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Part-winemakers, part-cheesemakers, Valerie and Thomas Dezat produce a full, but still elegant, style of Sancerre with plenty of Sauvignon fruit character. The Monts Damnes, their top cuvee, has a weight and concentration that sets it apart from many of its peers, with a real 'Grand Cru' feel to it. But any of the wines will be a fine match for one of the sharp, goaty Crottin de Chavignols they make when not busy with the vines.
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A hint of VA greets the nose followed by rather wooly, vaguely animal notes and plenty of shaved bitter chocolate all piled up over dried red berry fruits. On entry, this is rather focused and elegant; but it balloons in the mouth, revealing impressive concentration and depth. The fruit remains youthful but not fruity and while the oak is prominent, it's balanced out by the fruit. This grows into a rich, almost chewy wine with a nice blend of roasted coffee bean, toasty spice and nuanced herb notes all accenting the subtle fruit. The finish is dark, spicy and oily, recalling coffee beans and licorice with a peppery spice on the finale. 91pts
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Add your reviewHeavy peppery sharp nose, not much fruit, a little bit of licorice. The body is equally sharply defined, with vegetative and barrel notes. A little bit of strawberry fruit in the finish. Kind of a punkish/goth wine personality wise.
Coconut and vanilla tones on the nose, which would imply American oak. Loads of red and black fruit on the nose. Baking spices. Some flinty tones. Some coconut on the palate as well. It's richly textured and has bright acid. Some bitter cocoa. The dark red and purple fruits on the palate turn to cranberry and pomegranate on the back end. It's complex and rich.
This great Chilean value SB, featured alongside similar wines that could seriously challenge New Zealand's stranglehold on the New World SB benchmark style. http://enotheque.blogspot.com/2009/01/playlist-bargain-new-world-sauvignon.html
Inky purple almost opaque, very dense. On the nose, chocolate, mocha, coffee, blackberry and black cherry, hints of sage. Moderate plus tart acidity, dry with moderate very well-integrated alcohol, high intensity of fruit, full body, flavors of dense black stewed fruits, cassis, mulberry a touch of prune, bilberry or blueberry. Black fruits very nice, not too overtly fruity. High tannins a bit astringent, a hint of greenness and a long finish.
I love malbec but have recently discovered Alpha Carmenere- and WOW. Aurelio Montes has never let me down as this is no exception. Very concentrated with a unique spice I couldn't quite place. Hints of black cherry and ripe plum brought to a nice long finish. I can't wait for the next vintage.
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WA 91 Pts. - According to the Wine Advocate: The 2008 Alpha Carmenere is a glass-coating opaque purple with a nose of damp earth, mineral, sage, thyme, tobacco, and blueberry. Dense and full-bodied on the palate, it reveals layers of ripe fruit, lots of spice, and enough structure to evolve for 1-2 years. It will deliver prime drinking from 2012 to 2020.
Montes Sauvignon Blanc 2008: Ausbau in Stahltanks, Empfohlene Serviertemperatur: 10-12°C, lagerfähig 1 - 2 Jahre ab JahrgangJahrgang: 2008Inhalt: 0,75 LRegion: Casablanca ValleyWeingut: MontesRebsorte: 100% Sauvignon BlancRestzucker: Restsäure: Alkoholgehalt: Weißwein
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This is a crisp and clean white Bordeaux that has a lovely mouth-filling texture and pithy fruit character. As much as we adore the lean and mineraled Loire Valley take on Sauvignon Blanc, we also enjoy this rounder style, which is unique to Bordeaux.
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The 86th Annual Academy Awards nominated three movies filmed in Santa Clarita and California Institute of the Arts alumnus Chris Buck for Best Animated Film, Thursday.
Buck, co-director Jennifer Lee and producer Peter Del Vecho were nominated in the Best Animated Feature Film category for "Frozen." Buck was previously nominated for Best Animated Feature Film, "Surf's Up," in 2007.
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"Frozen" won the Best Animated Feature award at the 71st Golden Globes on Jan. 12. Buck and Lee can be seen with their Golden Globe in the picture on the right.
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When Buck was interviewed about the win backstage, he gave special thanks to Disney/Pixar's President and former CalArts trustee Ed Catmull and CalArts alum John Lasseter, chief creative officer, according the 24700, CalArts blog.
"It is John Lasseter and Ed Catmull from Pixar that came down to Disney, bringing that same structure and environment to Disney animation. It really is a collaborative effort. John is the first one to say, 'Best idea in the room wins.' So we help each other out. The directors help each other out, the writers, story artists, everybody does. It is such a healthy environment there…and I think that's showing in the films."
Buck also taught at CalArts from 1988-93.
Other nominees for Best Animated Feature Film include "The Croods," "Despicable Me 2," "Ernest & Celestine," and "The Wind Rises."
The movies "Saving Mr. Banks," "Lone Ranger," and "Iron Man 3" were also nominated, and all filmed in-part in Santa Clarita, said Jason Crawford, business development director for Santa Clarita.
Crawford said scene's of Walt Disney's (Tom Hanks) office and P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) home from "Saving Mr. Banks" were filmed at the Avenue Scott Stages. Mr. Banks was nominated for best original music score.
Parts of "Lone Ranger" was filmed at Polsa Rosa Movie Ranch, and is nominated for visual effects and makeup and hairstyling.
Crawford added that parts of all "Iron Man" movies were filmed in Santa Clarita. "Iron Man 3" is also nominated for visual effects.
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Best Picture: "American Hustle," "Captain Phillips," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Gravity," "Her," "Nebraska," "Philomena," "12 Years a Slave," "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Actor: Christian Bale, "American Hustle"; Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"; Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"; Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club."
Actress: Amy Adams, "American Hustle"; Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"; Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"; Judi Dench, "Philomena"; Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County."
Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"; Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"; Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"; Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"; Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club."
Supporting Actress: Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"'; Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"; Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"; Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"; June Squibb, "Nebraska."
Directing: David O. Russell, "American Hustle"; Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity"; Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"; Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"; Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Foreign Language Film: "The Broken Circle Breakdown," Belgium; "The Great Beauty," Italy; "The Hunt," Denmark; "The Missing Picture," Cambodia; "Omar," Palestine.
Adapted Screenplay: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, "Before Midnight"; Billy Ray, "Captain Phillips"; Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, "Philomena"; John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave"; Terence Winter, "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Original Screenplay: Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, "American Hustle"; Woody Allen, "Blue Jasmine"; Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack, "Dallas Buyers Club"; Spike Jonze, "Her"; Bob Nelson, "Nebraska."
Production Design: "American Hustle," "Gravity," "The Great Gatsby," "Her," "12 Years a Slave."
Cinematography: "The Grandmaster," "Gravity," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Nebraska," "Prisoners."
