This is just a theory.
SMC Corp…
So I’ve heard it written that those infomercials that advertised how to flip houses. How to buy them with no money down, and make a profit helped to inflate real estate prices.
So is SMC corp so different? They advertise selling products for something like 300% their wholesale cost.
I may have a positive effect on the economy. But ultimately, I’m not so sure.
LPP Reaches $10M Licensing Agreement with CMEF of Sweden
LPP is developing a revolutionary new source of energy, based on the plasma focus device, using hydrogen-boron fuel which we call “Focus Fusion.”
OFT investigates 100 household brands over price-fixing allegations - Telegraph:
About 100 leading household brands, including PG Tips, Coca-Cola and Aquafresh, are at the centre of an investigation into allegations of price-fixing, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
Breitbart.tv » Professional Panhandler: Girl Pretends to be Homeless to Pocket Cash:
Professional Panhandler: Girl Pretends to be Homeless to Pocket Cash
Philanthropy on the commons | openDemocracy:
Michael Edwards’ openDemocracy essay, “Philanthrocapitalism: after the goldrush” (19 March 2008) is serious and thought-provoking. The basic argument is this: there is a movement afoot to harness the power of business for social change. This includes newly-minted foundations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, corporate-social-responsibility (CSR) programmes and social entrepreneurs. These philanthrocapitalists are undermining the independence and social mission of civil society. As a result, we are missing out on real social transformation, and maybe even risking our democracy.
The Corner on National Review Online:
Just talked to an intelligence source based in Iraq who I have found to be quite realistic and cautious. He made three points:
Let’s ‘Surge’ Some More - WSJ.com:
Over the past 15 months, we have proved that we can win this war. We stand now at the moment of truth. Victory – and a democracy in the Arab world – is within our grasp. But it could yet slip away if our leaders remain transfixed by the war we almost lost, rather than focusing on the war we are winning today.
The Corner on National Review Online:
Again, we will see more and more of these condescending statements of the Michelle Obama strain, more and more of Revs. Wright, Meeks, Lee and others peddlers of division like them, and more and more clues to a long hostility to Israel—in what will eventually become the most disastrous chapter in recent Democratic history.
It will be an interesting year….
Nissan Announces Bold EV Plans | EcoGeek:
Nissan has confirmed that it plans to sell electric vehicles in the US by 2010. According to CEO Carlos Ghosn, the move is largely motivated by stringent emissions legislation in California, lending an added impetus to existing research efforts into alternative energy sources.
Duvet-Dayz » Blog Archive » Linux: 9000 PCs in Swiss schools will switch to Ubuntu only:
Beginning from next term, all computers at schools in the Swiss canton of Geneva will be switched to Ubuntu Linux only.
Check this out.
Universe Today » UK “Time Machine” Reveals The Formation Of Distant Galaxies:
If you thought the Hubble Deep Field galaxy photo was the most incredible thing you’ve ever seen, wait until you lay eyes on the most sensitive infrared map of the distant Universe ever taken. Over the last three years, UK astronomers have compiled data from the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii and their results are nothing less than astounding.
Pretty slick….
The World’s Driest Place To Be Harvested With Fog! - Ecofriend:
More than the structure, it is the idea and the implementation of it that are commendable. The end result is a water distribution system with a planned performance of 2-20 liters per square meter of vertical surface, producing from 20,000 to 200,000 liters of water per day. This structure is a tribute to green designing and architectural brilliance. It shows what we can do when we amalgamate imagination with ingenuity.
15 Algae Startups Bringing Pond Scum to Fuel Tanks « Earth2Tech:
15 Algae Startups Bringing Pond Scum to Fuel Tanks
ASUS Eee PC desktop finally revealed? - Engadget:
HotHardware is claiming these shots are the real deal.