Monthly Archives: December 2009

Fighting Over Windmills

They must think there is money here. They are actually fighting over it. Wind Isn’t Free
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Monsanto Blinks

But farmers still on the hook. Still need to use poison on their fields. Incidentally, Roundup is out of patent too. Seeds of Destruction
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Freedom Through Work Stolen

Story says it all: “…the iron sign over the gate to the Auschwitz memorial with the infamous phrase “arbeit macht frei” — “work sets you free” — has been stolen.” Can’t Make This Up
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Custom Calenders

Create your own calender. Promote your business all year round. Branded, logoed, promotional items for marketing your company. Starting for as little as 29 cents / piece. Thirteen month stapled calenders starting at $1.10.
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Buddy, Can You Spare Another Trillion ?

Not just Fannie and Freddie. Of course we add the infamous AIG. And GMAC. Next in line is… ? This is getting repetitive. Just bail out the whole damn USA. Oh, wait, that would be exactly what China does…
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Yankee Go Home

Odd how bombing the countryside, supporting corrupt politicians and military strongmen pisses off the locals. Pakistan Bites Back
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Germany Feels the Heat

Don’t we all. A brief list from Germany. Tick invasions.Rising oceans. Shrinking rivers.Fish migrations. Earlier springs. Dying forests. Northbound climate zones. Tropical diseases. More to the point, Germany is actually doing something about these. Hot Times in Germany
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Coming and Going

Make bad loans. Watch ‘em default. Get bailed out by the Government. And then screw the borrowers all over again. Not as easy as it used to be, though. Barclays clearly hasn’t paid enough to campaign finance for Ohio politicians. This has been a bad day for Barclays. Morgan Stanley walks away from an eight [...]
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Everyone’s Doing It

Underwater on the house ? Walk away. If a large bank can do it, why not homeowners ? Eight billion is a large note, but the song remains the same. Of course, mortgage note holders don’t like this one bit. Just ask Barclay’s, the holder of the note on the five buildings that Morgan Stanley [...]
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Obama To Boost U.S. Broadband Access

Washington, DC — President Obama plans to award $2 billion in grants and loans over the next 75 days in an effort to expand America’s broadband Internet access, as well as, create tens of thousands of jobs. “Broadband touches nearly every aspect of the U.S. economy, providing Americans with unprecedented opportunities in employment, education, health [...]
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