Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Aberdeen asia-pacific income fund

Fax yields 6.2 percent, monthly dividend, and has a drip plan.

Aberdeeb global income fund

Fco yields 6.6 percent, has a monthly dividend and a drip plan.

Blackrock muni

Bsd yields 7.5 percent, monthly dividend, and has a drip plan

Monday, March 07, 2011

NYTimes: The Reinvention of Silk

From The New York Times:

The Reinvention of Silk
By HENRY FOUNTAIN

It's a material with many potential applications, but there's been one problem: spiders aren't spinning enough of it. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/science/08silk.html

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Friday, March 04, 2011

what is the point of the honda insight?

Rented one last week. It's got a cheaper interior than the civic hybrid. All the panels are manual, while everything on the civic is digital. The center radio and AC controls are too futuristic and difficult to operate. The power is a little less than the civic. It's almost the same price but has slightly worse mileage and is smaller. The only advantage I see is that someone would look at the car and see a cheaper version of the prius. 

NYTimes: Libya’s Hidden Wealth May Be Next Battle

From The New York Times:

Libya's Hidden Wealth May Be Next Battle
By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

The country's sovereign wealth fund has $70 billion in assets but much of it is invested in Libya or the Middle East, out of the reach of sanctions. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/business/global/04sovereign.html

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Wednesday, March 02, 2011

NYTimes: Bangladesh Forces Microcredit Pioneer Out of Bank

From The New York Times:

Bangladesh Forces Microcredit Pioneer Out of Bank
By LYDIA POLGREEN and VIKAS BAJAJ

Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who pioneered microcredit, has been forced out of the bank he founded by the Bangladeshi government. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/world/asia/03yunus.html

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