Side Street Journal 23 August 2011

Commentary on Global Political and Economic Events by Slim Fairview
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Armed only with an analytical mind and the ability to speak in metaphors, I attempt to explain the events of the day as I view them through the magic glasses my parents gave me over 50 years ago. Regards, Slim

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WSJ: Prediction in India--economic downturn. Suggestion: Watch Europe. Don't do that. Regards, Slim

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WSJ: Teaching Kids to wash hands cuts sick days. How old fashioned. My parents taught me that over 50 years ago.

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@WashingTina Cook your way through Julia Child. It worked for Julie Powell. (Or should I wait for after 12 to post that?) Slim

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H-P Needs to Evolve, CEO says. Okay...did you line up customers for this new software you intend to sell?

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Posted: who visited my blogs. Now: who should: Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium slimviews.blogspot.com & sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com

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@SWrightBoucher @budtoboss But it spoils the surprise when you finally do succeed. [Or, In my case: I succeeded? Surprise!] ;-) Slim

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@bankervision "Committees Never Solve Problems. If you disagree, I shall refute you with one word. Congress." [Quotations of Slim Fairview]

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bit.ly/p80wbB <- Crowds tend to average and aggregate. They don't select for genius or for stupid.

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Please see "To EuroCrats" below. Two different tweets, two different monographs. Thank you. Slim

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To: EuroCrats. Repeat after me: OUR PLAN IS NOT WORKING. LET'S MEET (v.) 2 WORK (v.) ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH. slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/eurocr…

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To: EuroCrats. Repeat after me: OUR PLAN IS NOT WORKING. LET'S MEET (v.) 2 WORK (v.) ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH. slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/eurocr…

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Greece: Big difference between asking citizens to make sacrifices 4 a better tomorrow & suffering 4 the failed strategies of yesterday.

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There is a big difference between trying a solution that ends up not working, and continuing with a solution that you know doesn't work!

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Something old, Some thing new: I'm no expert but....apparently neither are the people working on the EuroCrisis.

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As the EuroCrisis gets worse, I must ask, Do you get your advice from American Politicians, or American Talk Show Television?

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To the EuroCrats: Call me a flawed human being, but I suspect that the plan you have for Greece is not working.

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Austerity Measures imposed on Greece by the EuroCrats extends Greek Recession into fourth year. So that was the plan. [ Pitiful! ] Slim

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Greek Austerity Measures having a negative impact on the economy. But, that plan was developed by experts.

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WSJ: Germany--Obvious Slowdown in Economy. Is it uncertainty over handling of the EuroCrisis? Or Certainty over handling of the EuroCrisis?

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WSJ: Bargain Hunters scrounging among lean pickings in stocks looking for profit opportunities. EZ. Buy Low, Sell High. Have fun.

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S&P Parent McGraw Hill shopping around for someone to write a book and a novel about the whole thing--Revenue Enhancement. Slim

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@LynnHarris No doubt they've been reading Unwritten Rules by Lynn Harris. Slim

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Britain's biggest companies double the number of women recruited to their boards in the past six months. fb.me/11VSwFxGE

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Please see Libya 2.0 below. Now, The Failure of Western Diplomacy in the Middle East 3.0 [okay, 2.9 Happy now?] slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/05/failur… Slim

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Libya 2.0 ??? Honestly. I told you that months ago. slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/fallac… Slim

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WSJ: NB How does Libyan Success Affect Syria. Wrong take on the situation. t.co/kQhYX93

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WSJ: NB How does Libyan Success Affect Syria. Wrong take on the situation. How does it affect Arab Leaders Approach to Syria.

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"WSJ: Arab Spring gives way to Uncertain Autumn. Uh, guys, you missed Summer. It gets hot during Summer. Slim

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India, Sweden, El Salvador, Croatia, Norway, South Africa, all visitors to t.co/NAQfvR9 Thank you. Sincerely, Slim

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El Salvador Visits t.co/NAQfvR9 Thank you. Welcome. Sincerely, Slim

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EuroCrisis Analogy: t.co/ZLUhutB Slim

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EuroCrisis: Hocus Pocus--Focus! slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/eurocr… Slim

Sincerest regards,

Slim

PS.  I am not Paul Harvey.  However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger. If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with the thank you note.

