Can you handle the truth about rising gas prices?

The corporatists in Congress barked at Obama that he must approve that Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Because the Exxons and Chevrons need a way to get all that Canadian tar sands oil to their Texas refineries. That’ll increase the supply of gasoline and lower the price at the pump. It’s Economics 101, Bucko.

Really? Well, consider this complicating fact: rather than shipping an abundance of gasoline to our gas stations, Big Oil has quietly been siphoning oceans of fuel from their U.S. refineries and shipping it to Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Last year, for the first time ever, fuel became the top export of the United States – the big refineries shipped 117 million gallons of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel per day out of our country. Suddenly, fuel exports are bigger in dollar value than the foreign sales of American aircraft, agriculture, or any other product.

Commuters, truckers, farmers, airlines, and others who’re dependent on those fuels have been soaked in the past year by gasoline pump prices that have averaged $3.52 a gallon – a record high. This price shock has given Big Oil’s political puppets an excuse to yap ceaselessly about the urgent need to “build that pipeline.” The environment be damned, is their cry, full speed ahead to increase supply.

These ranters don’t mention (shhhh) the giant refiners’ control and manipulation of our gasoline supply for their own fun and profit. While the refiners refuse to reveal how much they profit from exporting fuel, the more they send overseas, the less there is at home, allowing them to jack up our prices. No surprise then that the Big Five gasoline makers enjoyed record profits in 2011.

Rather than ripping apart our environment to serve these finaglers, America urgently needs a full conversion to alternative fuels.

“High Gas Prices Mean Record Profits for Big Oil,” www.abcnews.com, April, 24, 2011.

Why was it ok for Reagan to trade missiles to terrorists for hostages, but not ok for Clinton to trade?

photo ops for the release of the journalists in North Korea?

Iran-Contra (for those who have forgotten) involved the arms sale of Hawk anti-aircraft missiles and TOW anti-tank missiles to Iranians who through their proxy organization, Hezbollah (terrorists) were holding 6 Americans hostage.
Apparently many of the responders were either too young or have forgotten Iran-Contra. Admittedly, I was only 14 when it happened.

However, it only took me 3 seconds to Google “Iran Contra” for a link and refresh my memmory.

I suggest you deniers do the same and (re)inform yourself.

Will anyone tell me if the attached email is genuine or not?

From: VA CONSULTANTS
Sent: Sat, January 29, 2011 3:10:32 PM
Subject: OPPORTUNITIES @ VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS, HEATHROW AIRPORT, UK

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS HEATHROW AIRPORT.

JOB REF: 011/013L/UKVA/T4-VA
CONSULTANT: NAUKRIGULF.COM

VACANCIES (URGENT) : UNLIMITED FOR THOSE IN AVIATION AND RELATED INDUSTRIES.

1: Business Development Executives
2: Cargo jobs
3: Ticketing & Reservations Officers
4: Aircraft Maintenance Jobs
5: Sales Executives /Purchase Executives
6: Account Officers/ Finance Officers
7: Cabin Crew Jobs (Heathrow and Glasgow)
8: Ground Staff
9: Marketing Executive
10: Customer Service Executives
11: Project Manager/ Asst.
12: Director of Sales & Marketing
13: Operations Manager/Asst.
14: Staff Nurse
15: Database Administration Executives
16: Warehouse/ Store Manager
17: Safety Officers
18: HSE Officers

This is to inform all Interested Expatriates that VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS,UKis in need of expatriates that
can work in various field, and we’ve gone through your CV/Resume together with your qualification through our Job Provider, so all interested candidate should answer the ONLINE INTERVIEW below and send it with an application / Cover letter together with him/her CV/Resume and send it to through email Attachment: Email: ( engr.roejames2009@gmail.com ) ( OUR LABOUR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT).

1. Briefly describe your ideal job?
2. Why did you choose this career?
3. What goals do you have in your career?
4 How do you plan to achieve these goals?
5. Can you work well under deadlines or pressure?
6. Tell us about a time when you failed to meet a deadline. What were the Repercussions?
7. Do you have reference list?
8. Why do you want to work here?

