Admission to my own personal guilt in not sharing this business with internet folk earlier, I decided to bring to you a bit of 'eye candy', with a huge side order of 'red flag' to boot. Today, I will show you Paybox.me, a mysterious company making search engine progress, using folks for their marketing efforts, and why you shouldn't deal with them.
This company, a payment processing venture that aims to be the 'biggest processing company on the internet', remains in total secrecy from all of its 270,000 users. Searching Whois yields a Webguard, which blocks all of their user information from being visible. If I was anything of an aspiring future company, I would not want to hide myself from potential investors, buyers, or agencies that may help me grow.
Moreover, this company cannot be reached via email. We know of only 2 known emails that work (we tried all @paybox.me possibilities) - admin@ and news@. Of course, you will not get replies from them. And, they block commentary on their website blog posts. No customer service. Yet somehow, they can afford to place $20 a day in the accounts of 270,000 active users. Since their website doesn't say a thing about 'Paybox Currency' or 'Paybox Bucks', this company is claiming a world known currency by giving out Dollars. Wish I had money like that to share so flagrantly.
They plan to soon 'Open The Box' by offering digital products from merchants that - you guessed it - are invisible. Website currently has a voting mechanism where you can vote where to spend this Paybox balance you have, with some of their top vote draws being eBay, Amazon, Walmart and Tiger Direct. Not sure about you, but I will not accept the business from a company that cannot be identified, in a currency that they claim to be 'autonomous'.
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Last we heard in October, the Department of Justice had prepared a flurry of subpoenas to delve into the handling of campaign finances in John Edwards’ presidential run, with a specific eye towards the use of some funds to keep the Rielle Hunter scandal under wraps. Today, the Associated Press reports that the grand jury has targeted Edwards in its probe, and not just Edwards. Subpoenas have been issued for Alliance For a New America (AFNA) and linked organizations, where millions of dollars got spent with no public accounting:
A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child and whether he had other practices that pushed the bounds of campaign finance laws, people involved in the case have told The Associated Press.
A federal grand jury meeting in Raleigh, N.C., is combing through records and testimony involving several political organizations and individuals connected to Edwards and trying to determine if the former North Carolina senator and 2004 vice presidential nominee broke any laws. A recently issued subpoena focuses on a web of these political groups allied with Edwards, according to subpoena details provided to AP that offer a glimpse into the investigation being conducted behind closed doors.
The situation gets murky indeed when looking at AFNA:
Atop the subpoena list, read to the AP by someone with access to a subpoena, is the Alliance for a New America, which is what is known as a political 527 group, named for the tax code section that governs it. Also on the list is a like-named private entity called Alliance for a New America LLC, or AFNA LLC, and Edwards’ former campaign manager Nick Baldick, who ran the political 527 group in support of Edwards’ bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. (IRS records for the same groups refer to the groups as Alliance for New America, without an “a.”)
Baldick and his attorney Jim Lamb would not comment on the federal investigation, but Lamb said Baldick has been told he is not a target of it.
Federal records show that about $3.3 million of the $4.8 million raised by the 527 was distributed to AFNA LLC for unspecified “consulting services.” The 527 and the LLC shared not only their name, but the same Alexandria, Va., post office box and the same contact, a Baldick associate named Katherine Buchanan. A crucial difference between the two Alliance entities was that the LLC was a limited liability company that did not have to publicly disclose how its money was spent.
The question will be whether that distinction was legal on its face, or whether it was used as a dodge to funnel money illegally to Edwards for his own personal use. If the grand jury can connect the expenditures on “consultants” to those who tried keeping the lid on Edwards’ relationship with Hunter, the legality of the edifice may be a moot point anyway. Presumably, the grand jury and the investigators are looking for someone on the inside to testify to how the money got spent. If they do and the money got directed to hide Hunter and keep her quiet, then everyone involved may face conspiracy charges.
