Gear: Keep your cellphone within arm's reach but out of your way - Los Angeles Times
26 May 2012, 7:28 am
Here’s how I keep a cellphone charged and out of the way: Bracketron's new Universal USB Power Dock Pro Flex. The holder, which plugs into the cigarette lighter, has a gooseneck arm that lets you adjust the phone. A push-button mechanism on ...

Quick Question: Are you paying much attention to the candidates for lieutenant governor? - madison
26 May 2012, 4:29 am
Here's how six citizens answered this week's question posed by Capital Times freelancer Kevin Murphy. What do you think? Please join the discussion. "Probably not as much as the governor's race; not that much at all. My interest in the race is just getting ...

Here's The REAL Reason The Euro Has Been Plunging - The Business Insider
25 May 2012, 7:53 pm
The euro has been plunging lately against the dollar, and it's down to levels not seen in over two years. This chart from FRED gives the gist of what's been going on, but it's a couple days behind, and now the euro has fallen to about 1.25 against the dollar.

Here's a roundup of Memorial Day events in North Pinellas - St. Petersburg Times
25 May 2012, 6:13 pm
So much is happening on Memorial Day in north Pinellas County that Clearwater veterans have moved their annual ceremony to Sunday evening to beat the rush. "There are so many events on Memorial Day itself, we just decided to beat the crowd ...

Forget the outdoors: Here's your guide to Memorial Day weekend marathons - Entertainment Weekly Online
25 May 2012, 2:24 pm
This Memorial Day weekend, you could head to the beach, have a barbecue, and spend quality time with your loved ones…or you could stay glued to your couch and watch 72 consecutive hours of television. Given some of the marathons planned, we ...

Here's Why Jarden's Earnings Are Worse Than They Look - Motley Fool
25 May 2012, 7:57 am
In this series, we measure how swiftly a company turns cash into goods or services and back into cash. We'll use a quick, relatively foolproof tool known as the cash conversion cycle, or CCC for short. Why does the CCC matter? The less time it ...

Planning A Memorial Day Road Trip? Here's What To Expect - Washington Post
24 May 2012, 10:22 am
Thanks to the three-day weekend, Memorial Day is also a great time for road trips. If you're planning one, though, you should know that travel conditions will be slightly different than they were last year. AAA has put together a list of things you ought ...

Facebook IPO Fiasco: Here’s How Small Investors Got Rolled Over - Yahoo Finance
24 May 2012, 6:40 am
There is a lot of finger pointing going on about Facebook's initial public offering last Friday. A lot of attention is being focused on the social media giant's Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman, who decided to increase the number of shares ...

JPMorgan Chase: Break Up the Big Banks Now. Here's How. - Huffington Post
21 May 2012, 3:02 am
When Jamie Dimon revealed that JPMorgan Chase had lost billions through risky and legally questionable trading, he said the losses would be about $2 billion and maybe more. Apparently it is more -- a lot more. People in a position to know are saying the ...

My Take: The Bible condemns a lot, but here's why we focus on homosexuality - CNN
20 May 2012, 6:55 pm
Editor's Note: R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. By R. Albert Mohler Jr., Special to CNN Are ...