The Palm Beach State Attorney’s office was ready to let Epstein walk free, no jail time, nothing. Prosecutors in my former office found this to be completely unacceptable and they became involved, our office became involved. Our prosecutors, as this 2008 article recounts, presented the ultimatum. Plead guilty to more serious charges, charges that required …
Crazy Ideas That Made Their Inventors Millionaires
We all have ideas that we think can make us millionaires. Those light bulb moments when you dream up an invention that no else has yet imagined. In truth very few ideas prove to be successful and for every new creation that turns out to be a big hit, there are countless others that fail …
First Opium War – Trade Deficits and the Macartney Embassy – Extra History – #1
In 1792. Britain has just come out of a war that’s cost it not only much of its national treasury, but also one of its most lucrative overseas colonies: North America. The empire needs new sources of revenue, new opportunities for trade, and there’s one clear possibility: China. *Intro theme plays* By the end of …
AT&T: The Company Behind the Telephone
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest inventions of the 19th century was the telephone, and it is safe to say that the world would not be the same without it. That’s why today we’ll be exploring the company that built the American telephone system and that remains the world’s largest telecom business to this day, AT&T. …
Why this Black Square painting is a big deal | The Mix
I was fascinated by that notion of nothing. What I’ve just done is attempt to paint a blind black square. I’m excluding vision, and yet it makes the vision even more intense in my head. It all revolves around that idea of trying to reactivate Malevich’s Black Square into relevance at the beginning of the …
YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS SUCCESS Story – Motivational Video
Young Entrepreneurs Success Story by Steve Mariotti it was a really difficult time when i left my job I was worried how to manage my expenses and I was not ready to join another job I thought why not go for a business but I had nothing to invest and was totally blank on what …
AT&T: The Company Behind the Telephone
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest inventions of the 19th century was the telephone, and it is safe to say that the world would not be the same without it. That’s why today we’ll be exploring the company that built the American telephone system and that remains the world’s largest telecom business to this day, AT&T. …
Whistleblower driven by political motives: former CIA analyst
COMPLAINT, POSSIBLY EVEN FROM MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. JOINING ME IS THE AUTHOR OF THAT OP-ED. FIRST OF ALL, DOES THIS LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WRITTEN BY A CIA ANALYST?>>IT REALLY DIDN’T. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS DURING MY TIME IN THE CIA. THIS LOOKED LIKE IT WAS WRITTEN BY A …
Missouri Star Quilt Co. uses YouTube and Video Ads to grow their business
[MUSIC PLAYING] JENNY DOAN: My name is Jenny Doan, and I’m a quilter, and I’m a mother, and I’m a grandmother. 2008 was when all the markets crashed. We lost our retirement. Hamilton was losing hope. And my husband and I were losing hope. AL DOAN: My sister and I, we challenged ourselves to help …
10 Coca-Cola Drinks That Embarrassed The Company
The Coca-Cola Company was started in 1886 by a pharmacist named John Pemberton and the first product sold was the iconic Coca-Cola. Today, Coca-Cola Company now has over 500 different products being sold in around 200 countries. But since Coca-Cola has released so many different products over the years, it also means that there have …