The Road to Zimbabwe

By Terry Coxon, Editor, The Casey Report GoldSeek.com Sprinkled among all the official talk about efforts to end the current recession, you’ll hear assurances, notably from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, that when the economy does revive, it won’t be allowed to blast off into runaway inflation. The Fed, we’re being promised, will prevent such a launch by reabsorbing the hundreds of billions of dollars of excess liquidity it recently created to halt the credit crisis. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 12:40:48

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Fear Not Tomorrow, God Is Already There by Ruth Graham

Trusting Him in uncertain times For most of us that is much easier said than done. We live uncertain lives in uncertain times. We long for security and answers but are filled with questions about the unknown. Who will...? What if...? Where can...? When may...? Why not...? Uncertainty all too often grows into worry, anxiety, and fear, which in turn fills us with turmoil, burns up whatever energy we have, and hinders us from enjoying the best of life. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 10:00:00

The Amazing Museums of Boston

There’s nothing quite so edifying when on holiday as a visit to an established museum to take in a little of the city’s past, culture and other little titbits that go a long way into helping you discover more. Boston is a particularly fine city for undertaking such visits, as it has a diverse range of general and specialised museums that will really open up the city’s heart to visitors.Whatever takes your interest about Boston, you’ll be able to find out more thanks to these institutions. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 10:53:13

Unbound: NYAF Highlights

I’m going a little off topic this week because I spent the weekend at New York Anime Fest—which, despite the name, included a fair amount of comics action. Yes, they had Gundam director Yoshiyuki Tomino as their keynote speaker, and Viz drew cheers with the announcement that they would be showing the last season of the InuYasha anime online, for free, at almost the same time it will be broadcast in Japan. But there was plenty to love for those of us who don’t like their pictures moving. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 20:00:39

Morning Coffee - 30 September 2009

Top Story:  Title:  PETER GALBRAITH NOT FIRED Body:  A top U.S. envoy to the UN in Afghanistan has been removed from his post after clashing with the leader of the UN body overseeing the deeply compromised Afghan elections. Officials said that Galbraith had not been fired. Still, he's not going to be working on the mission anymore. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 10:29:30

Collection Agency calling from 716-923-7408 (Buffalo, NY)

Hot Chopstix reported a Collection Agency (7169237408 from Buffalo area, NY) . The following comments were posted: Received a call today at work. Called back and spoke to Rick and asked him for the seventeen millionth time to remove my work number. He then said the next step is for me to be served and possibly face jail time because of all this. I told him to send me any type of correspondence in the mail instead of calling me at work every single day. Well see what happens from here on out. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:30:18

[RS.com] Hitman Series Complete Collection [All ISO]

You're a product of cloning. You have no emotions, and you exist to serve one corporation. You are a hitman, and it is your job - no, your life, to kill. With weapons ranging from machineguns to sniper rifles to piano wires, you are alive to get your job done. However, this game resembles Thief: The Dark Project more than Quake or Half-Life, so keeping quiet is going to keep you alive much longer than charging in with guns blazing. After all, it only takes one well-placed bullet to kill... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 01:30:18

In Madoff’s Wake, S.E.C. Is Told to Revamp Inquiries

After a blistering report on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s failure to detect Bernard L. Madoff’s enormous Ponzi scheme, the agency’s independent watchdog on Tuesday called for a sweeping overhaul of the S.E.C.’s investigation and enforcement practices. Two reports released by the S.E.C.’s inspector general, H. David Kotz, recommended dozens of specific changes to the way the agency evaluates tips, trains investigators and documents examinations of securities firms. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:07:26

Collection Agency calling from 904-592-2175 (Orange Park, FL)

Teresa reported a Collection Agency (9045922175 from Orange Park area, FL) . The following comments were posted: This person claimed to be a police officer from my hometown (which has no police department) and threatened to arrest my husband yesterday, my father and myself today. Then he told my father that he was a debt collector. I have turned this over to the Jacksonville Florida Sheriffs Department and they state they have had a rash of complaints from this and similar numbers. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 17:46:41

HRSD Agrees to Pay Penalty for Bay Pollution

Bay Bridge Tunnel Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), based in Virginia Beach, Va., has agreed to pay a $900,000 civil penalty and to take corrective actions to reduce alleged sanitary sewer overflows from its collection system and nine sewage treatment plants that have polluted the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, the Justice Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Commonwealth of Virginia announced today. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:05:07

Restore Your FICO Score – Part Three

In the previous parts of this article we discussed how FICO score can impact your financial status as well as the initial steps that you can take to begin restoring your FICO score. We covered handling collections first since they do have a big impact on your overall score, but there are a few other ways that you can quickly see a big jump in your score. After you have the collections on your account either settled or verified, double check to make sure that they were removed from your credit report. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 23:17:33

