http://www.ihookin.com/blog Easy Steps to Forex Trading Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:08:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Equal Rep, which pushed for Mary Beth Maxwell as Secretary of Labor and William White as Secretary of the Navy, is pushing for a gay Secretary of Commerce in Fred Hochberg. Writes the group: "Fred Hochberg is the most qualified candidate for the job. Hochberg has more than ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/group-pushes-for-gay-man-fred-hochberg-as-secretary-of-commerce/ Based on the standard bull/bear market move of 20%, oil is already well into a new bull market with its move of 44.7% since its closing low of $33.87 on December 19th.  Since 2000, the average oil bull market has seen the commodity rise 89%, while the average bear has seen oil ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/new-bull-market-for-oil/ Thanks to Ellis Booker of BtoB Magazine for kicking off the new year by leading a guest show and tell call today.  During the call, Ellis shared his industry-spanning perspective about BtoB-oriented social media and how it has changed in recent years. Coming up: Megan Parker of GE ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/ellis-booker-of-btob-magazine-leads-show-and-tell-call/ Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona violated the public trust by accepting illegal campaign contributions, cash payments and bribes such as tailor-made suits from former Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl, a prosecutor said in closing statements today. “In 1998, the citizens of Orange County took put their faith and ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/carona-trial-prosecutor-begins-closing-statement/ We’ll Just Keep That One on File Max Boot - 01.06.2009 - 2:02 PM Agree with him or not, Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times is at least a serious writer. Usually. Today, however, he offers one of the more silly proposals for ending the current ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/we%e2%80%99ll-just-keep-that-one-on-file/ Hearings were held on Monday before the House Committee on Financial Services concerning the failure of the SEC to uncover the Madoff Ponzi scheme sooner. It was a relatively staid affair, including testimony from academics, government officials and at least one investor. The hearing involved testimony from the ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/the-sec-and-the-madoff-investigation/ MySscan.com Threat Level: MySscan.com is a scam site that runs a “free” system scan. What a deal. Only the scan is fake, and MySscan.com tells you you’re infected with spyware that doesn’t exist, and pops up false security alerts to trick you into buying ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/mysscancom/ Yesterday, we were talking about President-Elect Obama’s choice of  Leon E. Panetta to head up the Central Intelligence Agency. I made the case (mostly in the comments) for the dismantling of the agency, and starting from scratch. Since then, there have been several reports on high-level ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/more-on-intelligence/ I’ve been poor and never once considered throwing myself in front of a train or stealing to get the job done. the richest are often the most fragile and hollow. Rich people dont know how to live like a poor person. in his case ‘ SHAME DOES KILL’ ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/the-richest-are-often-the-most-fragile-and-hollow/ Toyota Idles Plants For 11 Extra Day By newsroom | - 1:58 pm - Posted in Auto Industry, Business News, Economy, Financial News, US News Now Toyota announced Tuesday it will idle all 12 of its wholly owned factories in Japan for an ... http://www.ihookin.com/blog/2009/01/06/toyota-idles-plants-for-11-extra-day/