It's like ratatouille.

Attendees:  Bickford and Brian

Syria:  It's not Iraq.  Stop saying that it is just like Iraq.  Maybe think about Rwanda.

Egypt:  Curfews are impacting business.  Some large firms are at least temporarily closing shop.  Do we run in while everybody else is leaving?  We may see some impact to oil prices, but it may minimal since we're getting more from our friends up North.  The change over to natural gas is also minimizing the impact.

England:  Due to population density, you are always in someone's backyard.  The people appear to be pretty unified against it.

Australia:  Second in donations to political causes by energy companies.

Portfolio:  Not doing so hot.  ATT looking to buy the remnants of Vodaphone.

American Football:  "Oh my God, it's football season..." - a third party.  Read as being a bad thing.  Imagine a lot of disappointment in the voice.

What's in a name:  A friend of the blog is a part of a small company that is looking to purchase the rights to a company name that those of us who are at least in their late twenties will remember.  The idea is that the small firm can use the name recognition of the brand to pull in customers.  It can be thought of as a way to get past the idea of an unknown company producing a product.  This was an interesting prospect and led us to a few questions.  How many companies that we see don't have ties to the original organization?  How often do products go under different companies?

Next Week:  Avi Stocks

Profit!