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Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Energy efficiency is the cheapest, most immediately available New Energy. From Echelon via GreenEnergyTV.
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The Story of Stuff #5: Consumption
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
The credit crunch: It all starts here. 1% of all consumer goods last more than 6 months…Planned obsolescence wasn’t good enough so they invented PERCEIVED obsolescence. 6 minutes that could change the life of someone willing to listen. Via YouTube.
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Stirling Energy Systems – Energy from the Sun
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Alien invaders? No. The newest thing in solar power plants. Via YouTube.
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Witold Woyda, Olympic champion dead at 68
Submitted by Fencing Blog
Written by Michael Vass
The fencing world has taken a serious blow today as news is out about the death of Witold Woyda. Mr. Woyda was an Olympic champion competing in 4 Olympics and won a bronze, a silver, as well as 2 gold medals…
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ALERT: Hoax Email re: John’s Hopkins Cancer Center
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Just an FYI to everyone –
There’s an email circulating around called “Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins” which makes false claims about how cancer spreads and recommends methods for treating the disease.
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Black Forest Trip
Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
Just in case you start to pine as there will be no notes from
Sunday 11th May until Sunday 18th May..don’t worry…
I’ll still be drinking..but in the Black Forest….
no..not in the actual forest…but in our little hideaway..
Rebstock..Kappelrodeck-Waldulm
Don’t drink any bad wines while I’m away!!!
Barry Drinks Beaujolais
Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
Don’t ask…OK……if you insist..the last time I bought..let alone drank….a Beaujolais was yonks (a long time) ago. It used to be a headache wine…
New wine drinkers would ask why Beaujolais does not appear on the label..well..you gotta learn the ‘Villages’ names..then you will know that Moulin à Vent, Chiroubles […]
Tips For Exercise Newbies
Submitted by Café Physique
Appetizer
Get your fitness plan off to a good start
Main Course
We all have to start somewhere. If you are thinking about taking the very first step towards lifelong health by starting an exercise regimen, keep these tips in mind to make your transition to the fit life a bit smoother:
Err On the Side […]
Happy Mothers Day Mom’s
Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Photo Credit Me!
My wife Patty and son Adam.
I’ve been seriously slacking here. I’ll try to post more often…. life has been crazy and I have too many logs on the fire.
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The world of trading cards
Submitted by Trading Cards Blog
Written by Michael Vass
The world of trading cards has certainly come along quite a ways since 1887. For many years the only trading cards were the baseball cards that would come with a stick of gum. Fans of one particular team or another would amass huge collections of cards, and mothers […]
Science, Not Wishful Thinking : Cannabis Kills Pain
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Millions of sane and happy people across the West use cannabis infrequently for pain relief, often because the pharmaceuticals available can’t do the same job, with so few side effects. As the scientific data mounts in favor of medicinal cannabis, surely the days can only be numbered when doing so remains […]
Men In Bright, Tight Clothing Work Covertly For The United Nations
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
The Robert Downey Iron Man movie certainly isn’t the first piece of American entertainment where a fictional superhero steps in to do what the military and politicians cannot.
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Short Eco Fighters taping
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
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Killzone 2: new gameplay video, screenshots and release date
Submitted by videogame2play
The recent Sony Gamer’s Day in London, England offered a fresh glimpse of Killzone 2 from Guerrilla Games. Check out the latest gameplay footage and 4 new screenshots - unfortunately there was also news of yet another delay, this one pushing Killzone 2 into February 2009.
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Developing and Evaluating Trading Systems
Submitted by A Dash of Insight
Improved technology, more power. We would expect this to be good.
In fact, more power can enable us to do exactly the wrong thing.
This happens all of the time with the world’s most powerful computer, the human mind. A year ago we reviewed analysts who thought the market looked […]
Why Did the Mortgage Crisis Happen, Part 5
Submitted by Businomics Blog
In Part 1, I asked why the mortgage mess happened, and why did it happen when it did.
Part 2 explains the role of the Great Moderation and the mild housing cycle in the 2001 recession.
Part 3 explains the role played by securitization of mortgages.
Part 4 explains how the 2001 recession set up […]
I Had A Dream…….. (IN CAPS)
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
DETROIT FREE PRESS–Congressional Democrats, including Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, increased their calls Thursday for an energy bill (FIRST CLASS MAIL BILL) aimed at lowering record oil and gasoline prices (STAMP PRICES) – and putting OPEC (UNITED STATES POST OFFICE) under U.S. antitrust laws.
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And You Thought Gasoline Prices Were High? The U.S. Postal Monopoly Has Its Privileges
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Unconscionably Excessive Stamp Prices?
Over the last 89 years, the average retail price of gasoline has increased almost 14X, from 25.5 cents per gallon in 1919 to $3.517 per gallon in 2008, according to annual price data from the EIA. Over the same period, the price of a first-class stamp in the U.S. […]
Ford’s State-of-the-Art Factory in Camaçari, Brazil: A Model for Ford’s Future. But The UAW Hates It.
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
DETROIT NEWS–This state-of-the-art manufacturing complex in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia is not only the centerpiece of Ford’s Brazilian turnaround plan, it is also one of the most advanced automobile plants in the world. It is more automated than many of Ford’s U.S. factories, and leaner and more flexible than any […]
Drivers Making Big Adjustments to High Gas Prices?
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
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Proximity and Power: The Teachers’ Union is #1
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Of the 25 most influential interest groups, the teachers’ union is the closest to the capitol in 14 of the 50 states. By contrast, the AFL-CIO is the closest in seven states. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Federation of Independent Business are the closest in five states, […]
January Traffic Volume Drops By -1.7%, The Largest Percentage Decline Since At Least 1992
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
According to the most recent report on traffic volume trends from the Federal Highway Administration (Dept. of Transportation), “Travel on all roads and streets changed by -1.7% for January 2008 compared with January 2007. Travel for the month is estimated to be 226.7 billion vehicle miles.”
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How are you celebrating your mom?
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Did you know that Mother’s Day dates back to ancient Greece? Back then, they used to celebrate Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. The Romans had a similar celebration to honor their mother of the gods, Juno and that celebration involved gifts. Mother’s Day in the United Stated was […]
Turn Coal Into Diamonds
Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Way back in March 2005, on a sunny spring morning in a beautiful training facility in a gorgeous Toronto neighborhood, I met with a new client - we’ll call her Anna - for her first real training session in over 10 years.
But there was a dark cloud over our heads that […]
Benjamin Wallace at the Free Library
Submitted by Wine Reviews from the Wine School
Benjamin Wallace – author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar – will be appearing at the Free Library of Philadelphia on Sunday, May 18, 3:00 PM for a talk and book signing.
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