Monthly Archives: January 2010

Nation’s 4 Biggest Banks Cut Business Lending By $100 Billion #moveyourmoney

By Michael | Published: January 29, 2010

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo cut their commercial and industrial lending by a combined 15 percent from April to October, representing $100 billion, according to the most recent Treasury Department data. Loans to small businesses are down $7 billion, or four percent. via huffingtonpost.com Yet another reason to Move Your Money. I want [...]

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Maybe I’ll start running barefoot on the treadmill

By Michael | Published: January 29, 2010

via npr.org Humans are excellent two-legged walkers. It’s one of the things that make us such successful creatures. And there are some scientists who say we’re naturally born runners as well, that our bodies evolved to run. Now, anthropologist Dan Lieberman, one of the proponents of the “human runner” school, concludes that [...]

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Three Reasons the iPad Won’t Kill Amazon’s Kindle

By Michael | Published: January 27, 2010

Also, there’s the distraction factor. When you read a book, you just don’t want to have e-mail, Twitter and the ESPN Web site beckoning from the browser. The absence of those services on the Kindle — sure, it’s also a flaw — actually make it better for focused leisure reading. via bits.blogs.nytimes.com This is what I was [...]

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