Bank of China facilitating Palestinian Terrorism
At least according to this complaint filed in NY today. Interesting that this event does not show up in ANY news report. I guess we wouldn’t want to rock the boat for our “friends” who are financing Obama’s massive expansion of Government power now would we. Much like Human Rights has taken a back seat [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 16:04:03
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Managing Finance Wisely
By Den M SmytheToday the world revolves around finance ... in the same boat. Everyone has debt problems. Thousands of people around the world are facing ... for a loan. A low credit score may make it difficult to get a loan. So you should try and keep [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 12:06:00
Big Government Creates Lobbyists
Its almost a mathematical formula the more the government gets involved with the private sector, ... Association is lobbying for bailout dollars for boat-financing companies. Ronald Reagan's description [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 13:54:52
Redistributing wealth by subsidizing bad behavior
A report by Larry Kudlow (pictured) at the link below says: ... financed boats and RV’s, no down payment plasma TV's, credit card financed vacations and designer [more...]
Date: 2009-02-22 08:06:00
Return of the Swift Boaters
Return of the Swift Boaters Topics: advertising | front groups | Election 2008 Source: Washington Post, September 13, 2008 " ... and donors behind the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign against Sen. John F. Kerry in 2004 ... to establish financing for efforts over the final weeks of the campaign." »login or register [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 16:57:42
Twittering
So I write a blog about sailing. Big deal! The real action today is "live blogging" while actually sailing ... blog" from the boat. Most of them never follow through. I wonder why? Maybe the technology defeats ... of financing their weekend sailing habits. Apparently it's not as easy as it sounds to be such an ass [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 22:06:00
Obama Asks DOJ to Investigate Critical Political Ad
The Politico reports Barack Obama has requested the Justice Department to begin a criminal investigation of the American Issues ... Harold Simmons (who was also a donor to the Swift Boat Vets), for airing negative ads about him: “ ... the vehicle through which Dallas investor Harold Simmons is financing the advertisements. The Obama [more...]
Date: 2008-08-25 22:20:43
Squeezing the Poor for Profit
stallioFlickr On the first day of my teller training class in 1990 I learned that the bank made a boat load of money off of poor people ... . In recent years, a wide range of businesses have offered financing to even the riskiest of borrowers [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 17:19:18
Cramming Down Secured Property
by Mary Bush A very powerful tool debtors have at their disposal should they find themselves in a bankruptcy situation is the ability to pay only ... , or furniture you are financing decreases more rapidly than the loan is being repaid. For example, most ... such as an automobile, mortgage on income property (but not on a residence) or piece of furniture [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 12:17:10
Mortgage Market Week in Review
Well, here we are on Friday again. Are you getting motion sickness from all of the news and rumors that are flying back and forth? ... : 1) Some equity in the item they want to borrow against (car, house, boat) 2) Good credit - not spectacular credit, but at least good credit, 3) sufficient verifiable income to support the loan request [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 18:26:32
China to emerge “relatively unscathed”?
It’s painful here. Worse than I ever thought it would be. Everyone, down to the taxi drivers and the lady who washes the cups at my language school, is talking about the crisis. I got a near-tearful call today from someone I know who works for a not-unprominent company here, asking if I had any suggestions for his keeping his sanity [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 15:46:34
shovel-ready
Why would anyone believe anything they hear, see, or read in the media about the highly touted economic stimulus plan - aka "stimulus package" (which strikes me as a little too sexy)? a) Because they want to believe in something - anything - even if it's patently bullshit. In that case, any project it includes is automatically shovel-ready. b) [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 22:56:00
When Angels Fear to Tread
It's the lack of exits that's a problem amid the deadly clamp of panic throughout the economy - a far cry from the irrational exuberance that drives ... and "slumdog millionaires". No matter how much we bailout the auto industry, there'll be less jobs ... into investments without exits. Angels generally step aside (but don't get cashed out) when a compa [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 23:00:11
A Note On Auto Loan Interest Deduction
Before anyone pats too many members of Congress on the back for considering a move to make car loan interest deductible .. ... : * Personal interest on car loans, credit card balances, student loans, Internal Revenue Service interest ... individuals - and a reduction in an outlandish corporate tax rate of 50%. See this old NY Times item [more...]
