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“I’m mad as Hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” (From the movie NETWORK)

The following questions are questions that need answering. Are there answers to
them? We must remain optimistic and vigilant if there are to be. These are just a few
topics. There are many more, some more important and some less, based on a
person’s beliefs and attitudes. I present them, as a reference and a starting point for
discussion

With America supposedly dependent on foreign oil, wouldn’t it be better if we
develop our vast coal resources into clean fuel, plus use the immense amount of oil
we produce, and open new oil sites in Alaska, saving the American people billions of
dollars, and allowing those who can’t afford these present high prices to survive?
Wouldn’t it behoove America to do this and, in the process, have tax money and
profits to help those Americans who can’t afford to heat their homes? Will America
remain the most powerful nation in the world if we remain dependent on others to
survive?

Wouldn’t those countries that donate money to third world nations be better off
spending their money to teach them farming so they can grow their own food,
provide them with contraception and safe sex education (to reduce disease and
unwanted children), and build schools, so that their children’s futures will be
productive and rewarding? Isn’t the old adage, ‘give a man a fish and he eats for a
day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime’ the best way to transform these
nations into self-sufficient, self-reliant societies?

Why do many Americans feel it is their right to pollute? Why do people throw things
out of their car windows, or drop wrappers and cups, gum and cigarette butts, etc.
on the ground? How much garbage will it take before America’s cities are swarming
with disease festering filth, affecting the health of our society? How many more
pollutants from automotive and factory emissions will it take to destroy the ozone
layer, causing many more cancers and higher health care costs in years to come?
How many more trees will be eliminated from the rain forest, depriving the world of
oxygen? In the name of freedom and progress, is it worth it? Weren’t we taught that
‘health is next to Godliness?’

In a civilized country, why is there spousal abuse, child abuse, animal abuse, abuse
of the elderly, etc? Have we become so angry, so intolerant, so controlling that we
put ourselves first and everyone else is nothing? Can there be any sin greater than
hurting someone who is defenseless? What can America do to change people’s
behavior? What can America do to educate its people before any thoughts of abuse
enter their minds? Why in the world isn’t every child-abusing member of the clergy
tried and imprisoned? Didn’t they commit rape on a child? And didn’t many of them
commit serial rape? No matter what religion, shouldn’t everyone demand justice for
these victims and punishment for the predators? How different would their lives be
today if they weren’t so tragically scarred during their childhoods?

Without a comprehensive health care system and prescription drug plan, what will
America do with its infirmed? How many people must suffer as victims and
caregivers for those with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, muscular
dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancers, spinal cord injuries, ALS, heart disease,
strokes, diabetes, and dozens more? Why isn’t America leading a battle in doing
something for these hundreds of millions of people around the world? If stem cells
can develop cures for so many diseases, saving the government and its people
billions of dollars and countless lives, then why can’t we use these cells since they
are being discarded anyway? Why isn’t more money being funneled toward the
eradication of these death sentences? Why must people feel helpless and hopeless
every day?

How come there are (so many) pharmaceutical commercials? Why are medicines
being advertised all of a sudden? How many people went to a doctor and said they
wanted this pill or that up until these commercials began airing? Or, is that what the
pharmaceutical companies are hoping? Isn’t it true that the only thing these
commercials are doing is creating a brainwashed society that believes it needs more
and more medication, causing the price of drugs to rise astronomically to pay for
these unrelenting commercials?

Why can’t our government come to the rescue of most of our country, especially our
children, and regulate the Internet already? Why are so many of us embracing the
lowest common denominator? Are we that low and common? Are our children
noticing and trying to be even lower? When does the first amendment go too far? Is
our civilization leading to uncivilization? Does anyone ever look to the future? Is
anyone frightened? Do the frightened realize that they are in the majority, and they
can make things change if they come together and do it?

To survive in the best of all possible worlds we must all work together as one family.
If we want to change and be a better people, a far better world, we must first be
willing to change and act upon it. If you have questions or topics that you feel
should be addressed, please email the author, Bruce Schwartz, at
www.parkavenuepress@hotmail.com. The publisher has the discretion whether to
print your comments

[Bruce Schwartz is the author of the #1 bestselling novel THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
(http://www.thetwentyfirstcentury.com), which deals with race relations and a
government conspiracy in America a week before the presidential election. He is
presently working on the movie version of his novel.]

