The Nord Stream pipeline development has exposed treasures that were not expected! The latest discovery was made during a search of the seabed east of the Swedish island of Gotland by the Nord Stream consortium, which is building a 750-mile pipeline in the Baltic Sea. The 12 wrecks were found in a 30-mile-long and 1.2-mile-wide corridor of the sea.The find is considered to be exceptional because the Baltic sea has a lower salt level and by that one condition, a sea worm that attacks and eats... Full Story

The Renault F1 team will carry logos and branding of the Lada car company, one of Russia’s most infamous productions. The cheap car maker has recently been involved in World Touring Cars, and looks to expand its global positioning with sponsorship on the Renault’s through new Russian driver Vitaly Petrov. The deal is said to be backed by Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin in Russia. “We are proud to announce this new agreement, which marks another important step for... Full Story

Michelin, the French tyre manufacturer have told Bloomberg News that they are in contact and negotiations with the FIA over becoming the next sole tyre supplier to Formula One. The company withdrew at the end of 2006 following title victories in the 2005 and 2006 seasons with Renault, as F1 went to a one make series with Bridgestone following intense rivalries throughout the 2000’s. “We might consider returning but there are some very clear conditions,” said Jean-Dominique... Full Story

Toyota's woes may prove a boon to a Minnesota man who was convicted of vehicular homicide. He claimed, at the time, that his Camry suddenly accelerated and slammed into another car, killing three members of a family. In June 10, 2006, Koua Fong Lee, 32, was driving home from church. In his 1996 Toyota Camry were his pregnant wife, his daughter, brother and father. After exiting Interstate 94 he smashed into the back of an Oldsmobile. The Camry hit the other car at a speed estimated between 70... Full Story

Finland gave final approval and it is full speed ahead for the Nord Stream pipeline from Russia to Germany along the Baltic Sea bed. Putin said, “This April we are starting work on the sea part of the pipeline. Everything should be completed in May 2011 – both on the sea and land sections. The first deliveries are to start as early as September 2011.” Nord Stream for those who do not know what it is about.(Link) This is a major bypass rout for those pesky transport... Full Story

I have several articles about the fiasco that GM made in Germany over the sale of its division Opel. Now GM is trying to continue the fiasco and play games with Germany. This is months after saying that GM will keep Opel and can make it better. Hummmm... General Motors Europe on Tuesday finally announced the details of its plan to restructure German car-maker Opel. In addition to thousands of job cuts, GM wants 2.7 billion euros from European governments. Opposition to the plan is building... Full Story

After much fanfare and great expectations, Dubai introduced Burj Khalifa to the world as not only the worlds largest building, but a pinnacle of Dubai's wealth, power and prestige.  The opening ceremony of Burj Khalifa was watched by millions, whose extravagance was unmatched.  In order to further drive home the image of its massive size, Dubai invited two expert base jumpers, Omar Al Hegelan and Nasser Al Neyadi, to break the world record for highest jump from a man made... Full Story

Australia Live TV always has it obvious problems, especially when the background has view of computer monitors of people working behind you. Australian Investment banker David Kiely became a huge hit on the internet when he was broadcast on Australia's Seven network looking at steamy shots of model Miranda Kerr while Macquarie Bank Spokesperson Martin Lakos was speaking to Channel 7 Reporter Chris Bathon on  Live TV. Check the videos - The normal telecast (as on Live TV) -... Full Story

France OKs carrier sale to Russia:08 February, 2010 France has agreed to sell the Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia. The Russian Navy also has its eyes on three more similar vessels in the future. The approval of the defense deal was announced Monday by Jacques de Lajugie, the international development director of France’s armaments board Delegation Generale pour l’Armement (DGA). He added the possible addition of three more helicopter carriers has only been discussed on the... Full Story

Bringing corporate concepts in the NGO world, J Street decided to enlarge itself through M&A. Really a marginal group dwarfed by pro-Israeli lobbies, J Street is extremely well financed by Soros and his ilk, which makes it an attractive white knight for crisis-stricken ultra-left Jewish groups. J Street is now in talks over acquiring Brit Tzedek. A tiny pro-Arab organization with a staff of just five self-hating Jews, Brit Tzedek boasts of 48,000 volunteers, a few thousands of them for... Full Story