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“Damn” was her audible response
I recently heard a surprising story: A female CEO was briefed on a stellar candidate for a top job at her company. “Sounds ideal,” she said to the group in the room. “Male or female?” Male was the answer. “Damn” was her audible response. The guy wasn’t even interviewed. Why Are Men SilentSearch BIS
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- “This has been the coldest season with the most ice since we started Arctic Watch in 2000. Almost no whales. The NWPassage is still blocked with ice. Some of the bays still have not melted!”
Richard weber, owner/operater Arctic Watch Generation Screwed
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Monthly Archives: May 2008
What an idea, domestic oil exploration
After being rebuffed by Saudia Arabia in his quest for more oil on the world market, President Bush calls for more domestic exploration. “Our problem in America gets solved when we aggressively go for domestic exploration,” Bush said. “Our problem … Continue reading
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Cool factors of math and science…
Interesting article about math and science competition in the Christian Science Monitor. “I think we have a generation where math and science became uncool,” says Dr. Jim Hamos, program director of the Math and Science Partnership Program at the National … Continue reading
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and then there’s Trickle Down economics
which according to Charles Jeff Steg letter to the editor, has mislead everyone. Sadly, many Americans have been misled into believing there’s a short cut and given enough corporate tax cuts and incentives, prosperity will subsequently trickle down to the … Continue reading
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Another sane person in Boulder
Ross Kaminskey from Nederland “takes down” both the City and County governments in this letter to the editor (scroll down). Here’s his concluding paragraph. Environmental extremists may think that what Boulder needs is fewer humans and more prairie dogs, but … Continue reading
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Selected energy service stocks
Here is how selected energy service stocks are trading this morning: Quotes courtesy of Yahoo finance. (Click to enlarge)
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Buy Oil Service Stocks?
No doubt, oil service stocks have had a big run, up 78% on average since the January 2007 low, as evidenced by the chart below… (click to enlarge) What makes this most interesting is that Petrobras, the state owned Brazilian … Continue reading
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More annoying?
I’m sure the vast majority of Boulderites find the speaker in the suit more annoying. Readers of the blog know I’m on the other side. Hat-tip to Newmark’s Door.
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Lets hear it for Polar Bears
From todays Investors Business Daily an editorial on polar bears… Regulation: The Interior Department ruled Wednesday that the polar bear will be protected as a threatened species. Why special treatment for an animal whose population has more than doubled over … Continue reading
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Let’s hear it for America
Hat tip to Instapundit. Credit where it’s due from The Australian. The need to paint Americans as a greedy, selfish, war-mongering superpower cannot be disturbed by facts. It matters not that, in the year before the tsunami, the US provided … Continue reading
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Local sales tax
Here are the sales tax rates for Boulder.
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Boulder City Council make me LOL
Possible budget crunch coming up due to a decline in sales tax revenue. What is the first suggestion out of council members mouths? You guessed it… One of the possible solutions to a downturn in city revenue, some council members … Continue reading
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What if they actually taught?
Dr. Helen takes on Google contest “Doodle for Google” and teachers and asks the question… “What if …schools stopped brainwashing kids in PC rhetoric and actually taught them to read and write?” and answer it… We might have fewer kids … Continue reading
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Boulder ecocycle…
Where recylcing happens. I visit ecocyle almost every Sunday morning. The entrance… The view from the sign to the facility The various recycling categories… …and here we have the political stickers. If you live in Boulder and aren’t for Obama, … Continue reading
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Family parking
From the Boulder 29 street mall. I like it. Be sure to click on the photo to enlarge.
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Building Artwork…
Also in the alley behind the flower shop. I’m not sure what business this is associated with.
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No Parking!
Not even for 1 minute! Guess they’re serious. Taken in Longmont when I was ordering flowers for Mother’s Day. This is in the alley behind the flower shop.
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Berkshire holdings, 2008
Below are Berkshire holdings from the 2007 annual report. You can see the holdings reported in the 2006 annual report here.
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How’s Berkshire performed since the shareholder meeting
Not to well, with a 4% loss in the last two days alone (5/9 and 5/12) and an 8% loss since May 2nd. I’m sure Warren’s not bothered in the least, and I had no clue until I captured the … Continue reading
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“Now is the time to invest and get rich.” (1974)
A 1974 Forbes article profiling Warren Buffett, reprinted prior to this years shareholder meeting. His view of the market in 1974… How do you contemplate the current stock market, we asked Warren Buffett, the sage of Omaha, Neb. “Like an … Continue reading
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