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Simon Jenkins: Where Are the Economists? (HuffingtonPost)
Economics has long been oversold as a science, when it is rather a branch of psychology, a study of the peculiarities of human nature, thus converting micro-economics into macro has always been a dangerous game.

The Fives: Jesse Jackson, Ronald Reagan and that woman from CNN ask, 'Is that thing on?' (Rapid City Journal)
There is a long-running joke in the Journal newsroom that when a certain high-profile leader for decades in western South Dakota is quoted in a story, it is said that he "must have found an unguarded microphone."

DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions Marks 70 Years Of Teflon With Enhanced Plunkett Awards (ChemicalOnline)
To mark the 70th anniversary of the discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), later branded as DuPont Teflon, DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions recentlty announced the expansion of its long-running DuPont Plunkett Awards with environmental sustainability as a new selection criterion

Has global warming stopped? (The New Statesman)
'The fact is that the global temperature of 2007 is statistically the same as 2006 and every year since 2001'. Plus read Mark Lynas's response

Lock Out and Exhaust Valves target packaging industry. (ThomasNet)
Available with ¼ and 3/8 in. ports, manual L-O-X® Valves control airflow and are designed to meet OSHA regulations, ANSI standards, European regulation EN 1037, and Canadian Standard CSA Z460. When handle is pulled outward, air moves freely. Short inward push of handle shuts off airflow and opens exhaust port to release downstream air. Equipped with Teflon seals, valves offer indicator port ...

Nobody captured insane 60s better than Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson (Baltimore Examiner)
The last time Hunter Thompson poked his acid-addled head around here, he packed the auditorium at Johns Hopkins University's Shriver Hall. He showed up, in theory, to talk about his writing. So naturally, before he uttered a word, he walked out on stage and placed before him a bottle of Wild Turkey, a six pack of Budweiser, some drug paraphernalia and several high-powered weapons.

Out of the Park (winnipegsun.com)
Pretty slim pickings in the clubs this week -- mostly thanks to the Winnipeg Folk Festival. But on the big stages? That's another story -- we're about to welcome some pretty big names from the realms of classic rock and hip-hop (and, uh, one classic rock-and-hip-hop hybrid).

NBA: Truth turns out to be inconvenient for Brand (Honolulu Advertiser)
LOS ANGELES ? Watching him cuddle up to his new friends in Philadelphia yesterday, the sad confusion streaming out of his mouth in short, awkward bursts, you just wanted Elton Brand to tell the truth. The truth is, he just didn't want to be a Los Angeles Clipper.

Additional holiday fire restrictions are in place (Big Bear Grizzly)
San Bernardino National Forest Supervisor Jeanne Wade Evans implemented additional fire restrictions as of June 26. ?With hotter-than-normal temperatures, forest visitors need to be extra vigilant while enjoying the forest this time of year,? Wade Evans said.

Menu at G8 summit serves up a lot more than world hunger (Baltimore Examiner)
Now comes more unwelcome news that many of the world's political leaders are strictly from hunger. You heard about this, right? At the G-8 summit in Japan, they sat down this week to what's described as "an 18-course gastronomic extravaganza" - to discus world hunger.

 

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