As I’ve previously noted, interest rates have risen both times after the Fed implemented quantitative easing.Graham Summers points out that food prices have also skyrocketed both times:In case you’ve missed it, food riots are spreading throughout the…
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Food prices: The consequences of costly nosh
January 20th, 2011 |
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What record food prices mean for business
HIGH prices are good for farmers. Low prices are good for consumers. “And we are in the middle,” says Alberto Weisser, the boss of Bunge, a trader of agricultural commodities. After poor harvests in Russia, Canada and Ukraine last year, a recent heatwave in Argentina and floods in Australia that wiped out much of the country’s wheat crop, everyone is grappling with pricey food.
According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), food prices last month surpassed their previous high in 2008. “The situation is not rosy, but there is no reason for panic-buying,” says Abdolreza Abbassian at the FAO. …
Australian Open: Sania out of doubles too
January 19th, 2011 |
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Sania Mirza’s campaign in the Australian Open tennis got over Wednesday when she and her Czech partner Renata Voracova lost in the first round of the women’s doubles event here. Sania and Voracova went down to top seeds Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy 4-6, 1-6. Sania is already out of contention [...]
Ricky Martin Won’t Wed Until Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal In Puerto Rico
December 17th, 2010 |
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Ricky Martin, who confirmed Hollywood’s worst kept secret when he revealed he was gay earlier this year, says he won’t get married to his partner until same-sex weddings are legal on his home island of Puerto Rico. “I am in a relationship right now but we aren’t talking about marriage yet. We’ve been together for [...]
Girl Talk: Extensive 2011 Tour
November 6th, 2010 |
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2011 SHOWS BEGIN IN CLEVELAND IN JANUARY
“Mr. Gillis aims to please. His music is a collage of hits, recent and old, that are instantly recognizable to just about everyone in the crowd. Each one – from Jay-Z to Styx to the Ramones to Missy Elliott to Nirvana – draws a cheer within a few notes. Mr. Gillis samples the songs’ obvious hooks. He isn’t a hipster showing off how deeply he’s dug into his collection; he’s a fellow fan, reactivating remembered pop pleasures.” – Jon Pareles, The New York Times
With almost 300 shows under his belt, and hardly a full week off, since Feed The Animals was released in June 2008 and Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) has announced another 40-city tour, all set to take place in 2011 before March is even over!
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Girl Talk 2010/2011 Tour Dates
Fri. 11/12/10 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
Fri. 11/19/10 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Hot Festival
Sat. 11/20/10 – Sao Paulo, Brasil @ Planeta Terra Festival
Fri. 12/3/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Sat. 12/4/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Wed. 01/05/11 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Thu. 01/06/11 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavillion
Fri. 01/07/11 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
Sat. 01/08/11 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
Mon. 01/10/11 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Thu. 01/13/11 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Fri. 01/14/11 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
Sat. 01/15/11 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium
Mon. 01/17/11 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
Tue. 01/18/11 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Thu. 01/20/11 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay
Fri. 01/21/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Sat. 01/22/11 – Charleston, SC @ Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
Mon. 01/24/11 – Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
Tue. 01/25/11 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Thu. 01/27/11 – Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
Fri. 01/28/11 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
Sat. 01/29/11 – Richmond, VA @ The National
Mon. 01/31/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
Tue. 02/01/11 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
Fri. 02/04/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Sat. 02/05/11 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
Thu. 02/24/11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Fri. 02/25/11 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
Sat. 02/26/11 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Mon. 02/28/11 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
Mon. 03/01/11 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Thu. 03/03/11 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
Fri. 03/04/11 – Chicago, IL @ Congress
Mon. 03/07/11 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum
Tue. 03/08/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
Fri. 03/11/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Mon. 03/14/11 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
Tue. 03/15/11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Thu. 03/17/11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
Fri. 03/18/11 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Sat. 03/19/11 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
Mon. 03/21/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium
Tue. 03/22/10 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
Wed. 03/23/10 – Tempe, AX @ Marquee
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PM invites Japanese firms to invest in infrastructure projects
October 25th, 2010 |
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Observing that infrastructure deficit was posing a major constraint to India’s growth, PM Manmohan Singh said an outlay of over USD one trillion was envisaged for infra projects during the next 5-year plan beginning 2012 and invited Japanese firms to play a greater role in this endeavour. Dr. Singh said his government was determined to [...]
NY Butchers Unimpressed With Lady Gaga Meat Dress
September 14th, 2010 |
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So, after much speculation on Monday, the news is now official: The meat ensemble Lady Gaga wore as she accepted a near-record eight MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night was made of actually meat. That’s a fact that doesn’t earn the outre “PokerFace” singer any points with butchers in her hometown of New York [...]
