NOTE: As a St. Louis native, I was asked to comment on the sale of local St. Louis brewer Anheuser-Busch to European beverage conglomerate InBev. The following are my comments from the thread.
A couple of things here, AB has been a big STL employer for years sure, but just because they’re big doesn’t mean [...]
Good news and (mostly) bad….
Last week’s drop in the US and Overseas market came just at the time when markets seemed to be looking up. Oil, after peaking at 140/ barrel seemed to have topped out and traded in the 135/barrel region. At the same time the dollar had firmed against the Euro.
I have been [...]
Phillip: Emily, will you brush my hair?Emily: Daaaaddy, you don't have hair!Phillip: What? Oh, that's right...I don't have hair.Emily: Daddy, you're silly...boys don't have hair, just heads!Hmmm, guess I should be praying for the man who will have to shave his head to win this girl's heart!
Last night while I watched the news, CBS ran a feature called "The Other America." This series is covering different aspects of our nation’s economy, from layoffs to using food stamps, and more. Right now our economy is struggling. The falling dollar and increasing oil prices are bleeding into other areas of our economy, [...]
1. Clark, like Lee Harvey Oswald, acted alone. Conspiracy theorists (and the GOP) may want Obama to have given the green light to this, but he's repeatedly rejected the statement. And Wes probably cost himself a place on the short list with this.2. Clark didn't attack McCain's war service; he attacked its relevance to being President. No one disputes that John McCain is an American hero who l
The Markets The three Cs-credit, crude, and consumers-are still impacting the direction of the financial markets. Just when you think the credit markets have reached bottom, another multi-billion dollar write-down seems to pop up. Last week, Citigroup warned that it may take additional markdowns on its subprime portfolio when it announces second quarter earnings in July, according to TheStreet.com
We wanted to comment on the recent downgrade of MBIA & AMBAC by S&P. This downgrade affects over 1 trillion dollars of municipal issues as MBIA & AMBAC are the two largest municipal insurers in the industry. The ratings actions by S&P will most likely result in some near term volatility or “headline risk” in [...]
All right, the numbers are finally in concerning Secret Invasion #2 and Final Crisis #1. Now, I never use sales numbers as a basis for the quality of a comic book. It is merely an indicator of the popularity of a comic book. And that is important since the amount of money a title generates dictates the creative direction of that title as well as how long a life that title possesses. And the fact i
Watching both So You Think You Can Dance and Best Dance Crew in one night makes me want to drag out my DDR pad and dance the day away. Only I’m at work and I think my boss would frown upon that… Ok, so I’ve got commentary and probably some unpopular fandom opinions but that’s [...]
1 IntroductionThe ALV provides Events, which allows users to add information to the List at different rendering time points.Goals of the ALV Form:• UI independent information for rendering• The information is displayed in agreement with the SAP agronomical guidelineThe base Element of the ALV Form is the abstract class CL_SALV_FORM_ELEMENT.This base Element (CL_SALV_FORM_ELEMENT) describes the
Aerosvit-2008Yesterday was a free day in Foros. Some of the players went on an excursion to the Sapun-mountain and Balaklava.I am working at the tournament as an online commentator as our readers might have noticed. Magnus Carlsen's lead is absolutely confident - as well as his play, with a single exception, the overoptimistic 14.b4?! against Alekseev in round 6.So maybe the intrigue is more or le
Call me old school but I just can’t get around to giving my attention span to webcasts or podcasts on my compooter. I prefer to watch what used to be a televised medium on television. I just can’t bring myself to switch, even though I know there are wonderful shows out there. I just. Cant. [...]
1 IntroductionThe ALV provides Events, which allows users to add information to the List at different rendering time points.Goals of the ALV Form:• UI independent information for rendering• The information is displayed in agreement with the SAP agronomical guidelineThe base Element of the ALV Form is the abstract class CL_SALV_FORM_ELEMENT.This base Element (CL_SALV_FORM_ELEMENT) describes the
The Revolution is not having the best morning. It stated out well enough. The kitchen was full of the wonderful warm aromas of fresh media lunas and Café Bustelo. Add a little dulce de leche to that and you have the perfect start to any day.Of course, that was until I checked my e-mail. With a steaming cup of Café Bustelo in one hand and a mouthful of media lunas I opened an e-mail from Tenzil.
