Evander Klum asked:



BMW has Jay Leno as the latest person to receive the keys to a BMW Hydrogen 7 - the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan in the world.

Jay Leno, an Emmy-winning comedian and host of The Tonight Show received his BMW Hydrogen 7 at his own garage in Burbank, California, according to a source.

Leno said, “As an avid car enthusiast I’m always interested in the future of automotive technology. With the BMW Hydrogen 7 I can experience all the fun and great features of a performance car, yet know that I’m being environmentally friendly at the same time! I look forward to driving the Hydrogen 7 and learning more about hydrogen as a fuel for our future,” acknowledging the benefits provided by the luxury sedan.

Leno’s garage is actually a “green garage” that is supplied with energy from steam power. Giant steam and natural gas engines from the 19th century are used. Both offer efficient reduction on energy needs. That makes the garage a self-sufficient power station. Leno imposed that a garage stuffed with old cars has no reason not to be environmentally responsible, “even if it means having to go back more than a century for the technology”.

Adding the BMW Hydrogen 7 to his collection of cars has been part of Leno’s dedication in improving his garage which is now almost 20,000 sq. ft. in measurement. He loaded it with the latest environmentally friendly shop equipments and products, which might have been included premium auto parts such as BMW 330 parts. His collaboration with expert consultants brought him to make use of alternative energy systems in the garage. They all came up with the analysis that such source would give way for energy efficiency.

The best thing about the BMW Hydrogen 7 is that it is an absolute environmentally friendly machine, producing only water vapor as discharge. Such is a great step in promoting CO2 emission reduction, essentially demanded by a world market that is becoming more and more aware of its impact to the environment.

The Hydrogen 7 is now held as a production model vehicle after successfully completing the Product Development Process, which perfected the concept behind the technology.

Hydrogen 7 Pioneers Program compelled BMW to give out Hydrogen 7 in several prominent leaders and figures in the business, entertainment and political industry. This has been along BMW’s belief that the hydrogen will be replacing petroleum as “long-term alternative to fossil fuel”. Hopes have been placed that the model car will be a pioneer in upbringing hydrogen technologies for future mobilization.

A source enlisted several more prominent individuals that have been chosen to be part of the hydrogen pioneering. Included were Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the “Ocean’s 13″ premiere in Hollywood; Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Liguori at the FOX All-Star Party in Santa Monica; Richard Gere and Sharon Stone at the Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin; and “An Inconvenient Truth” producer Davis Guggenheim (Oscar(R) for the best Documentary Feature) and Best Foreign Language Film Oscar(R) winner, director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck at the 2007 Academy Awards; among others. The vehicle has also made an impact oversees, with luminaries such as Michael Glos, German Federal Minister for Economy and Technology, and Gunter Verheugen, Vice President of the European Commission, world renowned soprano Anna Netrebko and a lot more others.

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Terence R Traut asked:


