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Next article in NY Times campaign to pus…

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Art Stone

Next article in NY Times campaign to push old people into the crematoriums http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/magazine/20pacemaker-t.html?hp I don’t disagree with a lot of points being made in this story, but it is interesting to watch how the Times is attempting to influence … Continue reading →

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Aircraft carrier USS Truman entering Red…

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Art Stone

Aircraft carrier USS Truman entering Red Sea – Drudge had a headline, but no media attention from the mainstream media http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_mideast_daily.asp?Date=06/20/2010&category_id=8 One ship in the convoy was from Israel. One account thinks this has something to do with Gaza and … Continue reading →

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China relaxes yuan “peg” – in a move t…

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Art Stone

China relaxes yuan “peg” – in a move typical of a Communist government, China has relaxed the connection between their currency and the US dollar – instead making the connection to a basket of currencies. So the yuan is now … Continue reading →

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US buying Russian helicopters Washington…

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Art Stone

US buying Russian helicopters Washington Post Story Look for Congress to put pork before common sense. This is like a replay of the A-10 Warthog issue. The A-10 is a very simple, very durable, very inexpensive close support airplane built … Continue reading →

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Why globalism matters – or more to the p…

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Art Stone

Why globalism matters – or more to the point, why nationalism is still important. First, a brief recap of the history of BP. The ancestors of BP begin when oil is discovered in Iran in 1908. British Petroleum was owned … Continue reading →

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The Hydrate extinction event 8000 years ago…….

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Art Stone

The Hydrate extinction event 8000 years ago…. As if you didn’t have enough to worry about. Hydrates form from carbon gases (like Methane and CO2) coming in contact with water under high pressure and low temperatures (like at the bottom … Continue reading →

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Russia’s President thinks the Ruble sho…

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Art Stone

Russia’s President thinks the Ruble should become a new “reserve” currency like the dollar, Euro and Yen. That’s wishful thinking – given Russia’s shrinking economy, government by fiat, rampant corruption, central bank secrecy, and aging and shrinking population. Who does … Continue reading →

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What if it is impossible to stop the oil…

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Art Stone

What if it is impossible to stop the oil leak? National Review Online’s Derb Radio asks that question. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/ John Derbyshire is very thoughtful, and you have to listen carefully and tolerate dry English humour and irony. His research seems … Continue reading →

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Would Global Warming increase malaria? (…

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Art Stone

Would Global Warming increase malaria? (if you accept the premise that it exists and we could do anything to stop it…) http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/S1/S3 Malaria is not a “tropical” disease. It used to be a virulent disease in Europe, including the Soviet … Continue reading →

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Arrest record The AWOL soldier who attem…

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Art Stone

Arrest Record Search Booking # is 10029978 The AWOL soldier (Paul Kilburn) who attempted to sneak onto the MacDill Air Force Base – HQ of Central Command, the leadership of the Iraq and Afghanistan military campaigns and Special Ops… (a … Continue reading →

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Clock is ticking in Afghanistan – you ma…

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Art Stone

Clock is ticking in Afghanistan – you may remember President Obsma set a time line for getting our troops out of Afghanistan – “not an open ended commitment”. Listening to guests on John Batchelor’s podcast, it is clear we cannot … Continue reading →

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Today’s pop quiz – other than ratings, …

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Art Stone

Today’s pop quiz – other than ratings, what motivation would “conservative” Fox News have for exaggerating the environmental damage from the BP well blowout? Hint: Fox News is part of News Corp Hint #2: Fox News did the same thing … Continue reading →

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How do you drill a relief well, and do i…

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Art Stone

How do you drill a relief well, and do it so it actually “hits” the well you’re trying to plug? The Answer What they do is put an electric charge on the leaking well – that creates a magnetic field … Continue reading →

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Perhaps the BBC will do the work America…

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Art Stone

Perhaps the BBC will do the work America’s media just won’t do. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/janetdaley/100043670/british-media-falls-out-of-love-with-obama/

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Bloombama News Service’s White House co…

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Art Stone

Bloombama News Service’s White House correspondent is leaving to become the communications director for the Natural Defense Resource Council. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=167077 Ed Chen has been serving as head of the White House Correspondents Association, the group that decides how press conferences … Continue reading →

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