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Seeing Red: America’s debt is Barack Obama’s biggest weakness
“PAYING for what you spend is basic common sense. Perhaps that’s why, here in Washington, it’s been so elusive,” said Barack Obama on June 9th. He was urging Congress to pass a new “pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO) plan that would oblige it to pay for new spending either by raising taxes or by cutting outlays.The Contradictions between the Creationist Movements
Source: Scientific American magazine The Contradictions between the Creationist Movements A skeptic engages three types of creationists who claim science supports their beliefs, yet they contradict one another By Michael Shermer April 28, 2009 During the tsunami of bicentennial celebrations of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday in February, I visited the fringes of evolutionary skepticism to better understand how one of science’s grandest theories could still be doubted. Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol, England, is run by a kindly gentleman named Anthony Bush, who insisted that I not confuse him with those “loony American creationists” who think that Earth is only 6,000 years old. “How old do you think it is?” I queried.The Tax Capital of the World
The Tax Capital of the World States are raising taxes despite the 'stimulus'; New York is No. 1 Like the old competition to have the world's tallest building, New York can't resist having the nation's highest taxes. So after California raised its top income tax rate to 10.55% last month, Albany's politicians leapt into action to reclaim high-tax honors.A NATION OF COWARDS
A NATION OF COWARDS Jeffrey R. Snyder OUR SOCIETY has reached a pinnacle of self-expression and respect for individuality rare or unmatched in history. Our entire popular culture -- from fashion magazines to the cinema -- positively screams the matchless worth of the individual, and glories in eccentricity, nonconformity, independent judgment, and self-determination.A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue "Miracle Fruit" Synsepalum dulcificum
A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue RADISH, WHERE IS THY STING? At flavor-tripping parties, guests find that miracle fruit makes everything sweet. From the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html?th&emc=th By PATRICK FARRELL and KASSIE BRACKEN Published: May 28, 2008 CARRIE DASHOW dropped a large dollop of lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness, stirred, drank and proclaimed that it tasted like a “chocolate shake.” HOW’S IT DO THAT?A NATION OF COWARDS
A NATION OF COWARDS Jeffrey R. Snyder OUR SOCIETY has reached a pinnacle of self-expression and respect for individuality rare or unmatched in history. Our entire popular culture — from fashion magazines to the cinema — positively screams the matchless worth of the individual, and glories in eccentricity, nonconformity, independent judgment, and self-determination.Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age
WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died. He was 83.How to tell you're in Canada
Everything is labeled in English and French. Everything is measured in metric. (No, the temperature does not drop fifty degrees when you cross the border, and the speed limit doesn't double.) Milk comes in plastic bags as well as in cartons and jugs.Salad Days for the Internet: Use the Internet to order locally grown produce
Great article in the NY Times: Salad Days for the Internet http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/fashion/05cyber.html?ref=fashion By MICHELLE SLATALLA Published: June 5, 2008 THE other afternoon, my husband and I were drinking beer on the front porch and already feeling a little dirty about what we planned to do later — grill a big fat steak brushed with butter. Then a terrible thing happened. We saw a registered dietitian power-walking down the block.
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