Oil rises on fear

Fear of Gustav doing damage sent oil going up. The price is rapidly rising as 98% of the production of gulf crude oil is shut down. This is having an impact on the world economy. I predict that stocks will open lower.

Gustav coming on shore

Well, our first outer feeder bands of Hurricane Gustav are quickly moving over New Orleans. Hopefully, the Levees will hold. Latest reports say the storm surge is less than expected. The Florida Panhadle and Texas got lucky this time, but the storm will hit Louisiana head on.

Hurricane to hit Gulf

Hurricane Gustaf will soon hit the gulf like a monster. Expect trouble with a big "T".

McCain Picks Palin

NcCain stole the show with Palin. She is a new leader who fight corruption and have five children, one of who is in Iraq. With an approval rating of ninety percent a true trooper.

Who will McCain pick?

The choice of VP could make sway our election, but who will he select for vice?

Housing crisis from bad to worse

The FDIC is now force to borrow from the treasury due to bank failures. Construction is at the lowest level in 17 years and the recession goes deeper. It truly is turning into a major disaster.

For the latest news from HDRKID go to the page HDRnews.

Microsoft adds privacy mode to Internet Explorer 8

In the latest news microsoft adds private mode to ie8 so that it clear out your history. This because many people fear that other might snoop on them. I can imagine that certain site may not be too nice.

How to create a wind turbine

This video explain how to build your own simple wind turbine. This energy could power the future and make the world tomorrow a better greener place. The parts are easy to obtain and assemble.

Electrogravitics research by Bob Lazar

Bob Lazar talks about some new projects that are working on cutting edge technology. This deals with electrogravitics an extension of Project Galileo. Most of this technology was developed in the 1980's, but never commercialized. Perhaps, an attempt to make this technology available to the masses will be attempted now.

The initial research Dr. Townsend Brown dealt with high voltage used to neutralize gravity. Most of this research is now very hush. There is some work on lifters that people know about, but using this technology would make air transport much faster and economical.

Radiation used to treat food

Irradiated lettuce will be allowed on your grocery store shelf. FDA says Ok to use radiation.
This is bad news. I did warn people that this might happen in the future.

Food is altered by radiation and rendered into a toxic product. Do not eat radiated food as it is not safe. We know so little, remember when they said DDT was safe?

Student makes windmill out of rubbish

They say Don Quixote was tilting at windmills, but a student inventor has created a wind turbine out of scrap metal. He says he can build this device in less than a day for about twenty pounds. This is great news for poor countries as they can now join in the green revolution.

Electric cars will roll

Shai Agassi has a plan to put electric cars on the road. He wants to create a network of charging stations much like the cellular telephone network we have now, except it will be for charging up the electric cars.

The plan is max ambitious, but so is Shai. He used to be head of product development at SAP, but quit to create a network for electric cars. He believes that wind power could supply the electricity to make this dream a reality. The road ahead is bright indeed.

HDRusers social network

HDRKID has create a the brand new HDRusers social network for users of Steven Gibbs HDR. Hope you will join the new exciting group so we can all talk about the HDR. Things are really shaping up with the purchase of a brand new HDR and an HD video camera. This year is going to be very exciting with the new unit that I just got. HDRKID plans to do more radionics experiments with Steven Gibbs HDR.

Rat brain powers robot

The disembodied brain in a jar is one of the staples of science fiction. Well, now it is real. An actual robot is able to navigate its course using a mass of rat brain cells connected to electronics.

Tense situation in georgia gets worse

Instead of russian troops pulling out they are digging in and georgia accuses them of cutting rail lines and starting fires. The truce is not working. The world holds its breath to see what follows.

Warp Drive?

Scientist say that Star Trek's warp drive is physically possible. It is hard to imagine how you move by folding space but that is what a warp drive does. In fact, you do not really move, but space moves around your ship and you simple stay put while the area around you is folding up.

Is our ocean turning into a dead zone?

The mighty ocean seems so vast that nothing could destroy it and yet pollution is causing the appearance of numerous oceanic deserts where there is no life. A dead zone the size of mass near Texas is now twice as big as twenty years ago. However, the people is world wide, in the Baltic sea fish are dying due to lack of oxygen. People see that the sea is dying.

