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The first idea is in the Metro Section of the post where a fiscally responsible single mom Shawn Goldstein of Chevy Chase  - recently laid off from her job as construction manager - writes :   Why not have the mortgage payments of the unemployed reduced to 31 percent of their current income and tack on the unpaid monthly amount to the end of the loan? This would keep responsible people, who are in their current financial situation because of layoffs in this economy, in their homes. Read the rest of the 'Close to home" story   The second is a Op-Ed by RICARDO J. CABALLERO called "How to Lift a Falling Economy" . Ricardo is  head of the Economics Department and director of the World Economics Laboratory at MIT. The proposal: The government pledges to buy up to twice the number of bank shares currently available, at twice some recent average price, in five years. How much would this cost taxpayers? Probably nothing. Read the article...

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This was the second tweet-up this year at the Indique Heights. When I first started engaging in the social media there were a lot more impromptu Tweetups and then came a flurry of corporate sponsored events which got too frequent. I feel 2009 will bring about a consolidation of "social" social events and learn as you dine events.   Today I met new friends  many whom I have known online and some I met for the first time. The merry tweeters who came to Indique Heights Chantelle Karl  @cckarl Yelp.com's Communication manager for the East coast ( That includes Canada and UK !- figure that out ) Nakeva @nakeva http://www.meeid.com/nakeva/ Gaurav Sharma @gauravonomics   http://www.gauravonomics.com/ ( Steven Fisher after probably a huge does of Slum Dog Millionaire called Guarav's Hair style a Bollywood actor style)   Lisa Throckmorton @lkthrock   http://www.speakerboxpr.com/plugged-in/ Kim Oser @putitaway   http://www.puti...

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Message to parents of children  living in the Churchill Cluster of schools and other parents who would like to support the PTSA.   URGENT NOTICE - The County Council just informed MCCPTA that public testimony for the Capital Budget is on Tuesday, Feb. 10 (1 days from now!) at 7:30 PM The Churchill Cluster Coordinators will be testifying on the Capital Budget and Amendments to the FY 2009-2014 CIP.  MCCPTA was originally told by the County Council that this testimony would occur in April, not in February as is usually the case, but the Council suddenly changed their decision, much to our dismay. YOUR ATTENDANCE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE - we hope you can join us - we need parents, students, teachers and staff to come support our testimony. Many of our cluster schools are scheduled for modernizations and upgrades - the County Council is responsible for allocating the funds to MCPS for these projects.  Please wear your sc...

What behaviors are changing as a result of the economy ? What is the stimulus package and how will it affect your life? I had interviewed Guy Kawasaki for the Network Solutions' Blog in March last year  and his advice was if you get up in the morning and your business is going normally you should not worry about  what the economists and the newspapers are telling you. This may be a period for businesses to excel at what they do. Here are the signs: House values have fallen Companies are down sizing Stock market is down Banks are going bankrupt Cars are selling less What are the pundit's advising : Live within your salary Reduce unnecessary expenses Save 15 to 20% of your salary or rainy day What are the opportunities: Do the remodeling/painting now: If you have already saved for the home remodeling or painting project. This is a good time since the construction industry is feeling the pain this is a good time to find someone to ...

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