Further to big D's
. Over the past 25 years the Gov't, States, Cities, business and people have
been on a spending spree financed mostly by bonds. An estimated 150-300
trillion in bonds have been sold. Where did the money go? a third of it went to
fees and commissions, lawyers, Insurance firms,
Here is an interesting footnote to history, from the Washington Post:
"Two presidents -- Calvin Coolidge and Chester A. Arthur -- have retaken the
oath because of unusual circumstances the first time around."
- Jed
Terry Blanton wrote:
> BTW, John Roberts sure needed a teleprompter since he hosed the Oath of
Office.
That poor man! He must have been mortified. He was seen telling Obama "it
was my fault."
They straightened it out today. Roberts came to the White House and
administered the oath again. (Really
Howdy Jones,
Since not even the people that invented derivatives can explain what they are..
and .. since they are not actually carried on any ledger, how would a bank
evaulate a big D? Unless.. well.. err.. that's the purpose behind them.
There is some 350 trillion( nobody knows how much mor
Remarkable that I had just posted this same article right after you.
I should catch up in reading before posting.
But, it's a great proposal coming from Nanosolar.
Terry
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Horace Heffner wrote:
>
> http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/feeding-in-renewable-energy
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/feeding-in-renewable-energy-breakthroughs-5556.html
Feeding In Renewable Energy Breakthroughs
Renewable energy really needs is a shift to permanent, effective
policies to pursue and develop its potential, write REPP's George
Sterzinger and Nanosolar's Martin
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/feeding-in-renewable-energy-
breakthroughs-5556.html
http://tinyurl.com/8n57xd
"Create a set of national Standard Offers or Feed-in Rates for new,
significantly better renewable technologies. This policy would offer
predictable compensation to any re
Horace sez:
> You can clearly see the teleprompting reflective glass screens in some of
> the broadcasts. There is one to the right and one to the left. The text
> alternates between the screens so the speakers head moves from side to side.
I stand corrected. I think my wife was so distracted wi
In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:51:53 -0500:
Hi,
[snip]
>BTW, John Roberts sure needed a teleprompter since he hosed the Oath of Office.
>
>Terry
I suspect that was deliberate.
Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk
http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
Horace Heffner wrote:
You can clearly see the teleprompting reflective glass screens in
some of the broadcasts.
Obama is a gifted speaker who makes it seem as if he is not reading.
FDR had this knack as well. Also, both of them practiced their
speeches many times and memorized portions, so t
BTW, John Roberts sure needed a teleprompter since he hosed the Oath of Office.
Terry
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:13 PM, OrionWorks wrote:
> Jed sez:
>
>> Obama's speech seemed pretty good to me. There were references to science
>> and technology that I find encouraging:
>
> ...
>
> It's refreshi
BO does not speak well without them. Yes, he had his teleprompters
for the most important speech of his life:
http://www.shallownation.com/2009/01/20/barack-obama-inaugural-address-video-photos/
These photos also show the bulletproof shield.
Terry
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:13 PM, OrionWorks
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:37:32 -0800 (PST):
Hi,
[snip]
>Richard,
>
>What are the objections of the New Admin prohibiting all publicly traded banks
>and corporations from owning or trading derivatives?
[snip]
In my opinion it isn't really the instrument itself that
Nick Palmer is probably itching to say this.
We have left out a key point in this discussion. Even though
consensus is secondary evidence, and not as satisfactory as direct
experimental data, there are times when we must depend upon it. In
the case of global warming, we cannot do a planetary s
On Jan 21, 2009, at 8:13 AM, OrionWorks wrote:
Jed sez:
Obama's speech seemed pretty good to me. There were references to
science
and technology that I find encouraging:
...
It's refreshing to have someone in the WH who can actually articulate.
I believe BO gave his speech without telep
Richard,
I must be missing something, because I don't see how Earth First fits
in this picture.
"Peter Doran, University of Illinois at Chicago associate professor
of earth and environmental sciences, along with former graduate
student Maggie Kendall Zimmerman, conducted the survey late l
Jed sez:
> Obama's speech seemed pretty good to me. There were references to science
> and technology that I find encouraging:
...
It's refreshing to have someone in the WH who can actually articulate.
I believe BO gave his speech without teleprompters.
Regards
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.Orion
Jed Rothwell wrote:
thomas malloy wrote:
Wow! Like the Tower of Babble.
There is a tremendous unfinished tower in the middle of Pyongyang,
North Korea, called the Ryugyong Hotel Tower. It is eerie! People
pretend it is not there. See:
Who the hell would want to visit North Korea? Thanks f
Obama's speech seemed pretty good to me. There were references to
science and technology that I find encouraging:
"We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield
technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost."
He praised "tolerance and curiosity" -- values a
This is a tricky subject. It is easier to deal with conventional data
from instrument.
Mark Iverson wrote:
So what? Here's a place that has 31,072 petition signatures, all
with degrees, nearly half with
PhDs/MDs.
Science is NOT done by concensus!
We all agree that science is not a populari
Richard,
What are the objections of the New Admin prohibiting all publicly traded banks
and corporations from owning or trading derivatives?
From: R C Macaulay
Like illusionalists, Dubai and many so called
sovereign wealth fund nations, are composed of
Like illusionalists, Dubai and many so called sovereign wealth fund nations,
are composed of smoke and mirrors like Enron. Come payday and the response is
'no sabe'.
Perhaps the largest magician of all is Merrill Lynch. They passed themselves
off to BoA as pure cherry pie. Not even the Fed can
Howdy Horace,
As anyone will tell you that hangs around the Dime Box saloon, ya halfa be
careful of who ya listen to when playing 3 card monte while drinkin' rotgut
whiskey outa a tin cup when the bartender draws it from a wooden barrel out
back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_First%21
Ric
Mark Iverson wrote:
>
This is the infamous Oregon petition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
So what? Here's a place that has 31,072 petition signatures, all with degrees,
nearly half with
PhDs/MDs.
Science is NOT done by concensus!
http://www.petitionproject.org/gwdatabase/Signers_BY_State.html
http://www.petitionproject.org/gwdatabase/GWPP/Review_Article.html
-Mark
-Origin
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