US too dumb to know O is always rightWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:57AMWhen President Obama started talking at his news conference Monday, I listened intently for 15 minutes or so. Then I got fidgety as his half-truths about the debt grew into full-blown whoppers. As he droned on, I did something I never did before during an Obama appearance: I turned off...
Cost Plus Recalls Toy Drum Over Lead PaintTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:40PMAbout 1,000 Wooden Animal Drums are being recalled because the lead paint used on the drum exceeds the maximum allowable level, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The Wooden Animal Drum was manufactured in China; imported by Cost Plus Inc. of Oakland, California; and sold at Cost Plus World Market stores nationwide from [...]
Restaurants cater to new tastes, shrinking walletsTuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:05PMHappy days may or may not be here again, but happy hours and other promotions are. As a result, restaurants are bustling with late-night customers. And they aren't coming in just to chow down on discounted drinks and eats. read more
The sad investing facts of lifeFriday, June 24, 2011 @ 5:40PMA dream of double-digit yields on the market is often shattered by a depressing low-return reality. The good thing is that a steady dividend is not a fairy tale
Nigeria: Airlines' Woes - the New 'Pay As You Go' SyndromeFriday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:09AMNigeria is a country of paradoxes. Usually, a normal aspect of life elsewhere in the world is abnormal in Nigeria and vice versa. We introduce policies that will enhance corruption, yet we shout loud and clear publicly that we abhor corruption. We establish institutions that should maintain law and order, yet we symbolise and idolise those higher than the institutions. We propagate the desire to ...
Buying clothes made locallyFriday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:08PMMore apparel companies are finding it pays to produce their garments in the U.S. and in Southern California. And shoppers are coming around. Watching people shop farmer's markets religiously on Sundays, splurge on locally grown blueberries at Whole Foods and select dishes from fancy menus that name-check family farms got me thinking. Localism is a huge trend in food; why not in fashion?
From the Shadows to the Spotlight to the Dustbin--the Rise and Fall of GFAJ-1Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 8:02AMSix months ago a paper appeared on the Science Express pre-publication site of the prestigious journal Science . It came from a group of NASA-funded researchers, accompanied by the full NASA publicity hoopla, but it was harshly criticized by other researchers, with almost all agreeing that it was so seriously flawed that it should never have been published. The paper has finally been formally ...
News analysis: Officials grapple with debt ceiling deadlineWednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 5:20PMPANAMA CITY - When individuals default on loans, their credit scores drop, interest payments increase and it makes it harder to get financing in the future.If the United States defaults on its financial obligations, the consequences are similar, but on a much bigger scale. And the effects are...
Shopping centres 'soon to be extinct'Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 9:00AMEXPERTS say shopping centres will die out as the rise in online shopping makes it too expensive for struggling retailers to rent space.