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The Wackiest White House Petitions To Get Off The Ground
How many signatures could you get in three days on a petition to outlaw navel lint?How about a proposal to let Herman Cain host Saturday Night Live?If you thought at least 150 Americans would endorse...
View ArticleThe Black Market For Gold Is Booming
November 23, 2012 Hong Kong[Editor's note: Sovereign Man Chief investment Strategist Tim Staermose is filling in for Simon today.]The Philippines is richly endowed with minerals. So rich, in fact,...
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Dinosaurs Slim Down In New Study
The fact that bones have curves has now thrown a curveball into calculations of dinosaur weight, researchers say.New estimates suggest dinosaurs may have been lighter than once thought, scientists...
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WATCH: A Tanker Full Of Propane Explodes In Russia
Footage uploaded onto YouTube shows a fireball lighting up the night sky over Tver, which is around 100 miles northwest from Moscow, on Wednesday evening.The explosion happened just before 10pm local...
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American Consumers Are To Blame For The Walmart Strike
Forget the stampeding shoppers, the half-priced waffle irons, or the pepper spray wielding wackos: barring a federal intervention, the main event this Black Friday could turn out to be a showdown...
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Sources From SAC Capital And Galleon Reveal How The Mind Of An Inside Trader...
You’re a trader at the world’s most competitive hedge-fund trading shop.You feel like you want to puke each morning because the pressure to perform — to outperform!— is intense.Even when you are on top...
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With Just A Week Left In Office, President Calderon Is Trying To Change...
“Mexico doesn’t need a name that emulates another country.None of us use it anyway,” said President Felipe Calderón during a press conference, reports Infobae America.The Mexican President had already...
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Why The GOP Case Against Susan Rice Is So Odd
Erika Johnsen over at Hot Air is not buying Susan Rice's explanation:She relied "solely and squarely" on info from the intelligence community?That seems a bit odd, considering that the intelligence...
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The Science Of College Football Rankings
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) college football rankings are in turmoil.For two weeks in a row, the top-ranked team has been upset by an underdog from central Texas.(Full disclosure: As a Baylor...
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Do Smaller Engines Get Worse Gas Mileage?
How small is too small, when it comes to engines?Those of the "no replacement for displacement" school of thought might be thinking more about performance than they are gas mileage, but at what point...
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The GOP Rumor Mill Says Jeb Bush Is Considering A Run In 2016
Oh, boy, are you guys ready for more 2016 speculation? We hope so!The latest obvious rumor says Jeb Bush is quietly debating throwing his name in for the Republican nomination. The New York Times' Jim...
View ArticleReasons To Bullish - For A While!
After stumbling again in the summer months, the U.S. economy is clearly back on track - if politicians smarten up and prevent it from going over the fiscal cliff.The recovery is also now being led by...
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7 Ways To Take Control Of Your Performance Review
Annual review day. You walk to your boss’s office feeling like it’s the school spelling bee. It could be rewarding and a boost of confidence, or you could feel like everyone’s judging you and perhaps...
View ArticleThe Newest And Most Entertaining Way To Teach Your Kids About Sex
When it gets down it, in some biologists’ views anyways, it is all about sex.Well, at least for much of the plant and animal kingdoms.Every physiological adaption or morphological innovation comes...
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THE FOUNDERS' PARADOX: How To Be Incredibly Selfish And Selfless At The Same...
Former entrepreneur Mark Suster drops a much-deserved bomb on those who glamorize start-ups. But even he wouldn't mind another go.The reality checkers were out in force yesterday. The New York Times...
View ArticleThe Secret To Success Is As Simple As Not Giving Up
We all know intelligence is important, creativity is important… but how much do these types of natural talent control really what you can achieve in life?In ~95% of cases, they don’t.Via Mindset: The...
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Missing Sea Ice Could Hurt Emperor Penguins
Emperor penguins depend on sea ice to rest in between dives while foraging for food, according to a new study which could help scientists understand the impact of climate change on colonies.The...
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I Wasted Nine Months With No Startup Growth Because Of One Bad Hire
I have learned to pay attention in life when the hairs stand up on the back of my neck or my stomach churns, as if my gut instinct is saying, “Something’s not right here.” I also get an equally...
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Bernanke's Problem Is That He Can't Make A Realistic Economic Forecast
This past Tuesday all eyes were on Bernanke as he gave his speech at the Economic Club in New York. Initially the markets sold off as no mention of further easing programs were mentioned but rebounded...
View ArticleLehman Brothers Rears Its Ugly Head In Germany
Another Lehman Brothers kerfuffle has erupted, this time in Germany, in broad daylight. With a stunning amount: up to €800 million ($1.04 billion) in fees for the insolvency administrator.It blows away...
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