Technical Analysis is widely used in the area of investment. It provides a mechanism in which you — as an investor — are able to (self) analyse the price development of a certain investment object, without having to bother about fundamental knowledge.

The technical analyst is not influenced by fundamental discussions, but keeps a tight focus on a certain movement, tendency or … a trend. A trend is very important, because it is real. A trend is visible and you cannot deny it. Take for instance the growth of a population and the growth of the life expectation of human beings. But also the trend related to the previous one in which relatively less people will participate in the National Production, which increases the cost of distributing overall income (pensions). All trends you cannot deny.

The technique of technical analysis — which is more that just signalling a trend — could also be used in a completely different environment. In politics for example, where you are to analyse the (historical) development of the European Nations.

According to a study that was published in the Spanish tabloid 20 minutes, the European map gained 22 countries over the last hundred years. (www.20minutos.es /noticia/127579/0/mapa/europeo/siglo/). In 1906 there were 22 European Nations, in 1956 this number increase to 34 and the number has already risen to 46 (or 47 if Turkey is included).

Currently Montenegro is preparing for its independence, we do not know whether they will succeed in the attempt, but the direction is clear. In Spain itself, the independence discussions are boiling too. And with a technical analysis view on the whole issue, you might expect that Spain will no longer exist as one country. Technical speaking, there is a tendency that states over a longer period get independent. Even if it is a speculation, if you would bet with a technical viewpoint you should bet on a Spain that will get divided.

Results from the past however, do not predict future developments. We shouldn’t merely extrapolate the past. And,

We also shouldn’t forget that there is another trend…

© 2006 Hans Bool

Hans Bool is the founder of Astor White a traditional management consulting company that offers online management advice. Astor Online solves issues in hours what normally would take days. You can apply for a free demo account

Aren’t you glad you purchased Alaska? You got a bargain, you know. You purchased it for 2 cents per acre for all 586,000 acres of it.

By “you” I mean you as a tax payer. Back in 1867, under President Andrew Johnson, successor to Abraham Lincoln, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.

Purchasing Alaska was not an impulsive decision. The U.S. Congress had been discussing it for several years. Alaska represented a huge parcel of land and nobody really knew what was up there in that part of the world. Russia was motivated to sell. Alaska was too far away for them to be able to do anything worthwhile with all that territory. And, after all, Russia had gotten Alaska for nothing, so they knew that they would realize a nice profit no matter what price they sold it for.

So, finally, on March 30, 1867, the purchase was finalized. The man responsible for negotiating the purchase was William H. Seward, Secretary of State under President Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. The land deal was immediately named, “Seward’s Folly” and “Seward’s Ice Box” and “Walrussia” by folks who thought that the United States had purchased a wasteland. It was also referred to as “Johnson’s Polar Bear Garden.”

In fact, the deal almost did not go through. The Alaska Purchase was ratified by a margin of only one vote.

William Seward, of New York, envisioned the ownership of Alaska as part of a bigger plan. Seward dreamed that the U.S. would someday own all of North America.

Most people do not recall that on the night that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated an attempt was made on Seward’s life by an associate of John Wilkes Boothe who broke into Seward’s bedroom and stabbed him multiple times.

Today, Alaska is recognized as a state rich in resources and not as a frozen wasteland. Alaska produces almost 20 percent of the nation’s oil and it is home to several outstanding gold mines. Alaska also leads the nation in seafood production and soon will be home to the largest natural gas pipeline project in North America and the world. Alaska now exports over $3 billion worth of natural resources.

So, it should be no surprise that one of Alaska’s most picturesque, thriving cities, Seward, is named after the shrewd negotiator of the Alaska Purchase. And on the last Monday in March, Alaska celebrates a State holiday, Seward’s Day.

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Garry Gamber is a public school teacher and entrepreneur. He writes articles about real estate, health and nutrition, and internet dating services. He is the owner of http://www.Anchorage-Homes.com and http://www.TheDatingAdvisor.com.