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Don’t bother to take a breath, the US economic situation hasn’t changed. The rest of the world goes on however, even if our economy effects everyone else in this world. But this new piece of news is quite interesting, as reports of Russian warships are en route to Venezuela. This move is said to be part of joint maneuvers in the Caribbean, between the two countries’ naval forces. Is this the precursor of an initiative to make Venezuela the next Cuba?

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The recent bailout plan has been throwing up all kinds of red flags to the FBI. They have recruited the IRS to assist in the investigation of the bailout recipients’ books. The total amount of fraudulent mortgages recorded in the first quarter of 2008 is up 42% from the same period of last year. These numbers equate to about $1 Billion in losses generated from over 400 mortgage brokers, lenders and appraisers who are being investigated.

The big boys of AIG, Lehman Brothers, Countrywide, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lead the pack of the other 20 or so firms being investigated. The real issues here though are the thought of the government owning a majority (and the accompanying control) of these banks because of the loans, as well as the fact that the government is showing to many common folk that it’s OK to write bad checks, not pay up and not worry about it as “Big Brother” will cover the debt! Check out this poll for yourself.

But the bailout plan continues to bring more people, not just the FBI and IRS, to the table. The mess gets even more convoluted as the Federal Reserve Bank has supposedly struck a $30 Billion deal with Australia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden so it can lend money to U.S. banks!

I feel, as others I know do, that the Federal Government already has too much power. The economy is definitely in a state of flux, as can be seen by simply watching the daily oil prices move. The roller coaster ride is not getting any better, with the bottom falling out on the recent buy of AIG considered to be the turning point of this country’s embrace of Fascism. It is without a doubt unConstitutional to think that the government is “of the government, by the government and for the government” but that is exactly what is happening. Free trade is going by the wayside with the inevitable fall of Wall Street as we know it. The big trading firms are systematically either turning into banks or being “secured” by the buying power of the Fed. The government is even demanding vested interests in these companies!

Let’s not forget about the US’s “War on Terror” as another interesting factor in all of this. We have the alibi to place troops anywhere in the world, to protect our sovereign “State”. The war in Iraq has been seen to be our way of protecting our source of oil. Continue reading »

I have been eagerly awaiting this new prequel to be released. Of course, Paramount has decided to push the release date back to May 8, 2009 to relieve the pressures of a holiday release. But until then, I have a teaser trailer here and a few choice notes and images of my favorite TOS character – Mr. Spock.

I have loved the Heroes TV series for both of its seasons. Albeit season two had a few bumps and a little confusion in spots, I still enjoyed the Sylar character as the villain and main focus of the series. Continue reading »

R (for violence)- 1hr. 54min.

I have a new movie to write about! I have always loved kung-fu movies, but this one has more drama and less action. Most of the action doesn’t happen until the last third of the movie.

This has been recorded as the most expensive movie ever to come out of Beijing, with a $45 million production budget! Nothing is wasted when you see the elaborate sets, wardrobe and Chinese stars that are littered throughout this film. For those movie buffs like me, we always want to know how true a story is. This masterful retelling of a 1930′s chinese play is just that, a rewritten play. Continue reading »

My league, Pennsylvania Football Federation, is off to a great start for just about everyone. We are hosted with NFL.com and the Q.C. Outlaws have improved to 1-1 and a somewhat promising third week is about to open. My starting lineup is as follows:

• Eli Manning – QB
• Steven Jackson – RB
• Ahmad Bradshaw – RB2
• Torry Holt – WR1
• Isaac Bruce – WR2
• Santonio Holmes – WR3
• Anthony Fasano – TE
• Matt Prater – K
• NY Giants – D/ST

Reserves:

• Marc Bulger – QB
• Ricky Williams – RB
• Derrick Mason – WR
• Dallas Clark – TE
• The Steelers – D/ST

It may not be the prettiest team imaginable, but they are scoring well with a hammering loss in week 1 (-37 pts) to Mike Kemp’s Heavy Hittin’ Birds and a near blowout this past week (+17 pts) of Tim Colbert’s Spartans.