I have not yet listened to Another Frightening Show About the Economy from This American Life. Since it is from the guys that brought us The Giant Pool of Money (the excellent show about the housing crisis), I have very high hopes. Give it a listen if you want to learn about the credit market …
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Schwarzenegger has eliminated funding for a statewide beach monitoring program. In other words, swim at your own risk in IB and Mission Bay, and avoid the ocean after rainfall. High-Speed Rail Benefits San Diego – KPBS has some info on Proposition 1A. High speed trains to SF or LA, I’d love it. You need to …
Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency. You have got to be kidding me. You are a pretty funny guy, Paulson. The way Bernanke sees the auction working, however, it’s …
Quoth the AP: Wall Street rallied in a stunning late-session turnaround Thursday, shooting higher and hurtling the Dow Jones industrials up 400 points following a report that the federal government might create an entity to absorb banks’ bad debt. The report also cooled investors’ fervor for safe investments like government debt that were in demand …
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There seems to be some new photography options around the corner. Two in particular have me interested: Micro Four Thirds The 4/3m format uses SLR sized sensors, but no mirror, much like the Sigma DP1. Unlike the DP1, these will have a lens mount to allow for swapping different lenses. This will be a very …