Sunday, June 19, 2011
Hard Core, Soft Core ... What Kind of Inflation Is It Anyway?
Most of what appears in this posting was prompted by a very interesting question posed of the experts who have been chosen by Focus.com about why does the economic indicator known as "core inflation" exclude food and energy costs. An article, or rather a paper published by the St. Louis branch of the Federal Reserve Bank system has a rather technical discussion of some of the key aspects and definitions involved in calculating "core" inflation written by a Mr. Wynne in .pdf format if you would
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Let's Put this Baby to Rest
Let's put this argument to REST for ONCE and FOR ALL
The origin of the debate of food versus fuel (to the best of my knowledge) was based on a miscalculation in a World Bank report from several years ago which they have since refuted and the report was withdrawn. The assumption also was based on the idea that food production would not increase over the coming decades as the world population expands, which, based on the nearly miraculous advances of the last 70 years seems an excessively p
The origin of the debate of food versus fuel (to the best of my knowledge) was based on a miscalculation in a World Bank report from several years ago which they have since refuted and the report was withdrawn. The assumption also was based on the idea that food production would not increase over the coming decades as the world population expands, which, based on the nearly miraculous advances of the last 70 years seems an excessively p
Friday, June 3, 2011
Healthcare in Costa Rica Costs US$130/yr for Family of 4nd that, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is why, in Arizona I pay nearly US$600 per MONTH for health insurance for one person, age 60, when I could instead pay US$130 per YEAR for a family of 4 with a view of the Caribbean thrown in.
s is any wonder that people are leaving the country to retire? If I retired tomorrow (or the first day I was eligible for Social Security income), my health insurance (before Medicare was available) would cost me more than half my Social Security check, every month. If I moved to Costa Rica, my health care insurance would cost me about 1 tenth of one month's Social Security check for the entire year! I could also build a two story all concrete construction house for about US$50,000 with 3 bed
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Election Cycle, Debt Ceiling et al (not the end of the world), Prof Juma of Harvard,
Sometimes You've Gotta Listen !
I started this column several minutes ago. Then this keyboarding (aka "typing") error wiped the whole thing out of existence. So this time, I'm going to stick to just two topics, and try to get to the end before either the fates put another end to this, or some similar disaster strikes. After all, it is only 24 hours or so after the predicted "end 'o the world" , which, btw, I saw "hedged" by the Rev. Ridiculous himself saying it would be the "beginning of
I started this column several minutes ago. Then this keyboarding (aka "typing") error wiped the whole thing out of existence. So this time, I'm going to stick to just two topics, and try to get to the end before either the fates put another end to this, or some similar disaster strikes. After all, it is only 24 hours or so after the predicted "end 'o the world" , which, btw, I saw "hedged" by the Rev. Ridiculous himself saying it would be the "beginning of
Saturday, May 14, 2011
PV in Deutschland, Reproductive Rights,
Deutschland and Renewables
Germany has established an astounding 17 gigawatts of PV power installations as of late last year. Furthermore, Angela Merkel, and her government have re-affirmed Germany's commitment to a path toward ever greater renewable energy sources, without any new nuclear facilities planned in the foreseeable future.
In an article on the Renewable Energy World website, Arne Jungjohann and Wilson Rickerson detail some of the recent developments and policies. It sounds
Germany has established an astounding 17 gigawatts of PV power installations as of late last year. Furthermore, Angela Merkel, and her government have re-affirmed Germany's commitment to a path toward ever greater renewable energy sources, without any new nuclear facilities planned in the foreseeable future.
In an article on the Renewable Energy World website, Arne Jungjohann and Wilson Rickerson detail some of the recent developments and policies. It sounds
Saturday, April 23, 2011
CSP Breakthrough says DOE, Pirates of Caribbean (again), OriginOil deal, PNNL "Algae max 17%" Not!
The (not quite, yet) ALL VIDEO ALL THE TIME EDITION
Including the Pirates of the Caribbean Trailer video!
OriginOil Signs DEAL
Is it a big deal, or not? World Water Works has a system that helps separate oil and water. It’s a basic air flocculation system (or is that reverse flocculation?) Actually it is a “dissolved air floatation” system originally designed for separation of sewage and similar mixes of suspended particulates. That makes It a “no waiting” system for sepa
Including the Pirates of the Caribbean Trailer video!
OriginOil Signs DEAL
Is it a big deal, or not? World Water Works has a system that helps separate oil and water. It’s a basic air flocculation system (or is that reverse flocculation?) Actually it is a “dissolved air floatation” system originally designed for separation of sewage and similar mixes of suspended particulates. That makes It a “no waiting” system for sepa
CSP Breakthrough says DOE, Pirates of Caribbean (again), OriginOil deal, PNNL "Algae max 17%" Not!
The (not quite, yet) ALL VIDEO ALL THE TIME EDITION
OriginOil Signs DEAL
Is it a big deal, or not? World Water Works has a system that helps separate oil and water. It’s a basic air flocculation system (or is that reverse flocculation?) Actually it is a “dissolved air floatation” system originally designed for separation of sewage and similar mixes of suspended particulates. That makes It a “no waiting” system for separating algae from the water as part of the harvesting p
OriginOil Signs DEAL
Is it a big deal, or not? World Water Works has a system that helps separate oil and water. It’s a basic air flocculation system (or is that reverse flocculation?) Actually it is a “dissolved air floatation” system originally designed for separation of sewage and similar mixes of suspended particulates. That makes It a “no waiting” system for separating algae from the water as part of the harvesting p
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