.php Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:45:33 GMT Conrad Black's appeal against his fraud conviction will have massive implications on the system, regardless of what the decision is. Black, as we know, was convicted two year ago of a a $6.1-million fraud and obstruction of justice related to his eight years as head of his company Hollinger International. The latest appeal is due to be heard late this year and we can expect a ruling by June 2010. He was sent to jail for six and a half years.

CBC News reports that Black remains ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/the-inlet-that-disgorges-rocks.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/the-inlet-that-disgorges-rocks.php Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:42:55 GMT I think I may have shown you this photo before. this is the western-most end of the lake at Roundrock. This is where all of the water pouring down the Central Valley enters the lake bed. Notice all of the rock in the ground. They’re all trying to make their way into the lake, and they’re ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/torontos-new-bicycle-parking-initiatives.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/torontos-new-bicycle-parking-initiatives.php Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:40:29 GMT Unless you"re superhuman, biking across the city to work seems absurd. We all walk, bike, drive or use transit to get to work, but by using a combination of the four, we can usually get there a bit more efficiently. Plus it definitely doesn"t hurt to burn that lunchtime poutine off.

Luckily, the TTC is slowly making it easier to couple bikes and public transit together. For years Red Rocket users have been able to lock up their bikes at the station and on buses, but many feared damage to their wheels of steel. This is why the City of Toronto has stepped in to open private bike ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/missing-link-found.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2009/missing-link-found.php Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:48:06 GMT Franzen et al.
]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/big-bonuses-at-imploding-banks.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/big-bonuses-at-imploding-banks.php Sat, 02 May 2009 14:52:10 GMT The banks are imploding but that hasn't stopped the bankers raking in massive bonuses. Just what they're being rewarded for is anyone's guess.

The New York Times reports that six of the biggest banks set aside over $36 billion in the first quarter to pay their employees. This is significant because their workforces have shrunk significantly over the last 18 months which means the ones that are left are taking home more.

http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/take-your-digital-camera-on-a-photo-cruise-.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/take-your-digital-camera-on-a-photo-cruise-.php Sat, 02 May 2009 13:58:44 GMT Here's something for digital photographers who also like ships and life at sea, at least on a temporary ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/one-word-wednesday.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/one-word-wednesday.php Sat, 02 May 2009 04:26:03 GMT

Chillaxin!

Missouri calendar:

• Earth Day
• Oaks bloom.
• Lyrid meteor shower peaks.

]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/dna-day-2009.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/dna-day-2009.php Sat, 02 May 2009 00:25:50 GMT April, 25 is officially the DNA Day when we write about DNA-relates issues. Yesterday, I was offline but now I would like to mention a few articles that focused on DNA on this important ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/the-most-famous-of-all-great-estates.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/the-most-famous-of-all-great-estates.php Fri, 01 May 2009 02:35:18 GMT Got $75,000,000 to spare? You could buy this house, the most famous of all great estates on 40 acres in Round Hill.

(via corsinet) ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/charlize-theron-calls-gay-marriage-ban-form-of-apartheid.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/charlize-theron-calls-gay-marriage-ban-form-of-apartheid.php Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:20:01 GMT South Africa-born actress Charlize Theron
thinks US ban on gay marriage is another "form of apartheid". The Oscar-winning actress revealed that she was "bothered" that her adopted country failed to legalise same-sex unions.

Charlize said it was this "caveman" approach which reminded her of her native country"s past apartheid laws, which marked a distinctive line between whites and non-whites. "I don"t like living in an elitist world, it bothers me. I don"t want to be part of an elitist sexual preference," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"It bothers me, maybe it"s because ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/charlize-theron-calls-gay-marriage-ban-form-of-apartheid.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/charlize-theron-calls-gay-marriage-ban-form-of-apartheid.php Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:16:33 GMT South Africa-born actress Charlize Theron
thinks US ban on gay marriage is another "form of apartheid". The Oscar-winning actress revealed that she was "bothered" that her adopted country failed to legalise same-sex unions.

Charlize said it was this "caveman" approach which reminded her of her native country"s past apartheid laws, which marked a distinctive line between whites and non-whites. "I don"t like living in an elitist world, it bothers me. I don"t want to be part of an elitist sexual preference," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"It bothers me, maybe it"s because ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/20-unusual-and-interesting-looking-ties.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/20-unusual-and-interesting-looking-ties.php Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:54:47 GMT 20 Unusual And Interesting Looking Ties.Pouring Beer Necktie

Keyboard Tie:

Space Invaderstie:

Eye Chart Tie:

Foot Long Hotdog Tie:

Binary Code Tie:

Crossword Puzzle Black White Necktie:

New York Taxi Cab Shaped Tie:

Scene Tie:

Moons Surface Tie:

8 Bit Tie:

Kingofhearts Tie:

Zebra Print Tie:

Math Equations Silk Tie:

Menu Tie:

USB Tie:

Always be ready to receive data!

Circuit Board Tie:

The circuit board pattern is printed on the fabric, but the lights in this design ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/robot-with-a-living-brain.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/robot-with-a-living-brain.php Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT Kevin Warwick"s new robot behaves like a child. Sometimes it does what you want it to, and sometimes it doesn"t, says Warwick, a professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading.

And while it may seem strange for a scientist to be concerning himself with such an unreliable machine, Warwick"s creation has something that even today"s most sophisticated robots lack: a living ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/advertising-gets-a-little-more-wonderful.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/advertising-gets-a-little-more-wonderful.php Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:49:35 GMT It"s said that one of the first things to go during a recession is advertising. And while watching technology shrink to previously unheard of sizes may excite some people, seeing newspapers do the same most definitely does not.

So amidst the burning wreckage of falling publishers and apprehensive advertisers, there"s one man who has sat relatively unscathed. You see, this man is named Ryan North - and he comes from the ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/resize-your-photos-for-emailing-in-a-snap.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/resize-your-photos-for-emailing-in-a-snap.php Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:59:26 GMT PhotoRazor is a freeware program for resizing those massive megapixel images we now get from modern digital cameras. The program saves the smaller images to a new folder and lets you resize whole folders of photos in one go, which is great for emailing them to friends and family. The interface is nice and easy, the options are useful and this one goes onto my ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/glamours-salute-to-american-icons.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/glamours-salute-to-american-icons.php Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:34:09 GMT For their 70th anniversary issue, Glamour magazine enlisted a few celebrities to recreate the images of iconic women. I"m not sure if these particular celebs are the first ones that would have come to my mind if I were charged with pulling this shoot together but the photos are nice enough. You can see the rest of them here.

Not only is Obama the first African American filling the position, but she’s already making best-dressed headlines for a style that ranges from couture to J.Crew. Raised in Chicago, Obama, 45, powered on to Princeton and Harvard Law School before beginning ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/cute-online-invoicing-service.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/cute-online-invoicing-service.php Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:20:00 GMT Winkbill is a ‘simple online invoicing system’, which offers billing, contact management and online reporting to help you keep track of your financial flows. It comes with yer typical web service dashboard which in this case gives an overview of your invoice universe, and the interface is simple enough to be ......... ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/dr-peppers-many-flavors.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/dr-peppers-many-flavors.php Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:57:57 GMT New work from Shalimar Luis
More of this project can be seen @ shalimarluis.com ]]> http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/6-professional-painters-from-the-animal-kingdom.php http://www.bestblogposts.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2009/6-professional-painters-from-the-animal-kingdom.php Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:39:33 GMT Humans are not the only species to create art. You can argue all day about what is art and what isn"t, but some animals are selling their creations, which puts them a notch closer to being true artists than most of us! Here are six different professional animal artists. ]]>