Topics: technology, accessibility, cell phones, blackberries
The Province of Ontario, Canada, is currently studying legislation that would make it illegal to operate a hand held cell phone, Blackberry or GPS device while operating a motor vehicle. If it becomes law, Ontario would follow the provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and over a dozen states in […]
Topics: oil, gas, hybrid, hydrogen, green
In a world where entire stock market values can change by 2 % a day this is a very difficult question to answer. It’s best that we spend some time looking at what has caused the recent decrease and then look at some trends that are starting to happen around […]
Topics: Bailout, Financial Crisis, Economy
Getting back to the point I made about investors taking responsibility for their investment decisions, there is one other big thing I learned when I tried to play the Wall Street game. The Wall Street Jungle is infested with a vicious carnivore known as Humanosaurus rex — a ferocious humanoid with […]
Topics: stock market, government, business, dow jones, crash, depression, market
Our country’s financial problems are still on fire today. We have been hit again at our stock market and all the other stock markets from other countries that make up the Dow. We have more companies that are saying that they will have to layoff or […]
Topics: Stansted airport parking
Stansted airport parking is about to get more difficult!
Parking near airports has become increasingly difficult over the years due to a combination of increased volume of traffic and a rise in the number of people using international flights. The world has become a smaller place and the demand on business people to […]
Topics: loft conversions
Financial experts are worried that the current situation with the US economy could have a big impact on the UK. There are fears that a recession in America could see the UK facing its weakest growth period since the Exchange Rate Mechanism crisis which happened 16 years ago.
The effects of this are […]
Topics: Southern living, southern living magazine, southern lifestyle
Now in its 40th year, Southern Living magazine is by far the premier lifestyle and entertaining magazine of the South. Its also the 7th largest monthly consumer magazine (by readership) published in the US, with a circulation of around 2.8million and an estimated readership of about 16 […]
Topics: Daylight savings time around the globe. the new Daylight Savings Time Change
Trying to figure out what time it is in different parts of the world can be very confusing. Especially, if it’s one of those times during the year when you are on daylight savings time, and the place whose time you’re trying […]
Topics: federal reserve, interest rate, rate cut, economy, recession
On January 22nd, the Federal Reserve cut their most important interest rate for the fourth time in the past six months, in an attempt to stem the widespread sentiment that the US is in, or headed for recession. Their cut comes at a strange time, because they […]
Topics: Freedom, 9-11, policy, terror, terror attacks, war, peace, Dr. Amaal Tokars, Seduced by Fear
The recent debate over illegal immigration in America has generated a lot of talk about freedom. Political pundits have taken center stage on nightly news programs to champion reasons for and against why illegal immigrants should enjoy the same freedoms generations […]
Topics: investment, subprime mortage, superfund, economy
The M-LEC, as it is called, has been created in order to restore investor confidence in some areas of the economy that are neccesary for credit to maintain its liquidity, or ease of transference from one entity (a bank) to another. This loss of liquidity comes in the wake of […]
Keywords: interest rate cut, real estate, finances, home buying, fed, mortgage
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Dec. 11th on hopes that the credit crisis would be tempered from 4.5% to 4.25%. Markets were on the upswing up until the cut was announced because many investors were under the impression […]
Keywords: Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco hotels, Monaco map, Monaco weather, Monaco Grand Prix
Climate Change and the environment have been the top issues for Prince Albert of Monaco, and while he celebrates the first year of his succession to the Principality of Monaco, a local destination guide suggests that the […]
Keywords: Costa Rica, economy, government, costa rica agriculture, tourism, ecotourism, Costa Rica GDP
Costa Rica lies between Panama and Nicaragua and it is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east and the North Pacific Ocean to the west. It is comprised of 51,100 square kilometers and the territorial waters take up about 589 square kilometers. […]
Keywords: ernesto, hurricane ernesto, tropical storm ernesto, hurricane, katrina, new orleans, biloxi, louisiana,
It appears that as of right now Hurricane Ernesto is going to become a hurricane on Sunday. Right now, according to the National Hurricane Center and NOAA, Ernesto is a tropical storm with sustained winds of over 60 mph. Tracking […]
Keywords: hurricane, hurricane lane, hurricane of 1959, great mexico hurricane, mexico hurricane, mud slide, snakes
Hurricane Lane and its eye have just come ashore in rural Mexico. According to NOAH and the National Weather Service, it is still a destructive category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of over 125 mph. Warnings of 6 […]
Keywords: hurricane, john, hurricane john, ernesto, catagory 3, catagory 4, sustained winds, flood, flash flood
While everyone has been watching tropical storm Ernesto, a new and very powerful storm formed in the pacific ocean off the coast of Mexico. This powerful storm has been given the infamous name Hurricane John. This name […]
Keywords: gas, oil, george bush, big oil, saudi, usps, middle class, taxes, gas prices, gas relief, israel, hizbollah
The average price of gasoline has now reached an all time high in the United States at $3.03 per gallon. Higher even than in the Hurricane Katrina aftermath. The recent cease fire and UN agreement between […]
Keywords: Dr. Amaal Tokars, world events, current events, Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Ladin
In a recent article by Dr. Amaal V.E. Tokars, she writes: “You keep up with the news. Poof! You are the “knowledgeable American” who can amaze and entertain friends by giving savvy, sage comments about world events. Right? Could an Iraqi citizen […]
Keywords: Surveillance, Hidden Cameras, Personnel Surveillance, Self Defense
Sally is considering remodeling part of her home. She lives in a nice suburban neighborhood. She wants to expand one of the rooms in her house. She wants to hire a contractor to do the work. She has heard all kinds of horror stories about contractors. She wanted […]