Bridgestone is planning to derive rubber from Russian dandelions to produce tires…

One thing that Russia has is dandelions and Russians love their dandelions and now we find out that these particular dandelions make good tires… 🙂 Bridgestone Americas is one of several collaborators taking part in the Russian Dandelion project being led by PENRA – the Program for Excellence in Natural Rubber Alternatives – based atContinue reading Bridgestone is planning to derive rubber from Russian dandelions to produce tires…

Thinking’s About the World From Russia and a Cup of Coffee and Grouchiness…

That cup of coffee is wonderful this morning, the temperature reached +12 this morning and tonight they promise +8. That is Celsius for those that are metric-less in knowledge. That comes out to be 53+ this morning and it will be around +46 tonight in Fahrenheit degrees… So a cup of real coffee was inContinue reading Thinking’s About the World From Russia and a Cup of Coffee and Grouchiness…

Anton Fomin: Tragic News of a Russian Boy in America… (Updated and updated and updated and Updated Again)

American news has this: The County Attorney says, 9-year-old Anton Fomin was killed a fire out in Davey. They say they’re still investigating the child’s death and the cause of the fire but neighbors say they heard a loud explosion. Investigators won’t say much other than the explosion possibly came from a propane tank. “AtContinue reading Anton Fomin: Tragic News of a Russian Boy in America… (Updated and updated and updated and Updated Again)

Frictions in the South China Sea – Chinese strategic mistake…

On the eastern, ascendant flank of Eurasian continent, the Chinese vertigo economy is overheated and too-well integrated in the petrodollar system. Beijing, presently, cannot contemplate or afford to allocate any resources in a search for an alternative. (The Sino economy is low-wage- and labor intensive- centered. Chinese revenues are heavily dependent on exports and ChineseContinue reading Frictions in the South China Sea – Chinese strategic mistake…