Oct 27 2008
I was updating the Block of Four stamp and came to face MD Chow’s acquisition of it again. I had written about his throny pass to the ultimate prize, the BoF that had elevated him to be the King of Chinese Philately.
R. A de Villard 费拉尔 was the original owner of this rarity. [...]
Oct 27 2008
Last year Giants played Miami Dolphins, and yesterday the New Orleans Saints played the San Diego Chargers at London’s Wembley Stadium again.
The names for the pro teams are sometimes baffling. Chargers? How about letting the Steelers play the Packers in London? The Europeans sure would have a field day. Jaguars, Panthers .. sound so much [...]
Oct 27 2008
I use oil every day but don’t understand it: how can the producers say how much they wanted to be paid? Doesn’t the market dictate the price?
“Iran, which has aggressively used oil revenue to pay for expensive social programs, wants prices above $90. Venezuela, which is also using the money to finance allied governments in [...]