Eclectic Analyses From Orthogonal Viewpoints

• Bankers Start Feasting Again at London Eateries, Chefs Say – Bloomberg.com http://bit.ly/3cpWmG. Signs of impending global recovery? #
• Taxpayers are, once again, the biggest losers in the CIT bankruptcy – http://bit.ly/1KD3Kt. Can another bailout be far behind? #
• UPDATE 1-New Englander dies as U.S. meat recalled | Stocks | Reuters http://bit.ly/1wqAJQ. YACMR: Yet Another Contaminated Meat Recall … #
• Ford Reports Nearly $1 Billion Profit – BusinessWeek http://bit.ly/1gUw2G. Wowzers! Quick, sell Government Motors to Ford! #
• Manufacturing, pending home sales fuel recovery hopes | Reuters http://bit.ly/2U4014. A few more positive signs… #

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• Bankers Start Feasting Again at London Eateries, Chefs Say – Bloomberg.com http://bit.ly/3cpWmG. Signs of impending global recovery? #
• Taxpayers are, once again, the biggest losers in the CIT bankruptcy – http://bit.ly/1KD3Kt. Can another bailout be far behind? #
• UPDATE 1-New Englander dies as U.S. meat recalled | Stocks | Reuters http://bit.ly/1wqAJQ. YACMR: Yet Another Contaminated Meat Recall … #
• Ford Reports Nearly $1 Billion Profit – BusinessWeek http://bit.ly/1gUw2G. Wowzers! Quick, sell Government Motors to Ford! #
• Manufacturing, pending home sales fuel recovery hopes | Reuters http://bit.ly/2U4014. A few more positive signs… #

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• Ex-Chief of AMD Is Linked to Galleon – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/3XRUWr. Greedy bastards… #
• Durable-Goods Orders Tick Up – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/1EZCAa. Slight move up; real evidence of recovery? You decide… #
• The Associated Press: Tough commute likely after Bay Bridge rod snaps http://bit.ly/IQaQ6. More evidence that our infrastructre's dying… #

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• Palin joins conservatives opposing Republican candidate: http://bit.ly/DxmrH. She knows she's unelectable; hence this strange move… #
• Obama Drupal-ing around; whitehouse.gov goes open source: http://bit.ly/4hjbu7. Another bit of Bush trimmed; but why not WordPress? #
• Fox News relishes Obama administration scorn: http://bit.ly/3o9DyN. Maybe he's NOT the smartest guy in the room… #

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• Net Neutrality Foes: What If The 'Bad Guys' Are Right? – PC World http://bit.ly/2D5SCQ. Is this important, or a tempest in a teacup? #
• Less Talk, More Action Needed by Fed – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/4u9Pzc. Action overdue; and future actions will be wimpy… #
• President Obama's Feud with FOX News – CBS News http://bit.ly/2VdKKO. All media are research arms for one party or the other… #
• Flu-like illnesses now higher than at peak of seasonal flu season: http://bit.ly/4wGBop. Is H1N1 worse than "regular" flu? #
• Czechs Accept Modified Missile Shield Role – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/4kjuAD. Why is Biden doing Ms. Clinton's job? #

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• U.S. Won’t Prosecute in States That Allow Medical Marijuana: http://bit.ly/Styyj. There goes the neighborhood; pot grow houses everywhere… #
• Caterpillar Profit, Forecast Beat Analysts’ Estimates (Update2) – Bloomberg.com http://bit.ly/3XVp2Q. My (new) favorite company! #
• Ares I-X trundles to launchpad • The Register http://bit.ly/1j8euV. The arduous return to the Moon (and on to Mars) begins… #
• A Free Windows 7 Upgrade Could Cost You – PC World http://bit.ly/4icSBc. Once again, TANSTAAFL! Buyers, beware… #
• Perks keep rolling at rescued banks – Washington Post- msnbc.com http://bit.ly/3ztUS5. Scummy actions with our tax $$… #

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• U.S. foreclosure filings up in 3rd quarter – MarketWatch http://bit.ly/QjQBz. Economic storm's not over yet… #
• Limbaugh out of purchase group for St. Louis Rams: washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/9SX7R. NFL doesn't want THAT distraction… #
• SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: When lawyers don't matter – http://bit.ly/161OWo. Ben Franklin was right: "First, we hang all the lawyers…" #
• Special $250 payment to seniors? | The Biz Beat http://bit.ly/1RvPuB. Using your tax $ as campaign bribes? Or what, exactly? #
• Dog days ahead for auto dealers – MarketWatch http://bit.ly/8RHoh. Broken business model, improved slightly. Why have dealers at all? #
• Cold-feet chef: bride hit me http://bit.ly/36PbMF. Bride beats up groom, then holds celebration w/o him anyways… #

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• The Peace Prize Is Damaged Goods – FOXNews.com http://bit.ly/OazZE. Damaged? Dead! Gore dinged it, Obama killed it forever… #
• T-Mobile's $100 Apology Angers Sidekick Victims – PC World http://bit.ly/1uCHEn. I smell class action suit… #
• Supreme Court to hear Skilling's appeal – MarketWatch http://bit.ly/2hWbAk. Stop w/ the Enron stuff, already! Just send him to jail… #
• AP Newsbreak: Nobel jury defends Obama decision http://bit.ly/EfLOu. If they'd gotten in right, they wouldn't need to defend… #
• How Toyota builds cars http://bit.ly/3Um3DM. Healthcare, aircraft manufacture benchmark Toyota's system… #

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• Schwarzenegger plans special session on water woes: http://bit.ly/z41st. California may be beyond repair at this point… #
• Facebook Sees Nearly 200% Visit Boost, While Twitter Traffic Also Soars http://bit.ly/AyVOT. Americans have too much time to socialize… #
• Lufthansa Bringing Back Onboard Wi-Fi – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/1rJHmb. About time, but can cell phones be far behind? #
• Microsoft Red-Faced After Massive Sidekick Data Loss: http://bit.ly/2wiACj. The beginning of the end for Microsoft? #

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• Bad Ideas in Food: The steering wheel dining table – http://bit.ly/ojZUp. Makes cell-phone use while driving look rock-solid safe… #

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