31/08/19

[Maik]

There’s nation building, and then there’s nation buying

Personally, if I were buying a country, I’d go for Greece.

President Trump made a bid for Greenland two weeks ago, but the “nasty” prime minister of that country said Trump’s idea was absurd. Well, of course it’s absurd. Why spend money on Greenland and pass up Greece, which is probably a really terrific buy at this point in history?

Greece has been struggling with a poor economy for years, at one point balancing on the brink of bankruptcy. Where are Trump’s self-proclaimed killer instincts? He can make this deal.

There are reasons to bid on Greece other than taking advantage of its unfortunate economy. If you’re shopping for a country, you can do far worse. Kashmir, for example, would be so much trouble. If you buy India, you must invest in infrastructure. France is appealing, but just so difficult. Lichtenstein is manageable, size-wise, but no one really knows exactly where it is.

http://www.liherald.com/stories/theres-nation-building-and-then-theres-nation-buying,117697

Quite an amusing article (IMO), probably worth reading it all.

[Maik]

Death in a swimming pool at a hotel in Lixouri yesterday, said to be a 64 y-o male guest from Poland.

[Maik]

'Huge drugs bust' at Gatwick turns out to be vegan cake mix
Officers left with egg substitute on their faces after discovery of 25 bags of white powder

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/30/drugs-bust-gatwick-airport-vegan-cake-mix

Not so much Breaking Bad, more Baking Bad

[Maik]

MHT-breast cancer link: Women told to discuss menopause hormone therapy with GP after study reveals higher risk
Hormone replacement therapy​ could have been responsible for around one million breast cancers in western countries, says University of Oxford research

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/hrt-breast-cancer-menopausal-hormone-therapy-health-risk-oxford-lancet-a9086146.html

[TonyD]

'Huge drugs bust' at Gatwick turns out to be vegan cake mix
Officers left with egg substitute on their faces after discovery of 25 bags of white powder

Not so much Breaking Bad, more Baking Bad

Amusing, but really just an advert for a new vegan pizzeria in London and Brighton.