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The North Korea Madness.

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North Korean ballistic missiles

North Korean ballistic missiles

April 2009 will be the month that historian will remember as the day of infamy for North Korea at least.

N.Korea had been trying their luck to boost attention back to them by planning to send a “satellite” into space (ICBM anyone?) and concurrently threaten more nuclear test.

Any sane leaders of the world will condemn such actions and declare “financial punishment” in the form of economic sanctions.

However, I personally think N.Korea either have a suicidal wish or they just want more assistance instead…for more money & food.

In the mean time, N.Korea conveniently stated their launch date (between April 4th to 8th) for their “satellite” for the neighbors to prepare for either a big spectacular fireworks or interception by Japan.

Well, the world can easily monitor the live photographic feeds from military satellites to “estimate” the date of launch from the time the rocket was placed on the platform to the fueling preparation and completion of fueling.

USA seems to be confident that the “missile” won’t have the range to be able to reach Alaska hence declare they “won’t be shooting down the North Korean missile” but if that missile fails and it looks like it’s going to drop debris on Japan, that they might take some action.

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Sunday that spy satellites had photographed the nose cone of a long-range North Korean rocket on its launch pad.

“But it is impossible to tell what object has been loaded onto the round-shaped (rocket) top — a satellite or a warhead,” an unnamed government source told Yonhap.

Now that we won’t know

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Homemade Indoor Hydroponic Aquaponic (Update 6)

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29 March 2009

Today, the update is about the progress of my little homemade aquaponic growth vegetables.

Firstly, there had been a failure to anticipate how tall the plants can grow and the strength of the winds.

Let me show you the current photos of the vegetables.

Top Bucket 29 Mar 2009

Top Bucket 29 Mar 2009

Bottom Bucket 29 Mar 09

Bottom Bucket 29 Mar 09

You can see the Bottom Bucket had half of the vegetable was gone due to my own fault, the plants got too tall and fell sideways touching the water that is coming down from the hoses.

The end result is death to all my “kang kong” vegetables, I was devastated at first then realized the top bucket is suffering from the same problem of weak stems and need some sticks to support them individually.

I uses some old wooden chopsticks & small wire to tie them upright to prevent them from falling over, the result of the rescue is the photo above on the top bucket.

Those on the top bucket is majority are “ladyfingers” vegetable and a small number of them are “chili padi”.

I will continue to update on this project and hopefully able to harvest them…but I am not experienced enough to know if they are ripe for harvest…any advice will be helpful! :)

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35 Cool Activities You can do During Earth Hour 28 March 2009 8.30pm to 9.30pm

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Since I had joined Earth Hour for this coming Saturday 8.30pm to 9.30pm to voluntary switching off all the lights…(and everything else …if you dare) during this ONE hour.

I do ask around what people will do during this Earth Hour self controlled blackout…and the result is the list below.

  1. Send A Twitter Message “Commencing Earth Hour Blackout 3…2…1…” to all Twitter linked applications.
  2. Join the Earth Hour Concert In the Dark 7pm to 10pm if you are in Singapore.
  3. Gather around with friends indoor at the most windy spot to tell Ghost Stories!
  4. Light all the scented candles, then let loose!
  5. Open All Windows & Doors (not the grills) and let the wind pass through the whole house
  6. 1 Hours before Earth Hour, SMS or Email Everyone to remind them of the countdown.
  7. BUY NOW Glow in the dark T-Shirt and wear during the Earth Hour…(Remember to shine light on it first)
  8. Battery Powered Aquarium Bubble Generator to avoid dead fish.
  9. Go out of your house and get to know your neighbors.
  10. Candle Light Dinner with Love ones
  11. Scented Bed Sex for ONE FULL HOUR in total darkness.
  12. Soak in bubble bathtub with facial mask on, with a candle.
  13. Sleep!
  14. Set a verbal discussion about the future with your friends, family or love ones.
  15. Dance Naked in Darkness
  16. Use manual hand held fans & Torches to do your homework (sucks).
  17. Use hand cranked radio for music
  18. Solar Charged LED lights for moving around the house
  19. Listen to Neighbors talking if nearby
  20. Go around the area with Earth Hour pamphlet (few hours before it happen)
  21. Go Sell Earth Hour T-Shirt, Hand Crank Torch/Radio, Candles, Shopping List.
  22. Get enough bottle plain water or mineral water for the whole family.
  23. Drinking session in the dark!!
  24. Set up a small tent inside the house and pretend to be in the wilderness.
  25. Go camping in the wilderness.
  26. Teach your kids during this hour why Earth is changing climate & the fossil fuel problems that will cause to their future (Research more)
  27. Pray to God for 1 full hour with your cell group
  28. Sing a song without the music.
  29. Play with your iPhone/iPod/PSP/netbook until the battery goes flat (and find ideas how to charge it without electricity from the grid)
  30. Yoga in darkness
  31. Exercise in nude?
  32. Meditate in the dark
  33. Visit places that had pledged to switch of all their lights for Earth Hour (don’t bring valuables).
  34. Gather all available friends with candles inside lanterns to go round the neighborhoods in Earth Hour T-Shirts.
  35. Go to the sea side and listen to the waves in darkness!

