Higher Taxes: a POOR Excuse for an Energy Policy

A doctor is giving a diagnosis to a patient, "Mr. Smith, I am afraid you have diabetes. That means your body is not producing enough insulin. Thankfully today we have a cure, all we have to do is raise your doctors fees." Sound stupid right? Well that is what the Democratic party is suggesting as an energy policy, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 10:15:57

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November 20, 2008

rites of passages for boys where they became men over their fresh kill. These days, that rarely happens in a suburban cul-de-sac, but you do have the opportunity to grant your son responsibility in front of a family gathering. When you decide the time is right for your son to carve the turkey – and that may come because of age, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 05:37:45

I could blog about

My car not starting because of the horrific bone chilling cold, freezing my gas line. At least that’s what my Step-Dad said ... and puffing on the elliptical. No worries. She plans on working out until the day she goes ... when I am old and all boozed out, I will be all about French Fries and daytime television. I’m kidding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:45:06

DrumBeat: December 1, 2008

A Shore Thing? Why Offshore Wind Power Will Likely Struggle Offshore wind power is the Holy Grail of renewable energy: It’s clean, abundant, ... and leadership can still make a profound difference! Factors close to home dictate 'fair' oil price ... of view. Oilpatch spending plans soften CALGARY [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 13:48:47

Our Gold Watch

For the past seven years, this blog has been a pleasure to write, and the response to it has been quite heartening ... friends, spending time with us at our house, or going out to dinner when they were in town (or we were ... , this past summer also saw some of the S&As of OF visit us once more: storm damage to the house [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 18:03:31

Not Your Mother’s Wedding

Ed Wang chose August 8 to propose to Tara Prigge, because in numerology, 8-8 represents prosperity and luck. Months later, invitations to their wedding in Washington, D.C., carried the “double happiness” symbol. But that was about as Chinese as the couple envisioned their nuptials to be [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 09:05:34

ticketing frenzy. But will the new law really make our roads safer? Some say no--we've got "brain overload." The Bottleneck Blog's Steve Hymon had a sit-down with City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel and she revealed her plans to make transit more user-friendly, including getting buses to drop-off and pick [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 07:09:37

French Premier Francois Fillon: We’re on “the edge of the abyss” By Mike Whitney

Dandelion Salad Note: I added the video that Mike Whitney cited. By Mike Whitney 10/06/08 ‘”ICH” Years from today, when the current financial crisis is over, historians are likely to agree that it would have been far better if the Bush administration had declared a state of emergency earlier in the process so that the necessary steps could [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 23:51:16

1932 Bonus March - Re Patton; MacArthur; Eisenhower, etc.

The most notable domestic use of Regular troops in twenty years of peace happened in the nation’s capital in the summer of 1932. Some thousands of “Bonus Marchers” remained in Washington after the adjournment of Congress dashed their hopes for immediate payment of a bonus for military service in World War I [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 22:09:45

Analysis of Lousiana "Academic Freedom" bill

This was just posted as a comment by “laminu” to the Help Louisiana post. I’m promoting it (with some minor editing for a few typos) ... Civil Code was developed by three pretty darn good Louisiana lawyers from French (a projet of the Code ... with elsewhere in French law. (Louisiana had been Spanish, not French, for decades when Jefferson sent [more...]

Date: 2008-06-29 22:10:19

Steve Parker: Clean-diesels hit the market; VW's 2009 Jetta TDI already hard to find

This post was written originally for the Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper (www.smdp.com) so please excuse the few Southern California references . ... the dust off some of their oldest marketing plans to get Americans interested in cars and trucks outfitted with new, clean-diesel engines. And some of those plans call for using racing to get "clean [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 06:46:08

Zionists in America, A to Z

I hope it's okay with Malooga and Bernhard at MofA, but I'm posting this entire piece. It's very, very long, and you'll probably need to spend some hours both reading it and following its links... but this is the essential information we all need to master in confronting the racist and malignant movement known as Zionism [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:16:00

sunday.