Sincerely

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EuroCrisis: Hocus Pocus--Focus!

Instead of relying on the unending stream of bad news to comment upon, I took some time to read some of the articles being written about the EuroCrisis.  I’m not sorry I did.

The EuroCrats are discussing solutions.  They are focusing on the unpopular solutions.  We used to believe that if medicine tasted bad, it was good for you.  Now we believe that the unpopular solution is always the best solution. 

The solution that no one likes is imposing sanctions on nations that do not improve their circumstances after receiving a bailout.

Your economy was in bad shape.  We gave you money to pay your national debts.  That was to help you while your economy improved.  Your economy did not improve.  Now we are going to punish you.  We are going to do this to help you. 

Some things require no additional comment.  The above paragraph is an example of that.

Another solution on the table is to create another layer of bureaucracy.  This is the toothless watchdog.  You feed the dog, walk the dog, listen to the dog bark, and blame the dog when your home is burgled.  My cat came up with that analogy.  Self-serving?  Yes.  Valid none-the-less.

The EuroNations currently staggering downhill economically do not need governance.  They need leadership.  Moreover, however, the leaders are in need of leadership.  All we have now is gratuitous management.

What has caused this flurry of activity?  I am embarrassed to say this.  Analysts.  Why am I embarrassed to say this?  I admittedly have only two skills.  An analytical mind and the ability to speak in metaphors.

Analysts are predicting the recession in Greece will continue.  They are basing their predictions on the fact that their assumptions failed to materialise.

Here is what happened.  The € 110 Billion Bailout to Greece was apparently predicated on the assumption that growth would return to Greece after some austere fiscal and economic changes.  When growth failed to arrive (Deus ex machine, I assume), the analysts predicted that the recession would continue.  Apparently, the Analysts never read Horace’s Ars Poetica. 

Now, I never read it either.  Still, here is the analogy.

Instead of putting 10% of your income into your retirement fund each year, I want you to put 5% of your income into your retirement fund each year.  This based on the assumption that your rate of return is going to double.

Instead of crunching the numbers, grasp the concept.

Thus far, there seems to be no solution.  There is no short-term solution to the problem.  There is no long-term solution to the problem.  What we do have, however, are steps being taken in the hopes that things will get better.  This, we do, by calling the people trying to solve the problems, experts.

“Early to bed and early to rise, does not make you Ben Franklin.”—Slim Fairview

What is most startling about this situation is that there is little discussion about projects.  Cutting spending to the bone certainly gives the appearance of a better financial position.  It gives you the feeling of being in better financial shape.

You can also improve your circumstances by focusing on increasing the revenue.

Now, as I said elsewhere:

If you are unemployed, a government job is a job.

If you are an economist, a government job is a transfer payment.

However, we need a scapegoat.  There is, after all, a global economic crisis.  What happened?  Let’s blame it on John Maynard Keynes.  John Maynard Keynes may have as much to do with the problem as Maynard G. Krebs, but this will give us the opportunity to sell new ideas.

This in analogous to the decline in reading skills in the United States. 

With no evidence to suggest that Phonics caused the decline in reading scores, we began down the path of coming up with new and better ways to teach reading.  Each new way of teaching reading was embraced to solve the problem of declining test scores caused by the previous solution. 

Ultimately, we blamed the test.  When that didn’t work, we began to demand testing the teacher.  The only ones who benefited were the ones who wrote and sold books explaining the new and better way of teaching youngsters to read.

The only people who got rich from Get Rich Quick books were the people who wrote them.  The only people who felt better from Self-Help Books were the people who make money writing them.

Thus it is with the EuroCrisis.  Everyone is in the same situation, it would seem.  Everyone has a solution.  The only people benefiting from the solutions, however, are the experts who make money selling their theories to the EuroCrats.

