Let’s put the shine back in America
When you are from another country and think of America, you might envision this bright shining place where everything is possible, and everyone has a chance to succeed if they work hard and want it bad enough.
I remember the day my plane landed in New York. The terminal was so bright and modern compared to the terminals I had seen in Switzerland, England & Iran. Then my flight took me to San Francisco where my brother picked me up in his Ford to drive to Redding, California, where I would be going to college.
Everything along the way was so fresh, and I was ready to burst into the new place and claim my share. Our first stop at Denny’s for dinner was awesome. I had the combination platter that was a hamburger and fries. The thousand-island dressing on the hamburger was so new to me that I did go back regularly to have that same order.
You have to be from another country or have visited other countries to appreciate and love this great land called the USA. It is and always will be the land of opportunity for the natives and the immigrants alike. However, in the past ten years we have tarnished the image of America and we need to put the shine back on it.
To me, education is discipline. Even if you do not learn a single thing scholastically, it will make you a better person and the discipline will give you the drive to go for the seemingly impossible, which “is” possible in America. We all went to school to obtain knowledge for our future career, and when we were done; we were expected to use this knowledge for the betterment of the jobs we held and to advance progress. Our financial institutions have the newly educated people who are not there for the betterment of our system and society, but to devise systems to take advantage of ordinary people with shadowy schemes. Our politicians are still feeding us garbage and fooling us to vote for them. Their only self-satisfying agenda is to qualify for the outrageous retirement benefits and book/speech tours they can profit from.
Our stock market is nothing more than a big gambling casino where they try to lure the public in by phony news reports and hypes to sell the worthless stocks. As soon as we are fooled enough to buy, they pull the rug out and here goes another scheme they profit from.
We need to wake up, get our standards raised, and get rid of these politicians who have been feeding us the same garbage. We need to get the other countries to respect us again (not by throwing money at their problems, but by creating good-will through valuable and necessary assistance). Money is a tool to use as a carpenter uses his hammer and saw to make products. Money should be used for what it is, a tool to build strong foundations, build industries that are essential to our well being, and by creating jobs that are long lasting rather than here today, and gone tomorrow.
Each one of us needs to try to be a better person and do our best to raise our standards of expectation from our government representatives. They in turn should do what is right for us and help other countries to advance. Only then can America start polishing its image and bring the shine back.
I miss the shine, don’t you!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
COULD IT BE OR IS IT THE PERFECT FOOD!
COULD IT BE OR IS IT THE PERFECT FOOD!
Farmers Market on weekends are the usual scene in most American cities on Saturdays and Sundays. On this special Sunday, San Clemente, a beach city in Southern California, had a Farmers Market along the sidewalks. I love walking through these stands buying fresh foods and sometimes unusual products. I came across one big stand that had all sorts of honey products. I love honey and always buy it at the road stands in different states and cities. At this stand I came across a product that I am sure many of you have heard of and know about, but I never had. It was labeled “BEE POLLEN”. The older gentleman who was in charge of the stand told me all the benefits of this miracle product. He also stated that it takes one bee an entire day of work to produce one grain of pollen. Of course, how could I resist not buying a jar for $10.00 to try and find out if it is what is talked about so much. I was told it is also called “ROYAL JELLY”. I have started taking this miracle food, and I will let you know how it will be rated by me in few months.
Meanwhile I did a search on the internet and found the following information which you can read and reach your own conclusion.
WHERE NATURE BEGINS.
What is Bee Pollen?
While most people recognize the term bee pollen, many people do not know what bee pollen actually is or what it has to offer. Bee Pollen is one of nature¹s unique and most powerful foods. It is flower pollen that bees collect for food. Bee pollen offers a treasure trove of special plant nutrients.
One of Nature's Most Perfect Foods The amazing bee has provided us with a beneficial natural food supplement. Long ago the Greeks and Romans called natural bee pollen "the life-giving dust" or the secret "ambrosia" eaten to acquire eternal youth. Pollen was entombed with pharaohs, it was used by the American Indians, and for centuries by tribes in China. In our modern times, scientists, gerontologists and nutritionists have rediscovered these bee-prepared foods and confirmed that they are able to promote benefits in the form of healing and rejuvenation. Some nutritionists state that you could live adequately on bee pollen alone. Science shows that bee pollen, that wondrous yet mysterious nectar, has natural rejuvenating powers, aids beauty, boosts energy, extends life span, fights allergies (and possibly even cancer) and relieves digestive disorders. Bee pollen bursts with easily-assimilated protein and lecithin, which nourish the brain and nervous system.
Food fit for the Queen! Beehive foods are superior food sources. Based on its research, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has stated that bee pollen is the most nutritious food we can eat. It contains every nutrient required to sustain and support life in a pure, raw and unaltered form. Bee products can provide support for almost any ailment or desired health enhancement. One of the real appealing characters of the hive, besides the bees themselves, is bee pollen. This miracle is considered to contain every chemical substance needed to maintain life, nourish, rejuvenate and heal, and nobody proves it better than the queen bee. How a single bee can reign totally supreme in a community of thousands? Being the sole female, responsible for laying 2,000 eggs daily and living forty times longer than the worker bees, the queen bee is by far the most amazing testament to bee pollen. No wonder it is considered a complete food, a great supplement to build the immune system and provide energy for the entire body!