Pollution is the problem. The amount of nitrogen runoff did increase and now we face algae blooms that cause mats of green scum to sink to the bottom, rot and consume our oxygen. In the pacific ocean there is so much trash that the pacific gyre is called an oceanfill. That is a landfill, not on land but in the ocean itself.

Physicists are spooked FTL information transfer

An experiment in swiss proved that faster than light transfer of information is possible. This means that very nature of our reality may be different than we think. Quantum weirdness spooks physicists that study particles. The very laws of the universe seems to break down when we study the very small or the very large.

Chinese Olympics Fraud

Bring back Milli Vanilli because they could star in the Chinese Olympics. The little girl was lip synching to a song. It was a fake!

Big Bank in trouble

One of the largest US banks, Wachovia just lost 9.11 billion dollars and annouced 600 more job cuts. They are in trouble because of the mortgage meltdown. People cannot pay their bills and Wachovia is stuck. The bank may be force to raise additional capital to meet federal requirements.

Banks in trouble

The drop in oil prices did cause the stock market to rally, but there is a black cloud on the horizon. The war in georgia could threaten vital oil supplies from the caspian sea, and it could spread to other areas. Expect gold prices to rise as people panic.

Much like in the 1930's a financial collapse of banks could trigger a world wide depression that would destroy the DOW and close most buisinesses. Get ready to DOWsize your market portfolio.

russian invasion of georgia

A sad day today as the angry russian bear attacks the small country of georgia. Today we hear that russia refused a ceasefire plea by the UN and georgia. As we speak the war is ongoing and thousands of civilians are dead. I fear these wars will widen and become global in nature.

How to save $30,000 - make the world a better place

Learn to drive a stick shift car. You improve fuel efficiency by about 4 mpg as well as save money because:

1) Manual transmission cars cost less to buy.
2) Stick shift breaks less and costs less to repair.
3) Your breaks wear out less quickly.
4) Less heavy so less damage to roads.
5) Easy to sell in today's energy dependent world.

Ten energy efficient euro cars you cannot buy in america

There are many models of cars that are not sold in america like the 50 mpg ford fiesta that is small but sporty. These euro cars that are mpg friendly cannot be sold in america for many different reasons. It is wise to see what other countries have. Europe has been on a small car mindset for time now, and they understand how to make small cars.

BREAKING iran threatens to close persian gulf

Today the People's Islamic Republic of Iran gave threat to close the Persian Gulf to oil tankers. This could send the price of petroleum products soaring as most of the Saudi oil goes through the Straights of Hormus. This is a most unfortunate development as it will cause much hardship.

Here is hoping that cooler heads will prevail and this issue can be resolved in a diplomatic fashion. Perhaps we should begin to stockpile supplies now.

Life on Mars?

The whole internet is abuzz with speculation about what the Martian Phoenix probe found. Some say that the cyberspace buzz about Mars life is all hype and no hope. Still, I feel that finding life on Mars would be an "earth" changing event. Think about it, even if all they find is a bacteria it would be the first alien life form.

Are Electric cars the answer?

Electric cars and solar electricity can help us become free. Right now we depend on unstable regimes in the middle east for our oil. Countries like iran that hate the US are getting our money, but with electric cars and solar we can change the future.


A Tiny Solution to High Gas Prices

Walmart worries about Obama win

The retail giant Walmart worries that Obama will win in Nov and help sign a pro union bill to help workers. The problem is that Walmart is now trying to make few workers do the job and forces people to slave for hours.

I predict that as the recession gets worse we will see more strikes and disruption much like we saw in the Great Depression of the 1930s and this will cause trouble. Prepare for the hard times of the future.

Electric Fiat microvette

The new Fiat electric car has a range of 70 miles and a top speed of 60mph. This more than adequate for most people and should be in the showroom soon. Hope real soon, since gasoline will go up a lot in 2009.

Gas prices come down

Thankfully, gasoline prices have dropped below $4/gallon and the stock market began the process of recovery. While this is good news, we need alternate sources of energy. I feel that wind, solar, and geothermal have much to offer.

In other news, housing prices are still dropping. Houses have dropped in value more than expected. The drop in may was the biggest ever with 20 city index down 16.8% FOR THE MONTH OF MAY and in miami the price of a home fell 28.3%!

The Jetpack is here!

Well, boys and girls we have made science fiction real. The jetpack, an iconic figure of a futuristic tomorrow has become part of our world. Inventor Glen Martin will start making them available this year.