Sound Mixing: "Captain Phillips," "Gravity," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Lone Survivor."
Sound Editing: "All Is Lost," "Captain Phillips," "Gravity," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," "Lone Survivor."
Original Score: "The Book Thief," John Williams; "Gravity," Steven Price; "Her," William Butler and Owen Pallett; "Philomena," Alexandre Desplat; "Saving Mr. Banks," Thomas Newman.
Original Song: "Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone," Bruce Broughton and Dennis Spiegel; "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," Pharrell Williams; "Let It Go" from "Frozen," Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez; "The Moon Song" from "Her," Karen O and Spike Jonze; "Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen.
Costume: "American Hustle," "The Grandmaster," "The Great Gatsby," "The Invisible Woman," "12 Years a Slave."
Documentary Feature: "The Act of Killing," "Cutie and the Boxer," "Dirty Wars," "The Square," "20 Feet from Stardom."
Documentary (short subject): "CaveDigger," "Facing Fear," "Karama Has No Walls," "The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life," "Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall."
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CHENNAI: A 24-year-old water supplier was stabbed to death on Monday near Pallikaranai allegedly by a neighbour with whom he had a fight last month. S Murugan, the victim, had an altercation with Meenakshi Sundaram who allegedly misbehaved with a girl related to Murugan.
Murugan, hailing from Tiruvannamalai, was living in a rented house at Jaya Nagar in Sithalapakkam near Pallikaranai. "Murugan had warned Meenakshi Sundram who misbehaved with his relative's daughter last month. They had a brawl over that. On Monday, Sundaram stabbed Murugan," a police officer said.
Neighbours called the police and rushed him to Chromepet Government Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. "He was stabbed in the chest, face and hands," the officer said.
Based on his brother S Suresh's complaint, the Pallikaranai police registered a case and arrested Sundaram on Monday night. and remanded him in judicial custody.
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I guess i am going too open & specific but i have no other way to describe it, so please forgive me.
I have a friction name "HELIKZO" which i want to trademark for my business in class 32 & 45 but here are some similar names in same & other classes as well.
Wanted to confirm - is there any Likelihood of Confusion?
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I see some very similar marks approved in same class, but i am still not sure about my case.
Any expert opinion on this? Thanks.
Not only are you too open and specific here, you essentially are asking for a legal consultation in public and waiving all attorney-client privilege rights that you could have. Moreover, no attorney here will properly advise you because we need all of the facts, not just the limited facts you present to us, and forming an opinion in a vacuum like this could lead us to advise you incorrectly and expose us to malpractice liability. Unfortunately, you cannot get an expert opinion for free just like you cannot buy a car for free.
All we can tell you here are general rules like the criteria used to decide if two marks are confusingly similar and therefore infringing. The following factors are usually considered when determining the likelihood of confusion between 2 marks (slight variations occur depending upon the particular court and jurisdiction):
(1) The similarity or dissimilarity of the marks in their entireties as to appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression.
(2) The similarity or dissimilarity and nature of the goods or services as described in an application or registration or in connection with which a prior mark is in use.
(3) The similarity or dissimilarity of established, likely-to-continue trade channels.
(4) The conditions under which and buyers to whom sales are made, i.e. "impulse" vs. careful, sophisticated purchasing.
(5) The fame of the prior mark (sales, advertising, length of use).
(6) The number and nature of similar marks in use on similar goods.
(7) The nature and extent of any actual confusion.
(8) The length of time during and conditions under which there has been concurrent use without evidence of actual confusion.
(9) The variety of goods on which a mark is or is not used (house mark, "family" mark, product mark).
(10) The market interface between applicant and the owner of a prior mark:
(a) a mere "consent" to register or use.
(b) agreement provisions designed to preclude confusion, i.e. limitations on continued use of the marks by each party.
(c) assignment of mark, application, registration and good will of the related business.
(d) laches and estoppel attributable to owner of prior mark and indicative of lack of confusion.
(11) The extent to which applicant has a right to exclude others from use of its mark on its goods.
(12) The extent of potential confusion, i.e., whether de minimis or substantial.
(13) Any other established fact probative of the effect of use.
Good luck.
In addition to the cogent comments by my colleague, I point out that "trademark" is not a verb. A business does not "trademark" a term. Rather it may elect to adopt and use the term as a trademark on specific goods.
Another step it might take is to seek to REGISTER the term as its trademark for those goods. That application for registration, moreover, might be filed with an agency in any of various domestic or foreign jurisdictions. Here, the "gold standard" would be the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, for a national registration. An alternative might be a registration in one or more individual states in the U.S. or in a foreign jurisdiction.
The last poster raised many good points. Essentially what you are looking for here is an attorney to sign off on your D.I.Y. trademark clearance search. Instead you need to hire an attorney and have them write you an opinion letter that explains the significance of those other marks.
I will tell you that "Helikzo" would appear to fall on the more protected "fanciful" end of the spectrum. That may mean something, but might not when we look at the other names that show quite a few potential roadblocks for you.
Two things you would be well advised to do: see a TM attorney, pick a new name.
At this point I think my colleagues explained the problem and I am sure you realize that it might be time to seek some help on this before you invest in it.
Remember, the cost of a mistake may not be known for some time and I guarantee that marketing, advertising , branding and PR will all cost a heck of lot more than having a professional conduct a proper clearance search and filing.
Here is a great explanation of why hiring a lawyer to assist with your trademark can really make a big difference:
I will link you to some general helpful info below and suggest that you reach out to a lawyer in private to discuss your objectives. Most of us here, including myself, offer a free phone consult and I too am in NYC.
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We do not give expert specific opinions on Avvo, we give generalize answers that showcase our legal skills to interest Questioners and other attorneys in hiring us. For you to ask a specific question like that in an open forum like this shows just how bad you need to see an attorney. You certainly do have many other ways to describe it. You can't get a reliable specific answer without specifying the nature of the goods or services of your business and the goods or services of the prior marks. You take only one of the 13 DuPont factors (similarity of marks) and want a specific quotable opinion without us knowing any of the other 12 factors.
Next, it is clear you do not know the difference between "trademark" and "registration", which is fundamental to understanding either and both.
Now, just off the cuff, HELIXO and HELIKZO are phonetically similar, if not phonetically identical. A trademark examiner is not going to be fooled by that spelling difference.
You need to quit trying to get this free and instead get this right and get this attorney everyone is telling you to get.
I agree with my colleagues who have previously posted. Trademark analysis is complex. I would like to pass on to you that using a mark (even if you obtain initial registration) does not preclude you from subsequently being sued for trademark infringement by one of the other holders or from a subsequent TTAB action to cancel any registration obtained. I would strongly encourage you to retain counsel for specific legal advice and consider the costs of changing your mark now verses the costs of subsequent trademark litigation.


