|
Jun30
|
Know More:
Business News Bear Stearns, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Hedge Funds, Jeffrey Epstein, Major Investor No. 1, Matthew Tannin, Michael Reiter, Naked Underage Girls, Ralph Cioffi, Underage Prostitution
... also procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution.
The use of underage girls for prostitution will also force Jeffrey Epstein be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Controversy surrounded the case from the beginning, as implications of the Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter was that the State Attorney Barry Krischer wasn't pursuing the case the way he should. As part of the response, Epstein, along with high-priced lawyers, also hired public relations specialists who tried to create doubt about the abilities of Reiter, as well as how truthful the victims were being. The young women under 18 were paid to give Epstein massages for $200 to $300 each, which on numerous times led to sexual encounters. For his crime, along with being a registered sexual offender, Epstein will serve 18 months in jail, and be under house arrest for a year.
|
|
Jun29
|
"The truth is so precious and so hard to coax into view--surrounded by its bodyguard of politics and half-truths--that there is simply no time for fuzzy thinking." With so much garbage and junk out there being proferred as information for...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun28
|
"(Gorbachev's) remarks in Prague seemed to me, to say the least, of doubtful validity. Yet nor should they be lightly dismissed."This was a quote from Thatcher's book "Statecraft," on page 8. The point she was making concerning the comments of...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun27
|
The story playing out between Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD) and the attempted takeover by InBev NV, has played out like a Hollywood script, as the usual assertion that the price offered was far below the value of the company, has now been responded...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun26
|
One of the leading business blog networks in the world, Know More Media, will again be sponsoring the Blogworld & New Media Expo. It is billed as "The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun25
|
In a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court overturned the record punitive damages of $2.5 billion Exxon Mobil (nyse:XOM) had been required to pay as a result of the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez in 1989. The damages will now...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun24
|
Build on strengthsFor whatever reason, human beings always seem to focus on the negative and weakness of a situation and others, rather than on the positive or what can be done at the time.Peter Drucker, when talking about what characteristics...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun23
|
In a move that strengthens the company as the No. 2 provider of trash services in the U.S., Republic Services Inc. (NYSE:RSG) has reached a deal with competitor Allied Waste Industries Inc. (NYSE:AW), where they'll pay a little over $6...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun22
|
More reasons Southwest Airlines was profitable for over 30 straight years.It's interesting to not some of the key elements of Herb Kelleher in enjoying over 30 years of profit in an industry notorious for struggling to profit at all, and...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun21
|
The annual running of Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, is considered one of the best managed marathons in the country, and many runners love to participate to see the beautiful shoreline of Lake Superior, where runners and viewers can see...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun20
|
Several days after finding white-looking chunks under the service of Mars, scientists at NASA confirmed it had been frozen water. The chunks disappeared quickly, as water on Mars will boil at 4 degrees Celsius, while also vaporizing in the light...
Continue Reading
|
|
|
American oil worker kidnapped in attackNigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua vowed that "all necessary action" would be taken against those who attacked the Bonga oil offshore oil field Thursday. The platform, which is run by the Royal Dutch Shell oil company,...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun19
|
Wants to make Wall Street Journal "best in the world."Talking at the Cannes International Advertising Festival today, Rupert Murdoch said he's going to build the Wall Street Journal to be the "best in the world." He added that regardless of...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun18
|
Knowing they are extremely vulnerable because of their misguided attempts to stop drilling offshore and within the confines of the United States, Democrats are scurrying and panicing as they attempt to deflect what may become the issue of the 2008...
Continue Reading
|
|
|
After Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) protested the awarding of the Air Force tankers contract to EADS (Paris: EAD.PA), an investigation was initiated by the Government Accountability Office that has resulted in them agreeing with some of Boeing's assertions.The GAO said through...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun17
|
The first thing I want to say before we get into the story is that government shouldn't be in the business of managing energy, but because it is, we have to deal with those realities. We'd be in a much...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun16
|
The latest victim of the mortgage problems is the CEO of American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Martin Sullivan, who was fired after the company has struggled financially, as well has being under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commmission.AIG has...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun15
|
Buffett knew that no matter what move he made he would always have his critics.One of the things Warren Buffett decided when he was a young man was to not pay attention to what other people thought of him in...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun14
|
As I wrote on another blog, I've never written about my Dad anywhere before this weekend, and I thought I'd take the chance to offer up something he taught me through his life that will be of help to others...
Continue Reading
|
|
|
At the Reuters Investment Outlook Summit this week, John McCain, the Republican presedential candidate, was seen as the best choice to move the economy forward. Much of the edge came from his intentions to extend the current tax cuts of...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun13
|
The Labor Department report says that the core Consumer Price Index (CPI) only rose 0.2 percent, keeping in line with expectations. Stocks rose in the U.S. after it eased inflation concerns, making it less likely the FED would increase interest rates...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun12
|
A Commerce Department report revealed that the Bush government stimulus plan is working, as retail sales surged to their highest level in six months. Retail sales in the U.S. for May increased by a huge 1 percent, about double what...
Continue Reading
|
|
|
Most of us in business won't be called upon to manage a special event like the U.S. Open Golf Tournament, but learning from some of the preparations made are a good lesson when we enter into unique marketing events in...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun11
|
Saying that an acquisition of Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD) would help it make a significant international player, InBev (INB.BT), based in Belgium, made an offer of $65 a share for the largest beer company in America, which values it at $46 billion....
Continue Reading
|
|
|
Today it was announced that Susan Lyne, CEO and president of Martha Stewart Living Onmimedia (NYSE:MSO), will be stepping down in her role at the company. She'll stay on as an advisor and director for 30 days to help during...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun10
|
There's one thing that could stem what is considered the inevitable tide of Democrats projected to win seats in the House and Senate, and that is for Republicans to take the lead on energy policy. So far they'd made some...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun 9
|
“I don’t think about legacy much. I just think about being able to get up every day, and go in and hang around these great people, and hopefully create something other people will love as much as we do.”I find...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun 7
|
"And the need is not just for curing the old ills of old cities. We think the need is for starting from scratch on virgin land and building a community that will become a prototype for the future."The context of...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun 6
|
I always like it when a company announces it's giving away something free in recognition of a certain day, even if, as in this case, it's National Donut Day in the U.S. Whenever you combine the celebration of a special...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun 5
|
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), by all measures, surged in same-store sales in May, as the retail behemoth enjoyed growth of 4.4 percent in May, almost three times as much as the 1.6 percent increase projected by analysts. Even after excluding sales of...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun 4
|
Records at the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office reveal that Ed McMahon is in default on his $4.8 million loan to Countrywide Financial Corp. As a result, forecloser action has been put into effect against the home. McMahon spokesman Howard...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun 3
|
Almost immediately after an AP report, citing campaign insiders, announced that Hillary Clinton would be giving a concession speech tonight acknowledging Barack Obama had enough delegates to win the election, her campaign shot back that the report was untrue.After the...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun 2
|
Gordon Mursell needs to step down. According to the Bishop of Stafford, the Right Left Rev. Gordon Mursell, those who oppose or ignore the global warming or climate change hoax are similar to Josef Fritzl, the crazy guy who locked...
Continue Reading
|
|
|
While domestic sales continue to be a drag on the U.S. economy, sales from manufactured goods in the U.S. have kept the sector from imploding, as a reading of 49.6 from the Institute of Supply Management index was better than...
Continue Reading
|
|
Jun 1
|
"The biggest change we made, without question, was the move to a boundaryless company. We got rid of the corner offices, the bureaucracy, the `not-invented-here' syndrome. Instead, we got every mind in the game, got the best out of all...
Continue Reading
|
