“All fluctuations in a currency’s value, which can be noted in the foreign exchange market and currency’s exchange rate with gold, are the result of the mismatch of supply and demand.†by Nathan Lewis Despite claims to the contrary, proper currency management is simple. A currency’s value is determined by the balance of supply...
by Jim Kouri, CPP Two University of South Florida (USF) students have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, for transporting explosives materials without permits, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. The two-count indictment unsealed Friday charges Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed and Youssef Samir Megahed, both Egyptian nationals, with transporting...
This father-positive Sprite commercial shows a nice interaction between a father and his little girl. To watch, click here. To learn more about how men are portrayed in TV commercials, click here. Thanks to Bob Barker, a reader, for sending me the ad. Ironically, it was Bob's mother Betty who wrote to me to complain about...
Free republics are not known to have long life expectancies. At the ripe old age of two hundred and thirty-one, America is definitely showing her age. She is long past her prime, and some are predicting her demise. No, some are PLANNING her demise. Thomas Jefferson and the other founders of this once-great country...
Let’s cut to the chase: conservative Republicans have only one choice for President in 2008: Congressman Ron Paul of Texas. Unlike the GOP frontrunners, Paul is the real deal. No real conservative could support Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Fred Thompson, or Newt Gingrich. When it comes to historic conservative principles, each of...
I just finished reading my current copy of The Times Examiner newspaper, which is published by my good friend Bob Dill in Greenville, South Carolina. This is an excellent independent paper that I can heartily recommend to my readers, by the way. I believe one hundred newspapers such as The Times Examiner would go...
Let’s say you own a retail establishment in Illinois. Some of your employees want you to close on Sundays so they can enjoy the day off. It’s not a bad idea, especially when you consider the overhead you’d save. There is one problem. Unless your competition also is closed when you are, you’ll lose...
I am not a glutton for punishment. I watch portions of Free Speech TV’s Democracy Now! because it’s a part of my daily employment duties. You know, make sure it properly airs so the local libs don’t go off in a conspiracy theory tirade. They know I work where I work, and are always...
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has tightened the deadline imposed earlier for inspection of all Boeing 737 Next Generation worldwide. The mandatory inspections were imposed after it was discovered that the China Airlines 737 that exploded in Japan had a hole in it’s right wing fuel tank, which had been caused by...
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has tightened the deadline imposed earlier for inspection of all Boeing 737 Next Generation worldwide. The mandatory inspections were imposed after it was discovered that the China Airlines 737 that exploded in Japan had a hole in it’s right wing fuel tank, which had been caused by...
The Muslim Brotherhood, the largest Sunni group, and an influential Egyptian association, has been under fire by the Egyptian government. Founded in 1928 in Egypt, the Brotherhood grew to approximately 2 million strong in the 1940′s. Soon the Brotherhood was at arms with the government, one of their member assassinated the prime minister, and...
The Muslim Brotherhood, the largest Sunni group, and an influential Egyptian association, has been under fire by the Egyptian government. Founded in 1928 in Egypt, the Brotherhood grew to approximately 2 million strong in the 1940′s. Soon the Brotherhood was at arms with the government, one of their member assassinated the prime minister, and...
A train, traveling at a high rate of speed, was carrying over 850 passengers when it rammed into an empty train near Rio de Janeiro. The empty train was in the process of being moved between sets of tracks. Officials are currently putting the death toll at 8, and at least 70 others are...
In just over 24 hours, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot in the United States has risen to US$330,000,000 to make it the third largest lottery jackpot in the world. On Thursday, the jackpot was at $325 million and it still could rise before the drawing takes place tonight at 8:00 p.m. (pacific time), 11:00...
In just over 24 hours, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot in the United States has risen to US$330,000,000 to make it the third largest lottery jackpot in the world. On Thursday, the jackpot was at $325 million and it still could rise before the drawing takes place tonight at 8:00 p.m. (pacific time), 11:00...
"I remember I thought you looked like an angel wrapped in pink so soft and warm / You've had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born... "When you were in trouble that crooked little smile could melt my heart of stone / Now look at you, I've turned around and...
Republican Senator McCain of Arizona, Republican Senator Coleman of Minnesota, and Republican Representative Peter Hoekstra of Michigan are all calling for the resignation of Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho. Senator McCain said, “My opinion is that when you plead guilty to a crime, you shouldn’t serve. That’s not a moral stand. That’s not...
According to city health officials in Hammond, Indiana, there have been 2 more cases of West Nile virus reported in humans. West Nile virus’ (WNV) is a virus of the family Flaviviridae; part of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) antigenic complex of viruses, it is found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects...
It has been confirmed that eight thoroughbred race horses at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney have been infected with equine influenza. Randwick has been locked down, and is expected to remain so for up to two months. It is expected that the virulent flu will affect the majority of the 700 horses stabled at Randwick....
YouTube videos could once again be viewed today in Thailand, nearly six months after the video-sharing website was blocked for hosting a video that showed images deemed offensive to Thailand’s monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Information and Communications Technology Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said the ministry unblocked YouTube after the website said it had developed ways...
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