Author Archives: johnrubens

Fukushima Disaster Was Man-Made, Investigation Finds By Tsuyoshi Inajima, Jacob Adelman and Yuji Okada – 2012-07-06T03:48:26Z The Fukushima nuclear disaster was the result of “man-made” failures before and after last year’s earthquake, according to a report from an independent parliamentary … Continue reading →

In recent decades, the Hollywood area has experienced an economic decline, with large numbers of homeless and poor people living in the area. A low point for the parish came in October 1987, (month of stock market crash) when a … Continue reading →

@raftofwater Then again, weren’t those “FERCS” at the cutting edge of the Enron debacle[ETF:Exch.Trd Fnds or Enron Task Force] & “Agencies”?  Re:  Edward Pinto’s appearance on Bloomberg TV’s “Insight” speaking of germination of influence peddling in 1996 U.S. Congress.  “Take … Continue reading →

1996 Congress: “Suspension ain’t so bad…preferable to detention” (not speaking of jails, not enough money). Re: Countrywide Mortgage VIP loan program and it’s relation to Congress and by implication, Enron, Reliance, Dynegy & Calpine (CPN IPO 1996). See Jamie Dimon’s … Continue reading →

Edward Pinto, like R. Schiller of Case/Schiller, is filling in the gaps; Calpine went public in ’96/followed Enron into BK. Pinto says Countrywide VIP Loan Treatment program was Congress-driven with a 1996 incipience.

Bob Diamond, Jamie Dimon, what’s the difference. Be Virtuous Be looked up 2

The New Due Diligence is the New Normal   Brokers and politicians have got to stop unfair “bargains”: “If I catch ‘my mistake’ do I acknowledge it even if the client doesn’t?” Rationale: Conflicts of Interest, Fiduciary Responsibility on the … Continue reading →

Because one can park in a loading or handicapped zone because it is legal does not make it considerate. Likewise, blaming Ken Lay for primarily bankers’ woes might not be fair. [Labor, Abortion and the Slippery Slope]

Ps 72: 7 “…abundance of peace as long as the moon endures.” Ps 72:20 “The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.” Did David foresee his death within the month? How long will the moon be “around”?