Researchers at the University of Massachusetts compile an annual list known as the Toxic 100, which ranks the top corporate air polluters in the United States. According to the latest Toxic 100 rankings, the five worst air polluters in the country are (in order) DuPont, Archer...

Day One

Let there B-lite. OMG! Or shld I say Oh Me! It’s so much easier 2-C now. WTF was I thinking B4? Spent the rest of the day dividing lite from drkness. It is good. :-)

Day Two

Made a firmament (sort of a dome thing) to divide the...

Call me Ishmael. Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the...

What is this "digital television transition" I keep hearing about?
At midnight on February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting.

Why are we switching to digital TV?
Digital broadcasting will provide a...

Only 12 months ago, the future seemed bright indeed for [failed financial institution - hereafter known as "The Firm"]. In December 2007, when The Firm's President and CEO Scott MacKenzie addressed a banquet room packed with some of the nation's top investors and financial analysts, there was little hint of...

I
The Dow that can be named
is not the eternal Dow
It is the Industrial Average
All things arise from the Dow
The S&P 500, the Russell 2000,
the Wiltshire 5000
It is the Great Mother of all indexes

The margin of Barack Obama's electoral victory caught some pundits by surprise. But Obama's win was ensured when McCain failed to connect with voters outside of his core constituency: obese America.

Compare the red/blue electoral map of the Obama-McCain contest with the eerily similar map charting obesity in the...

AN URGENT EMAIL TO MY ESTEEMED FRIEND IN NIGERIA

Dear MR. HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA,

First, 1,000 apologies for not responding to the valued emails you've sent me in the past. I much wanted to reply to your CONFIDENTIAL financial proposition, but I've been busy with a deal of my own,...

While the media elite have showered praise on the "poetry" of Barack Obama, they've conspicuously ignored the true bard of the presidential race: Sarah Palin. The Alaska governor's campaign pronouncements have consistently demonstrated a fragile Haiku-like quality that have often challenged the listener to explore not only the subject at...

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the World Series and global financial markets are in utter chaos. You might think these are unrelated events, but they're not.

The fact is, worldwide markets go into a worldwide panic about as often as Philadelphia sports teams win championships. Trust me, I've been...

The point-to-the-sky motion quickly has become baseball's signature celebratory gesture, sort...