Dr. S.Seradj, D.O.M., C.A.
Digestion and Circulation. Bee pollen is known to be an accelerator of human growth. It regulates the action of the intestinal functions, especially in cases of chronic constipation or diarrhea, which have been resistant to antibiotic treatment. Pollen self-digests and aids the digestion of other foods. A natural occurrence with bee pollen is weight control. Taken into your digestive system, there is a speedy combustion, which makes fats burn faster and increases the rate of burned calories.
Detoxification and Immunity. Bee pollen is used as an immune system builder, has the ability to correct body chemistry and eliminate unhealthy conditions. European physicians note that people with an alcohol problem, when treated with pollen, show great reduction in alcohol cravings. Young people who want to get off heavy drugs go through minimal or no withdrawal when treated with bee pollen. It also has the ability to throw off poisons and toxic materials from the body.
Tests Show Improvements. In France and Poland some doctors have added pollen to children's and adult's diets and observed that, after a few days, all the people felt better and their blood analysis showed an improvement, especially anemic children. Pollen has been used for curing some ailments of our nervous system. After a week, people who take it become less nervous, more optimistic, are more eager to work, and depression disappears. It has also been known to help relieve diabetic symptoms. Doctors have obtained good results. In one test, 32g of pollen daily taken for 2 weeks lowered the amount of sugar in 1 liter of urine by 41.8 g. Dr. Chauvia and Dr. Lenormand say that pollen also contains an antibiotic similar to penicillin and is able to inhibit the development of some microorganisms such as Salmonella.
Help in Middle Age. Doctors have made another discovery, but they are not able to explain it entirely. Men who start eating 15g (1 tbsp.) of pollen daily when they are around 40-45 years old do not have any problem with their prostate gland. Current prostate problems can often be eliminated using pollen (including patients scheduled for surgery). Pollen for potency: It helps with the ability to perform the sexual act and the procreative capacity in cases of barrenness and impotency. It is good for men over 40 and for menopausal women.
Help for Seniors. Pollen is very effective with seniors who do not have the appetite to maintain a healthy diet. All minerals in bee pollen are present in a highly digestible and organic form necessary for the digestion of many foods, functioning of glands, organs and nerves, and the balancing of blood, lymph, and aqueous and general metabolism system. Pollen also contains active antibiotic substances, which destroy bacteria on contact. Bee pollen is useful in cases of stress and nervous endocrine system disorders due to its high content of natural B Vitamins. Bee pollen increases energy and mental alertness and is believed to slow down the aging process.
Fighting Disease. By increasing the body's healing power, the body can help build resistance to disease. It has been successfully used with allergies, asthma, chronic rheumatism, colitis, arteriosclerosis, insomnia, depression, failing memory, hay fever, to normalize intestinal activity, to lower cholesterol levels and stimulate appetite, lower high blood pressure, offset the effects of drugs and pollutants, anemic conditions and attention deficit. It is especially useful in times of pregnancy, lactation and intensive physical or mental work. It maintains the high levels of energy required to keep up with hectic schedules, deadlines or long hours. Pollen brings back vitality without the dangers of artificial stimulants like caffeine, ephedra or quarana and can be taken safely at any time. It is a natural product, admirably tolerated, and compatible with other therapies. Bee pollen is a powerful food supplement for children, growing teens, and adults of all ages. Bee pollen is the only natural food that contains almost all of the 22 elements of which the human body is composed. Today, more than ten thousand tons of bee pollen is consumed as food or medicine all over the world every year! Everyone can benefit from taking Bee pollen!
How to take Bee Pollen. Adults: Start with 1 tsp. in the morning (1/2 hour before breakfast) followed with some water, juice or milk. Increase your intake every day by a few grains until reaching 2 tsp. a day (10 ml). For normal daily intake you may take up to 1 tbsp. (15 ml) daily.
Children: Start from 3 grains, increasing by 2 grains every few days until reaching 1/2 tsp. a day. You may mix pollen with raw honey and eat it, or dilute it in a liquid at room temperature.
Farmers Market on weekends are the usual scene in most American cities on Saturdays and Sundays. On this special Sunday, San Clemente, a beach city in Southern California, had a Farmers Market along the sidewalks. I love walking through these stands buying fresh foods and sometimes unusual products. I came across one big stand that had all sorts of honey products. I love honey and always buy it at the road stands in different states and cities. At this stand I came across a product that I am sure many of you have heard of and know about, but I never had. It was labeled “BEE POLLEN”. The older gentleman who was in charge of the stand told me all the benefits of this miracle product. He also stated that it takes one bee an entire day of work to produce one grain of pollen. Of course, how could I resist not buying a jar for $10.00 to try and find out if it is what is talked about so much. I was told it is also called “ROYAL JELLY”. I have started taking this miracle food, and I will let you know how it will be rated by me in few months.
Meanwhile I did a search on the internet and found the following information which you can read and reach your own conclusion.
WHERE NATURE BEGINS.
What is Bee Pollen?
