Saying nuts to Nutricate? The apparent success and consumer popularity of municipal laws in New York City, Seattle, Philadelphia and elsewhere that require chain restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus means that (1) more American cities’ elected officials will propose simil...

President Bush “will give his first post-presidency U.S. speech in Erie, Pa., on June 17 to the Manufacturer & Business Association, which serves companies in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.” Bush’s first speech will be March 17 in Calgary, Canada. “No one wants [President ...

Apparently this is some sort of Samsung advertisement showing what you can do when you RAID 24 256GB solid state drives together. The fun includes: achieving a transfer rate of over 2GB/sec, opening all of Microsoft Office in a half-second, opening all 53 programs in the start menu in 18 seconds, an...

    Lent--the season of preparation for Christ's Resurrection at Easter, is for many Catholics, a special time of prayer, fasting, and renewed spiritual focus.  There is no other period in the Liturgical year that so completely draws our attention to the things of God and to the great themes and...

According to the Maryland Department of the Environment, approximately 4,000 gallons of toxic coal ash has spilled into the North Branch of the Potomac River in Luke, MD. A “dime sized” hole developed in the pipeline on March 8, but was not discovered until the next morning. Pete Altman ...

At work, I report to someone whose base is in Atlanta.  I don’t see my boss very often.  Maybe once every quarter. Last month, he told me he’s coming over to Vancouver and did not state his agenda for the visit.  Some of us were uneasy because I know the company had clamped down on tr...

Former officials of the Bush administration have had a notoriously hard time finding work. In February, the Wall Street Journal reported that “only 25% to 30% of ex-Bush officials seeking full-time jobs have succeeded.” The New York Times reports today that one of the down on his luck Bu...

Nobel-prize-winning economist Paul Krugman worries that “the White House has decided to muddle through on the financial front, relying on economic recovery to rescue the banks rather than the other way around.” “Sooner or later, the administration will realize that more must be don...

Call me a wimp, whatever you want. I don't like to fast. According to Jewish Law, the day before Purim is a fast day, to commemorate the fast of the Jews of Persia when they realized that Haman had the power to destroy/murder them all. I'm hungry. I never liked fasting. I think of food all the time....

by Reb Nati at Mystical Paths Esther's fast. When we have Emunah in Hashem, and Emunah in the Tzaddik and Faith in ourselves we have no need to fast (Liktey Moharan II, 86; Rabbi Nachaman's wisdom #140). Let's for the sake of conversation for a moment just let go of this life this earthly life. Let'...