Peak oil to hinder world development - UK lawmaker...
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Energy | Wednesday July 23, 2008 | By lowem
peakoil.com -> in.reuters.com , appgopo.org.uk (pdf) :
The looming peak in world oil production will set back international development and threatens to hinder efforts to make poverty history, a report by a group of UK lawmakers said. "The deepening...
Singapore petrol prices drop 4 cents for third tim...
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Energy | Tuesday July 22, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the Singapore inflation watch story arc.
channelnewsasia.com , petrolwatch.com.sg :
Good news for motorists. Singapore petrol prices have fallen for the third time in two weeks. Shell cut prices on Monday [21 Jul...
Singapore retail sales growth slows as inflation h...
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Biz | Monday July 21, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the Singapore stagflation watch story arc.
bloomberg.com :
Singapore's retail sales growth slowed in May 2008 as consumers bought fewer cars and spent less on furniture amid the fastest inflation in 26 years , spurred...
Hyperinflation : Zimbabwe introduces $100 billion ...
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Biz | Monday July 21, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the Zimbabwe inflation watch story arc.
channelnewsasia.com , cnn.com :
Zimbabwe, grappling with a record 2.2 million percent inflation , has introduced new $100-billion-dollar currency notes in a bid to tackle...
DSLR Photography Lessons for Beginner using my Nik...
in Biow's world..
say cheese | Saturday July 19, 2008 | By biow
Singapore Botanic Garden.. imagine.. i'm in singapore since 1999.. and i've NEVER been to this place.. heh.. suaku bo?
Here are my selections, all taken with my Nikon D40 + 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX lens:
19th July - General Photography:...
China on brink of blackouts and power outages due ...
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Energy | Friday July 18, 2008 | By lowem
ft.com :
China faces its worst power shortage in at least four years as soaring coal prices and government-set electricity tariffs force dozens of small power plants to shut down rather than face mounting losses. Facing what may be the worst coal...
Singapore petrol prices down another 4 cents on lo...
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Energy | Friday July 18, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the Singapore inflation watch story arc.
Pump prices at service stations across Singapore have been adjusted downwards for both petrol and diesel. The prices for all grades of petrol are down another 4 cents per litre,...
Runaway hyperinflation : Zimbabwe inflation rate h...
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Biz | Thursday July 17, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the Zimbabwe inflation watch story arc.
channelnewsasia.com :
Zimbabwe's annual rate of inflation has hit a new record high of 2.2 million percent, the central bank's governor Gideon Gono said on Wednesday [16 Jul...
Europe inflation hits record 4% in June 2008; Germ...
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Biz | Thursday July 17, 2008 | By lowem
Inflation in the 15 countries sharing the euro hit a record 4% in June 2008 on soaring oil prices, according to official EU data on 16 Jul 2008. Driven by record oil prices , Eurozone inflation in June spiked to the highest rate since the launch of the euro...
It's the moon..
in Biow's world..
say cheese | Wednesday July 16, 2008 | By biow
taken without tripod.. while waiting for my "soccer-dad" or rather "photography-daddy" to fetch me.. he was my "cake-daddy" .. heh..
Caltex - Petrol Pricing Plain Facts : Australia fo...
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Energy | Wednesday July 16, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the Singapore inflation watch story arc.
google.com -> caltex.com.au :
I found this rather informational page recently while looking for information on Singapore petrol prices, and ended up reading about...
NYMEX crude oil falls $10 on deep recession fears ...
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Energy | Wednesday July 16, 2008 | By lowem
bloomberg.com , biz.yahoo.com :
NYMEX crude oil prices fell more than $10 a barrel to as low as $135.92 from session highs on concern that a slower US economy will curtail demand for oil and gasoline. Earlier, oil rose to $146.73 as the dollar fell to...
Fannie, Freddie too big to fail, else a trillion d...
