How the Campuses Helped Ruin California’s Economy
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| All across the country there were demonstrations on March 4 by students (and some faculty) against cuts in higher education funding, but inevitably attention focused on California, where the modern genre originated in 1964. I joined the University of California faculty in 1966 and so have watched a good many of them, but have never seen one less impressive that this year’s. In 1964 there was focus and clarity. This one was brain-dead. The former idealism and sense of purpose had degenerated into a self-serving demand for more money at a time when both state and university are broke, and... |
(Obama and Giannoulias) Banking on Corruption In The Windy City
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Politics: Another bank failure is nothing new these days — except if the bank is run by the family of a U.S. Senate candidate who profited handsomely and lent millions to a convicted felon. But then, that's the Chicago way. 'I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat-cat bankers on Wall Street," President Obama said in a recent interview with "60 Minutes." Speaking to those bankers, he said: "You guys are drawing down 10, 20 million dollar bonuses after America went through the worst economic year that it's gone through in — in decades,... |
As U.S. jobs stagger, China deals with labor shortage
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| BEIJING -- Managers of a factory that makes Columbia Sportswear garments didn't spend the recent Lunar New Year holidays with family, as virtually all 1.3 billion Chinese did. Instead, the Beijing Topnew managers packed wine and fruitcake gifts and drove through rural villages. There, they bowed and thanked parents for sending young adults to work in their busy plant. They talked up wage increases and new benefits. They urged families to send the workers back again. "It's a tough task for the managers," said Larry Liu, Topnew general merchandising manager. "There are no hotels, and some days they end up... |
Business Groups Launch Ad Against Health Care Bill
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Major business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House. |
Broad business coalition opposing health care bill
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Major business groups say President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is a job killer... The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and groups ranging from contractors to retailers said Tuesday the Democratic health care bills would raise their expenses, while failing to control health care costs. |
Scalise, Fleming, La. House To Waxman, Markey: Go Away And Leave Us Alone
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| While the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce awaits responses to letters it sent to natural gas producers as a precursor to hearings later this month on whether federal regulation is warranted on hydraulic fracturing, Louisiana’s congressional delegation and state legislators are taking a very vigorous and aggressive stance in fighting Washington’s attempts to interfere with the promise of the mammoth Haynesville Shale natural gas play and the coming energy boom it can mean for the state. |
Video of Harry Reid saying: Only 36,000 Lost Their Jobs Today!
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| On March 5, 2010, Senator Harry Reid said, "Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good." Give or take, that is. Harry offered no condolences for those within the 36,000 jobs lost bracket. |
Saving Opel
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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Paying up Under pressure, GM is now putting up half the money needed to rescue Opel THE mood at this week’s Geneva motor show, if not exactly upbeat, was in contrast to the fear that gripped the event last year. Europe’s car market is expected to fall in volume terms by around 10% in 2010 as the scrappage schemes that helped underpin demand for smaller cars last year are withdrawn. But slowly returning sales of larger, more profitable vehicles should underpin revenues. Moreover, the action carmakers have taken to strengthen their balance sheets is working: most are expecting to generate...
Vanity Post
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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I have a question/request/need for info on how to develop an idea into a marketable product. I know this pres. is anti-business, but I have an idea for a baby-product several moms have told me would be a wonderful idea. I need some help on finding out how to get it from an idea to an actual product on the market. Can any Freeper help? TY
Sarah Palin Meeting With Networks Over Alaska Documentary
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is meeting with television executives this week to pitch a documentary about her home state, FOX has learned. Despite several media reports that the project was a reality show, Fox411 confirms that it is a documentary that will focus on the people, geography and wildlife of Alaska. A source close to Palin says the show has absolutely nothing to do with her personal life or her family. Palin is teaming up with “Survivor” creator Mark Burnett and Robert Barnett to produce the project, sources tell Fox. The group is in Los Angeles this week meeting... |
Business accounting software advice needed (DBA)
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Hello fellow DBA and other small business owners, I'm seeking advice about accounting software for small business operations. I've used Quickbooks for decades and I'm looking for a new application since my business has upgraded to Win-7, which is WOW btw. QB has become a tiresome and time consuming ordeal since the old school support has become a memory of the past. What app do you use and how long? Does it fare well with small DBA’? And any other input would be gratefully appreciated. |
Specter Tells Business He’ll Back Pro-Union Card Check
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., will vote for cloture on card check if the pro-union legislation comes up for a vote, he told businessmen Tuesday. Specter’s vote alone is not likely to ensure passage of the bill, formally known as the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make union organizing radically easier. Democrats lack a 60-vote majority in the Senate, it has no Republican support and other Democrats are likely to oppose it. But Big Labor probably needed Specter to even have a chance. Specter may be feeling political heat. |
Israelis doing business in Dubai will wait out storm
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| A day after Dubai police chief Lt.-Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim said travelers suspected of being Israeli would not be allowed into the country, Israeli businesspeople who visit there regularly said his statement was mostly hot air. The police chief made the statement following the killing of senior Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in the city, an act the Emirates authorities blame on the Mossad. He said the authorities would identify holders of Israeli passports even if they traveled under foreign passports. While not rushing to come forth and identify themselves in the media, frequent Israeli visitors to Dubai responded nonchalantly to... |
Vanity: Any Advice on Opening a Small Pub? (Tips or Warnings??)
