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The Winter storms of 2009-2010.

The Winter storms of 2009–2010 profiles the major worldwide winter storms, including blizzards, ice storms, snowstorms, and other winter events. A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures; such as snow, hail, sleet, or a rainstorm where ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form (i.e. freezing rain). The time scope is between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Very cold and/or snowy weather was reported across the Northern Hemisphere, with many severe cases being reported in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Poland, Finland, Russia, India, South Korea, China and Japan over the winter of 2009-2010. Even places that do not get more than an inch of snow on a single day, such as Texas, got up to five to ten inches and more overall.

As this occurred, unusually heavy rain hit Brazil[1], southern Bangladesh, Italy,[1] Haiti[2] and Argentina, while major flooding events and landslides hit Brazil, Peru and Uganda. A heat wave and/or unforeseen monsoon weather also hit parts of Australia.[1] Guam was hit by Super Typhoon Nida on November 29, 2009[3], and flooding and hailstorms hit southeastern Australia and Queensland in March 2010. [4]. --Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 10:38, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 02:26, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

The 'Credit crunch lunch' penomina.

The expression credit crunch lunch has been used during the Financial crisis of 2007-2008 (credit crunch) in regards to home made packed lunch that even the best paid City workers have started eating in order to save money in such a difficult period of financial crisis.

The expression has also emerged by the way pubs and cafes have started advertising their promotional offers, to encourage those people who are avoiding eating out in order to save money.

An article of The Guardian [7] analyses how the credit crunch has affected the life style of the British, mentioning how independent restaurants are struggling and discount retailers are thriving as a sign of a society that is trying to save as much as it can, even on food.

--86.29.130.213 (talk) 14:04, 16 April 2010 (UTC)


The world det crisis is going bonkers!

See also: Credit rating agency § Criticism

Credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's have been subject to criticism in the wake of large losses beginning in 2007 in the collateralized debt obligation (CDO) market that occurred despite being assigned top ratings by the CRAs.

Credit ratings of AAA (the highest rating available) were given to large portions of even the riskiest pools of loans. Investors, trusting the low risk profile that AAA implies, loaded up on these collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) that later became unsellable. Those that could be sold often took staggering losses. For instance, losses on $340.7 million worth of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) issued by Credit Suisse Group added up to about $125 million, despite being rated AAA by Standard & Poor's.[5]

See also: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis

It is also worth mentioning that Standard & Poor's apparently failed to predict the bankruptcy of all the largest Icelandic banks and a weaker position of the Icelandic Government in 2008, a country that had a very high rating until its economy suddenly collapsed.

Companies pay Standard & Poor's to rate their debt issues. As a result, some critics have contended that Standard & Poor's is beholden to these issuers and that its ratings are not as objective as they should be.

In April 2009 Standard & Poor's called for "new faces" in the Irish Government, which was seen as interfering in the democratic process. In a subsequent statement they said they were "misunderstood."[6]

On the 27th of April 2010, the Greek debt rating was decreased to 'junk' status by Standard & Poor's amidst fears of default by the Greek Government.[7]. They and also cut Portugal's credit ratings by two notches to A, over concerns about Portugal‘s state debt and public finances on the 28th of April [8]. They also hinted at the general degrading of all the PIIGS nations' credit rating in the near future. --Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 16:11, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Air-con' units

Nether the great econamies USA, Russia, Japan, China or Hong Kong will stay down for long. The green shoots of recovery will soon be here to stay! Air conditioning sales in Japan and China are on the up!

The Daikin Industries headquarters at the Umeda Center Building in Kita-ku, Osaka.
A picture of Daikin Air conditioning unit my self at a Banbury shopping mall in the year 2010.

--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 16:41, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Mineral superpowers.

A mineralogical superpower is a state that has a monopoly on a valuable mineral resource like copper, nickel, gold or phosphorus, to the extent that an energy superpower has over energy sources, such as oil, gas, coal, oil shale and uranium. Australia has the world's largest Uranium reserves at 22%[9] and is the world's largest Coal exporter by short tonnes.[10]

Chile is the world's leading copper producer (30%), but the USA, Peru, Zambia, Indonesia and the People's Republic Of China also have major reserves 21 of the 28 largest copper mines in the world are not amenable to expansion. Many large copper mines will be exhausted between 2010 and 2015. The Sudbury region of Ontario, Canada, produces about 30% of the world's supply of nickel, while Russia contains about 40% of the world's known resources at the Norilsk deposit in Siberia. Other major producers are the French colony of New Caledonia, France it‘s self, Australia, Cuba, and Indonesia. Both New Caledonia, Indonesia and China have sizable untapped reserves. Australia is an major producer of nickel and copper as well as being the world's leading exporter of uranium (22%)[11]. Both China, South Africa, Russia and the USA are also major producer of gold .[12].

A threat to end or the guarantee to supply these minerals could prove politically influential in the future, just like oil has done in the late 20th and in to the 21st century.

--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 04:52, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

:-)

:-)--81.100.119.16 (talk) 10:46, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

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Lawn turf in 2010

I read in the British Daily Mail news paper on April the 30th that artificial lawn turf will be put on display for the first time ever at the Royal Chelsea Flower Show.--81.100.119.16 (talk) 13:22, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

I've read that on line today.--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 13:27, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Bhol!

