Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Doing the ‘Absolute Opposite’ of So-Called Green Revolution Techniques, Poorest Indian Farmers Growing Record Amounts of Food
June 2nd, 2013Via: Guardian: What happened in Darveshpura has divided scientists and is exciting governments and development experts. Tests on the soil show it is particularly rich in silicon but the reason for the “super yields” is entirely down to a method of growing crops called System of Rice (or root) Intensification (SRI). It has dramatically increased […]
Submersible Structures, Habitats, & Sea-Floor Living Spaces
June 2nd, 2013I have just one question: Is a Big Daddy included? Via: Hardened Structures of America (.pdf): Your H2OME comes complete with push-button fish feeders so that you and your guests can feed the fish as well as underwater lights to light up the sea floor for a limited period of time each evening. Research Credit: […]
bitNZ: New Zealand Dollar Bitcoin Exchange
June 1st, 2013Disclosure: I have no affiliate relationship with bitNZ and I have not been paid anything to mention them. I am a bitNZ customer. I’d had enough of paying large wire fees with Mt.Gox, so I tried bitNZ.com instead. bitNZ worked great! NZD withdrawals to any NZ bank account are free. My only complaint is that […]
In California, Obamacare To Increase Individual Health Insurance Premiums By 64-146%
May 31st, 2013In other news: Maine Doctor Stops Accepting All Forms of Insurance, Cuts Prices for Treatments In Half. Via: Forbes: One of the most serious flaws with Obamacare is that its blizzard of regulations and mandates drives up the cost of insurance for people who buy it on their own. This problem will be especially acute […]
Germany Fears Revolution if Europe Scraps Welfare Model
May 31st, 2013This is a battle against the machine and it’s already lost. Via: Reuters: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned on Tuesday that failure to win the battle against youth unemployment could tear Europe apart, and dropping the continent’s welfare model in favor of tougher U.S. standards would spark a revolution. Germany, along with France, Spain […]
Nikkei 225 Takes Another Dump
May 30th, 2013Via: Forbes: Overnight, it was all about Japan, with the Nikkei 225 tumbling another 5.15% after last Thursday’s drop of more than 7%. Although the Nikkei is still up more than 30% year-to-date, last night’s pullback made it a 14.75% correction from the highs.
Cost to Squid Minion to Avoid Prosecution for Influence Peddling: $100K
May 30th, 2013Via: Reuters: A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. investment banker has agreed to a five-year securities industry ban and a record fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he broke rules against influence peddling to win bond underwriting business in Massachusetts. Without admitting or denying wrongdoing, Neil Morrison, 38, accepted what the […]
EFF Makes Formal Objection to DRM in HTML5
May 30th, 2013Via: EFF: Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a formal objection to the inclusion of digital rights management (DRM) in HTML5, arguing that a draft proposal from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) could stymie Web innovation and block access to content for people across the globe. The W3C’s HTML working group is creating […]
Monsanto GM Wheat Not Approved by USDA Found on Oregon Farm
May 30th, 2013Via: Bloomberg: Genetically modified wheat created by Monsanto Co. (MON) that wasn’t approved for use turned up on an 80-acre farm in Oregon last month, threatening the outlook for U.S. exports of the grain that are the world’s largest. A farmer attempting to kill wheat with Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide found several plants survived the weedkiller, […]
On the Road to a Japanese Debt Crisis
May 29th, 2013Via: The Exchange: The initial results of the Abenomic program would be cause for true celebration if they did not also have the unintended consequence of drawing the market’s attention to the appalling state of Japan’s public finances. However, seemingly this is now occurring as markets have begun to question the logic of holding Japan’s […]
