When David Beckham came over to the US, everyone was really excited to have an international soccer star playing for the LA Galaxy.  Supposedly, he has received an estimated $250 million for a 5-year contract to play over in LA.  The only real issue is, where is the LA Galaxy getting the money to pay Beckham?  No one really watches soccer in the US like we watch Baseball, football, basketball, and hockey.  They pulled this publicity stunt in order to bring more hype to the already dragging sport.  Since Beckham has started playing, he has only played for 6 games and scored 1 goal.  Now he is supposedly out for 6 weeks.

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This summer has been full of records when it comes to the box office and movies. Usually the summer is the top for movie making and bringing out movies for all the movie lovers. This summer has been record after record due to some of the top notch sequels coming out like Spider-man and Pirates of the Caribbean. With these top notch movies, it is no surprise that the box office made a record of $4 billion this summer. The previous record was 3 years ago at $3,95 billion. The reason why this really happened was because there were new movies put out each week during this summer. They weren’t just regular movies, but ones that featured some of the top actors and actresses, which really intrigued all movie goers. It even had some great movies come out in August, which is usually a down period for movie goers. I guess we will have to see next summer if the box office can beat this record.

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Are you ready for some Football? This weekend is the start of college football and millions of viewers will tune into as many games as they can get their hands on. The excitement builds as all the top conferences get ready to have their biggest games aired for all sports fans to see, well all but the Big Ten. The Big Ten has created its own football network that will air 400 live events this year, but the only problem is that they can’t sign a deal with the biggest cable providers in the region. Comcast and Time Warner are the cable giants for the Big Ten region and they refuse to sign the network to be included in their basic cable plan. This is going to be tough because the Big Ten will have games that include Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and Notre Dame. I am sure that there are many people that want to get on some of that action, but they cannot with their TV.

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It looks like there has been a beef recall right before a great weekend of grilling. It appears to only be affecting the Pacific Northwest due to the brand, Northwest Finest. If you shop at Safeway, QFC, and Fred Meyer, then you need to check your beef to make sure that it is not contaminated. According to CNN reports, 9 people have already been affected, which has warranted the beef to be taken off the shelves.

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Triple digits leave all residents in California trying to find some place cool to spend their days. For the past 7 days, California has been up around 107, which is making it very hard to the power companies to keep up with the demand for electricity. I mean that is just hot, but I guess this type of weather might be the norm over in Arizona or New Mexico. According to some reports, there are many residents that do not have A/C because the power usage was too much and it cost a massive blackout across many California cities. It is not enough that the temperature is in the triple digits, but now that you do not have A/C to keep yourself cool, it just makes it miserable. The good thing is that come of the cities opened up cooling centers for people that lost power to go and get cool. There is no time frame for when the power will be turned back on for some of the residents, but temps are supposed to reach around 109 today in some parts of California. I just hope that everyone can get through the nasty heat wave!

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Many of you might have seen that the housing market is going down all over the country and many people are defaulting on their loans because they cannot afford to pay their mortgages anymore. The reason why most people are defaulting on their loans is because they have an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loan. If you are not familiar with one of these loans, the basic principle is that you get a fixed interest rate for a certain period of time and then it is able to fluctuate up or down with the market after that point in time. The big issue now, with the market being so bad, is that the interest rates are sky-rocketing upward and people’s loans are too much for them to pay. Now, everyone has an option of refinancing before their fixed period ends, but many people do not or cannot afford the new interest rate. Many lenders provide ARM loans to buyers that they know will not be able to refinance at a smaller rate. This really keeps the buyers in a hole their whole life and this is why there are so many foreclosures in the US. People are going to have to stop going to crazy ARM loans and stick to the conventional fixed rate mortgage. Some may even have to live in an apartment instead of a house until they can get they money together to afford a house with a fixed rate. I would say that no matter what way you cut it, people have to be aware that they can pay a lot more per month and it can hurt them. Be aware of what you sign!

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Apparently there is a new Apple iPhone hack out there that does not require any disassembly of your iPhone. It is all software based and it was created by 6 software developers from different countries to figure it out. They are not named at this time, but there are reports that they have created a website and will sell the software to anyone that will pay for it. This allows people that are not with At&t to use the iPhone on other provider networks. This hack is making the deal with Apple and AT&T to fall through the cracks and it might even end early than what was negotiated before the iPhone went on sale. The internet site where you can purchase the software is www.iPhoneSIMfree.com. It has not fully been setup yet, but when they have everything in place, they will start to sell the software. I earlier posted about a hack for the iPhone, but it was a little more involved. This one can be done in under 2 minutes and all you have to do is change the SIM card. It looks like Apple’s plan to keep a hold on the market is slipping from their grasp!

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The computer industry is starting to heat up with the battle for placement as the top computer vendors. The Taiwan-based Acer, has just planned to purchase Gateway for a sum of about $720 million US dollars. This is a hefty sum of money, but with the acquisition, they will have a combined revenue of $15 billion a year. I think that makes up for the payment. With this purchase, Acer will move into the third spot behind HP and Dell as the top computer vendors worldwide. The crazy thing is that it knocks Lenovo out of the third spot, which it has worked very hard to achieve. Lenovo moved into the third spot after is purchased IBM’s personal computer sector and they have pushed quite hard to get their sales up. Acer will have to try and bring back the Gateway model from where it was back in the 90’s, when it was hotter than Dell. The problem with Gateway is that their products just couldn’t keep up with HP and Dell and it has since fallen far behind. With Acer’s quality marketing and branding, they might be able to bring the model’s back to where they were 12 years ago. It looks like Lenovo might have to do something quick if they want that spot back from Acer.

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I am sure that we have all been in this situation where the credit card companies prey on innocent college students looking for credit cards. This is an issue on every college campus today and it doesn’t look like it will end anytime soon. Many college students get themselves in trouble with the credit cards offers that they receive while attending college.

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According to PAGASA(Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration), there will be a total lunar eclipse today, August 28, 2007 which will be visible in eastern Asia, the Pacific, Australasia, America but except the eastern part of South America and the north-eastern parts of North America, and Antarctica according to a press release by PAGASA.

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