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China, Japan Minuet Around the Issue of Rare Earths
It’s official – China’s de facto monopoly on current rare earths production is a threat to the global economy. As least, that was the gist of hearings on 21 September by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee...
A New Level of Demagoguery
It would appear that the most important contribution made by Sarah Palin since she first assumed a public presence as John McCain’s running mate is that she has legitimized the role of demagoguery in political processes. Initially, I had assumed...
Russian Pipeline Transiting North Korea Somewhat Unlikely
There apparently is something about building pipelines that causes otherwise rational oilmen to indulge in reveries that would give an opium addict pause. Two of the most recent ideas for pipelines with a less than rational basis are Nabucco (less than...
Tennessee Man Sentenced for Illegally Accessing Sarah Palin’s E-Mail Account
David C. Kernell, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and obstructing justice. Full Story Available at:Tennessee...
Cameron Diaz Replaces Jessica Biel As the Most Dangerous Celebrity to Search for on the Web
Cameron Diaz has replaced Jessica Biel as the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Web, according to security company McAfee, Inc. For the fourth year in a row, McAfee researched popular culture’s most famous people to reveal...
The Logic of Keyword Advertising Strikes Again
Exactly a month ago I suggested that the best thing about keyword-based advertising was the entertainment value of some of the weirder placement decisions that ensue. Perhaps this will become the Web-based version of those clips of ludicrous text...
Keyword Ads: The New Entertainment?
Usually I pick on Google when it comes to calling attention to sponsored links triggered by keywords in unanticipated (and therefore often entertaining) ways. Therefore, it seems only fair that I call out Yahoo! for a couple of links that may strike...
Cincinnatti Am Ohioflusse?
Those who may wonder why it is so difficult for me in invoke the name of Sarah Palin without using some variant of “demagogue” in the same sentence would do well to take a look at how Book TV decided to cover her book Going Rogue. In the...
