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"The Bush administration frequently repeats the Clinton-Rubin policy position that "a strong dollar is in our national interest." By any measure, though, the dollar has weakened steadily under this administration's policies. The impression is that the "strong dollar" phrase is a throw-away, or worse, cover for a weak-dollar policy."
What's next?
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Maintenance Workers Get High Tech; High Pay--
There's a change taking place in our industrial landscape that's creating not only concern in the business community but also opportunities for those considering employment or a transition in job occupation. When you think of maintenance men, perhaps its those honorable people who collect garbage or are charged with cleaning schools who come to mind. Well, think again. We'll talk about what lies in store within the maintenance industry in the 21st century. Natalie Bullock Brown moderates.
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Joel Leonard - The Maintenance Evangelist and an instructor at MPACT Learning Center, LLC
Dr. John C. Kelly, Jr. - chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Harold Mareé - Maintenance technician at Mother Murphy's Laboratories, Inc. Maintenance Workers Get High Tech; High Pay--
There's a change taking... more
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The Bush administration said it had spent $43.5 billion on spying in fiscal 2007, as it bowed on Tuesday to a law ordering disclosure of a figure the government has kept secret for most of the past 60 years.The Bush administration said it had spent $43.5 billion on spying in fiscal 2007, as... more
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Google Inc. will announce a suite of software and services for mobile phones within the next two weeks, which will allow handset makers to roll out Google-oriented devices by mid-2008, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the newspaper said Google is looking to introduce an operating system for mobile phones that would smoothly integrate its offerings, including search, Gmail, Maps and YouTube.Google Inc. will announce a suite of software and services for mobile phones within... more
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Maureen Torrey, an 11th-generation farmer in the rural town of Elba, N.Y., has been losing sleep. Just as rows of cabbage and winter squash stand ready for harvest on her 11,000 acre farm, she can't find enough workers to bring in the crops. She needs about 350 workers and is 70 short of that number. "I wake up at 3:30 in the morning and my mind doesn't shut off," she says.
The problem, she says, is fear. Torrey Farms, a 14-crop vegetable farm located an hour east of Buffalo, has been raided twice since last October, when she says immigration officials kicked in the doors of workers' housing and apprehended 34. In August, officials arrested seven workers and 14 more fled the area. Amid continued talk of a federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants, she's afraid still more of her workforce will flee to less hostile terrain. With a population of about 9,000, the town of Elba, "Onion Capital of the World" to locals, may not have the manpower to replace them.
....Maureen Torrey, an 11th-generation farmer in the rural town of Elba, N.Y., has been... more
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Continuing education costs are soaring, leaving many graduates in massive debt. And a degree doesn't always guarantee a well-paid position. That means many young adults are moving back home and taking jobs they're over qualified for and they're just able to make ends meet. Sound familiar? Tell us how you're dealing with student debt.Continuing education costs are soaring, leaving many graduates in massive debt. And a... more
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This international organization sets up banks for street kids.
Does it help and empower them or does it encourage underage labor?This international organization sets up banks for street kids.
Does it help and... more
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Taking its cue from ongoing strength in the oil price, gold continued to flirt with fresh 28-year highs on Friday.////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////According to DJ News, oil set another record high of $91.84 a barrel, up $1.38 on the day. But by mid-morning it was trading $1.16 higher at $88.64.
Taking its cue from ongoing strength in the oil price, gold continued to flirt with... more
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I was recently told by a young couple that they felt that there were instances where torture should be used. They expressed the view that if the torturing of one or even ten individuals can save thousands, then it should be condoned.
I asked them if they were aware of the Declaration of Independence, US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They said that they were. I told them that thousands of Americans died to make those documents and the concepts behind them. I continued that millions of Americans since then had been bloodied, myself included, to see to it that those documents are preserved in tact today. If you deny one individual his right to Habeus Corpus (to know with what he is charged) or send him out of the country to be tortured, you shred those documents and their precepts. If one individuals rights can be forfeited, then any individuals rights can be forfeited. If the people no longer have these rights then we are no longer free.I was recently told by a young couple that they felt that there were instances where... more
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Dang, look at China and Britain go, best start packing and catch the first flight out before the growth normalizes. Dang, look at China and Britain go, best start packing and catch the first flight out... more
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"The peak of world oil production, long predicted by Houston geo-physicist M. King Hubbert, is here. A recent study for the German-based Energy Watch Group states that oil production has peaked and predicts production continuing to fall by 50% by the year 2030. It's a graphic picture of 'extreme shortages" leading to wars and social breakdown."
Excellent post by the Existentialist Cowboy whose blog I can only highly recommend.
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"After Apple's phenomenal earnings report this afternoon, AAPL is up over 7 percent in after hours trading to $186.02. This marks Apple's market cap at $161.8 billion -- above IBM ($154.23 billion) for the first time ever."
That's a lot of iPhones..."After Apple's phenomenal earnings report this afternoon, AAPL is up over 7... more
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This pod examines the industry of check cashing businesses and finds out who is being hurt.This pod examines the industry of check cashing businesses and finds out who is being... more
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Another chunk of bad news for the music business, which further brings to mind other industries transformed by the mighty internet. When was the last time you used a travel agent? Bought a magazine? A map? Used WebMD instead of calling a doctor/nurse? Picked up the Yellow pages?
I don't mean to sound alarmist, just raising the idea that the music business is not the only industry which will be transformed by the web. They all will... eventually.Another chunk of bad news for the music business, which further brings to mind other... more
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There are two questions here: is income tax moral and constitutional? and is what the Feds are trying to do with this web site constitutional? It is kind of a slippery slope because what these companies were attempting to do is teach people how to break the law, but is it just civil disobedience?There are two questions here: is income tax moral and constitutional? and is what the... more
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The international community had pushed for stronger sanctions against the burmese junta. Japan cuts millions of dollars in aid. big frickin deal. I think sanctions will force the country into deeper isolation and further threaten the livelihood of its citizens. Many of whom have been locked up after the protests. Plus, just because the EU, Japan, and the US decided to impose new sanctions, embargos, whatever... We are basically handing over the influence and power to countries like China and India to step in and fill the void in Burma, thus further lifting China's role as a developing world power.
So is this really a move forward to pushing for change or just a pacified attempt to keep the order of world politics moving right along?
The international community had pushed for stronger sanctions against the burmese... more
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Cost of living is actually increasing nationwide. The link takes you to the cost of living index for major American cities, while the image here shows this graphically, with red showing the most expensive areas. What's the situation where you live?Cost of living is actually increasing nationwide. The link takes you to the cost of... more
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The hard truth is that $53,000 a year doesn't cut it anymore in the Bay Area. Tens of thousands of working families in the region, even those with what many would consider decent-paying jobs, find a modestly comfortable standard of living is out of their reach.
A family of four in the Bay Area with two working adults must earn $77,069, equaling an hourly wage of $18.53, just to pay for basic necessities, a study released today calculates. The hard truth is that $53,000 a year doesn't cut it anymore in the Bay Area.... more
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