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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Mining the Dead
This reminded me of the book, ‘Dead Souls’ by Nikolai Gogol. Companies are taking out insurance policies on dying employees, writing off “the premiums and the interest on the loans to buy the policies as a business expense.” But wait, there’s more: “In addition, the investment returns and death benefits aren’t subject to federal income [...]
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Mo’ Bigger Loans
Made too many bad loans? Make bigger, badder, loans. “loan limits will return to their late-2008 levels, which were up to $729,750 for one-unit properties” From: http://www.housingwire.com/2009/02/23/2009-conforming-loan-limit-jumps/
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When the Levee Breaks
“Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good. When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move” — Led Zep We learn today that “The 114 levees received unacceptable maintenance ratings in corps inspections, meaning their deficiencies are so severe that it can be “reasonably foreseen” that they will not perform properly in [...]
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Show Biz
lyrics Biz, biz, biz This is the human biz This is the humanness The human biz Well, well, wellness Well, will we let out a yell And, gel, gel, gel This is the human biz ’cause “there’s no business Like show business Like no business I know” This is the human biz The humanness Well, [...]
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Progressive Nation 2009 – North American Summer Tour!
DREAM THEATER’S “PROGRESSIVE NATION 2009″ TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN JULY/AUG WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA, PAIN OF SALVATION AND BEARDFISH New York progressive metal veterans DREAM THEATER will take their PROGRESSIVE NATION tour back on the road for its second incarnation with a run through America and Canada in July/Aug 2009. In addition [...]
Ticketmaster Settles Springsteen Probe
New Jersey — Ticketmaster has agreed to change its business practices after a suit was filed by the New Jersey Attorney General. Springsteen had said, “We were informed that Ticketmaster was redirecting your log-in requests for tickets at face value, to their secondary site TicketsNow, which specializes in up-selling tickets at above face value. They [...]
New Variant of Conficker/Downadup Worm Circulating
US-CERT is aware of public reports concerning a new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm, named Conficker B++. This variant propagates itself via multiple methods, including exploitation of the previously patched vulnerability addressed in MS08-067, password guessing, and the infection of removable media. Most significantly, Conficker B++ implements a new backdoor with “auto-update” functionality, allowing machines [...]
EPA Invests $2 Million To Secure Philadelphia’s Drinking Water Supply
PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 23, 2009) – - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented a $2 million grant to Philadelphia to help the City address the risk of intentional contamination of its drinking water. The total funding available to the City for this project could be as high as $9.5 million, contingent upon EPA’s budget over [...]
Peter Schiff Responds to Obama Speech to Congress