http://news.technophobiac.com World News Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:00:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The June 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.42 MB, 21 pp). Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - May 2008 A summary and latest graphics below the fold.[break] Latest Developments: 1) Total liquids - In May world production of total liquids increased by 490,000 ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/15/oilwatch-monthly-june-2008-2/ The June 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.42 MB, 21 pp). Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - May 2008 A summary and latest graphics below the fold.[break] Latest Developments: 1) Total liquids - In May world production of total liquids increased by 490,000 ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/15/oilwatch-monthly-june-2008/ Although it might not look like it now Brian Cowen has the chance to become a legend. On his own lunch box anyway, The EU is in crisis and not the crisis that is headlining today. But a crisis that has been building up for the last 15 years. Eurobaramoter is ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/15/this-could-be-the-makings-of-brian-cowen/ This one I didn’t want to post on until Lisbon was over with and today’s front page Business Post story gives me the perfect segue. Sunday Business Post: The Government is conducting a major spending review which is expected to lead to…capital projects being scaled back…Particular emphasis is being placed on capital ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/15/spending-will-be-cut-or-will-we-just-put-up-taxes/ My Virtua Fighter 5 review may be a bit late, but I've got an excuse: I actually had to play the game as it was meant to be played before reviewing it. And playing Virtua Fighter 5 in its whole depth and beauty takes time - much time ...<!--break--> Is Virtua ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/15/user-review-virtua-fighter-5-the-best-fighting-game-to-date/ The hydrogen and ethanol powered car [break] Riots won’t bring oil prices down. Andris Piebalgs blog entry from 6th June. My emphasis added. Last Tuesday I was a witness of a very sad episode. Belgian riot police employed force against a group of French and Italian fishermen marching to the European quarter to ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/15/eu-commissions-energy-strategy-for-europe/ The Helga de Alvear gallery in Madrid is currently running a (very timely) exhibition on the controversial topic of Extraordinary Rendition. The expression was coined by the Bush administration to define new legal measures designed to sidestep the existing Human Rights system ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/15/guantanamo-museum-and-other-tales-of-extraordinary-rendition-at-helga-de-alvear-gallery-in-madrid/ At first it was just sort of quaint, how the media seemed to always give Obama a pass and never probed or asked him any hard questions, but many just attributed it to it being their "Honeymoon" with the black presidential candidate. Then it became a bit more unnerving when all ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/14/bring-ed-hill-back-boycott-fox-news-for-its-cowardly-cave-in-to-soros-media-matters-and-the-frenzied-obama-camp/ Intersting analysis over at Open Democracy about the reasons Lisbon was rejected and an attempt to conceptualise the ‘democratic deficit’ that was apparently at the heart of the rejection. It is interesting from perusing the papers today that this analysis is taking a lot of hold, that it was the ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/14/%e2%80%9cthe-democratic-deficit-begins-at-home%e2%80%9d/ Keith has a really great post on Lisbon (not least for his Martin pic). He has four ways Europe can resurrect the defeat from Lisbon number 4 is my favourite but hop over to read the rest. Don’t be so bloody patronising. Feel free to check out the t-shirt shop aswell. Some ... http://news.technophobiac.com/2008/06/14/dear-europe%e2%80%a6/