Date: 2009-02-05 02:32:04
Not Just Looking, Buying!
Ocrenter bought a house! http://bubbletracking.blogspot.com/ So did a couple of loyal piggies, and it was good to see the warm congratulations being expressed by those who commented. But just because a few people got lucky and found a compelling deal, does that mean anything? All it means is this: if you endure, you might find a deal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 18:07:41
Obama the Opportunist
Since the Logo Candidates’ Forum last August, when I first watched Barack Obama for an extended period of time in this campaign, ... , he pledged to preserve the public financing of presidential campaigns even promising to “‘aggressively ... as soon as he realized the financial advantage he would enjoy if he refused public financing. He may [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 19:19:04
Chump Change
When I was seven years old I took up coin collecting as a hobby. Back in those days there were still a lot of interesting coins in circulation: the buffalo nickel, the Mercury dime, the Liberty Walking half dollar, and — if you were patient and went through enough rolls of coins — the occasional Indian head penny or “V” nickel [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 00:36:00
CBC May Seek Bridge Financing from Feds
Richard Stursberg held a town hall meeting in Toronto today to update staff on the CBC’s financial situation, ... across the media industry, the news was not good. “We have not been able to bail the boat as quickly ... future appropriations. “But.. the money would be paid back.” The money would be a bridge loan he said [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 15:07:06
For Cars, the “Free Market” Is Dead, at Least for Now
Mother Jones, labor leader, "most dangerous woman in America" Now I’m going to have a few words with my buddy tgriffith, ... unemployed, plus shoulder the tax loss and other economic burdens for those failed businesses. Car ... and sell cars, you need parts suppliers, assembly plants, sales, merchandising, and financing outlets [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 21:23:39
National and International Headlines for December 30
Headlines from Democracynow.org, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US. Gaza Death Toll Tops 375 The death toll in Gaza has reached at least 375 as Israel's attack on Gaza has entered its fourth day [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 17:23:47
2009 Ford F-150
FORD F-150 IS HOT by Casey Williams There’s something hot about a pickup truck. Cowboys drive them, throw hay into them, and lasso wayward calves from them. More domesticated ranch hands haul their favorite weekend toys, travel comfortably on vacation, or load up on mid-century furniture at the local flea market [more...]
Date: 2009-01-26 03:06:51
Down memory lane with the bankers…
Inspired by yesterday’s marathon hearing that saw 8 of the nation’s top banking titans subjected to hours of Congressional questions, ... say if you are relying on FICO scores, you may be missing the boat. And their FICO scores average ... , they’ve ended up with about a 68% loan-to-value ratio, and that is on the price of the house [more...]
Date: 2009-02-12 15:56:47
Baltic Dry Shipping Collapses
The Baltic Dry Shipping Index covers dry bulk shipping rates and some view it as a proxy for general economic health. The index continues to collapse ... cargo on the boat and finding that nobody can pay."My Comment: Khalid Hashim has this backwards ... to obtain funding for new vessels. Precious Shipping took as long as 15 months to secure financing for [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 21:13:00
12 Tips for Buying Waterfront Real Estate
by Ada Denis You probably already know this, but buying any land can be a significant decision ... to the water levels then? If you’re interested in building a boat house, make sure that there aren’t Restrictive Covenants preventing you from doing so. Many lake areas limit the building of new boat [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 19:41:12
12 Tips for Buying Waterfront Real Estate
by Ada Denis You probably already know this, but buying any land can be a significant decision ... to the water levels then? If you’re interested in building a boat house, make sure that there aren’t Restrictive Covenants preventing you from doing so. Many lake areas limit the building of new boat [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 16:45:45
The Madoff Affair
A Guide to the Perplexed Antisemite… The thinking-man’s antisemite would be baffled what to make out of Madoff Affair. Should he rejoice or bewail? If you read Jewish newspapers, you’d think that “antisemites” - the vast majority of mankind, according to Jewish sources (“scratch a goy and you’ll find an anti-Semite”) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 15:21:57
Colorado Legislature - Headlines
Capitol IdeasLaws, Bills, Proposals and Resolutions - Our State Senate at Work Joshua Swallows Coates ReidKNFO News Director David Bach is reporting the real estate firm Coates Reid has been acquired by Josua & Company. CON GAMES: The Greatest Play In Super Bowl HistoryIn his post-game analysis of Super Bowl XLIII Post blogger Michael Conniff [more...]
