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February 2011 Electric car sales report

Source Chevy Volt:  281   (down -13% from January) Nissan Leaf:  67 Those are national figures…   I’m surprised the government didn’t buy up a few thousand for use by the IRS In my snail mail, I just learned that my replacement … Continue reading →

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I’m an “inventor”!

In 2002, I left my software design job at a financial products organization whose name you hear every night on the news.   Shortly after my departure, they filed half a dozen patent applications covering the software I and my staff had … Continue reading →

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Major River flooding expected today in Connecticut

it’s not a Secret I’m in Connecticut. Both the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers are flooding upstream. They meet at a city called Derby. The upstream levels are at least as high as 1924. The area got a lot of snow … Continue reading →

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“Premiere on Call” & Hannity

I spotted this over the weekend and was reluctant to write about it because it wasn’t well sourced and the people talking about it were drawing probably incorrect inferences.  (Tom Taylor covered it in his newsletter this morning) The story … Continue reading →

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So is Alex Jones right after all?

So imagine you’re the king of Saudi Arabia…. you just imposed a ban on demonstrations – you’re terrified that you’re next on the hit list and your phone rings and it is Hillary Clinton. [or pick whatever person you like]… … Continue reading →

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The Role of Racism in Libya

Don’t look for any EU based reporter to explain this, as the EU has created criminal sanctions against even explaining what is going on. The Mediterrian North Africa was settled by a number of tribal groups – Berbers, Arabs, Egyptians… … Continue reading →

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Libya’s Man Made River project

England just announced that two C130 cargo planes arrived at Malta carrying civilians from the Libyan desert. The story mentioned that at least one of the people was working on the “Man Made River” project. Libya has spent $25 billion … Continue reading →

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Senator John Kerry plans for war with Libya

Senator Kerry (decorated veteran of the Vietnam War) disclosed on the Sunday Morning TV shows what the military plan is for US involvement in Libya. Senator Kerry stated that it would not be necessary to destroy Libya’s air defense system … Continue reading →

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While you were watching Libya, Part II

Over in Somalia, at least 50 “peacekeepers” from African Union have been killed http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/4/53-peacekeepers-killed-somalia-offensive/ Violent protests continue in Alexandria Egypt http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/119114/20110305/egypt.htm Six women protesters were shot in the Ivory Coast http://www.google.com/m/url?ei=dH9zTdiwAsn-lAeQ8fnYAw&gl=us&hl=en&q=http://asia.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703300904576178213683467184.html&tbs=nws:1&ved=0CBwQqQIwAA&usg=AFQjCNFNrHjdgShr52JBOnyDRCvcZC3XaQ Two protestors killed in Yemen http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/mideast-protests-at-a-glance/1154957 Two protestors killed … Continue reading →

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About Press TV

If you’re trying to figure out who is behind what, PressTV certainly has lots of clues. I just recently noticed it showing up in “News” reports. PressTV is an English language propaganda service from Tehran, Iran http://www.presstv.ir/ It’s available here, … Continue reading →

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The Crusades – part II

The recap of history in the Defense vs Offense post is still very Eurocentric – while Homer was writing about the Trojan wars, China had its own civilization developing that wasn’t based on the Law of Moses. Nomads who had crossed … Continue reading →

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Confusing Defense and Offense

Back on September 2nd [this has been loitering in my todo box for a while], Michael Savage turned history on its head again. He described the Crusades as “Spain and France repelling the Islamic Invasion of Europe” – that the … Continue reading →

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Libyan “rebels” capture 8 British SAS troops

Leave it to the British to create a mess Daily Mail story Eight SAS troops and a diplomat were caught inside the Eastern rebel territory. They were on a “mission” to meet with the “rebel leaders”, who didn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Play ball!

The Boys of Summer are limbering up their pitching arms as the first weekend of Spring Training is underway…. So for those who insist on still trying to test on weekends, here is the list of things that are probably … Continue reading →

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“Jobless Rate Falls Further”

That’s the headline from the Wall Street Journal. The unemployment rate went from 9.0% to 8.9% – to me a “fall” means a rapid descent. This was little more than a rounding error. There is always the risk that a … Continue reading →

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