You gotta laugh at/love absolutely pointless opinionated articles like THIS from the geek blog AllThingsD, which, in this case, stands for “All Things Drossy”.
Not pointless to all the newbie investors and technology geeks who think this crap actually matters to these companies’ stock prices—for they have little understanding of the brokerage/ANALyst whore-athon that gets [...]
The vicious, bizarre name-calling by Sen. Clinton’s critics continues as Jeffrey Toobin accuses her of “deranged narcissism” for not following the script of the media establishment as she plans the end of her campaign. Good for her. Sen. Obama’s delegate count notwithstanding, the person favored by half of Democratic voters is entitled to concede when [...]
Linux Core Kernel Commentary, 2nd Edition (Paperback)By Scott saint Maxwell
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The headline may seem like a trick question -- even a dangerous one -- to ask during an election year. And notice, please, that I didn't ask whether certain politicians are more honest than others. (Politicians are a different species altogether.) Yet there is a striking gap between the manner in which liberals and conservatives address the issue of honesty.Consider these results:Is it OK to cheat
With the recent soar in gas prices, I feel compelled to contact my readers and urge them to take action against the oil companies. Goldman Sachs has put out a recent estimation that the price for a barrel of crude oil could reach as high as $200. Currently the price is somewhere around $120 per [...]
Networkworld.com has a small slideshow of the top ten worst data breaches of all time when it comes to unencrypted data. Of course, these are only known instances, as networkworld.com points out. They also point out that the data breaches could have been prevented if the laptops in question had been secured with hard drive encryption, a service that is provided by AlertBoot, among othe
A good friend and past client just sent me this National Public Radio podcast that explains how the Liquidity Crisis was born. I had listened to this on the radio the other day. It gives a real ground level, human perspective of how we ended up where we are today.
You can download the pod cast for $.95 [...]
It’s the one we’ve all been waiting for. Betting’s biggest football match ever, the first all-English final, the mission to Moscow when one team will be left tremblin’ in The Kremlin. It’s Manchester United v Chelsea in the Champions League Final.
And if that’s not enough well worn clichés for you Paddy Power are dusting off [...]
Watch this space for updates on the tie that starts at 7pm Malaysian time, 6pm Jakarta time.LIVE COMMENTARY (Most Recent First)(Current game: 3rd game of 4th tie)CHINA WIN THE THOMAS CUP21-1220-11.16-10.15-9 to China14-7.China lead 11-5 as we go to the last game interval.China lead 10-4.8-3 China lead.7-3 China lead.China lead 5-2China leads 3-2 after a long rally.2-1 to Korea.1-0 to Korea.The air
I’ve been staggered by the number of people who have offered theological commentary contrary to the healing power of the Lord. It always amazes me that people are so eager to believe in the...
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Hyun Il wins. Korea win the tie 3-0.19-13.17-11.15-10. I'm calling this for Korea.13-9.Incredible rally. 11-7 to Hyun Il.10-7 Korea leads.9-7 to Hyun Il8-7 to Hyun IlOutrageous shot from Taufik. However, Hyun Il still leads 7-5.6-4 to Korea.5-3 to Korea3-2 to Hyun Il1-1.Hyun Il wins 21-13.18-13.17-12 to Hyun Il14-12 to Korea. Taufik finally woken up?13-10.13-913-8.11-7. Taufik still in starting wa
You’ll always find a multitude of cheerleaders who shout “Think Outside the Box!” but have you noticed how the crowd quickly dwindles once you actually take steps to put new ideas to work? They will gently or sometimes firmly ask, “Why can’t you be like everyone else?”
I struggle every day to stay outside the [...]
