I just received my annual TCP-1 letter from LLNS and a summary of the LLNS Pension Plan. Looked in pretty good shape in 2013. About 35% overfunded (funding target attainment percentage = 134.92%). This was a decrease from 2012 where it was 51% overfunded (funding target attainment percentage = 151.59%). They did note that the 2012 change in the law on how liabilities are calculated using interest rates improved the plan's position. Without the change the funding target attainment percentages would have been 118% (2012) and 105% (2013). 2013 assets = $2,057,866,902 2013 liabilities = $1,525,162,784 vs 2012 assets = $1,844,924,947 2012 liabilities = $1,217,043,150 It was also noted that a slightly different calculation method ("fair market value") designed to show a clearer picture of the plan' status as December 31, 2013 had; Assets = $2,403,098,433 Liabilities = $2,068,984,256 Funding ratio = 116.15% Its a closed plan with 3,781 participants. Of that number, 3,151 wer...
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China or NIF....
I think China is the safer bet.
Uh, I guess the “Star on Earth” banner hanging on the National Ignition Facility was a horrific misprint. What are the odds?
7/25/2022 11:16 PM
Nope, just a flat-out lie from the start. Everyone who mattered knew it was about weapon secondaries. Except maybe the Secretary of Energy.
7/27/2022 5:49 AM
There are millions of people that believe that the earth is flat, or (and?) that Trump won the 2020 election by a landslide. Please don't begrudge the handful of true believers in laser driven ICF as a viable commercial source of energy. Like MAGA, it's a religion.
7/30/2022 3:06 PM
Not to begrudge your point about NIF but I doubt there are millions who believe Trump won in a landslide. I doubt there are millions who ever believed in Q. Now there are millions who think there could have been some weird things about the election and if there was not the mass mail in voting due to Covid Trump would have won. That may be close to half the people on both sides. The problem with that is that it was not technically cheating and the mail in voting could have added a boost to both Republicans and Democrats but it would tend to go more towards Dems due to the high urban concentration. Also if it was the other way around and it benefited the Republicans I am sure they would be just fine with it. It is just odd the MSM goes on about how you must be crazy to even think there was some odd things about the 2020 election, when in fact there was many odd things due to the Covid, but I do not believe in any grand conspiracies.
By the way this is not the same as absentee ballots people seem very confused about this. I do not doubt that there are some MAGA people how are almost religious in there thinking but there are millions that are not. You do not come across like a serious person when you compare flat earthers to Trump voters. You just sound like someone repeating talking points you found on the internet. By they way so much of this is hype. For example the Q-anon stuff, I hear it all the time as an insult and on MSM yet I even though I must know hundreds of people who are republicans I do not not know a single one that believes in Q, not one. In fact few even know what it is, yet my Democrat friends all insist that all republicans believe in Q. Something does not add up.
Scooby will allow your post on but will no doubt make sure this one does not come out.