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I've been watching AIG CEO Edward Liddy testify before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises. He is taking heat from the congressmen over some employess receiving retention bonuses from AIG. Because AIG received a loan from the government, the representatives are upset about the so called bonuses.

What the representatives fail to realize is that these bonuses were crucial in convincing some people to stay at AIG, knowing their job would eventually be eliminated. Had the bonuses not been put in place many of the employees would have simply left to find other work, and AIG would be in a worse position.

The representatives seem to be grandstanding for the cameras and grilling Mr. Liddy who receives no pay from AIG, and has no financial incentive to do anything unseemly.

Have you ever noticed in these hearings that the Representatives or Senators are there for their camera time, and then they just leave? Are they not interested in hearing the other questioner's questions? Of course not.

Twitter is such a cool little app, but how will they monetize it? At this point nobody knows, but several options are out there. They could charge companies to build apps on the Twitter backend, or they could send out advertisements as tweets (that won't fly). They could place an ad after your tweet, but somehow I think people won't want to receive ads in their tweets. Whatever they decide they will surely make a killing.

The guys at Twitter have apparently rebuffed a $500 million offer from Facebook so someone thinks it is worth something. My guess is Twitter will be sold and someone else will have to figure out how to monetize it. Evan Williams will walk away with a bundle and move on to another project. First Blogger, then Twitter. What will the next app be? Maybe just a site called "er."

Mike Rowe from Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs demonstrates how to to a "burpee." This workout is great for small spaces and really works.

This site popped up today. It lists all things Christian and claims to be another jobs site for Christians?

iGoChristian is a partner of the website started by Stephen M. Newman, author of Experiencing Worship Study.

I saw Dick Cheney on CNN Today. He has gotten a bum rap in recent years. Yes you can question the decisions he made, but he made those decisions under very difficult circumstances. I've always liked his calm, measured approach to problem solving. He may not have gotten all the calls right, but history will probably say he got more right than wrong.

Interestingly it seems things got heated between him at George W. when Bush refused to pardon Scooter Libby. Cheney refused to give details, but it seems that there may have been some heated conversations.

I just installed Twirl for my Tweets. Looks good so far!

I've been playing with Joomla this weekend. We've always built our own CMS but I finally gave in and tried Joomla. It's a very robust CMS and widely used. It's a little slow when setting up, but it does make creating a manageable web site fairly easy. They have lots of plugins to do just about anything you want to do. If you're a novice, or an expert who wants to get something up and running quickly, give it a try.

Is everyone you know on Facebook? Yeah, me too. Have you tried getting your business or web site on Facebook? Tried creating a page? Forget it. It is simply the most confusing and poorly coded site I've ever seen. You never know what page you're on, all the important links are way too small, they don't make things obvious. It's a complete waste of time.

Use it to find your old flames but forget it if you're trying to drive traffic to your business web site. If you think you want to take the leap and try it, be prepared to be frustrated!

It sure seems like it.

Churches looking for the right pastor, or ministers looking for their next calling can all benefit from ChurchJobs.net.  The website for matching churches and candidates has current church jobs from all over the country.  You an do a nationwide search for your next pastor.  Head on over to ChurchJobs.net to find pastor jobs.

So many other sites are popping up these days, but ChurchJobs.net does it best. They are straightforward and to the point, and focus on connecting churches with candidates. They keep advertisements out of the way and to a minimum so you can focus on finding the right position.

You can add a job, or add your resume if you are a candidate. You can even choose jobs by denomination like Baptist or Methodist.

The folks at ChurchJobs.net are always helpful and respond to inquiries quickly.  I highly recommend the site, as well as other sites they run.

If you're interested in hiring a music copyist you can check out MusicEngravers.com.

Musicians might find the following forums helpful if you use Cakewalk Sonar.  The Cakewalk Forum will help you get assistance and support from other users.

Check out these friends.  You won't be disappointed, especially if you're looking for church staffing help.