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    G-8 leaders agree to battle man made (yes man made) Global Warming

    Moot, I agree with you. The last time that happened some of the most successful long lived animals on the earth lost their food supply and clean air. We now pump their remains from pockets of sediment to fuel our transportation. In spite of several movies speculating on how we, as...
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    Expedited drivers – a hot commodity?

    I thank both shippers and cons for their business. Occasionally, you will meet the person who actually calls your company to book loads. It happened recently at a high dollar shipper. The guy said he had never had a driver thank him for his business. He said he would be calling our company...
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    Expedited drivers – a hot commodity?

    Wisdom from Kentucky.
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    What goes up must come down. The fan is getting hit. Obama's approval rating at -8

    Daily Presidential Tracking Poll Thursday, July 09, 2009 Email a Friend Email to a Friend Advertisement The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 30% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as...
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    The Meaning Of Change

    Wouldn't that be great to put on billboards across the country. I'd add a few dollars to the pot if someone organized that.
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    G-8 leaders agree to battle man made (yes man made) Global Warming

    A while back, I got into a heated discussion with one of the "global warming" proponents about 1. whether and to what extent the earth was warming/cooling over a certain period of time and 2. whether humans in their current post industrial (at least post industrial after Obama finishes his plans...
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    History as it is!!

    Layout, Just finished a really tight run. It is great to check in and find such wisdom posted on this humble gathering of minds. And you are right. It is funny.
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    What do you think? One man's opinion - oil at $20 per barrel by the end of the year.

    Re: What do you think? One man's opinion - oil at $20 per barrel by the end of the y OVM, There's a good reason refineries are at 67% capacity. The supply of diesel in the U.S. is at a 16 year high. Per Bloomberg: U.S. Diesel Supply Climbs as Goods Orders Slip: Chart of Day Share |...
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    What do you think? One man's opinion - oil at $20 per barrel by the end of the year.

    Re: What do you think? One man's opinion - oil at $20 per barrel by the end of the y The Energy Institute of America suggests that there are four inputs for the price of diesel. Crude accounts for 52% of the price. See: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. If the cost of crude goes down then...
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    What do you think? One man's opinion - oil at $20 per barrel by the end of the year.

    Re: What do you think? One man's opinion - oil at $20 per barrel by the end of the y Thanks for the correct authorship. I'll change the author on my sig. They Never Said It sounds like an interesting book. Full of hopefully well researched and documented sourcing. I will see if I can find...
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    What do you think? One man's opinion - oil at $20 per barrel by the end of the year.

    While oil is a finite resource, focusing on the long term can blind one to near-term dynamics. There has been surprisingly little mention in the mainstream media of how large the current oil surplus is. The collective view seems to be that this will take care of itself in short order. But that...
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    The Great Flu Pandemic of 1918. Could it happen again?

    Check out what happened in your state during the pandemic. Alaska seems to have been particularly devastated. Check out California, Georgia, and South Carolina. Here's the link: The Great Pandemic of 1918: State by State.
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    10 minutes WELL spent

    Leo, thanks. My Dad was a career soldier. He was most proud of spending his 30 years in the service in Europe, Central America, and, of course, here protecting the constitution. He died several years ago. I'm sending this to my Mom. She will smile as well as shed a tear.
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    Swine-Avian Flu

    They are getting a little distracted over this because of the last pandemic. Here is a description of what happened in Georgia in 1918: Georgia State Summit: History Supplement Opening Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services...
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