While most people recognize the term bee pollen, many people do not know what bee pollen actually is or what it has to offer. Bee Pollen is one of nature¹s unique and most powerful foods. It is flower pollen that bees collect for food. Bee pollen offers a treasure trove of special plant nutrients.
One of Nature's Most Perfect Foods The amazing bee has provided us with a beneficial natural food supplement. Long ago the Greeks and Romans called natural bee pollen "the life-giving dust" or the secret "ambrosia" eaten to acquire eternal youth. Pollen was entombed with pharaohs, it was used by the American Indians, and for centuries by tribes in China. In our modern times, scientists, gerontologists and nutritionists have rediscovered these bee-prepared foods and confirmed that they are able to promote benefits in the form of healing and rejuvenation. Some nutritionists state that you could live adequately on bee pollen alone. Science shows that bee pollen, that wondrous yet mysterious nectar, has natural rejuvenating powers, aids beauty, boosts energy, extends life span, fights allergies (and possibly even cancer) and relieves digestive disorders. Bee pollen bursts with easily-assimilated protein and lecithin, which nourish the brain and nervous system.
Food fit for the Queen! Beehive foods are superior food sources. Based on its research, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has stated that bee pollen is the most nutritious food we can eat. It contains every nutrient required to sustain and support life in a pure, raw and unaltered form. Bee products can provide support for almost any ailment or desired health enhancement. One of the real appealing characters of the hive, besides the bees themselves, is bee pollen. This miracle is considered to contain every chemical substance needed to maintain life, nourish, rejuvenate and heal, and nobody proves it better than the queen bee. How a single bee can reign totally supreme in a community of thousands? Being the sole female, responsible for laying 2,000 eggs daily and living forty times longer than the worker bees, the queen bee is by far the most amazing testament to bee pollen. No wonder it is considered a complete food, a great supplement to build the immune system and provide energy for the entire body!
Dr. S.Seradj, D.O.M., C.A.
Digestion and Circulation. Bee pollen is known to be an accelerator of human growth. It regulates the action of the intestinal functions, especially in cases of chronic constipation or diarrhea, which have been resistant to antibiotic treatment. Pollen self-digests and aids the digestion of other foods. A natural occurrence with bee pollen is weight control. Taken into your digestive system, there is a speedy combustion, which makes fats burn faster and increases the rate of burned calories.
Detoxification and Immunity. Bee pollen is used as an immune system builder, has the ability to correct body chemistry and eliminate unhealthy conditions. European physicians note that people with an alcohol problem, when treated with pollen, show great reduction in alcohol cravings. Young people who want to get off heavy drugs go through minimal or no withdrawal when treated with bee pollen. It also has the ability to throw off poisons and toxic materials from the body.
Tests Show Improvements. In France and Poland some doctors have added pollen to children's and adult's diets and observed that, after a few days, all the people felt better and their blood analysis showed an improvement, especially anemic children. Pollen has been used for curing some ailments of our nervous system. After a week, people who take it become less nervous, more optimistic, are more eager to work, and depression disappears. It has also been known to help relieve diabetic symptoms. Doctors have obtained good results. In one test, 32g of pollen daily taken for 2 weeks lowered the amount of sugar in 1 liter of urine by 41.8 g. Dr. Chauvia and Dr. Lenormand say that pollen also contains an antibiotic similar to penicillin and is able to inhibit the development of some microorganisms such as Salmonella.
Help in Middle Age. Doctors have made another discovery, but they are not able to explain it entirely. Men who start eating 15g (1 tbsp.) of pollen daily when they are around 40-45 years old do not have any problem with their prostate gland. Current prostate problems can often be eliminated using pollen (including patients scheduled for surgery). Pollen for potency: It helps with the ability to perform the sexual act and the procreative capacity in cases of barrenness and impotency. It is good for men over 40 and for menopausal women.
Help for Seniors. Pollen is very effective with seniors who do not have the appetite to maintain a healthy diet. All minerals in bee pollen are present in a highly digestible and organic form necessary for the digestion of many foods, functioning of glands, organs and nerves, and the balancing of blood, lymph, and aqueous and general metabolism system. Pollen also contains active antibiotic substances, which destroy bacteria on contact. Bee pollen is useful in cases of stress and nervous endocrine system disorders due to its high content of natural B Vitamins. Bee pollen increases energy and mental alertness and is believed to slow down the aging process.
Fighting Disease. By increasing the body's healing power, the body can help build resistance to disease. It has been successfully used with allergies, asthma, chronic rheumatism, colitis, arteriosclerosis, insomnia, depression, failing memory, hay fever, to normalize intestinal activity, to lower cholesterol levels and stimulate appetite, lower high blood pressure, offset the effects of drugs and pollutants, anemic conditions and attention deficit. It is especially useful in times of pregnancy, lactation and intensive physical or mental work. It maintains the high levels of energy required to keep up with hectic schedules, deadlines or long hours. Pollen brings back vitality without the dangers of artificial stimulants like caffeine, ephedra or quarana and can be taken safely at any time. It is a natural product, admirably tolerated, and compatible with other therapies. Bee pollen is a powerful food supplement for children, growing teens, and adults of all ages. Bee pollen is the only natural food that contains almost all of the 22 elements of which the human body is composed. Today, more than ten thousand tons of bee pollen is consumed as food or medicine all over the world every year! Everyone can benefit from taking Bee pollen!
