Archive for May 27th, 2008
Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping
 No one seems to know whether they are buying or leasing but various sources concur that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are settling into a chateau on the French Riviera. This is no surprise, the couple has been looking at various spots in the region for at least a year. Now they’ve reportedly settled into Chateau Miraval, a $70 million estate in the little village of Brignol in the Var. The big estate includes a castle with 35 bedrooms, perfect for all the kids and the entourage as well as 20 fountains, aqueducts, a lake, a swimming pool, and a thriving vineyard. It’s also surrounded by a big forest and has a three mile driveway offering this couple the most valued feature of all, privacy.
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Posted by: in Your Business
This month’s contest on the Business Channel at b5media is about “taking chances.” I’m ready to take the chance, to “retire” and work full-time from home.
Have you thought about “retiring” and starting a new business, at home or elsewhere?
There is a lot of fear associated with massive life changes, like changing jobs, starting a business, being at home (with your spouse!). What is stopping you? What are you waiting for? Being terrified isn’t an excuse.
What is the FIRST STEP you need to take - the “throw your hat over the fence so you’ve to go over and get it” step?
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Tags: baby boomers, home businesses, retirement
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Treasury prices fall amid blended economic data - Forbes
Treasury prices slid Tuesday as stocks moved higher and investors were unable to shake their inflation worries despite a drop in oil prices. Crude prices eased Tuesday after briefly passing $135 a barrel last week; the move higher had stoked concerns
Stocks rise on lower oil, rebound in new-homes sales - USA Today
NEW YORK — Wall Street advanced in uneven trading Tuesday after a drop in oil prices and an unexpected gain in new home sales encouraged investors to put money back into the market. Stocks gained momentum late in the session as oil prices drifted
Banks weigh on Europe stocks; SABMiller cheers - Reuters
LONDON, Might 27 (Reuters) - European stocks fell by midday on Tuesday as investors turned edgy about financial worries at banks battered by a credit market crisis, while brewer SABMiller (SAB.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) surged on acquisition speak
Tech Stocks Lead Gains on Wall Street - Street.Com
Updated from 3:11 p.m. EDT Stocks in the U.S. closed a jagged session higher Tuesday as investors latched on to the reassurance of retreating oil prices and picked up equities despite blended economic and corporate news. The Dow Jones Industrial
Europe shares cut losses as US data buoys stocks - Reuters
LONDON, Might 27 (Reuters) - European shares reversed losses to turn positive in mid-afternoon trade on Tuesday, driven by a drop in crude oil futures CLc1 and U.S. data that showed the first monthly increase in new home sales since October. By 1410
Tech jump, oil drop lifts stocks; AMR skids late - Washington Post
Resize Text NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and other technology bellwethers, as investors bet that a sharp drop in oil prices will help shore up consumer and business spending. A drop of almost 3 percent in
Stocks higher after home sales data, lower oil - Forbes
Wall Street advanced in uneven trading Tuesday after a drop in oil prices and an unexpected gain in new home sales encouraged investors to put money back into the market. Stocks picked up momentum late in the session as oil prices drifted below $129
Top Rocket Stocks: Coldwater Creek - Street.Com
Updated from 5:34 a.m. EDT Don’t even think about playing in the Beat the Street trading contest if you’re going to trade the Wal-Marts WMT or Microsofts MSFT of the world. While I believe both could be solid long-term investments, the key in a
US stocks rally on falling oil - News.com.au
US stocks shut in positive territory this day as oil prices fell, bringing inflation relief after hitting record highs above $US135 a barrel last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 67.74 points (0.54 per cent) to 12,547.37 after the
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It’s easy to have a easy alarm clock on your computer’s desktop. But what about an alarm clock that can speak, plays media files, open programs, sends e-mail and opens web pages as well? That can only be the Talking Alarm Clock. Or, of course, your personal could be haunted.
By utilizing the Microsoft Agent, the Talking Alarm Clock can be configured to have a talking animated alarm that says what you want it to say. Choose from a wide variety of options that comes with the alarm setting. The Talking Alarm Clock is very flexible and versatile, you can even set it to start your favorite program on a specific time of day. A handy snooze button pops up the middle of your screen, so you can easily reach for it to stop the alarm. Need to create new alarms? The icon is easily accessible via the task bar. Want to be reminded about something incessantly? You can set the Nag button of the Speaking Alarm Clock to suit your “nagging” needs. With the Speaking Alarm Clock, setting alarms have never been so much fun.
The Talking Alarm Clock is compatible with Win98,Win2000, WinXP, and Windows Vista. Click here for the official site.
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Filed under: Estates
Nashville, Tennessee is seeing a lot of lavish new builds. Today’s estate is one of the most pricey new houses in the area. The Mediterranean-style home is 20,000 square feet positioned on 8.5 acres in the Bancroft area of Forest Hills. A lot of newer homes lack charm but this one with its beautiful hardwood floors and gracious lines is really something special. The kitchen is large enough to film a cooking show and looks like you could actually cook in it. There’s an ample exercise room and a large garage which seems to currently serve as some sort of playroom. While the home theater is the usual study in boring beige there’s a fantastic office that is open to the floor above. There are seven bedrooms total. It is listed at $6.9 million which is very high for the area but a big discount considering it was once listed at $8.99 million.
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Filed under: Decor, Estates, Books
Photo by Allow Mudford
The Lone Star Say, which was part of Mexico until 1836, is not particularly known for its architectural treasures. There are some astounding estates scattered among its vast tracts, however, as author Lisa Germany and photographer Allow Mudford reveal in their excellent new book, Great Houses Of Texas (Abrams, $50). The Texan landscape — “combined with the larger-than-life personalities who were drawn to the brutal hardships of the frontier and the architects who designed these amazing homes” — is the unifying theme of the 25 houses, ranging from the intimate to the ornate, collected in the book. Among them is the beautiful Crespi Mansion in Dallas, designed by Swiss architect Maurice Fatio in 1939, pictured above; and the Nowlin Home in Austin designed by Paul Lamb in 2002, which was partially based on Mayan ruins. See the gallery for more.
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Posted by: in Small Business
Filed under: McDonald’s (MCD), Small business
 Back in the early 1920s, J.R. Simplot started a business in Declo, Idaho — he raised hogs. He was 14-years old. Ultimately, he went on to create the Simplot Company, which is now a multi-billion dollar enterprise.
Yesterday, Simplot died of natural causes; he was 99.
He lived his life to the fullest and it seemed he’d limitless energy. During World War II, the Simplot Company was the largest seller of potatoes in the U.S. and, of course, a major supplier to the troops.
Simplot also was incredibly innovative. For example, when there was a fertilizer shortage in WW II, he created his own facility to deal with the problem. Then, by the late 1940s, he helped to invent frozen french fries and would help usher in the fast-food revolution. By 1967, he made a hand-shake deal with Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), to supply french fries.
Although he retired in the early 1970s, Simplot remained busy. He provided startup capital to personal chip maker Micron Technology (NYSE: MU). The company now has a market value of $6.2 billion.
Despite all the success, Simplot remained humble and thrifty - just like another billionaire, Warren Buffett. Simplot would fly commercial, had an ordinary vehicle and wore the same pair of glasses for thirty years. And of course, his favorite restaurant was McDonald’s.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook and The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements . He also operates MergerBook.com.
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