Just click on that button from an android device to load.
I am reworking my iPhone app and hope to have something out in a couple of weeks or so.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Unemployment numbers in France rose by 43,000 in January to 3.16 million, an increase of 10.7 percent from last year, the labour ministry revealed on Tuesday. The figure is at its highest since January 1997, when it reached 3.19 million.Rising unemployment is a setback for Socialist President Francois Hollande, who has pledged to curb the unemployment rate from the current level of more than 10 percent to a single-digit figure by December.
But mounting economic problems have already forced Hollande to abandon a goal to reduce the fiscal deficit to 3 percent in line with European Union norms after slashing this year’s growth forecast.
His government is struggling with weak growth, poor competitiveness, thousands of layoffs and general economic gloom.
This is going to be a bleak year for Europe, with France leading the way.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Tickets are $ 100. I picked up a couple of them. If anyone would like to join me at my table for dinner and drinks after, you can get tickets through EventBrite.
Money goes to support Northwest Suburban Cook County Republican Township Organizations. Tuesday, February 26 is the last day for ticket sales, so please immediately
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Link if video does not play: Quadrocopter Pole Acrobatics
The video shows a quadrocopter capable of dynamically balancing an inverted pendulum (a stick weighted at the bottom), but also flipping the stick to another quadrocopter that determines the optimal position to catch it without losing balance.
Technology marches on whether anyone is aware or not. People do become aware as markets for technology develop.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Participant Media says it only makes a certain type of film. Only ones that “invoke social change,” as Participant Media CEO Jim Berk says.
Participant Media made its name creating thought-provoking documentary films like “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Fast Food Nation” and “Waiting for Superman.” This weekend, Participant Media is part of the production team nominated for an Oscar for “Lincoln,” the film starring high-profile actors like Daniel Day-Lewis. Which makes one think: Has the company changed its vision over the years? Jim Berk says no.
“It’s an evolving of the vision. It’s always been about a story well told,” says Berk.
With all this talk about invoking social change and making films with a purpose, it would be hard to deny the fact that winning an Oscar would be nice. Still, Berk says changing the world is much more important than standing on stage at the Academy Awards.
“It’s all about social impact. The wins for us with ‘Lincoln’ were when you have the Senate and Congress screening it. When you have the president screening. When you have thousands of teachers asking us can we use the film as part of the curriculum. We do like the recognition, but at the end of the day, the company’s existence isn’t for anything but social impact,” says Berk.
But Berk says he’s still excited about “Lincoln” potentially winning an Oscar this weekend, even though he won’t get to stand on stage.
