Drive down just about any street in the United States and you will spot people holding coffee cups walking into their place of employment or just on a lazy morning stroll. With specialty coffee shops strategically tucked in our business districts, one would think coffee has always been in the United States, but this ever growing trend is not an…
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Toenail Fungus Toenail Fungus Treatments That Work And Those That Dont
The basic premise behind this odd sounding natural toenail fungus treatment is to soften nails with beer, create an acidic environment with vinegar which is beneficial to good bacteria and deadly to fungus and then penetrate nails with specific beneficial bacteria to help kill and prevent further recurrences. Essential Ingredients: Acidophilus Sachets containing a specific strain of 125 billion organisms.…
It S A Bullish Signal When A Company Buys Back It S Own Shares
Dear Fellow Investor. Shareholders and investors of two blue-chip companies were treated to good news on Monday July 9, 2007, that carries potentially bullish long-term consequences. First, Johnson & Johnson announced the repurchase of up to $10 billion of its common stock.Then ConocoPhillips announced the repurchase of a $15 billion share buyback programme, representing an increase of $13 billion above…
Countries Unite Against Bird Flu
The people of the world are so scared right now of the threat of the H5N1 strain. The focus of the world seems to have transferred from terrorism to bird flu. If the H5N1 strain mutates and joins with a human virus, the situation will become worse. This is because the transmission rate from one person to another will become…
Tea Drinking In The United States
Traditionally, the marketplace for loose leaf tea drinkers in the United States has been limited. Although loose leaf tea was extremely popular in colonial times, the consumption of loose leaf tea gradually changed and recently the American market for tea has been generally confined to iced tea and tea in bags. Loose leaf tea was introduced to America at the…
Drug Rehab Views Afghanistan S Opium Poppy Industry Is Blooming
The worldwide illicit drugs business is by far the most profitable illicit global trade, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), earning some $320 billion annually. Compared to this, human trafficking at $32 billion and illegal firearms at $1 billion are a drop in the bucket. Afghanistan, producing 92% of the world’s illegal opium from its miles…
Some Lessons From Warren Buffett S Annual Letter
Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders was released over the weekend. Readers will find plenty of investing lessons among the twenty-three pages. Warren began this letter as he begins each letter, by stating Berkshire’s change in per-share book value: “Our gain in net worth during 2005 was $5.6 billion, which increased the per-share book value of both our…