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October 02, 2008 Breaking News

Miles Traveled by US Drivers Down for 9th Straight Month

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:29:11 PDT
The trend seems to be holding as Reuters reported a 5% drop in June and a 3.6% year-over-year decline in miles traveled on all roads in July.

FDIC Gnomes Warned on Moral Hazard

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:34:00 PDT
FDIC Gnomes Warned on Moral Hazard October 2nd, 2008 With all Bush’s faith-based initiatives, it’s too bad he didn’t send his top managers to Sunday School. They might have gotten the memo about Genesis 41: "The king and his officials liked the plan Joseph gave them for storing the grain during the good years …" Today’s NYT catches Doom’s favorite Chairperson being horribly disingenuous 1] about lost opportunities and the impact of The Splurge Mk II Mod 0’s new 150 percent deposit insur

Palin Isn’t The Only One Not Trained to “Do the Job”!

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:36:55 PDT
Experience is on the tip of everyone’s tongue these days, especially when it comes to Sarah Palin. We are all focused on Palin, but are forgetting something critical – she didn’t choose to be selected as the Vice Presidential candidate, she was chosen. And it certainly isn’t her fault that she was chosen without the experience required to lead. This seems to be a common trend these days. Not only is it happening in politics, but it is also happening in the workforce. In fact, a recent po

HCS Worldwide report as Gas Prices follow a downward trend.

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:22:36 PDT
HCS Worlwide Analysts wonder how much further gas prices could fall amidst concerns of decreased demand for oil.

TripAdvisor Travelers Offer Glimpse into 2009 Trends (Hospitality Net)

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:20:03 PDT
TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest travel community, today announced the results of its annual travel trends survey of more than 3,000 U.S. travelers. The primary trends identified are that travelers appear to be going lean and green by visiting national parks, hiking, and engaging in adventure activities. A greater amount of Americans said they will be environmentally conscious in their travel ...

Live Blogging The V.P. Debate...Before It Happens!

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:06:37 PDT
With so much excitement and speculation surrounding the Palin-Biden match-up, we consider ourselves very lucky to be given the rare opportunity to live blog the debate one full day before it actually happens. News travels fast these days, and the Internet travels even faster. Let the real-time, pre-cognitive commentary begin! By Todd Levin.

World’s oldest rocks found in Canada 25 September 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:20:39 PDT
Posted by volcanism in current research, geoscience. trackback The oldest rocks yet found on Earth have been identified on the shore of Hudson’s Bay in Canada: they date back 4.28 billion years, says a McGill University/Université du Québec/Carnegie Institution team in an article published today in Science (short notice here - subscription required for full access). ‘This would make them the oldest rocks ever found on the surface of the Earth’, says McGill’s Jonathan O’Neil, lead author of the

Weekly world news quiz (BBC News)

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:35:38 PDT
At the end of another week, test your knowledge with our world news quiz.


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