Wind power in Texas

The great state of Texas known for its oil wells is now moving into the science of wind energy. The switch from oil wells to wind turbines is what will soon power american if the Pickens Plan is enacted.

In order to reduce carbon from coal plants, wind power will be used. Electric cars will then use the power to replace gasoline. It sounds like a great idea.

New Search Engine

A new search engine cuil will compete with giant Google. This new search will not use pagerank, but instead a new method to find important pages. It uses images to help you find what you are looking for.

Good news for a change

Where I live the price of gasoline has finally dropped down below $4/gallon nd should hit $3.75 soon. I saw that average gasoline price for the US today was $3.96/gallon. Fiannly we are getting some relief from the high prices.

I predicted that politician would try to keep gasoline prices under $4/gallon this year due to the elections, but come next year expect things to get real bad as a decline in the dollar could boost gas prices above $5/gal in event of trouble.

The Saudis are running out of spare capacity and 200 dollar a barrel crude is just around the corner. Peak oil is not a hoax, this is but a small calm before the storm. Stock up on food & fuel.

Foreclosures rise 120%

Mortage meltdown is still on going with banks in trouble. Foreclosure figures up again as rates have risen 120% and things are getting worse as the engine of the economy slows down. Not only are more houses for sales, but the number of qualified buyers is dropping as banks tighten lending. This perfect storm is going to rip apart the markets.

Last year a realtor told me that he had for sale hundreds of lots, this year thousands of lots, but no real buyers because people are not building new homes. The only buyers are speculators who are betting that property prices will rebound. Well, that may be a long way off.

GM sales drop

The Detroit Giant is in trouble. GM sales fell 5% from last year. It was last year the GM lost 39 billion dollars, its biggest loss ever. Things are going from bad to worse. The automotive industry is bleeding red in as all the big three General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are losing market share to Japan and have trouble selling pickup trucks and SUVs.

The sales of small cars and hybrids have been brisk and Toyota says that Pruis will now be manufactured in the US using an idle truck plant.

Will the Pickens Plan work?

Yes, it seems hard, but we can switch from to wind power. The Pickens Plan will make it possible to create new sources of energy that do not cause pollution. I favor using wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal to produce power.

amex in trouble

American Express is experiencing financial difficulty as the economy gets worse. The company has been hit hard by the increase in defaults and rising inflation will eat into profits. Amex had earlier outsourced much of its workforce but a declining dollar is now damaging the company.

Since bills are payable in dollars and the dollar is dropping in value they are getting less money. Also, the company is seeing more people losing jobs and homes as the economy gets worse.

Guru of low tech

An MIT prof is guru of low tech and wants to save the world with his inventions. This is great as most inventions are by big firms that want to outsource, downsize, and offshore work to low wage counties. These MIT inventions are built to help low wage people around the world.

Banks in trouble

JP Morgan Chase profits dropped 53% AND things are getting worse for the financial sector. Taking over Bear Sterns is a drag on Chase, but the number of loan defaults is up due to a poor economy.

Not sure of when we turn the corner, but right now there is talk of the recession becoming worse and as more banks are in trouble the government might not have enough money to bail them all out. The fed had to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It seems that we are going deeping down into a depression.

new HDR from inventor Steven Gibbs

Steven Gibbs latest new 2009 model HDR is just out. It is basically an electromagnet that creates a pulsed high energy magnet field.

This device can be used in your car when you power it using a power inverter connected to the 12 volt cigarette lighter near your dashboard. This means you are now free of the electrical outlet and can take the HDR with you where ever you go.

fluxcap

Here is a web site (FluxCap.com) with instructions on how to build John Bajak's flux capacitor. Most of the components you can get at Radio Shack. It costs about twenty dollars to build and takes about twenty minutes. Have fun...

Mortgage lenders in trouble

The gov did step in today to rescue fannie mae and freddie mac. This means that things are far worse than we imagined. In fact, they may be so bad that we could see a deep recession.

Saga of John Titor

John Titor claimed to be a time traveller from the year 2036 using a GE C204 time machine. He posted as TT_0 on the website time travel institute. Overall we recieved a warning of WWIII in 2015.

