Nothing but the return to the horse will make these environmentalist happy. The Portland Audubon Society and Oregon Natural Desert Association say a wind farm on Oregon's Steens Mountain, along with needed access roads and transmission lines, would threaten eagles, sage grouse and bighorn sheep and call it the "antithesis" of "responsible renewable energy development."
Beer prices are estimated to rise 30% in the next year due to the drought. So far, no government intervention. Wouldn't you know.
The estimates are that if you qualify for Social Benefits in 2010 you will have put 578 thousand dollars in and will withdraw a total of 575 thousand dollars out; if you qualify in 2030, you will have put in 796 thousand in and will withdraw a total of 650 thousand dollars out. These numbers are not, repeat not, inflation corrected.
The Diaoyu islands in the China Sea are islands claimed by both China and Japan. This week they were occupied by Chinese activists. A disputed territory attacked and occupied by activists, not military. The Israelis have done a version of this in the ultimate passive-aggressive national behavior. Challenging but safe. Who will attack unarmed activists--in front of the press? Like lying down in front of a tank or placing your boat in the path of a whaler.
There is a book about Arnold Rothstein (the guy who fixed the 1919 World Series) by David Pietrusza that talks about how the New York Jewish community was devastated by immigration to America, how young boys rejected the religion of their fathers almost immediately on disembarking. There is also a section on prostitution in the Jewish section. It was unbelievably widespread, a gigantic industry that destroyed families and culture.
The strangely named Affordable Care Act kicks in with its mandatory payments when a business hits 50 employees. One creepy option is to start subdividing your company into sub-companies every time your employee number hits 49. I don't know how feasible this is either on an organizational or economic level.
“If we’re going to have free trade with China, why not Cuba?” said Paul Ryan in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. How much do you want to bet that this theoretical and interesting question becomes a bludgeon in the next month, but only at very specific audiences as the left generally agrees with him.
Interestingly, so many parents are in financial trouble that students' grandparents are beginning to guarantee their student loans. A new wave of attachments of Social Security checks is appearing as students default.
A survey of Generation Y reports that 83% would rather have a smart phone than a car. Some economic researchers think this indifference to cars is already showing up in decreased car sales and expect a drop in annual sales of 2 million a year in the U.S.
Curiosity on Mars amidst the landing debris. One can always look at this as more human contamination. ("now the corruption starts") but this is still a great achievement:
BMW has a specially structured senior workers assembly line.
The FCC is considering taxing smart grids. It's only a matter of time before we start getting government phone calls asking, "Hello. We notice your energy usage pattern has changed. Is everything ok?"
(From"Dreamland Adventures...by David Randell) "Within the first twenty-four hours of sleep deprivation, the blood pressure starts to increase. Not long afterward, the metabolism levels go haywire, giving a person an uncontrollable craving for carbohydrates. The body temperature drops and the immune system gets weaker. If this goes on for too long, there is a good chance that the mind will turn against itself, making a person experience visions and hear phantom sounds akin to a bad acid trip. At the same time, the ability to make simple decisions or recall obvious facts drops off severely. It is a bizarre downward spiral that is all the more peculiar because it can be stopped completely, and all of its effects will vanish, simply by sleeping for a couple of hours."
This accompanies a review of two studies of sleep deprived rats, all of whom deteriorated and died in two weeks for no apparent cause. This is scary stuff.
AAANNNNDDDD a graph:
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