Golden Dreams
Virtual meets Real Earlier this morning for just a few moments the value of gold registered on the screen as $999.09/oz., during the day it passed $1000. Human energy rushes to safety from a virtual world that shifts and rumbles under its feet. From the world of Global Warming: The warmly created virtual world chills just a bit. A glitch in satellite sensors caused scientists to underestimate the extent of Arctic sea ice by 500,000 square kilometers (193,000 square miles), a California- size area, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center said. Real Golden Dreams begin to fade. (UBS Agrees to Pay $780m and Disclose Clients to Settle Tax Fraud Case): the Justice Department has sued UBS, seeking the identities of 52,000 Americans who used the bank to shelter income from the IRS. As others realize their Golden Dreams. Detroit agreed to let auto workers retire with full pension and benefits after 30 years on the job, regardless of their age. In practice, that meant a worker could start ...