High Diesel - the truck stops here

High price of diesel fuel means many truckers are out of business. Personally, I know of an operator of a concrete truck who was laid off due to a combination of high fuel prices and slow construction. The real estate market is bad and few houses are being built.

I tell you, the recessio is real, people are losing their jobs, homes, and ever marriages due to the poor eonomic conditions. If truckers go under who will take food to the grocery store?

Femisapien

Femisapien AKA ema the kissing robot invented by wowie and distributed by Sega Games is a new entrant in the field of AI. The artificial intelligence android can sing, dance, and even give robot kisses. Many new robots are in the pipeline. In the future we see more androids than nw that look almost human.

Racist mexican comic book?

Here is an interesting turn. Well, americans accusing their brothers south of the border of having a racist comic book. The comic book character "menim" which is popular in mexico made some inner city folk like Rev Al Sharpton mad. Is mexican comic book character menim racist?

Perhaps we should ask mexicans what they feel, instead of imposing US ideas on other cultures.

Well, is omnia the Iphone killer?

OK omnia is good, the camera is max plus.

Mystery of Time

Part of the mystery of time and the multiverse is entropy. In fact, why do things go from high order to disorder? Is our universe we live in part of a greater bigger system that we are not aware of?

Perhaps there questions will soon get an answer, but I believe that time particles or chronotrons are what drive the arrow of time. This can be what we are searching for. The mystery or time is that we do not understand it.

Armchair ballonist floats to Idaho

It was a 235 mile flight from Bend, Oregon to Cambridge, Idaho for balloon chair dreamer Kent Couch. His dream is now a reality. I feel more people will tie party ballons to lawn chairs and float off into the distance.

His website is
http://www.couchballoons.com

Depression Ahead?

Mounting job losses for the last six months and our economic crisis will cause unemployement rate to break six percent soon. However, real unemployement is closer to twelve percent. A recent survey showed 11% of respondents were without work.

Part of the problem is rising fuel costs. The cost of heating a home in Boston is now over $4,000.00 per year and things are getting worse as oil prices rise to record highs. This leaves little money for food which is getting more expensive due to rising fuel costs as well as the floods which destroyed 20% of the corn crop. Add to this transportation is affected by oil hitting record highs over $140/b and some say it will go over 200 before th year is out.

I believe we will see a depression or even a megapression.

GM Bankrupt?

Shares of General Motors are at their lowest level in 54 years. There is talk of GM bankruptcy in the next few months. Sales have plunged for Pick up trucks and SUV trucks. Last year GM lost 39 billion dollars.

The reason for the poor sales is high oil prices. Today the price of oil shot above $146/b and it ism making people think twice about buying dib gas guzzlers. I predicted that the SUV would rust on the car lot.

Oil at record high

Oil prices rose above 143/b and gasoline is at a record high today. Even with extra Saudi oil we face a hot summer of high energy prices. I expect to be followed by a bitter cold winter due to high heating oil prices.

All attempts to conserve energy should be made to increase as the world supply of petroleum has clearly passed its peak. I predict that unless dramatic new measures are taken we could see 200 dollar a barrel oil by next year.

High efficiency solar panels

Evergreen has high efficiency solar panels that have a much better ROI than before. I see a future where we use new forms of technology to generate power.

Solar electricity is the way to go, as it does not create greenhouse gases of toxic radiation. We need solar powered cars, soon.

A solar future?

Perhaps solar energy will serve us in the future.

Home sales down

House prices are falling faster than during the Great Depression and sales of new homes are down. Banks say that foreclosures doubled this year compared to last year and now we see rising jobless rate.

It is now a time that will test our souls, we see the collapse of the economy and soon banks will start to fall...

Electricity prices go up due to high fuel

In a power shock to the pocket book, consumers will pay 29% more this year for electricity due to high fuel prices. Your light bill is going up. And soon all those people who talked about electric cars being the answer will start to wonder when blackouts become frequent.

It seems that we have not built enough power plants. In fact, due to regulations electrical companies have dragged their feet on building new big coal fired generators. And now wth new environmental regulations expect even fewer plants to be under construction.

That said coal double in price this year, oil is at a record high, and natural gas is up 50%. This means that you will have to pay more for electricity, so energy conservation should become more common.

Is the end near for Yahoo?

What we see is that Google is taking on much of the role of Yahoo and the search engine is becoming a part of big behemoth. With Microsoft out of the picture, there is little to keep Google from slowly absorbing Yahoo.

