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Father James Mitchell has weathered the storm with his ability to survive as a prominent wrestling manager during a time where dancers and models -- eye candy -- stole the managerial type duties from the forefathers. Divas in today's wrestling market means the demise of male managers -- leading, speaking for their hired freaks, goons and mic-challenged. ''The managers were phased out with beautiful women who couldn't talk and didn't know what they were doing at ringside, biting their nails and looking scared,,'' Mitchell said during a TNA conference call. ``I don't have a problem with women in that spot, if they can talk and do what needs to be done.'' TNA's women outshine WWE's Divas when comparing managing and wrestling. Ms. Traci Brooks, Jackie Moore and Gail Kim are proof positive.
Democrats Call on Government to Increase Minority Advertising Contracts
Today, leading Senate and House Democrats urged federal agencies to take an active role in increasing the amount of federal advertising contracts awarded to disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses. Their action comes in response to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to be released today that found that federal agencies are falling short of the standards set by an executive order issued in 2000 calling on the government to "aggressively" reach out to minority and underserved firms. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.), senior Senate Judiciary Committee member Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair, Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.) today sent letters to the Departments of Defense and the Treasury expressing concern for their poor record of awarding contracts to minority and disadvantaged businesses and requesting the agencies outline specific steps they are taking to increase contracts with minority advertising firms.
Obama's strange ethnic politics
It's been equal-opportunity week to attack Barack Obama because of his remarks that seemed to justify a U.S. invasion of Pakistan. Democrats and Republicans alike had a field day at the expense of the poor senator. In the midst of all this, he addressed the annual meeting of the National Council of La Raza and talked about realities at home. But those remarks, which I found at least as provocative and troubling, got little public attention. NCLR is sort of the Hispanic NAACP. Speaking before an audience of about 2,000, Obama, according to the Wall Street Journal, "compared last year's massive immigration rallies led by Hispanics to the civil-rights marches of African-Americans in the 1960s ..." Regarding the population of illegals in our country today, Obama assured the crowd that "I will never walk away from the 12 million undocumented immigrants..." How odd for a candidate for the presidency of the United States to include looking out for the interests of illegals as a campaign promise.
MortgageBrokers.com Continues Strong Growth, Adds Estimated CAD$120 Million in Mortgage Originations
MortgageBrokers.com Financial Group of Companies Inc., a subsidiary of MortgageBrokers.com Holdings Inc. (OTC BB: MBKR - News), announced that it has signed an agreement with several experienced and established mortgage brokers in Canada. Mortgagebrokers.com anticipates that these individuals will generate an additional CAD$120 million in mortgage origination for the Company. Mortgage professionals Anna Faulkner, Eileen Mercer, Theresa Szeto, Denise Barnes, Linda Nguyen, Pauline McInnes, Norman Slinn, Shawna Gayford, Domenic Bui and Cindy Ho will operate exclusively under the MortgageBrokers.com brand and share a percentage of their net profits with the Company. These signings are the latest in a string of press releases from the Company announcing the continuing build-out and execution of their business strategy to become one of North America's largest and fastest growing mortgage brokerage firms.
Surprise? Council picks Williams as interim mayor: Council now looks to fill District 1 seat
Former Rio Rancho councilor Mike Williams is the new mayor, and it seems no one is surprised.There were only two choices before the council during the Wednesday meeting: Williams and former councilor Lonnie Clayton. They were the only people who expressed interest in the position. .
They back this comeback
When Doc Rivers called former Pacers coach Rick Carlisle last Monday and asked about Reggie Miller as a person and a player, the response on the other end was quick and unequivocal. "One of the all-time greats," said Carlisle. "If you can get him, get him." Within 24 hours, Miller and Carlisle spoke about the prospect of the future Hall of Famer returning for a title run with the Celtics. "We talked about it and agreed that it was something that deserved careful consideration," said Carlisle. News of a possible Miller comeback broke last Wednesday. Initially, the idea of the soon-to-be 42-year-old Miller reentering the league lent itself more to punch lines than serious consideration. But with Danny Ainge and Miller acknowledging conversations and Miller testing his body with two workouts per day, it seems less of a long shot now.
KiwiSaver and beyond
Speech notes for address to ASFONZ forum, Deloitte Lounge, Westpac Stadium, Wellington Thank you for the opportunity to talk about KiwiSaver and beyond.
This has been an historic year for superannuation. In August last year KiwiSaver in its original form was passed into law. .
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