Date: 2009-02-04 05:40:17
Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/20/2008
USANothing Funny About Obama Losing, Funnyman Woody Allen Says Europe and the EUBelgium: Muslim Father and Son Nearly Kill a TrampBNP Teacher Could be Struck OffDemonstrators Battle Police in MalmöEuropean Social Forum Demonstration Brings Riots in MalmöMafia Killing of Immigrants Sparks Riots Near NaplesState Legislator Removed From Chamber for [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 00:50:00
Real Estate Brokerage Is Rocket Science — NOT
Show of hands. How many real estate brokers/agents reading this were recruited by M.I.T.? Crickets. Yeah, thought so. Me neither. I can spell technology. I’m not a TechnoGeek by anyone’s flimsy definition. Folks who know me are laughing at the thought. My blog? I know how to write posts then click the publish button [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 22:47:51
Gates of Vienna News Feed 2/13/2009
The two most interesting news stories tonight come from China. First, the Chinese export industry has collapsed, throwing at least 20 million more people out of work. 20 million. Even in China, that’s a lot of people. The second story: China demands that the USA “guarantee” that the value of any further Treasury assets it buys will not be [more...]
Date: 2009-02-14 04:55:00
Social Collapse Best Practices
The following talk was given on February 13, 2009, at Cowell Theatre in Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, to an audience of 550 people. Audio of the talk is available here . Video of the talk will soon be made available on Long Now Foundation web site. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for showing up [more...]
Date: 2009-02-14 08:30:00
2008 In Review
Quite a year, quite a year.* We started the year with our own sitting Democratic governor brought down when it was revealed in a prostitution scandal that Spitzer was 'Client 9', hooking up with expensive hookers when away from home. He managed to avoid prosecution under the Mann Act for transporting hookers over state lines, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 04:59:00
Desparate McCain Resorts to Lies, Smears, and Nazi Tactics
The smear experts of the GOP would make Joseph McCarthy blush. The Modern GOP no longer conducts its smears through 'proxies' like the 'Swift Boat Veterans". The Palin-McCain ticket now openly indulges slander, smears, lies, bullshit and extremism. It proves what I have been saying about the GOP at least since that party's incompetent attempt to [more...]
Date: 2008-10-19 10:47:00
DrumBeat: January 13, 2009
Analysis: Global power demand to languish in 2009 The outlook for energy commodities this year remains grim, says a new report from Merril Lynch. Neither cold winter temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere nor a steep fall in the price of energy have provided much support to the demand for oil, natural gas or coal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:34
Is Debt the Lifeblood of the Economy?