Flood = high food prices

The terrible flood of 2008 is destroying riverside towns and ruining fields. It is now too late for farmers to replant and the existing corn crop is underwater.

David Miller, the Dir of research at Iowa Farm Bureau, says that almost 1.3 million acres of corn and 2 million acres of soy -- almost 20% of the state's crop -- had already been lost to the flood.

Iowa flooding is like Katrina a terrible disaster, but it will cause food prices to go up. Already corn prices are at a record high.

China clamps down on Olympics

The repressive regime of Red China today issues some more rules and restrictions to prevent protests at the 2008 olympics. This slave labor camp which pretends to be capitalist was allowed to host an international event, so now we see the folly.

Many tourist will stay away from this police state with its heavy handed regulations. John Titor said there would be no 2008 olympics we will see.

Kucinich tries to impeach Bush

Rep Dennis Kucinich introduced legislation to impreach President George Bush on the grounds of illegal actions. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says that she is against the Bush impeachment. Last year Dennis tried to impeach Dick Cheney.

Gasoline shortage in the future?

As supply goes down and demand goes up we will see a gasoline shortage in the future with rationing. I foresee that it will be quite grim in the dark days that are ahead. Also, the road ahead will be bumpy as asphalt is now twice as expensive as last year meaning less street crews fixing our highways.

Using HDR assisted astral time travel I saw in the future long lines for food and fuel. Also many epidemics and a time of troubles. The ration cards were red and blue.

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I am now part of technorati. THis is great news as I will be able to examine new tech, as they announce it.

Vortex science

A scientist that studies nature has found a way to make more efficient propellers and airplanes. This merger of biology and technology will allow fans to move more air will less energy, boats to travel farther on the same gallon of diesel fuel. A true breakthrough in modern technology.

Oil Explodes, Dow Drops

A new record was set today for oil - $138/b, meanwhile the dow is DOWn over 300 points. It seems that the economy is now near collapse as the banks start to fail. I predict dark days are ahead!

Big break for electric cars

A new lithium ion polymer battery will allow cars to increase their current range from about 120 miles to over 200 miles. The key to the new lithium ion polymer battery is called a Superlattice Structure. Using the new cathode the energy density is much higher. We could soon see electric cars rolling down the highway.

Gasoline price going down

Today oil is down $123/b from a record high of $135/b last week. Also, where I live gasoline is down from $3.99/gallon to $3.87 today. I am very happy. There where people predicting that gas would hit $6/gal this year.

Future price of oil will go over $200/b but not right now. Also, we face strong hurricanes due to climate change caused by global warming.

Biofuels in future?

Well, some say that the future is biofuels, but is this so? Let's look at corn to ethanol. It takes more energy to produce than uou get out. Also the land cannot be used to grow food.

A better solution is windmills and solar energy, but to use ag waste as a fuel might be common in the future.

Oil price plunge

Oil prices are $10 off record high and keep falling. The dollar got stronger and also demand for petroleum products is down. This is added to worries of am economic slowdown decreasing the demand even further. Speculators are hitting the exit button. In fact, many believe that the oil bubble has burst.

This said, the price of oil will resume its uphill climb soon. Get ready for $5/gal gas in the near future.

World rulers discuss high food prices

In is a crisis situation as global leaders face rsing food prices due to the conversion of corn to ethanol. The biggest problem is that many of the worlds poor now face shortages of grain. The so called grain drain is affecting the lives of the city dwellers in distant lands.

As more and more land is divcerted to produce corn to ethanol we see now that other grains such as wheat are more expensive. The problem is that the energy shortage may create a food shortage on a global scale. I predict that a massive food riot will wake people up to what is going on.

Grain Drain

World food prices are super high as more and more is converted into fuel. This grain drain is hitting the poor. Many people see biofuels as a way out of the current dependence on foreign oil, but making fuel out of food causes the world poor to starve.

Oil price fixing?

The government is investigating manipulation of oil prices. Some say it is all supply and demand, but I feel that we are being taken to the cleaners. Today gasoline at sunoco was $3.92/gallon and it is heading closer to that magical $4/gal for gas as summer driving increases.

Some say that $130/b oil is a bubble, but I feel that soon we shall see oil hit 200 and keep going. Perhaps this will be much sooner than you think as the world situation gets worse by the minute.

