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  1. OntarioVanMan

    What Israel can teach us about security

    Very good article about our shortcomings of airport security!! What Israel can teach us about security - thestar.com a couple quotes: "There is absolutely no intelligence and threat analysis done in Canada or the United States," Sela said. "Absolutely none." "Do you know why Israelis...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    This will blow you away!

    Not exactly true: Sorry. snopes.com: Captain Kangaroo and Lee Marvin http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp
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    CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan as U.S. Steps Up Spying Role

    I am open to ALL ideas..good and bad..just because you say so? Does that make it so? You could be protecting your past employer, that is your duty... am I to ignore declassified documentation on the covert operations of the CIA? I am weighing both Rlents and your statement..and it is hard...
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    CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan as U.S. Steps Up Spying Role

    This was written by Steve Kangas (former military intelligence) - who appears to have been assassinated (although being ruled a suicide by local police, two shots to the head), and was found was found on the 39th floor in the restroom of the offices of Richard Mellon Scaife: Now who would...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Cold is a relative thing:

    Is Lake Erie completely frozen over yet?
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    2009 year end revenue

    07 was a very different year...I stayed to service more and was more aggressive..a lot of things have changed for me personally/financially..so comparing would do a newbee absolutely NO good. Only experience and knowledge and some ole fashion luck kept me in the game. I can not recommend this...
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    2009 year end revenue

    Yeah 09 was about 5g's shorter than 08 but then again I had more time off and was solo more often...so over all 09 was ok.
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Dollar’s First Monthly Gain Since June Trims 2009 Loss to 4.2%

    It is just nice to see some positive movement no matter how small...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    January 2010 Location

    Mother-in-laws nice? Interesting concept..*L* Congrats Nick and Jen! :D Been home since about the 12th of Dec...Been a nice break...time to get back at it though..
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Cold is a relative thing:

    At 65 degrees above zero: Floridians turn on the heat. People in Michigan plant gardens. 60 above zero: Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Michigan sunbathe. 50 above zero: Italian & English cars won't start. People in Michigan drive with the windows down. 40 above zero...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    The Scotsman

    A Greek and a Scotsman were sitting in a Starbuck's cafe one day discussing who had the superior culture. Over triple lattes the Greek guy says, 'Well, we Greeks built the Parthenon,' arching his eyebrows. The Scotsman then replies, 'Well... it was the Scots that discovered the...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    New to EO

    I do believe most carriers advertise 99% no touch freight .so you are expected to do that 1%..sometimes that 1% can be a killer on the back...:eek: There is a time to give and a time to take...when one learns that we are all the better.
  13. OntarioVanMan

    CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan as U.S. Steps Up Spying Role

    I am NOT that bad... I was NOT even trying to compare to those animals... So you are saying they were more logistics then actual field agents? You know and I know that most of the rules of war are pretty much out the window on this one...It is, what it is...a dirty rotten war. Where the world...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Goldman Sachs Helps YRC Avert Bankruptcy Following Hoffa’s Plea

    I wish I had of invested a few bucks in E-1 stock when it was .63 a share...now at $1.30 in less then 6 months. Now I think it is too high to buy.
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    Goldman Sachs Helps YRC Avert Bankruptcy Following Hoffa’s Plea

    You noticed that too? I was thinking "why" the generousity of the bondholders now? Is there something in there to sweeten the deal? Are they promised something in return? No one does something for nothing. I'd like to see the small print on this deal...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan as U.S. Steps Up Spying Role

    I was not discounting the CIA's service one bit. They serve a purpose. They subject themselves to all you say ...And they do it voluntarily. Now..that said, they are still spies and on foreign land..not wearing a uniform. They are a combatant...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Dollar’s First Monthly Gain Since June Trims 2009 Loss to 4.2%

    U.S. dollar making a comeback. Can it sustain this... U.S. Labor Department reported the fewest monthly job losses since before the recession, fueling speculation the Fed will remove stimulus measures and prepare investors for higher interest rates in 2010. It was the first monthly...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan as U.S. Steps Up Spying Role

    A spy is not a combatant? They gather intel to help the U.S. and its military for further operations and that is not spying? They kill people just like soldiers except secretly. Kinda not nice? I was pointing out how it is ok for us to do such things but not our enemy and how things are always...
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    Goldman Sachs Helps YRC Avert Bankruptcy Following Hoffa’s Plea

    YRC again avoids bankruptcy... Goldman Sachs Helps YRC Avert Bankruptcy Following Hoffa?s Plea - Bloomberg.com
  20. OntarioVanMan

    CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan as U.S. Steps Up Spying Role

    CIA Workers Killed in Afghanistan as U.S. Steps Up Spying Role - Bloomberg.com I would hazard to guess since the article says they "mingle" with the locals they are not in uniform and if captured could be shot on the spot as Layout says...That said... It is a terrible loss..sad day.
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