tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post959189834255436908..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: "In Washington, freedom has become a euphemism for dominion. Spreading freedom means positioning the United States to call the shots. Seen in this context, Washington’s expected victories in both Afghanistan and Iraq were meant to affirm and broaden its preeminence by incorporating large parts of the Islamic world into the American imperium. "Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52939328591846434462015-10-26T19:48:00.968-04:002015-10-26T19:48:00.968-04:00Intelligent Presidents<a href="http://us-presidents.insidegov.com/stories/5315/most-intelligent-presidents?utm_medium=cm&utm_source=outbrain&utm_campaign=i1.cm.ob.dt.5315&utm_term=dt&utm_content=1534117" rel="nofollow">Intelligent Presidents</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49489175887389959572015-10-26T17:26:05.595-04:002015-10-26T17:26:05.595-04:00Heck most of Deuce's friends go after Jews wit...Heck most of Deuce's friends go after Jews with knives and he has no problems with that....<br /><br />Rat used to do wet ops....<br /><br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43780406785836172262015-10-26T17:21:00.737-04:002015-10-26T17:21:00.737-04:00Deuce ☂Mon Oct 26, 11:34:00 AM EDT
Most of Latin A...Deuce ☂Mon Oct 26, 11:34:00 AM EDT<br />Most of Latin America uses The Napoleonic Code. Stay in Idaho.<br /><br /><br />Maybe in the abstract.... But in practice? <br /><br />Ask your pal Rat how the "The Napoleonic Code" worked with the death squads he trained?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14399629682114996682015-10-26T16:12:56.342-04:002015-10-26T16:12:56.342-04:00From the SAME article...
Outsource it all.
Andre...From the SAME article...<br /><br />Outsource it all.<br /><br />Andrew Alexander Founder, Limitless Academy, Scottsdale, Arizona<br /><br />"I pay my people $4 per hour. No, that's not a typo," says Alexander. "My most recent hire is named Mary, and she lives in the Philippines, which annoys a lot of my American friends struggling to get work. This is becoming the new norm for startup entrepreneurs. With limited funding, it's important to get the most as we can out of every dollar.<br /><br />"But this goes beyond the money. I've been working with Mary since last September, and she's the hardest-working person I've ever seen. She rotates her sleep schedule around U.S. time, often working in the wee hours of the night.<br /><br />"While many people think $4 is not a lot, this is way more than the going rate in other areas of the world. I am happy with their results, my customers are more happy, and she is happy because she is making more money than all of her friends."<br /><br /> <br />FROM THE NOVEMBER 2015 ISSUE OF INC. MAGAZINE<br /><br /><br />LOLWhat is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18460631788251033802015-10-26T14:37:47.312-04:002015-10-26T14:37:47.312-04:00Ben Carson "used to go after people with rock...Ben Carson "used to go after people with rocks, bricks, baseball bats, hammers, . . . . and, of course, many people know about the time when I was 14, and Tried To Stab Someone."<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDcuSCL2a10" rel="nofollow">WHAT???</a>galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85897709897618694102015-10-26T14:10:09.909-04:002015-10-26T14:10:09.909-04:00The GOOD news for soda stream?
They got rid of ov...The GOOD news for soda stream?<br /><br />They got rid of over 500 palestinian employees that were being paid 3 times the average West Bank wage...<br /><br />SodaStream is sill a good investment and a great company...<br /><br />Has made MILLION for it's employees in salaries and made MILLION in tax revenue for Israel.<br /><br />Prices go up, prices go down, speculating aint investing...<br /><br />And you aint an investor...<br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45287870075791537782015-10-26T14:01:08.409-04:002015-10-26T14:01:08.409-04:00The whole thing sounds like one big flam to me.......The whole thing sounds like one big flam to me........Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47081718088246610852015-10-26T13:59:29.401-04:002015-10-26T13:59:29.401-04:00Halloween is coming..............Halloween is coming..............Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85768199547859016032015-10-26T13:57:40.623-04:002015-10-26T13:57:40.623-04:00"A credit card processing company"
Hmmm..."A credit card processing company"<br /><br />Hmmm....<br /><br />This sounds quite Quirkian......<br /><br />Something is up......or down....<br /><br />I'm of the old school, the old school of thought that taught...........'the less credit cards you have in your wallet the richer you are'..........whatever Rush may say.................<br /><br />How many credit cards do Hillary and Huma have in their purses........government credit cards no less.......Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63589269943720126582015-10-26T13:49:58.454-04:002015-10-26T13:49:58.454-04:00Not only has employee turnover been extremely low,...Not only has employee turnover been extremely low,<b> they've attracted new talent:</b><br /><br />Gravity was inundated with résumés -- 4,500 in the first week alone -- including one from a high-powered 52-year-old Yahoo executive named Tammi Kroll, who was so inspired by Price that she quit her job and in September went to work for Gravity at what she insisted would be an 80-85 percent pay cut. "I spent many years chasing the money," she says. "Now I'm looking for something fun and meaningful."<br /><br />That's incredible growth. Stay tuned and we'll follow to see if Gravity can continue their rise in years to come.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/26/1439456/-Update-on-the-CEO-who-made-70-000-minimum-wage-for-all-his-employees" rel="nofollow">Update</a>galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25948979122820391612015-10-26T13:46:18.280-04:002015-10-26T13:46:18.280-04:00Remember this guy?
