On 11.20.09, In Misc. News, by WCF
Diederik De Beers and Nicholas De Beers were farmers in South Africa. Their children liked the rocks they found in the Vaal River, a tributary of the Orange River. They called them, “pretty pebbles.” Those pebbles would become the ‘Rocks of the Rajahs.’ They were a bit of a far cry from the contemporary jewelry of today such as gold chains or a tecno master watch, but they were unique. All in all, there are about ten million marriages a year in India. Every Indian bride must have—by tradition—antique or Indian artisan jewelry. It’s interesting that much of their handmade jewelry is actually 24K gold, copper or silver, and is too soft to be worn everyday.
As it stands, Jewelry is passed down through dowries, and in this way, wealth has passed from mother to daughter—from generation to generation. The average Indian bride will wear about 30 ounces of gold on her wedding day. Since gold gifts are considered lucky in their culture, couples will be given gold coins as wedding gifts. Just a little more valuable than wood, leather or other kinds of jewelry. For me, I like stuff like 10k gold rings, diamond bracelets, a Techno Master Watch or perhaps gold chains, etc. But I beleieve my favorites are the diamond pendants or the aforementioned techno master watches. For his part, the maharajah of Jaipur kept a trove of jewels in the Jaigarh fort near his palace. It is said that he allowed each maharajah, once in a lifetime, to select one piece from the trove. One maharajah chose a solid gold bird with rubies. It is said to be so heavy that a woman cannot lift it. Opals are fascinating stones. They are so mysterious with their milky, multicolored appearance, looking like galaxies enclosed in globules. I think I will stick to my standard gold cufflinks, however.
On 11.18.09, In Off Topic, by WCF
When it comes to feeding your pet, do you know what is in the food you are buying? You may want to take a good look at the bag of the bag or can and see exactly what is in this food. Similar to the ingredient labels on the back of foods we eat, the first ingredient is going to be the main ingredient.
Main Ingredients
The main key ingredients you should be aware of are wheat, soy or corn. This is not what you want to be the mainstay of your dog’s diet. Often this can be the cause of problems with digestion or throwing up due to a weak stomach. That is why I recommend dog food from Lifes Abundance which is formulated by Dr. Jane, a renowned holistic vet.
The ingredient that you want to see listed first is animal protein, not a grain protein. Furthermore, there should not be by-products in your dog’s food. Would you like to eat feet, bones, head, guts or lungs? Neither does your dog. As with the foods we consume, dog food should not be laden with preservatives. BHT, BHA and Ethoxyquin should be avoided. The more natural preservative would be vitamins. Many manufacturers of pet food will use wheat, gluten and corn as the protein in their product. Why? Because it is cheaper to make using these products rather than meat. However, your dog will be the one to suffer because grains as protein do not provide the nutrition your pet needs to be healthy. As a responsible pet owner, you owe it to your dog to make sure the diet he has is as healthy as it can possibly be. No one wants their pet to be ill all the time and the food he eats can be the main culprit in causing allergies, upset stomach, lack of energy and premature aging.
On 11.16.09, In Business Related, by WCF
Personal injury lawsuits often go on longer than expected; sometimes months, sometimes even years. Pre-settlement funding helps those in need of funds to pay monthly, ordinary bills while waiting for their claim to settle. Lawsuit funding companies offer this aid, based upon the details of your lawsuit. If you find that
you are financially stressed, litigation financing may be an option you want to research further.
Many times, victims in personal injury lawsuits are seriously injured and cannot work. This may be for a short time period, or even longer. It becomes hard to pay the monthly bills and medical expenses incurred do to your accident. Waiting for your lawsuit to settle could go on for a very long period of time. What do you do?
Discuss the benefits of pre-settlement funding with your attorney. You have probably already considered getting a loan from your bank, but that would just add to your monthly debt. When you obtain a lawsuit loan, you only pay back the money when your case settles.
