Wednesday, December 3, 2008

734 Pounds Of Imperial Beach Pot - Seized!!

Wow, 734 pounds of pot bites the dust in Imperial Beach. I don't know why they make marijuana illegal. It is as offensive as cigarettes and they aren't illegal. But here we are in a boat near San Diego seizing 734 pounds of marijuana from a boat. It was seized by U.S. Customs and Border protection agents and they arrested two men.

CBP marine-interdiction agents spotted the blue 18-foot Bayliner as it entered US waters from Mexico on Friday around 9:30 am. All that pot is worth $330,00 dollars if it were sold in the US.

Poof, and it was gone in under 60 seconds.

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Secret Millionaire Todd Graves Eats Ramen Noodles

Well, it had to happen. Todd Graves, mutlimillionare and found of Raising Cane's Chicken is going on a reality show called "Secret Millionaire" on the Fox Network. The show is aobut six millionaires who go undercover to some of the hardest-hit areas in the country to help those who really need help.

Graves stated that it was one of the most inspiring things he's ever done in his life. Fox sent him to Louisiana to where people are still trying to recover from Hurricane Katrina now three years later. He is a New Orleans-born, Baton-Rouge entrepreneur and it's up to him to decide who will get $100,000 of his money. This is charitable contributions with a face.

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Fed’s Beige Book

Consumers have cut their spending by the most in 28 years. When the National Bureau of Economic Research released their statement Wednesday, they suggested that the economy was sinking into even more of a recession. Many economists predict that the Feds will cut their lowest rate to a historic one percent. With people losing their jobs, consumers have cut their spending for the holiday season. The weekend sales for retailers was high but were cut drastically after the sale weekend.


Oh well. On to the car industry.