AFNA isn’t the only entity under scrutiny, either. The One American Committee paid Hunter over $100,000 for campaign Internet videos that never got published. They also want to see how massive contributions from Fred Baron and Bunny Mellon were distributed, the latter of which got hidden in boxes of chocolates according to former aide Andrew Young’s book with the express purpose of keeping Hunter quiet. Baron claimed to have supported Hunter financially without Edwards’ knowledge, but Young’s book says that Edwards agreed to hit up Mellon for hush money, which the grand jury seems to think may be an interesting avenue of inquiry.
None of this means anything until the grand jury produces indictments, of course — but becoming a target of a grand jury is the one way that happens.
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News and opinion about US politics from a liberal perspective.
What's your brand? Branding in small business can be the key to success. When marketing globally or locally, branding sets you apart. But there is much more.
bench craft company reviews Admission to my own personal guilt in not sharing this business with internet folk earlier, I decided to bring to you a bit of 'eye candy', with a huge side order of 'red flag' to boot. Today, I will show you Paybox.me, a mysterious company making search engine progress, using folks for their marketing efforts, and why you shouldn't deal with them.
This company, a payment processing venture that aims to be the 'biggest processing company on the internet', remains in total secrecy from all of its 270,000 users. Searching Whois yields a Webguard, which blocks all of their user information from being visible. If I was anything of an aspiring future company, I would not want to hide myself from potential investors, buyers, or agencies that may help me grow.
Moreover, this company cannot be reached via email. We know of only 2 known emails that work (we tried all @paybox.me possibilities) - admin@ and news@. Of course, you will not get replies from them. And, they block commentary on their website blog posts. No customer service. Yet somehow, they can afford to place $20 a day in the accounts of 270,000 active users. Since their website doesn't say a thing about 'Paybox Currency' or 'Paybox Bucks', this company is claiming a world known currency by giving out Dollars. Wish I had money like that to share so flagrantly.
They plan to soon 'Open The Box' by offering digital products from merchants that - you guessed it - are invisible. Website currently has a voting mechanism where you can vote where to spend this Paybox balance you have, with some of their top vote draws being eBay, Amazon, Walmart and Tiger Direct. Not sure about you, but I will not accept the business from a company that cannot be identified, in a currency that they claim to be 'autonomous'.
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Last we heard in October, the Department of Justice had prepared a flurry of subpoenas to delve into the handling of campaign finances in John Edwards’ presidential run, with a specific eye towards the use of some funds to keep the Rielle Hunter scandal under wraps. Today, the Associated Press reports that the grand jury has targeted Edwards in its probe, and not just Edwards. Subpoenas have been issued for Alliance For a New America (AFNA) and linked organizations, where millions of dollars got spent with no public accounting:
A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child and whether he had other practices that pushed the bounds of campaign finance laws, people involved in the case have told The Associated Press.
A federal grand jury meeting in Raleigh, N.C., is combing through records and testimony involving several political organizations and individuals connected to Edwards and trying to determine if the former North Carolina senator and 2004 vice presidential nominee broke any laws. A recently issued subpoena focuses on a web of these political groups allied with Edwards, according to subpoena details provided to AP that offer a glimpse into the investigation being conducted behind closed doors.
The situation gets murky indeed when looking at AFNA:
Atop the subpoena list, read to the AP by someone with access to a subpoena, is the Alliance for a New America, which is what is known as a political 527 group, named for the tax code section that governs it. Also on the list is a like-named private entity called Alliance for a New America LLC, or AFNA LLC, and Edwards’ former campaign manager Nick Baldick, who ran the political 527 group in support of Edwards’ bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. (IRS records for the same groups refer to the groups as Alliance for New America, without an “a.”)
Baldick and his attorney Jim Lamb would not comment on the federal investigation, but Lamb said Baldick has been told he is not a target of it.
Federal records show that about $3.3 million of the $4.8 million raised by the 527 was distributed to AFNA LLC for unspecified “consulting services.” The 527 and the LLC shared not only their name, but the same Alexandria, Va., post office box and the same contact, a Baldick associate named Katherine Buchanan. A crucial difference between the two Alliance entities was that the LLC was a limited liability company that did not have to publicly disclose how its money was spent.
