| Rhetoric will leave off where McCain begins
In one sentence on primary night in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen. John McCain nailed Barack Obama — and defined precisely the terms of the fall campaign. Be not intimidated by the growing certainty that the rhetorically gifted Obama, and not his fingernails-across-the-chalkboard opponent, will emerge as McCain's opponent in November. With Hillary came the high negatives that gave Republicans hope of a built-in general election advantage. With Obama comes an army of high-end liberals, affluent and well-educated, along with an energized swell of blacks and the young drawn specifically to him. The prospect of running against a "movement" has unnerved some Republicans, to say nothing of those — affiliated or not — who have listened to Democrats lay out their vision for America through a long series of debates.
Burlington office building sells for $21.3M
ELV Associates Inc. purchased Five Burlington Woods from New Boston Fund Inc. for $21.3 million. The three-story office building is located at 15 Mall Road in the Burlington Woods Office Park in Burlington, Mass. New Boston Fund purchased the 102,056-square-foot building in 2001 for $18 million. Five Burlington Woods is 94 percent leased with about half the building occupied by the engineering firm, Fay Spofford & Thorndike Inc. Other tenants include ACS Defense Inc. and Charles Schwab. The building was constructed in 1982 and is located on three acres of land directly off of Route 128. Amenities in the office park include a walking trail that connects to the 200,000-square-foot shopping center called Wayside Commons. Jones Lang LaSalle represented both the seller and secured the buyer.
Credit card scam warning
This one is pretty slick since they provide Y O U with all the information, except the one piece they want. Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. This information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be better prepared to protect yourself. One of our employees was called on Wednesday from “VISA", and I was called on Thursday from “MasterCard". The scam works like this: Person calling says, “This is (name), and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA. My badge number is 12460. Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. This would be on your VISA card which was issued by (name of bank) did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for £497.99 from a Marketing company based in London?" When you say “No", the caller continues with, “Then we will be issuing a credit to your account.
Exclusive | Columbia lands Spirit Airlines
Columbia's airport hasn't landed a new airline since Allegiant Air pulled its service in January 2007, less than a month after starting Columbia-to-Tampa service. The last low-cost carrier to serve Columbia was the now-defunct Independence Air. Independence forced Delta and US Airways, Columbia's two largest carriers, to lower their fares. But Independence went out of business in 2006, and fares out of Columbia almost immediately went back up. Trippler said Columbia's travelers should have confidence in Spirit airlines staying power. "This airline has been attacked by just about everybody but they haven't been run out of town," he said. "Nobody can run Spirit out of town except the people who fly out of Columbia."Spirit was founded in Detroit in 1980 as a charter service.
Jeff Thelen's Blog
Do you have any ideas to save money? We ran a couple of stories this week talking about the tough economic times that could lie ahead. And we heard some great advice from experts and the people putting them into action. They say you need to write down a budget and stick with it. Save money and take advantage of your 401k plan as much as possible. Other advice is find hobbies that don't cost as much money (play basketball instead of buying video games) cut down on your number of stops per week at your favorite high end coffee shop and read stuff off the internet instead of subscribing to a magazine. So, do you have any ideas? Feel free to share them. You know what to do. J Respond to Jeff's blog here: Jeff, I saw the clip on "Hunters Coalition Against Earn-A-Buck" and am looking for contact info.
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The Reluctant iPhone Unlocker
Before the iPhone came about, Pavel Zaboj, founder of the firm Bladox in Prague, sold relatively low quantities of a chip called a "Turbo SIM," designed to let cell phones use multiple networks. However, when it was discovered the chip could unlock iPhones, his company was inundated with thousands of orders. What followed was a roller coaster ride of supply and demand that's left Zaboj sick of dealing with the iPhone. Be a Rockstar to Your Marketing DepartmentThese days, IT staffers work to fulfill a lot of requests. Like finding an email marketing solution for your marketing department. Lyris ListManager is the robust, scalable, and easily integrated solution your team needs. Download your free trial version today. .
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