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None of their members control market shares anywhere close to that of Google - 70% in USA, 90% in UK - if Google effectively extends its reach over 20% of Yahoo (USA) share then this will certainly reduce rather than increase competition and create new Microsoft (if it has not already been created).
Local monopolies are reality however they don't have global effect - if Google is the must have advertising platform (like it is now already) then any action by them (like decide to refuse someone use AdWords or AdSense) would have fatal consequences to the businesses that have to use them because of their dominant market position.
lord - so that is the deal? yahoo is only outsourcing up to 20% of certain search queres to google...or maybe its 20% of all their search results to google?
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They are starting small to avoid anti-trust action, but you can be sure that if the deal is profitable Yahoo will extend it to other areas - this way they can cut down costs of developing products etc. Frankly even 70% market share is way too high - in the UK Google controls 90% of searches.
Maybe this is an attempt to get the attention of legislators who depend on the newspapers for free publicity, and who can't look to Google for the same.
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So anti-trust laws did not support Netscape's case against Microsoft?
The consumers never benefit from monopolies in a long run - those monopolies always end up abusing their position.
There were several differences between the Microsoft case and this. One is, of course, that Microsoft stood directly accused of actions designed to prevent its competitors from reaching markets. Google isn't hiring goons to beat up paperboys, which is what Microsoft was doing.
Another is that Google doesn't have a monopoly by any reasonable definition. In search itself, Microsoft has a well-funded (if not well-implemented) engine: and there is no barrier at all to keep people from switching (in fact, any barriers go the other way.) In online advertising, any idiot with FontPlague can go into the business, without Google's knowledge or permission. In _search_ advertising (the artificially restricted definition of market being bandied about in this context--as if advertising on a search result page is somehow different from advertising on any of the other umpteen gazillion pages on the web!), Google creates a market. But even here it's just as ludicrous to talk about a Google monopoly on advertising, as it would be to talk about the New York Stock Exchange monopoly on cars (after all, the NYSE is the broker for most GM stock exchanges!)
Consumers are benefited by a large number of SUPPLIERS but a much smaller number of MARKETS: and the ideal situation for a consumer would be to walk into one market (say, the Chicago Board of Trade) and have instant comparative access directly to the suppliers.
The bizarrely defined "market" the newspapers are whining about, is expecially surreal in that it's a market they aren't in, and won't ever be in, because the pulped-tree-bark-inking industry doesn't have and won't ever have the technology to CREATE search pages!)
In my view this was the key part of the case. However Microsoft got done not for that but for browser bundling - something that I consider perfectly legitimate. That was a big mistake by prosecutors which allowed Microsoft to pretty much win the appeal.
What's your definition of monopoly? In UK for example in highly competitive supermarket industry getting market share of 40% would certainly lead to anti-trust action. Google has got 90% (!) of UK searches, 70% in the US and tie-up with Yahoo would extend their reach greatly.
More importantly Google only started doing this when Microsoft tried to bid for Yahoo, this deal has got clear overriding anti-competitive objective - prevent Microsoft from becoming a stronger competitor. That alone should have been enough to stop the deal at least until the point when it is decided whether Microsoft buys Yahoo or not, this deal was used to block that deal. Google is playing for time here by engaging into something they know perfectly well is anti-competitive and likely to be blocked, but it will take probably years for that to happen (if they resist which I think they will), just another "do no evil" thing.


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December 9, 2014
Bloody tracks: Occupants flee rural truck crash in Pierce County
Just past noon Saturday, Dec. 6, authorities were informed of a vehicle accident east of Ellsworth on Hwy. 72. Two occupants had fled the scene into the woods. Pierce Sheriff deputies arrived and followed footprints and blood from the crash site. Two men were soon found and picked...
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December 9, 2014 - 11:20am
November 6, 2014
River Falls will take on Prescott's ambulance service
Starting Jan. 1, the Prescott Ambulance Service will be consolidated with the River Falls Emergency Medical Services. "By combining the strengths of both organizations, we can offer a higher level of service to Prescott and surrounding communities," said Joe Rohl, Prescott Fire and...
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November 6, 2014 - 2:33pm
November 4, 2014
Hove remains Pierce Co. sheriff; Vinehout holds off Pittman
Pierce County incumbent Sheriff Nancy Hove has defeated challenger Bill Parks. With all voting units reporting, unofficial results show Democrat Hove earned 9,059 votes to 5,427 for Republican Parks, a 20-year military veteran. Hove's third term as sheriff will begin Jan. 1. In...
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November 4, 2014 - 10:44pm
Pierce County: Hove still leading Parks; Pittman moves ahead
At 10 p.m. with 21 of 28 voting units reporting, Pierce County incumbent Sheriff Nancy Hove is leading challenger Bill Parks. At this point, Democrat Hove, running for a third term, has 5,500 votes to 3,236 for Republican Parks, a 20-year military veteran. None of the city of...
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November 4, 2014 - 10:14pm
Pierce County: Early results show Hove leading
At 9:30 p.m. with 12 of 28 voting units reporting, Pierce County incumbent Sheriff Nancy Hove is leading challenger Bill Parks. At this point, Democrat Hove, running for a third term, has 2,918 votes to 1,809 for Parks, a 20-year military veteran. In other races that involve...
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November 4, 2014 - 9:44pm
October 29, 2014
Well-funded schools necessary, says Smith; Democrat is candidate for 93rd Assembly seat
Jeff Smith, Democratic, 59, Eau Claire, wife Sue, two grown daughters, Eau Claire North High School. Professional background: Former longtime owner of Bob Smith Window Cleaning; Wisconsin Democratic Party's regional political director, March 2013 to April 2014 Previous elected...
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October 29, 2014 - 9:25am
PCHA asks records of military be shared
Pierce County Historical Association (PCHA) members wonder if the public is aware of the following: --One Pierce County veteran was a...
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July 29, 2014 - 3:26pm
June 27, 2014
Pierce County jobless rate tied for the best
According to May data from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Pierce and Dane counties tied for the lowest jobless rate among the state's 72 counties. Pierce and Dane had 3.8% unemployment rates. St. Croix County was right behind with the state's third...
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June 27, 2014 - 8:08am
June 25, 2014
High waters bring no-wake order for boaters
Pierce County Sheriff Nancy Hove has declared an emergency no-wake order on the Mississippi river and associated backwaters from Prescott...
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June 25, 2014 - 4:37pm
June 16, 2014
Clifton passenger thrown, hurt in crash
On Friday, June 13, a one-vehicle rollover was reported on County Road M near 1060th Street in the town of Clifton. Pierce County Sheriff deputies arrived to find one man had been thrown while the driver was still inside. The westbound vehicle had gone into the north ditch, come...