Watch this space for minutely updates on the exciting China vs. Malaysia Thomas Cup match!CHINA WINS THE TIE 3-2. Thank you for staying with us. Stay tuned for more Thomas Cup news.There will be live commentary for the Korea vs. Indonesian semifinals.Its over. 21-16.20-16.18-13.17-13.16-13 to Chen.Chen Jin now leads 14-13.13-12. Hafiz with slim lead.13-10! Keep fighting!Hafiz leads 12-10.Service f
Watch this space for live commentary on the Korea vs. Malaysia Uber Cup tie!Korea wins the tie 3-0JOIN US TOMORROW FOR MORE LIVE COMMENTARY!!!Korea won the second game 21-16.Chin and Ng are extremely coordinated and are fighting in the match of their lives. They might be behind but their chances of winning are high!Malaysians dare to hope now. C'mon CHIN AND NG!!!First game won by Chin and Ng 21-1
LIVE COMMENTARY (Most recent post displayed first)MALAYSIA WIN THE TIE 3-0! Join us later tonight for the Uber Cup live commentary at 8pm Malaysian time! Choong Hann beats Tago 21-13 21-18.7-6 to the Japanese youngster. 4-4. Leveled 2-2. Tago leads 2-1 in second game.Choong Hann takes first game at 21-13. Matchpoint to Choong Hann at 20-11. 18-10. Make that 17-9. Choong Hann looks to wrap up the f
1:16pmMalaysians split their pairings... Time will tell whether that was wise. Japan dropped Kaori.WS1: Wong Mew Choo vs. ErikoWD1: Satoko/Miyuki vs. Wong Pei Tty/Lim Pek SiahWS2: Julia Wong vs Yu HirayamaWD2: Reiko/Tomomi vs Chin Eei Hui/Ng Hui LinWS3: Kaori Imabeppu vs Lydia Cheah1:57pmMew Choo wins 21-14 21-18. Yay.2:48pmWong Pei Tty and Lim Pek Siah have won 21-15 21-18 to bring Malaysia 2-0 u
1 IntroductionThe ALV provides Events, which allows users to add information to the List at different rendering time points.Goals of the ALV Form:• UI independent information for rendering• The information is displayed in agreement with the SAP agronomical guidelineThe base Element of the ALV Form is the abstract class CL_SALV_FORM_ELEMENT.This base Element (CL_SALV_FORM_ELEMENT) describes the
Michelle Obama is the same kind of polarizing figure Hillary Clinton was, but without the political savvy. Besides her obnoxious "Elect Obama so we won't suck" attitude, she reminds me of the, yes, sometimes "bitter" workers at the DMV.
And, you know how guys joke about their subservience to their wife ("Yeah, I have to check with the boss." You can see it clearly on TV commercials- A wife allows her husband to have the big screen TV after hiding it somewhere.)? Well, it's only funny if it isn't or couldn't be true; you don't hear women say, "I have to ask permission from my husband" or "He'll beat me up if I do that." Barack and Michelle joke around like that a lot, but I don't think it's funny because I suspect that Barack really is scared of Michelle. Heck, who wouldn't be?
Anyways,
It's time to turn our attention to pop diva Madonna again. She is not strikingly beautiful, has a mediocre voice at best, is a horrible actress, and yet is probably the most famous female pop star ever.
Who Won Big Brother 9 - Who Won Big Brother 9 Answer - Who Won Big Brother News and Information - Who Won Big Brother Commentary - Who Won Big Brother Won Big Brother 9? - If you missed tonight's finale episode of Big Brother 9, you are probably wondering....Who Won Big Brother 9?. In a video you won't want to miss, see the highlights from the finale episode of Big Brother 9, including the answer to ...Who Won Big Brother 9?Spoiler....Adam was the winner of Big Brother 9 and in my opinion the most-deserving. Congratulations, Adam on a well-deserved victory.
I just did an appraisal today of some Silver Flatware. I won't bore you with the details but suffice to say this person had a number in mind that was seen off Ebay. This number was so substantially inflated I had to laugh. I asked the customer: "Did the item actually sell for that amount?" The retort was "What?" "Did the item actually have bids and sell for that amount." Again, the normal answer "I don't know" I looked the set up that they saw and told them how it worked. If you've come across this article because you want to research the antique you have please keep this in mind:
Ebay is an excellent tool for finding the current retail value of so many items out there. But you have to know how to search for these items. Instead of seeing what is currently being sold click on advanced sea
ABC interrupted the radio broadcast of the debate with a Dodger game. Well, I don't have cable and ABC didn't stream the debate so I couldn't finish it. Yip...I mean, I was very disappointed.
Still, I can safely say that I've haven't seen as many lies per minute since the question and answer portion of the Miss Chastity pageant. What's really surprising is that Obama actually lied more than accomplished fibber Hillary Clinton. Dumb, easy to debunk ones too like his lie about handguns. And, as mentioned on the corner, Obama would prefer to raise taxes than increase tax revenue.
