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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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Where did the water go?
Milliken Colorado lost between 750,000 and 1 million gallons of water. The comments are entertaining as well. Hat-tip to Drudge
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Financial Bailout: How much Liquidity
In the January issue of Stocks, Futures and Options magazine there’s a sidebar on how much liquidity has been pumped into the system. The numbers are from James Bianco of Bianco Research. He says, “In 2008, the Federal Reserve has … Continue reading
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Digital natives vs. digital immigrants
The Google generation thinks differently… NATIVES v IMMIGRANTS Digital nativesLike receiving information quickly from multiple media sources.Like parallel processing and multi-tasking.Like processing pictures, sounds and video before text.Like random access to hyperlinked multimedia information.Like to network with others.Like to learn … Continue reading
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No pay raise for Congress
Congress is set to receive an automatic 2.8% pay raise. Although small, the symbolism is large. A public debate would be nice. Hat-tip to Instapundit.
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20 unhealthiest drinks in America
Quit the unhealthy drinks and lose 25 lbs in 6 weeks! I told Bill to start with beverages because between soda, coffee drinks, smoothies, and booze, he was sipping away more than a quarter of his daily calories. He’s not … Continue reading
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Obama photo-op with Marines
This is disappointing… I’m an active duty naval officer stationed in Pearl Harbor. I was there for the president-elect’s appearance. The crowd was respectful, as you might expect from today’s professional Marines. The reception was a short photo-op kind of … Continue reading
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Is stimulus a good thing?
Aside from the obvious danger of inflation in the not too distant future shouldn’t “we the people”, be worried about the more basic danger of the expansion of government? Boulderites, don’t worry, I’m not talking to you!
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Boulder photo radar trap
Uugh, I really don’t like this photo radar speed trap that the city puts on North Broadway. The Boulder police locate their van just above the hill on Broadway past the intersection of Broadway and Linden drive as you head … Continue reading
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Global Warming?
It’s time for the great global warming panic to end. First, all over the world, temperatures have been dropping in a way wholly unpredicted by all those computer models which have been used as the main drivers of the scare. … Continue reading
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Oil continues to decline
If it was an indicator of a healthier economy, I think people would almost wish for higher oil prices.
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Oil continues to decline
If it was an indicator of a healthier economy, I think people would almost wish for higher oil prices.
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all. Our family spent a lazy day opening presents, watching Tim Allen Santa Claus movies, playing liverpool rummy and watching some of the House Marathon on USA.
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Investigations Math
From Kitchen Table Math (go there to get the link to the letter)… In a December 19, 2008 letter to the editor of the Frederick News Post, Steve Wilson, a math professor from Johns Hopkins University, issues a warning “not … Continue reading
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Textbooks have their uses
One of Forster’s lab mates was completely lost. He offered to help her, starting by urging her to read the textbook and ignore the teacher. She went from a D to an A. And you know what? I’m married to … Continue reading
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Naughty Santa
Santa’s helpers are busy covering the red-light and speed enforcement cameras. When they’re done in Tempe, I hope they come to Boulder.
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Christmas lights are bad for the environment
Why am I not surprised, Christmas lights produce greenhouse gasses, harming the environment. Who knew? Coal belongs in these scientists stockings. SCIENTISTS have warned that Christmas lights are bad for the planet due to huge electricity waste and urged people … Continue reading
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Jim Rogers on the government printing money
Printing gigantic amounts of money leads to inflation. Commodity shortage coming. Oil reserves declining at a rate of 7% per year.
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No Salt in Seattle
A fairly informative article regarding the pros and cons of using salt to rid streets of snow. I found this alleged factoid interesting… A second study that year found that the use of rock salt to melt street ice had … Continue reading
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Economic stimulus
According to VP elect Joe Biden, $850 billion stimulus package is just around the corner… The Obama administration is nearing agreement with congressional Democrats on a huge emergency spending bill intended to jolt the U.S. economy and create 3 million … Continue reading
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