If you’re wondering why trace amounts of radiation has been found in Washington state, check out these photos. The most trashed reactor, No. 3, above, is actually in reasonable shape while the one that looks the most undamaged, No. 2, has probably already melted down.
Draw your own conclusions about the safety of nuclear power.
It has been said over and over again, we are what we think about most of the time. Another way to say it is what we think about ourselves is the truth; or, from the Bible “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Really, we’re not talking religion here, just Truth.
Everywhere I go people seem to be worried about something and even lots of things. It could be family or child issues, the economy, the amount of business they’re doing – or not doing, and all of the above and more. The other side of that coin is that pretty much everyone is sick and tired of being worried, sick and tired.
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES (Click on Link):
As of 2:00pm, March 27, 2011, local time.
The linked slideshow is proof that there is no subject or situation that can’t be reduced to a PowerPoint presentation.
This means that either consumers and bonds are at record odds over how they view the inflationary environment in the future, or that there is no real bond market in the short end
Confusion Over Fate Of Inflation Reaches All Time Record: Are Bonds Actually Wrong? | zero hedge.
Posted in News and Views, Op-ED
Tagged bond market, business, Depression, economy, financial crisis, financial institutions, funding, inflation, meltdown, monetary policy, Recession, Wall Street
For the vast majority of American’s QE has been a dismal failure. Stock gains for the average guy were offset by losses in real estate. There was no wealth affect there.
Posted in News and Views, Op-ED
Tagged business, Depression, economic crisis, economy, financial crisis, financial institutions, funding, home prices, housing, real estate, real estate collapse, Recession
With the recession forcing more and more Americans to burden their credit cards with debt, it’s time to ask whether the increasing accrued costs are manageable, or are detrimentally impacting lives.
Posted in Tools and Information
Tagged banks, burdened with debt, consumer credit, credit card debt, credit cards
“If the U.S. Armed forces can’t find Osama bin Laden in 10 years, let Goldman Sachs try to find me.”
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
* U.S. Retail Sales in February
* January U.S. Trade Deficit Widens for the Second Consecutive Month
* Consumer Credit in January
* California’s Budget Position in February
* Record High for California Exports
* Events of Interest
o April 3-5: UCLA Climate Academy Business Leaders Course
o May 18, 2011: International Trade Outlook
Posted in News and Views
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