Hitman spent an astonishings 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Since then his books have sold more than one million copies. Also a offender and board member of the dream change. Please give a big round of applause and help us welcome john perkins. [applause] thank you. To you for this amazing independent book store. Love independent book stores. Thank you. [applause] thank you all for being here tonight. Its a great pleasure to be here with you. I think what i wanted to actually share a st. Patricks day story with you. Happy st. Patricks day. So, a couple years ago, i was in washington, dc, and i was at a dinner with a bunch of people from the state department, very high level people at the state department, and i was actually in washington to speak at the green festival, and mentioned to one of the high level people from the state department it i was there to speak at the green festival, and he says, my gosh, but its not st. Patricks day yet. Thats the state department f
Financial storm and one that comes around perhaps one every 50 or 100 years. This is the real thing. And much of what went wrong on wall street could be traced back to something called credit default swaps. They were traded in a risky shadow market, and they were at the heart of the financial meltdown. [ticking] it has tentacles as wide as anything ive seen. I think, next to housing, this is the single most important issue in the United States and certainly the largest threat to the u. S. Economy. Meredith whitney was talking back in 2010 about a then looming financial crisis involving state and local governments across the country. It was a debt crisis which some people believe could derail the recovery and require another big bailout package that no one in washington wants to talk about. The day of reckoning has arrived. Thats it. And its gonna arrive everywhere. Time may vary a little bit depending upon which state youre in, but its coming. [ticking] welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. I
Found in the blood of all 20 people between the ages of 18 and 50 who were given doses of the vaccine. Nih Officials Say most of the participants had an increase in their immune system tcell count. These cells help to prevent the ebola virus from multiplying inside the human body. No incidents of serious side effects were found. This first phase of the vaccine trial was successful. Now, the next thing is to move to the next phase, which is a much larger trial. He says his team is planning a Clinical Trial of the vaccine in west africa on several thousand people. He says the tests will begin as early as january in liberia and sierra leone where ebola is rampant. There is still no effective drugs or vaccines against the virus. Japanese researchers have hopeful news for patients with muscular dystrophy. Theyve developed a way to repair a type of stem cell in people with the musclewasting disease. The team was led by an assistant professor at kyoto university. The researchers worked with i
Found in the blood of all 20 people between the ages of 18 and 50 who were given doses of the vaccine. Nih Officials Say most of the participants had an increase in their immune system tcell count. These cells help to prevent the ebola virus from multiplying inside the human body. No incidents of serious side effects were found. This first phase of the vaccine trial was successful. Now, the next thing is to move to the next phase, which is a much larger trial. He says his team is planning a Clinical Trial of the vaccine in west africa on several thousand people. He says the tests will begin as early as january in liberia and sierra leone where ebola is rampant. There is still no effective drugs or vaccines against the virus. Japanese researchers have hopeful news for patients with muscular dystrophy. Theyve developed a way to repair a type of stem cell in people with the musclewasting disease. The team was led by an assistant professor at kyoto university. The researchers worked with i
In most of the suburbs, 47 in trenton, 42 degrees in allentown. Heading out the door to catch the school bus a light jacket, the winds will not be like yesterday, but cool. As we roll in the afternoon the temperatures roll up. Noon 66 degrees, its going to be a pleasant morning for an exercise walk or walk rover. 72 degrees by 3 00 p. M. High of 73 slips in late in the day 3 30 or 4 00 p. M. 6 00 p. M. , 71 degrees, as we look at the pollen count were no longer in the super high zone but medium high over the next several days, straight through the weekend a word to the wise for allergy sufferers. Karen, what about the roads and the rails. Reporter between philadelphia and new york city everything is cancel. The rest of the northeast corridor running with a modified schedule between washington, d. C. And philadelphia and new york city and boston. New Jersey Transit is honoring amtrak tickets. Atlantic city rail line, new Jersey Transit still remains canceled patco is honoring the rail l