Do email me or comment below for what WILL YOU DO during Earth Hour to contribute to the awareness of saving mother Earth (actually our own asses from self destruction!).

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Talks on new world currency!!

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According to TheStraitsTime

PARIS – IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Wednesday that talks on a new world reserve currency to replace the US dollar were ‘legitimate’ and could take place ‘in the coming months’.

China this week called for a replacement of the dollar, installed as the reserve currency after World War II, with a different standard run by the International Monetary Fund.

‘I think the discussion about a new currency is absolutely legitimate,’ Mr Strauss-Kahn told journalists after meeting with members of the French parliament’s finance commission.

Such discussion could ‘probably take place in the coming months,’ he said.

- This is another warning to the world! don’t keep US$ under your pillow case but change it to something of better value or other currency unless you bet USA take over the world by force and force the world to use USD only.

The worst is Amero to be formed as per discussed and the exchange rate will be ridiculusly high against the rest of the world and people who own US$ will suffer immediate devluation of their dollar.

There are still time I hope.

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I had Registered for Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28th at 8:30pm in each and every time zone.

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Earth Hour

Earth Hour

I had found out about this via many avenue of marketing from posters and emails.

Do your part and participate in this Saturday’s Earth Day and switch off all your lights!

Register at http://www.earthhour.org/

Earth have only one chance, if we lose Earth…we will perish.

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2 US Navy vessels collide in Strait of Hormuz, Oil Spike, Iran vs Obama

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According to Yahoo!News:

MANAMA, Bahrain – Two U.S. Navy vessels — a nuclear-powered submarine and an amphibious ship — collided before dawn Friday in the mouth of the Persian Gulf, one of the world’s most important sea passages for oil supplies.

There was no damage to the sub’s nuclear propulsion system and no disruption to shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes, said Navy spokesman Lt. Nate Christensen, with the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet.

Still, the unusual collision between members of the same navy sparked a sudden rise in oil prices — which had been declining on the day — even though the strait remained open.

Benchmark crude for April delivery had traded lower for most of the morning, but then erased those losses and rose 39 cents to $52 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices rose 50 cents to $51.17 on the ICE Futures exchange.

Still, with pressure pulling prices down in the financial crisis, the rise was nowhere near what would have been expected months ago, when such a collision would likely have sent prices skyrocketing.

Read the full article at Yahoo!News:

- Now we think we know what had caused the oil price to rise in the past week but is it really the full truth?

We know Strait Of Hormuz is the most important narrow strait in the the whole world because it is the route of estimated 40% of the world oil supply must go through it, IRAN happen to occupy the border of this strait making Iran holding a strategic strong hold in the oil market.

This event demonstrated that the oil price may be affected by any incident that happened in or near the strait of Hormuz even if it did not cause any disruption such as this case.

Speculative rumors spreads like wild fire now that this incident may be “not serious” or “very serious” while Obama suddenly offer a “surprise new beginning” with Iran while some says Obama thinks that the Iran clock is ticking…just a matter of how fast.

Strait of Hormuz is one tensed location where US Naval patrols the area pretty tightly, any mishaps may cause disruption to estimated 40% of the world oil supply that possible set the domino of disasters one after another into another vicious loop.

Oil Spike -> Economy Crisis -> Oil Collapse -> Tension & Disruption & Oil Project Ceased/Bankruptcy of non-conventional oil companies –> Oil Spike…(Repeat).

