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April 15th, 2008 at 12:43 am

Another person’s garbage could be your big find

Do you ever dream of finding something that’s worth big bucks? Well, for one woman that dream came true.

An abstract masterpiece was found in the trash by a woman who really didn’t know much about modern art. The painting subsequently sold for a million dollars.

The painting was discovered back in 2003 by Elizabeth Gibson. She spotted the canvas on her morning walk as she strolled Manhattan’s upper west side. She felt the painting was powerful.

It turns out that the painting was “Tres Personajes” by Rufino Tamayo. It’s a brightly colored abstract and it was purchased by phone at Sotheby’s Latin American art sale.

The painting was actually stolen. Gibson searched for years for information about the painting. She finally came across an article about the painting on Antiques Roadshow’s website. The article stated the painting had been stolen in 1989.

Gibson received a reward of $15,000 for returning the valuable painting and she’ll also get a portion of the sales price.

It certainly pays to keep your eyes open when walking through city streets!





October 23rd, 2007 at 12:01 am

Woman finds bag filled with $65,000!

What would you do if you found a bag filled with enough money to make your life easier?

Debbie Cole of Largo found a plastic bag on the road stuffed with $65,000! What did she do? She immediately returned it to the authorities.

The money had fallen off a Loomis armored car about a half hour before Debbie found it near the Pinellas County solid waste operations facility where she’s employed. She actually thought it was a turtle on the road when she first spotted the bag.

The bag was found at about 7 a.m and it was filled with enough $50 and $100 bills to have paid her salary for two years!

It’s still unclear how the bag happened to have fallen from the truck.

Her boss, Bob Hauser, is unable to give her a bonus or raise for her good deed, but he might arrange for some extra time off.

Cole grew up in Long Island and she says she was raised to be honest. When she was asked if she even thought of keeping the money she stated “Everyone keeps asking me that,” Cole said. “To be honest, no. It didn’t even cross my mind.”

Well good for her! I hope Loomis gives her a bonus for turning in the money.

So - what would you have done had it been you that found all that money? Be honest.





November 19th, 2006 at 11:51 pm

Search and apply for credit cards

I found a great site for those of you who might be looking for new credit cards, or wanting to establish a credit rating.

Check it out you can search for Credit Cards. Compare all kinds of credit cards, and credit card rates and find the card thats right for you.

You can find a credit card that will help you establish or re-establish your credit rating at the Credit Card Search Engine. You can find every thing from Low Interest, Cash Back, Airline miles, Rewards, business, student and credit cards for bad credit. You can even apply safely and securely online. Try it out if you’re looking to get a new credit card.





November 15th, 2006 at 6:57 pm

Webmasters will reap rewards at MegaGlobe

I think I mentioned the Megaglobe - International Search Engine that is set to launch at anytime, I think.

Just to refresh your memory. MegaGlobe is set to be a huge search engine that might rival the big three very soon. The MegaGlobe search engine will be published in over 30 Countries, and in more than 45 different languages. Now that is a search engine with a huge reach.

Megaglobe has felt that webmasters aren’t properly recognized or compensated by the current pay - per- click programs offered by at least two of the big three search engines and they hope to rectify this situation shortly after they launch by inviting webmasters to host ads on their site. They are promising high rewards and fair compensation for sales or clicks based on keyword pricing.

Keep an eye on this site as I believe it’s set to launch at any time and it would be great to get in on a new program just as it starts.