I once said in jest, “Put me in charge.  I can do just as bad a job, but I can come up with much better excuses.” Now I will say it not in jest. Put me in charge. I can do just as bad a job but come up with much better excuses.  No, wait.  I have to sell the idea.  I can do just as good a job but come up with much better excuses.

If nothing else, instead of using the same process but including different people, perhaps the EuroCrats can come up with a different and better process using the same people. 

This being about Greece, perhaps Socratic Dialogue might be apropos?

Let’s be honest, isn’t the real feel-good course of action the one that helps us to show everyone that it was someone else’s fault?

Sincerest regards,

Slim

PS.  I am not Paul Harvey.  However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger.

If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with the thank you note.

Sincerely,

Slim

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Side Street Journal 20 August 2011

Commentary on Global Political and Economic Events by Slim Fairview
Please also see also http://slimviews.blogspot.com  Please do click the follow button for The Journal--and please email a link to your friends.  Thank you.

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Armed only with an analytical mind and the ability to speak in metaphors, I attempt to explain the events of the day as I view them through the magic glasses my parents gave me over 50 years ago. Regards, Slim

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Basil Faulty. Basil is great stuff, but lets not turn it into "The Basil School of Culinary Arts", Okay? Here, have some parsley. Slim

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If US Currency keeps falling, won't that attract more tourists? Quick, make up a bunch of those little Empire State Building Thermometers.

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@abby_aguirre @nytjim Or you could move to Martha's Vineyard; it's a good thing. http:eventhecatwinks.blogspot.com ;-) Slim

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Wish he'd come to Carroll Gardens. RT @nytjim Obama arrives in Martha's Vineyard, and cellfone reception magically improves.

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Then: Calvados & Gitanes. Now: Budweiser & Marlboro.

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Then: "Bain de Soleil for the San Tropez Tan." Now: GTL (Gym, Tan, Laundry.) Then: Brigitte Bardot. Now: Snooki.

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Arsenal - 0 Liverpool - 2 My cat, Trygg, is an Arsenal Fan. He went nuts. He toilet-papered the bathroom, soaped the mirror.

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Basketball 'friendly' fouls US - China Mood. NOT. It shows we can get along on the court in a sports as usual way. You go, B-ball players.

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WSJ: China Voices Faith in US Economy. I told you so. Now, If I can only convince the Chinese to try Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi

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Swiss Borrow $200 million from FED 4 secret client. Here's the other secret. What happened to the Nestle Chocolate Bars--Plain! ?

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H-P Shares plunge on news of PC spin-off. Strategy Unclear. EZ. Announce your plans b 4 u announce your plans. Stocks plunge & No, wait...

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@LOA_Lover The difference? A 6 year old boy who asked his classmate why she was bringing a weed in a paper cup to school. I never forgot.

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Indian Activist Working toward Anti-corruption in peaceful ways. Remember Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi ? That's how he succeeded. Slim

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I think I am getting the hang of political wrangling. Please see WH below. Thank you. Slim

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WH Works w/ Congressional Dems toward package of Highway Bill. I have an idea. Promise the work will be done in Republican Districts. Slim

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@NCBizNetworking I like Clorox. Please don't mess up the product, okay!

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Icahn Seeks to Replace Clorox Board bit.ly/qJTOQg

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Everyone Gangs up on Assad. Assad Ups Resistance. I can see this & I am not a Diplomat. "Always give someone an out." My Mom--50 yrs ago !!!

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Swiss Borrows from Fed for undisclosed client. Speculation: Someone has a cash crisis. It happens. Lighten up. Focus on Revenue Projects.

