Jul. 21st, 2009

birdwatcher: (Mr. Twister)
Bloomberg -- The Natasha Index: Anyone visiting a swank Mediterranean resort in the last few years will have noticed the way they have been taken over by Russian oil moguls, usually with a team of gorgeous, if slightly icy-looking, blond women in tow. With the commodity markets in freefall, many oligarchs have been canceling their holidays, or at least cutting back on the number of women they take with them. So take a close look (not too close -- these guys get jealous) at the throng of bikinis. The more Natashas you see, and the more stunning they look, the better the outlook for the oil and commodity markets.

Это у нас, типа, уважаемое информационное агенство.
birdwatcher: (Mr. Twister)
Bloomberg -- The Natasha Index: Anyone visiting a swank Mediterranean resort in the last few years will have noticed the way they have been taken over by Russian oil moguls, usually with a team of gorgeous, if slightly icy-looking, blond women in tow. With the commodity markets in freefall, many oligarchs have been canceling their holidays, or at least cutting back on the number of women they take with them. So take a close look (not too close -- these guys get jealous) at the throng of bikinis. The more Natashas you see, and the more stunning they look, the better the outlook for the oil and commodity markets.

Это у нас, типа, уважаемое информационное агенство.
birdwatcher: (ogre)
Amity Shlaes -- Rahm Emanuel set the tone for the Obama era when, just after the election, he made his famous statement that a crisis should never go to waste. His underlying assumption might be called the Emanuel Postulate: It’s easier to win electoral support for so-called progressive reforms in a crisis.
birdwatcher: (ogre)
Amity Shlaes -- Rahm Emanuel set the tone for the Obama era when, just after the election, he made his famous statement that a crisis should never go to waste. His underlying assumption might be called the Emanuel Postulate: It’s easier to win electoral support for so-called progressive reforms in a crisis.