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When the freebie movies ran out we were left with very little of a movie selection. In searching around I found Direct TV’s Channel 101. The channel is in high definition and plays a lot of music concerts. I saw a segment of Simply Red. The guy has a great voice, [...]
February 28 2009 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »
The problem with blogging in a time of crisis, all one writes about is crisis. Everyone knows we are in a crisis. You pick it, economic, financial, business, cultural, political. Before you jump on the phone to me, let me define each for purpose of the discussion.
Economic crisis has to do with [...]
February 28 2009 | Posted in Lifestyle, Photos | Read More »
February 28 2009 | Posted in US Political News | Read More »
Malaysia has decided to send home 60% of it’s foreign workers. In Malaysia, as in Canada, one can get a work permit. When that permit expires the worker must leave. The problem in the US. revolves around the liberals using immigration as a power grab. For the liberals to hold power they [...]
February 28 2009 | Posted in Asia News | Read More »
And now a perspective from here at home.
Economy moving in reverse faster than predicted
By JEANNINE AVERSA – 57 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy is moving in reverse faster than the government can measure.
The contraction for the fourth quarter of 2008 had been estimated at 3.8 percent just a month ago. Then the Commerce Department [...]
February 28 2009 | Posted in Business News | Read More »
From BBC News comes this perspective our economy–
US economy suffers sharp nosedive
The US economy shrank by 6.2% in the last three months of 2008, official figures have shown, a far sharper fall than had previously been reported.
Plunging exports and the biggest fall in consumer spending in 28 years dragged the annualised figure down from [...]
February 28 2009 | Posted in Business News | Read More »
With the CPAC wrapping up today, I thought it time to refresh everyone’s memory as to the foundation of the Republican Party. At the same time, I would like you to also remember sins of those who promised us conservative principles and failed.
Any one can make promises, as we see in today’s debacle referred [...]
February 28 2009 | Posted in Republican, US Political News | Read More »
Why do I want to put my information on the internet? The recent g-mail outage brings on-line aps and information storage into question. Further, do you want you information out there for anyone to hack? Do we need Cloud?
Cloud computing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A humourous illustration of the obfuscation that cloud computing [...]
February 28 2009 | Posted in Technology News | Read More »
Talking out of both side of your mouth is a phrase around here.
Anatomically, do we talk out one side or the other or both? Some people may talk out of the side of their mouth, who knows. But both? Doubtful.
While the jr. admin. from IL changes his mind as often as many [...]
February 28 2009 | Posted in Government, US Political News | Read More »
Do you believe we’d be in better shape if John McCain had won the election?
Is your belief in the Republican party on in Mr. McCain?
Were you happy with the Republican Party under GW Bush?
Well, today is today and we must put what has gone behind us and look forward. The same can be said [...]
February 27 2009 | Posted in Government, US Political News | Read More »
From the Washington Post– & FT London
US watchdog probes ETF’s oil contract stake
By Javier Blas in Washington and Joanna Chung in New York
Published: February 27 2009 01:03 | Last updated: February 27 2009 01:03
US federal regulators are investigating an investment vehicle that has amassed a 20 per cent stake in a crude oil contract traded [...]
February 27 2009 | Posted in Business News | Read More »
After several days of saying nationalization was good. The jr. admin. from IL even showed his affinity for the Swedish Model. But when public opinion showed resistance the “bubba” crowd swore no nationalization.
Today Financial Times London reports, the federal government will take a 36% stake in CitiBank. They already tell CitiBank how [...]
February 27 2009 | Posted in Business News | Read More »