Gratuitous beauty pageant picture.
This equality fetish reminds me of the question I always ask to illustrate the point: If you ask a liberal if he'd prefer that some people get 10% more of something while other
Wow! That was uncomfortable. Fifty minutes of dancing and lying around and about their recent whoppers, revealing gaffes, and radical friendships.
So, if Hillary were president, she would have avoided the housing crisis. Well, you were a senator, Mrs. Clinton: Why didn't you bring it up?
As far as Iraq: Saying that they'd leave Iraq no matter what, is irresponsible, and moderate people will see it as a promise to the left wing.
Tom Coburn saying abortionists should be punished in a court of law is the same as terrorism?
They did better on taxes. At least, I can see this "raise taxes on everybody except you" game as effective.
The moderators are being relatively tough. I can't comment on every dumb idea and lie, however I'll come up with another one later.
It's an interesting deba
Perception is Reality. Image is Everything. Those have been two idioms that have defined American culture for the better part of two decades now. What one appears to be, or is defined as being, overshadows what one actually is and does. Two examples from last week in the world of basketball drove that point home for me.
Plenty is an environmental media company dedicated to "exploring and giving voice to the green revolution that will define the 21st Century." Plenty Magazine is available in a paper or digital version. Their paper is 85-100 percent recycled and contains...
In this editorial, Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune discusses recent issues related to the pardon power in the State of Illinois. The piece suggests the "system" worked for Chandra Gill who attacked an off-duty police officer working security at a high school basketball. Gill applied for a pardon in August of 2006 and scored in January of 2007. Zorn provides several interesting details related to the pardon and considers the decision of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) in the case to be "scandalous—yet another example of his brazen and capricious use of power." Among other things, Zorn also notes the Prisoner Review Board currently has a backlog of 1,571 applications. To date, Blagojevich has granted 67 pardons and denied 1,160 requests.For additional information on the Chandra Gill pardon, see:
On Monday I saw the sad news that The Immortal Iron Fist is having its entire creative team gutted. You can check out Comic Book Resources article about the creative team switch right here. I have not been shy about my praise for the excellent work that Brubaker, Fraction and Aja have delivered on The Immortal Iron Fist. This title is a hidden gem.The creative team have done a stunning job taking a somewhat dated and cheesy 1970’s character and giving him a full treatment in an effort to re-fashion him into a character that is relevant to the modern era of the 616 Universe. Brubaker and Fraction were able to see the hidden potential in Danny’s character and bring it to fruition. Brubaker and Fraction also managed to weave a delightfully complex and intriguing mythos with their re-imagi
Chris Goodall has changed the way he writes Carbon Commentary. Instead of publishing six articles together in a newsletter every fortnight, he writes them as irregular blog posts as and when the need arises. This is because he is busy writing another book: Ten Technologies to Save the Planet. The articles are still being collected and sent as a newsletter, and this week I produced the latest issue. It contains pieces on recent trends in UK domestic electricity consumption; the adverse effect that the government's active support for nuclear power is having on the prospects for offshore wind; BT's inaccurate claims about the power consumption of its home phones; the overblown promises of a company raising money to build ethanol-from-wheat refineries; and a report on a presentation given by s
ON that HBO show James Cramer said Lenny Dykstra is "one of the great ones" on Wall Street. He said there are only 4 people in the world that can mention a stock to him and he'll drive into it. And Lenny Dykstra is one of those 4 people.
Yo Mike, just my opinion since Ive followed/traded solar frequently, but I would wait for either CSUN or AKNS to show weakness and close down before shorting. You might miss out a little on that initial drop day, but when solars drop, the'll maintain that trend for a bit.
Tim, Im diggin the dont give a F*** vibe you've been puttin out. I worked the ol account up to 25K and will now be day trading. I was wondering something. When your account reaches 25K, which is will soon, is this site going to be more focused on day trading stock picks? Thanks, peace.
Jason, Are you talking chart patterns? Candle stick I suppose. I don't see + and -. But green means buyers are in control and red means seller where in control according to the type of day range you are looking..