The prediction for the following week may be unpredictable and wild…USD is on the verge of collapsing causing oil prices to goes up suddenly but any serious economic disasters

Conclusion is, the current collision may be “small incident” and oil  may oil drom

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Oil trades above $51 as stock rallies boost hopes

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According to Yahoo!News:

VIENNA – Oil bounded over the $50 a barrel hurdle with room to spare Thursday, as traders took heart from rallies in global stock markets as an indication of overall investor optimism.

But the murky outlook for the global economy was likely to keep prices relatively volatile in the medium term, with crude’s rise and fall expected to follow the performance of global markets.

Benchmark crude for April delivery surged $3.26 to $51.40 a barrel by midday in Europe on the New York Mercantile Exchange, trading at levels last seen in December, when oil was falling from stellar prices near $150 a barrel.

Still, it was unclear whether oil demand from developed countries, which are still reeling from a financial crisis and severe recession, can justify sustained trading above $50 a barrel.

Read the full article at Yahoo!News:

- Yes, oil prices is going up again and this time round it may take a huge roller coaster ride to the peak

The prediction is still on the up trend base on the amount of money being printed by the Federal US Government through bail out after bail out of billions of US taxpayer’s money right into the pocket of rich “corporation” in those mega companies that deem “too big to fail“.

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Royal Dutch Shell Shell dumps wind, solar and hydro power in favour of biofuels

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According to Guardian:

Shell will no longer invest in renewable technologies such as wind, solar and hydro power because they are not economic, the Anglo-Dutch oil company said today. It plans to invest more in biofuels which environmental groups blame for driving up food prices and deforestation.

Executives at its annual strategy presentation said Shell, already the world’s largest buyer and blender of crop-based biofuels, would also invest an unspecified amount in developing a new generat­ion of biofuels which do not use food-based crops and are less harmful to the environment.

Read the full article at Guardian:

- The world is going to hell by abandoning free energy from nature by pushing towards greed instead of sustainability, unfortunate big corporation that depends on fossil fuels will always “discourage” renewable energies as a failure and make more people to give up on their sustainability dreams.

Shell = Hell?

Shell = Hell?

They cannot do it because they cannot profit on it but on the individual basis, or a small village…it’s almost no brainier to go renewable instead of using fossil fuels.

The Government who have the “future” in their minds is more “corporation” building more offices & unsustainable cities…it’s time for them to face the truth and understand $$$ does not means you live…it’s just means you live today…tomorrow…the same apple going to cost you more $ due to hyperinflation caused by more bail out money printed out of thin air by private bank(s) (Central Bank).

The world is just beginning to realize the problem that the rich CEO cannot survive if the domino effect of “bank run” starts to ruined the public confidence.

I guess the world can’t get enough of money and fossil fuel…pray hard that the retribution don’t come so quickly.

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Israel Sabre Rattling Against Iran, Oil Goes Up?

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According to Press TV:

Israeli army ordered to devise Iran war

As Israeli talks of war on Iran gain momentum, Israel’s military Chief of Staff says the army must prepare for a military aggression.


In a meeting with top US diplomats on Monday, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said Israel could not live with a nuclear Iran and that an Israeli military strike was a “serious” option in retarding the country’s progress.


Ashkenazi — whose request to meet with President Barack Obama and his American counterpart Admiral Mike Mullen was turned down — made the remarks in a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her designated US envoy to the Persian Gulf, Dennis Ross.


The Israeli general and the American hosts discussed the Iranian issue shortly after reports revealed that the Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu plans a “major military confrontation” in the next few months.


Read the full article at Press TV:

- Light Nymex WTI Crude Oil went up today to be above $48 as per predicted on the up trend.

Oil Spike 18th March 2009

Oil Spike 18th March 2009

The reason behind this may be other than the effects of the previous OPEC supply cut but also the fear of a new middle east conflict to brew into action in the next few months.

Non-OPEC countries such as Russia had planned to buy back some of their own oil as reserve to counter the current low oil price problem.

The threat of lower oil prices to the big oil industry IS very destructive to future oil supply level as many projects had been scaled down & exploration budget cut with multiple layoff of workers for non-conventional oil projects.

The future curve of oil supply may be downwards causing a “virtual” & probably irreversible trend of global declining of oil supply that may cause more economic hardships for many countries especially those third world countries.

The future revolution may be the beginning of sustainable cities to be constructed from scratch and major population may move in on moment notice.

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