9. Have been recruited online before?If yes,state the name of the company.
10. Why should we hire you over the others waiting to be interviewed?
11. What is your Current Monthly Salary Package (convert to US$) ?
12. How soon can you travel down to start your new Job?
13. What three Specific Job Positions do you target from VIRGIN ATLANTICAIRWAYS (UK)?
14. Give us full details on the Following;
(A.) Full Name
(B.) Permanent Mailing address
(C.) Current Mailing Address
(D.) Tel/Mobile Number(s)
15. What is your Country of Nationality? Is it different from your Present Location? If yes please state your Current resident Country.
16. What are your Future Plans for VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS (UK), if Permanently Employed?

REQUIREMENTS: All applicants are to possess all of the following:
(1) Should possess at least a diploma in any of the stated fields or Must have obtained tutorials on
the above said in any institution or center of training.
(2)Must be computer literate
(3)Must have at least six (6) months experience in the above said profession or that which is related to the profession.
(4) Must have a valid international passport and ready to travel within 1 month of receiving contract documents.

BENEFITS/PERKS: All applicants that have qualified or viewed successful to take up the job based on
the scrutiny of their Curriculum Vitae would enjoy and share in the following benefits:
(1)He /she would be paid an attractive salary ranging from GBP 3,500 – 15,000 per month after tax
deductions depending on his/her qualifications
(2)The job offered would be a family status one and as such would be entitled and privileged to come
with his family.
(3)Free medical care and free family accommodation fully furnished.

4) Educational assistance based on family status employment

OTHER EPHEMERAL OF EMPLOYMENT:

Contract Period/duration: This is a 4 years contract but subject to renewal
based on the services of the employee

Location: London (UK) .

Accommodation: Virgin Atlantic Housing Estate

Please Note Behind: Entry of application close as soon as possible since the date of job commencement for successful candidates will start soon.

Due to this impending urgency, no interview shall be conducted and we regret that only candidates who are
short-listed will be contacted via our official mailing address.

Contact: Mr James Roberts
Email: engr.roejames2009@ gmail.com
Phone: 44 7031982694

Has anyone else noticed how expensive alcohol is becoming aboard aircraft.?

I recently flew with First Choice holidays and was charged £7.50 for two 5 cntl. bottles of brandy, and £1.60 for a 500ml. bottle of water. When Dick Turpin was robbing people, he did at least have the good grace to wear a mask. I think the answer is for people to simply refuse to buy drinks on board, the average flight time from the UK to most Med. sun destinations is between 3 to 4 hours, not a long time to go without a drink. If Air Greed suddenly find their sales plummeting, they may just have a rethink about their pricing policy.

Does this mean GM is doing the right thing for the business and workers?

Is this a good start for GM?

GM Ceasing Corporate Aviation Operations
Earlier this week, GM announced that it is ceasing operations at General Motors Air Transportation Services (GMATS) at Detroit Metro Airport. Due to significant cutbacks over the past months, GM travel volume no longer justifies a dedicated corporate aircraft operation. GM is exploring options for transferring its aircraft to another operator. The company is pursuing the sale of four of the aircraft so it can terminate the leases. GM will shutter the facility at Metro Airport effective January 1, 2009. GM will work with the airport to seek a tenant for the balance of the lease, which expires in 2009.

Domestic Brands Score Highest in Consumer Ratings
According to Biz360, a media and market solutions provider, consumers are expressing more positive comments toward American brands than for Japanese automakers.

Basically, the company gathered roughly 300,000 online opinions about midsize cars from Ford, Chevrolet, Honda and Toyota. The data was pulled from such sites such as Auto Mall USA, Edmunds.com, IntelliChoice.com and Yahoo Autos from October 31, 2007 through November 1, 2008. The company discovered that Ford and Chevrolet are ahead of their Japanese counterparts when it comes to consumer perception.