Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Roundup-Resistant Super Weeds
May 5th, 2010The New York Times piece below states the following about glyphosate: “It kills a broad spectrum of weeds, is easy and safe to work with, and breaks down quickly, reducing its environmental impact.” Please see: Study Released in Argentina Puts Glyphosate Under Fire: Criticism of the soy farming model intensified recently when research released by […]
Dollar Hits 12-Month High Vs Euro On Greek Woes
May 4th, 2010Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. These were my warnings to dollar bears from November and December 2009. Holy crap, I hope that some of you used that information to avoid decapitation (and hopefully to profit). Since February of this year, the dollar and gold have been […]
Faber: China May ‘Crash’ in Next 9 to 12 Months
May 4th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Investor Marc Faber said China’s economy will slow and possibly “crash” within a year as declines in stock and commodity prices signal the nation’s property bubble is set to burst. The Shanghai Composite Index has failed to regain its 2009 high while industrial commodities and shares of Australian resource exporters are acting “heavy,” […]
Gulf Oil Spill: The Halliburton Connection
May 4th, 2010Halliburton Acquired Boots & Coots On 9 April 2010 Via: Los Angeles Times: Investigators delving into the possible cause of the massive gulf oil spill are focusing on the role of Houston-based Halliburton Co., the giant energy services company, which was responsible for cementing the drill into place below the water. The company acknowledged Friday […]
U.S. Reveals Size of Nuclear Stockpile
May 4th, 2010As with just about everything that the rotten to the core Obama regime does, this apparently straightforward story requires heavy context fitting. 1. The Obama regime’s most recent nuclear weapons budget request, “A complete surrender to Senate Republicans,” represents the biggest increase in nuclear weapons related activities since the, “Early years of Ronald Reagan.” 2. […]
Oil Slickonomics
May 3rd, 2010Via: The Big Picture: Three scenarios lie ahead. They rank as bad, worse, and ugliest (the latter being catastrophic and unprecedented). There is no “good” here. The Bad. Containment chambers are put in place and they catch the outflow from the three ruptures that are currently pouring 200,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf every […]
DynCorp Running “Counter-Narcotics” Missions Along Pakistan/Afghanistan Border
May 3rd, 2010Counter-Narcotics. *wink* Via: Wired: The airspace along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border is pretty crowded these days: Along with U.S., Afghan and Pakistani military missions, the CIA is running its own covert drone ops. Less well known, but perhaps equally controversial, is the State Department’s counter-narcotics air force, staffed by mercenaries. A recently released State Department Inspector […]
Small Businesses Doing Well Building and Maintaining Backyard “Microfarms”
May 3rd, 2010Via: Los Angeles: Companies are sprouting up across the country, offering help building and maintaining backyard vegetable gardens for those who lack the time — or green thumb — needed to keep the crops coming. Ignoring his aching back, Todd Lininger squatted down on his knees and inched his way around the vegetable field. The […]
Most Modern Video Cameras Aren’t Allowed to Be Used for Commercial Purposes Unless Additional Codec Licensing Fees Are Paid
May 3rd, 2010Via: OSNews: We’ve all heard how the h.264 is rolled over on patents and royalties. Even with these facts, I kept supporting the best-performing “delivery” codec in the market, which is h.264. “Let the best win”, I kept thinking. But it wasn’t until very recently when I was made aware that the problem is way […]