An article on Marketwatch.com (see link below) states, "Arthur Weiss turns to four flat-panel computer monitors in his spacious San Francisco office. The screen on the far left shows a watch-list of troubled companies. He points to each name, running briskly down the page. "This one is bankrupt. So are these four," he says. "This one is filing for bankruptcy soon. This one may avoid it, this one probably won't."
How can you find out what are companies that are going to file for bankruptcy? Anyone who shorted BSC must have got richer. Can we be rich like that?
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As bad as corporate management, brokers, and value investors are, financial commentators and journalists are some of the scariest monsters out there. Similarly, they pretend to ALWAYS know what they’re talking about, while NEVER disclosing their audited track records or personal trades and investments…because the truth hurts–they suck. More often than not, they will lose [...]
Oregonians are now using the lottery to determine who will qualify for the state’s healthcare program. Life and death is now determined by the Lotto. If this isn’t a sign that our healthcare system is SICK, I don’t know what is.
Secret Invasion #1 is slated to come out this week on April 2. So I figured now would be a fine time to slap a poll up on The Revolution. I’m curious to find out about the expectations that the followers of The Revolution have for Secret Invasion. Personally, I think this event is a train wreck waiting to happen. The entire basis for Secret Invasion of who is a Skrull isn’t an actual story or plot. It is simply a plot device. And while I adored Bendis’ work on Daredevil and have loved his impressive run on Ultimate Spider-Man, the fact is that I have found his work on team titles and big events to be incredibly unimpressive. New Avengers has been a dreadful read and House of M was such a disappointment. Despite Bendis being a talented writer, I simply don’t think that his ta
The comic book industry was rocked by a historic ruling on March 26, 2008 from the Federal District Court in the Central District of California. The judge ruled that the Siegel heirs have copyright interests in the content of Action Comics #1. The award was only limited to Action Comics #1 because that was all the work that Shuster and Siegel performed for DC before signing the contract that assigned all their rights to Superman over to DC.This is a huge decision, but the battle is far from over. I am sure that Time Warner is going to appeal this decision. So it will be some time before we get a final ruling on this matter. This ruling involves some highly complex Copyright laws. And I’m not going to try and explain them in great detail. My area of law that I practice is workers’ right
I was browsing through Comic Book Resources and found the Lying in the Gutters column for Monday, March 24, 2008 to be rather interesting. The column touched on Marvel B0y and his controversial blog that caused a big storm over at Marvel’s office. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to read the blog before it was self-deleted. Fortunately, Lying in the Gutters posted the highlights from the blog. You can check out the Lying in the Gutters Monday, March 24, 2008 article right here. Be warned that there are some spoilers, however I don’t know how reliable they are. Here is what Lying in the Gutters highlighted from marvel b0y’s blog.“Highlights include:1) SECRET INVASION - Bendis is finally going to get reunited with his man-crush. Looks like a bunch of the 70’s heroes were replaced by S
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Arthur Waldron, a sharp academic, has written a poignant piece at Commentary. He understands the China game well:
The officially-expressed lack of condemnation of the latest installment in China’s decades-long destruction of Tibet is proof that the smart money figures the fix is in. Beijing will crush things without any outsiders having a chance to watch; [...]
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It's easy to judge Obama's speeches, but it's hard to assess their impact. On the one hand, they're all about dressing up socialist wolves in moderate, practical clothing and the elevation of selfishness (free _____) to magnanimity. But, nobody would use disguises if they never worked.
The speech ambiguously condemns Wright while apologizing for him and making anybody who brings it up feel "divisive," the worst thing you can be in an Obama world-except when he himself is talking about corporations or "special interests."
