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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
And rather than follow the conventional path of indebting yourself for 13-years so that you can attend university for four, and then fork over the bulk of your pay to the government, instead focus on learning tangible, valuable skills overseas.Government Cheese
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When you’re Philosophy is “Government has all the answers…”
you make promises like this: Thanks President Obama.
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Obama, Energy, Politics: Not in that order.
Obama Energy Policy: Obama’s green-technology program was infused with politics at every level Added at 10a 12/26:Glenn Reyonlds comments: “All the “stimulus” and “green energy” stuff was never anything but a program to put taxpayer money into the hands of … Continue reading
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Ali Abdullah Saleh: Wants to come to the US for medical care. Why? I keep reading that our medical care sucks here.
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Cronyism
NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg: Nominates Chuck Schumer’s brotherinlaw for judgeship. What no one mentioned is that McNulty, 57, was the last-minute choice of Lautenberg, who had been leaning toward other candidates until surprisingly submitting McNulty’s name to the White House. … Continue reading
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The wonderful Canadian Health Care System
One of the treatments my daughter has had for her ulcerative colitis (UC) is REMICADE. She had it prior to her colectomy last May. While it worked temporarily it wasn’t the solution for her and she ended up having a … Continue reading
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“I would advise Vladimir Putin to leave now. He has had his three terms: two as president and one as prime minister. Three terms — that is enough,”
So says Mikhail Gorbachev. Rally participants densely packed a broad avenue, which has room for nearly 100,000 people, about 2.5 kilometers (some 1.5 miles) from the Kremlin, as the temperature dipped well below freezing. They chanted “Russia without Putin!” A … Continue reading
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The Cost of Safety
It’s not measured in dollars, it’s measured in freedom. Congress is set to give the green light on funding for a massive expansion of TSA checkpoints, with the federal agency already responsible for over 9,000 such checkpoints in the last … Continue reading
Here’s what happens when you allow adverse selection
From a health insurance website: Next to my gym there is a taco wagon. It has been there for years. I know the owner. He knows I sell health ins. Late last summer he tells me he needs a knee … Continue reading
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Glenn Reynolds: Why isn’t requiring ID to fly a racial burden on the right to travel? Extrapolating on Eric Holder’s issues with voter ID.
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Inflating College education bubble
“… a product that costs more and more. But consumers don’t care about the price because they’re convinced it will be worth a lot of money in the future…. and besides they’re paying with cheap borrowed money”. Eh… what’s not … Continue reading
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Calutron Girls…
Photograph by Ed Westcott. Read more about The Calutron Girls. I got to meet Gladys, the only time Y-12 was opened to the public. She was sitting in that exact same location (perhaps even chair?). According to the Historic Oak … Continue reading
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Faith in Government
But here’s the curious thing: While whipping up fear about mercury in the outdoors, the EPA is actively downplaying mercury’s health risks when it comes out of fluorescent bulbs inside people’s homes. The explanation of this apparent hypocrisy? What both … Continue reading
Once in a lifetime experience….
and the non-sarcastic version of the “you can’t make this stuff up” label! h/t to Althouse.
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“When liberals attack liberals! What to look for: 1. They’ll call each other conservatives. 2. Race card. 3. Lawsuit!” – Althouse
Ann Althouse: Madison school board voes down charter school designed to lift up poor minority kids.
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New book “Everything Obama Knows About the Economy”….
… is completely blank.Work of absolute genius.
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Price Discovery #1: Torn biceps tendon
A few years ago my wife felt a pain in her shoulder/bicep while moving the Christmas Tree. At the time, we didn’t think much of it. However, the pain didn’t improve and months later she saw a specialist. The suspicion … Continue reading
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Aren’t Republicans supposed to be pro-business?
When being pro-market is different.
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Medical Costs: Lessons in price discovery
If you want to control medical costs, you have two choices, price discovery or government regulation. I have some personal experience in price discovery and I’ll be posting about in the next day or two. Frankly, you might be able … Continue reading
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Obama: Hypocrisy in action
GlennReynolds:As I keep saying, I don’t want to hear one more goddamn thing about my carbon footprint. and Worries about spending and carbon footprints are for the little people. and I might add, the psuedo intellectual progressives (an oxymoran … Continue reading
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