Litigation financing companies offer the money you need for household bills, attorney fees, medical expenses and even repairs. This way, you can concentrate on your lawsuit and rest easy because you don’t have to stress about bills. While every litigant hopes to win their lawsuit, if you do not come out as the victor you
owe no money to the lawsuit funding company. They know that they are taking risks, but closely review the details of your claim before approving your advance.
If litigation financing sounds like the solution to your financial worries, your attorney can advise you further. The process is very simple, and requires very little paperwork. Your lawyer will submit documentation on your case to the funding company, who will then review it to determine if you qualify, and if so how much
they are willing to advance you. Your money is usually available the very next day.
Are you involved in a lawsuit, and worried about how you are going to meet your financial obligations? These worries make it difficult to concentrate on your claim, so that you can get full compensation. Find out more about the benefits of pre-settlement funding. It can often bridge the financial gap, so that you can focus strictly on winning your lawsuit!
On 11.14.09, In Business Related, by WCF
A House committee has recently approved the creation of an agency to regulate the consumer financial products. All in all, this strategy is all a part of the White House plan to prevent future financial catastrophes.
The timing of this is very good since so many individuals have been seeking debt consolidation as well as various free and non-profit credit counseling related services as of late.
Democrats voted the bill in, with a 39-29 vote, all votes opposed were from republicans. This is one of the most powerful achievements so far to give a Consumer Financial Protection Agency the clout to prevent abuses. That being said, Republicans joined with lobbyists to kill the bill feared by the big financial products firms. President Obama was quoted as saying, “This bill has now passed a major hurdle and this step sends an important signal to the American people that we will not stand by and allow big financial firms and their lobbyists to mobilize against change.” BTW if you are in dire or mild need of various credit counseling or perhaps certain kinds of Debt help, Management and debt relief assistance Commcredit has some first rate assistance to offer. President Obama was more than pleased by the action by Rep. Barney Frank’s Financial Services Committee. Consumer advocates cheered the passage of the bill that will create a regulator to work in the interests of the average consumer, many of whom have been seeking credit counseling related services as of late. The bill had been weakened in certain important areas,
like allowing community banks and credit unions to keep their current regulators when it comes to enforcing new consumer rules. Barney Franks, D-Mass. and head of the committee, said, “That was a compromise I thought was necessary to get the bill out. That’s the major area where many of us would like to change that.” Hoefully this will cut down on the number of defaults as well
as the raw number of debt consolidation that is being done.
On 11.14.09, In Off Topic, by WCF
In Hawaii related news, Arthur Herriford, 87, is the national president of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. After learning part of a silver-plated serving set salvaged from the USS Arizona shortly after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor will be auctioned, said “It’s sacred material. Anybody who would pull that kind of stuff, I got no use for.” Many who have felt the overwhelming emotion of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor probably share Herriford’s feelings. Sadly, 24 pieces from the set are due to be auctioned Dec. 9. Some saucers, one candlestick, and a teapot from the officer’s mess will be sold. It is estimated that they may bring up to $20,000. Christie Wilson, staff writer for the Honolulu Advertiser newsppaer in Hawaii wrote in her piece, Pearl Harbor: Artifacts retrieved from USS Arizona up for Bid, which appeared November 10, 2009, that “Herriford was a 19-year-old fire control man third class aboard the light cruiser USS Detroit when he saw the USS Arizona blown apart by a 1,760-pound armor-piercing bomb dropped by a Japanese warplane.” Herriford said that he was looking at the ship when it took the attack. He said he saw “a flash and a column of flames and smoke shooting up above it.”
The catalog for the auctioneers, Cowan’s Auctions, indicates that the silver relics are came into the possession of a Navy diver, Carl Webster Keenum. While salvaging ammunition, weapons, and items belonging to the dead crewman of the Arizona, Keenum, who died in 1964, came into possession of the items between 1942 and 1943. More detail at Hawaii News blog.
1,177 crewmen who died in the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese that day, and were aboard the Arizona, remain in the ship. For most, this makes the ship sacred ground.
The Honolulu Advertiser’s writer, Christie Wilson, writes that the superintendent of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Paul DePrey, who oversees the USS Arizona Memorial, said although the National Park Service would like to have the items to be auctioned, they will not be bidding on it.
