Click on the picture and you will be taken to a video I made of him!
This is what it is all about!
Tim
My Montage 11/27/08
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Help Me Welcome Baby Jack!
This is my new grandson!
Click on the picture and you will be taken to a video I made of him!
This is what it is all about!
Tim
My Montage 11/27/08
Click on the picture and you will be taken to a video I made of him!
This is what it is all about!
Tim
My Montage 11/27/08
Monday, November 24, 2008
Let's Get Real!
Hello All!
I usually don’t use this blog as a political platform. But enough is enough.
Our country needs to be a free enterprise bastion. Bailing out company after company is nothing more than corporate welfare.
The Automotive Industry as it stands will NEVER make it. If we throw this money at the same managers that caused the problems, we just exacerbate them. Let them all FAIL, and then restructure.
The following is the best treatise of the issue that I have found, by the man who should have been President...if all of the “sheep” hadn’t been sleeping.
Op-Ed Contributor
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
By MITT ROMNEY
Published: November 18, 2008
If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed.
Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses.
Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check.
I love cars, American cars. I was born in Detroit, the son of an auto chief executive. In 1954, my dad, George Romney, was tapped to run American Motors when its president suddenly died. The company itself was on life support — banks were threatening to deal it a death blow. The stock collapsed. I watched Dad work to turn the company around — and years later at business school, they were still talking about it. From the lessons of that turnaround, and from my own experiences, I have several prescriptions for Detroit’s automakers.
First, their huge disadvantage in costs relative to foreign brands must be eliminated. That means new labor agreements to align pay and benefits to match those of workers at competitors like BMW, Honda, Nissan and Toyota.Furthermore, retiree benefits must be reduced so that the total burden per auto for domestic makers is not higher than that of foreign producers.That extra burden is estimated to be more than $2,000 per car. Think what that means: Ford, for example, needs to cut $2,000 worth of features and quality out of its Taurus to compete with Toyota’s Avalon. Of course the Avalon feels like a better product — it has $2,000 more put into it. Considering this disadvantage, Detroit has done a remarkable job of designing and engineering its cars. But if this cost penalty persists, any bailout will only delay the inevitable.
Second, management as is must go. New faces should be recruited from unrelated industries — from companies widely respected for excellence in marketing, innovation, creativity and labor relations.The new management must work with labor leaders to see that the labor and management comes to an end. This division is a hold over from the early years of the last century, when unions brought workers job security and better wages and benefits. But as Walter Reuther, the former head of the United Automobile Workers, said to my father, “Getting more and more pay for less and less work is a dead-end street.”You don’t have to look far for industries with unions that went down that road.
Companies in the 21st century cannot perpetuate the destructive labor relations of the 20th. This will mean a new direction for the U.A.W., profit sharing or stock grants to all employees and a change in Big Three management culture.The need for collaboration will mean accepting sanity in salaries and perks. At American Motors, my dad cut his pay and that of his executive team, he bought stock in the company, and he went out to factories to talk to workers directly.
Get rid of the planes, the executive dining rooms —all the symbols that breed resentment among the hundreds of thousands who will also be sacrificing to keep the companies afloat. Investments must be made for the future. No more focus on quarterly earnings or the kind of short-term stock appreciation that means quick riches for executives with options. Manage with an eye on cash flow,balance sheets and long-term appreciation.
Invest in truly competitive products and innovative technologies — especially fuel-saving designs —that may not arrive for years. Starving research and development is like eating the seed corn. Just as important to the future of American car makers is the sales force. When sales are down, you don’t want to lose the only people who can get them to grow. So don’t fire the best dealers, and don’t crush them with new financial or performance demands they can’t meet.
It is not wrong to ask for government help, but the automakers should come up with a win-win proposition. I believe the federal government should invest substantially more in basic research — on new energy sources,fuel-economy technology, materials science and the like — that will ultimately benefit the automotive industry, along with many others.
I believe Washington should raise energy research spending to $20 billion a year, from the $4 billion that is spent today. The research could be done at universities, at research labs and even through public-private collaboration. The federal government should also rectify the imbedded tax penalties that favor foreign car makers. But don’t ask Washington to give shareholders and bondholders a free pass —they bet on management and they lost. The American auto industry is vital to our national interest as an employer and as a hub for manufacturing. A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the industry needs. It would permit the companies to shed excess labor, pension and real estate costs.
