Japan Crisis Isn't Yet Grasped by the Markets - NYTimes.com

Japan Crisis Isn't Yet Grasped by the Markets - NYTimes.com: "The details of this catastrophe were unforeseeable, leading some to conclude this was a black swan event — something so wildly unexpected, so enormous in its impact, that it seems to defy our understanding and expose the fragility of our knowledge of the world. How could anyone have predicted this?
And yet in 2007, Tokyo Electric Power, or Tepco, escaped a disaster at its huge Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station, on the opposite side of Japan, when that plant was damaged by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake — three times as large as what the plant was designed to withstand. Tepco basically lucked out last time."

A plan for new U.S. jobs, from China

A plan for new U.S. jobs, from China: "If the United States and China are going to begin to rebalance their economies, China needs to bring more jobs to the United States.
For years, there wasn't much progress. As of 2008, Chinese companies had invested less than a total of $5 billion in the United States, even as U.S. firms had made $50 billion in capital investments in China and employed tens of thousands of Chinese workers.
But since 2009, Chinese investment in the United States has exploded - jumping about 150 percent to almost $12 billion in total, according to new figures from Rhodium Group, a New York-based consultancy. Today, Chinese firms employ at least 10,000 Americans."

Reefer in a Bottle? The New Sedating Sodas | Food | AlterNet

Reefer in a Bottle? The New Sedating Sodas | Food | AlterNet: "According to CNN Health, beverages such as Malava Novocaine, Drank, Unwind, Mary Jane's Relaxing Soda, and Slow Cow (sold in Canada) are marketed as helping people unwind."

Firedoglake

Firedoglake: "But then, as Bill “Book of Virtues” Bennett might have told Salter — in between slot-machine benders at casinos — when you’re a Republican, there’s no need to live up to those values you pretend to champion when you’re writing op-eds or speeches, or preening in front of cable TV cameras. The bottom line is all about creating a brand, not an actual quality product"

No time for finger-pointing - CNN.com

No time for finger-pointing - CNN.com: "Soon after the news broke, the internet lit up with accusations, even before we knew anything at all about the man who pulled the trigger. Much of the early commentary, especially from the left, blamed the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, etc. for employing a rhetoric of militarism and creating a climate of hate.
Commentators from the right soon retaliated, arguing that the left was just as guilty of rhetorical excess and through bad governance, had inspired a citizen revolt"

Georgia Legislature Competes With The National Enquirer… And Wins : Delaware Liberal

Georgia Legislature Competes With The National Enquirer… And Wins : Delaware Liberal

The DOD implanted a microchip in her vagina? We need video! At least there needs to be some reenactors. People need to hear about this. The truth must get out. Don't let this die.

Clinton Running the Old Playbook | Verum Serum

Clinton Running the Old Playbook | Verum Serum

Clinton exploited the bombing? Do you have any capacity to tell the truth? Bloggers like you will be responsible when it happens again. But does that really bother you? You can deny anything. You've got no allegiance to the truth. You're just here to make things up. It's more interesting that way. It makes you look better. That's important to scum like you.