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Operation Sunset to end payday loan companies in Arizona

In June of 2000, the Arizona legislature approved a bill that gave payday loan store just about 10 years of authorization to operate within the state. In November of 2008, Arizona voters defeated a ballot proposition that would have extended this authorization indefinitely. Payday loan company won’t be able to legally operate as of June 30, 2010.

Gaza blockade 2010 by Free Gaza Flotilla a PR victory for Hamas

Charlie Crist Runs As Independent

Charlie Crist has dropped out of the Republican Party to run as an independent for the U.S. Senate. If anyone were really in a rush to get payday cash advances to fill his opponents' coffers they already have, as no one was surprised. (Maybe they will?) Crist has the advantage of a long service record and greater recognition with the voting public in Florida.

The Spier Contemporary 2010 came to an end on Friday. The exhibition is hosted by The Africa Centre and provides South African contemporary artists with an open platform to create and show new art, which reflects both the breadth and depth of the South African experience.

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing BETWEEN THE TEETH at the Baxter Theatre starring Andrew Buckland (in all the roles!) and directed by his best critic and multi award winning director/wife Janet Buckland.

So as we know, Cape Town can get pretty dreary in the midst of winter. Us Capetonians tend to hole up until the storm has passed and the summer sunshine tempts us out of hibernation. But this can be a pretty long few months, unless you find some ways to keep us entertained.

hekla eruption, Eyjafjalajokull , ash cloud, volcano, bmw, X5, X6BMW production in US halted by Volcanic ash cloudThe volcanic activity of Eyjafjalajokull has filled the skies around Iceland and Europe with an ash cloud that could halt the production of BMW automobiles at the company's U.S. factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, reports AutoNews.com.

FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa Trailer

I cannot wait - with only 8 days to go until Jazz Fest... What are we going to watch? How are we going to be able to see everything we want with the line-up brimming over with talent??? I tell you, by the end of the weekend, these boots will not be made for walking, or dancing. It's all happening in that weekend!

27 March 2010 @ V&A Amphitheatre 09:30 - 12:00, no entrance charge
by Clare Louise Thomas

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is not just about the two days of music mayhem and magic on the 3 & 4th of April 2010. There are also a number of workshops and programmes run alongside the festival - absolutely free!