In a recent interview, Dr. Jay Conger states, “Business organizations are not designed to be great training grounds for leadership development. They are great training grounds for execution of an existing business model and, if [the business model is] right, all you need are managers. The problem is that every few years that business model comes under attack and, when it does, you need leaders. Now the problem is that you haven’t been developing them, so you get blown out of the water.” (“Why Chief Executives Fail,” May 2003, Management Today)
As faithful readers know, I’ve had the pleasure and honor to meet some of the world’s greatest leaders and leadership gurus from Sir Richard Branson, General Tommy Franks, and Captain Mike Abrashoff to Dr. Warren Bennis, Dr. Henry Mintzberg, Tom Peters, and most recently Dr. Jay Conger. Through our work with Linkage Inc., we help support broadcasts of these famous people by designing and developing participant and facilitator guides that many clients use to turn a 90-minute presentation into a true learning and growth opportunity.
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Jay Conger to discuss the topic of leadership development and succession planning. Dr. Conger has found that companies who are successful at identifying and developing leadership talent address each of the following key components:
• Sponsorship — personal, active, and regular involvement at the highest levels.
• Selection — matching capabilities with organizational needs; avoiding complex competency models; acknowledging and addressing things that will derail a potential leader.
• Assessors — objectively and subjectively measuring performance and results.
• Participants — engaged and personally committed potential leaders, resulting in greater self-direction and organizational loyalty. • Development linkages — using stretch goals and a myriad of assignments, participants are being developed — not merely identified — for succession in a purposeful and planned manner.
• Tracking — measuring the effectiveness of the leader — and the leadership selection and development process — to ensure continual improvement in developing the leadership bench.
In his book, Growing Your Company’s Leaders: How Great Organizations Use Succession Management to Sustain Competitive Advantage, Dr. Conger outlines the characteristics of companies who are winning the war for talent through their leadership development systems. These characteristics include:
First, the most effective systems are simple and easy to use. All participants — not just those running the systems but candidates as well — have easy access to them. Data is secure but open to those who need it. The winning systems are nonbureaucratic, uncomplicated processes. As an element of that simplicity, there is a unified approach to succession management to ensure consistency and to maintain objectivity of succession management between different business units, organizational levels, and geographic areas.
Second, the best systems are developmentally oriented rather than simply focused or replacement oriented. System processes are clearly more concerned with the continuing growth and development of the employee than with an ultimate job title. They introduce a discipline into the organization that continually reminds everyone that leadership development and talent retention are critical priorities and every manager’s responsibility. The system becomes a proactive vehicle for managers and executives to reflect on the progress of their talent and the opportunities they require for genuine development.
Third, highly effective systems always actively involve the very top players of the organization. The CEO and the executive team are committed sponsors and champions-proactively participating in determinations of talent and in “next steps” to ensure the maximum development of their talented employees. Effective succession management is seen as a critical strategic tool by senior executives for attracting and retaining their most talented leaders.
Fourth, best practice succession systems are effective at spotting gaps in talent and at identifying important “linchpin” positions. They highlight existing or emerging needs where there are potential shortages of talent within the firm. They focus intensively on linchpin positions-a select set of jobs that are critical to the overall success of the organization. These positions and the individuals who fill them merit and receive regular and intensive attention. The better systems also identify the best jobs for development and whether there are a sufficient number of these or shortages.
Fifth, succession planning still does the job of monitoring the succession process, enabling the company to make certain that the right people are moving into the right jobs at the right time and that gaps are being spotted early. The best systems incorporate frequent checkpoints throughout the year. These checkpoints monitor who is where and where the person should be going next. A checkpoint function is built into the system to spot a problem before it becomes a problem! Succession management is so important that the best practitioners don’t ignore this function for even a quarter.
Finally, the most successful systems are built around continual reinvention. One of the clearest insights from our research is that effective succession management is a journey, not a destination. Best practice companies did not succeed in their first efforts at succession management. Similarly, none have rested on their laurels since having their process up and running. They continually refine and adjust their systems as they receive feedback from line executives and participants, monitor developments in technology, and learn from other leading organizations. To avoid the ever-present danger of becoming bureaucratized and mechanical, best practice systems therefore actively incorporate dialogues and debates about talent and about the succession process. There are continuous “conversations” about what is needed for the future of each candidate, about who should be where, and when. There are continuous conversations on the part of the guardians and designers about the planning process and how its utilization can be improved.

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Lynn Lott, Jane Nelsen, And Therry Jay asked:


