As the economic crisis puts a spotlight on the obscure world of credit default swaps (CDS), an unregulated $62 trillion market that most people never heard of and even fewer understood, the fear of a CDS catastrophe is haunting the country’s largest banks, and the nation’s healthy community institutions and consumers are paying the […]
California gets $14 billion, but what about Georgia?
ATLANTA – "Marijuana could become an ideal agricultural export for Georgia," I inform the concierge. She smiles warmly and says that it is not her decision. I am in an upscale hotel in Atlanta, operating in a broad space that appears to be overseen by the concierge. Many decisions can be made in this environment. […]
Movie Quotes for Outsiders, Eccentrics, and Dreamers
Ever feel like an outsider? Are you the "misfit" of the family? You just don’t comfortably fit into this world, don’t know who you are, or perhaps walk to a different beat than others? I began to feel different at a very young age, and these feelings continued into my adult life for a variety of […]
The Obama Inauguration in Promises Streamed and in Found Forgiveness
The Obama inauguration demonstrated one of the key promises of his presidency – it was hip and it was brought forward to audiences through a general embrace of technology. He was streamed – at times stutteringly and in a manner that underscores an Obama projection that a new broadband infrastructure is coming. We watched from […]
Siloam Springs annexation fails and other election tidbits
Apparently the voters of Siloam Springs voted down the annexation. I’m referencing <a href="http://12.7.27.140/">this page</a> from the Benton County website listing local results concerning Northwest Arkansas and national elections. The newspaper’s website isn’t updated with the Wednesday edition yet, and they may not have waited up for results anyway (My wife wouldn’t have when she […]
Florida’s Early Voting Could Give McCain Some ‘Serious Pain’
As the days before US Election Day on November 4 dwindle until nothing, one can still participate by early voting. One can head out to the actual voting areas or use an absentee ballot. It is revealed that early voting is heavy in Florida, one of the crucial battleground states for the election. Democratic Presidential […]
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