Archive for November, 2007
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Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
I had hopes of making the trip down to Times Square tomorrow, but sadly my schedule won’t allow it. There’s always next year. By the looks of things it’s very crowded. It’s elbow to elbow I’m sure.
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Murdoch Admits He Tells His Newspapers What To Print
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
“We Can Change The Way People Think”
By Darryl Mason
From The Orstrahyun
Okay, prepare yourselves, and try not to be too shocked by this revelation :
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Return from Piemonte
Submitted by THE WINE SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA
I was always one of those guys who was unaffected by jet- ag, no matter where I was traveling to or returning from. But this most recent trip–my wife and I spent the 10 days around Thanksgiving in the town of Costigliole d’Asti–seems to have gotten to me. I’m […]
A Mark Of Quality
Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
Jürgen von der Mark rented the vineyard in 2003…it contains 35 year-old vines…and his first vintage was concentrated & full (the vintage). The following year the wine became more elegant..and the 2005 is perhaps how he wants the wine to remain.
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Olé Olé Olé Un Buen Chardonnay
Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
For those not familiar with Europa—Mallorca (pronounced Ma-Yor-Ka.. only Homer Simpsons’ say Mall-Orka) is an island where my ‘youth’ went on holiday for wine, women and song..( Beer actually..I was oblivious to the grape back then).
Times have changed…over recent years the drunks etc.have been told they are not welcome..and […]
Net Exports Contribution to GDP Highest in 10 Yrs.
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The contribution of net exports of goods and services to real GDP growth in the third quarter was revised upward to 1.37% (from the original estimate of 0.90%), and contributed to half of the 1% upward revision of real GDP growth from 3.9% to 4.9%. Further, it was the largest percent contribution […]
Excess Housing Inventory: How Fast Are We Working it Off?
Submitted by Businomics Blog
We have too many new homes on the market. Take a look. (This chart shows new homes for sale that are either finished or under construction. The Census Bureau also counts houses on which construction has not begun. To me, that’s counting some developer’s hopes and dreams. […]
Handling Short-Term Volatility with a Longer-Term Method
Submitted by A Dash of Insight
Another post from the road…
Every trading system has a time frame. What works for short-term trading may be completely wrong for longer-term methods. In the extreme volatility of the last two weeks, we are sure there are some traders who are buying every dip and selling every rally. […]
Leading Democratic candidates Pros and Cons
Witten by Michael Vass
I want to remind everyone that on Saturday @ 2:30, TV One will have a live webcast of the Heartland Presidential Forum, featuring several leading Democratic Presidential candidates, and Republican candidates as well. This forum will feature candidates answering questions from the audience (and I don’t expect that any candidate will be […]
Goldman Sachs Says Sell, Sell, Sell
Submitted by Gold Stocks Blog
New home sales slowed more than most analysts predicted in October. The annual sales pace of new homes was 728,000 in October. This is up from the revised rate of 716,000 in September. Analysts surveyed were expecting a sales pace of 750,000 in October.
In early currency trading, the dollar rose […]
Say No to Salt
Submitted by Health Foods Blog
As a result of a request made in 2005 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a hearing on November 29, 2007 to debate levels of salt in processed food.
As far as consumer groups go, CSPI has the American […]
THE FED TO THE RESCUE? AGAIN?
Submitted by The Capital Spectator
The economy may or may not be slowing, but it’s clear that the stock market still loves the idea of lower interest rates.
Exhibit A is yesterday’s commentary from one Fed vice chairman. “Uncertainties about the economic outlook are unusually high right now,” Don Kohn advised the Council on Foreign Relations yesterday, […]
The Euro as the World’s Reserve Currency: A Progress Report
Submitted by Econbrowser
Back in 2005, Jeff Frankel and I presented a series of projections about the dollar’s role as the world’s dominant reserve currency. We concluded:
…Whether the euro might in the future rival or surpass the dollar as the world’s leading international reserve currency appears to depend on two things: (1) do enough other EU […]
Summer Real GDP Growth Highest in 4 Years
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. economy expanded at the fastest pace in four years during the third quarter, growing at a real annual rate of 4.9%, the Commerce Department reported today in making its second estimate of growth for the three-month period.
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Penny Stocks Picks Submitted By Dr. PennyStock
Submitted by Dr. PennyStock
Attention to these penny stocks:
AVTI - A very low float, able to make 1400% in one trading day, did that 4 months ago, yesterday did a doji with great volume.
INPC - Yesterday gave a very good signal, if it breaks 0.030, next stop at 0.042, let’s see what happens.
ITRO - Almost crossing […]
Recordings of the 19** series
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
This was one of Capcom’s most famous franchises of overhead scrolling shoot-em-ups. Let’s begin with the first entry, 1942:
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How About Turkey Cordon Bleu?
Submitted by Chef Tom Cooks!
Okay, I know many of you are probably sick and tired of all this turkey talk. I have one last turkey recipe for everyone. This recipe is both low in fat and carbohydrates.
1 Tbs flour
1/4 tsp back pepper
1/4 tsp poultry seasoning
4 boneless turkey breast cutlets.
1 Tbs olive oil
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Sports Illustrated Snubs NASCAR Again, Or Is It Just Jimmie Johnson?
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Again this year the Sports Illustrated issue following the crowning of the NASCAR Champion has little more than a footnote on the cover about the Champ and the end of a long 36 race, coast to coast, NASCAR season.
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Marsaxlokk market is what you get when non-human animals are considered human property
Submitted by Animal Rights Malta’s Blog
Simone Aquilina writes the following letter in today’s The Times:
“I am writing to utter my complete disgust at what I saw the other day at the market in Marsaxlokk. Apart from this market being a disorganised chaos and looking more like a market out of a third world country, a […]
Check out Buddy the Dog “rotti”
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Make sure you have your sound on… this is really too funny!!!
Shocking Cruelty in Tahlequah, OK
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Dog and cats abandoned at a Tahequah property after the owner just up and left… one to two months ago!
The exact number of animals has not been verified but it’s somewhere between 10 and 20. There were actually some animals, dog and cats, found alive inside the abandoned […]
The Perverse Imbalances between Town and Country
Submitted by unsettling economics
I am writing this paper for a seminar I will give at Yale. Any comments would be appreciated. It still needs work.
yale.doc
End All Government Involvement in Education
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Prayers in school, sex education and “intelligent design” are contentious school issues. I believe parents should have the right to decide whether their children will say a morning prayer in school, be taught “intelligent design” and not be given school-based sex education. I also believe other parents should have the right not […]
Quote of the Day II
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The writers’ strike basically shapes up as a couple of third cousins at Thanksgiving dinner arguing over who gets a slightly larger slice of the billion dollar pumpkin pie: the writers who create the movies and shows, or the corporations who actually take all the financial risk that allows us Hollywood writers […]
Quote of the Day; Blogging is Like Being Married…
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
There’s an old newspaper saying, attributed to Lewis Grizzard, that “Being a newspaper columnist is like being married to a nymphomaniac. Every time you think you’re through, you have to start all over again.”
I think the same could be said for being a blogger.