Excerpt
The following is an excerpt from the book Pup Parenting
by Lynn Lott, Jane Nelsen and Therry Jay
Published by Rodale; March 2006;$14.95US/$19.95CAN; 1-59486-081-5
Copyright © 2006 Lynn Lott, Jane Nelsen and Therry Jay
Transporting Dogs in the Car
You may have a lifestyle that involves hours in your car, and you like your dog to go with you. If that’s the case, we hope you won’t be like Deanna. She loved her little shih tzu, Scarlet, so much that she did everything she could to help Scarlet feel secure, including endangering herself and her dog by allowing Scarlet to sit on her shoulders while she was driving. Scarlet would fall asleep and slide down Deanna’s back so she had to hunch over while driving — a very uncomfortable and dangerous position. Deanna’s daughter, Kim, who also loved Scarlet very much, cured her of her shoulder-sitting habit. “I just wouldn’t let her sit on my shoulders,” she said. This reflects a profound training method — your kind and firm expectations and follow-through.
Many people have developed the habit of letting their dog ride in the passenger seat next to them. This is a mistake, mainly for safety reasons. If you have a fairly large dog, your view can be obstructed. If you encounter an emergency and need to brake suddenly, your dog could get injured by hitting the windshield or by the air bag. If you have to make a sharp turn, your dog could end up bumping into or falling over you.
Your dog is safest in the back seat. Use either a special harness for your dog that hooks on to a seat belt, a doggy car seat that elevates your dog so he or she can watch out the window, or a leash that attaches to the seat belt. All of these items can be found at a pet store or on the Internet. If your car is a station wagon or sport-utility vehicle, the best way to transport your dog is in the far back of the car using a crate or a grill to create a safe, convenient compartment for the dog. This is how Lynn’s dogs ride in the car, and they love going everywhere with the family, no matter how long the trip. They’re so quiet, it’s easy to forget they’re back there. All it takes to get them ready is to ask, “Would you like to go to the movies?” Or, “Should we go to the bakery?” Or, “Anyone want to go to Tahoe?” and both dogs are standing with noses to the door, ready for an adventure.
If you have a pickup truck without a camper shell, you have only two options: in the cab with you with the leash attached either to the door handle or some other device that keeps your dog from reaching you, or a crate in the pickup bed securely fastened with bungee cords or something similar that will prevent it from tipping over or sliding. Unfortunately, it is common practice for some people to keep dogs in the back of a pickup either loose, which is illegal in some communities and a totally unacceptable option for safety reasons, or to use a commercially available device that allows the dog to be secured in the pickup bed without being able to reach the sides. If you have an accident, the device could break and your dog could tumble out of the truck to certain death or severe injury, not to mention the serious hazard to traffic. Also, keeping a dog in the pickup bed can be very damaging to the dog’s eyes with debris flying through the air. In hot weather, unless you have carpeting in your pickup, the metal will heat up to an unacceptable degree and hurt the dog’s feet. It’s an excellent idea to transport a dog in a pickup with a camper shell with adequate flooring (not the metal bed itself) and with windows on the side for ventilation, or a window between the cab and the camper shell, so the dog can feel close to you.
Start training your dogs early if you want them to get used to traveling in a car with you. Use one of our recommended forms of containment or a crate. Leave a bowl of water in the car, along with some type of animal product such as a baited bone or a hoof. And lock your doors; if your dog is well socialized, valuable, and friendly, he could become a dog-napping victim. In hot or even warm weather you must never leave your dog in the car, even in the shade. Even with windows cracked open and in the shade, the temperature inside the car can be fifteen to twenty degrees hotter than outside, and your dog can die of hyperthermia.
If dogs could talk, we think they might say: “Riding in the car is almost as much fun as going for walks with you. Thanks for taking me along and keeping me safe.”
Reprinted from: Pup Parenting: A Guide to Raising a Happy, Well-Trained Dog by Lynn Lott, Jane Nelsen, and Therry Jay © 2006 Rodale Inc. Permission granted by Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098. Available wherever books are sold or directly from the publisher by calling (800) 848-4735 or visit their website at www.rodalestore.com

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Joanna Garzilli asked:


Does visualization really work?

With the success and popularity of “The Secret” there has been a backlash that it is all hype and the principles do not work. I strongly disagree. I believe the Law of Attraction does work! There are a series of steps that you must to take to get the results you desire. I think some people are taking the information literally and then giving up on the process because they’re not getting immediate gratification. Our society is now, now, now, faster, faster, faster, why? why? why?

