hat tip CoRev The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street (pronounced Pee-Ka-Boo) is not just an athlete…she is now a nurse currently working at an Intensive Care Unit of a large metropolitan hospital. She is not permitted to answer the hospital telephones any longer. It caused too much confusion when she would answer the phone and […]

by tin man and rdan Paul Krugman said some thing in the NYT. We wondered about these questions too. What was the mechanism for the leveling of healthcare costs in the Clinton ‘90s? (If they did actually level?) What was the mechanism for the same to skyrocket as they have in the past 8 years.(What […]

By One Salient Oversight Summary: Oil prices are dropping as demand destruction bites. But thatdoesn’t invalidate Peak Oil. Supply limits will continue to exist evenwhen oil prices and demand drops. This means that the price of oil willstill be too high even when the economy is at its lowest ebb. Quotes:——————–The economic stress caused by […]

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The whittlin’ demands an immense budget. Perspectives: Chart 3: FY 2008 outlays: Defense Discretionary 20.5%: Non Defense Discretionary 20.8% : Social Security Medicare/Medic Aid 20.1%: Other Mandatory 12.8%: Interest 7.9% Table that defense discretionary has grown faster than non defense discretionary and is a larger part of federal spending than in the former adminstrations. Table […]

Nieman watch dog carries a summary of some research. The quote here is a summary of conclusions we might use. Journalists should avoid presenting both sides of a story when one is false – and take into account how readers’ brains process the disagreements. The following four rules can guide their efforts. 1. State the […]

Here is an interesting water problem for coastal folk. Almost as interesting as who owns the land at low tide or high tide for beach properties.

by ilsm If the war machine were not for the jobs and the PAC’s it may be more useful than whittled beaks. New England politicians saved jobs, diverted funds from better uses, many outside the military industrial complex. The Navy will build a third Zumwalt class destroyer. The Navy does not need a destroyer which […]

Billy asked me as a point of interest to alert people to the show for Millenium age voters. He is pro McCain, but his partner on air Stephen is pro-Obama. It is intended to be educational but not neutral as in a classroom. I shall be watching sometimes to see how they do. (Bios on […]