Gov to investigate oil price

Citing market manipulation of oil prices, the government want to launch an investigation to uncover how the cost of fuel is being determined. It is possible that speculators have bid up the price of petroleum, but I feel that peak oil is here.

Most people are not aware of how bad things are, future oil prices will soar due to a decrease in supply and an increase in demand as nations like India and China move away from the bicycle economy to an automobile economy. The transition from bike to car means a lot more demand for gasoline.

New Green Tech

Promising green technology such as lithium battery makes it possible to create electric cars with a 50 mile range. That is enough for over 90% of commuters. We need to move away from gasoline and diesel to renewable forms of energy. A combination of hydro, solar, and wind could power the future.

Clean Coal?

A new push to convert coal to fuel in the clean coal initiative.


Talking Energy Politics, Pt. 2

Ways to save gas

If your gas bill is a bit high, here are some tips.

Cook large quantities and keep excess in refrigerator.
Use hot water rather than cold in making a soup.
Eat smaller portions.

It also helps to use a small stove and oven unit as these are less expensive and use less fuel. Both food and fuel have gone up in price, but we can try to be frugal and not waste either one.

Hillary still in race

Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about why she needs to stay in the race. Scary thing is that she may get her wish of becoming the next president. God help us all.

NASA Phoenix Mars Lander

Will it land or crash? That is the question. NASA has its hopes up with the Phoenix Mars Lander betting on a safe journey to the red planet. Still, we wonder if the landing will be safe as in previous attempts disaster struck.

Nissan Pivo

A new electric car promises to change the future. The Nissan Pivo looks like the future. It will be released in 2010.

oil over $135

It seems that every day oil sets a new record. Today oil rose over $135/barrel topping yesterday's $133/b and on its way to over $200/b. This is very bad new for any economic view. Even the most sanguine investors know this is destroying the purchasing power of consumers.

Some say speculative fever is turning the oil pit into a feeding frenzy, but oil smashed $135 on supply shortages. In order words we are running out of oil. The move to convert corn to ethanol has sent food prices soaring, Food to fuel is a fuelish idea, soon we will have little of either. I predict massive shortages in the future of both food & fuel.

Oil execs blamed for record high gas

Oil today hit $133/barrel an all time high. The pain at the pump is becoming unbearable. Oil exec are blamed for the record high prices. People wants prices to come down, but soaring demand will cause a rise in energy prices.

The move to alternative energy is now taking place. In the future we will use electric cars. Fusion will generate much of the electricity, and also solar and wind power.

Drought in Africa kills millions of children

A severe drought in Ethiopia puts the lives of seven million children at risk. The rains failed so the crops failed, and now their is no food for hungry children. Converting food into fuel, like soy into biodiesel and corn into ethanol means less food is available for humans.

Are electric cars the future?

Nissan has a new prototype it is working on. The nissan cube is an electric car for the US that will use lithium batteries as an alternative to expensive gasoline transportation.

Well, now some people are saying that where are we going to get all that electricity. I believe the answer is wind farms. Wind power and electric cars are the future.

Bird Flu Vaccine

Glaxo, eurozones biggest pharma has a bird flu vaccine ready for human use. This is great news. The prepandemic cure is now available in all of europe.

In fact, now we can defend ourselves from the deadly H5N1 virus. An influenza pandemic could kill millions worldwide. In 1919 it is estimated the over 100 milion p;eople died, more than WWI.

Experts are worried that the H5N1 bird flu might mutate into a hypervirulent strain capable of spreading thru human to human contact. Thus we need the vaccine to be ready before the virus mutates.

High gas? What if it went higher?

What if gasoline went to ten dollars a gallon? Think that is impossible, well over in Europe it is almost that high ight now. I predict a lot more microcars and scooters on the street as gasoline shoots up in price.

Obama to lose Kentucky

I predict that Obama will lose Kentucky. His campaign is falling apart. He thought he was prez already and let down his guard. Pride cometh before a fall. BTW, his attack on Bush backfire. Clinton wins another one.

Fusionman is the Future

Fusionman flies over the Alps with a jetpack on his back, a jet powered wing made of kevlar. He can soar at 120mph and be all the rage of europe. This swiss flier is the next wave in single person aircraft. The future is here and it is going to be fun.