ridiculously busy saturday, called for a relaxing sunday spent the morning alone with madeline then friend cara stopped by to join us for lunch ... to get her some clothing with skulls. tried to convince cara to cancel her plans for the night. she did. so we continued madeline’s stroller ride up the blvd. light. free. up. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 02:50:25

The POEt

He invented the modern short story and the genre of detective fiction tales which led to Sherlock Holmes, he wrote science fiction and works about alchemy and cryptographic systems, he told macabre stories of horror and terror, he is one of the greatest icons in my personal universe and today we have the honour to celebrate his 200th birthday… [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:48:00

WALL STREET PLUNGES TO FIVE YEAR LOW

Stocks plunged for a second day running on Wall Street on Tuesday, while those in Europe were mixed, ... in Europe after the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and EU finance ministers ... dollars after it unveiled plans to slash its dividend and raise 10 billion dollars by selling new shares [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 22:00:44

Aid for Katrina’s Disabled Homeless Population Could Be Cut

Congress may be preparing to ax a $76-million Katrina aid package that would provide housing assistance to physically and mentally disabled homeless ... . With the House making plans to trim $108 billion from the bill, the domestic Katrina housing assistance ... by House Democrats. As reported in the Times-Picayune, House Democratic leaders are trying to [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 20:30:58

DrumBeat: October 25, 2008

Crisis could trigger big public transit payments WASHINGTON (AP) — Transit agencies around the country may have to come up with billions of dollars to repay investors as long-term financing deals disintegrate, a result of the global credit crisis that could eventually affect millions of commuters [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 14:00:26

DrumBeat: December 9, 2008

Oil and OPEC: Can the Cartel Possibly Cut Production Enough? Just how daunting is OPEC’s challenge to rein in falling oil prices? Beyond its control, if economist and oil-market analyst Philip Verleger is right. Mr. Verleger, a former Carter administration official, academic, and energy-industry consultant, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 13:44:44

Thoughts for a Saturday Morning

© Zoriah/www.zoriah.com The End of Hypocrisy: Crime's Gleeful Abandon in GazaMore and more, comment on Israel's savage attack on the people of Gaza seems superfluous. The facts -- even the modicum of facts that can be gleaned through the deadly wall of Israeli censorship and the perverse and sinister distortions of the American media -- speak [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:13:00

Lance Armstrong's Hill Country Hideaway

SELLER: Lance ArmstrongLOCATION: Deadman's Hole, Dripping Springs, TXPRICE: $12,000,000SIZE: 4,241 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms (total0DESCRIPTION: Spectacular resort like ranch with 447.8 acres (hcad). Ownership in Deadman's ... , beautiful grassy pastures & 7 miles of hike/bike trails. Fab 4bd, 4ba main house on hilltop w/ exquisite [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:10:00

Portugal Sustains

“Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental” - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have steadily stuck their neck [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:37:23

Ossetia-Russia-Georgia By Noam Chomsky

Dandelion Salad By Noam Chomsky 09/11/08 “ICH” Aghast at the atrocities committed by US forces invading the Philippines, and the rhetorical flights about liberation and noble intent that routinely accompany crimes of state, Mark Twain threw up his hands at his inability to wield his formidable weapon of satire [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 19:20:42

Operation Cast Lead Wed Dec 31st

Yesterday saw palestinian terrorists send 50+ rockets into Israel, including the Be’er Sheva region, ... others, attend) have been cancelled for today, and the White House continues to shows its support ... . 9:28AM: The Obama vacation protesters. Is it just me, or are all overweight, white-bearded men [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 03:48:38

The Garden of 2009

January never really feels like the beginning of the year to me ... , and it reminded me how much I love growing unusual and hard-to-find vegetables. I've already made plans ... be disappearing; bizarre French melons covered with a thick, warty skin that looks like a winter squash [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:47:37

Time to Redecorate the White House

Two days before the big day that often seemed as if it would never arrive and to many of us couldn’t come fast enough, President-elect Barack Obama and his family have officially moved into the Blair House ... t know that I’ve ever met a woman who didn’t look forward to moving into a new house, though I’ll concede [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:57:45