Would you like to know the first most important step to get what you want? Do you notice a little voice in your head? “Yes, duh, of course I do but it doesn’t work. As much as I’d like to believe. I’m not getting the results.”

I know some of you are getting results however, what if you could get reach your goals faster? What if you achieved beyond what you believe you are capable of? What if you had ideas, concepts, projects and inventions that made a profound impact in the world?

Step #1 PERSISTENCE
“Never never never give up” Winston Churchill

I carry that quote with me on a 3×5 index card to drum it into my unconscious mind. Whenever I feel fear rise up within me, I pull out that card and read the sentence three times. I immediately feel the tension in my body release. My emotions settle and a burst of energy gives me resolve to keep going.

So what’s this got to do with Jay Leno?

During my recent trip to the gorgeous countryside of Massachusetts for my husband’s Prep School Reunion at Northfield Mount Hermon, I began to evaluate my life. We stayed on campus and being in the environs of educational life evoked distant memories. I felt nostalgic. I didn’t have regrets. However, a sense of urgency arose within me to achieve way beyond my current accomplishments. Set new goals. Challenge myself. Believe in myself.

I began writing my Life plan. I closed my eyes and focused inwards. A big goal of mine is to be an international best selling author. I asked myself, “Who would I love to be interviewed by when that happens?” Jay Leno immediately sprung to mind. I love “The Tonight Show”. Which led me to:

Step #2 My Visualization Process
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve” Napoleon Hill

So I wrote down my goal “Be interviewed by Jay Leno”. I imagined what it would be like talking with him and the fun we’d be having and the specifics of the conversation. The reality is it was rather wild. I’ll tell all in a little while!

It’s important to combine step #1 by being persistent in your visualization process. You don’t do it once and then think, “My goal didn’t happen, this visualization stuff doesn’t work”. Consistent persistence is key!

During my week’s stay in Massachusetts, I imagined talking with Jay while I was running laps on the track, in the car driving around Boston, sitting on the plane flying back to Los Angeles, even while I was brushing my teeth. I was inspired by Sam Walton’s tenacity when I read his autobiography “Made in America”. Even when I felt a little bit silly imaging chatting with Jay Leno, I silenced my inner critic and told myself “Why not? I’m interesting, talented and have a good heart.”

What do you do when your still hear the self-sabotaging voice? Keep visualizing and tap into the feeling of optimism that if it’s for the highest good, your wish will come to fruition.

Step #3 ACTION
“Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone” Robert Allen

Believing is not enough. You have to take physical steps to get the results you desire. As much as I’d like opportunities to land in my lap, I’ve discovered that by having willingness to take action and walking my talk, doorways open.

Well here’s the fabulous door that opened. Two days after we arrived home from Boston, my husband Nick and I are sitting on the sofa and the phone rings. It’s his Mom Jane. “We’ve been invited to go on the Jay Leno show on Friday do you want to go?” Nick said.

“Yes!” I said, leaping into the air.

Nick didn’t understand why I was this excited. I hadn’t told him I’d been doing this visualization process for days. I was in awe at the coincidence of events that I prefer to perceive as synchronicity.

I woke up on Friday like a child on Christmas Day. “We’re going to “The Tonight Show” I squealed. I wanted to enjoy every moment of this. I had so much fun. Scott who worked on the show, gave up the royal tour of the lot at NBC. It was inspiring seeing the costume department and the area where future sets were being built. Finally we entered the studio and my heart leaped in joy as I was lead to my seat in the second row. In my mind, it was a fortuitous sign that I would indeed, be interviewed by Jay at a later date.

“My visualization worked gorgeous, it worked!” I said, grabbing at Nick’s arm. I remembered how I’d been sitting on the plane and imaging this moment a couple of days before. Why not do a little more?

As people milled into the studio, I took one good long look at the stage and then I turned behind me to take in the details of the audience before I closed my eyes. I took several deep breaths into my body and pretended that I was up on stage with Jay having a fabulous conversation about my book “Unleash The Psychic In You”.

