Porsche 918 Spyder: 0-60 3.1 seconds, 78MPG, $845k
I am not particularly a Porsche fan, but the stats on the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid plug-in are astounding: • 0-60 in 3.1 seconds •...
Monday Reading
• Kessler: Raise Rates to Boost the Economy (WSJ) • James Surowiecki: Creative Destruction? (New Yorker) • Dan Gross: 3 Things...
Keith Richard’s Japan Relief
Please visit the KeithRichards.com Store now to order a very special limited edition t-shirt Keith is making available. The Japan Relief...
Nation’s GDP as US States, China Provinces
Way back in 2007, I found this obscure chart from The York Group on a Norwegian blog, posted previously as Countries GDP as US States....
How Manhattan’s Grid Was Formed
I read an interesting NYT article (No Hero in 1811, Street Grid’s Father Was Showered With Produce, Not Praise) this morning about John...
Video: Tsunami Wipes Out Oirase, Japan Harbor
March 11 eyewitness video: In under 10 minutes, a harbor in Oirase Town, Aomori Prefecture is wiped out. A huge dry area that completely...
How Did Canada Miss the Housing Bust?
> Interesting observations from Merrill Lynch’s Sheryl King and Ryan Bohren. They believe Canadian housing is “in bubble...
Existing Home Sales Soften (NSA)
I have a few favorite Housing charts: Median Income to Median Home Price, Housing Value as % of GDP. This one may very well be my...
IAEA Technical Briefing on the Radiological Situation in Japan
Technical Briefing on the Radiological Situation in Japan, Renate Czarwinski, 18th March 2011 View more presentations from IAEA