Our Proxy War with Israel
#IsraelAs the world decries Israel’s attempt to defend itself from the rocket attacks coming from Gaza, consider this: When Hamas routed Fatah in Gaza in 2007, it cost nearly 350 lives and 1,000 wounded.…
Byron Wien 2009
#Finance #Byron Wien1. The **Standard and Poor’s 500** rises to **1,200**. In anticipation of a second-half recovery in the US economy, the market improves from a base of investor despondency and hedge fund and mutual fund withdrawals. The mantra changes from “fortunes have been lost” to “fortunes can still be made”.…
Ukraine Farming
#Economy #PoliticsBILYI KAMIN, Ukraine — The vast collectives that fed the Soviet Union are now a patchwork of tiny gardens, fields and vacant lots. But combined, they could help feed the world: Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine have fertile yet untilled land the size of Idaho.…
Global Warming Religion
#Global WarmingLast week marked the 20th anniversary of the mass hysteria phenomenon known as global warming. Much of the science has since been discredited. Now it’s time for political scientists, theologians and psychiatrists to weigh in.…
The Great Global Warming Swindle III
#Global Warming1. **Das) ist eine politische Institution im Schosse der UNO ist**. Es ist nicht eine neutrale Vereinigung der besten Klimaforscher dieser Welt, sondern eine Institution mit starker Vertretung der Entwicklungsländer und entsprechender ‚entwicklungspolitischer‘ Ausrichtung.…
Stork Club Cocktail
#Drinks45 ml Gin, 15 ml Grand Marnier, 22 ml frischer Orangensaft, 8 ml frischen Limettensaft, 1 Schuss Angostura. Alles zusammen mit Eis in den Shaker und dann ins Cocktailglas absieben.…
Hemingway's Daiquiri
#DrinksCombine in a blender and frappe until the drink is foaming. Serve in a large cocktail glass, champagne saucer, or goblet. Note: maraschino liqueur is NOT the same thing as syrup from a cherry jar. Fire any liquor store that tells you otherwise.…