The question will be whether that distinction was legal on its face, or whether it was used as a dodge to funnel money illegally to Edwards for his own personal use. If the grand jury can connect the expenditures on “consultants” to those who tried keeping the lid on Edwards’ relationship with Hunter, the legality of the edifice may be a moot point anyway. Presumably, the grand jury and the investigators are looking for someone on the inside to testify to how the money got spent. If they do and the money got directed to hide Hunter and keep her quiet, then everyone involved may face conspiracy charges.
AFNA isn’t the only entity under scrutiny, either. The One American Committee paid Hunter over $100,000 for campaign Internet videos that never got published. They also want to see how massive contributions from Fred Baron and Bunny Mellon were distributed, the latter of which got hidden in boxes of chocolates according to former aide Andrew Young’s book with the express purpose of keeping Hunter quiet. Baron claimed to have supported Hunter financially without Edwards’ knowledge, but Young’s book says that Edwards agreed to hit up Mellon for hush money, which the grand jury seems to think may be an interesting avenue of inquiry.
None of this means anything until the grand jury produces indictments, of course — but becoming a target of a grand jury is the one way that happens.
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News and opinion about US politics from a liberal perspective.
What's your brand? Branding in small business can be the key to success. When marketing globally or locally, branding sets you apart. But there is much more.
bench craft company reviews Admission to my own personal guilt in not sharing this business with internet folk earlier, I decided to bring to you a bit of 'eye candy', with a huge side order of 'red flag' to boot. Today, I will show you Paybox.me, a mysterious company making search engine progress, using folks for their marketing efforts, and why you shouldn't deal with them.
This company, a payment processing venture that aims to be the 'biggest processing company on the internet', remains in total secrecy from all of its 270,000 users. Searching Whois yields a Webguard, which blocks all of their user information from being visible. If I was anything of an aspiring future company, I would not want to hide myself from potential investors, buyers, or agencies that may help me grow.
Moreover, this company cannot be reached via email. We know of only 2 known emails that work (we tried all @paybox.me possibilities) - admin@ and news@. Of course, you will not get replies from them. And, they block commentary on their website blog posts. No customer service. Yet somehow, they can afford to place $20 a day in the accounts of 270,000 active users. Since their website doesn't say a thing about 'Paybox Currency' or 'Paybox Bucks', this company is claiming a world known currency by giving out Dollars. Wish I had money like that to share so flagrantly.
They plan to soon 'Open The Box' by offering digital products from merchants that - you guessed it - are invisible. Website currently has a voting mechanism where you can vote where to spend this Paybox balance you have, with some of their top vote draws being eBay, Amazon, Walmart and Tiger Direct. Not sure about you, but I will not accept the business from a company that cannot be identified, in a currency that they claim to be 'autonomous'.
Continued on the next page
Last we heard in October, the Department of Justice had prepared a flurry of subpoenas to delve into the handling of campaign finances in John Edwards’ presidential run, with a specific eye towards the use of some funds to keep the Rielle Hunter scandal under wraps. Today, the Associated Press reports that the grand jury has targeted Edwards in its probe, and not just Edwards. Subpoenas have been issued for Alliance For a New America (AFNA) and linked organizations, where millions of dollars got spent with no public accounting:
A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child and whether he had other practices that pushed the bounds of campaign finance laws, people involved in the case have told The Associated Press.
A federal grand jury meeting in Raleigh, N.C., is combing through records and testimony involving several political organizations and individuals connected to Edwards and trying to determine if the former North Carolina senator and 2004 vice presidential nominee broke any laws. A recently issued subpoena focuses on a web of these political groups allied with Edwards, according to subpoena details provided to AP that offer a glimpse into the investigation being conducted behind closed doors.