DrumBeat: December 10, 2008

U.S. gasoline use to decline most since 1979-80 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S ... opposition to auto bailout Republicans revolt as House begins procedural votes on the loan package ... such as Tupi, and will have no problem meeting its investment plans, Gabrielli told reporters in Rio [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:52:25

Permanent Link to

January 20th, 2009 GG makes surprise Afghanistan visit GOVERNOR-General Quentin Bryce has made surprise visit to Australian troops in Afghanistan and has spent the night in the war-torn country. US stocks close sharply lower ... House NEW US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama departed the US Capitol today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:18:08

The Socialization of the Mortgage Business

Unless you own an oil well or a goldmine, 2008 has been a bad year…a $3 trillion haircut for U.S ... of housing…Aquaculture in Iowa…seems that everyone has a house for sale - but no buyers in sight… ... held steady yesterday - in the face of Saudi plans to pump another 200,000 barrels a day. The dollar [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 15:23:02

The U.S. as a Banana Republic?

Plane Ditches in New York River, All Aboard are SafeReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday and officials said everyone was rescued."We've had a miracle on the Hudson," New York Gov [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:10:00

Time to Redecore the White House

Two days before the big day that often seemed as if it would never arrive and to many of us couldn’t come fast enough, President-elect Barack Obama and his family have officially moved into the Blair House ... t know that I’ve ever met a woman who didn’t look forward to moving into a new house, though I’ll concede [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:57:45

Secret Life of the American Teenager - Season 1, Episode 14

Thanks for stopping by our blog! You can read about previous episodes of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" by clicking the label "Media" ... what he things about Amy calling Ricky to see what financial help he plans to provide. Ben says he doesn't want ... plans for supporting her child? What does her current job pay? If she doesn't currently [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:30:59

Morning Brief: Over to you, House

Morning Brief: Over to you, House Thu, 10/02/2008 - 8:05am Top Story Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images The U.S ... ." Now, it's up to the House of Representatives to pass it after rejecting an earlier version on Monday. Here's the new draft ... House members. Tax provisions, such as a tax break for Hollywood studios, added more than $100 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 12:05:10

Carnivals, Festivals and Linklove

I had a guest post on raising children bilingually, on one of my favorite fellow Thesis user’s blogs: Gidget Loves Languages. ‘Gidget’ aka Nicole is a former Spanish teacher raising her daughter bilingually, and sharing her experiences (and some Spanish vocabulary) along the way. She also has another blog, Gidget Goes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 11:00:50

The Problem is the Solution?

I am no economic genius. Far from it, actually. However, ... , meetings are being held, phone calls are being made, plans are being hatched. Still, even knowing as little ... one for Billy as well. By the time the burgers are done, and the last french fry is gone, both Billy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 16:52:52

PalArab news roundup

Three Gazans were killed in yet another smuggling tunnel collapse in Rafah.Fatah plans to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Yasir Arafat's death in Gaza. Not sure yet ... like inadequate schools and declining house sales in East Jerusalem. Simultaneously, Tamimi gave a fatwa [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 01:02:00

What do Teens Really Want? — Romantic Desire, Courtship, and Marriage in Twilight and Four Christmases

Coming out of an advance screening of Twilight, I was surrounded by throngs of breathless adolescents and young adults. By my count, about eighty percent of the audience was female, while the other twenty percent of the audience that was male was, somewhat unwillingly, towed along [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 07:03:34

DrumBeat: September 30, 2008

Oil Drops Most in 17 Years in Quarter on Economy Woes (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures plunged 28 percent in the third quarter, their biggest decline since 1991, amid concern that slowing economic growth will curtail global demand and as the dollar advanced. Oil traded within a $56 range in the quarter, reaching a record $147 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 14:03:02

DrumBeat: October 17, 2008

The dark side of lower prices NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stock prices have plunged in recent weeks. So have oil prices. Most Americans probably see the former as terrible news and the latter as a ray of sunshine at a dark time. But both could contribute to a growing concern among economists - deflation [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 13:14:58

Consumer civilization collapses. Now it's all up to MAKE magazine!

