by Yavor Mihaylov In early April, the crisis that had broken out as a result of the exposed corruption in the circles of the interior ministry, exacerbated even further. The public was outraged by the fact that the interior minister Rumen Petkov had meetings with the Galevi brothers, who are allegedly among the biggest mafia bosses […]
Our Great Work of Civilization: Violence, War and Plunder in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
King Leopold II purchased what became the Congo Free State (CFS) because it contained “unspeakable richness” and was merely lacking an “enterprising capitalist” to exploit its resources. His personal acquisition of the CFS in 1885 gave freedom to Western capital, and death and enslavement to the indigenous population. The recent conflict in the Democratic […]
How to Cut Your Expenses
Part 11 in a series on how to be successfully self-employed If you get into the habit of tracking your expenses you’ll find areas where you can cut expenses. You may find, unfortunately, that you have too much house, too many recreation vehicles and other lifestyle things that will subvert your goals to cut expenses. […]
10 golden rules to become rich!
Once you decide to put your money to work to build long-term wealth, you have to decide, not whether to take risk, but what kind of risk you wish to take. Here are 10 investing rules that can make you rich: 1. There’s no escaping risk Once you decide to put your money to work […]
Tuning the National Theme
Last week I was reading the business magazine, Money Today; it had summed up the year 2007. The columnist Dipen Sheth said that in the year gone by, you would have made a lot of money if you had invested in the market in tune with the national theme. He went on to say that […]
Gund Teddy Bears
The leading soft toy manufacturer in America, is also the oldest. GUND was founded in 1898, in Norwalk, Connecticut by Adolph Gund. GUND was one of the first companies to design and produce teddy bears in the early 1900’s. A young Russian immigrant, Jacob Swedlin, took a modest job at GUND in 1907. Swedlin bought […]
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