Why is Siemens advertising now?

Bloomberg reported on May 27, 2010 that "Vestas, Siemens Wind Bets at Risk on Cheap Gas, Subsidy Loss". So now Siemens is advertising. Perhaps Siemens needs some more windy subsidies to support their investments. Siemens probably agrees with Senator Lamar Alexander's recent (2011) advocacy for "Wind Energy Subsidies".

2011 Royale Wedding: The very nearly last dying gasp of an archaic system

Well, the weeklong, month-long, whatever-long hoopla (and not just in England) is finally over. The wedding of William and Catherine has occurred. The vicarious experience is over. Now, it’s past time to euthanize the euphoria and work on what really matters.

I’m sure that the so-called “king and/or queen” system worked in the past when people could not communicate as we do today and were spread over a vast countryside: they needed some sort of protection. (Of course, it came at the enormous cost of lives and wealth.) But it’s long overdue for the dustpan. So, cheers, Will & Cat, now go and do something worthwhile.