Switzerland and its Vote on Executive Pay

             I was always a firm believer on the idea that hard work pays off. It is frustrating to me, that the government is telling CEO's that they can't reward themselves for the hard work and great business that they are bringing in. The consequence of rewarding themselves because of their hard work, being jail time up to three years or to have to forfeit up to six years of their salary, is not right. Bringing in the text of peoples initiative into the Switzerland constitution did not agree with me. Giving shareholders voting rights with more power, but along with not threatening criminal sanctions was rejected and it is not surprising. I give great gratitude for Mr. Vasella, declining a severance package of seventy-six million dollars. That is a great deal of money and a great deal of money to give away. Much voting will be going on by shareholders and pension funds coming up. I never expected any outbreak to occur in such a prosperous society, but in a society where a taxpayer is due his money, it would be reasonable for such an outbreak to occur.

Twitter Doing It Big

              I cannot say that I am a fan of Twitter nor one of the 230 million users. I used Twitter on my smart phone for two weeks and then deleted it. I never really liked it, but maybe thats because I'm kind of shy and don't like sharing my feelings or "tweeting" them. I stick to Facebook, as my main social media and would choose Facebook over Twitter any day. I do agree that Twitter may have been a little too cautious and could have made a lot more money than the amount that they came up with, but that decision may have been smart, although a problem like the one Facebook had to go through could have been waiting. I think that it is amazing that Twitter and Facebook are along side Google. Google is an outstanding search engine that every human being uses and it is a great accomplishment to be at Google's level. The prices for Twitter are shooting up every week and changing rapidly. A five dollar increase occurred in a single week, from $44.90 to $50. I do not want to say this, but I do believe that Twitter will leave Facebook in its dust. Twitter going public is an amazing accomplishment, that would put any huge company into a nervous state. This will only show how many people really believe in Twitter and what people will dig into their pockets to throw down their money for such a company. A six month waiting period occurred before twitter went public. Twitter going public is a huge step and I think its time that  Twitter is ready to throw down with the big shots and label its stock.

Bigfoot

               It seems so bizarre and strange for someone to even be looking for Bigfoot in the first place. I never have believed in any of those myths or the mythical creatures that interest the minds of so many people. It boggles my mind to know that men were out in the woods hunting for Bigfoot, let alone that in the act, one of the hunters shot one of his friends. It may be true that most religious people do not believe in such mythical creatures, spooky stories, and haunted houses because as a Christian, I believe in none of it and think its nonsense.
               Getting past the event, which does boggle my mind, that took place in Rodgers County, Oklahoma, where three men went hunting for Bigfoot and one of the fellow hunters got shot accidentally. If it is possible to think past that event, lets think of what even made these men believe that there was such a mythical creature in the first place and what made them go out and hunt for one. I would assume that these men did not have much practice for any religion and probably did not believe in one God. It is also understandable to believe that all humans want an answer to questions. If there isn't an answer to a certain and interesting question, then one would probably imagine an answer, an answer that is interesting and cool. It seems that these men went out to hunt for Bigfoot because they were interested in catching such rare game, but there are many other aspects that could be filled in for their actions. They could have wanted to become famous, rich, special, or could have just been mentally insane. Mentally insane may be a good answer to the question, for these men could have answered the question, of why one of the fellow hunters were shot, with a simple answer of, "it was an accident." Instead much more investigation went into the incident and unanswered actions appeared to be suspicious.
              I personally believe in none of the mythical creatures and myths that roam the Internet and the minds of so many individuals. Maybe the event that took place was an attempt of murder that was blamed on a hunt for a mythical creature. I do not think it is crazy to say that, for three men were out in Oklahoma looking to hunt Bigfoot. I'm going to leave with the question of, "Was the event that took place in Rodgers County, Oklahoma an attempt of murder, or actually a hunt for Bigfoot?"