Cemtrex Launches IR-09 Greenhouse Gas Monitoring System for EPA Compliance

Cemtrex Inc. (OTC: CTEI) announced today the release of the IR-09 multi-gas infrared analyzer for Greenhouse Gas monitoring and reporting. The launch of this product comes right in line with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new regulation known as the Final Rule that is making it mandatory for Greenhouse Gases to be monitored from all large emission sources. Up to 85-90% of total national U.S. GHG emissions, from approximately 13,000 facilities, would be covered by the proposed rule. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 13:00:00

Op-ed at Pajamas Media

In a bit of shameless self-promotion - but also because the state of America’s intelligence community merits wider discussion - I have an op-ed up ... and gross waste like any other government agency. Post-9/11 “intelligence reforms” badly battered the CIA as an institution without building up its original core mission of HUMINT collection and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:41:56

Fear Not Tomorrow, God is Already There by Ruth Graham - REVIEWED

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 10:00:00

FIRST: Fear Not Tomorrow, God is Already There: Trusting Him in Uncertain Times By Ruth Graham

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 16:00:36

Peeking into Private Data

Cyber espionage is a relatively new type of intelligence gathering capability with various strategies, tactics and tools.Cyber espionage is defined as the intentional use of computers or digital communications activities in an effort to gain access to sensitive information about an adversary or competitor for the purpose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:34:43

Questions About Collections: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Dear Melissa, Once you have had your debt discharged in a Chapter 7 and it included the collection company and account number, can the original company you owed come after you for repayment? Faith N. Dear Faith, Absolutely not.  Once an account is included in a Chapter 7, it is gone.  I would send a copy of the bankruptcy order, highlighting the account in question, to the company and indicate they are in violation of the bankruptcy law. Melissa Douros Dovco Collection Solutions, Inc. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 05:00:14

Lithuanian Collection Agency Hires Witch to Hunt Debtors

In these difficult times for creditors, a Lithuanian debt collector is offering an unconventional service to retrieve arrears: witchcraft ... , then there's something very wrong with this country," said columnist Monika Bonckute.Lithuanian Collection Agency ... witch, to hunt down companies and individuals who are failing to pay their debts amid the credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:21:00

2005 Complete Guide to the Asian Tsunami Disaster: Sumatra Earthquake, Indian Ocean Tsunamis, Devastation in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia, Malaysia, and the Maldives; American Human

Sep.30, 2009 in Uncategorized Product Description This electronic book on CD-ROM provides a unique and comprehensive collection of American government documents on the heartbreaking Asian tsunami disaster, which created an incredible human catastrophe and devastation in many countries – including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia, Malaysia, and the Maldives. The U. S. Agency for International Development stated on January 2, 2005: “A magnitude 9. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 13:10:12

Collection Agency calling from 253-534-8495 (Tacoma, WA)

Anna reported a Collection Agency (2535348495 from Tacoma area, WA) . The following comments were posted: Prerecorded message asking for someone regarding an important matter and that decisions will be made without you if you dont return the call. The message was asking for someone else... Caller does not identify who they are. They asked to call back the number at extension 1 or press 1 to be connected. Permalink: http://www.numberinvestigator.com/phone/253-534-8495.html [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 22:23:45

Zionist Control of US Policy

Source I was recently asked to answer the following question: In the original post there is mention of Israel controlling US policy. How exactly does that work? The short answer is this: A highly influential and extremely well bankrolled collection of groups directs energy simultaneously in a number of directions: Political, media, academic, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:51:14

The Soprano’s Michael Imperioli collaborates with 1800 Tequila for new campaign

Proximo , a leading marketer of premium spirits in the United States , announced the launch of an aggressive new advertising campaign for 1800 Silver Tequila , which sparked the luxury tequila trend and is now setting out to reclaim the top spot in the super premium tequila category. Featuring The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli , the spots call attention to the fact that tequila has lost its way, becoming an overpriced and pretentious spirit. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:17:21

Collection Agency calling from 949-812-4687 (Irvine, CA)

Angel reported a Collection Agency (9498124687 from Irvine area, CA) . The following comments were posted: BrianMichael Hansford (hard to tell what his name is because he mumbles) is the caller. WWR is a collections agency based in Irvine, California. They can also be reached at 866-897-9058 so you can call them and harass them on their dime. You can also provide feedback but they dont really seem to care what you have to say so just tell them you dont know anything and hang up. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 21:28:59