The federal government should provide guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing and assure car buyers that their warranties are not at risk.In a managed bankruptcy, the federal government would propel newly competitive and viable automakers, rather than seal their fate with a bailout check.
Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, was a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination.
Free Enterprise is alive and well…go to www.huntedvshunter.com and find out how to find like minded people for your business.
Then you will never need a bailout!
I usually don’t use this blog as a political platform. But enough is enough.
Our country needs to be a free enterprise bastion. Bailing out company after company is nothing more than corporate welfare.
The Automotive Industry as it stands will NEVER make it. If we throw this money at the same managers that caused the problems, we just exacerbate them. Let them all FAIL, and then restructure.
The following is the best treatise of the issue that I have found, by the man who should have been President...if all of the “sheep” hadn’t been sleeping.
Op-Ed Contributor
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
By MITT ROMNEY
Published: November 18, 2008
If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed.
Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses.
Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check.
I love cars, American cars. I was born in Detroit, the son of an auto chief executive. In 1954, my dad, George Romney, was tapped to run American Motors when its president suddenly died. The company itself was on life support — banks were threatening to deal it a death blow. The stock collapsed. I watched Dad work to turn the company around — and years later at business school, they were still talking about it. From the lessons of that turnaround, and from my own experiences, I have several prescriptions for Detroit’s automakers.
First, their huge disadvantage in costs relative to foreign brands must be eliminated. That means new labor agreements to align pay and benefits to match those of workers at competitors like BMW, Honda, Nissan and Toyota.Furthermore, retiree benefits must be reduced so that the total burden per auto for domestic makers is not higher than that of foreign producers.That extra burden is estimated to be more than $2,000 per car. Think what that means: Ford, for example, needs to cut $2,000 worth of features and quality out of its Taurus to compete with Toyota’s Avalon. Of course the Avalon feels like a better product — it has $2,000 more put into it. Considering this disadvantage, Detroit has done a remarkable job of designing and engineering its cars. But if this cost penalty persists, any bailout will only delay the inevitable.
Second, management as is must go. New faces should be recruited from unrelated industries — from companies widely respected for excellence in marketing, innovation, creativity and labor relations.The new management must work with labor leaders to see that the labor and management comes to an end. This division is a hold over from the early years of the last century, when unions brought workers job security and better wages and benefits. But as Walter Reuther, the former head of the United Automobile Workers, said to my father, “Getting more and more pay for less and less work is a dead-end street.”You don’t have to look far for industries with unions that went down that road.
Companies in the 21st century cannot perpetuate the destructive labor relations of the 20th. This will mean a new direction for the U.A.W., profit sharing or stock grants to all employees and a change in Big Three management culture.The need for collaboration will mean accepting sanity in salaries and perks. At American Motors, my dad cut his pay and that of his executive team, he bought stock in the company, and he went out to factories to talk to workers directly.
Get rid of the planes, the executive dining rooms —all the symbols that breed resentment among the hundreds of thousands who will also be sacrificing to keep the companies afloat. Investments must be made for the future. No more focus on quarterly earnings or the kind of short-term stock appreciation that means quick riches for executives with options. Manage with an eye on cash flow,balance sheets and long-term appreciation.
Invest in truly competitive products and innovative technologies — especially fuel-saving designs —that may not arrive for years. Starving research and development is like eating the seed corn. Just as important to the future of American car makers is the sales force. When sales are down, you don’t want to lose the only people who can get them to grow. So don’t fire the best dealers, and don’t crush them with new financial or performance demands they can’t meet.
It is not wrong to ask for government help, but the automakers should come up with a win-win proposition. I believe the federal government should invest substantially more in basic research — on new energy sources,fuel-economy technology, materials science and the like — that will ultimately benefit the automotive industry, along with many others.
