Stocks up on better-than-expected GDP; Visa rallies
Investors were looking at the GDP number as favorable and confirmation the economy is doing well, or well enough that the Fed should be stepping back, Paul Nolte, senior portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management, said of data from the Commerce.
Peter Foster: Dont trust the global warming doomsters and their moral outrage
It is sometimes said that Canada has a ���moral obligation��� to support global initiatives. Stephen Harper has pointed out that he will not support any treaty that pointlessly damages the Canadian economy or fails to include the leading emitters.
Venezuela is desperate for cash, with no easy way to get it
Clearly the government is trying to send signs to the market that they are working on necessary adjustments that the economy needs in order to honor international commitments and keep up with social policies, which are. The sharp decline in oil prices���Brent crude is at a five-year low���is making Venezuelas autocratic government act swiftly... Venezuela should pick up the phone and call their communist buddies Sean Penn and Harry Belafonte for a bailout.
The Hunger Games Economy
At the start of the YA series, no one really questions that each of Panems twelve districts will send two of its young people to fight to the death in a landscape-scale arena that is part haunted forest, part Tough Mudder course. The audience wants.
The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow - The Texas Observer
Bill Sinkin has a knack for being ahead of his time.. It was a blustery, decidedly un-sunny day in March, and Sinkin was, as usual, at his office, sitting at his desk, well-groomed and bow-tied, surrounded by photos from his storied life as one of San Antonios most progressive, civic-minded citizens.. When Sinkin worked with a local builder in 2002 to install panels on a handful of new homes, the electrician hired for the job shocked himself trying to install the system.
Govt bows, ready to send Mines bill to Select Panel
NEW DELHI: Faced with the prospect of yet another embarrassment in Rajya Sabha, Government tonight bowed to the opposition demand for sending the Mines and Minerals bill to a Select Committee after hours of battle of wits between rival sides.
Paul Ryans Most Shameless Lie Ever -- NYMag
Its also a cardinal sin to admit, and he does so tacitly, that economic inequality is a problem. That theres class envy talk. Thats what got Romney shot across the bow of the other GOP hopefuls. For Ryan, that message has apparently failed to sink.
Volvo V60: A Wagon You Can Easily Warm Up To
This is mine. What the hell, people? A sport wagon is the perfect type of automobile, the most versatile, the least compromised. Look at this specimen: a 2015.5 Volvo V60 T6 R-Design. Four big side doors and a top-hinged rear hatch. An SUV-like 43.8.
Sunday Funnies VIDEO: Watch Scientologists Who are Fully.
Thats right, fork over a few hundred thousand dollars to Scientology so a building in the Valley can be renovated, and gods will bow before you in awe! Hot damn! Where... There was a time that anyone sounding like that, or trying to pass off those wins, those statements, with that body language would have been sent to Qual for months or start at the beginning of everything. They would. federal Government of Nigeria has set up a special panel called the (Foreign��.
Obama to reveal Isis strategy ��� but pledges no Iraq war.
Barack Obama will soon announce his plan to tackle Isis, which may include sending more support to Kurdish peshmerga troops fighting Isis in Iraq.. The government is increasingly confident that a broad-based new government will be formed in Baghdad this week, and hopes that this will encourage the Sunni population in Iraq to support efforts to tackle Isis in Sunni-held areas... sounds like we have our next idiotic military campaign all lined up and ready to go.
No Action On Unemployment Extension As Senate Leaves.
I., told CQ Roll Call earlier this week that he hasnt given up, suggesting that a highway bill might be a possible target for an unemployment extension bill and noting that advocates are considering dropping retroactive benefits in a.. not true, the next generation is the largest and they are in for the fight of their lives and that includes my kids��� i am ready to go down in a Blaze of Glory���im going down standing as upright as i can and this government really does need to��.
No Greek tragedy for SA, please
If the coalition bows to public pressure and only half-heartedly enacts the austerity measures Greeces creditors require, it will only be a matter of time before debt rises again and Greece is knocking on the door of the ECBs vault. If, on the other.
Peoples, Ferris lead All-State selections
Butte Centrals Danny Peoples and Dillons J.D. Ferris top the list of Class A football players selected for the All-State squad on Monday. Peoples and Ferris led their respective teams to the State Class A Championship Game, played Nov. 22 at Montana .
Maruti Alto 800 tops quality among entry level cars: Study
NEW DELHI: Marutis entry level model Alto 800 ranks highest in the entry compact segment for initial quality, while rival Hyundais i10 gets the top slot in the compact segment, said a study today. According to JD Power 2014 India Initial Quality.
Export control, spaceport measures added to defense.
Its not the first time that export control reform has made it through the House: the House included similar language in its State Department authorization act in 2009. That legislation died in the Senate, though. A companion��.
Jonathan Gruber apologizes to Congress for inexcusable political comments.
You wrapped it up with a bow,��� said Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the panels top Democrat. Among the comments that have come to light, Mr. Gruber said the law was written in a ���tortured��� way to game budget rules so as not to be declared a tax .
House Passes Bill to Pay National Guard and Reserves.
WASHINGTON, DC ��� House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement calling on the Senate to pass H.R. 3230, the Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act:. The Senate should send this bill to the presidents desk immediately.���. Barack Obama closed the WWII Memorial, vindictively, an open-air memorial that was not closed during any of the 17 previous partial-government shutdowns. The WWI. We dont want a dictators way and death panels.
