Our New e-Book is Almost Ready!

It's a very exciting time over here at Small Business Mavericks - our new e-Book, "Local Small Business Internet Marketing Secrets" is almost ready - here's a sneak peak at the cover of our book - pop on over to our website and pre-order your copy today!

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Global Warming Cause Discovered!

This just in from Porter Stansberry of the Stansberry & Associates Investment Newsletter:

"A new United Nations report identifies cattle as the greatest threat to the world’s climate – ahead of cars. According to the 400-page “Livestock’s Long Shadow” report, the world’s 1.5 billion cattle and the methane they… uh… emit… are responsible for global warming, dead zones in the ocean, acid rain, etc. Cow flatulence generates 18% of all greenhouse gases – more than cars, planes, and all forms of transportation put together. Maybe Al Gore will make a new movie… A Very, Very Inconvenient Truth."

Great New Article Site for you to Post to!

Hi there - I just came across a great new site where small business owners can publish their articles and start getting exposure. It's called Associated Content. You can check out my current postings there by visiting the link to your right with the heading "AC - The People's Content".

Check it out - then go post your own articles!

Shocking News About Military Spending as a % of GDP

The media loves to make a big deal out of how much we are spending on one of the key principles of government (as determined by the constitution) - that being our military and the defense of our borders

Today I received an e-mail from Taipan Financial News which shows exactly the percentage of our Gross Domestic Product is currently being spent on our military. Being that this is the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, I thought this information was timely and very interesting.

Our GDP is almost $12 Trillion annually, which means our current level of military spending ($600 Billion) is just 5%. Put this address in your browser to see the chart: http://www.taipanfinancialnews.com/images/charts/TFNchart12-07-06.gif

I'll bet you would have guessed that it was much higher, based upon the talking TV heads and the media hysteria surrounding the whole topic.

Always interesting when you see the facts!

China to Overtake US in Ad Spending

According to Ad Age today, China's ad spending will top the United States for the first time by the end of this year - predictions are that China will spend $4.2 Billion to the United State's $4 Billion for 2006.

Any way you cut it, that's a lot of ad spending.