I believe Washington should raise energy research spending to $20 billion a year, from the $4 billion that is spent today. The research could be done at universities, at research labs and even through public-private collaboration. The federal government should also rectify the imbedded tax penalties that favor foreign car makers. But don’t ask Washington to give shareholders and bondholders a free pass —they bet on management and they lost. The American auto industry is vital to our national interest as an employer and as a hub for manufacturing. A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the industry needs. It would permit the companies to shed excess labor, pension and real estate costs.
The federal government should provide guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing and assure car buyers that their warranties are not at risk.In a managed bankruptcy, the federal government would propel newly competitive and viable automakers, rather than seal their fate with a bailout check.
Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, was a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination.
Free Enterprise is alive and well…go to www.huntedvshunter.com and find out how to find like minded people for your business.
Then you will never need a bailout!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Eniva Corporation a Top Business and Industry Leader
Last update: 12:48 p.m. EST Nov. 20, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov 20, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Inc. Organization lists leading companies in the respective fields. Examples of such categories include "Computers & Technology", "Insurance", "Textiles", "Banking", "Education", and others.
Eniva Corporation was informed they hold the official position of 55th in the category of "Health", making it the 55th fastest growing private U. S. company in the Health industry. Many prestigious companies operate within America's health market today, making the honor very notable. As the pioneer and ongoing leader in the area of advanced nutraceuticals, this ranking further demonstrates Eniva's progressive commitment to the science of nutrient delivery systems.
Said Eniva CEO Andrew Baechler, "We are delighted to have earned another outstanding position in the Inc. rankings. This industry of Health continues to be very competitive and challenging to compete in, so we are undoubtedly delighted at being named 55th."
Eniva Corporation, located in Minneapolis, MN, designs, manufactures and distributes liquid nutritional supplements and other body support products. Founded in 1998, Eniva has earned the distinction of being the pioneer of advanced liquid nutraceutical products and innovative nutrient delivery systems.
For more information or to purchase vibe, visit http://www.myvibeonline.com
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Eniva's Vibe...A healthy alternative!
Eniva’s VIBE is an innovative liquid with an advanced proprietary nutrient delivery system for your body. VIBE is the answer for modern health concerns of daily living in this modern world.
You may not have heard of it but VIBE is fast becoming a phenomenon in the health industry. This power packed liquid is helping thousands of individual’s lead better, more optimized lives.
VIBE, by Eniva is more than a 100% natural product...its nutrient values are more than just a vitamin supplemented drink. Just one ounce of this health filled liquid provides over 11,000 mg of health filled nutrients that your body truly needs to run the way our bodies were designed to.
Science has shown us you can address the aging process of your body significantly by meeting its nutritional needs and strengthening your immune system. VIBE, by Eniva, not only addresses these two factors but also helps to neutralize the effects that stress has on the aging factor as well.
VIBE is a comprehensive liquid supplement that delivers all of the essential vitamins and minerals with added nutrients. This innovative liquid not only meets your nutritional needs but also helps fight the aging process as well.
This invigorating nutrient supplement is properly balanced with multiple nutrients from years of research at Eniva. They not only manufacture VIBE, they are the formulators.
Eniva's mission and dedication is nothing short of driven. The company's aim was to create a product that not only addressed the basic, daily recommended requirements but to surpass this objective. VIBE is that answer. It is pharmaceutically formulated to meets all of the body's needs to live life at its optimum best in the ever changing environment of today.
It is Dr. Benjamin Baechler, the team leader of the Eniva R&D team, that brought VIBE to us within Eniva's CLASS 10,000 R&D Laboratories. It has been through ongoing research in nutrient bio-availability technology that VIBE was formulated to meet pharmaceutical standards and gain laboratory certifications.
Eniva is helping thousands of people lead better, healthier lifestyles. This breakthrough nutrient supplement has impacted these ordinary individuals to achieve extra-ordinary results in their lives simply by taking one ounce of VIBE on a daily basis.
This breakthrough supplement gives people what their bodies have always needed. The science behind this wonderful product is giving thousands of people's lives back to them again.
VIBE is a naturally pure supplement. The cost is less than $2.00 a day to stay healthy and invigorated. VIBE is available in one ounce packets or family size bottles with a great berry flavor that is all natural.
