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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

February 5, 2012 05:19 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Stocks Going Up?

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Manufacturing and construction up in the USA. Jobless rate heading downward.
Stocks upward. Will the trend prevail?
Oops, almost forgot Greece but if they can get their deal together this week and consumer sentiment goes up on next Friday, it may be the turning point for a big rally:
http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/05/markets/sunday_lookahead/index.htm?source=cnn_bin

February 6, 2012 03:04 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Gas Demand: 10 Year Low

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Reported on the morning news: gasoline prices headed way up, no supply and demand issues with gasoline demand at a 10 year low, all due to speculation. The oil speculators and the oil companies are already priming us for huge increases in the spring and summer: $4-5/gallon soon...

February 11, 2012 08:12 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Tejon Ranch Fined

Posted By Rod Kaufman
The company that wants to put 26000 homes up and around prime observing area in SoCal has been fined for killing mountain lions to eliminate competition for big game hunters on their land.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0211-tejon-lions-20120211,0,4663306.story
Geez...

February 15, 2012 05:38 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

New Life Forms Under Antarctica?

Posted By Rod Kaufman
I say leave the little cryophiles(cold loving microbes) alone. They're down there at minus 128F and they love it. What are you going to do, bring 'em up and fry their buns off?
I'm more interested in the latest weaponry from the russkies anyway.
First, the replacement for the AK47:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/one-handed-ak-47-replacement-unveiled/453063.html
And the new rival of the F22 raptor:
http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/31-01-2012/120377-sukhoi_pakfa_fifth_generation-0/
The latter is said to be the new AK47s of the skies. Cheap, reliable and effective and, according to the movie, "Heartbreak Ridge", the preferred weapon of our enemies...

February 22, 2012 03:58 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Surging Gas Prices

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Stop the speculation...
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-gas-prices-20120221,0,2040833.story

February 28, 2012 03:37 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Keystone Pipeline Revisited

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Apart from the politics, will it INCREASE the cost of gas for drivers? :S
http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/27/news/companies/keystone_pipeline/index.htm?hpt=hp_t3
More crude for the refiners=more exports=higher prices for drivers in the states. We've been experiencing it already...

February 29, 2012 03:25 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Yeager & F104 Starfighter

Posted By Rod Kaufman
A nice piece about a legendary pilot and plane.
http://framework.latimes.com/2012/02/28/chuck-yeager-and-the-nf-104-starfighter-crash/

February 29, 2012 06:55 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Feds Profit: 2.8 Billion On AIG

Posted By Rod Kaufman
http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/28/news/economy/fed_maiden_lane_aig/index.htm?source=cnn_bin
Not too bad at all, considering...

April 18, 2012 05:15 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

767 Takes Evasive Action

Posted By Rod Kaufman
An Air Canada 767 jet took evasive action to avoid colliding with a perceived threat that turned out to be Venus:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/travel/canada-disoriented-pilot/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
I recall reading it wasn't unusual in world war 2 for American and British fighter pilots to mistake Venus for a German fighter and fire a volley of machine gun bullets at it. "Beware the Hun in the Sun"...
It also reminded me of a Russian fighter pilot who wanted more firepower out of his plane so he had his rockets, cannons and machine guns all connected to the same firing button. He literally blasted the Germans out of the skies...

April 21, 2012 06:26 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Guess Who Funds SETI?

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Here's a clue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmSYXbgcozY
Thank you, Jodie...

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