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Dell is not my favorite computer company. However, they are offering Windows XP again, that’s almost enough to make me change my mind. I hope other companies do the same. Another irritating factor in buying a new PC is all … Continue reading →

well you know. The Food and Drug Administration says vitamins, supplements, herbs and other natural substances, including water when it is used to “treat” dehydration, should be classified as drugs, and opponents have only until April 30 to express their … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-7toHrfL3c

send gold down $6/oz in minutes? A quick skim of Kitco.com doesn’t yield a specific event.

“I really thought the two ladies I interviewed with six years ago were just yanking my chain,” says Cynthia Burr, who manages Charan’s hideous schedule. “I said, ‘Where does he keep his stuff? Everybody has stuff.’ It’s really hard to … Continue reading →

Student Government Asks Reporters to Leave by Monday Will the press obey?

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that if she is elected president, she would make her husband a roaming ambassador to the world, using his skills to repair the nation’s tattered image abroad. Read the rest.

Glenn Reynolds tells you why here.

In the interest of fair play, you can read Alec’s response here. Sounds like he took some maturity pills or something. I’m sure Don Imus would like to “eat some of his words” too.

Here’s the message he left for his 11 year old daughter Ireland. Alec Baldwin is an a$$. http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_audio/0419_baldwin.mp3

Preventing, or highly regulating Internet access in the workplace apparently is NOT a good recruiting tool. When I graduated from college years ago I didn’t even consider IBM as a potential employer. White shirt, tie…. absolutely no way. I suspect … Continue reading →

From Instapundit on Republican’s and the Porkbusters project: House Republican leaders promise that even if lobby reform stalls – as it has – they will do something to rein in earmarks when they return to Capitol Hill next month. The … Continue reading →

If the price of gold is related to increasing inflation, than inflation must be increasing. If it’s not, the price of gold is definitely increasing, at least as measured in US $’s.

Peter Schiff of Europacific Investments outlines how inflation measurements have been tampered with over time to reduce the CPI and PPI inflation readings. The first step was convincing the markets that hedonic adjustments were okay. Next came the legitimization of … Continue reading →

The global warming advocates are having to reload their ammunition for this years hurricane season. Now they are hoping the real hurricane season, that begins in August will show up. Perhaps yes, perhaps no. Unlike the global warming advocates, I … Continue reading →

The Power Line blog has a great post Joe. If you don’t know, and I didn’t, Joe Rosenthal took this famous picture (among others). To bad it’s so easy to believe this comment from a Powerline reader… As soon as … Continue reading →

Brett Steenbarger claims trading teaches many life lessons. Trading is a crucible of life: it distills, in a matter of minutes, the basic human challenge: the need to judge, plan, and seek values under conditions of risk and uncertainty. In … Continue reading →

The article says California is on the brink of a global warming breakthrough. Made me think they had some great new technology or something. Not to worry, they are simply passing a law. I suppose “a breakthrough”, at least to … Continue reading →

For you non-financial types, Bill Gross of PIMCO investments is considered “the Bond King”. Dan Fuss from Loomis Sales has easily beaten Gross at his own game over the last 15 years. To be successful and perform as Gross and … Continue reading →