March 2006

Freedom Week

Lynne Kiesling If you are an undergraduate or graduate student in the UK, I encourage you to check out the Freedom Week seminar offered 10-14 July 2006. It sounds like it will be a great workshop!

Another Opec Meeting and Rational or Irrational Melodrama?

Lynne Kiesling Yes, I’m trying to channel Alan Greenspan here … OPEC ministers are meeting now, and are stating their commitment to stable oil prices and maintaining their oil supplies. It does raise the question of whether the extent to which their utterances move markets is grounded in fundamentals, or is more like the media …

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London

Lynne Kiesling The KP Dad and I played hooky over the weekend and spent a few days in London. One highlight was a delightful evening with Mr. and Mrs. Seat, down from Edinburgh for the weekend. 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of the first time I set foot in London; it also marks the first …

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Solar Panels or Hamster Wheels?

Lynne Kiesling An elementary school in London is exceedingly chuffed about its GBP23,000 worth of solar panels to power 77 light fixtures. I agree with Londonist that they might get better value for money if they put the kids on hamster wheels and harness that energy!