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US & EruoMarkets down--EuroBank Vulnerability. IF YOU DON'T WANT 2 LISTEN 2 ME, AT LEAST LISTEN 2 THE MARKETS. YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

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Is China today doing what the US did yesterday? lnkd.in/FePbDe

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Is China today doing what the US did yesterday? catarinasworld.com/http%3A/catari…

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Sample pages--my Novel on slimviews.blogspot.com I am looking 4 an agent 2 sell it or a publisher 2 buy it. Thanks 4 your consideration. Slim

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My Screenplay is on kdp.amazon.com I am looking for an agent to sell it or a producer to buy it. Thank you 4 your consideration. Slim

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United Arab Emirates taking an interest in my blog. Taking an interest in my Linkedin Profile. My e-mail slimfairview@yahoo.com

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For those who took an Early Friday, Shortsighted on Textbook Publishing sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com/2011/08/shorts… Sincerely, Slim

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For those who took an early Friday. EuroCrisis Analogy sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com/2011/08/eurocr… Sincerely, Slim

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Employers: Your Best Young Workers Want Mentors, Not Bonuses http://ow.ly/67r8p via @youtern

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@KimAuclair @youtern A mentor is an indicator that the company takes you & your career seriously & believes you can move up quickly! Slim

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Sincerest regards,

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PS.

I am not Paul Harvey. 

However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger.

If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one

of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with

the thank you note.

Sincerest regards,

Slim

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Shortsighted on Textbook Publishing

Quite right about the money. As far the industry goes....and the money. Expect the digital divide to grow.

Parents, even in "modest" (it is comparative) school districts will take advantage of the more affordable Kindles.

For the purposes of this discussion, I will write a book. The technology resource person at Millard P. Fillmore Grammar school will have a free download programme to allow that book to be personalised.

"Billy's parents said, 'we're going on a picnic'."
"Susie's parents said, 'we're going on a picnic'."

Then there is the intra-net. Analogous to the Website I had on my computer for my own purposes. If I'd had a business instead of being a free-lance website designer, all in the office would have had access. Soon, Teachers will be website designers for their classes [read: students.]

As many homes have computers, a teacher with an iPhone can upload a free tutorial on You Tube that her class can view. This can be done either at home, or in schools with computers, students can do this at school.

I know about the money situation. I attended a Board Meeting where one guy: "This is Grandfather's wrench. He gave it to my father. My father gave it to me. I will give this to my grandson. Why do we need new computers." Yes, that is as close to the quote I can get.

The temporary financial crunch has us looking very short-term. Okay, publishers will be publishing e-books. @ .99 that is not a lot of revenue. And much of that revenue will be lost.

I assigned Judy Blume to my class. I bought books at a discount because I had a job in a bookstore. Now??? I can assign 4 books for the price of one. If Judy Blume isn't writing them someone else will.

If publishers think they will survive by saying, "Oh, yes, we know all about that. We're setting up an e-book division even as you post your monographs to your blog, Slim." They are in for a rude awakening.

It would be easier for me to write my own math text book for my 7th and 8th grade classes, put them on Amazon, and give the 34% royalty (on 99 cents) back to the school, than to try to convince the school officials we need to buy math books that will suit the students needs.

Planning lessons is not that much easier than writing a chapter in a math book.


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EuroCrisis Analogy

You and your two sisters have been asking your parents for an allowance.

They have resisted.  They have explained that you are not responsible.  However, they will discuss it privately.

A few days later, they call you and your two sisters to a meeting.  They announce that they will give you an allowance.  There are three conditions:

1.  You save some.

2.  You spend some.

3.  You give some to the less fortunate.

You all agree.  Happily.

You ask, “How much to we get?”

Your Dad explains. 

“Your Mom and I are putting all the money into a shoebox.  You may each take your allowances from there.”

Your one sister takes money out to buy two blouses.  She puts $10.00 in her Piggy Bank.

Your other sister takes money out to buy one blouse.  She puts $5.00 in her Piggy Bank.

You go to the shoebox and find only $3.00 left.  You complain to your parents.

Your parents tell you to, “put $1.00 in your Piggy Bank, give $1.00 to the poor, and to spend $1.00 on yourself.”

Now do you understand why the EuroCrisis has not been solved?

Sincerely,

Slim

PS.

I am not Paul Harvey.  However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger.

If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with the thank you note.

Sincerest regards,

Slim

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Side Street Journal 19 Augsut 2011

Commentary on Global Political and Economic Events by Slim Fairview
Please also see also http://slimviews.blogspot.com  Please do click the follow button for The Journal--and please email a link to your friends.  Thank you.

