The following letter to the editor form has been submitted: hcv: testing first name: Christina last name: Marquardt address: You have my account information city: You have my account information state: You have my account information zip: You have my account information phone: You have my name and my account information email: chrisemchris@hushmail.com letter: Just...
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Letter to the editor from larry lachoff
The following letter to the editor form has been submitted: hcv: testing first name: larry last name: lachoff address: 1480 capri lane city: san jacinto state: california zip: 92583 phone: 951 263 2113 email: larryinthedell@msn.com letter: trends in the news not as agreed to in our contract you only produce a new show when you...
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As the Fed accelerate its taper program, we forecast market fundamentals beyond Fed control will push interest rates higher. And since this has been an interest rate recovery (see “The Interest Rate Recovery,” Trends Journal, Spring 2013), the higher rates go, the deeper the economy will sink. Therefore, in its effort to avoid economic panic...
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Wake-up call: Confronting the abuse of power head-on
The future has never been clearer. If societies continue on the current path set by major political leaders, financial powers, multinational interests and military forces, we can forecast with full confidence that tomorrow will bring more sorrow than joy, more hardship than prosperity, more war than peace, more physical and mental illness than strong bodies...
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The global financial crisis lingers. Moving forward under the current systems and structures ensures that general economic conditions will continue to deteriorate, the gap between rich and poor will widen, and the populism and class warfare trends we’ve forecast will accelerate. In 2014, a collective consciousness will firmly take root across the globe, one that...
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Hard lessons in taking a stand, making lasting change
As the year ended, anti-Apartheid legend Nelson Mandela passed on. In rejoicing over the freedom of his people, Mandela once said: “The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our...
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Altruism finds its heart on the Internet
Every morning, without fail, my wife turns her attention to the greater good while she sips her first cup of tea. She steers her browser to a website (greatergood.com) where, with a click of the mouse, she can donate a few cents to ameliorate world hunger, fund autism treatment and research, and support the work...
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Altruism will find an even broader and more comfortable home in the digital world in 2014, which will fuel giving and meaningful, focused acts of charity across the globe. Here are some sites that will be leading the charge: GoFundMe.com creates crowdfunding sites for individuals, groups and organizations to raise money for medical issues, education...
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Your medical data is a hot commodity
There’s a hot new commodity on the market: individuals’ medical records, available literally for pocket change. It’s not only legal, but it’s a thriving industry. In fact, McKinsey & Co. forecasts that the trade in medical data will be a $10-billion annual industry by 2020, driven largely by health agencies’ conversion to electronic medical records...
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Obamacare: How secure is your medical information?
The millions of new users flocking to state and federal health exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act “could mean bigger data breaches with bigger lawsuits, fines and financial losses,” worries Experian, a giant in the data privacy business. Could, yes — but how great is the risk? Fears were worsened last November when a...