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Iran certianly doesn't. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/25/AR2009092500289_pf.html Iran Reveals Existence of Second Uranium Enrichment Plant By Michael D. Shear and Debbi Wilgoren Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, September 25, 2009 12:42 PM PITTSBURGH, Sept.Peggy Noonan to Lead Harvard Study Group
http://gawker.com/5367203/harvard-students-stop-whatever-youre-doing-and-register-for-peggy-noonans-class-now You do not want to miss the weekly festival of swooning self-regard and misty incoherence that will be Peggy Noonan's "Study Group" for undergrads this year, during her fellowship at the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics. Let's read the syllabus. For some ungodly reason, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government saw fit to make Noonan a fellow this year.Hydrogen Car is "Open Source"
The manufacturer of a hydrogen car unveiled in London on Tuesday will make its designs available online so the cars can be built and improved locally.
The Riversimple car can go 80km/hr (50mph) and travels 322km (200mi) per re-fuelling, with an efficiency equivalent to 300 miles to the gallon. The cars will be leased with fuel and repair costs included, at an estimated £200 ($315) per month.
The Blood Libel of the New York Times
The Blood Libel of the New York Times By Ken Blackwell I should have known the Rev. Richard Neuhaus was seriously ill when he announced last November in his journal First Things that he had given up reading the New York Times. He had, over the years, tweaked the Gray Lady, calling her “our parish newspaper.” But for decades, the late Richard John Neuhaus had read and commented thoughtfully on the Times.Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression (an oral history)
Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression By JOYCE WADLER (New York Times) Published: April 1, 2009 AT a time when life in America is beginning to resemble a roller-coaster ride on the way down and everyone is trying to find ways to save money, it may be instructive — both in terms of offering helpful hints and putting things in perspective — to look at how people ran their households during the Great Depression. Memories from the Great Depression seem more relevant today than ever. The New York Times is starting a series of video conversations about that painful past and the uncertain future.Obama's Global Warming Straddle (Lord, make me carbon neutral . . . but not yet. )
Obama's Global Warming Straddle Lord, make me carbon neutral . . .New Preamble to the Constitution
NEW PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION The following has been attributed to State Representative Mitchell Kaye from GA. This guy should run for President one day... 'We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great- grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional.Alan Shrugged (public)
motherjones.com 10/27/08 In a historic moment, former Fed chair Alan Greenspan acknowledged he had been wrong for years to assume that government regulation was bad for markets. Whoops—there goes decades of Ayn Rand down the drain. In a congressional hearing room on Thursday, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, one of the most influential civil servants of the past century, saw his stock plummet—and his entire career lose its moorings.Horror Movie Hero Survival Guide
The following are tips for any character in a horror film. If you do happen to find yourself in a horror film someday, use these tips wisely and you may make it out alive. Until the sequel that is...Green Products: Savasocket: Standby for Savings
While the Savasocket is still in the designing phase, according to the research being carried out, it will enable typical domestic users to reduce their annual home energy consumption by a minimum of £30.00 and anything up to 10% off your annual electricity bill.
What is the Savasocket?
The SAVASOCKET™ is a new energy saving, surge protected multi socket for the home and work.
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