December 2009
14 posts
“Don’t be too moral. You cheat yourself out of much life so. Be not simply...”
– Thoreau
The US Federal Reserve predicts unemployment will stay well above 8% through 2012… that twenty-twelve. If your out of work it typically takes about six months to find a new gig. Think of all the jobs that can be “saved” over the next two years, yay stimulus.
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he has learned in...”
– Albert Einstein
1 in 4 American children depend on foodstamps
( NY Times )
EPA says gas you emit from your body is a danger...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, to be a danger to human health.
You should probably read more:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704825504574582294106812898.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories
bernanke's resume →
(worth watching)
Q: do you think moving locations of weather...
Perhaps, one of the reasons the world warmed (aka “global warming”) worked for a while is due to moving the locations where the data is collected. LA is a great example, read for yourself:
http://omniclimate.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/nasa-study-confirms-climatic-impact-of-weather-station-relocation/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1273
unemployment is actually > 17% →
And that’s what the government is reporting after they’ve likely “messaged” the data the best they can. Scary (this # is actually down from Oct @ 17.5%).
U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached
workers, plus total employed part time for ...
it's all in the #'s
Afghanistan Coalition Military Fatalities By Year
YearUSUKOtherTotal200112001220024931769200348095720045217602005991311312006983954191200711742732322008155518929520093009987486Total9302363671533 http://www.icasualties.org/
“Simple budget question: Should we now believe that escalating the Afghanistan...”
– David Sirota: Some Simple Questions After Obama’s Afghanistan War Speech (the whole list is good) (via marco)
Atlantic Yards ruled state power is eminent
The New York court Court of Appeals ruled 6 to 1 that the state could exercise eminent domain in claiming businesses backed the state’s assessment that the area in question fit the legal definition of being blighted.
“The ruling also had broader implications — reaffirming New York’s use of eminent domain even as many state legislatures seek to curb government’s power to condemn private...
“The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better...”
– Samuel Johnson
16.7 billion
Is the amount Goldman Sachs has in its ‘09 bonus pool for it’s employees. At least they take care of their own.