Records broken in third week of gains for Dow, SandP
U.S. stocks wavered on Friday, with the SandP 500 and Dow industrials setting their loftiest finishes, after data had the U.S. economy producing less-than-expected jobs in October and the unemployment rate declining to a six-year low. Its good news, it.
A Newspaper for Injured Civil War Vets
He grew particularly troubled by the plight of amputees, concerned that once the war ended they would be adrift, unable to work or survive on meager government pensions, which varied according to the severity and type of injury. An idea struck: he.
Uber replacing its existing fleet of Mercedes, BMW cars with Toyota Innova.
BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: Taxi hailing app Uber which made a splash last year debuting with a squadron of BMWs, Mercedes and Audis appears to have dropped these luxury cars from its fleet and is instead focusing on adding more Innovas and Corollas.
What is to be done? | Watts Up With That?
Any government with coal mines, or coal-burning power plants, and tens of thousands of jobs at stake could wonder if the EPA view of climate science was all that there was to be known on the subject... path, you have assisted those who would assault science, reason, freedom and democracy. Either radiative gases act to cool our atmosphere or they act to warm it. There is no middle ground, no ���real politic���. Cool or warm. Right or wrong. Time to choose. (Harsh?
NYPD Chokehold Cop Not Indicted in Death of Eric Garner
A Staten Island grand jury cleared an NYPD cop Wednesday in the chokehold death of Eric Garner during his caught-on-video arrest for peddling loose cigarettes, The Post has learned. The panel voted a ���no-bill��� and dismissed all potential charges.
Oh, (No) Canada! - Opinionator - The New York Times
A Bittersweet Bow for the Elephant. That re-naming prompted the government of Qu��bec to reiterate its position vis �� vis its land border with Labrador: ���No Qu��bec government has ever formally recognized the course of the border between Qu��bec and Newfoundland in the. That, fortunately, was as worked up as Quebec chose to get over the Labrador border [8]; no gendarmes were sent to re-take territory, no Newfie militias were raised to stop the invasion.
Stealth Legislation as a Positive? ��� Stand Up For America
Over the next three remaining weeks of his time here, there may be several nights where I choose to spend time with him as opposed to spending 4 hours writing an article. Just figured I would let everyone know.. anything, Im so angry and pi$$ed off. JudyS. says: July 28, 2009 at 5:29 pm. Here is you hard earned tax dollars hard at work. Sorry I didnt retype this, but its too long, and Im getting ready to leave work and go home shortly. A friend of mine sent me this.
HUNTSMAN SR.: LEE AN EMBARRASSMENT -- Fritz.
Fighting words: ���All I can say is Mike Lee is an embarrassment to the state of Utah, Huntsman said in an interview, calling Lee an extremist for his role in the government shutdown fight that he said cost his cancer research institute. Flake ���has been one of the most vocal supporters of lifting a decades-old U.S. embargo and opening up travel to the country ��� this week, when Barack Obama wanted to send lawmakers to pick up American Alan Gross in Cuba, Flake��.
Robert Draper Book: GOPs Anti-Obama Campaign Started.
John Ensign (Nev.) and Bob Corker (Tenn.). The non-lawmakers present included Newt Gingrich, several years removed from his presidential campaign, and Frank Luntz, the long-time Republican wordsmith. Notably absent��.
Building my own Solar Panel | OliNo
Because I think that the price of a solar panel is still pretty high(in Europe), and because the stimulation from our government (in the Netherlands) is not so good (very,very complicated and time consuming) I started the project of building.. Just put some copper pipes around the back of the panel using the water to cool the panel whilst pre-heating your hot water, it might not be a great dealof heat but its free and should/might help with cooling the back of the panel���
The Bill Daley Problem | The Baseline Scenario
The Bill Daley Problem is completely bipartisan ��� it shows us the White House fails to understand that, at the heart of our economy, we have a huge time bomb. Until this week, Bill Daley was on the top operating committee at��.
World War III: Stateless ponzi schemes of power.
The trade economy then removed resource governance and distribution from states to multinational corporations. Collapse of. Also for some time, knowledge based industries have been replacing resource based industries at the top tiers of power. The 2014. IT professionals who justify the classist society they uphold bill it as a meritocracy, as though the work of Bill Gates or Pierre Omidyar is of more merit than a child down a mine shaft in Burkina Faso. Those with��.
MRF races ahead to buy Kesorams tyre unit
MUMBAI/CHENNAI: Madras Rubber Factory (MRF), Indias largest tyre manufacturer is in advance discussion with BK Birla flagship Kesoram Industries to acquire its main tyre unit out of the two of Birla Tyres for a value thats far higher than the market .
Mr. Hornberger Goes to Annapolis: Good Intentions, Rookie.
Kevin Hornberger (R-35A) has withdrawn a controversial bill that would have authorized a four-year nursing degree to be offered by the two-year Cecil College, after college officials and members of the Cecil County Council criticized the freshman delegate for storming.. Hornberger acknowledged he had not consulted with those panels before offering his bills but he said he had recently met with Cecil Countys director of economic development on multiple issues.
IDC boss fires salvo over plans for Eskom
THE CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation, Geoffrey Qhena, says he has come under no political pressure from government to sell its listed assets and bail Eskom out ��� even if he did have to fire a warning shot across its bows. ���We have not had .