Update on the CEO who made $70...Remember this guy?<br /><br /><b>Update on the CEO who made $70,000 minimum wage for all his employees</b><br /><br />In early 2015, Dan Price, the founder of Gravity Systems—a credit card processing company based in Washington—shocked his employees by announcing he was raising his company's minimum wage to $70,000 per year. The story went viral and not surprisingly, conservatives like Rush Limbaugh howled "socialism!"<br /><br />"Anyway, he's not tying this to anything other than employment. He's not tying it to performance. He's not tying it to sales. This is pure, unadulterated socialism, which has never worked. That's why I hope this company is a case study in MBA programs on how socialism does not work, because it's gonna fail. My guess is that just like when Solyndra went south, there will not be a story on Gravity Payments succumbing to gravity and going under."<br /><br />So how is Gravity doing these days? Incredible:<br /><br /><b>Revenue is growing at twice the rate it was</b> before Chief Executive Dan Price made his announcement this spring, according to a report on Inc.com.<b> Profits have doubled. Customer retention is up,</b> despite some who left because they disagreed with the decision or feared service would suffer. (Price said he’d make up the extra cost by cutting his own $1.1 million pay.)<br /><br />galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50655473558678766662015-10-26T13:36:18.424-04:002015-10-26T13:36:18.424-04:00Jack HawkinsMon Oct 26, 10:42:00 AM EDT
Another in...Jack HawkinsMon Oct 26, 10:42:00 AM EDT<br />Another interesting sidebar, from Sodastream ...<br />Now trading at $15.40, with a P/E of 39.43<br /><br />Someone told us it was undervalued at $29.11 back on 14JUL2014<br />At that price the P/E would be north of 70, today.<br /><br />Not a good "value" investment, not at a P/E above 70+, nor at a P/E of 39.43.<br /><br />Some folks let their emotions rule their decisions.<br />They often cannot get a refi on their homes, then they blame the "system" for their poor decision making.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jack,<br /><br />Out of prison?<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91914632672722100392015-10-26T12:30:16.825-04:002015-10-26T12:30:16.825-04:00.
...maintaining readiness 'except'...
.....<br /><br />...maintaining readiness 'except'...<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35446127721078484972015-10-26T12:27:55.450-04:002015-10-26T12:27:55.450-04:00.
Don't know much about maintaining readiness....<br /><br />Don't know much about maintaining readiness expect what I read occasionally (it's amazing how many hours of maintenance and repair are required for hours flown or advanced planes like the F-22 and F-35 once it starts flying), but the last remark above that 'they have been flying their jets hard' seems notable.<br /><br />When compared to the US, the relatively few planes the Russians have deployed have conducted a heck of a lot of missions.<br /><br />.<br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66051269634582914792015-10-26T12:11:40.506-04:002015-10-26T12:11:40.506-04:00Excellent advice.
I shall take it.Excellent advice.<br /><br />I shall take it.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7781443547674753942015-10-26T11:34:20.633-04:002015-10-26T11:34:20.633-04:00Most of Latin America uses The Napoleonic Code. St...Most of Latin America uses The Napoleonic Code. Stay in Idaho.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3583864799713600632015-10-26T11:24:33.811-04:002015-10-26T11:24:33.811-04:00Since learning that, I have never really wanted to...Since learning that, I have never really wanted to go there.....<br /><br />Costa Rica might be another matter....Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5503344039553736492015-10-26T11:20:24.383-04:002015-10-26T11:20:24.383-04:00In Mexico, if you are arrested, and you might very...In Mexico, if you are arrested, and you might very well be arrested, you are presumed guilty until you can prove yourself innocent. In the USA and Canada the reverse is true. Given the nature of the Mexican 'criminal justice system' your best move is to have some money, and pay off the police, and the prosecutor.<br /><br />My Dad pointed this out to me long ago.<br /><br />Mexico is a shit hole, always has been, always will be.......until the Glorious Coming Of The Next Revolution after the last failed two....<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45496108215536420212015-10-26T11:07:14.552-04:002015-10-26T11:07:14.552-04:00Cuba ?
Venezuela ?
