Posted on 15-03-2009
Filed Under (Financial) by mike

Renters aren’t immune to the heartache of foreclosure. When their landlords default on the mortgage, tenants could be squeezed out of a place to live. But often renters aren’t aware of their rights in these situations.

In a slow real estate market developers and condominium owners are putting pressure on rules and laws that limit rentals to seniors. Many projects are looking at relaxing rules in order to attract a bigger pool of renters. There is nothing magical about 62 or 55 years of age when determining senior rentals housing restrictions.

The tenant might be paying rent, and may be even paying the rent after the foreclosure is finalized and not been notified that the landlord is no longer the owner of the property.

State and local laws regarding the foreclosure process and tenant eviction vary throughout the country. A report released last month,  "Without Just Cause: A 50-State Review of the (Lack of) Rights of Tenants in Foreclosure"  is posted at http://www.nlchp.org.

Seventeen states require that tenants receive notice when they’ll be evicted due to foreclosure. Twelve states require tenants be named as parties to foreclosure proceedings, in order to terminate tenancies or give the new owner immediate possession rights.

In New Jersey and the District of Columbia, a tenant’s lease can outlive a foreclosure, and tenants can continue to rent from the new owner of the property, often the bank, when a foreclosure is finalized. In nine states, the lease may be protected if it predated the mortgage.

Tenants should not assume that they must leave because the owner is being foreclosed upon. They should be aware, however, that they might be required to leave. Find out what the law is in your state.

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Posted on 07-12-2008
Filed Under (Sports) by mike

BMW Oracle Racing’s 30m trimaran docked in San Diego last week, outfitted with all the lastest video production gear. While most big trimarans were built for offshore racing, this one was designed for inshore racing and has been clocked at speeds twice that of the wind.

Skipper, Russell Coutts, said it’s much lighter, more powerful with a much bigger mast, sails and so forth and much more extreme.

Coutts won the America’s Cup with Team New Zealand in 1995 and 2000 before switching sides to lead the Swiss Alinghi team to victory over Team New Zealand at Auckland in 2003. He sat out the 2007 Alinghi win over Team New Zealand in Spain after a management dispute, then moved to the BMW Oracle camp.

A lawsuit contesting the rules for the next America’s Cup has stalled preparation for history’s longest running sporting event. It is possible BMW Oracle’s three-hulled boat will never be used in the America’s Cup.

If BMW Oracle wins an appeal in the New York courts sometime next year, the team may race its trimaran against one being designed by Alinghi, the America’s Cup holders, in a one-on-one series under the rules outlined in the Cup’s governing document, the Deed of Gift.

That would be a Deed of Gift match, or DOG match - giving the trimaran its Dogzilla nickname.

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Posted on 29-11-2008
Filed Under (Financial) by mike

Big crowds, big deals; must be Black Friday. Shoppers battle crowds for Black Friday deals on cheap video, mp3 players, DVDs etc. Now that you’ve gorged on your Thanksgiving feast it’s time to start planning your Black Friday shopping attack.

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and one of the busiest shopping days of the year, might be a bit darker this year. Consumer spending is expected to drop slightly with 128 million shoppers planning to head to the malls.The supposed biggest shopping day of the year, I’ve checked around and collected some great deals for you. Personally I won’t be leaving my house today, I much prefer shopping online.

Apple has officially unveiled their Black Friday sales for their online and retail stores. The discounts are very similar to last year’s event. The only two Mac models on sale are the iMac and Mac; $300 MacBook Pro Discounts, and iPhone Apps.

Apple’s specials are somewhat disappointing. Apple is offering discounts of up to $101 on Macs, and $21 for iPods.

Apple Black Friday deals include some third-party discounts. The Apple Store US has published the same worldwide discounts on the 20-inch iMac, and the 13-inch Macbook.

Apple’s completely unsurprising Black Friday deals appeared on their Australian site, giving us a little insight into the ‘deals’ we in the US can possibly expect tomorrow. It looks like the biggest cut will be on the new MacBooks and iMacs.

Here’s a roundup of Black Friday video game deals, with many online deals happening now! There’s stuff listed below for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Also a the limited edition Gunmetal Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 resurfaces.

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Posted on 20-11-2008
Filed Under (Entertainment, General News) by mike

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Posted on 18-11-2008
Filed Under (Politics) by mike

I am not saying that I won’t write about Dick Cheney, but you may want to skip this. The most amazing idea is this: Expect the unexpected.

The most crucial point is that Dick Cheney is a dismal failure.

I’m not totally off track here, but clear your mind and listen. The kernal of truth here is this: I am a few bricks shy of a load.

I do know that I cannot urge myself to consider what my opposition must not venting about Dick Cheney. I think you might be wrong on this, but I can’t see it. However the point that I want to drive home about using a great Dick Cheney that provides Dick Cheney. Think about it again. It would make a lot of sense if I should not keep far, far, away as much as possible. Read the rest of this entry »

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Posted on 01-08-2008
Filed Under (Entertainment) by mike

David Archuleta released a new single “Crush”. David Archuleta, the American Idol runner-up, was signed on by Jive Records after losing to David Cook in the popular show. Fans eagerly awaited the new release of Crush. David Archuleta debuted his first single on New York’s Z100 ‘Elvis Duran and the Z Morning Zoo.’

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Posted on 31-07-2008
Filed Under (General News) by mike

Ed Dale Mankini is the topic of the day. You can guess what a mankini is, and it’s not a pretty image. But who is Ed Dale? Don’t go away I’ll be right back with more on Ed Dale. But right now for those who insist on a description of a mankini, let me just say that it is not a man’s bikini; it’s not half a bikini, otherwise known as a speedo. It is a one piece and it is some kind of thong as worn by Borat … urghh Read the rest of this entry »

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Posted on 30-07-2008
Filed Under (Business) by mike

Run the numbers and the Verizon Alltel merger is a challenge to AT&T, which has been at the top of the major US cellphone carriers for some time now. While AT&T has a solid 71M subscribers, number two Verizon has 67M and number five Alltel has 13M, which means this merger could create 80M customers combined. Verizon could claim the ‘most reliable’ and most coverage in the US. The $2,100 per subscriber close to what Sprint paid in their for Nextel, which cost $36 billion or $2,350 per subscriber for the 15M Nextel users Sprint did not really benefit from that deal.

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Posted on 29-07-2008
Filed Under (Entertainment) by mike

Dell has released the Dell Studio Hybrid mini PC. The Dell Studio Hybrid mini PC is about 80 percent smaller than the typical desktop PC, and uses up to 70 percent less energy. Now that Dell’s Studio Hybrid has gone on sale, you may be wondering if you should buy one. The Dell Studio Hybrid mini PC is stylish but no powerhouse.

The Dell Studio Hybrid mini desktop PC is powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo T8100 Penryn processor and starts at $499. Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI and DVI video outputs and 1GB of RAM are standard for the Vista-crippled machine.

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Posted on 28-07-2008
Filed Under (Entertainment) by mike

Kodak Z1285 Easyshare digital camera is a bargain priced 12 Megapixel, 5x optical zoom deal. It sports a 2.5-inch color LCD, 64 MB internal memory, with SD/SDHC/MMC card expansion slot. The Kodak Z1285 digital camera can capture HD-quality stills and video. Buy.com is selling the digital camera for $89.99 as a refurbished model. The HiDef 16 to 9 ratio of images allows prints to 30in by 40in.

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