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Biz | Monday July 14, 2008 | By lowem
news.yahoo.com :
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest buyers of US home loans, are too big for the government to allow them to fail, leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers said. A government takeover is being considered if their problems get...
Matt Simmons goes doomer on CNBC : talks oil, food...
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Energy | Monday July 14, 2008 | By lowem
peakoil.com -> youtube.com :
Matt Simmons, leading peakoiler, author of Twilight in the Desert , former energy advisor to George Bush, and CEO of an energy investment bank , has just gone uber doomer, going on national TV channel CNBC...
Rolling blackouts in Indonesia, factories to work ...
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Energy | Sunday July 13, 2008 | By lowem
uk.reuters.com :
Indonesia will force some manufacturers to shift production to weekends in order to reduce peak demand during the week and stave off an electricity crisis, senior government officials said on Friday. Indonesia suffers from power shortages...
Indonesia to speed up CNG vehicle conversion, usin...
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Energy | Sunday July 13, 2008 | By lowem
greencarcongress.com -> antara.co.id :
The Indonesian government is to speed up implementation of its program to substitute CNG [Compressed Natural Gas] for fuel in motor vehicles. Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the government would take concrete...
DSLR Photography Lessons for Beginner using my Nik...
in Biow's world..
say cheese | Sunday July 13, 2008 | By biow
I've started taking a short course in photography called "Beginning Photography" with Fred and Boen-Hian .. So, yesterday was our first outdoor lesson..
12th July - General Photography
Singapore Zoo. Please meet near ticketing booths. We pay our own...
Photography 101: Diffractive Starburst effects on ...
in Biow's world..
say cheese | Saturday July 12, 2008 | By biow
To achieve a starburst effect, without using any special filter:
Source of the light must be small.
Set the aperture of your camera to f/16 or smaller (Small aperture = small opening = BIG F number).
Depends on the image you are taking, if it's too...
NYMEX crude oil jumps $10 in 2 days, hits $147.27...
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Energy | Saturday July 12, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the NYMEX crude oil price records story arc.
bloomberg.com :
NYMEX crude oil prices jumped $10 in 2 days, hitting a record $147.27 per barrel on concerns in the Middle East and supply disruptions from Brazil to...
NYMEX crude oil jumps back up $6 to $142 on progra...
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Energy | Friday July 11, 2008 | By lowem
bloomberg.com :
Crude oil traded near $142 a barrel after rising more than $5 yesterday [10 Jul 2008] as prices breached a level that triggered computer-generated buying programs. The increase accelerated after breaking through the July 9 high of $138.28....
Singapore petrol prices lowered 4 cents after crud...
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Energy | Thursday July 10, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the Singapore inflation watch story arc.
channelnewsasia.com :
All four petrol companies in Singapore - Shell, Exxon-Mobil, Caltex and SPC - have lowered their pump prices on 9 Jul 2008 by 4 cents a litre for...
Singapore GDP shrinks 6.6% in Q2 2008 as stagflati...
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Biz | Thursday July 10, 2008 | By lowem
This article belongs to the Singapore stagflation watch story arc.
channelnewsasia.com -> app.mti.gov.sg :
Singapore's real gross domestic product (GDP) registered an estimated 1.9% on a year-on-year basis in the second quarter of...
NYMEX crude oil tumbles over $5, price slide into ...
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Energy | Wednesday July 09, 2008 | By lowem
news.yahoo.com :
Oil tumbled more than $5 a barrel Tuesday [8 Jul 2008] in its second big drop this week, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 . Light, sweet crude oil for August [2008] delivery fell $5.33 on NYMEX to $136.04, after...
Solar Prius : Toyota to add solar panels to some 2...
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Energy | Tuesday July 08, 2008 | By lowem
news.yahoo.com :
Toyota plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodeling, responding to growing demand for "green" cars amid record-high oil prices , a source said on Monday [7 Jul 2008]. The Kyocera panels would power part of...