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to be fair, Hale-Bopp was correlated with closure for the Heaven's Gate mob.
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04-22-2013, 10:37 AM | #2568 |
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Interesting article about an open pit copper mine landslide almost two weeks ago.
This mine near Salt Lake City is the largest in the US and produces 17 percent of all US copper. The landslide closed the mine, resulting in a small jump in copper prices. The interesting thing in the article is that this isn't just going to impact copper prices while they get the mine up and running again. It will increase to cost of copper permanently because the landslide was not predicted using current methods. Insurance will pay for this accident, at least in part. But the insurance companies calculated copper mine risk based on old methods. Those old methods said this mine was safe. So either mining has to change, which will be more expensive, or insurers will have to charge more to account for the increase in risk. Or both. Either way, the price of copper is going to go up around the world. Electronics, wires, pipes, fertilizer are all going to take a little hit. |
04-22-2013, 11:07 AM | #2569 |
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WOW ! There by the grace of God ...
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04-22-2013, 11:08 AM | #2570 | |
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It's an interesting piece, right up to the point where he talks about the prices and the global ripples. At that point the author slipped and fell and hurt his head and will need hospitalization to recover.
Copper prices have been steadily falling, including in the last two weeks despite this event. And despite this event, worldwide production will outstrip demand in 2013. Goldman Sachs said so less than an hour ago. May futures are down. Quote:
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04-22-2013, 11:16 AM | #2571 |
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Well, that's good. The article mentioned that this mine accounted for 1% of world production, so the loss of its production didn't seem like it would be that huge. I wonder about the insurance angle. Goldman Sachs has probably already accounted for that though.
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04-22-2013, 12:41 PM | #2572 |
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The increased use of plastic for plumbing/piping, and the drop in new housing drove the prices down.
Copper will continue to decline until all the empty houses in Detroit are stripped.
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04-22-2013, 02:02 PM | #2573 |
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Start saving your pennies... they may go on the endangered species list
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04-22-2013, 02:04 PM | #2574 |
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Do you have a zinc to that.
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04-24-2013, 08:36 AM | #2575 |
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04-24-2013, 09:21 AM | #2576 |
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that was cool.
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04-25-2013, 05:08 PM | #2577 |
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Simpsons
I found this video on Conan O'Brien chatting with four other writers from the Simpsons. They talk about the history, dealing with FOX, dealing with guest stars, and a lot of things that happened behind the scenes.
It's long, very long, 81 minutes, but interesting to fans. One tidbit was the show with Michael Jackson guesting. They sent him a rough draft and asked if he would do a show. He sent it back with a couple very funny jokes penciled in, and said he'd love to, So they sent him the final script, and he showed up knowing his lines and very cooperative... unlike some guests. So they are taping away and it comes time for him to sing the first of his songs, he stops dead, and motions to one of his entourage to come in the booth. Everybody's looking at each other like WTF, and this little white dude comes in the booth and starts singing Jacko's song. Turns out the dude was the Lennon Sister's little brother, and he sang it perfectly, just like Jacko. There was some kind of contractual problem with Jacko singing on the show. I didn't know they had singing voice doubles, it makes me think of Milli Vanilli, but of course Jacko could sing. Oh, they all agreed Johnny Carson was probably the finest human being in show business. There's much more.
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04-28-2013, 10:48 AM | #2578 |
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Check this out , http://www.zygotebody.com
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04-28-2013, 11:52 AM | #2579 |
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It tells me my browser is not supported, both in IE and Firefox.
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04-28-2013, 01:50 PM | #2580 |
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Me, too.
They can choke on a turd.
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