Louisville BusinessDaily - Bartering News

Bartering News

Weed Dating. It's Like Speed Dating, But Your Hands Get Dirty Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:56AMInterested singles get together for a little weeding and a chance to meet other singles who don't mind getting their hands dirty.
Wentzville weighs ban on dog, cat sales Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:08AMWENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri town is weighing a ban on the retail sale of dogs and cats.
Nowhere to Go Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:43AMEmmanuel is a thoughtful 23-year-old with cargo pants, stylish sideburns, and a tendency to insert Biblical quotes into conversation. “Jesus said that foxes have holes and birds have nests but the son of man have not a place to rest his head,” for instance. That one particularly resonates: Emmanuel has been homeless on and off for the last five years. He spent his childhood bouncing around the ...
7 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Ask For Funding Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:03AMThe first question most people seem to ask when contemplating a new startup is where they will get the money. That’s certainly a valid question, but all the money in the world won’t make your business a success if you hate what you are doing, and you aren’t prepared to do the job.
Become a part of the ‘simpler life’ Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:41AMGoing green. Sustainable living. Self-reliance. The terms aredifferent, but the basic lifestyles are the same, and that “simplerlife” is becoming the goal of an increasing number ofAmericans.
Wentzville weighs ban on dog, cat sales Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:28AMGuccione's proposal would prohibit stores from selling, delivering, bartering, auctioning or giving away dogs and cats.
Book review: The Art of Barter Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:08AM'The Art of Barter' is good encouragement for people who want to go out and barter goods and services.
Recognitions Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:08AMThe last drawing for summer book reviews written by kids at the Juneau Public Libraries took place on Aug. 16. 839 book reviews were received in this 10-week program and 75 gift certificates and prizes were awarded.
Embracing Bangkok for 24 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:18AMIt would be a true violation of decency to spend only one day embracing Bangkok’s myriad charms, but if you could bed down in this intoxicating city for a mere few hours, your day might look lik...
Residents trade in at barter fair Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:23PMBERKELEY SPRINGS - An organization called the Local Economy Network believes they may just have figured a way to stem some of the worry over the bad economy: bartering.
A flotilla of fun Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:12PMSurely, a few of the fishing village residents muttered it.
Kerry Wood's Sudden Excellence Confusing the Bronx Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:08AMWhen two opposing forces meet, the results can be explosive. We see it in television, movies, and even in our everyday sayings (the unstoppable force vs. the immovable object, or more simply, red vs. blue). The Yankees gave a huge contract to Carl Pavano after the 2004 season, and after the 2008 season, the Yankees gave up on Pavano. This was the result of numerous injuries, including Tommy John ...
Spell-binding WWII novellas found in presumed diary Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:00PMFor decades, Irene Nemirovsky's daughter Denise kept the leather-bound notebook of Irene’s crabbed handwriting that she thought was a diary, unable to bring herself to read it. When she did, it turned out to contain two spell-binding novellas about the German occupation.
Was Speaker Pelosi’s ‘swamp’ a Black thing? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:57PMHow could Porter Goss oversee the investigation of Congresswoman Maxine Waters in light of their conflict over the CIA-crack connection? He should have recused himself. Is Nancy Pelosi in on this political hit as well? So far, all eight suspects since she vowed to 'drain the swamp' of corruption are Black.
Consumers catch a deal in record sockeye run Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:56PMWith a record sockeye salmon run in B.C., and another opening next week, it's expected prices for prize fish will continue to drop, equalling a big catch for consumers.
Burners Prepare For The Desert Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:11PMEvery year, more than 40,000 people from around the globe gather in Black Rock Desert.
Wentzville might ban sale of dogs and cats Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:41AMWentzville city leaders are considering banning the retail sale of dogs and cats.
College Fishing Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:36AMLincoln Blanco With the start of the school year, I feel it is my duty to help cash-strapped students, who are on their way to college, with this bit of information.
INDEPENDENT VIEWPOINT Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:16AMRick Mills revisits silver's history and the silver:gold ratio and looks for an upwards rerating in this time of fiat currencies. In the time of the ancient Babylonians - long before the periodic table - there were seven sacred metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead and mercury.
Niche knack: Artist adjusts to tough times by specializing Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:00PMMaking a living as an artist is no walk in the garden, as lifetime potter Jen Winfrey knows. She and her husband, John, have operated a business designing and making art for nearly two decades, Winfrey Works.
'My lungs are beginning to feel like they are covered in charcoal' Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:08PMMISSIVES FROM MEDIEVAL IRELAND:Medieval life is wearing thin for Rosita Boland, what with the rodents – and the leprechauns
Your comments: Newark council proposal to sell city property is expected to generate $50M, cost $60M in long term Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:28PMFeaturing the best comments from the NJ.com community
Bartering Keeps Small Oklahoma Businesses Alive In Tough Times Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:40PMSome area small business owners are showing some Oklahoma ingenuity to get by during the tough times. It's called "business bartering," and the practice is going strong. Andolini's Pizzeria
Go ahead and make best deal Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 3:47PMJimmy Joliet started his business in 1981 in Florida — when the economy started to dip, mortgages, rent and everything else started to rise. That sounds familiar.
