Showing posts with label CIRCUIT CITY. Show all posts
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Friday, January 16, 2009

The Coming Space-Based Economy?




With the constant flood (or should we say "surge"...) of bad economic news, layoffs, billion-dollar losses, it appears that the entire earth is suffering. Or should we rename the planet? How about renaming Earth "Layoff" and hang up a "Positions Wanted" sign? Pouring loads of cash into this economic and financial rathole does not appear to be working. Why is this?

Well, we believe that an economy is based on business and finance and production and consumption. But an ailing business sector just can't support the other three table legs of our economy. Is it time to move off world? There are indeed, active projects even businesses that are headed in that direction. Just do a search for "Space Business" on the Wikipedia or some other source.

Obviously, its not enough. WE need to be active in the space-based Business NOW. We should have had an operating L5 station years ago. Just look up the work of the late great Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill. We admit ourselves, that we were a long time coming to this conclusion. Why do we focus so heavily on Earth-based activities, especially when we are routinely flying the skies (except for the occasional air disaster like yesterday's crash of Flight 1549). Note: We couldn't believe it, Wikipedia already has an active page on the event. Which demonstrates that there are hazards to flight and more so for space-flight. And our media just won't shy away from that.

Which might be part of the problem. Look at the attention Space Shuttle disasters have (naturally) received. (Notice we used the word received and shied away from the grammatically incorrect, if not awkward, word "gotten". We have even observed the august news commentator Keith Olbermann using the word "gotten" on MSNBC's Countdown. But seriously Keith, we love you, in the philosophical sense of the word).

Which takes us to our soon-to-be President-Elect Barack Obama. We're hoping for some for visionary and forceful - even thought-provoking - action and legislation and movement from his soon-to-be excellency. We do love (again, in the philosophical sense...why are we on this word kick?) and admire the man and sincerely hope that he does take in the right direction and fend off the economic ruin that appears to be awaiting us here on Planet "Layoff".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7832406.stm

Israel Boosts Diplomatic Effort For Gaza

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/world/main4726588.shtml

Gaza fighting slows as Israel counters Hamas offer

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5053r7-us-palestinians-israel/

Federal Court Upholds Wiretap Law

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/national/main4723800.shtml

Student safety pays when schools cut busing

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/16/school.bus.cuts/index.html

Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Denied Access To Lawyer

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/iraq/main4727531.shtml

UK demands quicker Mumbai probe


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7832482.stm

Global Warming Linked To European Viral Epidemic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090115190453.htm

Nephropathia epidemica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephropathia_epidemica


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Monday, November 3, 2008

For Monday, November 3, 2008



Election Day (USA)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_Day_(United_States)

NBC/WSJ poll: Obama holds significant lead

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27488250/

US rivals in final dash for votes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7704869.stm

McCain v Obama - who's ahead in the polls

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/629/629/7360265.stm

McMathematics: Can John McCain Prove the Pollsters Wrong?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=3105288&page=1

Obama's Numbers Crest w/ One Day Left

http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Politics/story?id=6166666&page=1

Obama campaign: The Cleansing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/gavinhewitt/

McCain campaign: Too European

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/matthewprice/2008/11/too_european.html

What You Need to Know on Election Day

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/story?id=6166407

What To Watch For On Election Night

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/02/sunday/main4563868.shtml

Record voter registration, lack of poll workers and confusion over ID law threaten smooth election

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7686438.stm

Off to the polls: The irrational side of voting

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081103/sc_livescience/offtothepollstheirrationalsideofvoting;_ylt=AmT97Nt7G_0NjUINBidMdp2s0NUE



Recession Nation: All but Alaska at Risk

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6158877&page=1

Newsweek: United States' affluence under attack

http://www.newsweek.com/id/166821

Uncashed Savings Bonds Waiting for You?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/PersonalFinance/story?id=6158021

Manufacturing activity falls to 26-year low

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27516596/

Out Of Work, Out Of Insurance, Out Of Luck

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/03/health/main4564800.shtml

Eurozone is on verge of recession

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7705835.stm

Circuit City to pull plug on 155 U.S. stores

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27515440/

UN aid convoy arrives in DR Congo


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