Category Archives for Interesting
Google Flu Trends
Google has analyzed their billions of searches and discovered that flu-related searches correlate with actual CDC epidemiological data. From their FAQ, We have found a close relationship between how many people search for flu-related topics and how many people actually … Continue reading
Middle Class Would Pay Less Under McCain Tax Plan
A closer look at the Obama and McCain tax plans for the reveals that it is not just the “rich” taxpayers earning more than $200,000 that would face higher rates under Obama than under McCain’s tax proposal. The reason for … Continue reading
Wisdom Dispenser
During this election year let’s be reminded of these words: * You cannot help the poor, by destroying the rich. * You cannot strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong. * You cannot bring about prosperity, by discouraging thrift. * … Continue reading
My Worry This Election Season
I’m really worried that too many young people will look at the superficial Obama, the well-spoken man who promises much, and yet fail to understand that taxing and creating a larger central government are not ways to improve the economy. … Continue reading
Obama’s Economic Agenda
Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s mantra for change in economic policies amounts to this: a huge increase in redistribution of income at the hands of the federal government. While Obama refers to this as a “net” tax cut, raising taxes on … Continue reading
Marching Towards Socialism
Quote of the week from a liberal caller that I heard on talk radio: “It is the government’s job to create equality through taxation.” Wow! What a horrible idea. With less incentive to work hard, this equality would drop to … Continue reading
Chronophage
Renowned scientist Stephen Hawking is going to unveil a remarkable clock that has no hands and shows time with the help of light. Known as the Corpus Clock, the machine has been invented by and designed by Dr John Taylor … Continue reading
The Climb of the Angliru
Alberto Contador (Astana) said that the “climbs in the Pyrénées just weren’t steep enough.” He was waiting for the Alto de L´Angliru, the hardest climb of the Vuelta a España. Well, today was the 209.5km stage that featured the Angliru … Continue reading
The Youth Vote
… Brooke, who lives in Denver, is 24 and works in a local arts program. Dave, 23, lives in Connecticut, and isn’t doing a lot now. “I was recently working in an organic lettuce farm in Hawaii, and after that … Continue reading
Moscow’s Reaction to U.S. and Poland’s Missile Defense Base
As you probably know, the US has been working with NATO allies in Europe to bolster their missile defense system to provide protection for us and the rest of Europe in the event that Iran or other rogue nations attack. … Continue reading