A new issues of Paul Thiel’s occasional blog is now available.
Category: News and Views
Republican Congressmen Fight for Inefficient Lightbulbs | Life’s Little Mysteries
Republican Congressmen are fighting to regain the right to use old-fashioned, extremely inefficient light bulbs that burn out.
Need a Loan? Ask the Boss | WSJ.com
Every year, business owner Jim Fab lends his 25 employees as much as $4,000 interest-free for personal expenses they can’t afford up front, ranging from down payments on homes and cars to funeral and legal fees. Most pay him back – eventually.
Status of Fukushima Reactors | Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency (Japan)
Lose Your TV Remote? 50 Percent Chance It’s in Your Sofa | LiveScience
According to Logitech, makers of computer peripheral accessories and remote controls, the average American has four remotes in their living room. With all those clickers floating around, there’s a good chance that you’ve lost track of one (or two) of them.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Hi-Res Photos | Cryptome
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.
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES (Click on Link):
- Fourth Quarter Services Industry Revenues Mostly Up
- Southland Home Sales and Prices in February
- February Port Figures – Fifteen Consecutive Months of Growth
- February PPI Climbs on Steep Rise in Wholesale Food Prices
- Consumer Prices in February
- Events of Interest
- May 18, 2011: International Trade Outlook
Status of Fukushima Reactors | Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency (Japan)
As of 2:00pm, March 27, 2011, local time.
Responding to a Nuclear Emergency | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)
The linked slideshow is proof that there is no subject or situation that can’t be reduced to a PowerPoint presentation.
Confusion Over Fate Of Inflation Reaches All Time Record: Are Bonds Actually Wrong? | zero hedge
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.
Dispatches From The Front 