ARGENTINA THE TOE OF THE WORLD Argentina freezes prices to break inflation spiral February 4, 2013 From THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dr. Pinna says… When something starts it has to start somewhere. Argentina is the first country to see uncontrolled inflation. When inflation starts it resembles a wild fire. It spreads from [...]
WINE HARVEST Wine shortage to follow poor 2012 grape harvest October 31, 2012 FROM THE BBC Dr. Pinna says… This is extremely bad news for Wine Lovers. In German we have a famous saying about wine: “Das leben ist viel zu kurz um slechtest wein zu trinken” [...]
It just happened in the United Kingdom: Whoever is born first, male or female, becomes heir to the Throne. No more: Boys Only. The Brits are saying: Girls can lead us. Why not? Maybe it has to do with the fact that major wars between leading super powers are no longer possible because all super [...]
Lower U.S. Crop Reserves Raising Food Costs in Election Year By Jeff Wilson, from Bloomberg U.S. corn stockpiles are poised to be the smallest in 16 years by August and soybean reserves will be lower than the government expected, potentially accelerating food-price inflation in an election year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture may say tomorrow that corn inventories [...]
Salt shakers disappear from Buenos Aires tables Original article from CNN Guests at restaurants in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province must say good-bye to the salt shaker. In an effort to combat hypertension, which affects some 3.7 million residents in the province — nearly a quarter of the population, the health department reached an agreement with [...]
Food prices impact each of us and all of us. When food prices rise there is social unrest, and in poor countries with high birth rates, there are, frequently, riots. People no longer grow their own food. We have evolved to a state of hyper-specialization, almost like ants or bees, where each area of production [...]
