Market Movers (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
On Thursday, I criticized a Bloomberg story by David Evans which seemed to be unnecessarily alarmist about the FDIC's finances. Later that day, Jeff Bercovici ran a letter from the FDIC to Bloomberg, complaining that the story "does a serious disservice to your organization and your readers by painting a skewed picture of the FDIC insurance fund". How did Bloomberg respond to this criticism? Not by...
The Portland Business Journal (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
David Evans and Associates Inc. announced Friday that its marine sciences division in Vancouver, Wash., has been awarded a five-year, $250 million contract for hydrographic surveys in U.S. territorial waters by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Mercury Rising 鳯女 (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
David Evans, Bloomberg (via t/o) It won’t take many more failures before the FDIC itself runs out of money. The agency had $45.2 billion in its coffers as of June 30, far short of the $200 billion Whalen says it will need to pay claims by the end of next year. The U.S. Treasury will almost [...]
DealBreaker (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
With thanks to Guest ! Open Letter to Bloomberg News about FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2008 Mr. John McCorry Executive Editor Bloomberg News Dear Mr. McCorry: Bloomberg reporter David Evans' piece ("FDIC May Need $150 Billion Bailout as Local Bank Failures Mount," Sept. 25) does a serious disservice to your organization and your readers by painting a skewed picture...
The Savings investor (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
An online piece on Bloomberg News from reporter David Evans suggesting that the FDIC may need up to $150 billion to cover bank failures has created a stir to the point that the FDIC has directly responded to the article. In the article Evans suggested that the US taxpayer ultimately could end up paying the cost with the FDIC insurance fund currently only holding $45 billion. The FDIC has strongly countered...
seeking spirit (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
This is not included in the 800 billion package currently being debated….. FDIC May Need (at least) $150 Billion Bailout as Local Bank Failures Mount By David Evans Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — Deborah Horn tugs on the handle of the glass-paned entrance of the IndyMac Bancorp Inc. branch in Manhattan Beach, California. The door won’t budge. The [...]
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Sheila Murphy, Regional Director for the Labour Party's Northern region has announced she is quitting. Sheila was closely linked to Peter Hain's ill fated campaign team . She is known to be close to David Evans, the ex-Deputy General Secretary, who is busy working with the rebel MPs to get Brown out. Will the last Labour Party apparatchik switch off the light?
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
OTTAWA, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ - The TITAN(R) division of Ambercore Software Inc., a leading global provider of high performance spatial software and services, is pleased to announce the sale of a TITAN(R) mobile laser scanning system to David Evans and Associates Inc. (DEA). DEA began evaluating TITAN(R) in August of 2007 with a project on the I-405 in Washington State, and found it to be a highly...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
County commissioners today delayed until Monday any action on their revised deal with the companies building the eastern extension of State Road 56. The road builders requested the delay Tuesday to work out final details of the deal with county staffers, said David Evans, president of Locust Branch LLC, one of the three companies involved in the road project. The developers of Wiregrass Ranch, the...
Global Warming Skeptics (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Financial Post Why I recanted 'There is no evidence to support the idea that carbon emissions cause significant global warming' David Evans, Financial Post Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008 EXCERPT: I devoted six years to carbon accounting when I built models for the Australian Greenhouse Office. I am the rocket scientist who wrote the carbon accounting model (FullCAM) that measures Australia's...
Backseat driving (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
is david evans kidding himself? i was just watching him on 60 minutes and he is the most ignorant and egotistical man on this planet! and speaking of the planet, which one is he on? he obviously isnt talking about earth as he says 'global warming at this rate is natural and not at all affected by CO2 emissions' and 'humans have no part in causing global warming!' someone needs to beat some sense i...
Not PC (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Here's two piece to help you understand how emissions trading scams work: Of Tulip Bulbs and Tooth Fairies [hat tip Leighton Smith]. Explaining 'cap-and-trade': "Welcome to the era of eco-enslavement" As you read them, bear in mind David Evans's comment quoted here yesterday: "On global warming, public policy is where the science was in 1998. Due to new evidence, science has since moved off in a different...
Global Warming Skeptics (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
The new Zealand centre for political research NZCPR Mid-week Politics Dr David Evans 7 August 2008 Global Warming Science Moves On EXCERPT: On global warming, public policy is where the science was in 1998. Due to new evidence, science has since moved off in a different direction. The UN science body on this matter, the IPCC, is a political body composed mainly of bureaucrats. So far it has resisted...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
The Chandler Unified school board is poised for fresh leadership as newcomers Rob Barney and Barbara Mozdzen join incumbent David Evans for the three open seats during the Nov. 4 nonpartisan election.
Scholars and Rogues (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
I’ve started to read a number of commentators around editorial pages, blogs, and letters to the editor that are quoting an Australian by the name of David Evans. In case you’re unfamiliar, Evans wrote an op-ed in The Australian titled “No smoking hot spot” where he raises a number of issues with the science of global heating. Evans used to work toward mitigating global heating but has since become...
