| Homebuyers hit by 'near prime' crunch
On Friday, Cheltenham & Gloucester said it would no longer lend to borrowers who had less than a 10% deposit. It follows Nationwide Building Society, which has raised rates for new borrowers with less than a 25% deposit. Those with just a 10% deposit will now pay 0.20 of a percentage point more on their deal compared with last month. Several other lenders have also pulled mortgage deals that offered more than 100% of a property's value. Meanwhile, the market for sub-prime borrowers has all but disappeared. 'Nationwide has effectively priced itself out of the first-time buyers market,' says Ray Boulger at mortgage broker John Charcol. 'Other lenders will follow. It's bad news for borrowers.' Keith Mullins, 35, and his partner Leigh Genery, 29, moved into a new house in Welling, Kent, in January.
Wal-Mart unleashes employees in blogs
Microsoft is one of Wal-Mart's biggest suppliers. But that did not stop the Wal-Mart employee in charge of buying computers from panning Microsoft's newest operating system, Vista. "My life has not changed dramatically" because of the new system, he wrote on his blog. "Well, for that matter, it hasn't changed at all." His public burst of candor was not isolated. On the same blog, a video game buyer for Wal-Mart slammed a "Star Wars" film as a "debacle," even though Wal-Mart still sells the movie. Known for its strict, by-the-books culture - accepting a cup of coffee from a supplier can be a firing offense - Wal-Mart is now encouraging employees who do the buying to speak frankly, even critically, about the products the chain carries. An unusual new Web site by Wal-Mart, which was quietly created during the holiday shopping season, has become a forum for unvarnished rants about gadgets, raves about new video games and advice on selecting environmentally sustainable food.
The Bourne Ultimatum Voted 2007 Film Of The Year
Oscar-winning sequel The Bourne Ultimatum has been voted film of the year in a British nationwide poll. The Matt Damon follow-up beat out competition from movies including Best Picture Academy Award winner No Country For Old Men to win the People's Choice section of the Richard Attenborough Film Awards. Several thousand people selected their film of 2007 from a shortlist of 30 movies and then submitted their votes via 25 regional British media outlets. .
Archives for: January 2008
That's why one of my favorite Christmas presents not only helped me organize those electric items, but also made a corner of my kitchen look better. The multi-charging unit, painted white, just like my woodwork, fits neatly in a space on the counter and hides a power strip inside. I plug in the unsightly chargers and all I can see are the tiny plug-ins. At night, we line up our electronic neccessities and know right where they are every morning, charged up and ready to go. It makes me feel so twenty-first century. .
Partner Communications Reports 2007 Annual and Q4 Results
Supplementary information on investing and financing activities not involving cash flows
At December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, trade payables include NIS 90.3 million, NIS 201.8 million and NIS 160 million ($ 42 million), respectively, in respect of acquisition of fixed assets. In addition, at December 31, 2005 trade payables included NIS 27.7 million in respect of acquisition of additional spectrum.
At December 31, 2007, tax withholding related to dividend of approximately NIS 7 million is outstanding.
At December 31, 2005, dividend payable of approximately NIS 45 million was outstanding.
During 2005 and 2007, the Company has undertaken a capital lease with respect to fixed assets in the amount of NIS 15.8 million and NIS 7.4 million ($2 million), respectively.
Video - Internet Television
Some really great tools for video publishing, visual presentations, video editing and conversion as well as a fabolous image library visualization are just some of the visual communication gems contained in this weekly Sharewood Picnic. Photo credit: Irina Tischenko So, without further due, here below are my selected... .
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