Domestic Homicide Up 7% In NYS

Posted on Wednesday, 30 of September , 2009 at 6:56 pm ALBANY ? Domestic homicides in New York State increased 7.3 percent in 2008 while other homicides increased 2.6 percent, according to a new report by researchers at the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). The report, “Domestic Homicide in New York State, 2008,” tracks homicides in which the victim was either an intimate partner or child of the perpetrator, or involved some other type of family relationship. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 23:56:32

Obama Announces Gun Ban Agenda

Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign slogan, “the audacity of hope,” should have instead been “the audacity of deceit ... of federal firearm tracing information to anyone other than a law enforcement agency conducting a bona fide ... manufacturers. Their lawsuits seek to obtain huge financial judgments against firearm manufacturers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:08:14

Panetta To CIA

They told me that if I voted for McCain that Washington insiders with no relevant experience would fill key posts. And they were right! ... to head the Central Intelligence Agency. The choice, disclosed Monday by Democratic officials, immediately ... for the past decade, has no significant ties to the agency that Obama has criticized for using harsh [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:10:08

Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat: An Interview with Yasmin B. Kafai, Carrie Heeter, and Jill Denner (Part Two)

There's an emphasis throughout the book on user-generated content. One can argue that modding and other user-generated forms of content have made it easier for women to repurpose existing games to better meet their interests. Yet, one could also argue that this reliance on user-based solutions has marginalized female-interests into narrow niches [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:31:33

Uncertainty shrouds UN driver’s death

By AMIR MIZROCH, JPOST Who killed the Palestinian driver of an aid truck and wounded two others as their convoy made its way into the Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing during Thursday’s “humanitarian cease-fire?” UNWRA suspends Gaza humanitarian aid operations According to the foreign media, who based their information on UN sources, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:41:22

User-pay rescues

Every now and then there is justice and people are punished for being willfully stupid. An example today in the Vancouver Sun: Three skiers and a snowboarder were rescued this afternoon after ducking under a boundary rope at Grouse Mountain. "Grouse Mountain Safety Patrol made voice contact with the individuals, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:47:46

The business of princes

Kathryn Jean Lopez at the National Review cites a former CIA person who thinks Leon Panetta is a good appointment for DCI simply because he’s an outsider to the agency and would be in a position to break its culture. Panetta wouldn’ ... is a former deep-cover officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. He is author of The Human [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 23:14:09

I Was Trying to Get In a Debt Management Program But Wife Got Laid Off. – Jonathan

Rollover USA-401K Rollover to IRA is a post from: Rollover USA-401K Rollover to IRA “Dear Steve, I have some debt that its been over 7 years old, most of them were when I was single, been married for 6 years. I just cant continue like this. total debt is 17,000.00 I being sued by a collection agency for 10,000.00, I was trying to get into one of those debt management program, [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:43:38

21 Entrepreneurship Websites Worth Checking Out

The number of websites dedicated to helping entrepreneurs is incredible: there are always new sites, to the point that it can be hard to keep track of them. However, I have a few favorites. There are some tools I absolutely rely on for everything from marketing to billing, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:30:00

Debt Validation And Collection Agencies

Under the FDCPA or the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act , you have the right to “debt validation”. This is a demand from the collection agency and the original creditor that the debt is really your responsibility and that the balances, terms of the loan and any other pertinent information is correct and accurate. A collection agency must also provide proof that they have the legal right to attempt to collect the debt. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 23:06:03

Panetta gets CIA director Hayden's endorsement

Well, at least Mike Hayden didn't trash him in his formal note to CIA employees that Leon Panetta will replace him at the head of the agency ... at the Agency. With a powerful record of leadership in two branches of government, he has a well ... with the Obama team. The discussions throughout have been positive and productive. I came to this Agency [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:57:29

The Weekly Carboholic: Distributed nuclear a cheaper nuclear solution?

Distributed nuclear “batteries” a solution for expensive nuclear? A brief TVA sludge spill update New definition of seawater to improve ocean modeling UK MET expects warmer 2009, likely record 2010 Food pests expected to thrive in warmer climate Climate to impact port of New Orleans It’s been just over a year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:30:37

Online Databases: These Crusaders Bring Transparency to Government

This LA Times article takes a look at three people and some of the resources they have helped make available online to make the U.S. Government more transparent. We’re happy to report that most of these resources have been mentioned on ResourceShelf in the past. Here’s a quick overview with links to resources from the three “crusaders” interviewed in the article. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 16:37:47

