Daily Archives: 02/21/2009

(Community Matters) I’m sorta speechless about a reported trend of remixing gay porn and Japanese music for dance videos.  and, oh yeah, something about injecting baby faces.

(Community Matters) A touching recollection and a telling observation.  here

(Community Matters) A day of mixed messages on the economy – overall, especially discouraging.

Nationally:

1. the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee said it may be necessary to nationalize some banks. The White House sought to ease concerns on bank privatization.
   
   
2. “I don’t remember any time, maybe even in the Great Depression, when things went down quite so fast, quite so uniformly around the world,” said Paul Volcker, a top aide to Obama.
   
   
3. U.S. gold futures shot to a seven-month high above $1,000 an ounce, putting the benchmark gold contract within reach of the record high at $1,033.90 hit last April.
   here

4. “We witnessed the collapse of the financial system,” Soros said at a Columbia University dinner. “It was placed on life support, and it’s still on life support. There’s no sign that we are anywhere near a bottom.”
   here

(Community Matters) Among 700 local bar members, federal Judge Robert Pitman recognized as the most excellent local jurist.  here