Verizon"
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical�
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical�: "Today's Consumer Report
Today's Consumer Report
Verizon bundle internet. Blazing fast!!
Verizon"
Verizon"
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
BizzyBlog
BizzyBlog: "Timothy Geithner, pictured at right in an AP photo, is Barack Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary.
Timothy Geithner, pictured at right in an AP photo, is Barack Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary.
Mr. Geithner will, among many other duties, oversee the Internal Revenue Service.
How odd, to say the least, that Mr. Geithner has had tax filing and payment problems going back over 15 years involving self-employment taxes for both himself and his paid help, as well as with the employment of someone who for a time did not have proper legal status to remain in the country.
You would think that such things might place a cabinet nominee, especially to head Treasury, in jeopardy, and to cause the president who nominated him to have second thoughts."
Timothy Geithner, pictured at right in an AP photo, is Barack Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary.
Mr. Geithner will, among many other duties, oversee the Internal Revenue Service.
How odd, to say the least, that Mr. Geithner has had tax filing and payment problems going back over 15 years involving self-employment taxes for both himself and his paid help, as well as with the employment of someone who for a time did not have proper legal status to remain in the country.
You would think that such things might place a cabinet nominee, especially to head Treasury, in jeopardy, and to cause the president who nominated him to have second thoughts.Mr. Geithner will, among many other duties, oversee the Internal Revenue Service.
How odd, to say the least, that Mr. Geithner has had tax filing and payment problems going back over 15 years involving self-employment taxes for both himself and his paid help, as well as with the employment of someone who for a time did not have proper legal status to remain in the country.
You would think that such things might place a cabinet nominee, especially to head Treasury, in jeopardy, and to cause the president who nominated him to have second thoughts."
Sunday, January 11, 2009
The hundred years' war in Palestine | The hundred years' war | The Economist
The hundred years' war in Palestine | The hundred years' war | The Economist
Why they fight
And Gaza, remember, is only one item in a mighty catalogue of misery, whose entries are inscribed in tears. The Jews and Arabs of Palestine have been fighting off and on for 100 years. In 1909 the mostly Russian socialist idealists of the Zionist movement set up an armed group, Hashomer, to protect their new farms and villages in Palestine from Arab marauders. Since then has come the dismal march of wars—1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, 2006 and now 2009—each seared by blood and fire into the conflicting myths and memories of the two sides. The intervals between the wars have not been filled by peace but by bombs, raids, uprisings and atrocities. Israeli settlers in Hebron today still cite, as if it were yesterday, the massacre of Hebron’s Jews in 1929. The Arabs of Palestine still remember their desperate revolt in the 1930s against the British mandate and Jewish immigration from Europe, and the massacres of 1948.
RGE - Let’s “hope and pray that Hirsch is wrong” about our oil supply
RGE - Let’s “hope and pray that Hirsch is wrong” about our oil supply
But analysts also agree on something else: When the recessionary tide finally recedes, all of the factors that drove oil to its record high last summer will once again be exposed, and crude will again soar to record highs.
But analysts also agree on something else: When the recessionary tide finally recedes, all of the factors that drove oil to its record high last summer will once again be exposed, and crude will again soar to record highs.
Environmental Capital - WSJ.com
Environmental Capital - WSJ.com: "Cushing is apparently getting close to storage capacity; Platt’s figures it can hold another 2 million or so barrels. But Cushing’s bulging tanks mean that U.S. oil prices are losing touch with reality, argued the FT’s Alphaville blog:
Essentially that means once Cushing storage nears capacity WTI will become increasingly depressed versus other crude grades and therefore disconnected from real oil supply/demand fundamentals. As a result it will no longer be a good indicator of US crude prices."
Essentially that means once Cushing storage nears capacity WTI will become increasingly depressed versus other crude grades and therefore disconnected from real oil supply/demand fundamentals. As a result it will no longer be a good indicator of US crude prices."
Language of the Perpetual Poor | Frugal Dad
Language of the Perpetual Poor | Frugal Dad: "How to identify members of this group:
* Can recite the last five winners of American Idle (that’s not a typo) from memory
* Haven’ t picked up a book since high school
* Never stretched to learn a new skill at work, but complain about being passed over for promotions"
* Can recite the last five winners of American Idle (that’s not a typo) from memory
* Haven’ t picked up a book since high school
* Never stretched to learn a new skill at work, but complain about being passed over for promotions"
Friday, January 09, 2009
Midas Letter - 5 New Forces to Drive Gold Higher
Midas Letter - 5 New Forces to Drive Gold Higher: "5 New Forces to Drive Gold Higher
By James West
Thursday, January 8, 2009"
By James West
Thursday, January 8, 2009"
Thursday, January 08, 2009
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Sunday, January 04, 2009
Asia needs to fully wake up to the scale of the West's economic crisis - Telegraph
Asia needs to fully wake up to the scale of the West's economic crisis - Telegraph
The fall-out in Japan has already shattered the authority of premier Taro Aso. His approval rating has dropped to 21pc. The cabinet is in revolt. The world's second biggest economy no longer has a functioning government.
Credit Suisse warns that Japan could slide into deflation of minus 2pc by the autumn. Since interest rates are already near zero, which means that real rates will rise as the slump deepens – the surest path to a liquidity trap.
Kyohei Morita from Barclays Capital estimates that Japan's GDP shrank at an annual rate of 12.2pc in the fourth quarter. "It's shocking," he says. Singapore has already reported. Fourth-quarter GDP contracted at an 12.5pc annual rate.
Taiwan's exports fell 28pc in November. Shipments to China dropped 45pc. Korea's exports dropped 18pc in November and 17pc in December.
Financial Armageddon: Hard Times Call for Creative Solutions
Financial Armageddon: Hard Times Call for Creative Solutions
Most posts on Financial Armageddon are meant to raise awareness about what is really going on nowadays and what I believe lies ahead. Even so, I'm sure many visitors are also interested in learning what they can do to protect themselves. While a great deal of useful information can be found by reading through the blogs and other resources featured in the right hand column, I occasionally take the opportunity to highlight strategies and insights that could prove especially usefull to individuals (and families), investors, and businesses. etc
Most posts on Financial Armageddon are meant to raise awareness about what is really going on nowadays and what I believe lies ahead. Even so, I'm sure many visitors are also interested in learning what they can do to protect themselves. While a great deal of useful information can be found by reading through the blogs and other resources featured in the right hand column, I occasionally take the opportunity to highlight strategies and insights that could prove especially usefull to individuals (and families), investors, and businesses. etc
Carville predicts scandals to overshadow Democrats, Obama | Republican Liberty Caucus of Illinois
Carville predicts scandals to overshadow Democrats, Obama | Republican Liberty Caucus of Illinois
There are several burgeoning scandals right now in Democratic circles:
* Blagojevich is accused by federal prosecutors of conspiring to sell Barack Hussein Obama Jr.’s former Senate seat to the highest bidder.
* Former low-rated talk show host Al Franken is being accused of stealing an election — with the help of Obama’s ACORN organization — in Minnesota.
* Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) is alleged to have not paid his taxes.
* Former Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s White House chief of staff, is accused of shenanigans regarding his property taxes in Chicago.
* Obama himself was alleged in the U.K. press to have had an ongoing affair, which, just like the John Edwards scandal, has not yet been covered by the U.S. media.
Friday, January 02, 2009
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