I opened my eyes and felt content of the possibility I would talk to him at a later date. Moments later Jay Leno came out onto the set. The audience whooped and cheered. I could hardly contain myself. Now this is where step #3 is super important. Visualization is great however you have to take action.

Would you like to know how I ended up on stage?

“Would anyone like to come on up?” Jay said.

This is why I used the Robert Allen’s quote “Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone”.

I leaped out of my seat, raised my hand and shouted “Me, Jay, I do!” I couldn’t believe I did that. I was setting myself up for rejection, feeling foolish. What if he blanked me? In that moment, which felt excruciatingly drawn out, I saw how the persistent practice of visualizing had created such a strong desire in me at an unconscious level. Despite my conscious fear of being embarrassed, I took action and asked for what I desired.

“The tall enthusiastic blond, come join me,” Jay said.

“Yes!” I made my way quickly onto the set.

“What’s your name?” Jay said.

“Joanna,” I said.

“And where are you from Joanna?” Jay said.

“London, England” I said.

“Oh, London, England!” Jay said mimicking my British accent.

“Yes Jay,” I said.

“And what do you do?” Jay said.

“I’m a Psychic Expert,” I said.

“Oohh!” The audience responded, intrigued.

“So if you were really psychic, you’d know that I wanted you to spank me,” Jay said.

“No problem Jay, I can do that right now,” I said.

I lent forward and pretended to slap Jay’s butt several times, with my husband standing next to me. It was hilarious. I was having such a blast. We talked for a few more minutes and then had a Polaroid taken of the three of us.

Before I left the stage I told Jay sincerely how much I love his work. I had a strong sense right then that I would be back on the show at a later date sitting in the hot seat talking about my best selling book.

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Buzz Scott asked:


Every investor wants to be sure of the security of his investments in the longer run. Each one of them wants to keep away from any complications that might cause them some kind of a loss in future.

Besides, restrictions are imposed on all forms of businesses at one time or the other. These have to be dealt with carefully to avoid any undue damage to your business or profits.

What is a non Scrub Jay Lot?

Scrub Jays are a rare species of birds that come under the special legal protection system of the government. The law requires you to obtain a license form the government to carry out any commercial or construction related activity in areas reserved for the Scrub Jay species.

A non Scrub Jay Lot is located in an area, which is not a part of the official Scrub Jay inhabitation list. To obtain a license to carry out any sort of activity in a Scrub Jay lot, the owner is normally required to go through a complicated procedure involving a lot of time and effort.

Port Charlotte non Scrub Jay Lots

Investors normally avoid investing in areas, which have been earmarked by the government as a Scrub Jay area.

One of the unique and best features of the available Port Charlotte vacant lots is that most of these do not fall in the protected Scrub Jay areas. In fact, these lots are very well located with excellent environs that are home to an abundant wildlife, birds and other fauna. These vacant lots of Port Charlotte are also ideally located, being surrounded by a number of places of utility and recreational joints.

Many investors choose to invest in such non-Scrub Jay lots to avoid any undue delays and harassment in the process of obtaining a license. Moreover, there are chances that the further commercial use and development of the lots can be hampered if they fall in one of the protected Scrub Jay areas.

Choosing a non-Scrub Jay lot

The best way to look for an appropriate non-Scrub Jay lot is to contact one of your local real estate agents who will guide you for such areas. It will also be helpful to read your local newspapers on a regular basis to get the right information.

Another alternative is to carry out some simple research on the internet for a non-Scrub Jay lot. Since it is related to government policy, you are likely to get a lot of information about such lots on the internet.

In fact, many websites that will give you a detailed list of such non-Scrub Jay lots. Along with the list, these websites also furnish a comprehensive list of the main attractions and landmarks around.

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Bishara asked:


Toronto Blue Jays are noted as being the first team apart from the United States to gain the series has the price indicated of the world. Toronto Blue Jays is a professional team of baseball principal of league based in Toronto, Ontario and play in the Eastern Division of the American league. Geais blue will be the only team based in Canada after the delocalization of Expos of Montreal. Toronto Blue Jays was founded in 1977 like expansion of the American league.

