06/09/2010 – 7:12 am PDT | No Comment

‘Money can’t buy happiness’ - Leo Rosten
You’ve probably heard this quotation tossed around at some point in your life.  Usually, it’s trotted out when you are complaining about not getting a big enough raise, or …

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Here Come the Pension Lawsuits?
06/08/2010 – 8:50 pm PDT | No Comment

Bloomberg Businessweek reports, Baltimore proposes pension reforms; unions against:
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has proposed several changes to the pension system for police officers and firefighters.
The city faces a $121 million budget deficit, and that …

29% of Australian Bank Employees Worried about Ability of Customers to Repay Loans, 43% Pressured to Sell Products; Bernanke is Wishin’ and Hopin’
06/08/2010 – 8:48 pm PDT | No Comment

Judging from of Australian bank employees, Australia’s debt bubble is ready to implode soon. Please consider Bank workers fret over customer debt.
The survey by the Finance Sector Union showed that 29 per cent of its …

Start a Fund Part 2
06/08/2010 – 6:05 pm PDT | No Comment

Start a Fund Part 2
New York City Event: TAAAPs Start a Fund - Part II

I will be moderating a panel and speaking about capital raising and hedge fund marketing at the following TAAAPs event …

Remarks by the President at Congressional Picnic
06/08/2010 – 4:54 pm PDT | No Comment

7:26 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Well, how’s the food?  (Cheers and applause.)  We could not have a more beautiful day for this annual picnic, and we are just thrilled that all of you …

Notice from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Belarus
06/08/2010 – 4:18 pm PDT | No Comment

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT
TO THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS AND OTHER PERSONS THAT UNDERMINE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR INSTITUTIONS IN BELARUS
On June 16, 2006, by Executive Order 13405, …

Message from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Belarus
06/08/2010 – 4:18 pm PDT | No Comment

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the …

Presto: Corexit® dispersant ingredients revealed
06/08/2010 – 3:45 pm PDT | No Comment

Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.
With no fanfare whatsoever, a list of the ingredients in the Corexit® dispersants has been posted on EPA’s website. I can’t say when the list appeared — I was …

Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate, 6/8/10
06/08/2010 – 3:24 pm PDT | No Comment

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE:
Maura Connelly, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador       Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic …

President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post, 6/8/10
06/08/2010 – 3:12 pm PDT | No Comment

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key administration post:
Ward Brehm, Member, Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation

President Obama announced his intent to nominate …

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 6/8/10
06/08/2010 – 3:12 pm PDT | No Comment

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts:
James F. Entwistle, Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Department of State
Mimi E. Alemayehou, Member, Board …