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Friday, May 30
Climate concern ripped as 'religion'
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 30 May 2008 08:35 PM EDT
Environmentalism, says Czech President Vaclav Klaus, is the new communism, a system of elite command-and-control that kills prosperity and should similarly be condemned to the ash heap of history...said in an interview that today's global warming activists are the direct descendants of the old Marxists who trampled on individual freedoms and undermined free markets in pursuit of a greater good. More>>>
Methane Poses Climate Risk, Energy Opportunity
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 30 May 2008 01:14 AM EDT
Methane reserves deep in the ocean and in arctic permafrost might trigger runaway global warming. But they've also got the potential to provide huge amounts of power, a possibility that is attracting the interest of energy companies. More>>> Thursday, May 29
Leftwing Economic Fearmongering? Epic Fail. US NOT in Recession
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Riley Jones
on Thu 29 May 2008 11:05 AM EDT
The economy plodded ahead at a 0.9 percent pace in the first quarter -- slightly better than first estimated -- but still underscoring caution on the part of consumers and businesses walloped by housing, credit and financial problems. More>>>
Air America Financier Arrested
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Riley Jones
on Thu 29 May 2008 10:24 AM EDT
Evan Montvel-Cohen was picked up by border-patrol officers at Guam International Airport on an outstanding warrant from Hawaii. He had been indicted there last month for money laundering and the theft of more than $60,000 from a Honolulu landscaping firm, prosecutors said. More>>> Wednesday, May 28
Group will sue to list walrus as threatened
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 02:50 PM EDT
A conservation group gave notice Tuesday that it will sue to force federal action on a petition to list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species because of threats from global warming and offshore petroleum development. The deadline was May 8 for an initial 90-day review of the petition by the U.S. Department of the Interior, according to Center for Biological Diversity attorney Brendan Cummings. More>>>
American To Charge For First Checked Bag (Satire)
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Riley Jones
on Wed 28 May 2008 08:46 AM EDT
American Airlines announced that they would be charging $15 for a customer's first checked bag. What new revenue streams are the other airlines implementing? More>>> Tuesday, May 27
One More Reason to hate Pro Sports- MLB lawyers to little leaguers: we own the team names
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Riley Jones
on Tue 27 May 2008 09:00 PM EDT
Gone are the names of Major League Baseball teams that accompanied "Bulldogs" on the front of the kids' jerseys. Major League Baseball has told those who make uniforms for little ballplayers: Drop the big-league names or face a lawsuit. No White Sox. No Cubs. No Phillies, Yankees or Reds. Why? MLB hurled a fastball at the heads of those who make the uniforms for the little ballplayers: Drop the big-league names or face a lawsuit. More>>> Monday, May 26
Life without Miller
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Riley Jones
on Mon 26 May 2008 12:22 PM EDT
Milwaukee is Brew City, USA. So how would the city cope with the loss of its last brewer's headquarters if MillerCoors based itself elsewhere? Can Milwaukee still boast the nickname "Brew City" if its last remaining major brewer packs up its pens, pencils and starched corporate shirts? More>>> Sunday, May 25
Slideshow: In Pictures: The World's Hardest-Working Countries
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Riley Jones
on Sun 25 May 2008 07:08 PM EDT
Subway sandwich contest: Homeschoolers not wanted
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Riley Jones
on Sun 25 May 2008 07:03 PM EDT
Subway, the sandwich restaurant, wants to hear your child's story – unless he or she is homeschooled. The national chain's "Every Sandwich Tells a Story Contest" offers prizes and a chance to be published on the Subway website and in Scholastic's "Parent & Child" magazine but specifically excludes homeschoolers: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Contest is open only to legal residents of the Untied (sic) States who are currently over the age of 18 and have children who attend elementary, private or parochial schools that serve grades PreK-6. No home schools will be accepted. More>>>
No limit to oil price rise: Chavez
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 25 May 2008 02:36 AM EDT
Brasilia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the world economy must grow accustomed to the high price of oil - currently above $130 a barrel - because there’s “no limit” to how high it can go, EFE news agency reported Sunday. “We can’t talk about limits. We could’ve talked about limits when Venezuela proposed that price band..., which was working well until the war in Iraq pulverized it,” Chavez told More>>> Saturday, May 24
Unlikely Millionaires
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Riley Jones
on Sat 24 May 2008 07:26 PM EDT
We all fantasize about coming up with a million-dollar idea, but who actually lives the dream? Here are some success stories, as well as a look at how great entrepreneurs manage to make their mark... More>>>
Steyn: Your car can't run on Congress' hot air
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 24 May 2008 03:25 PM EDT
