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Check out the latest PDF from the Washington State Department of Revenue. It presents the State Economic & Revenue Outlook “Early Guidance” for the March 2009 Official Forecast. Note page 15. Main chart below. Value per transaction currently looks to be around $150,000. At peak (mid 2007) the figure was closer to $290,000. That’s a […]

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Indonesia Polls Show Hard-Line Islamists Losing Ground http://bit.ly/YD53s # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Wireless Industry Agrees to Standardize on Phone Chargers! http://bit.ly/qpq4p # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Marketwatch: Technology firms sitting on mountains of cash. Cisco, Apple and MS are the top 3. http://bit.ly/mNAHW # @ Jasonp107 Jon Stewart on why the future of newspapers may may not be something to lose sleep over. http://bit.ly/C2byj # Better Than Bluetooth: Lenovo Laptops to get Email Via BlackBerry, Even When Asleep. http://bit.ly/B119v # Powered […]

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Power harvesting shock absorber could increase hybrid car fuel mileage by 10%. http://bit.ly/MH28O # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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The Financial Times is posting about happenings at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. They had an opportunity to interview Steve Ballmer, and here is the picture of him they used to lead the piece: See it here. (For now at least.) C’mon guys. There are lots of way better pics at your disposal than […]

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The Economist writes about politicians on Twitter. More Republicans than Dems tweet according to the piece. http://bit.ly/8Zam9 # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Dubai airport clogged with abandoned cars left by guestworkers who flee the country ahead of the economic collapse http://bit.ly/QFHWj # @ pete_thinkspace Green office printer uses coffee for ink http://bit.ly/4UJPB # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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This just in.  FEBRUARY 10, 2009 REVENUE COLLECTION REPORT General Fund-State (GFS) tax payments in the January 11, 2008 – February 10, 2009 collection period fell short of the November forecast. Receipts for the month were $62.6 million (5.3 percent) lower than expected. Revenue Act receipts were $53.0 million (4.7 percent) below the forecast, and […]

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Senate Democrats advance $838 billion economic stimulus bill http://tinyurl.com/cdu3us # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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