Clinton wins big

A major win in WV by Clinton helps turn the tide in her favor. Well, now we are seeing that the race is not over. Clinton is back!

Indy 500 a terror target?

The largest race in the world is a magnet for terror types. The government is trying to calm people down, but Indy 500 is now a target for terror.

Friend Connect

Google is launching a new product into the social networking area called friend connect. and it will compete with myspace and facebook. This is exciting news as we might see a whole new world emerging on the web.

The future is now!

DOWn again!

American Insurance Group, world largest insurance company, had a huge loss of 7.8 billion dollars this quarter. It sent the financial world into a tail spin. This news sent the DOW tumbing down. Well, seems like we are in a recession with AIG reporting its record loss of 7.8 billion dollars, it greatest quarterly loss in history and also its second straight quarterly loss. AIG is now short on cash.

The one two punch of mortgage meltdown and surging energy prices have destroyed the economy. People have less money to buy things and banks refuse to lend them any. In other news FEDEX is reeling from high avaition fuel prices and is also declaring a loss. The rise in gasoline prices is creating inflation. I predict massives losses in the stock market as high fuel prices causes customers to rein in spending.

Oil over 126

Crude oil rallies to a record high over $126 per barrel and the speculators see $150/b in sight. The talk is of an oil bubble much like the housing bubble of 2005. It is estimated that the prices is way above demand.

Let's time travel back ten years ago (1998) crude oil was only $12/barrel and gasoline was selling under $1/gallon. Clinton was president back then, now Bush a Texas oil man is president and now oil is over 120 "ten times as much" and gas is almost $4/gal. Exxon has record profits of over 60 billion. The decline in the US dollar has also helped to make gas more expensive. As John Titor said - get a bicycle.

Future price of gasoline will be $5/gal soon at this rate. We are seeing a sea change in politics as Obama laughs at the gas tax holiday, while Clinton and McCain support relief for the poor.

High cost of fuel a bubble?

One debunker says that peak oil is a hoax and that we will soon see $2/gal gas when the oil bubble bursts. According to him we are swimming in oil and speculators drove up oil prices much like they did we real estate.

Well, my prediction is that short term you may see a drop in oil prices, the long term outlook is up. Production of oil is down and demand is up.

Gambling casinos suffer as economy sags

High oil prices have hurt the economy hitting casinos hard. With gasoline at over $4/gallon in some places many people are not driving to the casino. They are using their money to buy needed food & fuel which is sky high.

As prices for food & fuel go up we will see fewer people at the car tables and slots, but what is the future of casinos?

I predict that people will be less interested in money and more psychic than now so it will be impossible to play games of chance.

Cyclone deaths over 22,000

One of the worst disasters in history, a cyclone hit Myanmar(burma) and has destroyed most of the country. The military dictatorship is tottering. Most homes are without roofs and cities without power.

Debunkers may wonder why John Titor did not mention this terrible event. He stayed away from weather forecasts. I on the other hand predicted that global warming would cause superstorm that would kill millions.

Ahoy! There be pirates matey.

In the 21st century few of us would believe that pirate ships still exist, that those colorful characters with their parrots and peg legs are still a part of our reality. That pirates the stuff of fantasy are real. Well, they are. A group of Somali Pirates captured a Danish captain and his crew. It seems that the US is still having to deal with pirates on the high seas.
The more things change, the more they remain the same.

Deadhoo?

Remenber deadmail and deadsearch, well, now deadhoo. It seems that the microsoft yahoo deal is over. Jerry Yang is celebrating. Ballmer is angy.

According to YAHOO they will partner with GOOGLE and leave the Redmond giant behind. Perchance we shall se a new player emerge in the future.

Global warming junk science?

Debunkers claim that global warming is junk science. They refute the melting polar icecaps as a natural phenomena and claim humans cannot alter the global climate. However global warming ia real much like peak oil is real.

Ignoring a problem does not make it go away.

Gas prices falling

Finally, gasoline prices are falling. The drop in demand is causing a drop in price. Today is a great day. The prices are dropping.

Prez Bush worse than all others?

"President Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history." says CNN. He is now a historical figure. Well, now we see that more people disapprove of President Bush than any other president in history. Not quite the way he wished to be remembered, I am sure!

The next president, Hillary, will be worse, if that is possible.