Monthly Archives: November 2014

Some thought the Gaza attacks were to take heat off Israel's involvement in MH17. Gaza went on so long, so many children murdered, that if so, it was like putting out a fire on your pant leg by pouring on gasoline. The analogy fits.

- "But we salute Uri today for his excellent insider’s presentation of the twisted dynamics of Israel’s new Intifada roll of the dice."

The dollar rallied on Friday, helped by unexpectedly strong U.S. retail sales data, but global equity markets traded flat after a hefty run-up over the past three weeks put a damper on big gains in the near term.

The undoing of too many decades of gold/silver manipulation/suppression will not be accomplished in a single year, as it has not been over the past few years, and there is no way of knowing the time factor for change in the year[s] ahead.

WASHINGTON — Facing a Republican resurgence that is blocking virtually every policy move, President Obama will arrive at an international economic meeting in Australia this weekend hoping to press European and Asian leaders to get their economies moving again — and perhaps buoy his own foundering presidency.

- Russell Brand introduces his new book Revolution as an answer to a question. Brand maintains that voting was a waste of time - that there needed to be a revolution.

Perhaps you have been having a hard time paying your bills lately and are finding it extremely hard to make ends meet. It is...

-“One of the saddest lessons of history is if we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle." Carl Sagan

If you’ve started a business of your own, you’ve likely been bombarded with disheartening statistics like this one from the Small Business Administration, stating...

Sometimes, individuals are faced with a financial crisis. In such a time, one of the greatest challenges is the source of funds.

Jesse Ventura is a man without a country. He began his public life as a wrestler, then became an actor, and then served as the governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003.

Haim Saban: “I would bomb the living daylights out of these sons of bitches [the Iranians].”

Experts suggest that the current staff in various sectors can expect a hike of up to double digits. Perhaps even at a maximum rate of 10-12% in this year.

You and your wife have made some unforgettable memories in your cozy one-bedroom apartment, but now that you’re expecting your first child, it’s high time you looked into upgrading your living arrangements.

Once again the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) scheduled for the month of December will steal your heart but not your money. This year,...

Six big banks agreed Wednesday to pay $4.3 billion to settle civil allegations from regulators in the U.S., Great Britain and Switzerland that some of their traders attempted to manipulate the world's $5.3-trillion-a-day foreign exchange currency-trading market to boost trading profits.

- Jim W. Dean..."And so this Princeton study gives us the “tough doo” news, but sadly limited to the political realm of oligarch power."

Movie buff Johnny Punish gives VT his list of the best movies from the 1950s. What's Yours?

As a company who is competing against other companies (If you don’t know you are then you shouldn’t be in business) it is crucial that you create outstanding brochures to influence your prospects.

The world’s central banks and derivatives traders have been having fun with gold and silver lately, dumping huge volumes of futures contracts into thin markets to produce massive declines.....

Part of creating an effective marketing campaign is knowing when to spend money, when not to and sometimes when to stop.

The premiums are higher than that paid for term-life policies and both have the same death benefit.

In the purview of the growing competition among the businesses, it is impossible for the business person to ignore market intelligence. It is vital...

- "ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has through her inaction in the face of blatant disregard for law on the behalf of Israel."

A few brief encounters between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin during an Asia-Pacific summit in China on Tuesday spoke volumes about the chilly state of relations between the United States and Russia.

The Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a secret free trade treaty Obama is negotiating with eleven other Asian Pacific countries (US, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Japan, Chile, Peru, Canada, Mexico, Vietnam, Singapore and Brunei).

MaMa Event was a good opportunity to hear concerts, go to meetings and meet others...

(Honolulu, HI) – In Hawaiian culture, the concept of Ohana—family—is an invaluable one. When Mary Whitworth opened her EmbroidMe franchise to serve the needs of Eastern Oahu, she did so out of a sense of obligation to her ohana. Whitworth and her husband, John, opened the business to create a legacy for their son.

Q: Why do people defecate into drinking water? A: They haven't read The Humanure Handbook.

The attention that Taibbi is receiving for the Rolling Stone essay, The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare, may push forward a serious debate on the systemic corruption that is common knowledge among informed observers of the financial structure.

Max Blumenthal, a Jewish pro Palestinian decided to take the battle against Gregor Gysi, the German Left Party’s leader, who framed him as an anti semite, to the toilet. An expose of tribal panic, victimhood and obnoxious intrusiveness.

Companies and top business modules in this world will definitely need some sort of effective maintenance plan to get continuous power supply from UPS that keep the equipments safe from deterioration and sudden failure.

Potential Obamacare customers can peek at 2015 prices for the program’s health plans today after the government released a “window-shopping” feature overnight.

The overall U.S. jobless rate dropped to 5.8 percent last month, reaching its lowest level in six years. That’s encouraging news, but veterans have experienced even better numbers.

- "The enemies of peace will launch any last minute deal-killers they have been saving, which could include a false flag terror attack."

With a global recession in sight, it is really vital to know how to make yourself recession proof One of the major topics in the...

Potentially more powerful than any nuclear device that exists. So volatile, it could perhaps be ignited by even a small unexpected spark.

Hiring former members of the armed forces has become a key focus for employers of all kinds.

A little humor for Veterans Day.

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. today announced the launch of Veteran VERIFIED, proprietary business verification and authentication service that verifies both military service and veteran business ownership. Once the verification process is completed, a military serviceperson can showcase his or her veteran status sticker in storefronts; a point of sale; on the business website; or through social media.

Conversion rates are one of the most fragile figures in the web business. A slight change on your website can hugely improve or reduce them.

Phillips, a military recruiter, talent management specialist for PNC Bank and Marine Corps veteran, is part of a contingent of Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS). The group, which held a conference at Goldman Sachs' headquarters in New York City last week, aims to help former service members land jobs in the rough and tumble world of finance.