Paul DePrey said that when the park service finds that there exist “artifacts of interest,” that the owners are usually made aware that they can donate the items to a repository for objects from the attack at Pearl Harbor, and encourages them to do so.
The silver-plated items look like some other pieces already in the monument’s collection, and may well be from the same set, Paul DePrey said.
On 11.11.09, In Law, by WCF
I just got back from Chicago and it reminded me of an interesting story. Almost 97 years ago, the Denver Mint was robbed. On December 18, 1922 a Federal Reserve truck was parked outside the front entrance to the mint, and workers were filling in up with five-dollar bills. The money belonged to the Federal Reserve, and had been stored in a vault in the Mint. A black Buick pulled up and two masked men got out with sawed-off shotguns. Their accomplices broke out the back of the truck’s window as the two masked me yelled for the workers to get their hands up. The robbers grabbed some money packets. The getaway driver sat ready to flee. As ana side if you need a top Chicago Personal Injury Attorney then may I suggest John Budin. In my opinion he is one of the leading such personal injury attorney in the entire city of Chicago.
All Hell broke loose as one of the guards, who had dropped his gun, ran to hide behind a parked car. His fellow guard dropped $100,000 as he dove under the truck to avoid flying bullets. Another guard ran for the building. Yet another guard named, Charles T. Linton, shot back at the robbers. But Linton took a bullet from a gunman, suffering personal injury in the process..
Alarms began to sound inside the building. The guard who set the alarm off said afterwards that it had been hard to tell the guards from the robbers. A barrage of bullets was fired in the melee. Yet it was over in ninety seconds! The robbers fled with $200,000—which amounts to about $2 million today. I guess no attorney was needed in this particular case.
On 11.11.09, In Health, by WCF
You can get heartburn when there is a backflow of acid from the stomach (acid reflux) into the esophagus that connects the mouth to the stomach. Almost everyone experiences heartburn from time to time. For some strange reason, I used to always get this problem from my homemade cookies, but never from the gourmet cookies. Go figure. Heartburn may consist of a burning sensation, or heat under your breastbone. It sometimes starts in the chest or throat, and spreads up the neck in waves. Usually it starts after eating. It can get worse if you lie down, or simply bend over. It can last for as long as 2 hours, or even longer. Especially when you go hard on the junk food, or as an adult you might have to wae diapers at an early age. Speaking of that, if you require some good diaper backpack, messenger diaper bags or even a pink diaper bag then I can suggest this fine resource. In addition, they also tend to specialize in pink and leather diaper bags as well, so check them out if you are in the market for those items. You know the next time that I Buy cookies I will probably buy a bunch of the healthy gourmet kind and organic praline, lol.
Anyways, Heartburn plagues both men and women. It can affect women who are pregnant when the baby puts pressure on the stomach. All in all, it should be noted that Heartburn can usually be prevented. Try these easy home remedies:
• Avoid eating late at night.
• Eat smaller meals overall
On 11.10.09, In Law, by WCF
In an announcement today, November 9, 2009, a settlement was approved last Friday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California. It ordered a deadline of six-months for the government to decide on hundreds of citizenship applications from Santa Ana, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino County.
Hundreds of applications of legal immigrants in Southern California, who have been waiting years for their citizenship applications to be approved will have their processed as a result of the settlement with the federal government. They feel there is no defense for this level of delays.
The settlement also orders the end of open-ended delays in completing naturalization applications. As ana side if you need a veteran Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer then R. Luis may be your man, he is one of the best out there and can assist in a wide array if criminal defense type of cases. The delays were the result of delays by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to process citizenship applications, and by the FBI processing security name checks to look for criminal backgrounds and so on.
Jennie Pasquarella, is a staff lawyer for the ACLU of Southern California. She was quoted today as saying, “The naturalization process has been a bureaucratic nightmare for so many permanent residents who did everything right to become citizens of this country. This restores the dream of citizenship and ensures that the government will be held accountable.” I was wondering if the attorney general or a private lawyer would have to get involved in this particular case.