Money and Computing
PBGC’s Financial Condition and New Challenges
PBGC Testimony: "At the end of FY 2008, there was substantial reasonably possible exposure in plans of companies in airlines, autos, and steel, among other sectors. Subsequently, declines in the stock market have reduced the value of assets held by DB plans and have caused the unfunded liabilities of most DB pension plans to increase substantially" more »
Madoff on Frontline
PBS'FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith unearths the details of the world’s first global Ponzi scheme — a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history — in The Madoff Affair, airing on PBS. more »
iPod — Do You?
Rose Mula writes: iPod — Do You? My tiny pink marvel can hold hundreds of songs, so I’ll be able to add many more oldies but goodies. If it’s true that exercising your brain cells can stave off Alzheimer’s, my grandniece’s gift has made me immune. So tha… more »
The Bored of Education
Julia Sneden writes:
"While it is often left to the populace to vote on bond issues creating
new schools, the need for school maintenance and repair seems to me to
be every bit as vital. Too often it is shoved aside for other matters,
buried so… more »