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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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Inoffensive to our enemies
As Instapundit states, “Not only do the Democrats need to relearn this lesson“, I think “and fast” should be tacked on.
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Airline stocks
Well the market is open today, have you sold your airline stocks? Oil’s up around $4.65/barrel, have you sold your airline stocks? Let’s review the relationship between oil and airline stock performance… (click to enlarge) The green trace is the … Continue reading
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Vitamin D
Very informational article on Vitamin D in January (2008) issue of Scientific American. Key Concepts: Vitamin D, long associated only with its role in bone formation, is actually active throughout the human body, powerfully influencing immune system responses and cell … Continue reading
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CFL’s, turn them off when you leave the room
This Scientific American article on energy usage of flourescent lights, answers a question I had heard regarding the power surge of CFL’s (and regular flourescents) when switching them on… Turns out, however, that power surge is so brief that its … Continue reading
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Southerner’s aren’t Stupid
Jennifer Moses, a transplanted Northeasterner criticizes liberals for stereotyping the South. I consistently see this attitude from the know it all liberals in Boulder. For example… The common thread, of course, is that the South is a vast breeding ground … Continue reading
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Only $500,000 per family
The cost of government entitlement programs according to this USA today article. Taxpayers are on the hook for a record $57.3 trillion in federal liabilities to cover the lifetime benefits of everyone eligible for Medicare, Social Security and other government … Continue reading
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What did Warren do?
These two articles (here and here) examine what portfolio moves Berkshire Hathaway made in the first quarter. The most insightful comments came from value hedge fund manager Mohnish Pabrai: It turned out to be a fairly quiet quarter in the … Continue reading
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Leave my wife alone
Obama apparently believes his wife is above criticism. If be truly believes that, my recommendation is not to send her out on the campaign trail. Rachel Lucas shares with us her opinion of Obama’s thin skin and “threats”. First his … Continue reading
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Back to global warming
The Diplomad does a take down on Prince Charles, We have Britain’s number one believer, the otherwise never employed and unemployable, Prince Charles reportedly warning us that. and then wondering Oh, Lord, where to begin? But, first, does that “Prince” … Continue reading
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Farm and subsidies
Disgusting… When the current farm bill was proposed in February 2007, Bush wanted to provide subsidies only for farmers with incomes under $200,000 per year. The bill that just passed the House would provide subsidies for farmers who make up … Continue reading
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Didn’t hear about it, imagine that
From the editorial page of IBD today… Climate Change: Nearly 32,000 scientists sign a petition that says they reject the claim that humanity is causing global warming. The media, who are heavily invested in the Gore Consensus, yawn. but let’s … Continue reading
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Red light camera’s and right hand turns
Is it all about the money? Well, mostly anyway. Would Boulder do such a thing with their red-light cameras? I tend to think not, but they’re obviously a city looking for money when they’re busy taxing free cups of coffee. … Continue reading
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Boulder County and Rocky Mountain Christian Church
Boulder County should hope they don’t get this judge. I don’t believe he would have much sympathy for the County’s previous arguments.
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Pictures from the landgrab picnic
Talk about timely reporting, these picture are from the landgrab picnic on the Kirlin’s property. They were taken on Oct 13, 2007. Speaks for itself, doesn’t it? Long after the height of the festivities (I was late to the party … Continue reading
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Down with Judge Klein
“Greystonewest” as he/she is known on the Daily Camera website is apparently mounting an active compaign to have people vote against Judge Klein in the November election. From the comments section of the story reporting on Judge Kleins second ruling… … Continue reading
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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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