| UPDATE: Realty Q&A: A 6-step Plan For Boosting Credit Score To Buy Home
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Question: I need some assistance in cleaning up my very poor credit score of 638 from Trans Union and 559 from Equifax. It's not the result of any credit cards but poor choices (which I admit) and a divorce with little to no child support of three girls. I'm in my mid-forties and all three girls are over the age of 18. My question is how do I increase my FICO score within the next 6-10 months and is there a reputable agency that can work on my behalf? I would like to purchase a home early next year. I know there's a lot of work that needs to be done and would greatly appreciate any assistance you or an agency can provide. Answer: I turned to attorney Edward Jamison, who operates a credit-repair law firm in Los Angeles, for help with this one because you did not mention any specific problems.
Poll: Spitzer Wrong on Bruno, Right on Albany
This is interesting. In a Siena poll out today, 51 percent of respondents said they believe Eliot Spitzer knew what his aides were up to when they tried getting state police to gather information about Joe Bruno. But even more of them - 58 percent - say Spitzer “is committed to reforming Albany." .
Transcript of JK Rowling web chat
Earlier this morning Harry Potter author JK Rowling participated in a web chat with fans on the Bloomsbury web site. In the chat JK answered questions about the Deathly Hallows book, gave spoilers for those who haven't read the book and told all to keep an eye on her web site for answers to questions in due course. Over 120,000 questions were submitted so she could only answer some in the 90 minute chat. The full transcript is below (spoilers abound): J.K. Rowling: I'm here and I can't wait! Bring on the questions! Leaky Cauldron: What, if anything, did the wizarding world learn, and how did society change, as a direct result of the war with voldemort? (i.E., not as a result of harry, ron and hermione's future careers.) J.K. Rowling: The Ministry of Magic was de-corrupted, and with Kingsley at the helm the discrimination that was always latent there was eradicated.
Heart patient needs help
KOBEIGANE: K.M. Priyantha Pushpakumara (22) of Waththegedara, Kobeigane is suffering from a serious heart ailment the consultant Dr. Prasad Krishnan of the Appollo Hospitals, Colombo has recommended him to undergo immediate Intracardiac Repair which is estimated to cost Rs. 400,000. As he is unable to meet the cost of the surgery, requests public assistance. The donors can credit donations to A/C No. 124-207-125997-2 with the Peoples Bank Nikaweratiya Branch. Appeal for help BELIATTA: W.G.G. Chanmith Hasaranga Jayawardena (5) of Linara Watta, Owilana, Beliatta is suffering from severe hearing and speech disorder following a bout of Meningitis and Neonatal Jaundice. Doctors treating him have recommended a Cochlear Implant surgery to cure him.
GKS Nationwide Acquisition Program Targets Small Providers of Engineering and Metrology Services
DETROIT, MI; August 8, 2007 - GKS Inspection Services, a global provider of dimensional measurement, 3D laser scanning and terrestrial scanning services since 1981, is seeking to acquire small engineering and metrology service bureaus around the U.S. to expand its range of coverage from coast to coast. Currently GKS has U.S. offices in Detroit, Minneapolis, and Seattle, as well as international locations in India, Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore and the Netherlands. The GKS Employee-Partner Program is designed for self-employed engineers and metrologists who are already providing dimensional inspection, laser scanning, terrestrial scanning, or design engineering services to an existing customer base. The program is structured so that these self-employed technical experts can recoup their investments by selling their business to GKS and then combining forces with an industry leader while still maintaining their regional independence.
What the Russian papers say
The West, which only recently was actively pushing Martti Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan, is now no less ardently supporting the idea of dividing Kosovo between the two irreconcilable local groups, the Serbs and the Albanians, to settle the issue of its status. As for Russia, experts have said it should try and profit from the settlement models the West will insist on. "A unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence and its recognition by Western powers would give Moscow an equal right to propose a similar recognition of South Ossetia, Transdnestr and Abkhazia," said Andrei Shemyakin, deputy director of the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. "The same holds true for the option of dividing Kosovo. That model could be applied to the Caucasus, a region where delineation lines might as well be drawn between Abkhazian and Georgian districts or between Georgian and Ossetian villages.
WHAT'S UP IN THE ALBEMARLE 08/05
Library, public safety building open house. Pasquotank County will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for both the W.C. Witherspoon Memorial Library and the Pasquotank Public Safety Building today from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The ceremony will be held near the flagpole between the two buildings. Afterward, both buildings will be open for public tours. Breast-feeding seminar. A seminar on breast-feeding, "Getting off to a Good Start" will be held at the Chowan Life Center in Edenton today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Barbara Whitehead will be the presenter. Lunch will be provided. Participants must register to attend. To sign up, call 426-2129. Blood drives. The American Red Cross will hold blood drives at Cann Memorial Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth City today from 12:30 p.m.
ID theft
Heard of skimming? Dumping? Logo hijacking? Check washing? How about phishing? In the world of identity theft lingo, these are all ways scammers can take advantage of an unwitting consumer. In the last five years, the number of victims in Mississippi has climbed 83 percent. The Federal Trade Commission reports 1,494 victims in 2006, up from 814 victims in 2002. Dave Fulcher, a prosecutor who handles identity theft cases for the U.S. attorney's office, warned businesses have to be on the lookout for "insiders," or their own employees who might be participating in a scam. "If you have an employee that's an insider, then you run the risk of having all the safety measures you put into place circumvented by that employee," he said. Millions of Americans are receiving notices to monitor their accounts and credit information after a Florida company had a data breach in mid-July.
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