The ballpark at the house for geais blue is SkyDome, it is capacity is 50.516 and was at the house with geais blue since 1989.It was the first stage of retractable-roof built in the principal leagues, and became an immediate limiting terminal in Toronto. Old the ballpark at the house of geais blue of 1977-1989 was stage of exposure. The uniform colors for Toronto Blue Jays are blue, white (house), gray (far), black (alternate), red is a replacement for the day of Canada and other special national holidays.

The design of logo of geais blue is “geais” white and silver plated stylized, with a blue chief, white and silver plated blue geai moving on the left in the swindler of the letter “J”. Toronto Blue Jays gained five championships of Division inside, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993. The American flags of league gained were inside, 1992 and 1993, geais them blue continued to gain inside, 1992 and 1993. The concession was in the beginning had by Labatt Breweries, imperial confidence and banks imperial Canadian of the trade. The team played its first game in April, 1977 against Chicago Sox white, gaining the play 9-5.

The team rose to prominence little after having joined the American league. The line of team was composed of certain of the higher players including/understanding Jesse Barfield, George Bell, Joe Charretier, and Fernandez Élégant. Roy Hartsfield was the director of the team and it was succeeded by Bobby Mattick in 1980. What follows was the season of strike, and geais them blue improved their percentage of profit but always finished in the last place in the American east of league.

The best first season full with the team came in 1982 when they managed to finish 78-84. In September 1982 the team placed a new mark of club for the assistance of road, exceeding the preceding mark of 1.285.409. Barfield supplemented the American league with 40 races at the house in 1986. Bell was called American League the majority of valid player (MVP) in 1987 after control in Al-better 134 races.

Gaston replaced Cox because the director in 1989 and it was under his councils that the club gained four titles is of Division between 1989 and 1993 and in 1992 became the first Canadian concession to gain the series of the world. At the end of the season 1991 the team acquired the jug Jack Morris, which had carried out the twins while launching a complete exclusion of the play 10-inning in play 7 of the preceding series of the world. Geais blue began 1997 with raised hopes, and a certain good deed when they signed the old red ace Roger Clemens of Boston Sox to a contract $24.750.000. Oppose Martinez, an old glove of baseball for geais blue, succeeded as director before the season 2001. The Tient current the first role for Toronto Blue Jays are, Roy Halladay, Eric Hinske, Orlando, Ted Lilly, Alexis Rios, well of Vernon and Carlos Delgado.

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Dr Jay Polmar asked:


WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH THE UNITED STATES

By Dr. Jay Polmar

Having lived 62 years, some of them outside of the US looking in from an international viewpoint, I can clearly see the big bully threatening all the smaller kids in the school yard for their lunch money.

“Where did they go wrong?” The long time idolizers of the mighty United States wail. Go wrong?? They have been bullies for a very long time. After the Clinton administration left office over a not so pretty young lady and their rather sloppy indiscretion, the embarrassment went from Bill Clinton dropping his shorts to the mainstream press making it less likely that men everywhere would get to enjoy things that were almost everyday occurrences.

Since then, the US has been invaded. Or has it? Whether anyone believed it or not, Osama was immediately blamed along with Saudi participants. But, why have they still not found Osama? The US has the greatest satellite network in the world and can look inside your home, inside your underwear, and probably do a cat scan (CT) on you from outer space. It is very likely that if they could get you to stay still long enough, they could probably do a laser lobotomy from 50 miles in space with perfect accuracy. My suggestion is; when you’re dealing with the US, keep your head low and keep moving!

