A little understanding why saving AIG's ass is so important.
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An interesting bit of soundbite to inspire u. Hope fully you found this on Monday.
This is a compilation of 40 inspirational movie speeches in 2 minutes.
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Braveheart:
William Wallace: “Will you fight?!” Man: “No, we will run. And we will live.”
Muppets from Space
Shame on you.
Animal House:
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Braveheart:
William Wallace: “Will you fight?!” Man: “No, we will run. And we will live.”
Muppets from Space
Shame on you.
Animal House:
This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you're going to let it be the worst.
Rudy
And I guarantee a week won't go by in your life you won't regret walking out, letting them get the best of you.
Street Fighter:
Well, I'm not going home.
Old School:
We've come too far!
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington:
And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:
A day may come when the courage of men fails... but it is not THIS day.
Star Trek: First Contact:
The line must be drawn HERE. This far, no further!
Bring It On:
I'm not saying it's going to be easy.
Stand and Deliver:
You're going to work harder than you ever worked before.
Newsies
But that's fine, we'll just get tougher with it!
Charlie Brown
“If a person grits his teeth and shows real determination”
Apollo 13
“Failure is not an option.”
Rocky Balboa
“That's how winning is done!”
The Matrix Reloaded
“Believe me when I say…”
Kingdom of Heaven:
“We can break this army here”
Knute Rockne: All American
And win just one for the Gipper.
Alexander:
But I say to you what every warrior has known since the beginning of time:
Network:
You've got to get mad.
The Outlaw Josey Wales
I mean plum mad dog mean.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
If you would be free men, then you must…
The Great Dictator
…fight to fulfill that promise! Let us…
Patton:
…cut out their living guts…
Any Given Sunday:
One inch at a time…
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End:
And they will know what we can do!
300:
“Woo!”
Troy:
Let no man forget how menacing we are. We are lions!
Swingers
You're like a big bear, man!
Miracle
This is YOUR time!
Dead Poets' Society
Seize the day…
Galaxy Quest
Never surrender…
victory or death...
The Untouchables:
that's the Chicago Way!
Army of Darkness
Who's with me?
Peter Pan
Clap! Clap! Don't let Tink die! Clap!
Hoosiers
Alright!
Mighty Ducks
Let's fly!
Henry IV
And gentlemen in England now abed…
Pulp Fiction
shall know my name is the Lord when I
Braveheart:
tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take…
Independence Day:
…our Independence Day!
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Money doesn’t grow on trees but that doesn’t mean that going green and making green are mutually exclusive. With the economy locked in a choke-hold due to its over dependence on gas and oil, there is a growing interest in alternative energy. For the past several years, more companies around the world have realized how important it is to protect and preserve our planet, spurred on in part by the possibility of a tax incentive. In an effort to motivate corporations into jumping on the green bandwagon, in 2005, Congress passed an Energy Bill that offered subsidies for companies implementing clean energy technologies. Companies like GE have embraced the change by implementing environmentally friendly policies, while companies like the wind turbine company Vestas (VWDRY) developed several new environmentally advanced technologies of its own. For you, the environmentally conscious and socially responsible investor, there are now plenty of options available.
Green investments are investment vehicles such as stocks, bonds, ETF’s and mutual funds of companies that produce energy efficient or environmentally friendly products. Businesses that have modified all or part of their facility operations to become environmentally conscious are also considered to be part of the green movement. Some, like the French mineral water company, Vittell, even pay farmers on the land above its equifiers to use fewer chemicals in an effort to diminish the possibility of chemicals seeping into the water.
With President Obama calling for growth in employment opportunities in corporations that manufacture solar panels, wind turbines and energy efficient equipment, it is likely more corporations will fall into the green investments category. Companies going “green” are implementing what is known as socially responsible initiatives (SRI). These include anything from promoting recycling programs to introducing electric cars or protecting parts of the rainforest from deforestation.
For a company to be considered green, fund managers screen them to make certain the company fits the particular funds’ philosophy or cause. For example, an environmentally neutral fund might eliminate industries from its’ portfolio which perform animal testing, manufacture weapons or have significant environmental issues. The Domini 400 Social Index (KLDDSI), which was the first socially responsible index launched in 1990, follows 400 large cap US corporations selected based on social and environmental standards. The Portfolio 21 (PORTX) fund concentrates on small-cap (less than 1 billion in market capitalization) clean-techs and large-caps with sustainability programs.
The Social Investment Forum, a national membership association that focus on socially and environmentally responsible companies, keeps track of the financial performance of socially responsible balanced, bond (fixed income), equity large, medium and small caps and international global foreign funds. Socially responsible investments can also be listed as mission investing, ethical investing and sustainable investing. According to the Social Investment Forum, as of 2007, there were 260 socially screened mutual fund products in the US with assets of $201.8 billion compared to 55 SRI funds in 1995 with only $12 billion in assets. Given the growth in the number of companies going green or adopting green policies, it is likely you will see many more green investment vehicles.
The green sectors are alternative energy which is energy generated from the sunlight, wind or water that can be replenished naturally, carbon offset or carbon neutrality which means maintaining the balance between producing and using carbon-dioxide emissions by let’s say, planting trees, and energy efficiency or cooling, heating and lighting of buildings more efficiently. Some other sectors include environmental tech, that is, specializing in air and water quality and waste management, reducing emissions by pollution control and carbon capture and green projects that involve education, food distribution and recycling programs.
Several companies are making great strides in the way they use our current technology to reuse products, while others have developed new and improved methods. Nova Biosource Fuels (NBF) for example, takes slaughterhouse leftovers and turns rendered fat into diesel fuel. An alternative fuel company, Gushan Environmental (GU) makes biodiesel from used cooking oil at plants throughout China. United Technologies (UTX) develops more efficient helicopters and jet engines while First Solar (FSLR) makes the solar industries lowest-cost thin film solar panel.
Investing in any stock can be risky and green stocks are no exception. It is important to do thorough research before putting money down on any particular stock, bond, fund or whatever investment vehicle you choose. Many of the green companies are still new and riskier due to their innovative technologies. A good way to get your feet wet is by balancing your portfolio adequately with low to moderately risky investments, this will help diversify and prepare your portfolio to weather any stock market storm.
Rolls-Royce is consulting lawyers after the Chinese launched the Geely GE, a copycat car, including a winged mascot and huge radiator grill, for just £30,000...
...which looks very much like the £250,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom. But the Geely GE is not the only copycat car launched at Shanghai Auto 2009
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/picturegalleries/5208546/Chinas-copycars-familiar-looking-vehicles-at-Shanghai-Auto-2009.html
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