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Armed only with an analytical mind and the ability to speak in metaphors, I attempt to explain the events of the day as I view them through the magic glasses my parents gave me over 50 years ago. Regards, Slim

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WSJ: Stephen Moore, Why Americans Hate Economics. Read it. Read it. Read it. Or read my blog for a layman's explanation of Economics.

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Put Me in charge of the EuroCrisis. I won't do any better, I will charge half as much, I will have better excuse for failure!

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EuroPlan. Diddle around buying time waiting 4 weak economies 2 gain confidence of markets. If I said that was dumb, would they be offended?

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Europe, amid collapse looks for a bolder fix. Idea. Wait for the disaster to arrive. Then you have no choice. You will have to fix things

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London Banks are falling down, falling down, falling down. While EuroCrats just fool around, making matters worse. Slim

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US bans transfer of detainees to ....wait a minute! Are detainees the same thing as enemy combatants?

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Libyan Rebels Making Major Advances. Will train NATO leaders in how to handle future crises.

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Global Leaders Call upon Assad to resign. Try this, instead: slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/syria-… Bon Chance.

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Private Equity Firms' Shares not doing well making it harder to make big profits on Companies they control. Okay, LOSE MONEY OR WAIT.

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Coca-Cola to spend $4 Billion in China. Call me an optimist, but I hope they are going to buy everyone a Pepsi.

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Campaign Chatter is the nicest thing I can call it. The cheerleaders run the pep rally: the players play the game. Slim

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H-P to spin off PC Business. Going into software. Will try to be competitive. Don't quit your day job. PC's? A wholly owned subsidiary.

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I have an idea. While we sit around complaining about the global recession, why not complain about the weather as well?

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World Markets tumble on fear of Global recession. Well, don't anyone make any attempt to do anything about it, eh?

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WSJ: Stock Market is a lagging indicator of Mismanaging the Economy. Well, not in those exact words.....Slim

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Google Search [Could Fix Economy on an Envelope] 924,000 results. # 2 !! slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/we-can… Thank you, Google, For the Ranking. Slim

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@tellievision Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for retweeting to 10,521 followers. Sincerely, Slim

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G SEARCH [raising money theocracy] 411.000 Results. # 7 ! slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/congre… Thank you. Google, for the ranking. Sincerely, Slim

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Sincerest regards,

Slim

PS.

I am not Paul Harvey. 

However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger.

If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one

of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with

the thank you note.

Sincerest regards,

Slim

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Side Street Journal 18 August 2011

Commentary on Global Political and Economic Events by Slim Fairview
Please also see also http://slimviews.blogspot.com  Please do click the follow button for The Journal--and please email a link to your friends.  Thank you.

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Armed only with an analytical mind and the ability to speak in metaphors, I attempt to explain the events of the day as I view them through the magic glasses my parents gave me over 50 years ago. Regards, Slim

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MY SCREENPLAY ... A GUIDE TO FINE DINING... is up on kdp.amazon.com & I am LOOKING FOR AN AGENT. ;-) Slim

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Hickey Freeman's 3-Piece English Country Check Suit. Are they not intended for wear in the English Country Side, Mrs. Bucket--uh, Bouquet.

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India Anti Corruption Activist Agrees to Terms for release & for Hunger strike. How nicely they work things out in India, eh? Slim

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France / German Push for sanctions expected to stir controversy. Alors! Achtung! This is supposed to be Government, not Politics, okay?

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READ THIS. For Europe, Lessons in the Americas on.wsj.com/nPk3iq via @WSJ Capital | by David Wessel

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Analysts Say Greek Recession will continue in 2012. Did anyone say he has an idea for economic development and progress? Why not?

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More Firms + More Technology = More jobs. Please see "Poor Jobs" below. Slim

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Poor Jobs Picture? Firms are discovering productivity. They can do the same work with fewer workers due to more technology.

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Investigation clears four London Police Officials of Misconduct. Can they go back to work now, Lestrade?