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June 16, 2014 - 10:16am
June 6, 2014
Challenging spring planting subject of Crop Day June 18
Second only to 2013, the spring of 2014 has earned the reputation for one of the most challenging spring planting seasons for farmers. "Adding...
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June 6, 2014 - 12:57pm
June 5, 2014
Most admired senior citizen nominees sought
Do you have a very special friend or relative who is over 60 years old? He or she could be one of Pierce County's most admired senior citizens. Anyone can make a nomination. No matter what your age, you can nominate your favorite Pierce County senior citizen. Just fill out...
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June 5, 2014 - 4:07pm
May 20, 2014
Pierce County receives award for child care performance
The Pierce County Health & Human Services Department has been recognized for meeting all performance standards in the administration of the...
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May 20, 2014 - 12:18pm
May 9, 2014
Town hall meeting to focus on problems of youth drinking
St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program (SCVRJP) Executive Director Kris Miner and River Falls School District police liaison officer Chris Gottfredsen are preparing for an event aimed at reminding parents and children about the hazards of underage drinking. Miner and Gottfredsen...
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May 9, 2014 - 6:05am
May 6, 2014
Pierce Pepin closes appliance business
Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services announced its board of directors and management have determined it's in the best interest of the cooperative...
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The New Budget Bill: Still Funds Obamacare, Still Bans Abortion Spending, Still Bans Internet Taxes
December 10, 2014 | Filed Under Abortion, Animals, Barack Obama, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Congress, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Earmarks, Economy/Finances, Entitlements, Ethics, Farming, Free Trade, GOP, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, Lobbyists, President, Progressives, Republicans, Senate, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
The New nine-month budget bill called the CR/Omnibus spending bill is a $1.01 trillion spending bill that is over one thousand pages thick. But it takes care of spending for most of 2015 and one has to wonder why the Republicans pushed a spending bill that will prevent them from affecting spending for most of the entire first year they will be in control?
It is absurd that the GOP didn't push a continuing resolution that only tides the government over for a few short months because next year the GOP will be in full control of both houses of Congress. Yet, the GOP was not just *sighing* and agreeing with this nine-month spending bill, GOP leadership was pushing it. This is a bill that will cut the GOP out from having any influence on spending for most of their first year they are in control.
Still, many of the hundreds of policy riders–little bits of instruction that affects spending–are good for the conservatives. Of course, some will upset Democrats and some Republicans.
Anyway, here are some of the riders of interest in the new budget bill (in no particular order):
Obamacare Fully Funded
The bill fully funds Obamacare, though it does put a limit to any growth in spending and cuts the budget by $10 million for the "death panel" board called the Independent Payment Advisory Board. It also does not give the IRS any new funding so that the taxing agency can implement the Affordable Care Act.
Clean Water Act
In a victory for farmers, the spending bill will prevent the EPA from taking upon itself the power to regulate farm ponds and ditch water. This is also a victory for Republicans–not to mention the country!
EPA Funding Cut
Speaking of the EPA, its budget was cut by $60 million over last year's budget. The EPA will get $8.1 billion. This is another decrease. Since 2010 the agency has lost 21 percent of its budget.
No Pot Legalization for Washington DC
The City Council of the District of Columbia will be prohibited from legalizing marijuana and will be forced to hew to the federal ban on pot. On the other hand, federal drug enforcement agencies and law groups will be prevented from interfering in state-based pot industries.
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Hilarious: Hillary Sings Praises of Possible 2016 Rival, Socialist Elizabeth Warren
October 30, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Boston, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Communism, Democrats/Leftists, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Hillary Clinton, Jobs, Liberals, President, Progressives, Senate, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Hillary Clinton and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, both rumored to be in the hunt for the 2016 Democrat nomination for President, appeared at the same event last week prompting Clinton to praise Warren as a "passionate champion for working people."
As one of the nation's most well known Democrat women, Hillary Clinton is certainly expected to throw her hat in the ring for the 2016 Democrat nomination for President. But there is another up-and-coming woman of the (far, far) left who is dallying with the same decision. Senator Elizabeth Warren has slowly begun to soften her stance against running going from a solid "no" to a "we'll see what happens."
In April, Warren had told ABC that she was absolutely not running for president. But by October her stance had softened considerably.
In a recent interview with People magazine, Warren said that she has learned not to "be so sure what lies ahead." This is quite a difference from her previous straight out statement of "I'm not running for president."
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USA Falls to 12th Place in World Economic Freedom
October 14, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Congress, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Entitlements, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, President, Progressives, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
In the year 2000 the USA ranked second on the Economic Freedom of the World report. Now, in 2014, the USA has fallen to 12th place.
That's right, the country founded on capitalism and economic freedom has been steadily losing ground among the most free nations as our system declines into welfare dependency, government sponsored crony capitalism (which isn't capitalism at all but fascism), and big government, regulatory strangulation.
The CATO Institute puts out its annual report measuring the economic freedom of the nations of the world and this year the leader in global economic freedom is Hong Kong. The rest of the top ten are as follows: Singapore; New Zealand; Switzerland; Mauritius; United Arab Emirates; Canada; Australia; Jordan; and, tied for 10th is Chile and Finland.
And what of the United States?
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Communists at 'Climate March' Have NO Idea What They Want
September 22, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Climate Change, Communism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Environment, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, Nanny State, New York, New York City, Occupy Wall Street, Progressives, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Reason.tv went to the silly "climate march" in New York City last weekend and took some revealing video of halfwits that attended showing that most of them don't have the first real, solid idea what they want to happen to address the problem they claimed they were marching for. But there did seem to be a consensus that capitalists need to be put in jail and the rest of us need to "do without" modern conveniences like cell phones, and the air conditioning, heating, and powering of our homes.
The sad fact is that the (mostly) aging hippies that appeared at the rally didn't seem to have any real grasp of what sort of solutions they wanted to solve "climate change." Instead, most just fell into rote, anti-capitalist yammering.
It seems pretty obvious that the saying "green is the new red" is perfectly apropos to these numbskulls.
One goofball even noted that he and his leftist cohorts would raise a "resistance" and mount an "actual revolution" against capitalism. I think this goof may find that other might love to inject a little lead poisoning into his campaign.
All in all, this video shows what sort of wackos, misfits, throwbacks, and fools people the climate change movement.
Naturally, when they left, the place was a total pig sty mess. These so-called environmentally conscious protesters left garbage feet deep and everywhere.
