It was very encouraging to learn earlier this month that the Honorable Paul LaPage, Governor of the State of Maine, had called ‘bullshit’ on non-profits. Non-profits have been getting away with the taxable equivalent of ‘murder’ for years. They have been increasing their footprints, endowments and the compensation of their top executives to astronomical levels […]
Bulls Dismiss Slump Warnings
Hopes are mounting among financiers that the recent rally in emerging market assets is setting the scene for a bull market in 2010, despite warnings from senior economists of a long and deep global recession. Mark Mobius, executive chairman at Franklin Templeton Investment, told Emerging Markets yesterday the rally was “ sustainable in the long […]
Asia Bears Growl as Bulls Charge
The bull market rally for Asian equities may prove unsustainable, as regional economic activity will stay weak once the initial boost from fiscal stimulus packages fades, analysts have said this week. “The market rally is coming on the back of an unprecedented amount of policy stimulus”, Johanna Chua, Citigroup’s chief Asia economist in Hong Kong, […]
Two Dead, Nine Hospitalized with Anthrax
In Orissa, India (Visama Cuttack .Nanirirguda village ) Two people were found dead with the Anthrax disease while nine people are now in critical condition at a local Christian hospital. Detailed information has emerged recently about cows, three bulls, and four goats that died with the Anthrax disease. The sick villagers ate their meat without […]
40 injured in Mexico running of the bulls
Twenty-seven angry bulls were let loose in the streets of Huamantla, Mexico this past weekend. About 100,000 people lined the street to watch amateur bullfighters, many fueled by alcohol, dash into the melee to challenge the bulls and show their bravado. Some carried red capes in imitation of their professional counterparts. The enraged animals charged […]
How to survive a vicious dog attack!
In the first 101 days of this year, 16 Americans were killed by dogs. On average, that is a fatal attack inflicted by a canine every 6.3 days in the U.S. since January 1. Pit bulls and their mixes are responsible for 69% (11) of these deaths. Pit bulls alone have an average kill rate […]
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