Madoff’s 150 yr sentence

Nobody vouched for Madoff’s character. An opportunity is given to persons to do so when one is on trial for such things an no one said anything.

Here are a couple of examples of what Madoff’s actions have led to:

Carla Hirschhorn mother was living off social security and her daughter had two jobs to pay off her tuition – “Don’t fail us”, she told the judge.

Miriam Siegman of Connecticut told Chin that Madoff “dicsarded me like road kill” and that now she relied on food stamps, collected recyclable bottles and digging through dumps – READ MORE ON BUSINESS DAY

Yemeni plane crash

Another Airplane tragedy – after Air France went down about a month ago a whole lot of articles came out about how flying is actually safer now than ever to ease people’s – fears. Eish! Here’s a detailed article on the crash from Reuters.

Here is a list of airlines banned in Europe.

Afghanistan: Ariana Afghan Airlines
Comores: Air Service Comores
Democratic Republic of Congo: Africa One, African Company Airlines, Aigle Aviation, Air Boyoma, Air Kasai, Air Navette, Air Tropiques, Air Transport Office, Blue Airlines, Business Aviation, Butembo Airlines, Compagnie Africaine dAviation, Cargo Bull Aviation, Central Air Express, Cetraca Aviation Service, CHC Stelavia, Comair, Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation, C0-ZA Airways, Das Airlines, Doren Aircargo, Enterprise World Airways, Filair, Free Airlines, Galaxy Corporation, GR Aviation, Global Airways, Goma Express, Great Lake Business Company, International Trans Air Business, Jet Aero Services, Kinshasa Airways, Kivu Air, Lignes Aériennes Congolaises, Malu Aviation, Malila Airlift, Mango Mat, Rwabika Bushi Express, Safari Logistics, Services Air, Tembo Air Services, Thom’s Airways, TMK Air Commuter, Tracep, Trans Air Cargo Services, TRACO, Uhuru Airlines, Virunga Air Charter, Waltair Aviation, Wimbi Diri Airways
Equatorial Guinea: Air Consul, Avirex Guinee Equatoriale, Compagnie Aeree de Guinee Equatoriale, Ecuato Guineana de Aviacion, Ecuatorial Cargo, Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines, Getra, Jetline Inc, KNG Transavia Cargo, Prompt Air GE SA, Union de Transport Aereo de Guinea Ecuatorial
North Korea: Air Koryo
Kazakhstan: BGB Air, GST Aero Air Company
Kyrgyzstan: Phoenix Aviation, Reem Air

Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Bafana, Brazil

25 June 2009 is a major News Day – Major Legend and Musical Genius who roused major controversy in his later years – Michael Jackson unexpectedly passed away last night from cardiac arrest. Farrah Fawcett also lost her battle with cancer on the same day.

With Confederations Cup in South Africa Bafana Bafana team – ranked 77th in the world held their own against 5 time world champions Brazil, until the 87th minute, where they lost 1 – 0 to Brazil with a penalty kick. Now they’ll be battling with Spain for 3rd place. Nobody thought they’d get this far! Homeground advantage?

Then of course there’s the rate cut that didn’t happen and the electricity hike that did happen – I think the fat cats out there are just asking for a revolution. The recession is biting hard!