Not on their wish list, eithe...Cuba ?<br /><br />Venezuela ?<br /><br />Not on their wish list, either.<br /><br />That is for the Sandersnistas Folks, which they are not.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61982159960298536462015-10-26T11:02:05.471-04:002015-10-26T11:02:05.471-04:00Why is that ?
Everyone knows it.
Not many wish t...Why is that ?<br /><br />Everyone knows it.<br /><br />Not many wish to immigrate to Mexico, except Quirk, when he has been dreaming of Maria.<br /><br />My Niece and her new boyfriend/perhaps husband (I hope they do get married) are thinking of settling in USA, where he has relatives, or perhaps Canada, and they both have wonderful futures.<br /><br />Mexico doesn't seem to come up on their wish list.<br /><br />So, the opinion of Uncle Bob that Mexico is a shit hole, and Canada a heck of a nice place seems to be shared by folks all over the world.<br /><br />Why ?Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10471140584079061972015-10-26T10:56:31.733-04:002015-10-26T10:56:31.733-04:00I am waiting for the building of The Wall.
Canada...I am waiting for the building of The Wall.<br /><br />Canada is a great country.<br /><br />Mexico is the shits.<br /><br />What can one say ?<br /><br />It has always been the same, my entire life.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65916349501654716652015-10-26T10:52:48.522-04:002015-10-26T10:52:48.522-04:00It's tough all around in the Obama Economy the...It's tough all around in the Obama Economy these days, and, if the nation goes totally nuts and elects Sanders, it will get much worse.<br /><br />What is the smart move in Venezuela for investors ?<br /><br />I never have bought stocks, almost the entirety of my life has been spent on paying off land debts.<br /><br />I got a place to pitch a tent.<br /><br />Cold in the winter to be sure.<br /><br />brrrr....<br /><br />But I don't need the Wall Street Journal, and don't play the dart throwing stock picking game...<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16676735426921584832015-10-26T10:48:13.942-04:002015-10-26T10:48:13.942-04:00The US track record in the Middle East is abysmal....The US track record in the Middle East is abysmal.<br />It is not much better south of the border, in Mexico ...<br /><br /><i><b> The colossal mess and failure of Mérida </b><br />Reforma is reporting the United States has again blocked a portion of funds due to be given to Mexico through the Merida Initiative. The initiative was established to support Mexico in funds and equipment, in its fight against drugs.<br /><br />The U.S. with withhold 15% (5M)of the total annual budget allocated, until the State Department issues a certification that Mexico has met the human rights standards.<br /><br />The U.S. decided on this action in part based on the Iguala case of the killing and kidnapping of 49 persons on September 26-27, 2014. 43 of the 49, mostly normalistas, are missing and presumed dead, ( the majority of people in Mexico are discounting the official explanation by the Enrique Peña Nieto administration).<br /><br />Other cases are of extrajudicial killings such as the 22 in Tlatlaya. And 16 in Apatzingán, Michoacán where police were heard saying “mow them down like dogs” when killing or injuring the unarmed citizens including children. Some photos reveal a few of the citizens, with the only weapon they had in their vehicles, sticks. Citizens reported federal police of planting the few weapons shown in photos.<br /><br />The US government significantly strengthened its partnership with Mexico in combating organized crime in 2007 when it announced the Merida Initiative, a multi-year US security assistance package for Mexico. Aside from funds, the U.S. has provided equipment and training.</i><br /><br />http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2015/10/iguala-tlatlaya-cases-usblocking-merida.html#more<br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88354546605056080812015-10-26T10:43:57.471-04:002015-10-26T10:43:57.471-04:00First in the dock:
Deuce
Rufus
Bob
We all voted...First in the dock:<br /><br />Deuce<br />Rufus <br />Bob<br /><br />We all voted for Bush, and McCain as well.<br /><br />Look, we wouldn't be <i>in Afghanistan</i> if we had been attacked <i>from Afghanistan</i>.<br /><br />The Light Bringer has said it is the war we must not lose, so he is hanging tough.<br /><br />One might, actually, be safer in Afghanistan than on some of the streets of Philly, much less Detroit.<br /><br />I don't know what to do about this sad situation, and you don't either.<br /><br />It doesn't help any to re write history.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37801225942980542572015-10-26T10:42:14.749-04:002015-10-26T10:42:14.749-04:00Another interesting sidebar, from Sodastream ...
N...Another interesting sidebar, from Sodastream ...<br />Now trading at $15.40, with a P/E of 39.43<br /><br />Someone told us it was undervalued at $29.11 back on 14JUL2014<br />At that price the P/E would be north of 70, today.<br /><br />Not a good "value" investment, not at a P/E above 70+, nor at a P/E of 39.43.<br /><br />Some folks let their emotions rule their decisions.<br />They often cannot get a refi on their homes, then they blame the "system" for their poor decision making.<br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.com