The Contemporary Global Marketplace - IT, Software, and Services
"Had there not been outsourcing and utilization of cheaper resources offshore, average computer users would not have been able to afford the hardware and software that are available to them today." In this manner, author Robin Sood brushes aside superficial criticism of outsourcing and brings home to the reader of... Read More
Intellectual Property: The ECJ Extends the Use of Trade Marks to Goods and Services
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled in Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte (C 418/02) that a trade mark that is now in use by a company on its goods can be extended to cover the services provided by this company.A DIY retailer Praktiker Märkte, filed for registration with the Deutsches... Read More
Newspaper Reporters Tread Lightly on Compulsive Gambling Addiction
Websites designed to help people overcome their gambling addictions have recently been contacted by television associate producers and reporters in an effort to obtain information about individuals who have been affected by compulsive gambling addictions. In most cases, they are looking for people to come forward and share how their... Read More
All Extremists Go To Heaven... Dont They
Heaven, Hell, or some sort of Purgatory.I cannot seem to make it to either of the extreme political sides and being a moderate definitely leaves me at least in purgatory if not a perpetual limbo.It is all of the words and actions that really get to me. Just when I... Read More
How Futuristic Is Anarchy As A Way To Organize The State (I)
When organising a country or a group of people in need of structuring, people tend to automatically sidestep ideologies that do not take authority imposed from above for granted. Anarchists and other proponents of alternative rule almost by definition are seen as destructive elements in a society. Yet old time... Read More
Elliot Spitzer Sued By Feds
It appears the Feds are suing Elliot Spitzer over his lawsuits in the Mortgage Industry. The New York State Attorney General, Elliot Spitzer is getting sued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The NY AG's abuses of power has been noticed by the Federal Government as... Read More
Going All Out to Win a War
Conventional warfare is getting to its limits. Soon wars will be fought by robots and on many more fronts, which will render civilization completely immobilized. What is going all out to win a war? What does that mean? We can do this with tactical nuclear weapons, germ warfare, poisoned water... Read More
Lets Make Some Things Clear about John Thune/Dan Nelson/MetaBank MetaGate
Let's make one thing clear: This Dan Nelson Automotive fiasco is not the bloggers' fault, not KELOLAND's fault, not the Iowa Attorney General's fault, not my fault. Let's take a look.There were THOUSANDS of complaints against DNA in Iowa to the Iowa AG. All of those people weren't Democrats."Buy here... Read More
Rants by Lance: BRAC Committee Talks Irrelevant Completely
It is amazing we have so many men, who belong to the greatest military in the history of mankind, pussy footing around. The politics of BRAC are not in line with the reality of protecting our nation. Additionally the men and generals who are deciding on the things are being... Read More
Political Lobbying & Biblical Aspects of the Mid-East Crisis
1) IS HAVING A DEMOCRACY MORE EFFECTIVE IN ADDRESSING POLITICAL CONCERNS?The answers below, except for item 3, are a composite of what has come out of 3 Christian web sites in trying to answer the above question.1) Winston S. Churchhill used to say "Democracy is the worst system of government... Read More
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Federal Trade Commission Franchising Division; Inept?
Why are we over regulating the franchising industry? What are... Read More
Electronic Commerce Taxaton: Emerging Legal Issues - Part II
UNAUTHORIZED HACKINGThe term "computer hacking" traditionally describes the penetration into... Read More
Eurovision Song Contest - Kiss My Butt Neighbours
Tonight I resigned myself to the fact that this is... Read More
Water Conservation, Retention and Better Policies
As the populations expand in Colorado outside of Denver, Las... Read More
Harmonic Beams to Pre-Detonate Shoulder Launched Surface to Air Missiles
Using Harmonic Beams to Pre-Detonate Shoulder Launched Surface to Air... Read More
Federal Trade Commission Franchising Website Needs Updating
Many times our government regulatory over embellish problems in the... Read More
The Macedonian Lottery
Every conflict has its economic moments and dimensions. The current... Read More
Colts? Stadium Short on Horse Sense
The predominant discussion in the Indianapolis media over the proposed... Read More
FTC Franchise Rule Making Sound and Fury in the Sand Box of Free Markets
Today we have a new franchise report from the Federal... Read More
NASA and the Crisis Aboard MIR
Some people say that we cannot put a colony on... Read More
The Liberal Solution: Assault a Conservative?
Ok, here is what happened: On March 31, 2005, Pat... Read More
All There is, is dust in the wind; Dust Particulate Traveling The Globe
Dust from Deserts and Particulate ControlThe greatest contributor to particulate... Read More
Cops Want To Increase Marijuana Punishments?
