The Flam Boutique Winery in Israel

This was a wonderful adventure at one of Israel's Boutique Wineries one half hour from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem."Before I knew it we were traveling as a family to a winery that Anat, my son’s wife to be, thought...

EVILS OF A PUBLIC CENTRAL BANK AKA THE USA FEDERAL RESERVE

""A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army...We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." Thomas Jefferson,One of the...

Fiscal conservatives unite- Fed has nothing to lose but its cover

While a lefty, I have to admit this last election cycle I really admired Ron Paul. Here was a crazy bastard who sounded like he took his job as a representative of the people seriously and didn't see it as just another resume builder on his way to employment as a lobbyist....

Army publishes first Reserve Retirement Guide

"WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 4, 2009) -- The Army has created a Retirement Guide just for Army Reserve Soldiers and their families. The 26-page Army Reserve Non-regular Retirement Information Guide was written specifically to cover the unique circumstances of...

Indian Govt plans extra borrowing of $9.45 bln in FY 08/09

This year government will seek the mandate of public, and they do not want take any risk.Government of India is planning to raise $9.45 bln in year ending 08-09.The inflation is under control, an ticking around 4.5 this week.The rising prices was the major concern of the...

Geithner Confirmed by Senate as U.S. Treasury Chief

Good.  It is past time. The economy needs help now. " Timothy Geithner was approved by the Senate to be Treasury secretary, putting him at the center of a global effort to arrest the financial crisis and end...

Starving multi-Billionaires

.Zimbabwe makes the US economy look robust... --------------------------------------- ''The country's acting finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa, made the announcement in a government gazette released Saturday....

Thousands protest against Indian tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu

Around 15,000 people protested yesterday against the extension of a tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu, as residents nearby are worried they will lose their homes and land when the extension is built. This is the third...

Single male rhino, 20 something, seeks mate to save species

." KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - He probably hasn't dated in two decades, but the survival of a species may depend on whether Tam can get lucky soon. A male rhinoceros recently rescued on the edge of Borneo's...

Banks and Consumers Brace for New Credit Card Rules

The US credit card industry may face a day of reckoning on Thursday. "The Federal Reserve is to vote on credit card reforms that may bring some relief to customers who face a variety of ways for being hit with late...

Paulson and Bernanke Spread the Wealth Around

"During the campaign, Barack Obama provoked a media flurry and right-wing outrage over his comment to Joe the Plumber about "spreading the wealth around." They told us that this view was contrary to the American Way, that this was socialism. Given all the concern over...

Who are the Obama Economic Team Members

President Elect Obama provided short Biographies of his economic team on his transition website today.  "Chicago -- President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden officially announced key...

This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

Human luxury at the cost of Sumatran Rhino

This is one another story of human led extinction of rare species.This time the victim is Rhinos of Sumatra,an island of Indonesia.Government plan to cut thousands of hectare of forest land for the construction of...

Bloomberg Sues The Fed For Disclosure

"Lost in the wake of Henry Paulson’s announcement Wednesday that Treasury is “changing direction” in how it doles out money in the bank rescue plan is a little-noticed lawsuit filed last Friday by Bloomberg LP, the business news wire service. It is suing the Federal...

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