Saturday, February 5, 2011

9/11 Mysteries
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1337231563159418946#

An 800 pound gorilla in DC
http://www.youtube.com/user/irisojects#p/a/f/0/6GmFL3dM8vc

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=20853
Excerpt:
Global Collapse of the Fiat Money System: Too Big To Fail Global Banks Will Collapse Between Now and First Quarter 2011
When Quantitative Easing Has Run Its Course and Fails

by Matthias Chang

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/800_lb_gorilla
"800 lb gorilla" is an American English expression for person or organization so large or powerful that it can pursue its own purposes without the slightest regard to the needs or desires of others, social conventions, or even the rule of law.[1] It is based on the idea that a gorilla is so mighty and powerful that it can do anything it wishes.

 

[edit] Origins

The phrase itself is rooted in the idea of an old riddle which asks:
"Where does an 800 lb. gorilla sleep?"
The answer:
"Anywhere it wants to."[2]

[edit] Usage

The term refers to the issue of a seemingly unstoppable force with greater powers than average humans being able to throw their weight around as they see fit. The issue raised with such a phrase is to highlight the sheer disparity of power between the "800 lb. gorilla" and everything and everyone else who shares the same space or lies within its sphere of influence.
The term is often used to describe an a powerful geopolitical and military force, or, in business, a powerful corporate entity that has such a large majority percentage of whatever market they compete within that they can use that strength to crush would be competitors.
In early 2010, the financial firm AXA Equitable created a series of TV advertisements[3] combining the phrase with the entirely different phrase elephant in the room to form a hybrid phrase "the 800 lb. gorilla in the room". Whether the two metaphors were mixed intentionally or through error is uncertain, but one possibility is that the advertisement was better served by a talking gorilla than a talking elephant and the firm did not expect the critical viewer reaction which followed.[4]

http://www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=135&ArticleID=53310&TM=48570.77
Excerpt:
"If any company like AIG was too big to fail," Lane said, "a proud city like Gary, in my opinion, is too big to fail."

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1363889/citibank_too_big_to_fail_fed_employees.html
Excerpt:

CitiBank Too Big to Fail? Fed Employees Owe Them Money, Too


There are tons of news articles and blogs out there about how Citibank is too large to fail. President Bush said it yesterday. The new economic team being brought together by President-elect Obama seems to agree.

http://www.businessinsider.com/federal-employees-owe-nearly-a-billion-dollars-in-back-taxes-2010-3
Excerpt:

Federal Employees Owe Three Billion Dollars In Back Taxes

This is the equivalent of political gold:

Citi Is Making A Social Networking Site For Its Rich Clients' Kids


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Image: softpedia
Citi's private banking unit is setting up social networking site exclusively for the scions of its super-rich clients, Dow Jones reports (via FN).
The bank is apparently yet to come up with a domain name for the website but it plans to include "elements of functionality found on Citi, Facebook, Twitter and the Financial Times' website."
Citi VP and business development officer Peter Gaudry said:
The goal is not to social network but to reinforce friendships they've built from other platforms. It builds an online tribe without acting like you're building one.
One of the parts of the site is that kiddies will be able to rate the best restaurant they've been to.
Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is irked that nearly 100,000 civilian federal employees owe the IRS $962 million in back taxes. He thinks they should pay up or be fired.
Chaffetz has introduced a bill that calls for the federal government to "ferret out" civilian employees who have "seriously delinquent tax debt" and prevent the hiring of other tax delinquents.
Moreover, according to the article, if you add in retirees and militiary service members then nearly $3 billion in back taxes are owed.
Thing is, one has to wonder if these employees are simply the victims of large numbers. The amount owed sounds massive, but only 3% of federal employees owe taxes in this fashion. It's still not right, but they might not be much more delinquent than the average American. Note Mr. Chaffetz doesn't seem to be going after retirees and miltiary personnel, which is prudent.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110201-715054.html
Excerpt:
TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Citigroup Inc.'s (C) private banking unit plans to set up a social networking site exclusive to the kids of Citi's ultra-rich clients.
Citi has yet to come up with a domain name for the website, which will combine elements of functionality found on Citi, Facebook, Twitter and the Financial Times' website, says Peter Gaudry, vice president and business development officer of New York-based Citi Private Bank.
"The goal is not to social network but to reinforce friendships they've built from other platforms," Gaudry told wealth managers ...

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