What direction is the US moving towards? Essentially, they blame other countries for everything and make anything you do that is inconvenient to the government bureaucracy a criminal offense. It’s a crime to write negative press about the US President (George W. Bush, the Junior) who stole the presidential election by fraud and software manipulation, not once but twice! Amazingly, most of the people in the rest of the world consider George W. Bush (little King George) to be the anti-Christ. People have been held by the FBI (now the new Internet Police) for writing negative emails about Bush to his war buddy friends. A war hero was even taken into custody. Freedom laws, speech laws, all gone. Bill of Rights, right? No rights. They are gone, just taken away. If you don’t pay taxes, for example (which is technically only a voluntary donation anyway because it has never been approved by the full congress), you go to jail. Don’t pay child support; go to jail. Yell at your neighbors too much; yep, you go to jail. And there are no get out of jail free cards!

Long ago, a Northeastern study analyzing the outcomes from teaching ethics in the third grade showed that for the 20+ year length of study; students who had been taught ethics had reduce instances for committing crime, getting into trouble, serving jail time etc. So, why don’t they teach ethics in the third grade?? Because THEY aren’t ethical. Who are THEY?? Anyone who would have anything to do with a government agency, work, service, employ, anything at all! And the majority of the schools in the US are governmentally run public schools.

Well, perhaps the health care industry has a better record? Nope, it’s not honest. Nor is it even good quality medicine. The US is rated in the top 30 countries in the world for health care, but didn’t make the top 20. Medical care is expensive and the quality is actually pathetic. In addition, you pay top dollar to insurance companies who give you horrible healthcare and customer service while they deny you benefits that could save you or someone you love’s life! What gives with these insurance companies?

Insurance companies: yep, they’ll save the day. Hah! When the insurance companies realized that families in Hawaii were faking car accidents just so they could get disability benefits, car replacement, and undeserved compensation; their PR departments and the media had a field day with it! News of the “frauds” in Hawaii spread around the world. So, the insurance companies proceeded to use the authority of the US government to make stricter laws. Now, everyone who gets injured but doesn’t die is assumed to be a fraud and a criminal. Claims are indiscriminately denied and the insurance companies have their own detectives, police-like and threatening. They have their own hit squads too. The hit squads are called ……. doctors, and their attack animals are the lawyers, protecting their interests.

Lawyers: Why is it that when there is only one lawyer in town there is never enough business, but when there are two lawyers in town there is always too much business? Of course, lawyers bring out the worst in all of us, because they simply reflect what we see in them (varmints, sharks, and worse). What’s worse than a lawyer? A grown up lawyer! Or a politician. Someone who knows the law, bends the law, and sells it off to the highest bidder for private party interests. A politician uses the law, friends, and anything he can to never to go to jail or prison for what he’s done wrong!

Speaking of Jail and Prison: The US Federal and State Prison Systems have become the largest hotel chain in the world. They charge, on average, $30,000 a year per inmate. For their $30,000 they give bad food, bad conditions, lousy mattresses, and abusive treatment. Inmates in certain prisons even live in tents, dungeons, and on concrete slabs. No wonder they develop attitudes that increase the effect of whatever criminal mind or mentality they have. Only 10% of prisoners who are released stay free. So, you’ve got a regenerating prison system to make money on housing for those who are incarcerated for whatever reason. Any reason, poor reasons, made up reasons, here’s one — 24% of all prisoners in US jails and prisons are there for marijuana offenses. Marijuana doesn’t hurt or kill, but alcohol and tobacco do … but there aren’t three-quarters of a million tobacco smokers or alcoholics in prison. Prejudice against Marijuana?

Marijuana/Pot: Once, this medicinal plant was considered a phenomenal treatment for headaches and migraines, nausea from chemotherapy, and pain control, etc. It has now been made illegal, even though it was created by God and the universe for the treatment of pain. In Latin American countries, it is ground up and mixed with either alcohol or cream and massaged into injured places on the body. My grandmother (and probably yours too) smoked one of those marijuana cigarettes bought at the local Pharmacy in the 1920’s for her problems. Even though it’s totally natural, more so than tobacco or alcohol, it’s illegal because the government thinks it should be, instead of going into the business and eliminating government debt on the profits.

