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Home Depot Donating $1 Per-Click to U.S. Olympic Team (WOMMA)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:45 GMT

In an effort to drive traffic and showcase the company's support for the U.S. Olympic team, Home Depot is donating one dollar to Team USA for every visit to the site http://teamusa.homedepot.com . Thus far, the effort has raised more than $600,000. And, also WOM-worthy, how did WOMMA find out about the effort? Via a tweet on the Home Depot Twitter page, which is maintained by "Sarah"...

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Jelena Jankovic engineers a sudden reversal (LA Times)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:45:00 GMT

Top-seeded player uses replay challenge to get key line call overturned, saving her from losing first set, and she goes on to defeat Vania King in tournament at Home Depot Center. Jelena Jankovic's first match at the East West Bank Classic on Wednesday at the Home Depot Center did not go as planned, but it ended just as she would like -- with a win.

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Supertanker ~ A Floating Continent of Content (Put An End To War)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:57:03 GMT

Bringing us more "stuff" faster! Yippee! ~ Free Trade This is how Wal-Mart and Home-Depot get all it's cheap "stuff" from China. Get a load of this ship! 15,000 containers and a 207' beam! Crew-size: only 13 people for a ship longer than a US aircraft carrier which has a crew of 5,000 men and officers. Think it's big enough? That 207' beam means it cannot fit through the Panama or Suez Canals....

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Top Warren Buffett High-Yield Stocks (The Street)

twocents@thestreet.com (Stockpickr Staff) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:24:00 GMT

The super investor's portfolio includes Home Depot and US Bancorp.

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Warren Buffett's Top High-Yield Stocks (The Street)

twocents@thestreet.com (Stockpickr Staff) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:24:00 GMT

The super investor's portfolio includes Home Depot and US Bancorp.

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Serena Williams pulls out of WTA tournament (CNN)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:22:35 GMT

Second seed Serena Williams withdrew from the WTA event at the Home Depot Center in Carson City as she gave up the fight against a left knee injury.

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TCHO chocolate, part two (MAKE: Blog)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:35:14 GMT

Here's part two of BBtv's tour of the TCHO chocolate factory that David covered in his Proto column in MAKE Volume 14. I love the way they've bodged together village tech, Home Depot specials, and high-tech components to create machines for a few thousand bucks that would cost tens of thousands on the market. TCHO Chocolate, part 2: magical machines, mysterious molecules. More: TCHO chocolate...

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You Can Do It, CNBC Can Help (MediaBistro.com)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:41:31 GMT

The set of CNBC's Squawk Box was transformed into what looked like New Jersey's newest Home Depot. Store founders Ken Langone and Bernie Marcus sat in as guest anchors this morning. Before the Home Depot decor segment, Langone and Marcus along with CNBC's anchors conducted a lengthy interview with Home Depot CEO Frank Blake , his first TV interview. In the context of today's New...

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TCHO chocolate, part two (Electronics Infoline)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:46:24 GMT

Heres part two of BBtvs tour of the TCHO chocolate factory that David covered in his Proto column in MAKE Volume 14. I love the way theyve bodged together village tech, Home Depot specials, and high-tech components to create machines for a few thousand bucks that would cost tens of thousands on the market.

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Since he doesn't want to be emailed about Stone Age... (MOLDY CITY)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:56:00 GMT

If you missed Saturday's paper, it seems that the business arrangement between Home Depot and Stone Age has come to an end . It seems that the mayor's pretenses of being a "champion of transparency" have come to an end as well: The mayor, who has maintained that the business dealings of Stone Age are none of the public's business, responded to an e-mailed query with a request to "stop e-mailing...

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The Case Of The Broke-Ass Bitch: Where In The World Is Producer Scott Storch? (Pretty Boring)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:04:12 GMT

Not found at WalMart or Home Depot Talk about conspicuous consumption. But what do you expect from someone who hangs (hung) around with the likes of Brandon Davis and the Great Blohan when she was a-blowin'. So desperate for companionship was Scott Storch that he bought Li'l Kim a Bentley. It was repoed last year. He had a $20 million yacht; he put it up for sale on E-bay for $900,000. It gets...

