Gulf Oil Spill: Officials say moratorium is latest in a series of bad breaks for LA economy

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What's the economic toll of the oil spill on the Louisiana economy? Well, in a nutshell, it ain't good! Here's a very good report on the matter from WWL-TV in New Orleans:



Read the story accompanying it below:
Officials say moratorium is latest in a series of bad breaks for LA economy | New Orleans News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | wwltv.com | Gulf Oil Spill

What are your thoughts/comments? Post them here on the blog site and I will do a follow-up post.

David

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Where Are You Going to Find That Job - or the Right Candidate?: Most Businesses Use Social Nets for Hiring

Great article from eMarketer - a must read for all (being that we are - in one way or another - on one side of the hiring equation)!

Read:
http://www.emarketer.com/Articles/Print.aspx?1007811

OK, get on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn - today!

David

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The Dad Life: The Best Video You'll Watch on Your Computer This Week

Love this clip - hits very, very close to home (well at least a few years ago for half of it), but classic, classic clip from YouTube - watch:



And read Steve Czaban's hilarious take on it below:

Czabe.com: The Dad Life

Captures middle-aged suburbia in this decade perfectly with lots of little great touches....forward this post on to all your friends about "The Dad Life."

David

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