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Revenue in Colorado’s 3 gambling towns fell 10% in February after the statewide smoking ban was expanded to include casino’s. A statewide smoking ban was extended to the state’s 40 casinos on Jan. 1 and the drop in revenue was … Continue reading →

DARPA’s (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) toy robot looks like much more than a toy to me. Read about it here as well as watch the robot walking in snow, on ice and climbing up and down a pile of … Continue reading →

Transition from Solar Cycle 23 – 24. Sunspots of both polarities are shown in this article.

With leaders such as these, no wonder there are so many problems in Africa… In May 2002, in the midst of a severe food shortage in sub-Saharan Africa, the government of Zimbabwe turned away 10,000 tons of corn from the … Continue reading →

Do you know what “Clover” is? If you don’t and you’re a coffee aficionado, you soon will. Who knew coffee had so many flavors? Using a complex brew process, the boxy black and silver Clover aims to coax each of … Continue reading →

Great pictures. It’s like another world!

I wonder why Jeremiah Wright hates a country that has treated him so well? Take a peek at his future home.

Enough of “You’re special” according to Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. ‘We need to stop endlessly repeating ‘You’re special’ and having children repeat that back,’ said the study’s lead author, Professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. … Continue reading →

The investigation is focusing on a contract worker related to the Obama campaign. Glenn Reynolds concludes… I suspect this is a case of idle curiosity and coincidental connections — but had the coincidental connection been with the McCain campaign, people … Continue reading →

The things we do for love…. Michael Clark and Matthew Musnicki, both 18, were dangling from a rope tied to an interstate bridge and trying to spray paint their mates’ names on the concrete when they were stopped in the … Continue reading →

pretty much means no global warming. I agree with Instapundit, it’s Bush’s fault. Liberals, this is an NPR story!

pretty much means no global warming. I agree with Instapundit, it’s Bush’s fault. Liberals, this is an NPR story!

Here is a chart of the Vanguard S&P 500 mutual fund with dividends reinvested. It does show Zero Day (or damn close) occuring. Click on picture to enlarge. Chart courtesy of TC2000 for mutual funds. I’m not sure if you … Continue reading →

According to Bill Donahue of the Proactive Fund Investor newsletter, Zero Day is the day when the total return (capital gains plus reinvested dividends) of the S&P 500 are zero for the decade. This metric apparently turned negative on March … Continue reading →

Glenn Reynolds nails it: Or he could just be a jerk.

I knew you could. From kitco.com

I know next to nothing about horseback riding, but this obviously takes a lot of skill. Combine this with the story of her father’s recent passing and it is touching indeed.

Stolen directly from Instapundit. I think Obama’s pastor is the beginning of the end of his campaign. No one goes to a Church for that long unless they believe and look forward to the message eminating from the pulpit. Read … Continue reading →

Unbelievable… A Boulder salon owner has been ticketed for dyeing her miniature poodle pink — and the woman said she plans to fight back. Cici is a “breast-cancer awareness dog” that’s been showing off her pink coat for three years … Continue reading →