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| In this economy, even Rush Limbaugh said to turn your luck around by creating your own destiny, doing what you'd love to do. What if you would love to buy a pub, and such an opportunity is before you? Have any of you done this? What were some of the pitfalls? What are the big decisions that factor into whether or not to take the plunge? The opportunity that presents itself in this instance is of small capacity, maybe 50 persons, light and airy, with a kitchen for pub food as well. Location could be listed as "Could NOT be... |
Fake money circulating at an alarming rate in America!!
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| WXII News from Winston Salem, N.C. reports on counterfeit money being spread around the local area. Someone is turning $5.00 into $100.00 bills and using them for ordinary purchases. This newcast gives sugggestions on how to spot counterfeit money by simply looking and feeling. "How to spot counterfeit money" at Wisebread has a few other detailed suggestions while also recommending these sites... |
Toyoda Vs. Torquemada
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| The excerpt is from “Toyoda Vs. Torquemada,” my latest WND.COM column: “Mr. Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota, could have achieved the brevity much-admired in his culture (and mine) had he responded thus to the invitation to appear before the congressional committee investigating the recall of eight million of his vehicles... ' cont'd http://barelyablog.com/ |
Ron & Rand Paul discuss coming US collapse!
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Dang, this interview is good! The Pauls's are interviwed together on CNN and discuss their desire to fix the gridlock in Washington. They are not dummies by any stretch of the imagination. Ron: "The mechanism is broken because it's financially broke.....once the government gets as much debt as we have, the liquidation of debt always happens, you can't avoid it.....and it will be liquidated by paying back money that doesn't have as much value". Rand: "The voters are asking how are we going to spend a trillion dollars on healthcare and not add anything to the debt?....Show me the government... |
NYC Transit to Cut More Than 1,000 Jobs!
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| More job losses under Obama watch....shh, don't tell! Have you heard about this in NYC: The chairman of New York's cash-strapped transit agency announced plans Tuesday to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the agency's 70,000-person payroll to cope with a $383 million budget gap. Station agents are the ones who keep a watchful eye on subway goers but now these booths may go empty. This will no doubt offer an opportunity for increased crime and hassling of subway riders. (Video at link) |
Banking Activity for TARP CPP Recipients!
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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If you're so inclined to track every dollar and every bailout recipient of our U.S. Government, there is a frequently updated database to help you with this, no doubt pleasurable endevour. Subsidyscope, a project of the PEW Charitable Trusts, enables you to mouse any county in the U.S. to see banking activity for TARP Capital Purchase Program (CPP) recipient institutions in that county...
The Business of Tiger Woods COULD be Better than Ever
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Jon Friedman of Marketwatch recently wrote a column in which he contends that Tiger Woods will eventually be bigger than ever as long as he can get control of his sex-addiction and that the public views it as such. Friedman also highlighted the fact that the public loves a “comeback story” which will be a key factor in Tiger’s future success. I agree with Friedman’s entire premise but I don’t think that Woods needs to wait for public perception to turn. It is not a question of whether Tiger Woods can become “bigger than ever”. Tiger Woods –is- bigger than... |
Committee says Utah's economy is on the mend!
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Video: There's good news on the Utah economy; new numbers indicate an improvement in the job market. The (really) lovely and gracious Nicole Gonzales reports. Posted job openings have doubled and unemployment claims are down 13% from a year ago. Well, one down, 49 to go! How's your state doing? |
The IMF, Gold, & the Treasury - Connecting the Dots....
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| When Obama was elected, one of the first things he did was give $108 Billion dollars to the International Monetary Fund, (IMF). * Obama Administration pushes IMF gold sales through House by tieing it to security bill Snip * What’s Another 108 Billion? Your latest donation to the IMF. Snip * Obama Bailed out Citi, Twice so far… The U.S. gave up billions in tax money in deal for Citigroup's bailout repayment Snip * George Soros Buys Citigroup Inc., After the bailout and the forgoing of repayment, Soros buys Citi at a huge discount. $1,4 Billion Dollars. We lost all... |
Leader Market Letter
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| The big story of the week came Thursday night when the Federal Reserve announced a hike in the discount rate. The central bank raised the interest rate on loans they make directly to commercial banks from 0.50% to 0.75%. This interest rate, however, is relatively unimportant except in times of financial crisis... |
Warren Buffett's Worst Mistakes
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Warren Buffett is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors of all time. Yet, as Buffett is willing to admit, even the best investors make mistakes. Buffett's legendary annual letters to his Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) shareholders tell the tales of his biggest investing mistakes. There is much to be learned from Buffett's decades of investing experience, so I have selected three of Buffett's biggest mistakes to analyze. |
Income Redistribution Is Necessary (But It's Not Enough)
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:42:14 PM
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| Income Redistribution Is Necessary (But It's Not Enough)by: Kimball Corson February 21, 2010 I have written extensively here on the need for income redistribution in favor of the middle and lower classes to correct for the maldistribution that has been created by Congress and the rest of government in favor of wealthy special interests using highly paid lobbyists at the expense of those income classes. The truth is, the wealthy largely got their wealth or increased it markedly from or by means of government action, usually in the form of favorable legislation, regulations or unbid contracts. The situation is truly... |
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