How to take Bee Pollen. Adults: Start with 1 tsp. in the morning (1/2 hour before breakfast) followed with some water, juice or milk. Increase your intake every day by a few grains until reaching 2 tsp. a day (10 ml). For normal daily intake you may take up to 1 tbsp. (15 ml) daily.
Children: Start from 3 grains, increasing by 2 grains every few days until reaching 1/2 tsp. a day. You may mix pollen with raw honey and eat it, or dilute it in a liquid at room temperature.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
VACANT HOME, BANK OWNED,FORECLOSURE, DETERORATIO, HOMELESS
VACANT HOME. BANK OWNED. FORECLOSURE. DETERIORATION. HOMELESS.
September 2010
We have all noticed as we drive through neighborhoods that so many homes are foreclosed on, are bank owned, and are thus sitting vacant. When I drive by one of these homes, I can visualize a family that had been living there and thriving, but due to circumstances and Bank Greed, was thrown out. I wonder where they are, what they are doing, and how they are making out. Most of them, if they do not have a caring family, family members living close by, friends able to help, or the means to overcome this extreme hardship, end up homeless.
A Program on the CBS Evening News on 8/11/2010 had a special segment on a writer who wrote a book on all the people in Las Vegas who are living literally “underground” under Las Vegas Blvd., more commonly known as “The Strip” where the majority of the casinos are built. Some have been there for almost a year, living in these cave-like tunnels. These were people who had jobs (many of them in these same casinos), and when they lost their employment, they had no alternative but to live under Las Vegas Blvd directly above them, with so many below struggling to make it from one day to the next.
Banks are no longer an organization that I have high regard for. I firmly believe that banks and insurance companies are nothing more than legalized Mafias that now have the license to steal and flex their powerful muscles legally. They are no longer a friend or helper to the people or to businesses.
Unfortunately, this scene in Las Vegas is repeated all across our great nation. With unemployment not improving due to low demand due to fewer people with jobs to have an income to spend, we are facing a long haul to get close to normal again.
With all of these houses that the banks have foreclosed on being “offered for sale.” we all know these so-called sale offers are just phony gestures. The banks don’t really want to sell these houses at a discounted/lowered price at the current market rate. This would result in a loss which would show up on their annual statements, and would not create bonuses for the greedy executives. And so they continue to go through the process of offering these homes and declining the buyers, and our government believes that all the money they gave to the banks is helping! How naïve the government is.
One thing that the banks obviously do not realize is the fact that when houses sit empty, they deteriorate, are damaged by others, and eventually fall apart. It takes a lot of money to repair these houses, and paying for the upkeep isn’t cheap either. So why not let the people who are in them be evaluated, and based on their current state of income, make allowances on payments so they can make it through these difficult times. Base the payments on the current value of the property and discount it to the level of their affordability to keep it occupied.
Now I know the rest of us who are making our payments and feeling the heat also will say, “How about me?” Well, let’s realize one thing…..the whole world is not about ME! It is the “me generation” who got us into this mess to begin with. Let’s realize that it takes one person at a time to be considerate to give a break to others. We are the fortunate ones who can still make our regular payments based on the inflated prices we paid for our properties….AND thank God we still have jobs and can still afford to pay the mortgage or rent.
Another suggestion is that banks would accept applications from the homeless people to be reviewed by them and a panel of independent advisors able to qualify the homeless families’ background. Based on a set of standards to be established, these families would be allowed to live in these foreclosed properties on the market for what they can afford or free until they find employment. At that point, they can either buy the property or move out. One condition for qualification would be their responsibility and respect for the property, to keep it in good condition, or improve it if they have skills for items to be fixed to give a better value to the property. In another word, since they are getting something very valuable (a roof over their heads), they in turn give value back. If this particular property is sold, this family would be relocated to another empty house in the area.
The result of this would be no gangs, no thugs, no drug dealers and druggies breaking into these homes and damaging these properties…just decent people or families that have fallen on hard times. We take care of so many people in foreign countries without a second thought, and now it is time to take care of our own. We do not ask where the money is going for all the dollars that are leaving our shores to help rogue governments and countries. I’m quite sure they don’t even need to fill out an application! It is now time for us to be just as tolerant with our own, that we can screen and help. I am sure we have all seen and experienced hard times, so I’m sure we can find the compassion in our hearts to help our fellow countrymen.
September 2010
We have all noticed as we drive through neighborhoods that so many homes are foreclosed on, are bank owned, and are thus sitting vacant. When I drive by one of these homes, I can visualize a family that had been living there and thriving, but due to circumstances and Bank Greed, was thrown out. I wonder where they are, what they are doing, and how they are making out. Most of them, if they do not have a caring family, family members living close by, friends able to help, or the means to overcome this extreme hardship, end up homeless.
A Program on the CBS Evening News on 8/11/2010 had a special segment on a writer who wrote a book on all the people in Las Vegas who are living literally “underground” under Las Vegas Blvd., more commonly known as “The Strip” where the majority of the casinos are built. Some have been there for almost a year, living in these cave-like tunnels. These were people who had jobs (many of them in these same casinos), and when they lost their employment, they had no alternative but to live under Las Vegas Blvd directly above them, with so many below struggling to make it from one day to the next.
