Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesDate: Tuesday, June 24th Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm Classroom 101 Wine 101: Intro to Wine
Submitted by The Wine School of Philadelphia
Part of the Wine 101 Series
Tickets (or Seats) Available: 20
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Wine 101: Intro to Wine
Submitted by The Wine School of Philadelphia
Date: Friday, June 13th
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Classroom 101
Part of the Wine 101 Series
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Little Sister White
Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes
Goisot Bourgogne Blanc Cotes d’Auxerre
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Stock Picks and Trade Ideas for Wednesday
Submitted by My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor
New Buy Candidates: ARBA, AUTH (rebuy), AAWW, BPSG, CAS, CGNX, CLS, IPAR, TLVT, V, ZEUS
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MESA - Annotated Daily Chart
Submitted by Dr. PennyStock
This penny stock has support at .44 and resistance at .579, .60 (that descending red line), .73 and 1.20.
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Can doctors have a life?
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
White Coat Notes yesterday mused about “What happens when doctors what to get a life” and my mind jumped to a World Wrestling Entertainment Main Event. I could even hear the announcer: “In one corner, standing inches tall, the doctor and his or her life. In the other corner, […]
Israel Zionist terrorism in Palestine Video
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World Wide Web Creator : It Only Worked Because It Was Free
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Sir Tim Berners-Lee looks at the online world he helped to create and sees a future of more intense, international and creative collaboration amongst more and more people. It’s still early days for the web :
Making the web free to use had a vital role in spreading its use worldwide.
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“Is This A Game, Is It Real?”
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
A video game reality crossed over into this realm for a bunch of kids queuing in London to buy GTA IV :
The launch of the ultra-violent Grand Theft Auto IV video game descended into real-life horror when a man was stabbed repeatedly in a queue of fans waiting to buy it. […]
ENERGY: THE WATER FACTOR
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Water is a big deal. Even the few climate change deniers left can’t deny droughts are becoming more common.
40% of the daily water used in the U.S. is for energy. It only makes sense to build the kind of energy infrastructure that least impacts water supply.
When cities use water to […]
OFFSHORE WIND - GREAT FOR THE GREAT LAKES?
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Offshore wind installations are a reality in Europe and will sooner or later be a reality in the U.S. The Great Lakes region has really wonderful energy resources and somebody is going to get really rich by taking on the challenges and winning through.
The challenges, though, are daunting. Other U.S. […]
SOLAR BREAKTHROUGH: HOW PLANTS DO IT
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Efficiently converting sunlight into energy is the dream. Plants do it at nearly 100% efficiency. Humans have figured out how to do it at anywhere from 10% to 40% (or so) efficiency (depending on how much you want to spend).Maybe it’s because plants don’t waste their efforts on American Idol […]
Commit long term to iron ore, China tells India
Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
As China’s voracious demand for iron ore rises, the country demands a more stable, long term pricing policy from India. India which currently meets 16 percent of China’s iron ore demands sells iron ore on a spot basis, allowing the price to fluctuate as demand grows. India is China’s third largest […]
RX FOR OHIO: RES, WIND AND SUN
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Think of the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) as a doctor’s prescription. The state is suffering economically from the decay of its manufacturing base and it is heavily dependent on fossil fuels for energy.
The RES is the Rx the state needs to get well. It prescribes a little more New Energy […]
SPECULATION, GEOPOLITICS AND THE PRICE OF OIL
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
The OPEC nations like to make money. No surprise? OK, then why aren’t they pumping more oil into the system while prices are higher than a 1960s college student?
2 possibilities: (1) They can’t pump any more; Or, strange as it seems, (2) pumping more oil won’t relieve demand.
A lot of […]
SOLAR 2008: CATCH THE CLEAN ENERGY WAVE
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
The American Solar Energy Society’s SOLAR 2008 (San Diego, May 3-8) is not just another beach party. ASES has been advocating on behalf of solar energy since 1954. This is their 37th annual get together.
ASES will no doubt put on an exciting and entertaining event but this organization goes back […]
Report Card Grades for 6 Big Nuclear Reactor Makers (Part 1 of 2) – GE/Hitachi, Areva & Toshiba/Westinghouse
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
It’s time to hand out the first set of report card grades for six of the world’s leading nuclear reactor makers. Serving as “professor” is Bruce Lacy, head of Lacy Consulting Group in Cedar Rapids, IA, a 27-year nuclear industry veteran who closely follows the financial side of commercial nuclear power. Lacy was […]
They Own All the Oil, So What Will the Petro-Princes Buy Next? (Part 1 of 2) How About Potash Firms?
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
National oil companies (NOCs) concentrated in the Middle East own more than 80% of the world’s known remaining oil reserves. In short, they’ve cornered the market. And yet, this year alone, they will rake in another $1 trillion from their oil exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Even with pressing […]
Investor Alert 4-30-08
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
When it comes to blasting the Bush administration for not doing enough to fight global warming, nobody screams louder than German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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ETS Investor Alert 4-29-08
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Why are oil prices so high? One big reason is the increasing number of experts acknowledging what peak oil advocates have been screaming for months now – Russian oil production has peaked.
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Is There Any Reason Why Investors Should Still Own Airline Shares? (Well, Yes, Actually, There Is)
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Don’t say they didn’t warn you. Back in June 2006, the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) chief economist told an Agence France-Presse reporter, “Oil prices of $100 a barrel or more are a possibility that would seriously threaten airlines.”
With oil now well above $100 a barrel, is there any reason why an investor […]
Investor Alert – Forget 2012. The Electric Vehicle Revolution Will Reach the United States in 2009
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Forget that General Motors says it will have to push hard to have a plug-in electric hybrid vehicle ready for market by 2010. Forget that Toyota is having trouble developing a lithium-ion battery for its plug-in models. The electric vehicle revolution will officially arrive in the United States in 2009, three years sooner […]
Beware: That Russian Air Superiority Fighter You Just Bought Might Be An Improved Chinese Knockoff
Submitted by Experience Not Logic Blog
Pravda, a “Russian semi-propaganda newspaper,” recently reported that Russia [is] infuriated with Chinese export copies of Su-27 jet fighters (h/t commenter at Marginal Revolution). The Sukhoi Su-27 fighter, and its numerous variants, is Russia’s most advanced jet fighter in service with the Su-27SM being the most advanced. Back in 1991, […]
Asia’s Rainforests face depletion from over logging
Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
Growth of Asia’s factories are turning forests into grasslands and both booming China and India are to blame for this mass erosion of green cover. Forest experts have warned the soaring demand for timber, food, energy and commodities are all great contributors to the depletion of rainforests in Asia.
More recent reports show […]
The world is not flat any more.
Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
Its been a long march since Thomas Friedman declared the world to be flat. Now, it seems as economies grow larger and countries struggle to gain control of depleating natural resources national barriers are rising.
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