Month: August 2011

News

Will the collapse of sovereign debt in Europe trigger the end of the Euro and the EU?

Ever since 2008 the financial world has been roiling because of various forms of insolvency. The most frightening of all developments has been the revelation that certain members of the EU have failed to adopt modernization policies (maintaining cartels and old labor agreements that were unworkable) aimed at making their economies more competitive and that […]

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Nuclear Power Plant near quake shut down for safety reasons.

The nuclear plant in Louisa has been shut down as a precaution and the area has been warned of aftershocks. Crazy stuff. I didn’t realize how close Mineral, VA was to Charlottesville.

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Science & Technology

Epicenter of East Coast earthquake in Mineral, VA according to Der Spiegel.

Der Spiegel lists the epicenter of the 5.9 earthquake that shook the East Coast at Mineral, VA. DC government offices were evacuated and 1000s of people are on the streets in New York for safety precautions. It is rare to have an earthquake on the East Coast, but this psychic predicted such an occurrence in […]

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Earthquake in DC, Northern Virginia and New York.

I felt it all the way up here in Boston. I thought I was having a stroke! Then I looked over and noticed my kitchen shelf swaying back and forth mildly. At that point I went into Japan mode. Apparently this quake was felt as far north as Toronto. More updates soon!

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Libyan Rebels Storm Bab al-Aziziya compound, Qaddafi’s whereabouts unknown.

Saif al-Islam, the purported caputred son of falling Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, is actually not in the custody of the rebels, not that it matters now. The compound Bab al-Aziziya has been captured by Libyan rebels, signaling the denouement of this heroic struggle to overthrow a dictator. With the embassy in DC now representing the […]

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Science & Technology

Lyre Bird.

David Attenborough on the BBC describes an absolutely amazing bird. Listen to it mimic the sounds it hears, of other birds, cars, you name it. Mother nature is a crafty gal.

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Bundesbank disapproves of ECB bond buying.

The German Bundesbank has increased pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s attempts at shoring up support for the ECB bailout of the sovereign debts of Italy and Spain in an attempt to stave off unsustainable future borrowing costs for the two beleaguered EU states. This just highlights the coordination difficulties inherent in the current financial […]

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