Archive for ‘August, 2011’

How to Network Your Way to World-Class Mentors: The Thiel Fellowship Lecture, Part 1

How to Network Your Way to World-Class Mentors: The Thiel Fellowship Lecture, Part 1

Last year, PayPal cofounder and first outside Facebook investor Peter Thiel made waves when he announced the Thiel Fellowship, a program to pay twenty people under the age of twenty $100,000 each to leave formal schooling and learn in the real world, not in the classroom. In may of this year, the Thiel Foundation announced [...]

Flood damage won’t hurt Burleigh budget

Flood damage won’t hurt Burleigh budget

Flood damage from 2011 should not cause any major setbacks inproperty tax revenue for Burleigh County’s 2012 budget. County Auditor Kevin Glatt said total spending requested for nextyear is $51.8 million, compared to nearly $47.5 million in 2011. Hesaid increases will be seen in the general fund, road department,social services and jail maintenance and construction. [...]

Seven firms charged in mortgage loan scheme

Seven firms charged in mortgage loan scheme

Seven firms charged in mortgage loan scheme MATAWAN — a borough firm was among seven mortgage loan modification firms targeted by the state Division of Consumer Affairs for illegally offering mortgage modification services to homeowners in dire financial straits. Attorney General Paula T. Dow and the State Division of Consumer Affairs filed administrative actions against [...]

Stauffer and Nathan Law Firm Files $25 Million Statewide Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo Bank, and the Major Credit Reporting Bureaus, to Save Oklahomans’ Homes From Predatory Foreclosure Practices and to Salvage Ruined Credit Due to Erroneous Credit Reporting

Stauffer and Nathan Law Firm Files $25 Million Statewide Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo Bank, and the Major Credit Reporting Bureaus, to Save Oklahomans’ Homes From Predatory Foreclosure Practices and to Salvage Ruined Credit Due to Erroneous Credit Reporting

Press Release Source: Stauffer & Nathan, P.C. On Wednesday August 31, 2011, 4:44 pm TULSA, Okla., Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The law firm of Stauffer and Nathan, P.C., in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announces it has filed a federal class action in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Oklahoma against Wells Fargo, [...]

Property tax exemptions for seniors subject of debate

Property tax exemptions for seniors subject of debate

The Jackson County Supervisor of Assessments and a townshipassessor are at opposites on the best way to deal with a standardproperty tax exemption for older property owners. The Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, the discount inquestion, is a $4,000 deduction of the equalized assessed value ofproperty awarded when a property owner turns 65 years old. Theexemption [...]

XE.com – Singapore raises land development tax effective Sept 1

XE.com – Singapore raises land development tax effective Sept 1

2011-08-31 10:01 (UTC) SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Singapore on Wednesday raised land development charges for the the six months starting Sept 1 to reflect higher property values. The biggest percentage increase is for land used for industrial and warehousing purposes, which will go up by 31 percent on average, the Ministry of National Development [...]

Art bandits: stealing your space and shoving it in your face

Art bandits: stealing your space and shoving it in your face

Graffiti is rapidly evolving. some still engage in the centuries-old act of “tagging” — the marking of territory for a tribe or gang, smearing private property with dangerous names or threats, but others have endeavored to transform the nasty connotations surrounding graffiti. They’ve warped it into something bold, refreshing and shrewd: They’ve created what’s known [...]

Comparing Health Insurance to Suit Your Budget

Comparing Health Insurance to Suit Your Budget

Comparing private health insurance policies can seem a bit overwhelming at first, with a number of coverage options. There are 2 main forms of private insurance: hospital cover and ancillary, or general, cover. Combined coverage is also available. the more extensive the coverage, the higher the premium, making it important to compare health insurance to [...]

What is the cheapest motorcycle insurance?

What is the cheapest motorcycle insurance?

What company would be the cheapest to get motorcycle insurance with? Im 20 years old and leaving in Sept for the military so I don't need it for long. call around and cheap is not good

Real Estate Investor Home Buying Tips

Real Estate Investor Home Buying Tips

Once you discover real estate investor home buying tips, you will have a much greater understanding of how to make a better deal. Educated real estate investors spend tens of thousands of dollars to learn house selling tips and home buying tips that potentially save them tens of thousands of dollars on each deal they [...]