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Moving to Canada? Good For Burger King
August 27, 2014 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Business, Canada, Capitalism, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Trade, Freedom, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, Liberty, Nanny State, President, Progressives, Regulation, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
Moving to Canada? Good For Burger King
-By Warner Todd Huston
Liberals are aghast with the news that fast food giant Burger King might move its headquarters to Canada if it buys out the Canadian fast food chain Tim Hortons. Libs are mad that BK is doing this to skip out on paying America's confiscatory taxes. Well, I say good for BK!
The accusation BK is facing from America's capitalism-hating lefties is that by taking over Tim Hortons and moving its HQ to Canada, BK is skipping out on its patriotic duty to pay the American corporate tax rate–which happens to be the highest tax rate in the industrialized, western world.
First of all, it is nothing short of a crime that Canada… CANADA… has a lower corporate tax rate than the United States of America. That's right, commie Canada has lower taxes and a better business climate than the country famously built on capitalism.
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Socialism Doesn't Pay: Britain is Poorer Than Any US State But Mississippi
August 25, 2014 | Filed Under Britain, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Communism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Entitlements, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, Mississippi, Money, Nanny State, Progressives, Socialism, Taxes, Unemployment, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Fraser Nelson of The Spectator did some number crunching recently and found a shocking fact: Britain is poorer than every State in the USA but one.
As Nelson wrote on August 22, "if Britain were to somehow leave the EU and join the US … we'd be the 2nd-poorest state in the union, poorer than Missouri. Poorer than the much-maligned Kansas and Alabama. Poorer than any state other than Mississippi, and if you take out the south east we'd be poorer than that too."
This is both shocking and disheartening, especially to American liberals. The liberals all assume that Great Britain is still the jewel of Europe pointing to its nearly 100 percent socialist-styled government as a model of perfection. But it turns out that decades of socialism has laid Britain low making it worse off than every state in the USA but Mississippi…. and with Britain's jihadi problem, one would think it would be better to be a bit poorer in Mississippi than be forced to live in Britain!
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Pay It Forward Grinch Stops Florida Starbucks 10-Hour Niceness Drive
August 24, 2014 | Filed Under Business, Capitalism, Economy/Finances, Florida, Free Trade, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
So, a Starbucks in St. Petersburg, Florida went on a 10-hour roll with every customer buying the order of the customer behind them in the location's drive through. But it all came to a screeching halt when customer number 458 refused to play along.
Peter Schorsch, the dreaded customer 458, drove up into the line and delivered his order like every other customer. But when he got to the pay window and the Starbucks employee asked if he wanted to "pay it forward" and pay for the guy behind him, Schorsch broke from all the other customers and flat out said "no."
That's right, Schorsch said, no way, baby!
Up until mean ol' Peter Schorsch got in line the streak went ten hours and 457 customers paid for the guy behind them.
Schorsch said that he broke the streak on purpose, not by happenstance.
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Happy Birthday Milton Friedman: His 7 Most Notable Quotes
July 31, 2014 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Capitalism, Chicago, Economy/Finances, Education, Free Trade, Jobs, Keynesian, Money, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Rob Nikolewski
Harry Truman once complained he wanted to find a one-handed economist because he was tired of asking a direct question of those on his economic team, only to have them say, "On the one hand … but on the other hand."
If there was one hand that noted economist Milton Friedman favored, it was the "invisible hand" of the free market.
Today marks the 102nd anniversary of Friedman's birth. He died in 2006, but during his long career Friedman won over admirers and drove left-of-center critics crazy with his direct and eloquent defense of capitalism.
Friedman won the Nobel Prize in economics in 1976. But perhaps his greatest influence was nudging people who otherwise may have had little interest in the "dismal science" of economics to look at the world through a new set of eyes and question their assumptions.
CLICK to The Daily Signal for some of Friedman's most notable quotes.
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Dem Chair Says Obama 'Doing His Job Less Often' Than Any Prez Since Cleveland?
July 31, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Communism, Congress, Constitution, Crony Capitalism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Speech, Free Trade, Freedom, Government, Government Corruption, House of Representatives, Jobs, Liberals, Liberty, Nanny State, President, Progressives, Regulation, Senate, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Once again we see how stupid Democrat Party Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is with a clumsy comment filled with false implications and absurd assumptions not to mention unintentional hilarity as this fool proclaims that Obama has done his job "less often" than any president since Grover Cleveland.
In an appearance on the odious and bottom rated MSNBC, Wasserman Schultz made this messy verbal blunder which in itself is pretty amusing. But underlying her garbled, inarticulate point is a base assumption that proves the lies that Democrats promulgate of what constitutes a president's job.
But first the video, courtesy of the NRCC:
If you don't want to watch the video, here is what this nitwit said…
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Now Destroying Unions is the Same as Reforming Government
July 8, 2014 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Capitalism, Communism, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Speech, Free Trade, Freedom, GOP, Government, Government Corruption, House of Representatives, Jobs, Labor Law, Liberals, Nanny State, Pensions, President, Progressives, Public Employees Unions, Regulation, Republicans, Senate, Taxes, Teachers Unions, The Law, Unions, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Years ago folks that stood against unions always had that one obstacle of "private" concerns in the way of urging people away from unionism. But today, with most unions being tied directly to government, now fighting unions is an act of beneficial government reform.
Once upon a time, the biggest hurdle for those arguing against unionism was the simple truth–and it was a truth–that unions and businesses were private concerns and if the two entities agreed to co-exist, who was an anti-union activist to say anything against the arrangement?
This is a simple, logical question that always made anti-union activists look like meddling outsiders. And the truth is, no matter how right they were that unionism is a bad idea for everyone, they were meddlers!
But today we have a far different situation for those who stand against unions. Since 1959 when unions were first allowed to organize government workers unions have slowly encroached into nearly every aspect of government causing spending to soar, bloating pensions beyond belief, and destroying the efficiency of government.
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Illinois One of the Worst GDP Growth in Entire Midwest
June 25, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Chicago, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Jobs, Liberals, Michael Madigan, Nanny State, Pat Quinn, Progressives, Senate, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Illinois has earned its spot as the state with the worst GDP in the entire Midwest. So, once again we find that Illinois turns out to be one of the worst states in the country for nearly any and every metric that makes a successful state.
Michael Lucci of the Illinois Policy Institute pointed out in a recent blog post that Illinois ranks only above Missouri as the worst for GDP growth among the 12 Midwestern states in the survey.
"Illinois recorded the second-worst growth in gross domestic product of any state in the Midwest," Lucci wrote, "according to this week's release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Illinois economy grew by just 0.9 percent in 2013. Only Missouri grew slower, at a sluggish 0.8 percent."