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Teaching an old truck new tricks. Researchers INNOVATE. Can identify an approved drugs to fight other diseases. KUDOS TO RESEARCH.

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WSJ: Biden Stikes Positive Note in China Interview. I'll go out on a limb here. Joe Biden has been reading my Blogs. ;-) Slim

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The following 4 Tweets, "McGraw Hill spinning off..." will address the problem of publishing 4 education. Just ignore them & you'll go away.

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McGraw Hill spinning off losing Education Division. STILL NOT READING MY BLOG, EH? slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/social… Slim

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McGraw Hill spinning off losing Education Division. STILL NOT READING MY BLOG, EH? slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/publis… Slim

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McGraw Hill spinning off losing Education Division. STILL NOT READING MY BLOG, EH? slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/quill-… Slim

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McGraw Hill spinning off losing Education Division. STILL NOT READING MY BLOG, EH? slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/does-p… Slim

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SABMiller still trying to buy Fosters. Put another shrimp on the barbie, I'll wait....with my redneck, white socks, & Blue Ribbon Beer.

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SEC Whistle Blower accuses SEC of Destroying 9,000 documents related 2 Wall Street investigations. Guess now we'll never know what happened.

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What happens when you leave bureaucrats to their own devices? Please see WSJ: Confusion & Frustration below. Thanks. Slim

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WSJ: Confusion & Frustration among local governments bruised by credit ratings downgrade. "What happened?" "How do we fix it?"

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FDA The speedy approval of a Roche Drug (Please see FDA below) shows FDA may have found a cure for its own Lethargy, indolence, & sloth.

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FDA Approves New Roche Drug to treat cancer's molecular structure. IT IS NICE TO SEE A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY INNOVATING!!!

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Greek Faces 4th year of recession defying an official forecast. What was the unofficial forecast? I predict good things for Greece. Okay.

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WSJ: France & Germany. Carrot & Stick to EuroNations. Be more frugal or you won't get your allowance. A slap in the face often works, eh?

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WSJ: Stocks eked out a slight gain. Let's pop the bubbly. We must celebrate the small victories or we won't have the will to press on. Slim

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WSJ: Reveals that Many Investors Traded in Oil during Oil Peak Prices. Gee, what a shame all those investors knew what they were doing, eh?

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FED worries that EuroCrisis could hurt US Banking. Unlike the US Debt Crisis which has no chance of hurting US Banking, eh? Slim

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slimviews: The Failure of US Diplomacy in the Middle East 3.0... slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/05/failur…

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MY SCREENPLAY ... A GUIDE TO FINE DINING... is up on kdp.amazon.com & I am LOOKING FOR AN AGENT. ;-) Slim

Sincerest regards,

Slim

PS.

I am not Paul Harvey. 

However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger.

If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one

of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with

the thank you note.

Sincerest regards,

Slim

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Copyright © 2011 Slim Fairview

Side Street Journal 17 August 2011

Commentary on Global Political and Economic Events by Slim Fairview
Please also see also http://slimviews.blogspot.com  Please do click the follow button for The Journal--and please email a link to your friends.  Thank you.

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Armed only with an analytical mind and the ability to speak in metaphors, I attempt to explain the events of the day as I view them through the magic glasses my parents gave me over 50 years ago. Regards, Slim

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@lexinyt Thanks. Please check out & (?) follow sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com & slimviews.blogspot.com Thank you. Sincerely, Slim

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@lexinyt :-o Blush, stammer, aw shucks...Thank you. Slim

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@adriennecarter @lexinyt It used to be called Smörgåsbord....

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WSJ: What next for Google. Invest in Hollywood? Ooh! Hey, I wrote a screenplay......for only a small investment, you can.......

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Some Experts think EuroZone Bonds are the Answers. Some Experts say no. Pick a side, state your opinion & you too can be an expert. Slim

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Man U....Wayne Rooney..... IPO....This won't effect Premier League Soccer, will it?

