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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A poem and Hope for Haiti
Bill Moyers on the crisis in Haiti, with a poem by Danielle Legros Georges.
Suit Says Bear Stearns Double-Dipped With Mortgage Bonds
A suit by a mortgage insurer says that Bear Stearns pocketed money from bad loans instead of putting it toward mortgage bonds.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/business/10mortgage.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Mortgage Meltdown
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL travels to ground zero of the mortgage meltdown-Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to Slavic Village, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes to the spate of foreclosures caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. There, more than 1,000 homes stand vacant and decaying in a neighborhood that once thrived with families living the American dream of home ownership.
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Update On Life!
So life has been very busy these last 2 weeks. Obviously, I have not had time to post. But I figured I would at least give you an update on life and the blog. Since we last talked I have made significant advances in my life. If any of you have read My Bucket List you [...]
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Tales of usury
Did you know that usury was actually illegal at one point?
My son is charging interest… to his coworkers… like a payday loan. That’s better than anything I could make in the market.
According to wikipedia, back in the day (and we’re talking another century):
Moneylending during this period was largely a matter of private loans advanced to [...]
My son is charging interest… to his coworkers… like a payday loan. That’s better than anything I could make in the market.
According to wikipedia, back in the day (and we’re talking another century):
Moneylending during this period was largely a matter of private loans advanced to [...]
Kevin Phillips
Does Barack Obama's victory mean a new and permanent political alignment in American politics? Bill Moyers speaks with Kevin Phillips about how America has changed since Phillips penned THE EMERGING REPUBLICAN MAJORITY 40 years ago.
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DealBook Online
REMAINS OF THE BAILOUT The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced on Thursday that it had been paid back for loans used to support the government bailouts of Bear Stearns and the American International Group. Even so, vestiges of the sweeping taxpayer support of 2008 remain. The New York Fed said two entities that held securities once owned by Bear Stearns and A.I.G. still hold assets that need to be sold. MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
Money Advice For College Graduates
After four—or more—years of hard work, you’ve earned your college degree – celebrate! Preparing for your life after school is a good opportunity to consider how your financial actions, as you transition to the working world, can have a big impact on your economic status going forward. I saw so many of my college classmates...
Source: http://www.boomerandecho.com/money-advice-for-college-graduates/
Frontlines of Foreclosure
The JOURNAL profiles Steve Meacham, a Boston-based organizer who's trying to halt the tidal wave of evictions and foreclosures plaguing his community. Meacham works for an award-winning organization known as City Life/Vida Urbana, a group that's pioneered new strategies to help working people hold on to their homes in the face of intense pressure from banks.
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Over-saving is inefficient
So is over-spending. But I won’t get into that here.
I had a question from a reader asking what my Myers Briggs type is – and it’s INTJ.
Despite the rarity of that personality type (aren’t we all such special snowflakes though?), there’s been some anecdotal surveys that determined that INTJ’s are overly represented amongst the early [...]
I had a question from a reader asking what my Myers Briggs type is – and it’s INTJ.
Despite the rarity of that personality type (aren’t we all such special snowflakes though?), there’s been some anecdotal surveys that determined that INTJ’s are overly represented amongst the early [...]
Source: http://singlemomrichmom.com/over-saving-is-inefficient/
Director Oliver Stone, Part II
Veteran Oliver Stone came back from Vietnam a changed man. Now, with four films on the Vietnam War under his belt –Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Heaven & Earth (1993), and Pinkville (2007) – Oliver Stone talks with Bill Moyers about how his experiences of war has affected his life, his work and his vision of the world today. Also on the program, Bill Moyers comments on President Obama's decision to escalate troops in Afghanistan.
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A Theme Park, An Airport, And The Crisis In Spain
Spain's boring, safe, small banks went wild. Now the bill has come due.
But I don’t like roller coasters! I like carousels.
What I feared has come upon me… ~ Job
(JOB. Coincidence? I think not.)
Target bal
Current/
Portfolio
Gain/(loss)
YTD
Annual
Dec-11
209,769
Invested
Actual
Gain
less inv
%
%
Jan
217,292
217,288
7,519
7,519
3.6%
43.0%
Feb
224,815
5,000
224,808
15,039
10,039
4.8%
28.7%
Mar
232,338
15,000
235,273
25,504
5,504
2.6%
10.5%
Apr
239,861
235,568
25,799
5,799
2.8%
8.3%
May
247,384
5,000
227,578
17,809
– [...]
(JOB. Coincidence? I think not.)
Target bal
Current/
Portfolio
Gain/(loss)
YTD
Annual
Dec-11
209,769
Invested
Actual
Gain
less inv
%
%
Jan
217,292
217,288
7,519
7,519
3.6%
43.0%
Feb
224,815
5,000
224,808
15,039
10,039
4.8%
28.7%
Mar
232,338
15,000
235,273
25,504
5,504
2.6%
10.5%
Apr
239,861
235,568
25,799
5,799
2.8%
8.3%
May
247,384
5,000
227,578
17,809
– [...]
Source: http://singlemomrichmom.com/but-i-dont-like-roller-coasters/
jpmorgan: RT @andrewmason: $100 for a bedtime tuck-in? Sign me up - and get yours while they last: http://t.co/TI4UBSky
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Source: http://twitter.com/jpmorgan/statuses/209436164770381824
Monday, June 25, 2012
Health Care Reform: Donna Smith
Bill Moyers speaks with advocate Donna Smith about how our broken system is hurting ordinary Americans.
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Three Ways To Stop A Bank Run
There's a slow-motion bank run happening in Europe, as depositors move their money from financially troubled countries like Greece and Spain to stronger countries like Germany.
Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/06/12/154719542/three-ways-to-stop-a-bank-run?ft=1&f=127413671
60% of Turbines May Be Behind in Critical Maintenance
Frontier Pro Services of Banning, California conducted an informal survey of approximately 75 wind farm operators in the United States. Designed to assess the specific operation and maintenance service needs of wind energy operators, the survey reveals potentially serious threats to wind farms owing largely to the industry-wide shortage of qualified turbine technicians.
Many wind [...]
Many wind [...]
Source: http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/press/turbines-behind-in-critical-maintenance/
Drizzly Tuesday
Today is an at home day for me. Time to rest and do a few things around the house between rests.
It was a chilly night and now it's drizzling rain and windy. It would be a good day to have a fire going, if I had one. I will have to settle for turning on the furnace a bit and put something in the oven to give off warmth and a good smell.
I have laundry going and have pried the cats off me to quickly type this and do some marking. Time flies far too fast on days at home, when compared to a day at work. Hardly seems fair LOL
It was a chilly night and now it's drizzling rain and windy. It would be a good day to have a fire going, if I had one. I will have to settle for turning on the furnace a bit and put something in the oven to give off warmth and a good smell.
I have laundry going and have pried the cats off me to quickly type this and do some marking. Time flies far too fast on days at home, when compared to a day at work. Hardly seems fair LOL
Source: http://shakingthemoneytree.blogspot.com/2012/05/drizzly-tuesday.html
David Simon Part 2
From crime beat reporter for the BALTIMORE SUN to award-winning screenwriter of HBO's critically-acclaimed The Wire, David Simon talks with Bill Moyers about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism today.
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Computational biologist Manolis Kellis on understanding life
Manolis Kellis is a member of Technology Review's newest TR35 "class." The MIT computational biologist studied pure computer science as a student, and as he recently explained to us, he believes his current work still fits that description. In fact, his goal is still to understand machines--living ones. You can read more about Kellis's work in our profile of him or in his essay, "Finding Evolution's Signatures."
Source: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/VideoPosts.aspx?id=17406
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