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Red Skinner: Obama Again Using 'Regulation' As A Weapon Against America
June 19, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Business, Capitalism, Civil Rights, Constitution, Copyright, Democrats/Leftists, Ethics, Free Speech, Free Trade, Freedom, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Law, Liberals, Liberty, President, Progressives, Regulation, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Barack Obama has become an expert at using his powers to regulate as a weapon to destroy Americans he doesn't like. Just as he attempted to use the IRS to destroy conservatives, as he's used the EPA to destroy our energy sector, as he used Obamacare to eliminate freedom of religion, Obama and his thuggish administration has now attempted to force a football team to stop using a name Obama doesn't like.
On Wednesday Obama's U.S. Patent and Trademark Office summarily eliminated the trademark protection for the Washington Redskins' name and it was done purely for political reasons, not legal reasons.
Obama's lackeys told the NFL team that their name was 'disparaging" to native Americans and so the government canceled six federal trademarks for the team.
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Illinois Ranks as 'Worst' For Small Businesses
June 16, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, California, Capitalism, Connecticut, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Idaho, Illinois, Jobs, Liberals, Louisiana, New York, Progressives, Rhode Island, Taxes, Unemployment, Utah, Virginia, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Once again Illinois and California are neck-and-neck in the calculations for the worst of the worst U.S. states, this time in a measure of how friendly the states are for the growth of small businesses.
Earlier this month thumbtack.com released its third annual survey of the climate for small businesses exploring such ratings as the overall friendliness of the state to small businesses, the ease of starting a business, regulations, ease of hiring new employees, taxes, and other criteria.
The poll was conducted among over 12,000 small business owners across the country.
The survey, held in conjunction with the Kauffman Foundation, found that the worst states for small businesses were California, Rhode Island and Illinois, all of which got a Thumbtack "F" rating. The next worst were Connecticut and New Jersey, both of which received a "D" grading.
Illinois has descended in its rating each of the three years that the survey has been conducted having earned a "D+" in 2012, a "D" in 2013, and an "F" in 2014.
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Now Obama Is Coming for Your Cigars, America
June 6, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Business, Capitalism, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Ethics, Free Trade, Freedom, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Law, Liberals, Liberty, Progressives, Regulation, Taxes, The Law, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Obama's Food and Drug Administration is targeting your cigars, America, and if you are a cigar lover you'd better pay attention because if Obama gets his way costs will soar.
The USFDA is proposing a whole slew of new regulations changing the way the government treats cigars, one if which is to outlaw cigar sales over the Internet.
There are some other onerous and downright absurd regulations being proposed, too.
In one case, Obama plans to make it illegal to have walk-in humidors at your local cigar shop.
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Fox Business Network Nabs 50-Minute Interview With Buffett, Gates, Munger
May 2, 2014 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Cable, Capitalism, Fox Business Network, Free Trade, Jobs, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, TV | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Fox Business Network has an upcoming show that sounds pretty interesting for those keeping tabs on business news. FBN has nabbed a 50-minute-long interview with business titans Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger to be aired on Monday, May 5 at 9:30 AM, Eastern.
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business will also participate in this event.
The interview will be conducted by FBN's Liz Claman and will air commercial free for a 50-minute, no holds barred interview.
Claman will interview Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charles Munger and Microsoft Founder and Technology Advisor Bill Gates in an exclusive sit-down following the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. In addition, Claman will be taking questions from three business schools as well as from Twitter.
Schools participating will be The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, NYU Stern School of Business, and the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Where: FOX Business Network (FBN) on your cable provider channel
When: Monday, May 5th, 2014; 9:30-10:20 AM/ET
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Lawless Seattle Democrats Make to Steal Woman's Business
April 21, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Liberals, Progressives, Socialism, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston, Washington | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
The city council of Seattle saw a pay-to-park lot owned by a private landowner and businesswoman and collectively thought to itself, "ya know, it would be nice to have the income from that parking lot for our own." And so, in the typically lawless way that Democrats operate, the city council sent the woman a note telling her that they have decided that she must hand over the land to them so that they can make the money off the parking lot instead of her. The land owner, though, saw no reason to comply, and oddly enough and a court fight ensued.
Not long ago, the city of Seattle enviously eyed the land owned by Spokane resident Myrtle Woldson dreaming its greedy little dream that the income she derived from the pay-to-park business she had on that land was theirs.
So, they asked Mrs. Woldson if she would sell them the land. But the then 103-year-old businesswoman decided that she wasn't at all interested in selling her lot.
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2014 Illinois Tea Party Tax Day Tea Party Rally in St. Charles
April 16, 2014 | Filed Under Adam Andrzejewski, Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, Democrats/Leftists, Elections, Ethics, Free Trade, GOP, Government, Government Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Jim Oberweis, Jobs, Liberals, President, Progressives, Republicans, Senate, Taxes, Tea Party, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
The Illinois Tea Party (illinoisteaparty.net) held its sixth annual Chicago Tax Day Tea Party rally, but this year without the "Chicago" part as the group held their rally in the western suburbs. Specifically, the event was held in the Arcadia Theater in St. Charles where some 300 participants attended to hear candidates for office, activists, and patriotic music.
The April 15 rally targeted Obamacare and Senator Dick Durbin, of course, but mentions of the Illinois Republican Party, Sec. of Treasury candidate and establishment GOPer Tom Cross, and Senator Mark Kirk drew as many boos as the Democrats showing that grass roots conservatives have about had it with the feckless, powerless Illinois GOP.
Head of the Illinois Tea Party Denise Cattoni
Not all elected Republicans were opposed, though. One of the very first speakers introduced by Ill. Tea Party chief Denise Cattoni was State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. Ives, while not a dynamic speaker, had a great five-minute speech written up with her key point being that she was going to be troublesome to the state Republican Party. "I will continue to be troublesome, just as troublesome as possible in Springfield," she said warming to her theme.
State Rep. Jeanne Ives
The first speaker was State Senator Jim Oberweis, who went on first so he could get to a fundraiser.
Candidate for U.S. Senate Jim Oberweis
Oberweis is running as an admitted "underdog" to ultra left-wing Senator Dick Durbin. Obie, as his supporters affectionately dub him, noted that we need to stop the extremism in Washington and made to whip the audience up to dump Durbin by having them repeat, "Millionaire. Career politician. Dick Durbin. Must Go!"
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Obama to Give Unions a Veto Over Where a Company Can Set Up Shop
April 8, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Business, Capitalism, Crony Capitalism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, NLRB, President, Progressives, Right To Work, Unemployment, Unions, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
If you own a company and want to relocate to another part of the country, Obama wants you to know that you have no right to decide where that location will be. Obama wants you to know that only a labor union can make that decision. You have no say in the matter.
At least, that is what Obama's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) wants to do with a new rule that would give unions veto power over where a company re-opens its doors.
The goal, of course, is to destroy the economies of right-to-work states and force them to allow destructive unions to hold sway over their business sector or risk economic ruin.