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China Demand 4 Corn Mesmerises markets. Then I read fine print:Corn Squeezins He felt like a giant when they gave him a pint of that good ol

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J. M. Smucker Co. Lowers its Coffee Prices. Cool. Now, how about a break on that ORANGE MARMALADE & STRAWBERRY JAM? Slim

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WSJ: Wal-Mart Frets over Uncertainty. When the stores that sell the cheap stuff worry...

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Why is there no Comprehensive 17 member EuroNation Plan? Why are there no Economic Development Projects? I have a blog. Read it.

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Prepare future French & German budgets on Shared Macroeconomic Analysis. Sounds plausible. Using same analysts who got us into this mess?

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Align French and German Corporate Tax Rates. Okay, that's half a good idea. Now, where will the corporations go for a safe tax haven?

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Introduce tax on Financial Transactions. Now we're talking! Tax our way to prosperity. After all, EuroPaper is the only game in town.

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Enshrine Fiscal Discipline in the Constitutions of the 17 member EuroMembers. Anyone against fiscal discipline? No? All right...!!!!

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EuroPlan. I. Elect EuroZone President with a mandate. No plan, no authority, but he will have a mandate. Good.

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As Businesses Struggle & people grow desperate 4 jobs, L A Mayor has plan: Drive Business from L A. Great Idea. Because I don't live there.

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India Arrests Anti Corruption Activist. Why do people stop progress because the progress doesn't go far enough fast enough. Give it a Chance

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China Said Direct Foreign Investment Jump 20% from a year earlier. So I am guessing: if you don't want 2 hear it from me, listen 2 investors

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Rick Perry now running against Bernard Bernanke. The Democrats are betting he will win. Except that Bernanke is not running for President.

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I already explained economics and economic stimulus for the non-economists. [& 4 the economists] slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/unders… Enjoy. Slim

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If the President follows my stimulus measures suggestions for the EuroCrats, maybe the EuroCrats can do the same thing. Slim

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President to recommend deficit panel consider stimulus measures. Now I know his people have been reading my blogs. Please see "jobs", below.

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President to Present Jobs Package after Labour day. I bet his people have been reading my blogs. I'm waiting to see his plan.

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It looks my my cat, Trygg, is going to toilet-paper the bathroom again. Please see, Wolves, below. Thank you. Slim

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I'm a Wolves Fan. My Cat, Trygg--an Arsenal Fan. We're thrilled 2 hear Man U is doing well.

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Shopping for Health Care? New form will lay out details of each policy. It's 1982 all over again, Folks.

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Big Pensions Back off From Pricey Real Estate--fear a bubble. Idea...buy the cheap stuff & profit from the turn-around.....or not.....

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Parliament Gets New Evidence on Phone Hacking. "We almost got away with it guys, then someone had to go and snitch. Thanks a lot, fella.

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Fitch Affirms US AAA status. Fitch on the cutting edge in the financial world.

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WSJ: Blue Chips fall after 3 days amid investor disappointment over proposed EuroZone Changes. OKAY? IT'S NOT JUST ME TALKING. OKAY!

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Growth doesn't happen or stall in a vacuum. Stuff has 2 happen. EuroCrats must do stuff 2 make growth happen. Economic Development anyone?

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EuroZone. Economic Growth has Stalled. Quick--we need a plan.....

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Google's Freewheeling Style a Pioneering Success. Now everyone is going to want to become a Freewheeling Pioneer. It doesn't work that way.

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Sarkozy-Merkel propose Van Rompuy as head EuroCrat but no indication he would have much power. Anyone not see that happen before?

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Read my stuff today or hear about it from experts in a month or two. Please see Fresh Plan, below. Slim

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WSJ: FRESH PLAN FOR EUROPE CRISIS. [Co-ordinate policy across 17 nations.] Uh, guys, I've been saying that 4 over two - three months now.

Sincerest regards,

Slim

PS.

I am not Paul Harvey. 

However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger.

If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one

of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with

the thank you note.

Sincerest regards,

Slim

RR #2

Route 390

Cresco, PA 18326

slimfairview@yahoo.com

Copyright © 2011 Slim Fairview

Side Street Journal 16 August 2011

Commentary on Global Political and Economic Events by Slim Fairview
Please also see also http://slimviews.blogspot.com  Please do click the follow button for The Journal--and please email a link to your friends.  Thank you.