It talks about his background which I find neither heroic nor interesting (I don't denigrate it, either- I just don't care more about his accomplishments than his circumstances.) and offers some middling America-loving talk, inaccurate history (No char
Newsarama posted a little article about the new Justice League title by James Robinson that was announced over the weekend at Wizard World: Los Angeles. It appears that we are getting a more aggressive strike force styled version of the JLA. Robinson’s philosophy is that since the word “justice” is in the JLA’s name that they should be in the business of bringing criminals to justice rather than sitting around and being attacked or stopping a crime in progress.Evidently, a character gets killed during Final Crisis and Hal Jordan is pissed off and wants the JLA to go exact some justice against the murdering villain. The JLA wants to take a more cautious route and that causes a schism. So, this all leads Hal Jordan to team up with his old compatriot Green Arrow and they go on to form
Thanks to Kate over at FishBowlLA for sending this to me.The Phoenix: Pants afireYes, if you’re impatient with the facts, if you feel they require enhancement, colorization, or “jazzing up,” now’s your moment. If you’re Tom Ashbrook, on the other hand, the times are vexed. “A program note,” announced the host of WBUR’s On Point on Tuesday, March 4, sounding unwontedly small-voiced and glum. “In our second hour on Friday, you may recall we talked with an author. Thought her name was [slight spin of sarcasm] Margaret B. Jones. Her new memoir was Love and Consequences, it was about life in South Central Los Angeles, growing up half-white, half–Native American, uh, running with gangs there, selling drugs for the Bloods . . .” A sigh. “Well, it comes out today the whole
We're Number ......15 !OK. It's not exactly the Nobel Peace Prize...or an Oscar....or even a Blue Ribbon at the local Science Fair (it may not even be completely true) ...but when one's humble little blog gets a rare piece of recognition, journalistic protocol demands that - in the interest of full disclosure - we pay ourselves a compliment.Atta Boy.This from BlognetNews:Kentucky's Most Influential Political blogsRank/ Blog/ Previous Ranking1 Pol Watchers12 Kentucky Politics33 N. Ky. Politics24 Osi Speaks!105 BlueGrassRoots46 BluegrassBulletin.com97 Bluegrass Policy Blog88 The Bridge129 Cyberhillbilly710 Kentucky Law Review1411 SchansBlog512 The Arena613 LawReader1114 Hillbilly Report1515 Kentucky School News and Commentary1816 The Rural Democrat1317 ON THE RIGHT !-18 The Kentucky Democrat
If you have been following this personal finance blog, you know that I work in real estate, and hold a realtor license. I had received some feedback from post Realtor License via email that I think would be helpful to the community. In this article I explain my thoughts on why you should consider having [...]
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A scary week as belatedly many are trying to face up to the grim reality that is the financial mess we are in. All, even us, because although we have seen this coming and taken appropriate...
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2/26/2008 11:03:57 PM Global cues are pointing towards a higher opening for the Indian market on Wednesday. However, the volatility is likely to be high in view of the expiry of February futures contracts on Thursday. Additionally, the Finance Minister will present the Budget for 2008-2009 on Friday.The U.S. stocks extended their gains for a third day on Tuesday after IBM announced a share buyback plan. The major markets across the Asia-Pacific region are trading higher on Wednesday, tracking the positive lead from Wall Street.However, the U.S. recession fears continue to persist as revealed by two economic reports. The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence dropped to 75.0 in February from a revised 87.3 in January, the lowest since February 2003, while the latest wholesale infla
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This week's Carbon Commentary has articles about zero-carbon homes, the new generation of nuclear power stations, cellulosic biofuels, seasonal variations in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, carbon capture at E.ON's Kingsnorth coal-fired power station, and the painful truth-telling of ethical outdoor clothing brand Patagonia.As usual, you can read the excerpted version of the newsletter here; or download the whole thing in printer-friendly PDF.
Father John Trigilio recently sent us a post from his blog, The Black Biretta, "What Hollywood Will NEVER Produce." The post is a parody outlining a movie called The Copper Dredil, which insults Islam and Judaism in much the fashion The Golden Compass insults Christianity. I found Fr. Trigilio's story interesting at first, but it broke down toward the end when it became too transparently allegorical. I suppose that's appropriate, considering what it's parodying.When Deej showed me this, I snatched it from him and said I'd like to make a comment. Normally, I only bother to show up for the blog when I've read a manga or watched an anime I feel like talking about, but this rather piqued my interest. Fr. Trigilio's complaint is that Hollywood (which probably doesn't deserve to be identified as a single-minded conglomerate) is willing to insult Christianity in a way it isn't willing to insult other religions.This is to be expected. When I read manga, I sometimes see a similar irreve
On Thursday the ECB chose to hold interest rates steady at 4% while the Bank of England lowered rates to 5.5%. Both institutions have different views on where their respective areas are heading and both have their own sets of problems.