Currently it is perfectly legal (not to mention moral, I might add) for a company to decided it wants to close its facilities in one part of the country and move some or all of it's business to another part of the country. We call it the free enterprise system.
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Ted Cruz: Stand for Principle!
March 28, 2014 | Filed Under Budget, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Free Trade, GOP, Jobs, Republicans, Senate, Taxes, Ted Cruz, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
Maria Bartiromo's Sunday Fox News Show to Debut March 30
March 27, 2014 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Cable, Capitalism, Democrats/Leftists, Fox Business Network, Free Trade, Government Corruption, Journalism, Liberals, Media, Progressives, Taxes, TV, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
When Fox Business Network (FBN) snagged top CNBC reporter Maria Bartiromo for its own late last year, there was talk about giving her a Sunday morning business news show along with her other FBN duties. Now Fox News is announcing the debut of that new show.
The show is titled Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo and will air beginning on the last Sunday of March at 9AM Central Standard Time on your cable's Fox News station.
"Anchored by leading business journalist Maria Bartiromo," the announcement says, "the show will focus on the intersection of commerce and news events, offering viewers in-depth analysis on recent developments in the economy. Each week, Bartiromo will interview business leaders and industry newsmakers on topics such as job creation and investment opportunities, providing viewers with an inside look at how to prepare financially for the future."
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Crooked Illinois Dems Sneak Ban of Farm Sold Milk into Restroom Access Bill
March 25, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Constitution, Crime, Democrats/Leftists, Ethics, Farming, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Government, Ill. County, Health, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, Progressives, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
This is the kind of crap that makes all politics seem crooked, conniving, scheming, and corrupt. With only days to go until the end of the legislative session a Democrat has sneaked in an amendment that would put a ban on farm-sold raw milk products into a bill meant to merely change the name of the state's restroom access act.
That's right, a ban on raw milk sales is now in a bill to provide fair access to restrooms. What do the two have to do with one another? Not a dang thing. But that is how corrupt politics works. If someone wants something stuck in an unrelated bill as a pay off, why all you have to do is set the right levers in motion.
The amendment to HB4036 would prevent the sale of non pasteurized milk products. The amendment was introduced by Chicago Representative Daniel J. Burke.
And what is this restroom bill? The only thing House Bill 4036 was introduced to do was to make a minor change to the name of the restroom act. That is all.
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Fox Business Continues to Grow–'Risk & Reward With Dierdre Bolton' Launches March 31
March 21, 2014 | Filed Under Bloomberg, Business, Cable, Capitalism, CNBC, Entertainment, Fox Business Network, Free Trade, Government, Jobs, Journalism, Media, Taxes, TV, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
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Where many other cable concerns are contracting, Fox Business Network (FBN) continues to evolve and grow adding viewers and gaining on its older, more established competition and now FBN adds Risk & Reward With Dierdre Bolton, a new show which debuts March 31 at noon Central Time.
"We're excited to add Risk and Reward with Deirdre Bolton to our lineup. Alternative investing is an immensely untapped field and Deirdre's expertise in this area will help broaden our market hours coverage," Executive Vice President of the network, said in an announcement.
Bolton will feature a variety of experts each afternoon to explore alternative asset strategy capitalizing on the most up-to-date movements in real estate, hedge funds and venture capital. And along with reporting on the normal ups and downs in the markets, Bolton will focus on non-traditional ways to grow your portfolio beyond stocks and bonds.
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University Professor Urges Unions to Use Violence Against Mom of Disabled Teen
March 5, 2014 | Filed Under AFSCME, Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, Chicago, Constitution, Crime, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Trade, Freedom, Government, Government Corruption, Health, Illinois, Jobs, Labor Law, Liberals, Liberty, Mental Health, Progressives, Public Employees Unions, Regulation, Rights, Taxes, Unions, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
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Several years ago a mother who cares for a disabled teen was shocked to discover that the Gov. of Illinois was going to force her into a union because she gets state aid to care for her son. She protested this forced unionization and the forced paying of dues that goes with it. Now a union professor is saying that unions should use violence against this woman to silence her.
Dr. Alan Singer, a Professor of Secondary Education at Hofstra University, urged unions to take "aggressive, illegal actions" saying it was "the only way" to stop people like Pam Harris from hurting the union cause of extorting business and government.
Mrs. Harris is the woman behind the Illinois lawsuit fighting state imposed unionism (Harris v. Quinn) that has made it to the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States.
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South Oregon Proves Gov't Subsides Are Bad for You
February 25, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Entitlements, Ethics, Free Trade, Government Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, Nanny State, Oregon, Progressives, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
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The Beautiful Rogue River in South Oregon
A very long article at the conservative Washington Free Beacon describes how economic recession and a changing timber industry has turned parts of southern Oregon into a "lawless" area with toothless authorities, few police, and empty government treasuries. But what the article really proves is that government subsides created this problem in the first place proving that government largess is a bad thing in the long run.
The piece, "The Lawless South," by CJ Ciaramella, describes the hard times that parts of southern Oregon have fallen upon. The hard times have come from several directions all converging to smack the area with high unemployment, plunging home prices, and failing industry.
The area Ciaramella is around Josephine County, way south of Portland and near the Oregon/California border. This area is in such bad economic times that the various governments, city and county, have had to make massive cuts. The cuts Ciaramella focuses on are the cuts in policing, hence his "lawless" title.
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Unbelievable: Despite Employee Rejection, Germans Still Pushing Unions in Volkswagen Plant
February 21, 2014 | Filed Under Business, Capitalism, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Elections, Europe, Free Trade, Germany, Government, Liberals, Progressives, Tennessee, UAW, Unions, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
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It is a cultural difference that could end up backfiring, but Volkswagen officials at the Tennessee auto plant are still pledging that they will try to help unions invade the plant even though workers voted not to join a union.
Last week American workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee auto plant voted not to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union–the one group most responsible for the utter destruction of Detroit.
But Volkswagen, a German company, simply can't understand why its American workers wouldn't want to join a union and are still pushing employees to give the UAW a chance.
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Illinois Ranks as One of Worst States for Losing Citizens
January 22, 2014 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Illinois, Jobs, Liberals, Money, Progressives, Property Taxes, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
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Illinois keeps racking up those plaudits as the worst of the worst states in the country, this time coming in second of the top states for outward migration. Illinois has seen more of its citizens fleeing its failing edifice than every other state but New Jersey.
This list is maintained by one of the nation's largest moving companies, United Van Lines and is compiled every year as the company tracks the migrations statistics of the nation.
"As the nation's largest household goods mover, United's shipment data illustrates national state-to-state migration trends," Carl Walter, vice president of United Van Lines said in a statement. "We've been tracking the number of inbound and outbound domestic moves for nearly 40 years, and through our study are able to identify the states that are attracting or losing residents."