Banks are no longer an organization that I have high regard for. I firmly believe that banks and insurance companies are nothing more than legalized Mafias that now have the license to steal and flex their powerful muscles legally. They are no longer a friend or helper to the people or to businesses.
Unfortunately, this scene in Las Vegas is repeated all across our great nation. With unemployment not improving due to low demand due to fewer people with jobs to have an income to spend, we are facing a long haul to get close to normal again.
With all of these houses that the banks have foreclosed on being “offered for sale.” we all know these so-called sale offers are just phony gestures. The banks don’t really want to sell these houses at a discounted/lowered price at the current market rate. This would result in a loss which would show up on their annual statements, and would not create bonuses for the greedy executives. And so they continue to go through the process of offering these homes and declining the buyers, and our government believes that all the money they gave to the banks is helping! How naïve the government is.
One thing that the banks obviously do not realize is the fact that when houses sit empty, they deteriorate, are damaged by others, and eventually fall apart. It takes a lot of money to repair these houses, and paying for the upkeep isn’t cheap either. So why not let the people who are in them be evaluated, and based on their current state of income, make allowances on payments so they can make it through these difficult times. Base the payments on the current value of the property and discount it to the level of their affordability to keep it occupied.
Now I know the rest of us who are making our payments and feeling the heat also will say, “How about me?” Well, let’s realize one thing…..the whole world is not about ME! It is the “me generation” who got us into this mess to begin with. Let’s realize that it takes one person at a time to be considerate to give a break to others. We are the fortunate ones who can still make our regular payments based on the inflated prices we paid for our properties….AND thank God we still have jobs and can still afford to pay the mortgage or rent.
Another suggestion is that banks would accept applications from the homeless people to be reviewed by them and a panel of independent advisors able to qualify the homeless families’ background. Based on a set of standards to be established, these families would be allowed to live in these foreclosed properties on the market for what they can afford or free until they find employment. At that point, they can either buy the property or move out. One condition for qualification would be their responsibility and respect for the property, to keep it in good condition, or improve it if they have skills for items to be fixed to give a better value to the property. In another word, since they are getting something very valuable (a roof over their heads), they in turn give value back. If this particular property is sold, this family would be relocated to another empty house in the area.
The result of this would be no gangs, no thugs, no drug dealers and druggies breaking into these homes and damaging these properties…just decent people or families that have fallen on hard times. We take care of so many people in foreign countries without a second thought, and now it is time to take care of our own. We do not ask where the money is going for all the dollars that are leaving our shores to help rogue governments and countries. I’m quite sure they don’t even need to fill out an application! It is now time for us to be just as tolerant with our own, that we can screen and help. I am sure we have all seen and experienced hard times, so I’m sure we can find the compassion in our hearts to help our fellow countrymen.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
YOU CAN NOT BUY FRIENDS
YOU CAN NOT BUY FRIENDS
If friends could be bought and sold, I am sure Wall Street would have created an “option to trade” and we could all speculate on the options. Since there is not, then I have to conclude that we can not buy friends, but our Government has not understood nor realized this yet.
I was listening to the NBC Evening News yesterday (July 19th), and the leading story was about Hillary Clinton, our Secretary of State’s visit to Pakistan. It featured her hesitant notation to the announcement of 500 Million Dollars to be given away to Pakistan for building dams, roads, and bridges.
Yes, even in these days of hard times in our country, we are giving money away to countries that pretend they are our friends. They stimulate the degree of violence (that they are in control of) to milk us out of more support, while they are really lining their pockets, and so they keep the game going. When are we going to learn that if we fix their problems, they will not have any reason or ability to con us out of the money we so desperately need at home. As far as I can remember we have repeated the same scenario, and no single time has it solved the problem. Look at the Palestine/Israel situation. Do you think the two of them would benefit if they would agree to peace? Absolutely not! Israel would go bankrupt and Palestine would not be able to support itself and thus become a viable state.
A few weeks ago on the news they showed how pallets of American dollars that we had given to Iraq were leaving for Dubai banks for deposit by the same people we supported to create a viable country. Yes, your hard-earned money and mine is being given away to thieves who we are buying as friends.
Several of our states are in the “state of bankruptcy” and California will be releasing or has already started releasing criminals from jails because they can not afford to house them any more. I think they are just as much a threat to our society turned loose as the Al Quida. Or maybe….having criminals killing us one at a time is OK as long as it isn’t a bunch at a time?
Our economy can use the jobs that road and dam construction would create at home rather than in Pakistan. Many of our unemployed are losing their benefits, and some will be driven to do things illegally. Hunger might drive them to a state of desperation, creating new criminals added to those released criminals. Now we will have real chaos!
I would like our government to look inside our own country and get us back on our feet, Put our unemployed and new graduates to work by creating funding for small businesses to have credit in order to expand and create jobs, not government jobs but private jobs and opportunity. America is a dynamic country. Let’s not destroy what took 200 plus years to build. Let's get real and open our eyes and realize that friends can not be bought. And if they can, I do not want friends that are nothing more than a commodity
If friends could be bought and sold, I am sure Wall Street would have created an “option to trade” and we could all speculate on the options. Since there is not, then I have to conclude that we can not buy friends, but our Government has not understood nor realized this yet.
