Entries Tagged as 'Culture'
Maharajas Express – India’s Most Luxurious Train
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Culture, Economy, India, Travel
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Real Reasons for Economic Depression
September 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Culture, Economy
A new report from Derek Thompson of The Atlantic. “Before the Great Recession, there was a greater recession for the American worker. And it’s been much worse than most of us thought. Here’s what we thought we knew. In the last three decades, gross domestic product doubled but the typical worker’s real wages barely increased. [...]
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Is The New GM Same As The Old GM?
August 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Culture, Economy, Politics
By Marc Modica: “Sales of the much-hyped Chevy Volt fell to new lows as did GM share price as July auto sales figures came in. Only 125 Volts were sold during the month of July. Recent reports attributed the slump to supply constraints as GM spokeswoman, Michelle Bunker, was quoted as saying that the Volt [...]
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Photos of the new highspeed train from Shanghai to Beijing are coming in.
July 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Culture, Economy, Travel
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Laura Ingraham’s New Book – Cutural Eye-Cons
July 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Culture, Humor, Travel
Laura Ingraham’s new book is out – “Off Thee I Zing”. And it looks to be a great read. I’m sure every generation has gone through a cultural change, but Laura manages to capture the shocking yet hilarious aspects of our new cultural landscape. From a book review by NBC Today’s Book, Here are a [...]
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Chinese Officials Stole Over $120 Billion
June 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Culture, Economy
According to an investigation by Chinese central bank, thousands of Chinese officials have stolen over $120 billion and fled oversees including USA and Canada. I have seen many reports of Chinese buying houses in the US for cash. Also, Canada has had a surge in Chinese moving in and buying luxury houses for cash. This [...]
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Socialism Lesson – Fail
June 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Culture, Economy, Politics
Saw this on another forum, so I’m publishing it here. Not sure about origin so I can’t give full credit. “Excellent Lesson In Economics An economics professor at a University said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that [...]
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Termites eat millions of Indian rupees in bank
April 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Culture, Humor, India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — It was an all you can eat buffet at the bank. An army of termites munched through 10 million rupees ($222,000) in currency notes stored in a steel chest at a bank, police in northern India said Friday. The bank manager discovered the damage when he opened the reinforced room in [...]
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Another McDonald’s Racial Beating
April 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Culture, Travel
Has anyone else noticed racial tensions getting worse lately? Meanwhile the employees stood around watching the action. Where are Jackson and Sharpton now?
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China’s Ghost Cities and Malls
March 30th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Culture, Economy
The part of China no-one is talking about. Sounds like a big bubble to be popped in China as well.
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City Government Salaries – Troy, MI
March 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Culture, Economy, Politics
Citizens are over-taxed already, yet the size of government and their salaries and perks keep growing. I’m sure Troy is only one example of how most cities are run. How long can this continue. It’s getting close to the tipping point already, where the taxpayers cannot be expected to fund the welfare system of government. [...]
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My Advice to Christine O’Donnell
September 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Culture, Politics
Christine, Don”t back down from your attackers. The power elites want to destroy you to preserve their jobs and their status. Ignore them, BUT, you need to tell your story. Connect with the people. Tell how you went through tough times. Yes, you had financial difficulty. Many people do. Yes, you were late with loan, [...]
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Hillary’s New Look – Getting Ready for 2012?
September 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Culture, Humor, Politics
This must be back to the future to the past. Hillary Clinton just came out with a new look. Must be getting ready for 2010 trying to look a little younger. From the looks of it, I don’t think it helped. If anything, it may have added a few years to her look. Although, I [...]
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I Have a Dream – Martin Luther King Jr.
August 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Culture, Politics
Speech delivered August 28, 1963 on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. No Comments Needed. It speaks for itself. Exerpted from the speech: Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. [...]
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