Archive For December 2009
Going On Vacation
on December 27, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (3)
Vacation, originally started by William the Conqueror of the Normans to ‘facilitate grape harvests’, is one of the best times to be had as a human being. The very act […]
Dollar’s Role as Global Currency Hurts U.S. Trade
on December 22, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (1)
The US dollar’s role as the premier international trading currency is hurting us in a variety of ways, most importantly given its floating nature as opposed to government set exchange […]
The Day the Dollar Died to Accountability
on December 17, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (0)
On August 15, 1971 the U.S. dollar died. One dollar from 1971 will buy $5.44 of today’s dollars. Equivalently, one dollar today equals 18 1971 cents. It’s a funny concept, […]
My Pollution Solution
on December 16, 2009 by Adam in Random Thoughts, Comments (0)
Now here’s my plan, set up an international organization that collects money from each polluting country based strictly upon carbon emissions multiplied by a coefficient which is related to a […]
When ‘Ganbei’ Goes Too Far
on December 15, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (2)
On October 28th 2008 an officer drank himself to death while entertaining officials in China. Later on, after he had vomited, they found him dead – a result of what […]
LYG ADR Drops 30%, Questions of Dividend Floating in Air
on December 14, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (6)
Today the LYG ADR representing Lloyds Banking Group dropped in price almost 30%. The reason I was baffled after this happened was that Google Finance represented this as a .86% […]
What could the USA learn from the Roman Empire?
on December 13, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (0)
A myriad of similarities between Ancient Rome and the modern United States exist. Of course, there are also a few important differences. The Roman empire lasted 503 years, the United […]
My First Short Story – Waste of Talent
on December 12, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (0)
The following was created for one of my classes, in China there is a literary form called the short-short, and below is the one I submitted for my class. WARNING* […]
Winter Wonderland at Iowa State University
on December 9, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (1)
Today school was totally canceled thanks to severe weather and dangerous conditions. Please enjoy the photos below. ISU ALERT route to seasons marketplace Only two days of snowing can make […]
Tiger Woods Degraded to “Sneaky Cat” Woods
on by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (1)
Tiger Woods, who just a few months ago was being pushed in the House to be given a Congressional Gold Medal by Democratic Senator Joe Baca, is now being bombarded […]
The Nez Perce Indians
on December 6, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (3)
Introduction The Nez Perce, who’s name comes from French for “nose pierced” (see figure 1 below), are natives of the Northwest region on the United States. They come from the […]
A Few Extra Reasons Inflation Benefits Government
on December 5, 2009 by Adam in Uncategorized, Comments (0)
There are a few obvious reasons inflation is good for government. A lower value currency means less real value to pay off, since the government is paying a lot of […]