NY Butchers Unimpressed With Lady Gaga Meat Dress
September 14th, 2010 |
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So, after much speculation on Monday, the news is now official: The meat ensemble Lady Gaga wore as she accepted a near-record eight MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night was made of actually meat. That’s a fact that doesn’t earn the outre “PokerFace” singer any points with butchers in her hometown of New York [...]
NY butchers say Gaga didnâ€t splurge on expensive beef for meat dress
September 14th, 2010 |
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After Lady Gaga turned heads at the MTV Video Music Awards with her raw meat outfit, New York butchers were asked to identify cuts of beef on her dress. And here’s what they had to say. “It”s all beef,” the New York Daily News quoted Peter Cacioppo, 50, of Yonkers, head butcher at Ottomanelli Brothers [...]
Don’t YouTube for Me Argentina
September 13th, 2010 |
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Well, the title of this post is not entirely accurate, since Argentina has actually just got its own version of YouTube. In fact, Argentina has become one of 25 countries to do so. Internet users can now very much YouTube in Argentina. So what does this mean? Well, Argentines can now view the most popular [...]
Noble Group cut to $2.00 vs $2.37 by DBS; Keeps Buy
August 11th, 2010 |
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DBS Research cuts Noble Group’s (N21.SG) target to $2.00 from $2.37 on lower agriculture margins, cuts FY10, FY11 EPS forecast by 18.2%, 17.7%, respectively, on margins, higher non-production related expenses, according to Dow Jones.
DBS adds soybean selling in Argentina has been slower-than-expected. But reiterates Buy call: “We believe current weakness is an opportunity to buy for an attractive 21% upside even at reduced earnings forecasts.”
Research house believes group has positive outlook with sale of Middlemount coal operations set to “unlock some cash for new investments in the next quarter.” Notes, possible recovery in sport soybean crushing margins also likely to be reflected in 3Q10, 4Q10 results.
Stock last down 1.2% at $1.63
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The 50 Hottest South American Women
July 26th, 2010 |
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The recent World Cup made pretty clear that, overall, South America easily has the most beautiful women in the world. Sure, you can find 10s on any continent (there’s probably even a hot scientist or two on Antarctica) but average is a hell of a lot hotter in South America than in the rest of [...]
Evening Crunch Crumbs: Gulf Oil Spill Stopped! Mel’s Ex To The Rescue; Ochocinco Defends His Right To “Swirlâ€
July 16th, 2010 |
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-They stopped the oil! Hooray! -Did catch Beyonce’s latest ad for L’Oreal? -Remember the ’90s reggae hit “Murder She Wrote?” Well the guys who performed it want Universal Music Group to unleash their royalties… -Louis Vuitton opens in Beirut! -”Paper Planes” hitmaker M.I.A. performed on Letterman this week. In related news, the general consensus on her new album seems [...]
“Avatar†Re-Release August 2010
July 8th, 2010 |
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Avatar’s on its way back to the big screen — and it’s eight minutes longer — will you watch it again? On Thursday, 20th Century FOX announced that James Cameron’s record-breaking fantasy epic Avatar will be re-released in theaters at the end of next month.“Since – and largely as of result of – Avatar’s release [...]
Leonardo DiCaprioâ€s vuvuzela irritates Mick Jagger
July 8th, 2010 |
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Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger was recently left irritated with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio”s vuvuzela noise. The 66-year-old singer came to watch the Germany vs Argentina quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup with his son Lucas in Cape Town. The father-son duo was in front of DiCaprio who had a bright red vuvuzela. As [...]
PETA Wants Psychic World Cup Octopus Oracle Freed
July 6th, 2010 |
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Paul The Octopus has done it again! The German-based seawater soccer soothsayer correctly predicted that Germany would beat Argentina in Saturday’s World Cup match in South Africa, meaning he has correctly called the outcome of all the matches for his home country. But Paul has correctly called his last World Cup match, if the animal rights [...]
WC: Germany swamp Argentina to reach semi-finals
July 4th, 2010 |
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The game was billed as a match-up of Argentina’s offensive superstars versus Germany’s scrappy collection of well-organized youngsters. And so it was, but few had predicted what a mismatch that would be.
World Cup 2010: Argentina v Germany – Mueller gives Germany 1-0 lead
July 3rd, 2010 |
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Mueller headed in a Bastian Schweinsteiger free kick in the third minute, after Lukas Podolski was fouled on the left wing. It was Mueller’s fourth goal of the World Cup. Germany had most of the possession early in the match, with Mesut Oezil looking to get forward from the midfield. Argentina forwards Lionel Messi, Carlos [...]
Peter Andre offered £500k for Oz ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’
July 2nd, 2010 |
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British singer Peter Andre has been offered 500,000 pounds to star again in a new season of reality TV show ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’. Andre met ex-wife Jordan on the TV show in 2004. He is now being targeted for the Aussie version of the hit show. Producers from Down Under [...]