In Lebanon, religion may outweigh merit in jobs Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 3:22PMAFP/Beirut A Shia Muslim in Lebanon’s diplomatic corps can forget about being appointed ambassador to Washington. The same goes for a posting in London for a Maronite Christian.
Put diplomatically, in Lebanon it's what you are that counts Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:54AMLebanon's posts in embassies, sovereign ministries divided among country's confessions.
Battling political confessionalism in Lebanon Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 9:16PMBEIRUT (AFP) - A Shiite Muslim in Lebanon's diplomatic corps can forget about being appointed ambassador to Washington. The same goes for a posting in London for a Maronite Christian.
Battling political confessionalism in Lebanon Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 8:05PMA Shiite Muslim in Lebanon's diplomatic corps can forget about being appointed ambassador to Washington.
Curtis Valentine: The Economic Crisis: Is There a Silver Lining? Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 7:24PMIf America can sustain the community institutions that have been built during this crisis, America will in fact stronger for it.
McInnis joins GOP hopefuls to talk jobs, more in Aspen Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 8:12AMColorado gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis, left, chats with Ed Cox, chairman of the New York State Republican Party, Friday during a break in the Republican Governors Association gathering in Aspen.
Sailing the Sea of Cortez on a flotilla trip Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 4:12AMAs crew of their own chartered boat, 40 travelers see a different side of the coastal wonders of Mexico while learning to live and sail in proximity with one another.
Experts agree: Current recession, Great Depression are far apart Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:19AMBecky Pittman knows about BMW Manufacturing Co.'s hiring and the South Korean electric car company opening a new plant in Spartanburg County, but she wonders when more business jobs will become available.
Clemson women write book about impacting community through spending practices Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 9:00PMClemson authors Holley Ulbrich and Catherine Mobley explain how one individual or one family can make a difference in their book, "Our Money, Our Values: Building a Just and Sustainable World."
Your Daily Horoscope Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 2:34AMToday is Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Your Daily Horoscope Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 1:16AMBy D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING UPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Horoscope - Astrology - Religion and Spirituality - Divination - Daily
Efforts made Carousel Day a success Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:12PMThank you to all who attended the Johnson City Partners' inaugural Carousel Day at CFJ Park. It was a pleasure to see the smiles of so many children and adults.
Nonprofit bartering for scholarships Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 7:50PMFrom a pencil to a $54,000 dream wedding: how one Minnesota nonprofit is raising money in this economy.
The Crisis in Modern Dance Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:56PMEllis Wood, the daughter of two Martha Graham company members, has been dancing "since the dawn of man," she said. But for Ellis Wood Dance Company, which has supported from five to nine full-time dancers year-round for the past 10 or so years, these are exceptionally difficult times. Ms. Wood's seven-year funding grant ran out after five. Then the funders of her mid-career grant called and ...
MIKE ROGERS DIARY: Bartering for souvenirs highlight of Cancun shopping trip Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 4:55PMOla Amigos! This is Mike Rogers saying hello from Cancun, Mexico .
Adam Smith Bio Reveals Scottish Recluse Who Fathered Economics Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 4:49PMAdam Smith, the Scottish academic who fathered the dismal science, is a biographer’s nightmare.
North Korea offers to pay in ginseng Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 4:03PMNorth Korea may be a resolutely communist economy, but it has certainly got the hang of the sort of bartering that lies at the heart of capitalism. How does it reconcile the fact that it is short on the funds to make its latest debt repayment to the Czech Republic? By offering to pay in ginseng rather than cash, of course.
Years later, politicians tripping over 'trackers' Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 10:35AMThey're as common at campaign stops as colorful banners: hand-held cameras wielded by politicians' opponents to catch them making a stupid mistake.
Years later, politicians tripping over 'trackers' Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 9:51AMDECISION 2010 SECTION DENVER (AP) - They're as common at campaign stops as colorful banners: hand-held cameras wielded by politicians' opponents to catch them making a stupid mistake. - Local races draw national attention - Curry files lawsuit over campaign finance rules - McCain in Colo. to campaign for Norton
On the Pirates: Team chemistry checklist Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 9:56PMNeal Huntington lived in Cleveland. He worked under Indians master rebuilder John Hart. He learned how to wheel and deal at the hand of a bartering Hart, who started plying his trades when Huntington was still in Amherst College. Talk about a case study.
Editorials: Elections 2010: County commission ... 2 counties, 4 decisions Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 2:04PMVoters in Collier and Lee counties get to participate in two county commission contests in the Aug. 24 primary, for which early voting starts Monday.Our recommendations:
John Mensah gamble is easily justifiable Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 9:52AMSigning an injury-plagued player for a major loan fee might not seem like the best use of stretched resources. But, as Mark Douglas reports, John Mensah is worth it.
All that glitters Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 8:25AMFresh look at the life of Killyleagh-born physician Sir Hans Sloane
All that glitters Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 8:23AMA brilliant mind can often be entwined with shrewd business sense, says Lisa Jardine in her Point of View column.
Liberty Co. sheriff’s captain faces 107 federal counts Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 11:05PMBy VANESA BRASHIER
Liberty County sheriff’s captain indicted on 107 counts Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 10:59PMCalling it “breathtaking in its scale,” Acting US Attorney John Malcolm Bales of the Eastern District of Texas explained the details of the 107-count indictment against Liberty County Sheriff’s Captain Harry Leroy Kelley.