I was listening to the NBC Evening News yesterday (July 19th), and the leading story was about Hillary Clinton, our Secretary of State’s visit to Pakistan. It featured her hesitant notation to the announcement of 500 Million Dollars to be given away to Pakistan for building dams, roads, and bridges.
Yes, even in these days of hard times in our country, we are giving money away to countries that pretend they are our friends. They stimulate the degree of violence (that they are in control of) to milk us out of more support, while they are really lining their pockets, and so they keep the game going. When are we going to learn that if we fix their problems, they will not have any reason or ability to con us out of the money we so desperately need at home. As far as I can remember we have repeated the same scenario, and no single time has it solved the problem. Look at the Palestine/Israel situation. Do you think the two of them would benefit if they would agree to peace? Absolutely not! Israel would go bankrupt and Palestine would not be able to support itself and thus become a viable state.
A few weeks ago on the news they showed how pallets of American dollars that we had given to Iraq were leaving for Dubai banks for deposit by the same people we supported to create a viable country. Yes, your hard-earned money and mine is being given away to thieves who we are buying as friends.
Several of our states are in the “state of bankruptcy” and California will be releasing or has already started releasing criminals from jails because they can not afford to house them any more. I think they are just as much a threat to our society turned loose as the Al Quida. Or maybe….having criminals killing us one at a time is OK as long as it isn’t a bunch at a time?
Our economy can use the jobs that road and dam construction would create at home rather than in Pakistan. Many of our unemployed are losing their benefits, and some will be driven to do things illegally. Hunger might drive them to a state of desperation, creating new criminals added to those released criminals. Now we will have real chaos!
I would like our government to look inside our own country and get us back on our feet, Put our unemployed and new graduates to work by creating funding for small businesses to have credit in order to expand and create jobs, not government jobs but private jobs and opportunity. America is a dynamic country. Let’s not destroy what took 200 plus years to build. Let's get real and open our eyes and realize that friends can not be bought. And if they can, I do not want friends that are nothing more than a commodity
Monday, June 7, 2010
Why Are Jobs Leaving Our Country?
This morning the unemployment report came out at 5:30AM California time showing we had gained 400,000+ jobs in the month of May 2010. However, close to 400,000 of them were temporary government jobs that were created by the Census Bureau and were to be terminated in 4-6 weeks. In another words, we did not “dip” to below 10% unemployment. The politicians were only using this temporary situation for a sound bite to make them look better in our eyes.
I would like to share with you my opinion of why we are losing jobs to China and other countries that should be kept here to support our own economy.
Our government and politicians put in place special incentives for corporations to buy new equipment that included having a shorter term of depreciation (to help with taxes) and other short term tricks resulting in immediate non-sustaining results. Who is buying into these quick fixes? Not me, and not other people who can see past the trees.
Let’s analyze this for a moment. Let’s say I buy a press for $300,000.00 and create 3 jobs as a result of this new equipment. In a nutshell, what I am getting is a shorter, accelerated depreciation plus added payroll, workman’s compensation, property and health insurance, and social security/unemployment contributions along with increased operating costs, overhead and additional salesmen to sell and create orders to support the press while facing tough competition with every other manufacturer cutting prices to get the orders. Well, all of this is understandable and is part of doing business. I am used to it, and these situations are all part of operating our business.
However, one thing that no one mentions, and what really gets to me is the unspoken and overlooked expense that every corporation is experiencing, and somehow, our politicians never mention or want to bring it up. It is the annual bill we receive for the Equipment Property Tax. Yes, ladies and gentlemen…..This never goes away. As long as you own that equipment, it just keeps coming every year, just like the property taxes you pay on your homes.
Our big corporation (and now many of the smaller ones also) have looked at this and quietly said to themselves, “If I contract this out to China, I do not have all of these expenses. I get the product for one fixed price, and all I have to do is sell it. I don’t have to worry about all the production costs, quality control, delivery dates, employment expenses, or the property tax on any equipment. I can buy it cheaper at a predetermined, exact price, and all the rest of the expenses disappear.”
If our politicians were smart, they would eliminate the property tax on production equipment and allow the companies to produce locally. Allow us to hire our capable, knowledgeable work force to work and be proud to make good American products that say MADE IN USA.
As long as the mentioned factors listed above are in existence, jobs will be leaving our country and we will be importing more and more. Our trade deficit will grow and grow until China will no longer buy our treasury notes that we sell to finance our economy. We will be owned by China without a shot fired. Our Deficit will be so big that it will never, ever be paid off.
Let’s wake up our politicians and let them know national security is not only keeping the terrorists out, but it is also keeping our jobs in the USA. Take the choke rope off all manufacturers so production can be kept on a local level.
This morning the unemployment report came out at 5:30AM California time showing we had gained 400,000+ jobs in the month of May 2010. However, close to 400,000 of them were temporary government jobs that were created by the Census Bureau and were to be terminated in 4-6 weeks. In another words, we did not “dip” to below 10% unemployment. The politicians were only using this temporary situation for a sound bite to make them look better in our eyes.