Caught Spying

             America and Germany are allies and therefor, America should have no need to spy and snoop into their business. If I had an Allie, I would expect trust, care, concern, and honesty to be present. It is not right to tap into ones communications, and I believe Angela Merkel handled and expressed herself in a very good way. She did not express anger but rather stated the necessities that must be present between allies. Angela Merkel seemed to remind America that trust must be present between them two and that they both need to focus on rebuilding it.
              Getting caught is an issue alone but then getting caught lying is a whole other issue at hand. America stated that they had not monitored and will not monitor Germany's communications in the future. This statement digs a hole for America because America has admitted to monitoring in the past. It is a very risky barrier to cross when weighing out the consequences of spying on Germany. The risk of finding something for intelligence benefits does not out weigh the diplomatic damage that will rise.
              Matthew Yglesias' five year plan seems promising but only in some parts. In his step one, of solving short term unemployment, I believe that suspending the printing of the federal reserve until nominal income catches up is a great idea and has a lot pushing for it to succeed. I do believe that his second step is interesting, but I do not know if it will be successful. It seems alittle radical to start taxing land value, because of all the aspects that land value includes. His step three, on raising all the different real wages seems to be promising also. I do not agree with his fourth step on how we could raise population threw immigration. I believe that he really jumped and aggressively pushed for ways in which we can allow immigrants into the United States, and I'm not too big of a fan. I believe  Mathew yglesias' fifth step is trying to change something that does not need to be changed. I believe copyright terms are fine at the level at which they are at, and do not need to be scaled back.

Chaos in Moscow

         Ethnic violence was the catalyst of a riot in Moscow which caused much trouble for the residents and police of Moscow. Migrants seem to be a huge problem in Moscow and I believe that much effort should be put into expelling them. To have a resident of Moscow say, "We are scared to walk the streets at night," is not alright nor healthy for the production and success of Moscow. These migrants are causing to much problems than the good that they bring to Moscow. Another resident also stated that these migrants take up low paying jobs, like construction that many residents would not do, but if that is all they are doing then much effort needs to be put into the act of expelling them. The great help by Moscow's police, detaining around 1600 migrants, a statistic stated in the article posted  by (Reuters.com) shows a great start. Ethnic violence can be started very easily in Moscow and I believe careful steps must also be taken to quell the violence that may erupt. Different ethnic holidays is one of the examples that may cause violence to erupt. Migrants are said to be targeted during these ethnic holidays and that they should take much caution in transporting from day to day activities. A lot of chaos is occurring in Moscow at the moment and can definitely be taken care of. Steps must be taken to quell the chaos and violence.

The 3rd Golden Age of Television

          The golden age of television was a time period where much criticism was focused on movies and television shows. Criticism was expressed through female and male critics, which supplied directors, writers, and producers many different angles to view, change, or not change the way they wrote and later produced a movie. Many different types of television go through criticism and through the boom of serial television, came the boom of criticism. Online criticism heavily increased in quantity, quality, and in its respectability. Martin and Sepinwall do not focus on how television could be different from what it is today because of criticism but rather what it is and how it came to be. It is amazing to step back and look at what had to happen and what created the shows and movies that we all watch today. I never really appreciated the steps that must have been taken to produce these great movies and shows that exist today. Criticism is a harsh step to have to deal with but a very helpful tool in creating great writing and shows. I believe that if one can really appreciate criticism and understand it along with the ability to use it for their own advantage, a writer can truly produce a great piece.

Government Shutdown

John McDaid

            The house and the senate couldn't agree on a bill to fund the government and because of it we have been put into a government shutdown that started on october 1. When I first heard of a government shutdown, I thought that it meant everyone that works for the federal government would be without their job completely and entirely and all parts of government would close. Some people in government stay and work during the shutdown and only parts of the government are shut down. This situation is horrible for our economy. Areas around Washington D.C. are said to lose $200 million each day in economic activity for each day that the government is shut down. 800,000 federal workers are estimated to be sent home. A prolonged and serious government shut down has only happened once before but smaller government shutdowns have happened seventeen times before. I wouldn't say that the government can ever really be prepared for a government shutdown but it is definitely something that should be further looked into because of how badly the economy can be affected by one. A government shutdown wouldn't happen if congress could just agree and follow through together. I wouldn't blame any particular party but congress definitely needs to pull together and seal the trench that is causing these problems.