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@Ted: Exactly what part of that is wrong?
Wickipedia: "The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was played between October 24 and November 1. The series was …
@johnN: Well, I'm certainly around in various places. Probably my most active is @hank's ongoing 737 thread. Ted is here as usual with literally hundreds of posts in the "Discussions" section, and MikeM has been posting a fair amount also.
Can't qu…
Boeing Scrambles To Restore Faith In Its 737 Max Airplane After Crashes
A current NPR report is describing software fixes and other improvements for the 737 Max fleet in the greatest detail yet this week. Among the changes Boeing detailed to report…
@carew388- And if I recall correctly, these is considerable suspicion that the British, despite being well aware of the German U-boat operating in that area, deliberately allowed the Lusitania to be sunk, hoping to ensnare the US in that war.
A current Washington Post article from their Business section:
"Boeing, initially defensive, now ‘humbled’ by 737 Max crisis"
Selected excerpts:
• "In the weeks after a Boeing jetliner crashed in the Java Sea near Indonesia last year, the manufac…
@msf- Yes, it's definitely a theoretically decent alternative approach. To me, though, the weakness lies in the statement (from your article):
"secure in knowing that all payments beyond that point will be covered by the longevity annuity and backe…
Exhibit One: Ted's obvious desire to continue his attempts to set the rules and dominate MFO while completely ignoring David's request to stop gaming the system.
Well, I tried.
Additional:
Ted's stubborn recalcitrance prompts me to explain why I …
@PopTart posted this link from Schwab yesterday on this subject. It's an interesting and in-depth discussion of the historical implications of this indicator, with excellent charting, by Liz Ann Sonders.
I'm not certain of the details, but I seem to recall that their bank guarantee system is not nearly as robust as ours. In any case, I was referring to large businesses, whose coverage needs would likely exceed any guarantee either here or there.
@Old_Skeet- Thanks. I find it highly ironic that the one person who so frequently castigates others for alleged rule violations feels completely free to do anything he wants himself.
As long as Ted honors the rules I have no problem with him.
Of course it's ridiculous. But if a business needs to hold large amounts of cash, just about the only way to get the equivalent of FDIC coverage is to buy a government bond, and pay 0.074% for the guaranteed coverage.
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A detailed article in this morning's Wall Street Journal provides comprehensive additional information on the 737 Max problems.
Here are excerpts from that excellent report:
"Boeing needed the redesign of its crucial 737 jetliner to go swiftly and…
Boeing 737 Max Software Fix And Report On Fatal Crash Expected This Week
NPR reports that "Boeing says it has a software fix ready for its 737 MAX airplanes that will be unveiled to airline officials, pilots and aviation authorities from around the…
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Here are a few excerpts from a current article in The Wall Street Journal which is reporting that:
"The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration will tell a Senate panel Wednesday that the agency’s approach to regulating safety must “evo…
@Ted: I'm sorry to see that evidently you are no longer able to discern speculation from factual reporting.
Suggestion: Try reading the above post a few more times, and hopefully you will be able to partially overcome your increasingly evident men…
In an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press is reporting that a preliminary report on the March 10 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people will be released later this week.
A few excerpts from that article:
"The U.S. Nat…
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The POINT was retiring in your mid-thirty's with no further earned income. That's a long way from 85 minus "several years". If you had retired with no income when you were 35 how exactly would you now have a home with no mortgage?
"Saw her long time ago during a PBS donation drive." Likewise, and I never did care for her. Nevertheless, the question that she was answering postulated retiring "in your 30's". Assuming no significant inheritance, no further employment, no accumul…
I'm sure you guys are right about the insignificance of electric and hybrid on a national basis. Here in the SF Bay Area though it seems as if every fourth vehicle is either electric or (especially) hybrid. Lots of hybrids, mostly the Toyotas.
Perhaps you guys are misguided. I'm pretty sure that billionaires must be making our lives much better, easier and fairer, or Ted wouldn't have said that. I'll get back to you in a while when I figure out how they are doing all that.
@hank- Well, a reluctant "congratulations" from me can't really disguise my great disappointment at your having received Ted's 'Stupid Statement Award Of The Decade' trophy. Because of my age, there's now almost no chance that I'll live long enough…
