Monthly Archives: August 2011

Irene

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Arthur

By now you have read about hurricane Irene: For a change it made landfall in the US and it’s expected to hit mainland Canada (via Quebec) later this night. Canada’s Weatheroffice has it’s expected path plotted on this page, where … Continue reading →

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Triple A

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Arthur

You have probably read about the downgrading of the US credit rating by S&P late (last) Friday night (news). The SF Gate duly notes that: Standard & Poor’s historic downgrade of the U.S. credit rating caused the capital to erupt … Continue reading →

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Boardwalk

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Arthur

Over a week ago, Norway was rocked by twin terror attacks that killed 77 people, most of them youngster attending a Labour Youth Summer camp on an island called Utoya. The BBC has an excellent recap of the events that … Continue reading →

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