Government Debt: In 2000, when William Clinton left office in shame due to Lewinski and her pathetic excuse for a bad girl act, one of the better presidential administrations actually left a surplus in the government budget. That surplus disappeared in the first few months of George W. Bush’s vacation, I mean, presidency. George Bush declared war on Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Iran. War stimulates the economy, but creates debt. It’s expected that the US Government’s debt, when King George the Bush leaves office at the end of this year, will exceed $1,000,000,000,000. ONE TRILLION dollars. The biggest debt ever known by any country at any time in history. And why? Payback for his Dad and Saddam Hussein having bad communication together? Now this Bush formerly appointed dictator to Iraq has has now been assassinated by the Bush team. All of this war was, of course, related to US petroleum appetite. Oil, the disappearing mineral resource.

Petroleum: the US is the greatest consumer of Petroleum in the world. Second only to perhaps China. No longer a major producer of oil for the last 30 years, the US has been buying up all the available oil from anywhere they can get it. They have continued to start war after war to get more oil. Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Iran. Ready for this?? Because the US is so much in debt, the price of oil which is based on the unstable US dollar, continues to rise over $100 per barrel. Why? Because the dollar currency it’s traded in has been aimed into a recession. The economy is also in recession. Talented people are out of work and national sales figures have dropped off by about 10% so far.

Sales Figures are Down: The economy lives and breathes the trust of the US consumers, and their view of the economy is reflected in the international marketplace. When the rest of the world realizes that the US has a declining economy, and the figures verify that fact, no matter what the President does, or the head of the treasury, the world is impacted. Imported goods increase in price severely, and the local produce is more expensive as many countries float their currency based on the US currency. The US currency is not holding its own because the consumers don’t believe in the President, or Congress, or the future.

Belief in the President or Congress: People believe that their country is working for them when gains are made for humans, families, schools, and hospitals. That ended in 2000 and since then everything has changed in the current war economy. Most Americans believe that waging a war over oil is wrong. Those who believe that it is right have issues to deal with before they die and get judged and wind up in Hell, but realism shows that war painfully terminates innocent lives. It gains no victory and only sacrifices the lives of volunteers. We’ve know that since the 1950’s the US hasn’t won a single war. War only demonstrates who’s got the most powerful tools; it’s a show of how big your balls are!

How Big are Your Balls: Well, I’m not going to go exactly there, but there are a multitude of ball games that Americans love. And these games create national heroes. Heroes that make more money per year, sadly, than that the guy with the 95 IQ that’s supposedly running the country. Oh, yes, the current president has a 95 IQ, past cocaine and alcohol addiction, and now uses artificial sweeteners instead of sugar. Everyone knows that artificial sweetener eats holes in your brain! Can you imagine a holey-brained 95 IQ President? That’s what they’ve got and this guy is the protector of the country and the free world.

The Protector of the Free World: That’s a big job and not something to be taken lightly. It includes protecting your own country, and the unspoken mandate to not conspire with others to do damage to your own people. It is also to allow US citizens their natural god given and constitutionally granted rights in their lives. Now, all gone. At the hands of a man, who can’t with every spy satellite in the world, find his arch enemy Bin Laden who was once one of Bushy boys friends and business alliance.Whose family by the way, was whisked away to safety (with presidential approval) when no other planes were flying in the US due to 9/11 and all the airports and flights were shutdown. The government helped the culprit’s family slip away? Or were they just the pawn of more sinister plans? Weren’t the Bin Laden partners with Senior Bush in business? What gives here? And why let the arch enemy’s family get away?

Get Away: US ex-patriates live in countries around the world, remembering the proud country they left. They left for a reason, whether it was financial, or philosophical. Some return for visits, and some never return. What do they find in the third world, that they can’t find in the US? Peace of mind, lower cost of living, a more luxurious life, beautiful views, no political pressure, and no negative influences unless they watch the news. From a distance, the expat’s can see what went wrong with the U.S. although few would talk about it with anyone … because you never know, they could be CIA!

Dr. Jay Polmar

http://www.speedread.org/think-right.php

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