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ADVERTISERS ON “SAVAGE NATION” (Injecting Sense)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:23:00 GMT

To: Radio Shack Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch, Inc.) Home Depot AFLAC It is my understanding that your company advertises, on either a national or local basis, on the radio show hosted by Michael Savage. As you have probably heard by now, Mr. Savage recently commented on the growing epidemic of autism in terms that go beyond ignorance and offensiveness. The transcript of his diatribe reveals that...

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Home Depot - Select patio furniture 50% off + free shipping (The Bargainist)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:48:01 GMT

Home Depot - Select patio furniture 50% off + free shipping It's not too late to head outdoors with the perfect patio collection. Currently Home Depot has reduced select patio furniture by 50%, plus they're throwing in free shipping. We found the elegant Hampton Bay Kampar 5-Piece Woven Dining Set, pictured, for $399.50 (reg. $799). Look for similar deals on other equally beautiful sets....

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New Video: Tokyo Police Club "Graves" (IndieBlogHeaven)

indieblogheaven@hotmail.com (Derek Moore) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:24:59 GMT

The new Tokyo police Club video looks like it was filmed straight out of the lighting section at Home Depot. I'm told that it was actually an antique store in Canada, where the band is from of course. What, did...

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A night at Titan (Sideline Views)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:19:00 GMT

Sunday's SuperLiga match was a bit of a change of pace. Instead of the usual Home Depot Center, we gathered at Titan Stadium to take in the action. Back in the day, going to Titan Stadium was a bit of a welcomed change of scenery from the Rose Bowl. Instead of the cavernous American football stadium, we got a to spend time in a cozy little stadium where we were all close to the action. But HDC...

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Home Depot Pulls Ads From Michael Savage (Adventures in Autism)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:32:00 GMT

From John Gilmore: Home Depot just called the Autism United office and said they are pulling their ads from the Michael Savage program. Keep up the phone calls and the emails. Hopefully there will be more to follow.

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Small Business Administration...loans to Dell, Home Depot, other Fortune 500 (Angry Bear)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:31:00 GMT

During 2006 and 2007, DOI reported millions of dollars in contracts to Fortune 500 corporations such as Dell, GTSI, Home Depot, John Deere, McGraw-Hill, Ricoh, Sherwin Williams, Starwood Hotels, Waste Management Incorporated, Weyerhaeuser, World Wide Technology and Xerox Corporation as small business contracts. The DOI Office of Inspector General's report is the latest investigation to contradict...

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Safety Quick Light Retains TransMedia Group to Publicize How It Makes Changing a Light Fixture Faster Than Changing a Light Bulb (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:31:29 GMT

MIAMI, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A Florida company, Safety Quick Light (www.safetyquicklight.com ), has retained TransMedia Group to introduce and demonstrate a new product at Home Depot stores ...

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Historic Development Academy Finals Week Comes to a Close With Thrilling Championship Matches at The HDC (U.S. Soccer )

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:27:35 GMT

The Development Academy Finals Week ended on a high note late Saturday evening as the historic inaugural season came to a close at The Home Depot Center with Carmel United taking home the U-15/16 championship behind a goal from A.J. Corrodo, just one day after 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year Chris Agorsor came off the bench to lead the Baltimore Bays to a thrilling 4-2 overtime victory against...

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Titanic site (Sideline Views)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:47:00 GMT

It's abot a quarter hour to kickoff or so until Chivas USA-New England's SuperLiga match. Here's what the scene looks like as well as a couple more pictures inside. It's a change of pace from what we're used to obviously. Usually, matches around here are at Home Depot Center but because of the X Games this game had to be played elsewhere, and this is elsewhere. The capacity here is 10,000 but...

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