This is the perfect commentary to read while you have your coffee this morning. It was an interesting way to discuss all the current events and talking points that we here day in, and day out. All you have to do is watch the news for a few hours, and you'll get the pleasure of having dreams like Farlow had last night. Now, have a great day at work!
This week's Carbon Commentary newsletter features articles on obtaining biodiesel from algae, the development of offshore wind farms in the UK, a new type of household battery that can be charged through a USB connection, the Conservative Party's policy local generation of electricity and heat, the report on climate change by the CBI and McKinsey, and smart meters.You can read the newsletter here; or download the full-text, printer-friendly PDF.
My insanely controversial last post aside, readers of my site (”SKOS” as the kids like to call it) know that good, clean, dry humor is my calling card. Unless you are Amish, in which case I’m telling on you because you shouldn’t be on the Internet, nothing I have ever written is likely to have offended you. And that’s because my writing reflects my personality. “A nice guy you can take home to mom and dad” isn’t just a tattoo I have written on my forehead, it’s who I am.
I write all that to intro a local radio commercial I have heard three times in the past week. It’s a commercial unlike any I have ever seen or heard before. My writing about it could (potentially) offend some of you, so tread lightly.
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My insanely controversial last post aside, readers of my site (”SKOS” as the kids like to call it) know that good, clean, dry humor is my calling card. Unless you are Amish, in which case I’m telling on you because you shouldn’t be on the Internet, nothing I have ever written is likely to have [...]
Drawing - a discussion
8.5" x 11.5", pencil in sketchbook
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Yesterday I visited the Annual Open Exhibition of the New English Art Club at the Mall Galleries which opened on 30th November and continues until 10th December.
The New English Art Club is a group of about 70 professional painters whose work is based principally upon observation of nature and the human figure.
November 27, 2007
That ‘Top One Percent’
By Thomas Sowell
People who are in the top one percent in income receive far more than one percent of the attention in the media. Even aside from miscellaneous celebrity bimbos, the top one percent attract all sorts of hand-wringing and finger-pointing.
A recent column by Anna Quindlen in Newsweek (or is that Newsweak?) laments that “the share of the nation’s income going to the top 1 percent is at its highest level since 1928.”
Who are those top one percent? For those who would like to join them, the question is: How can you do that?
The second question is easy to answer. Virtually anyone who owns a home in San Francisco, no matter how modest that person’s income may be, can join the top one percent instantly just by selling their house.
But that’s only good for one year, you may say. What if they don’t have another house to sell next year?
Well, they won’t be in the top one percent aga
This fortnight's Carbon Commentary has articles on the surprising changes in the IPCC's views since the last synthesis report in 2001, the content of Gordon Brown's first speech on climate change, community-owned wind farms, the new Amazon e-reader, Heathrow expansion plans, and the financial impact of higher standards for the construction of new homes.Read the newsletter here; or download the full-text PDF.
Just because I have received precisely the reaction I expected on my first and second bible commentary posts from Christian readers does not mean that I'm not still disappointed. Maybe it was merely a case of expecting the worst while hoping I'd be pleasantly surprised. What I am talking about is the accusation, no matter how subtle it may be phrased, that I'm attacking a straw man.Many Christians are fond of criticizing atheists for rejecting their religion because we do not fully understand it. When faced with an atheist who is actually reading their bible and still rejects it, the argument becomes one of interpreting things too literally. "You're missing the point. Christians don't read their bibles literally like you are doing." In other words, I am attacking a straw man by unfairly criticizing Christians for believing things they don't actually believe.As I have many times before, I will remind anyone tempted by this line of criticism that the majority of Americans do in fac
In the US, the NYSE advance-decline line is showing continued weakness. If one compares the NYSE and NASDAQ advance-decline charts over the past 3 year period you see a real dichotomy. As the NYSE moved up the NASDAQ moved down.
The fifth Carbon Commentary newsletter has hit the streets of the Information Superhighway. This week features articles on battery-powered cars, Hillary Clinton, public opinion surveys on climate change, the rebound effect, biochar, and the suspicion that Mexico's floods and California's forest fires can't be blamed entirely on global warming. Read the newsletter online here; or download the whole thing as a big, fat PDF.
No idea what's going on here and it doesn't really matter. Maybe they are telling us Happy Halloween! The bikini girls doing jumping jacks is the best part I think. (Video courtesy The Offside)STUB HUB: The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