With this year coming to an end, a new year is on the horizon. Why not make this coming year a better one for yourself and your family?... to live healthier than you ever thought was possible!
You may not have heard of it but VIBE is fast becoming a phenomenon in the health industry. This power packed liquid is helping thousands of individual’s lead better, more optimized lives.
VIBE, by Eniva is more than a 100% natural product...its nutrient values are more than just a vitamin supplemented drink. Just one ounce of this health filled liquid provides over 11,000 mg of health filled nutrients that your body truly needs to run the way our bodies were designed to.
Science has shown us you can address the aging process of your body significantly by meeting its nutritional needs and strengthening your immune system. VIBE, by Eniva, not only addresses these two factors but also helps to neutralize the effects that stress has on the aging factor as well.
VIBE is a comprehensive liquid supplement that delivers all of the essential vitamins and minerals with added nutrients. This innovative liquid not only meets your nutritional needs but also helps fight the aging process as well.
This invigorating nutrient supplement is properly balanced with multiple nutrients from years of research at Eniva. They not only manufacture VIBE, they are the formulators.
Eniva's mission and dedication is nothing short of driven. The company's aim was to create a product that not only addressed the basic, daily recommended requirements but to surpass this objective. VIBE is that answer. It is pharmaceutically formulated to meets all of the body's needs to live life at its optimum best in the ever changing environment of today.
It is Dr. Benjamin Baechler, the team leader of the Eniva R&D team, that brought VIBE to us within Eniva's CLASS 10,000 R&D Laboratories. It has been through ongoing research in nutrient bio-availability technology that VIBE was formulated to meet pharmaceutical standards and gain laboratory certifications.
Eniva is helping thousands of people lead better, healthier lifestyles. This breakthrough nutrient supplement has impacted these ordinary individuals to achieve extra-ordinary results in their lives simply by taking one ounce of VIBE on a daily basis.
This breakthrough supplement gives people what their bodies have always needed. The science behind this wonderful product is giving thousands of people's lives back to them again.
VIBE is a naturally pure supplement. The cost is less than $2.00 a day to stay healthy and invigorated. VIBE is available in one ounce packets or family size bottles with a great berry flavor that is all natural.
With this year coming to an end, a new year is on the horizon. Why not make this coming year a better one for yourself and your family?... to live healthier than you ever thought was possible!
This is your opportunity to make a decision, a resolution to begin living more alive every moment for the rest of your life.
Go to: http://www.myvibeonline.com/ to find out more.
Monday, November 10, 2008
A Great Read!
A friend sent me this...a must read!
The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some Poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right?
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence 2/3 of the citizenry just ain't happy and wants a change.
So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, 'What are we so unhappy about?'
A. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week?
B. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?
C. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
D. Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than has seen in the last year?
E. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic without having to present identification papers as we move through each state.
F. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
G. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough either.
H. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
I. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.
J. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family, and your belongings.
K. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
L. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents…neighborhoods by the way where 90% of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
M. How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks unhappy.
Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the USA, yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession?
Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?
Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? Think about it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the 'Media' told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.
Make no mistake about it. The troops have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an 'other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable' discharge after a few days in the brig.
So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans?Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by 'justifying' them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way......Insane!
Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage.
Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad. We are among the most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day or at least be thankful and appreciative.
With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?
Engage in your right to free enterprise: http://www.timstephensonline.com/
The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some Poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right?
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence 2/3 of the citizenry just ain't happy and wants a change.
So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, 'What are we so unhappy about?'
A. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week?
B. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?
C. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
D. Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than has seen in the last year?
E. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic without having to present identification papers as we move through each state.
F. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
G. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough either.
H. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
I. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.
J. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family, and your belongings.
K. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
L. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents…neighborhoods by the way where 90% of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
M. How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks unhappy.
Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the USA, yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession?
Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?
Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? Think about it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the 'Media' told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.
Make no mistake about it. The troops have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an 'other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable' discharge after a few days in the brig.
So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans?Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by 'justifying' them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way......Insane!
Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage.
Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad. We are among the most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day or at least be thankful and appreciative.
With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?
Engage in your right to free enterprise: http://www.timstephensonline.com/
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