Leave it to the Columbia City Police Officers Association in... Read More
Political Branding and Marketing
Political strategists, branding gurus and image consultants could learn a... Read More
Recycling The Mentally Ill
30 years ago, California, later followed by other states, decided... Read More
Failure to Supervise at the Federal Trade Commission
Many MLM sales people mean well but they inadvertently commit... Read More
Continuing Change in the Offshore World
The offshore financial centres have been forced in recent years... Read More
More Devastating Than a Nuclear Bomb
Despite their signature on the Biological Weapons Convention of 1975,... Read More
The Public Is Enemy Number One
There is something egregiously wrong about a government that will... Read More
UAV Materials and Thoughts on New Technologies and Keeping Up With Our Opponents
Possible UAV materials are infinite: Foam, Composite, Balsa Wood, Plastic,... Read More
Tax Dollars and Transparency of Government Agencies
As we watch fewer Americans voting it is no wonder... Read More
The Lemon Dance: Why Government Doesn?t Work
Former Senator, Daniel Moynihan, accurately summed up the situation when... Read More
Affirmative Inaction
One of Abraham Lincoln's claims to fame is the fact... Read More
Where have all the Heroes gone
America is filled with standouts and perserverance; our nation has... Read More
Confession of a King
Rufus King: (Said to be the fifth most important person... Read More
OSHA is just more BS from the Blob of Bureaucracy
Is Ohio Manufacturing Sector really unable to compete in the... Read More
Let me throw out a random thought on Homeland Security Leadership Structure
Streamlining Homeland Security with a Free market flair? An idea... Read More
Voters are to Blame for Bad Politics
When I was growing up, I actually considered a career... Read More
Ground Gas Canisters for Land Mines
Land Mines have been one of the most evil left... Read More
Sodomy
Sodomy is against the law, yet goes on every day... Read More
Telemarketing and Job Losses
Telemarketing and DO NOT CALL lists sure made headlines, but... Read More
Bodyguard Training in Mexico; My Experiences While Providing BG Training in Mexico
Mexico the country of Salsa, Tortillas and Corruption; I first... Read More
Will Cloning of Super Families Lead to Slavery
If slavery has not worked well, then cloning if it... Read More
Religion, Wars and Civilization
Many are quick to point out the benefits of religion... Read More
Dealing with Massive Prisoners of War
In the last Gulf War we saw thousands of enemy... Read More
Hypocrisy of Over Regulation
All to often law makers and regulators create rules and... Read More
Telemarketing and Job Losses
Telemarketing and DO NOT CALL lists sure made headlines, but... Read More
Upcoming Palestinian Elections Might Put Extremists In Power
The Palestinian Fatah Movement is doing whatever it can to... Read More
Housing Bubble, Interest Rates, Timber Costs; What Has Changed?
What has really changed in the housing market with regards... Read More
Federal Trade Commission Franchising Website Needs Updating
Many times our government regulatory over embellish problems in the... Read More
Are Illegal Mexicans Really Bad for America?
I've been thinking again. I know some of my readers... Read More
Steel Tubing Tariffs Prove that NAFTA Still Needs Work
The North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was implemented on January... Read More
California Attorneys and Politicians
California Attorneys and politicians are to blame for the energy... Read More
Dealing With UK Water Rates Debts: What You Need To Know
UK Water RatesYOU CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED FOR WATER RATES DEBTSWater... Read More
Clearing Land Mine Fields from the Air
You know we have sent many, many army tanks with... Read More
World Moving from Socialism to Capitalism
The recent Jakarta summit of Asia and Africa brought remembrance... Read More
Delta
As you know Delta Airlines is close to bankruptcy. Their... Read More
Russian State Administration Gives New Facelift to Oil and Energy Resources
With the world's largest oil and natural gas reserves, second... Read More
US Trade Deficit with Bordering Neighbors
The trade deficit with Canada is now 50 Billion per... Read More
Toll Ways Hurt The Flow of Transportation
The United States has never done a full study on... Read More
Free Markets, Wal-Mart, Over Regulation; What an interesting concept?
Unions are angry at the high salary of the executives... Read More
The Macedonian Lottery
Every conflict has its economic moments and dimensions. The current... Read More
The Pilgrims and Beacon Hill Mob
In 1966, Dr. Carroll Quigley, a professor of history at... Read More
Carl Rove and the Case of Sour Grapes
The Carl Rove issue is definitely interesting and distracting. The... Read More
PTO - Patent and Trademark Office needs complete overhaul
Recently in Maine, I talked with a gentleman and we... Read More
Is George Bush Two-Faced?
Yes, Bush is two-faced. The two sides of the faces... Read More
The Ugly American Returns!
Originally published in 1958, "The Ugly American" (Lederer & Burdick)... Read More
Liquidity or Liquidation
Large parts of the world today suffer from a severe... Read More
National ID Cards Have More Than Australians Concerned
Fearful that terrorists will next target Australia, Prime Minister John... Read More
The Gun Control Debate
The gun control debate in America is a battle between... Read More
Eurovision Song Contest - Kiss My Butt Neighbours
Tonight I resigned myself to the fact that this is... Read More
Faith in Our Government
Many have lost faith in the government and are completely... Read More
3D Tactical Image Projection Enhanced Decoy System
I propose a special Projection Device code-named: "TIPED". This system... Read More
The Economic Giant-- A Closer Look at China
IT'S NO LONGER NEWS THAT CHINA IS BECOMING A MAJOR... Read More
Common Sense vs. Common Senseless - How Thomas Paine Can Be Applied To Modern Day; Part Two
The cause of America is in a great measure the... Read More
Advances in Nuclear Energy; Safe, Clean and Reliable
The newest pebble reactors are easy to build and manage... Read More
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