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The article starts off with US resident Dmitry Orlov, from Leningrad, who has been living on a semi-self-sustainable boat in a form 'bourgeois survivalism' for 2 ½ years, riding a bicycle and …

Bush hands out 'get out of jail free' cards to toxic waste dumpers, drug offenders, tax evaders, wildlife violators and bank embezzlers.

One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is whet…

When asked to review the 2009 Toyota Camry on account of its hybrid status, as I am green that way, I found that it made it as number three in the top 100 Cars by Green Rating.

The Camry is a mid-siz…

I have been reading the somewhat lengthy (aprox.250 pages) Global Future Analysis report by the Planck Foundation, I posted the review here on HedgeCo blogs.
"It has been said that there are thr…

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Karl Dolenc
1. Approximately how much work is undertaken by women and girls globaly?

A. one half
B. two thirds
C. one fifth

2. Women generate?

A. less than 5% of the…

Interesting article here by Randolph T. Holhut, American Reporter Correspondent.

Excerpt from; On Native Ground-Financialization of America;

More money is made today by shifting money around than i…

Stephen Horan, CFA, head of private wealth for CFA Institute, commented today on the economic stimulus package proposed by President Bush and the U.S. House of Representatives.

"What's inte…

Opinion- by Sanou Mbaye.

"karl marx predicted that states would wither away in anticipation of an idyllic communist society capable of auto-regulating economic imbalances and empowering the mass…

This is always a fun Sunday read;

"There's been some interest in the media recently on hedge funds, and that would be a good example of an emerging threat that we would want to talk about an…

Here is an article just barely connected to hedge funds, but I found it interesting in it's connection to art, investments and emerging markets.

For the first time a contemporary Indian painting …