The situation gets murky indeed when looking at AFNA:
Atop the subpoena list, read to the AP by someone with access to a subpoena, is the Alliance for a New America, which is what is known as a political 527 group, named for the tax code section that governs it. Also on the list is a like-named private entity called Alliance for a New America LLC, or AFNA LLC, and Edwards’ former campaign manager Nick Baldick, who ran the political 527 group in support of Edwards’ bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. (IRS records for the same groups refer to the groups as Alliance for New America, without an “a.”)
Baldick and his attorney Jim Lamb would not comment on the federal investigation, but Lamb said Baldick has been told he is not a target of it.
Federal records show that about $3.3 million of the $4.8 million raised by the 527 was distributed to AFNA LLC for unspecified “consulting services.” The 527 and the LLC shared not only their name, but the same Alexandria, Va., post office box and the same contact, a Baldick associate named Katherine Buchanan. A crucial difference between the two Alliance entities was that the LLC was a limited liability company that did not have to publicly disclose how its money was spent.
The question will be whether that distinction was legal on its face, or whether it was used as a dodge to funnel money illegally to Edwards for his own personal use. If the grand jury can connect the expenditures on “consultants” to those who tried keeping the lid on Edwards’ relationship with Hunter, the legality of the edifice may be a moot point anyway. Presumably, the grand jury and the investigators are looking for someone on the inside to testify to how the money got spent. If they do and the money got directed to hide Hunter and keep her quiet, then everyone involved may face conspiracy charges.
AFNA isn’t the only entity under scrutiny, either. The One American Committee paid Hunter over $100,000 for campaign Internet videos that never got published. They also want to see how massive contributions from Fred Baron and Bunny Mellon were distributed, the latter of which got hidden in boxes of chocolates according to former aide Andrew Young’s book with the express purpose of keeping Hunter quiet. Baron claimed to have supported Hunter financially without Edwards’ knowledge, but Young’s book says that Edwards agreed to hit up Mellon for hush money, which the grand jury seems to think may be an interesting avenue of inquiry.
None of this means anything until the grand jury produces indictments, of course — but becoming a target of a grand jury is the one way that happens.
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What's your brand? Branding in small business can be the key to success. When marketing globally or locally, branding sets you apart. But there is much more.
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What's your brand? Branding in small business can be the key to success. When marketing globally or locally, branding sets you apart. But there is much more.
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The Simple Dollar - The author of this blog really knows his stuff, and has a lot of time to put into his blog. It's very common to see four or five articles a day from him, and his advice is always logical and well researched. He offers unique insights on ways to save money, recently he wrote an article about how one could live on $10 a month for food, and it became so popular that the traffic brought his websites to its knees. The Simple Dollar is backup and in action, and Trent is giving his well-researched tips and tricks on becoming financially independent once again.
Stop Buying Crap - The person who writes this blog only goes by the name of "Cap", short for "Captain Crunch." The focus of this blog is to get readers to stop spending so much on things which do not make us happy or are just outright waste. Cap's humorous writing style and great Photoshop abilities make for very enjoyable and educational reading.
Crazy Money - This blogger doesn't post too often, but when he does, it's usually good stuff. The author, Matt, focuses on some of the more technical aspects of finance. He often shows spreadsheets that he uses in his own financial life that most of us would be very wise to make use of. It might not always be the most exciting information, but it's definitely worth reading.
No Credit Needed - America has a culture of borrowing money for seemingly everything. No Credit Needed offers a unique and contrarian viewpoint when it comes to borrowing money. Some personal finance are bragging about the money they make from credit card arbitrage, but No Credit Needed stays miles away from that game. If you want to borrow money, that's fine and dandy, but it's still nice to hear someone with a differing view point every now and then.
These are four very good websites which all offer their own unique paradigms on money. Each of which will offer you the very best they have to offer. Of course you should not limit your reading to just a few web logs, but rather be read as a part of a larger amount of financial literature that you take in. Even if you do not enjoy reading, or reading about money, you still need to do it. It might not be fun, but it's you're money, and you don't want to mess it up.
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