I was watching the Big Oil execs testifying before Congress. That was my first mistake. If memory serves, there was lesbian mud wrestling over on Channel 137, and on the whole that's less rigged. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz knew the routine: "I can't say that there is evidence that you are manipulating the price, but I believe that you probably are. So prove to me that you are not." More>>>
CA Congresswoman Maxine Chavez, err, Waters threatens to nationalize oil companies
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 24 May 2008 03:20 PM EDT
Friday, May 23
9 Tips for Hard Working by George Costanza
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 23 May 2008 05:55 PM EDT
1. Never walk down the hall without a document in your hands. People with documents in their hands look like ... more »
Audit finds lax oversight in contractor payments
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Riley Jones
on Fri 23 May 2008 11:11 AM EDT
An internal audit of some $8 billion paid to U.S. and Iraqi contractors found that nearly every transaction failed to comply with federal laws or regulations aimed at preventing fraud, in some cases lacking even basic invoices explaining how the money was spent. Of the money paid during a five-year period - from 2001 through 2006 - $7.8 billion in payments skirted billing rules with some violations egregious enough to invite potential fraud, warned the Defense Department's inspector general. More>>>
Woman Loses Home Over $68 Dental Bill
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Riley Jones
on Fri 23 May 2008 09:57 AM EDT
Maybe there are no more debtors' prisons, but that doesn't mean your life can't be screwed up by unscrupulous collection agencies. Sonya Capri Ramos says her Salt Lake City home was sold out from under her in 1996 to pay a collections agency seeking payment for dental work performed on one of Ramos's daughters. And despite the fact that she had made three years of payments on a $51,000 mortgage, the title changed hands for just $1,550 at a sheriff's auction. More>>> Thursday, May 22
'Squawk Box' Guest Warns of $12-15-a-Gallon Gas
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 22 May 2008 05:07 AM EDT
“[T]he prices that we’re paying at the pump today are, I think, going to be ‘the good old days,’ because others who watch this very closely forecast that we’re going to be hitting $12 and $15 per gallon,” Hirsch said. “And then, after that, when oil – world oil production goes into decline, we’re going to talk about rationing. In other words, not only are we going to be paying high prices and have considerable economic problems, but in addition to that, we’re not going to be able to get the fuel when we want it.” More>>> Tuesday, May 20
Stocks stumble on record oil, inflation worries
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Riley Jones
on Tue 20 May 2008 05:52 PM EDT
Wall Street stumbled Tuesday after oil prices spiked to a new record above $129 a barrel and a government report raised investors' concerns about the impact of inflation on consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 200 points. More>>>
The Yahoo! Deal: Battle Of The Billionaires
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Riley Jones
on Tue 20 May 2008 02:37 PM EDT
Steve Ballmer... Egged
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 20 May 2008 11:48 AM EDT
I guess this guy didn't like Vista, either. Actually, he's upset about something else. I'm not sure what that is...? Monday, May 19
'Free Markets and All That Stuff'
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 19 May 2008 01:41 PM EDT
"Free markets, free minds, all that stuff," Mr. Hertog, a trim man with gray hair combed straight back, tells me on a recent afternoon in his vast corner office at Alliance's building in midtown. "All that stuff" has included supporting the Manhattan Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, Commentary magazine, the New York Historical Society (he's currently chairman), the New York Public Library (he funded a new branch in the Bronx) and scholarships for inner-city kids. He is also part-owner of the New York Sun and he used to have a stake in the New Republic. More>>> Sunday, May 18
Stores secretly track customers via mobile phone
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 18 May 2008 10:06 PM EDT
Customers in shopping centres are having their every move tracked by a new type of surveillance that listens in on the whisperings of their mobile phones. The technology can tell when people enter a shopping centre, what stores they visit, how long they remain there, and what route they take as they walked around. More>>>
Why Doctors Are Heading for Texas
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 18 May 2008 01:00 AM EDT
When Sam Houston was still hanging his hat in Tennessee in the 1830s, it wasn't uncommon for fellow Tennesseans who were packing up and moving south and west to hang a sign on their cabins that read "GTT" – Gone to Texas. Today obstetricians, surgeons and other doctors might consider reviving the practice. Over the past three years, some 7,000 M.D.s have flooded into Texas, many from Tennessee. Why? Two words: Tort reform. More>>> Saturday, May 17
Solar bra gives eco-friendly charge
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 17 May 2008 10:08 AM EDT
Triumph's latest solar bra aims to put a photovoltaic charge into undergarment demand - or at least a cellphone. Featuring a built-in solar panel, the bra captures and redistributes the sun's bounty and can generate enough energy to power a cell phone or an iPod. Thursday, May 15
Ben Stein: How to Ruin American Enterprise
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 15 May 2008 12:20 PM EDT
We're well on our way to squelching what gives this country an edge. What would it take to kill innovation altogether? |
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