http://www.brilliantmediocrity.com Wading through the brilliant mediocrity that surrounds us Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:06:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my favorite companies in terms of return that it has got me thus far, ORIX Corporation, NYSE: IX is trading up almost 27% today on clear indications of short covering. Orix Corporation, headquartered in Japan, has operations all over the world including the United States is mainly into ... http://www.brilliantmediocrity.com/orix-shares-nyse-trading-up/ People losing jobs by the thousands, companies going belly up, working that second job to save, unemployment benefits hitting an all time high, companies using a wide range of tactics to simply survive the current economic climate. These measures are in some cases forced down their throats as in the ... http://www.brilliantmediocrity.com/surviving-the-economy/ The internet has changed if not revolutionized the approach one has to market products and services to the paying public. Nowhere can you find an ever growing stream of customers that are increasingly becoming more and more comfortable in making purchases online. The internet brings with it many conveniences, you save ... http://www.brilliantmediocrity.com/how-imporatnt-is-online-branding/ The latest victims in the gas crisis sweeping across the United States are none other that the Gas Station owners. Yes, you heard right, the gas station owners do not benefit from the rising fuel prices, they like you and me bear the brunt of the economy going sour by ... http://www.brilliantmediocrity.com/gas-owners-in-survival-mode/ Tim Russert, NBC News Host died today of a massive heart attack. Tim Russert, the host and moderator of "Meet the Press" collapsed at work this afternoon at the NBC news bureau at Washington D.C Tim Russert was 58 years old and his survived by his wife, son and father. Tributes have ... http://www.brilliantmediocrity.com/tim-russert-dies/ The latest buzzword amongst all the weathermen and weather channels is "Omega Block". With the weather causing extreme havoc in the mid west especially Iowa, many are starting to point to the Omega Block effect as the cause of this extreme conditions that we are witnessing at the moment. What is ... http://www.brilliantmediocrity.com/omega-block-cause-of-the-iowa-flood/ Four boys lost their lives late last night when a tornado struck their boy scouts camp in Ohio. The children were aged between 13 and 14 yrs and were part of a larger group of 80 off boy scouts. The tornado hit the boy scout camp in Little Sioux, Ohio ... http://www.brilliantmediocrity.com/4-teenage-boys-killed-in-tornado-in-ohio/