| Erasing European Credit Card Debts
Statistics show that 35% of Europeans have some form of debt, most of them for a home loan. It is common knowledge amongst bankers that most people do not know how to handle their loan account well and end up paying thousands in unnecessary interest. Banks are making millions in profit because Europeans are unable to take proper care of their Loan Accounts.
Gordon Gecko is an American consultant who is now in Europe and he is advocating the use of Debt Consolidation. This is a totally new concept for Europe. Many people in Europe are paying a house loan, car loan, another loan for appliances and credit card payments. �This is ridiculous� says Gordon Gecko �By utilizing debt consolidation one may take out one loan to pay off many others. This has the added advantage of securing a lower interest rates, and a fixed interest rate whilst conveniently dealing with only one loan agency� he continued.
Sidney Lumet: A passion for films undimmed by age
There were no regrets. In his 1996 memoir, Making Movies - a definitive primer for aspiring filmmakers - Lumet examines his craft in candid and entertaining detail. His first chapter is entitled "The Director: The Best Job in the World". "When Mel Brooks is playing Louis XVI in History of the World, Part 1, he keeps running round saying, 'It's fun to be the king!' And I must say I'm in full agreement with him." Legendarily swift and thorough, Lumet fine-tuned the script of Before the Devil Knows, was involved with casting down to the extras, rehearsed intensively with the main actors for a month before shooting and supervised the camera set-ups. Most of the highly emotional scenes were polished off in a couple of takes and the film was completed more than a week ahead of schedule. He has just signed a new three-picture deal and plans to go into pre-production this month on his next project, a prison drama for which he also wrote the screenplay.
The CNN Wire: Wednesday, Dec. 5
Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, told Bush that the new information might cause intelligence officials to change their assessment of the Iranian program, but more time was needed to evaluate the data, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino revealed late Wednesday. The new account from Perino seems to contradict the president's version of his August conversation with McConnell and raised new questions about why Bush continued to warn the American public about a threat from Iran two months after being told a new assessment was in the works. But Perino told CNN there was no conflict between her statement and the Bush's Tuesday account of the meeting, when he said McConnell "didn't tell me what the information was." Nor did Bush mislead Americans in October, when he warned of a third world war triggered by Iran's development of nuclear technology, she said.
Jill Gets Real
She has no regrets about sharing their love with listeners. She still loves those songs, and sings them in concert. And when she finds someone to share her life with once again, she expects to express that in song as well.
"That's what I do. I share the light and the dark and everything in between," she says. "It all shows up."
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Time running short to act on strategies
With last week's ice storm creating a cleanup mess for many individuals and businesses, trying to get ready for the holiday -- much less contemplating tax strategies -- seems like a futile exercise.
Nonetheless, life goes on and the tax man beckons.
We recently provided last-minute, tax-saving tips for individuals, and now we want to give small businesses some equal time.
Here are a few suggestions that employers can put in place for the 2007 tax year.
Set up a profit-sharing plan.
This is a type of retirement plan that is funded solely by the company.
Generally, it's a popular retirement tool for employers that have had a profitable year. To take advantage of the tax benefits, small businesses must set up a profit-sharing plan before the end of the year, but they don't have to fund it until they file the tax return, said Paul Muret, of Muret CPA PLLC.
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