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/12/remake_the_world.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890 In a recent column, titled An Upside to the Economic Downside, Ellen Goodman wrote: Sociologists will tell you that the most powerful impetus to change is not a new discovery. It's when you learn what you already knew [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 11:54:01

How to become a Birthmother: Chapter 1

Some people have read this already, some have not.It's the whole damn thing.. how I came to be a birthmother. How I ended up in that place where I was open to adopiton to save me from this situration I got myself in. This is the story of getting myself in it.Oddly enough, 22 years ago today....just occuring to me now....so this is me.. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:13:00

EaterWire: Cheyenne Moving South, Team USA Readies, Porn in Bushwick

CHELSEA— The current owner of Cheyenne Diner is close to clinching a deal with a buyer ... to a buyer in Alabama, who plans to relocate and restore it in the heart of Dixie...'I think he’s very ... over on the grounds of the French Laundry: "Last week, the chef duo completed a practice run—which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:41:08

Leafy Green Horror: Jean Nouvel Tower Shelved Indefinitely

One of the first high-profile casualties of the economic collapse, Jean Nouvel's pretty green tower ain't happening, ... house fifty or so billionaires." C'est horrible! Au revoir, Nouvel. A look back at the whole green process: February 2008: At a midday press conference at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, French [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 20:35:53

Morning Brief: Suspense and suspension

Morning Brief: Suspense and suspension Thu, 09/25/2008 - 9:34am Top Story MANDEL NGAN/Getty ImagesIn a surprise move, John McCain "suspended" ... to meet with him at the White House today. The Times' Vikas Bajaj explains why it's so hard to put ... expelled U.N. monitors and announced plans to restart its nuclear program.  India and Pakistan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 12:50:16

2002 Video Flashback- Eric Holder: Terrorist Detainees Don't Fall Under Geneva Conventions

President-Elect Obama’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Holder, had a 2002 interview with CNN’s Paula Zahn, ( ... in the new Obama White House. Talking with CNN’s Paula Zahn in 2002, Holder had a different take on who fell ... and find out what their future plans might be, where other cells are located; under the Geneva [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:38

Crunks 2008: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Editor’s Note: This site doesn’t accept advertising. It’s purely a volunteer effort on my part, and I’d be grateful if you’d consider purchasing a copy of the Regret the Error book, which won an award from the National Press Club this year. You can learn more about the book and read some reviews here [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 12:01:30

My Inauguration Gift To Barack Obama

My Inauguration Gift To Barack Obama We are on the Eve of the Inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America. As an historian, I am both fascinated and proud of the fact that we will be placing a mixed race black man in the White House. As a political scientist, I could care less about his skin color [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:43:00

Obama's First Press Conference: Mission Accomplished?

Obama's First Press Conference: Mission Accomplished? Barack Obama used his first press conference since winning the presidential election earlier this week to sound a reassuring note on the economy even while acknowledging that he has limited tools at his disposal to turn things around before he formally takes office in January [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 20:40:17

Russia's Mysterious, Faceless New Oil Plutocrat

Not long ago, the Financial Times did some digging around Geneva-based oil trader Gunvor, which later prompted a defensive letter to the editor from the shadowy owner Gennady Timchenko. Today we finally have the very first interview with him in the Wall Street Journal, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 16:23:14

friday, saturday.

(still a little bit behind…oh, and we had some database problems this morning ... . today there are no plans. we enjoyed a lazy friday. this friday is our last friday at home ... in the house every once in awhile ***saturday*** slept in until 6:00. my baby beat me by almost two [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 08:16:55

Army Looks to Save Its 'Future'

With budget tights and tolerance for high-price technology programs growing thin, the Army today is announcing plans to revamp its massive $200 billion modernization effort, called ... to consist of plans to accelerate those technologies the Army thinks are most needed in the field [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 19:20:37

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