Saturday, March 12, 2011

Oil is found in between a rock and a hard place---Is it a coincidence that is where we find ourselves in terms of our national energy policy??

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Dependence on oil--the bane of our existence. There are a couple of interesting trends in this graph.  One is the change in oil consumption ...
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Compiling your NCAA College Basketball Brackets right now? STOP! I may have the secret to success right here...

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Well, I don't have the secret, but the article below might give you some help in deciding---it is not how good your team is, but how far...
Friday, March 11, 2011

Don't you HATE it when you see someone has beaten you to your "Million Dollar Idea"? My island purchase is going to have to wait...

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DANG IT!! I think of this EVERYTIME I use a public restroom, wash my hands, then grab the handle open the door...God Bless them. I hope they...
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Can China compete with American manufacturing? Yes, you read that right...

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Is US manufacturing in decline?  Are manufacturing jobs in decline? If you answered "yes" to both of these questions, you would be...
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The WRONG way to do Social Enterprise as only xkcd can illustrate...

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 XKCD 

See the projected path of the Tsunami waves from the earthquake in Japan...Quite amazing!

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Source: Business Insider
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Apple provides workers a safety net in China---but it is not the kind of safety net you are thinking about...I guess there IS an APP for that!

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Source: Wired   ""It’s hard not to look at the nets. Every building is skirted in them. They drape every precipice, steel poles...

Brief overview of several Middle-Eastern countries---Yes, I am facsinated with population pyramids--they say SO MUCH!

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From the NY TIMES.  A brief overview of relevant Middle Eastern countries on the brink.  Of particular interest to me are the population pyr...
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Another great example of Social Entrepreneurship helping people in poor countries AND creating jobs at the same time...This model of development needs to become the norm...

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An excellent example of a concept I believe in more and more everyday---Helping people in developing/poor countries through the promotion of...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

If you take a shower, you WILL relate with this graphic...

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Source CP

A nice primer on the National Debt limit and its implications for policy and financial solvency of the US...

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National Debt As of 3/8/2011 This is a nice primer on the National Debt and how Congress sets the debt limit. National debt ceiling 10...

Help Wanted: Economist needed by Somali Pirates to help with peak load ransom pricing. Experience piloting deep sea cargo ships is a plus...

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Hostage Oversupply in Somalia?  Pirates Negotiate Better Deals to Free Up Space Somali pirates may have reached their limit, at least for...

The Happiest Person in America has been located! A very unlikely bundle of characteristics...

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The happiest person in America has been located!! Sadly, it is not me, but could be... The Happiest Man in America Goes Viral The New Yo...

The demise of the one dollar bill would be a good thing---not the value, but the paper it is printed on...It is time to go to coinage.

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Source: Carpe Diem Source:   Carpe Diem for this posting.... The chart above is based on data from the Dollar Coin Alliance (DCA), a c...
Monday, March 7, 2011

It is the entitlement programs and interest payments, Stupid...

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That is a play on the words of Pres. Clinton's campaign slogan of 91'. Entitlement programs, primarily Social Security and Medicare,...
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