Zionists in America, A to Z

I hope it's okay with Malooga and Bernhard at MofA, but I'm posting this entire piece. It's very, very long, and you'll probably need to spend some hours both reading it and following its links... but this is the essential information we all need to master in confronting the racist and malignant movement known as Zionism [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:16:00

Collection Agency calling from 702-771-0330 (Las Vegas, NV)

Ed Muncy reported a Collection Agency (7027710330 from Las Vegas area, NV) . The following comments were posted: neil owes a plumbing supply house over $46,000 i have been trying to fine out were he lives for the pasted two years ....neil you can run but you cant hide for ever .... trust me ,,,,, you will go to jail ..... YOUR FRIEND ,ED MUNCY Permalink: http://www.numberinvestigator.com/phone/702-771-0330.html [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:36:46

Digest - Features and blogs: COOL is not, GM fuel, and DC local-style

So un-COOL: The USDA releases the final rule on Country of Origin Labeling, the law that requires that many of our main foodstuffs be labeled with ( ... on whether or not to approve the marketing of medicine produced by a transgenic goat. The agency didn’ ... , and Muscle Shaped the World,” and the academic collection “Meat, Modernity, and the Rise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:06:48

Miscellaneous Matters

by eriposte Foreign Policy magazine has entered the new year with a profusion of new blogs by experts, writers and journalists on their site ... . All in all, an interesting collection. (A suggestion to the Foreign Policy editorial team ... Director Stephen R. Kappes and Intelligence Director Michael Morell, the agency's No. 3 official [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:35:44

Long Islands New York’s Best Hamburgers

by LJ James When it comes to food, I am no gourmet expert. I do however know what I like. Now there are many foods that I love and really like but when it comes down to it one of my Favorite foods has to be Hamburgers! Now I have been all over and while I have been to some really great Burger Joints in Upstate NY and a few other states, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:30:48

First Cup: Tuesday

Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press: "The Pistons have an important decision coming. Either Rip Hamilton or Allen Iverson must become the sixth man. Neither will like the demotion, but there's no alternative. This is becoming Rodney Stuckey's team much faster than anybody envisioned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:49:31

CQ: CIA Operations Folks Dissatisfied With Panetta

My CIA sources on Monday were surprised but not so dismayed by the news that Leon Panetta is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the agency. Jeff Stein’s CIA sources yesterday? Much more dismayed. Writing in his CQ column, Jeff ... these days — and finds that they don’t see how Panetta has the skills necessary to lead the agency [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:25:34

JWAM Reader request no. 4: On getting published

I’ve had a couple of questions that are about publishing, not writing. I have disqualifed such questions from this month’s advice though I might run a publishing questions month later in the year.1 But since I’ve already gotten two such questions I’m grandfathering them in. But I will answer NO OTHER publishing questions! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:05:33

Snow Tubing in NY’s Catskill Mountains

by LJ James Right now for most Americans money is getting a bit tight. We all still want to have those great family trips that we take every year, but we have to watch how much we spend. Well I just had a great time with my family in New York’s Catskill Mountains that didn’t put us all in the poor house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:18:09

How And Where To Obtain A Copy Of Your Credit File

There are three major companies reporting on the public’s credit activities in Australia: Dun & Bradstreet, Tasmanian Collection Service, and Veda Advantage. Each of these companies deals with aspects of public credit and keeps files of the public. They keep files for businesses and individuals alike that have been credit active [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:48:26

MALAWI: SMS to fight malnutrition

For the first time in years, John Phiri, a health extension worker in Malawi's central Salima district, ... by the Innovations and Development team of UNICEF, the UN children's agency, and allows text messages to be captured via the internet. ''The quick collection and availability of data can help government and other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:51:53

Operation Cast Lead Thurs Jan 8th, 2009

Sticky post. Please scroll down for new posts and updates. For other liveblogging, see The Muqata Last night, after having already struck tunnels and buildings used to store weapons, the IDF stepped up its operations, shelling Rafah. IDF tanks were also reportedly heading towards Khan Yunis (according to Sky News) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:56:28

Operation Cast Lead Fri Jan 9th, 2009

Sticky post. Please scroll down for new posts and updates. For other liveblogging, see The Muqata Last night, after having already struck tunnels and buildings used to store weapons, the IDF stepped up its operations, shelling Rafah. IDF tanks were also reportedly heading towards Khan Yunis (according to Sky News) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:58:34

Continuing Deforestation Blamed on Caraga’s Severe Flooding, Landslides

by Ben Serrano January 17, 2009 BUTUAN CITY- Floods after floods including landslides in the past that cost lives and destroyed properties seem not to make people learned lessons, this time different environmentalist and concerned groups who made earlier warnings repeatedly before, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 07:59:21

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