I wonder if there is any place in Andrews Base for planes to land left after all those limousines arrived and if any rooms in DC’s hotels will be available.
Why would not Saudi take some Middle East refugees in is beyond my understanding
Friday, September 04, 2015
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
Saturday, August 29, 2015
This is how they dealt with outsourcing back then
“In order to protect American Labor…” That sounds like science fiction to Americans today
Posted on Market Ticker
Monday, August 24, 2015
Friday, August 21, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Sunday, July 05, 2015
Greek “NO” Monday
“You can have your democracy for as long as people have no right to voice their opinion.”
[Real Owners of countries]
It seams that Greeks decided that definition is wrong – my hat off to them.
This is the start of the end game for lawyers who define economic policies – house of cards is starting to fall apart.
Friday, July 03, 2015
Your money is safe in the banks…NOT
FT reports, Greek banks are considering a depositor bail-in that could see deposits above €8,000 haircut by "at least" 30%.
Via FT:
Greek banks are preparing contingency plans for a possible “bail-in” of depositors amid fears
The plans, which call for a “haircut” of at least 30 per cent on deposits above €8,000, sketch out an increasingly likely scenario for at least one bank, the sources said.
A Greek bail-in could resemble the rescue plan agreed by Cyprus in 2013, when customers’ funds were seized to shore up the banks, with a haircut imposed on uninsured deposits over €100,000.
It would be implemented as part of a recapitalisation of Greek banks that would be agreed with the country’s creditors — the European Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank.
“It [the haircut] would take place in the context of an overall restructuring of the bank sector once Greece is back in a bailout programme,” said one person following the issue. “This is not something that is going to happen immediately.”
Greek deposits are guaranteed up to €100,000, in line with EU banking directives, but the country’s deposit insurance fund amounts to only €3bn, which would not be enough to cover demand in case of a bank collapse.
With few deposits over €100,000 left in the banks after six months of capital flight, “it makes sense for the banks to consider imposing a haircut on small depositors as part of a recapitalisation. . . It could even be flagged as a one-off tax,” said one analyst.
Thursday, July 02, 2015
Robot kills worker at Volkswagen plant in Germany
Contractor was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate at the plant in Baunatal
An investigation is under way into whether human error was to blame for the death of a contractor at the hands of a robot at a Volkswagen production plant. Photograph: Joerg Sarbach/AP
Associated Press in Berlin
Wednesday 1 July 2015 21.48 EDTLast modified on Thursday 2 July 201504.22 EDT
A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen’s production plants in Germany, the automaker has said.
The man died on Monday at the plant in Baunatal, about 100km (62 miles) north of Frankfurt, VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said.
The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate, Hillwig said.
He said initial conclusions indicate that human error was to blame, rather than a problem with the robot, which can be programmed to perform various tasks in the assembly process. He said it normally operates within a confined area at the plant, grabbing auto parts and manipulating them.
Another contractor was present when the incident occurred, but was not harmed, Hillwig said. He declined to give any more details about the case, citing an ongoing investigation.
German news agency DPA reported that prosecutors were considering whether to bring charges, and if so, against whom.
The answer I’d like to know – was it outsourcing company that took care of programming?
