Happy Birthday America, Time to grow up
So says Barry Ritholtz of the Big Picture financial blog in the Washington Post, where it currently is the most popular article in the business section.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month July 2011
4th of July is bad day for pets
Rescue shelters generally get a huge influx of lost dogs and cats after the 4th of July. The fireworks scare them and then they run away. So, Keep your animals inside Keep the inside environment calm Mask the noise of…
Chomsky denounces Hugo Chávez for ‘assault’ on democracy
“Concentration of executive power, unless it’s very temporary and for specific circumstances, such as fighting world war two, is an assault on democracy. You can debate whether [Venezuela’s] circumstances require it: internal circumstances and the external threat of attack, that’s…
Stealth wind turbine doesn’t interfere with radar
Vestas, the giant Danish wind power companty, has successfully tested a new wind turbine that has 99% less radar interference than standard turbines. Radar-friendly wind energy: An estimated 20 gigawatts of worldwide wind energy capacity is blocked by radar interference…
DSK and coincidence
Ian Welch I notice that the prosecutors admitted the case against Strauss-Kahn was falling apart after his successor as IMF president was appointed and the Greek bailout passed. Immediately after, even though the prosecutors knew it was weak before then.…