I would like to share with you my opinion of why we are losing jobs to China and other countries that should be kept here to support our own economy.
Our government and politicians put in place special incentives for corporations to buy new equipment that included having a shorter term of depreciation (to help with taxes) and other short term tricks resulting in immediate non-sustaining results. Who is buying into these quick fixes? Not me, and not other people who can see past the trees.
Let’s analyze this for a moment. Let’s say I buy a press for $300,000.00 and create 3 jobs as a result of this new equipment. In a nutshell, what I am getting is a shorter, accelerated depreciation plus added payroll, workman’s compensation, property and health insurance, and social security/unemployment contributions along with increased operating costs, overhead and additional salesmen to sell and create orders to support the press while facing tough competition with every other manufacturer cutting prices to get the orders. Well, all of this is understandable and is part of doing business. I am used to it, and these situations are all part of operating our business.
However, one thing that no one mentions, and what really gets to me is the unspoken and overlooked expense that every corporation is experiencing, and somehow, our politicians never mention or want to bring it up. It is the annual bill we receive for the Equipment Property Tax. Yes, ladies and gentlemen…..This never goes away. As long as you own that equipment, it just keeps coming every year, just like the property taxes you pay on your homes.
Our big corporation (and now many of the smaller ones also) have looked at this and quietly said to themselves, “If I contract this out to China, I do not have all of these expenses. I get the product for one fixed price, and all I have to do is sell it. I don’t have to worry about all the production costs, quality control, delivery dates, employment expenses, or the property tax on any equipment. I can buy it cheaper at a predetermined, exact price, and all the rest of the expenses disappear.”
If our politicians were smart, they would eliminate the property tax on production equipment and allow the companies to produce locally. Allow us to hire our capable, knowledgeable work force to work and be proud to make good American products that say MADE IN USA.
As long as the mentioned factors listed above are in existence, jobs will be leaving our country and we will be importing more and more. Our trade deficit will grow and grow until China will no longer buy our treasury notes that we sell to finance our economy. We will be owned by China without a shot fired. Our Deficit will be so big that it will never, ever be paid off.
Let’s wake up our politicians and let them know national security is not only keeping the terrorists out, but it is also keeping our jobs in the USA. Take the choke rope off all manufacturers so production can be kept on a local level.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
IS THERE ANY GOOD NEWS OUT THERE?
IS THERE ANY GOOD NEWS OUT THERE?
I am wondering if there is any good news out there to cheer us up rather than constantly hearing about war, unemployment, bank failures, terrorist attacks, earth quakes, floods, volcanoe ash clouds, tornadoes, and the list can go on and on. If I have left anything out, please add to the list.
In addition to the above items, we all have our own realty called life that we face everyday that includes family, budgets, illness, jobs and this list can also go on and on. No matter what stage of life you are in, these are all real occurrences in our lives.
We cannot ignore them, and they do not go away by themselves. These situations have been around since the beginning of time in different ways, but they have always been there. The good old days are good because our minds filter out the bad and remember mostly the good.
SO! What can we do to escape this 24/7 negative state of mind?
We can not run away from our responsibilities and just pack and leave or step away from them permanently. However, we can check out from the “Reality Hotel” for short times to refresh and start all over again.
My escape is when I get home and get out and walk or exercise. I walk away from reality for a short time to have “my space” all to myself…. just me, myself and I. I’m not with anyone else. On weekends I get out early in the morning to get refreshed so I can enjoy the rest of the day after I come back from “MY SPACE”.
You all need to find your own way for get-away time. We all have something that we enjoy doing alone. Find out what it is and do it. In the GOOD OLD DAYS, guys used to go to the garage and work on their cars as an escape. Since cars are all electronic now, even that has been taken away from us.
Find your escape, get recharged, and do it regularly. Do not let anyone else interfere , discourage you, or prevent you from doing it. You will be a happier person for yourself, family, friends, co-workers and have a better state of mind to face all the challenges of the day and your tomorrows. Also, stop complaining about situations over which you have no control. It gets you down and also negatively affects others. Don’t add to their bad news.
Take a vacation in your mind. It is less demanding than a vacation out of town that requires you to have another vacation to recoup.
Take some time every day to feel refreshed so you can handle your challenges more effectively.
CHECK OUT ……………TO………………CHECK IN.
I am wondering if there is any good news out there to cheer us up rather than constantly hearing about war, unemployment, bank failures, terrorist attacks, earth quakes, floods, volcanoe ash clouds, tornadoes, and the list can go on and on. If I have left anything out, please add to the list.
In addition to the above items, we all have our own realty called life that we face everyday that includes family, budgets, illness, jobs and this list can also go on and on. No matter what stage of life you are in, these are all real occurrences in our lives.
We cannot ignore them, and they do not go away by themselves. These situations have been around since the beginning of time in different ways, but they have always been there. The good old days are good because our minds filter out the bad and remember mostly the good.
SO! What can we do to escape this 24/7 negative state of mind?
We can not run away from our responsibilities and just pack and leave or step away from them permanently. However, we can check out from the “Reality Hotel” for short times to refresh and start all over again.
