Culture

Life – Week of 8.25.08

Where Cell Phones Go To Die By Kate Greene – TechnologyReview.com (Sept/Oct 2008) Virus-Assembled Microbatteries By Lauren Rugani – TechnologyReview.com (21 Aug 2008) Cosmic Blast

By Catherine

From Sam Smith at Prorev.com

DRINKING AGES IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Albania—No minimum age Austria—14 Denmark—No minimum drinking age Finland—No minimum drinking age France—16 (beer, wine) Germany—16 (beer, wine) Hungary—No

By Catherine

Financial Permaculture

In 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing. The housing bubble of the 1980’s had burst, and foreclosures were rising. The mortgage insurance

By Catherine

Gold and Deflation

Now is a time when there is much discussion regarding the performance of gold in periods of deflation. A fine piece addressing some of these

By Catherine

Pebble Mine

The financial permaculture conversation continues . . . Pebble Mine At Gaiapoiesis – 19 Aug 2008) Pebble Mine – at Wikipedia