Bhol!--81.100.119.16 (talk) 14:08, 30 April 2010 (UTC) Realy?--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 09:02, 1 May 2010 (UTC)



Archived. --Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 18:21, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Northern Ierland's Lagan Valley exsplained!

The Lagan Valley is an area of Northern Ireland. It is between Belfast and Lisburn. The Lagan is a famous river that flows into Belfast Lough. For a section, the river forms part of the border between the counties of Antrim and Down.

It has a number of interesting features including a towpath which runs alongside the River Lagan. The towpath is popular with walkers, runners, cyclists, dog owners etc. It is a very scenic and peaceful area and is ideal for walking, cycling etc. The towpath begins in the Stranmillis area of south Belfast and runs all the way to Lisburn. The cycle route forms part of National Cycle Route 9.

It is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The AONB was established in 1965 and the greater part of it lies within the Greater Belfast area.

It is also the name of a constituency in the British and Northern Irish House of Commons covering Lisburn and surrounding areas.

The parliamentary constituency has been a Unionist stronghold [8]. The current MP for the constituency is Jeffrey Donaldson of the Democratic Unionist Party who was first elected as an Ulster Unionist Party candidate in 1997, retaining the seat in 2001. Following his defection to the DUP he retained the seat in 2005.[13]

Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 18:17, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

:-)

:-)--81.100.119.16 (talk) 10:46, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

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Lawn turf in 2010

I read in the British Daily Mail news paper on April the 30th that artificial lawn turf will be put on display for the first time ever at the Royal Chelsea Flower Show.--81.100.119.16 (talk) 13:22, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

I've read that on line today.--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 13:27, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Helow!

Helow, mate!--213.81.112.166 (talk) 04:18, 8 May 2010 (UTC) Helow, moto!--82.27.22.7 (talk) 19:57, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Linking

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Cloaths horses?

Another feminine variant top has short, puffed sleeves (ballooned sleeves), a low boat necked or Scoop necked neckline, full or cropped off bodice and generally has lacy or embroidered decorations on the neckline, hems and cuffs.[14][15][16] These are known as gypsy tops in the UK and Ireland, and as peasant blouses in North America. They were popular in the UK and Ireland from about 1998 to 2002. Layla from the Winx Club has worn them too.

  • Dancing at Snoqualmie Moondance festival in 1992. The woman on the right wares a form of Gypsy top and a long, floral skirt. The skirt would become more popular with younger women and teens in the late 1990’s and early 2000's. The top would become popular from about 1999 to 2001 with teens and older girls.
    Dancing at Snoqualmie Moondance festival in 1992. The woman on the right wares a form of Gypsy top and a long, floral skirt. The skirt would become more popular with younger women and teens in the late 1990’s and early 2000's. The top would become popular from about 1999 to 2001 with teens and older girls.
  • A Woman in a vest top, during 2009. Lycra lead to closer fitting vest tops in the late 2000’s.[17].
    A Woman in a vest top, during 2009. Lycra lead to closer fitting vest tops in the late 2000’s.[17].
  • Actress Carine Quadros in a cropped gypsy top.
    Actress Carine Quadros in a cropped gypsy top.

The coaths show?

Wilsher?!--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 16:23, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

File:1902-1914, Kiva, Bokhora and Samakand Mk1..png

I know, It did not come out a tall well. Scrap the image.--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 16:18, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

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Very nice image! What's the country of origin? It would help to know, so that we could perhaps move it to Commons. Nyttend (talk) 22:05, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

It is from an Eglish atlas of 1902 0r 1903.--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 09:40, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I've discovered that the man credited as the author died far enough back that it's public domain in the UK, and it was published far enough back that it's public domain in the USA, so I'm going to move it to Commons. Nyttend (talk) 12:11, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Image has been deleted because it's now available from Commons as File:XXth Century Citizen's Atlas map of Central Asia.png. Nyttend (talk) 12:30, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Grün globus?

--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 15:38, 18 May 2010 (UTC)--Snow storm in Eastern Asia (talk) 15:38, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Reflist

  1. ^ a b c Xinhuanet, CCTV (January 5, 2010). "Unusual weather disrupts normal life worldwide". Xinhua. China Central Television. Retrieved 11 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Renois, Clarens (February 27, 2010). "'Grave' flooding in quake-hit Haiti kills 11: officials". Agence France-Presse. Google News. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  3. ^ "National Weather Service Forecast Office Guam Tropical Cyclone Web Page". Prh.noaa.gov. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  4. ^ [[1]]
  5. ^ Tomlinson, Richard; Evans, David (2007-06-01), "CDOs mask huge subprime losses, abetted by credit rating agencies", International Herald Tribune{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ Irish National News 1 April 2009
  7. ^ Greek Debt Rating cut to Junk Status, [[The New York Times, April 27, 2010
  8. ^ [2]
  9. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_reserves
  10. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_reserves
  11. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_reserves
  12. ^ Mandaro, Laura (2008-01-17). "China now world's largest gold producer; foreign miners at door - MarketWatch". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  13. ^ Lagan Valley
  14. ^ [[3]]
  15. ^ [[4]]
  16. ^ [[5]]
  17. ^ [[6]]

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There crap. --213.81.116.246 (talk) 18:59, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Groinegen!--213.81.112.40 (talk) 14:27, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

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Grün globus?

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