The combination of the death of OBL and the overseas selling of silver will make the mornng session a roller coaster ride. Spot silver is already well off its overnigfht bottom, but its a certainty that there will be another selling rush at the open. Cool hands will be buying, as the economics of silver […]
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The opportunity cost of war
Image via Wikipedia This is the economic opportunity cost of fighting speculative wars , not to mention the moral and political issues that should take an even higher precedence in our conciousness. Buying a tank is the worst possible use of a dollar, economically speaking, except perhaps for using it as collateral to leverage up […]
Can the next Obama Beer Summit be far off?
As I review the administration’s knee-jerk response to the Sherrod incident, I couldnt help but think that we are about due for another beer summit to make everything nice between the NAACP, USDA, and the Tea Party and the Black Panthers and the Governor of Arizona, and the CEO of BP, and the Gov of […]
Appreciative Coaching: The Power of Positive Self Talk
Image via Wikipedia One of the biggest challenges that young soccer players face is the issue of inner dialogue or self talk. By this I mean the inner narrative that goes through players had unconsciously or somewhat consciously as the game unfolds in front of them. A lot of things go into what a player […]
Youth soccer coaching: picking a good formation for U11 teams
There are many different opinions about what the best formation is for teams that play in a youth under 11 league. Typically these leagues will feature seven field players and the goalie, and the question is what formation will allow us to achieve our goals? A coach would be well served to sort out his […]
Youth soccer coaching: preparing your halftime speech
Image via Wikipedia It should be the goal of every soccer coach to develop players who take personal responsibility for their play and the play of their team throughout the game. In soccer, however, sometimes it is too easy for the adult coach to become the dominant personality on the side of the field and […]