Hudson River Plane Landing (US Airways 1549) Animation with Audio Incredible animation – hat tip to Bill Cohen.    Professional 3D animation, accurately reconstructed to match the event. Learn more at: http://www.scenesystems.com \    from Scenesystems site: Our accurate reconstruction of the Hudson River plane crash which took place on January [...]

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WORTH READING: shows accounting bs -  The End of the Credit Crisis – Alex Trias – seeking alpha
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Bernanke suggests mark-to-market revisions for illiquid assets – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says mark-to-market accounting rules are “a good principle in general” but that accounting-standards groups should figure out a better way to value assets that aren’t [...]

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To Our Clients, Colleagues and Friends, 

Did you know that the U.S. banking system has about $7.2 trillion in loans?  Assume a 10% loss as real estate values continue to decline, and that is a $720 billion loss. And that doesn’t even include consumer loans.

Are you a “professional depositor”?  If so, you made good money from [...]

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Mark tells of his saga.  Quite the story. (BC)

Am I A Masochist? Another Try At Buying A GM Vehicle.
Unexpectedly, my wife and I are back in the market for another new car and we are trying again to buy a GM vehicle. Unfortunately, just like last month we can’t seem to pull it [...]

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