Everywhere you turn there is news that the Fed, the Treasury, or Congress is attempting to "get credit flowing again". Kevin Depew was discussing this situation in Five Things: Credit is the Lifeblood of the Economy? These are heady times we are living in. Collectively, our national intoxication runs deep and fierce [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 00:31:00
Pier 1 Park Construction Schedule Announced
At last night’s Community Board 2 meeting (at which the Board approved the Dock Street proposal–see post below) ... a small boat ramp, in summer of 2010. (Update:The Brooklyn Paper states that a luxury hotel ... , with removal of pier deck (leaving the pile fields), and construction of a small boat ramp. The southern [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:49:08
DrumBeat: February 25, 2009
StatoilHydro plans more than 2-mth Snoehvit halt OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's StatoilHydro said on Wednesday that it would stop production at a processing plant for its offshore Snoehvit gas field in the Arctic in mid-August for at least two months and possibly around 80 days. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 12:14:52
Gaza Massacre and Conscience | there is no peace without justice and freedom
1. The code name of USA's 51st state , a.k.a. Israel 's operation that has killed about 400 people (wounded nearly 2000) in Gaza, Palestine since 27 December and even today continually bombing the Gaza strip is called Operation Cast Lead , in reference to a Hanukkah poem by Israeli national poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 16:58:00
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
Q&A with:Jay Light, Robert C. Merton, David Moss, Nicolas Retsinas, Clayton RosePublished:September 29, 2008Author:Martha Lagace Harvard Business School faculty members, looking at the U.S. financial crisis from a variety of disciplines, urged caution and prudent analysis in a recent panel discussion [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 15:17:44
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/10/2009
The reactions to Israel’s offensive in Gaza are still being played out all over the world. South Asia seems to be particularly prone to lavish expressions of outrage.Thanks to C. Cantoni, ESW, Fausta, Insubria, JD, Larwyn, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 04:52:00
Anti-Coal Movement on the Rise; National Day of Action in Over 50 Cities
Today is the day, actions against mining companies, utility companies, and or course Citi and Bank of America are planned all over the U.S ... that we had planned for the boat, outlining the reasons that Bank of America needs to move away from dirty ... of America stop financing the coal industry and said ‘COAL AIN’T CLEAN’.” San Francisco [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 17:29:20
CNN's Campbell Brown Attacks Obama's 'Broken Promise' on Funding
On Tuesday's Election Center program, CNN anchor Campbell Brown criticized Barack Obama's decision earlier this year to break his November 2007 pledge to accept public financing of his presidential campaign: “For this last week, Senator Obama ... then reminded her viewers of Obama's public financing promise: “One year ago, he made a promise [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 17:27:43
Let's Review: The Contained Depression
Central bankers seem to think primarily in terms of inflation and deflation in their efforts to stimulate or brake economic activity ... challenges in the commercial real estate area, including: Negligible residential home builder loan [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 02:43:00
Gates of Vienna News Feed 2/26/2009
The news feed is abbreviated tonight because I had to gather everything before I left for DC, which means late news is not included. The most alarming stories concern Iran as a regional partner invited to discussions about “stabilizing” Afghanistan. Thanks to Abu Elvis, C [more...]
Date: 2009-02-27 04:30:00
Buying a boat online
by reklicom Everyone’s dream baiter accumulator is acrimonious baiter storage. Just anticipate about it ... . If you buy a new boat, you apperceive that it does not already accept problems or aliment that charge ... . There are costs options if affairs a new boat, which allows for bigger absorption ante and deals. If you buy new [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 09:53:22
Campbell Brown: Obama’s gotten here, in part, based on a broken promise
Hmm. I wonder how much hate email Brown has received tonight over this one? ... last November. One year ago, he made a promise. He pledged to accept public financing and to work ... he would get with public financing. So Obama went back on his word. He broke his promise [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 04:04:12
Links for the Week -- Saturday January 31, 2009
BLOG Links for the Week -- Saturday January 31, 2009 This world is fucked. Maybe it's the endless brutal winter getting to me. Maybe it's my resultant lack of exercise. Maybe it's the total absurdity of the belief that Obama or anyone else can possibly hope to prevent the ghastly slide into truly horrific [more...]
Date: 2009-02-05 14:16:42
Disgusting New Obama Ad- A POW Shouldn't Be President
Today Obama released a commercial decried McCain of running a dirty campaign, A charge that that is at best disingenuous ... "Near the Button" McCain camp accuses Obama camp of 'Swift Boat-style' attack (CNN) — John McCain’s campaign accused Barack Obama’s Monday of encouraging a “Swift Boat-style” attack ad, produced [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 23:55:01
Mumbai Attacker; “I was told to kill to my last breath”
Prayers go out to all the victims and their families of this tragedy where ever they are from and hopes for justice (and painful vengeance) ... terrorists, who were highly trained in marine assault and crept into the city by boat, had planned to blow [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 11:09:26
Free HPK (High Paying Keywords) for AdSense
Googling for the topic of this post can have you looking through subscription and pay sites all day - but we managed to find an actual free list of ... school loan consolidation $76.54 college loan consolidation $74.93 car insurance quotes $74.78 auto ... student $67.34 student loan consolidation rates $67.27 sell structured settlement $66.84 structured [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 13:12:02