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Allowing Unions to Organize Volkswagen is Like 'Injecting Cancer' Into US Auto Industry
January 21, 2014 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Ethics, Free Trade, Germany, Government, Government Corruption, Jobs, Liberals, Money, PCism, Pennsylvania, Progressives, Society/Culture, Taxes, Tennessee, UAW, Unions, Warner Todd Huston, Western Civilization | Comments Off
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It seems like a foolish move by Volkswagen for allowing the United Auto Workers (UAW) to organize its American plants. Not only did the UAW screw Volkswagen in the past, but even now the union admits that it is raising union dues solely to replenish its strike fund so unionistas can walk out. It's like Volkswagen is buying its own rope for its execution.
Or, as Steve Moore of The Wall Street Journal says, "it's like inserting a cancer cell into a body."
That is how Journal editorial board member Moore characterized the act of allowing the UAW to organize Volkswagen's American auto plants. "That one cancer cell is going to multiply and kill the body. It's a disruptive influence," he continued.
Worse, the UAW wants to raise dues for members for the expressed reason of filling strike fund coffers, this according to UAW Boss Bob King.
So, if Volkswagen gives in to the UAW's demands it will only be helping the union to walk out at the earliest opportunity.
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The South Rose Again While The North Napped
January 17, 2014 | Filed Under Budget, Business, Capitalism, Conservatives, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Elections, Ethics, Free Trade, GOP, Government, Government Corruption, Liberals, Progressives, Republicans, Taxes, Tea Party, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
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Northern elites love to look down their noses and sneer at southerners whom they consider loutish hayseeds who are just plain stupid. But as many in the north have dismissed the south, our states south of Mason and Dixon's line has risen again right under the north's very nose. Now, the best quality of life is in the south.
Recently Joel Kotkin noted that much of the economic power in the United States today is located in the old Confederacy where taxes are low, weather is pleasant, and jobs are plentiful. Meanwhile, the north is struggling under mounting debt, job loss, and rising taxes and a dwindling populace to tax.
In his article, "How The South Will Rise To Power Again," Kotkin points out that current trends show that, "the South will expand its dominance as the nation's most populous region. In the 1950s, the South, the Northeast and the Midwest each had about the same number of people. Today the region is almost as populous as the Northeast and the Midwest combined."
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Whole Foods CEO: Obamacare Will Create a Permanent Part-Time Workforce
December 20, 2013 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Entitlements, Ethics, Fox News, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Health, Insurance, Jobs, Liberals, Obamacare, Republicans, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
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The CEO of Whole Foods, well known for standing against Obamacare, recently pointed out that the President's government take over of our healthcare system will create a permanent part-time work force filled with positions that will never be able to advance to full time work. Because of that, Obamacare is hardly a very American ideal as it puts a government-enforce, concrete ceiling on top of workers who hope to better themselves.
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey appeared on Fox News with Stuart Varney on December 18 to discuss the negative impact that Obamacare is having on the nation's economy and its workforce.
After 35 years in business, Mackey knows how badly Obamacare will hurt the country. "It's raising our costs," Mackey said. "We'll have to cover things that are expensive that we may not want to cover, our team members may not want to have covered," he pointed out.
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Why Did Liberal Time Magazine Pick Pope Francis as 'Person of the Year'?
December 15, 2013 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Atheism, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Catholicism, Christianity, Communism, Conservatives, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Entitlements, Ethics, Free Trade, Government, Government Corruption, Journalism, Keynesian, Liberals, Media, Media Bias, Progressives, Religion, Socialism, Taxes, Time Magazine, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
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Reliably left-wing Time magazine recently picked the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, as its "person of the year" for 2013. This choice is odd for several reasons–after all the Pope stands against most of Time's leftist ideals–but maybe the Pope's recent Marxist-styled attack on capitalism explains the choice?
But let's find a minute to note how uncomfortable the leftist magazine must have been with its choice. After all, Pope Francis has not yet done anything in office except become noted for his Marxist-like attack on capitalism.
It is clear that Time only picked Francis because of that attack on the single best system ever invented by man. After all, if one looks at this Pope's other positions one finds the antithesis of Time's left-wing principles.
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West Bancorporation, Inc. Repurchases Approximately 1.4 Million Shares Of Its Common Stock
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ: WTBA) (the "Company"), parent company of West Bank, is pleased to report that on June 5, 2013 it repurchased 1,440,592 shares of Company common stock owned by American Equity Life Holding Company ("AEL"), which represents 100% of AEL's position in the Company's shares.
Representatives of AEL had contacted the Company indicating a desire to sell their investment in the Company. The Company, with the assistance of its financial advisor, Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., evaluated the merits of repurchasing the stock and chose to pursue the repurchase transaction.
The purchase price was $10.95 per share, for total consideration of $15,774,482. The Company will ultimately finance the purchase by borrowing the funds, and it is anticipated that the lending facility will be completed prior to June 30, 2013. Management believes the low interest rate environment makes the lending facility an attractive funding source for the transaction.
"We view this transaction as an acquisition of the company we know best," said David Nelson, president and chief executive officer of the Company. "We evaluate the merger and acquisition market for other institutions from time to time. Based on the current landscape, and based on West Bank's long history of success in building a strong, earnings-driven community bank, we feel this transaction represents an excellent use of our financial resources and creates value for our shareholders."
About West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ: WTBA) West Bancorporation, Inc. is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. Serving Iowans since 1893, West Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of West Bancorporation, Inc., is a community bank that focuses on lending, deposit services, and trust services for consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses. West Bank has eight full-service offices in the Des Moines metropolitan area, two full-service offices in Iowa City, one full-service office in Coralville and a loan production office in Rochester, Minnesota. Certain statements in this press release, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based are "forward-looking statements" within the meanings of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this press release. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words "believes," "expects," "intends," "should," "anticipates," "projects," "future," "may," "will," "strategy," "plan," "opportunity," "will be," "will likely result," "will continue," or similar references, or references to estimates, predictions, or future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon certain underlying assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Because of the possibility that the underlying assumptions are incorrect or do not materialize as expected in the future, actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may affect future results include: interest rate risk; competitive pressures; pricing pressures on loans and deposits; changes in credit and other risks posed by the Company's loan and investment portfolios, including declines in commercial or residential real estate values or changes in the allowance for loan losses dictated by new market conditions or regulatory requirements; actions of bank and non-bank competitors; changes in local and national economic conditions; changes in regulatory requirements, limitations, and costs; changes in customers' acceptance of the Company's products and services; and any other risks described in the "Risk Factors" sections of reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update such forward-looking statements to reflect current or future events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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