2013

Obama and Putin

Is Putin Right?

I never thought I’d agree with Putin. And of course, he has his own agenda. He is already supplying Syria with the bombs and nerve gas he has so “graciously” offered to monitor… kind of like the fox offering to guard the henhouse,  but be that as it may…  he has a point. According to the […]

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Africa

Will Africa Finally Shed its “Dark Continent” Image?

For centuries now, Africa has been a wild and unknown place full of impenetrable jungles and steeped in mystery earning it the name the “Dark Continent”. Several countries in Africa including Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, and Rwanda  are embarking on ambitious projects to provide centers of upscale housing and high tech jobs in an effort to join the 21st century. Are these just “pipe dreams” or are they the wave of the future?

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Oil drilling platform

Mideast Oil Loses Some of its Power

On his way back from the Yalta conference in February 1945 where US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Great Britain’s Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Stalin, the American president made an unscheduled stop in Egypt where he met with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdel Aziz ibn Saud aboard the USS Quincy, in the Suez Canal’s Great Bitter Lake. The basis of the meeting was to ensure that Americans would have an uninterrupted supply of oil.

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Is Obama’s Black Swan Coming Soon?

What is a “Black Swan”? According to Wikipedia… The phrase “black swan” was a common expression in 16th century London as a statement of impossibility. The London expression derives from the Old World presumption that all swans must be white because all historical records of swans reported that they had white feathers. After Dutch explorer

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The MI-5 Guide to Foreign Exchange Risk

Help Wanted MI5- Work Location- Classified, Job Description- Classified, Skills Needed- Classified, Tools Needed- Classified … Apply Now A government department is advertising for a Head of Health and Safety according to Moneycorp that department is the Security Service, otherwise known as MI5. The ad on the department’s website is not the most informative ever.

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Savings Tips for Brits

The Bank of England’s recent announcement on interest rates represented a double-edged sword for savers. Under the new leadership of Mark Carney, the bank unveiled a radical new policy of ‘forward guidance’ that promises to keep rates on hold until official unemployment figures fall from their current rate of 7.8% to 7%. According to the bank’s predictions, this could see interest rates remain at ultra-low levels until after the 2015 General Election. 

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