Neumann Homes filed for bankruptcy earlier today, and this has to make one wonder how many home builders will be in trouble because of the cool housing market.

It seems that the slowing market is making it very difficult for builders to get fina

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WellCare Health Plans Inc. was raided by the feds and other agencies. WellCare Health Plans Inc. WellCare Health Plans, Inc. NYSE: WCG began operations in 1985 and is based out of Tampa, Florida. Regional offices of WellCare Health Plans Inc. are lo

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Frederick Sy was driving the wrong way on an expressway west of downtown on Sunday caused a fiery crash that left five people dead, Frederick Sy was also killed in the accident. Frederick Sy is a Chicago man who also has an address in the suburb of

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According to Wired News, there are 15,916 employees working for Google (GOOG). By comparison, this number looks reasonable since their market cap is $201 Billion right behind Microsoft (MSFT) $286 Billion with 79,000 full time employees. (finance.ya

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We end the week in 1920’s prohibition-era Chicago with The Untouchables. This flick features several stellar performances, but two stand about the rest - Sean Connery, who won an Oscar for his supporting role as one of the Untouchables, Jimmy Malone

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What's on your blogger Christmas list? Radio stations have begun playing Christmas music around the clock already. I personally prefer for them to wait until right after Thanksgiving, due to the fact that by the time Christmas actually arrives, I'

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Do you have what it takes to be a ProBlogger? If making a great living off the internet purely by blogging (and marketing and search-optimizing and creating unique content) is your cup of tea then enter the Problogger Contest. I came across this con

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Notre Dame is close to completing its worst season ever. However, there was a time when Notre Dame was the premier football program in the country and boys dreamed of playing in the shadow of the Golden Dome.

Rudy tells the true story of one such boy. Actually, it tells the story of a young man, several years removed from high school, who

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What would you do if you were living next door to what I am? You would think you would enjoy living to a house that is going to sell for over $400,000. I am at my wits end and am looking for solutions of what to do before these "residents" decide that they want to move in with me (which will happen before winters end). When that happens,

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I can’t believe I’m so much busier now than when I used to do affiliate marketing on the side after working my full time job. I guess working for myself is something I have underestimated considering how much time I have actually put into my affiliate work. After 5 months of full time affiliate marketing, I’m still struggling to manage my tim

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Jon garland will be going to the Angels it looks like. Jon Garland has been playing with the whit sox for a good while now and looks like it will be a better move to go to LA. Jon garland is being traded for orlando Cabrera and will be a pretty decent move. Jon garland is 28 years old and will be hopefully playing for the Angels for a good wh

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Have you ever been in the situation where your hotel room did not live up to your expectations, even in a top end hotel? Perhaps it was for a special occasion, but the hotel screwed it up big time! You may have vented your frustration by screaming, but you'd be surprised with what a little assertive and specific complaining might get you. T

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First winter storm hitting here today in Chicago. Already few inches of snow in just an hour. However, I like to point out that SES, Search Engine Strategies is coming to Chicago next week (December 3-7). I went to SES last year at Hilton Hotel downtown, same location as this years. Last year SES Chicago was was my first event related to webm

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Attending a performance at a world-class venue is a wonderful way of integrating into the local cultural scene. Just as a Broadway show in New York or a West End play in London should be on every avid traveler's hotlist, so should the Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago be seriously considered by all visitors and residents.

The Orchestra'

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How to get great photos of your outdoor Christmas light decorations. In this post you will find many hints on getting photos of outdoor Christmas lights.
Getting photos of outdoor Christmas lights involves both night-time and cold weather photography techniques. I show you photographs of outdoor Christmas lights from New Glarus, WI and Michi

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