Track and Tracing - Beyond The Power of Individual Players

One area in which a law altered the rules quite a bit is the Food business. The General Food Law (GFL) that entered in force in (January) 2005 (in Europe) triggered a big change. Probably the real trigger is to be searched among the incidents we all know about; The mad cow disease, bird flu and other threats that are evolving rapidly. And our health is at stake.

No Shortage Of Energy, Just Technology - 1975 Editorial

Gasoline continues its relentless march to $1 per gallon and still Congress ducks the issue in hope the President, by himself, will make the unpopular decisions necessary to solve the energy crisis.

Gas Rationing Controversy Misses Main Point - 1975 Editorial

Nine gallons of gasoline per week plus the right to beg for more from your friendly rationing board.

Capitalism Rocks and Socialism Crushes; Film at 11 PM

How can we explain to the American People that socialism is dangerous and leads to collapses in Civilization, less choice, less opportunity and utter chaos as it declines? How can we show the rest of the world by leading by example that Communism pushes people down and capitalism pushes people up.

How Do All The Different Nations Borrow Money

But why can't all of the countries (nations) borrow money? Simply the same reason why individuals can't - their expenses are greater than their income in many cases. To cross the gap some countris try printing extra currency, raise debt and cut expenditure. Often a country combines the three to tackle its financials. This is not good practise however...

Women Issues - The Financial Risks Faced By Women

The financial risks faced by women at each stage of life are enormous. For women to tackle these risks without the fear of losing everything and without suffering much stress, she must first understand the risks she will inevitably face along the road of life. Listed below are some of the most common scenarios average women can expect:

Without Respect, Firefighters May Soon Be Gone With the Wind

Oh, look! Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin wants to give the firefighters a 0% raise. She likes to make these fights an annual event!

Re-Populate US with Mexicans to Guarantee GDP Economic Growth

The American Middle Class is not populating fast enough; that is to say we have an aging population, but we are not having enough kids to support and run our nation and insure proper capacity, output and productivity to continue to grow our GDP at this rate, but we are not alone.

Current Oil Prices

Over the past year, retail prices of gasoline and heating oil have increased by almost 50 cents per gallon. Diesel fuel prices have increased by more than 50 cents per gallon. One major cause of these dramatic increases in oil prices is the rising price of crude oil. In the United States, various types of crude oil are priced by using the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil as the benchmark. In early 2005, WTI prices were slightly above $42 a barrel, but by September 2005, they were at $70 a barrel. Oil prices have decreased then by a few dollars a barrel, but are still at historically high levels.

Federal Reserve Tightens Again Due to Inflation; Expected

The Federal Reserve has once again stair stepped its tightening of the interest rates and will do it a couple of more times or more depending on the expectation of inflation and other factors and we should expect this. Some considered that the Federal Reserve might tighten 50 basis points and they very well could have, yet there is no sense in sticker shocking the stock market.

Economic Indicators Guide

Economic indicators are regularly released governmental statistics that indicate the growth and health of a country especially its economy. Economic indicators mostly influence the value of a country’s currency. These are key statistics that show the direction of the economy.

NJ State Budget and Bureaucrats; Raise Taxes Again?

In the Garden State we see controversy and chaos over the 4.5 Billion Dollar Budget Crisis and it is getting bigger. Trenton, NJ the capital is flooded in parts and that is only going to add to the crisis. It seems New Jersey is always laced with political scandals, like the recent Closet Homosexual Governor, who hired his Israeli Sailor Boyfriend to head up the NJ Homeland Security efforts.

On the Scrap Heap at 13

Young people in Syria live with unemployment rates of over 80% but a new European Commission project is set to modernise the education and training system so as to give them new and better opportunities.

Home Builder Confidence Declines Again

Builder confidence for new single family homes has continued its decline in July.

Government Certification Test Often Destroy Productivity

On-going education is important indeed and that goes for any industry. Knowing the rules and regulations is also extremely important and since the regulatory bureaucrats change the rules so often it is important to stay on top of all of them.