My escape is when I get home and get out and walk or exercise. I walk away from reality for a short time to have “my space” all to myself…. just me, myself and I. I’m not with anyone else. On weekends I get out early in the morning to get refreshed so I can enjoy the rest of the day after I come back from “MY SPACE”.
You all need to find your own way for get-away time. We all have something that we enjoy doing alone. Find out what it is and do it. In the GOOD OLD DAYS, guys used to go to the garage and work on their cars as an escape. Since cars are all electronic now, even that has been taken away from us.
Find your escape, get recharged, and do it regularly. Do not let anyone else interfere , discourage you, or prevent you from doing it. You will be a happier person for yourself, family, friends, co-workers and have a better state of mind to face all the challenges of the day and your tomorrows. Also, stop complaining about situations over which you have no control. It gets you down and also negatively affects others. Don’t add to their bad news.
Take a vacation in your mind. It is less demanding than a vacation out of town that requires you to have another vacation to recoup.
Take some time every day to feel refreshed so you can handle your challenges more effectively.
CHECK OUT ……………TO………………CHECK IN.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
WALK/JOG FOR LIFE AND HEALTH.
WALK/JOG FOR LIFE AND HEALTH.
I started my diet and exercise program on April 18, 2008. Today 1 year and 10 months later, I am still on it and have not wavered. My visits to the gym at 2:00 AM are still on, and I also walk and jog.
I had set my goal to walk/jog the distance from my home in California to my home in Charlotte, NC. The total distance was 2,426.6 miles. Today (February 17, 2010) I walked the last 5.5 miles and I have walked the actual distance between the two cities and did these final miles in Charlotte, NC since I am currently visiting Calico Tag and Label. I did not originally plan on finishing it in Charlotte, but I guess it was meant to be.
Here are the statistics:
FARID WALK/JOG CHART
WALKED MILES LESS JOG MILES= 1,831.93
JOGGED MILES = 594.67
DATE:TODAY 2/17/2010 10:33
START DATE April 18, 2008
TOTAL MINUTES: 35,323.77
TOTAL WALKED HOURS 588.7295
TOTAL MILES: 2,426.60
DURATION: 1 YEAR,MONTHS 9,DAYS 31
MINUTES PER MILE: 14.55689854
LGH-CLT = 2,426.60
MILES LEFT TO MAKE IT LGH-CLT= 0.00 MILES TO GO
I had fun doing it, felt great, and looked forward to obtaining this goal on a daily basis. I have endured a broken toe along with other aches and pains that tried to keep me down. I had to take few days off to get back on top, but I discovered that if you don’t push yourself, no one else will. It is important to be your own great motivator. When you do not feel like doing something or try to talk yourself out of it, that is the time to get up and do what ever it is you were procrastinating about. Also, do not let others keep you back. You are in charge and you call the shots. Nothing happens until we take the first step. Although some people find it easier to exercise with someone else, I found that doing it alone gave me the chance to “taste the still of the silence” and enjoy the personal victory of reaching my own goal.
I will be starting my next goal to see how long it takes me to walk/jog the same distance back to our California home. My goal is to do it in fewer days and less time. Here comes the 2:00AM gym back on the program! What are your personal fitness goals?
I started my diet and exercise program on April 18, 2008. Today 1 year and 10 months later, I am still on it and have not wavered. My visits to the gym at 2:00 AM are still on, and I also walk and jog.
I had set my goal to walk/jog the distance from my home in California to my home in Charlotte, NC. The total distance was 2,426.6 miles. Today (February 17, 2010) I walked the last 5.5 miles and I have walked the actual distance between the two cities and did these final miles in Charlotte, NC since I am currently visiting Calico Tag and Label. I did not originally plan on finishing it in Charlotte, but I guess it was meant to be.
Here are the statistics:
FARID WALK/JOG CHART
WALKED MILES LESS JOG MILES= 1,831.93
JOGGED MILES = 594.67
DATE:TODAY 2/17/2010 10:33
START DATE April 18, 2008
TOTAL MINUTES: 35,323.77
TOTAL WALKED HOURS 588.7295
TOTAL MILES: 2,426.60
DURATION: 1 YEAR,MONTHS 9,DAYS 31
MINUTES PER MILE: 14.55689854
LGH-CLT = 2,426.60
MILES LEFT TO MAKE IT LGH-CLT= 0.00 MILES TO GO
I had fun doing it, felt great, and looked forward to obtaining this goal on a daily basis. I have endured a broken toe along with other aches and pains that tried to keep me down. I had to take few days off to get back on top, but I discovered that if you don’t push yourself, no one else will. It is important to be your own great motivator. When you do not feel like doing something or try to talk yourself out of it, that is the time to get up and do what ever it is you were procrastinating about. Also, do not let others keep you back. You are in charge and you call the shots. Nothing happens until we take the first step. Although some people find it easier to exercise with someone else, I found that doing it alone gave me the chance to “taste the still of the silence” and enjoy the personal victory of reaching my own goal.
I will be starting my next goal to see how long it takes me to walk/jog the same distance back to our California home. My goal is to do it in fewer days and less time. Here comes the 2:00AM gym back on the program! What are your personal fitness goals?
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