Slim

Armed only with an analytical mind and the ability to speak in metaphors, I attempt to explain the events of the day as I view them through the magic glasses my parents gave me over 50 years ago. Regards, Slim

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WSJ: Record Profits for high-frequency traders in market swings. Please see, "What Down grade?" below. Thank you. Slim

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WSJ: "What downgrade? Stocks get it back." Did I mention it before? Don't listen to S&P Unless you want to speculate in market swings!

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WSJ: How to Repair US Credit Rating System. EZ! Stop listening to S&P.

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Don't say anything to the Mad Men: Time Warner Cable Sees Balance Shift To Web. It is so nice to see someone noticed what's going on. Slim

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Time Warner Cable Sees Balance Shifting To the Web. Well it is nice to see someone is noticing what is going on. Slim

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"Look, Wally, your Mother and I don't want you & Beaver going out looting stores & beating people up." "Okay, Dad. " [Oh, so repressive.]

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WSJ: "Soft-on-crime Roots of British Disorder." Take out British insert US, France, et. al. Any Coincidence it started in the 50's?

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Kirchner Win 4gone conclusion. Good or Bad? If Economy Improves--Good. If not....."Everybody knows what everybody knows" (c) Slim Fairview

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WSJ: Syria Bombs Palestinian Refugee Camp. Oops! Turning point in the Government Battle. slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/syria-…

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Cameron Promises to tackle slow-motion moral collapse in UK. How? setting the bar higher or lower?

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't NATO set up to protect Europe & Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union? What makes comrade laugh? Answer:

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Gadhafi feels diplomatic blow as US recognises opposition Ambassador. Now I bet he feels marginalised & starts launching SCUD missiles.

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Toronto-Dominion Bank picking up US Bank assets while growth dried up in Canada. Who Said Growth Prospects Dried Up in Canada?

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Lowe's Lowered Forecast....uh oh! How is home depot doing. I know where all the stuff is in Home Depot.

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MGM wants to destroy Hotel Project due to engineering Probs. Can I have a couple of the genuine fake-gold painted statuettes??

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@LaRaeQuy With all due respect 2 Psychology today: Reality TV was merely filling a void. A demand 2 meet public taste. op. cit. H L Mencken

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WSJ: Wal-Mart losing rep as lowest "cost to customer" plan. You guys just figuring that out? I've been buying Clover Valley stuff for years.

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Merkel Sarkozy rethink EuroBonds after CrisisCreep into France & Germany. Tricks don't Fix. You need Comprehensive Action, not a EuroFest.

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Google Search [WSJ Currencies in Asia get New Respect] 2,120,000 results. # 6 & 7? sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com/2011/08/side-s… sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Thanks, G! Slim

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ALORS! NORWAY has joined the list of Global Visitors to my Blogs. slimviews.blogspot.com & sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Thank you. Sincerely, Slim

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Dow Industrials Recover Pesky S&P Stuff. Am I not the one to say a couple of weeks ago...Don't Pay Any Attention to the S&P downgrade ?? !!

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A trend. Germany, France, Ireland, Switzerland. Players in the EuroCrisis Chats. Have they been reading my monographs? Thank you. Slim

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A special mention: Switzerland has joined the global community of visitors to my blogs. [I hope it was something I said.] Thank you. Slim

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France, Sweden, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Thailand, visitors to slimviews.blogspot.com Thank you all. Sincerely, Slim

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Slovenia, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, India...visitors to sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Thank you, Welcome, Sincerely, Slim

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Please add Austria to the list of visitors to sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Thank you. Welcome. Sincerely, Slim

Sincerest regards,

Slim

slimfairview@yahoo.com

PS.

I am not Paul Harvey. 

However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger.

If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one

of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with

the thank you note.

Sincerest regards,

Slim

RR #2

Route 390

Cresco, PA 18326

slimfairview@yahoo.com

Copyright © 2011 Slim Fairview