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  • human waste

    By all means investigate this innovative biofuel. We need all of the green energy we can get.
    Posted to Human Nature by david wayne osedach on April 14, 2009

  • Re: Born there

    I would be cautious with the idea that the Euro Hurts Greeks. I do not even want to think what would have happened to the Greek economy if we still had the drachma with its fluctuations. We have been more or less insulated from dramatic oil and commodity related inflation because of Euro to dollar conversion rates. Moreover, Greece is certainly ...
    Posted to Foreigners by dimik72 on December 24, 2008

  • Slow down in Europe

    When the BMW's and Mercedes start stockpiling (in Germany) along with the Sennheisers their price in inflated euros will drop. Though not as much in the US - real and perceived value will be lost. Unemployment and inflation will follow.
    Posted to Today's Business Press by david wayne osedach on August 15, 2008

  • Compared to Europe, 25 cents is a bargain!

    We recently returned from a trip to Italy. That's one place where you always want to have a 1 euro coin in your pocket - that's how much it costs to use a public restroom there! And I'm not talking about the space-age, self-cleaning jobbies they have in Seattle and LA. Most are filthy! Not to mention the disgusting mess outside. The street ...
    Posted to Human Nature by Aghast79 on July 10, 2008

  • Thank you very much!

    Anne Applebaum is right. I remember stories from my father as well as my uncle how much they appreciated the fact that they were able to listen in their Youth to RIAS and similar broadcasts behind the iron curtain. They listened out of curiosity for real news. But of course also out of love for music that was not part of the state sponsored ...
    Posted to Foreigners by Mel Olontha on April 22, 2008

  • The Conservatives are anti-business

    Britain's legions of highly paid commentators have failed to spot the (very simple) reason why the Conservatives have become unelectable. Put simply, they are on the anti-business side of every major policy issue. 1) Immigration. The market needs foreign workers. The Conservatives are anti-immigration 2) The Euro. Joining Europe's single ...
    Posted to Foreigners by GreenwichJ on July 10, 2007