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On Unintended Consequence of a Faulty Memory

OceansOfThought @ June 30, 2008 # 2 Comments

“Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.” – Abraham Lincoln Humans have short memories but long remembrances….  by that we are able to “move on” from tragic circumstances (almost always) but because of that lack of […]

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On European Mergers, Acquisitions and the European Commission

OceansOfThought @ June 25, 2008 # Comments Off on On European Mergers, Acquisitions and the European Commission

Executive Summary As the European Union (“EU”) grows to prominence, the European Commission (“EC”) confronts several issues; of the most important is the role of how it handles business within and without the EU’s respective boarders.  One of the main areas of the EC direct oversight of business is Mergers and Acquisitions; and how the […]

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Co-Opting the Punk Parade

Skavian @ June 24, 2008 # One Comment

This might seem like I’m waxing sentimental. It could also be viewed with a certain amount of derision from readers of a particular age category (namely those twice my years). However, here’s what I think about the habit of writing about music artists from the “underground” as it were: it’s a slew of bullshit. Whatever […]

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On Solving the Credit Crunch

OceansOfThought @ June 22, 2008 # 2 Comments

Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. – Abraham Lincoln A friend asked me about this post, the flow of invisible money, then asked me, which plan was better, was it, less […]

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On Why Gravity is the Greatest Force in The Universe

OceansOfThought @ June 19, 2008 # 4 Comments

The will of God prevails.  – Abraham Lincoln Gravity rules all our lives.  Everything we are eventually comes from gravity, and its by products: Suns, moons, magnetic fields, spins, rotations, force. By definition, if an object has mass, it has a gravity, (even if the gravity is negligible compared to something else. btw never use […]

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On The Money Multiplier, Direct Deposit, Debt and Capitalism

OceansOfThought @ June 18, 2008 # 4 Comments

The government should create, issue, and circulate all the currency and credit needed to satisfy the spending power of the government and the buying power of consumers[….] Money will cease to be master and will then become servant of humanity. – Abraham Lincoln Remember, back in the old days, you had to GIVE the bank […]

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On Why The News Lies to You (With Video Tape)

OceansOfThought @ June 17, 2008 # Comments Off on On Why The News Lies to You (With Video Tape)

If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will. – Abraham Lincoln Many people have a problem with the news, and i have to say at this point, it’s their fault. We let this happen. Just like newspaper headline editors, broadcast news editors don’t put things in the news […]

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On the Benefits of A Consumer Focused Government

OceansOfThought @ June 16, 2008 # Comments Off on On the Benefits of A Consumer Focused Government

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them. -Abraham Lincoln On a whim, i tried to find some inkling of when “Free Market” became “Free Corporation.” and not “consumer Benefit.” I realize now that the economist in me has been annoyed that consumers were not first for some time. Governments […]

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On The When I do Something Wrong Account

OceansOfThought @ June 12, 2008 # One Comment

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. – Abraham Lincoln Back when i was younger i passed a UPS truck on the street and a meeter maid writing it a ticket. I also noticed that the truck driver seemed unconcerned. When i asked, i was told (true or not) UPS had a […]

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On Why Your Mama Don’t Dance and Your Daddy Don’t Rock

OceansOfThought @ June 11, 2008 # Comments Off on On Why Your Mama Don’t Dance and Your Daddy Don’t Rock

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. – Abraham Lincoln A recent study noted that amung the baby Boomer generation (40+) 53 % do not use any social networking site. 22% use it while 26% may use it in the future. They had a nice little chart […]

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