Ethanol Standards: Why Federal Policy Is Crazy | Harry de Gorter and David R. Just | Cato Institute: Commentary

Ethanol Standards: Why Federal Policy Is Crazy | Harry de Gorter and David R. Just | Cato Institute: Commentary: "The EPA's sustainability standard is based on 'life-cycle accounting' (LCA), a 'well to wheel' measure of greenhouse gas emissions in the production of gasoline and a 'field to fuel tank' measure for ethanol production. While attractive in theory, LCA fails to recognize that if incentives are given for ethanol producers to use relatively 'clean' inputs (e.g., natural gas and land previously used for soybean cultivation), the 'dirtier' inputs (e.g., coal and land previously dedicated to rainforests) that might otherwise have been used will simply be used by other producers to make products not covered by the sustainability standard.

In short, sustainability standards reshuffle who is using what inputs with no net reduction in national emissions. LCA measures are therefore misleading and may not measure the actual greenhouse gas emissions saved by ethanol production."

Does aid to Africa help Africans?

Geldof Humanitarian Gig | Marian L. Tupy and Michela Wrong | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Africa, however, would surely be better off if rich countries followed the much-lambasted Italian example and cut their aid budgets. Decades of academic research have failed to show a positive correlation between foreign aid and economic development. In Africa, the correlation between the two is negative. In addition to breeding corruption, aid acts as a disincentive to genuine political and economic reform."

Some form of restraint in our choice of medical procedures is going to be necessary

The Non-Debate over Non-Reform | Arnold Kling | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Some form of restraint in our choice of medical procedures is going to be necessary. The debate we should be having is over whether restraint in our use of medical services should be initiated by government officials or left to consumers. The Democrats want to avoid that debate. Instead, they make it sound as if they can make excess health-care spending disappear by magic. But even if we were to stipulate for the sake of argument that all of the supposed savings from preventive care, electronic medical records, and eliminating the waste and greed supposedly inflicted by insurance companies and doctors will actually materialize, the excessive use of medical procedures would still be the main problem with our health-care system."

VA Medical System in Shambles, Veterans Groups Say - Political News - FOXNews.com

VA Medical System in Shambles, Veterans Groups Say - Political News - FOXNews.com: "With Veterans Affairs hospitals giving botched radiation treatments to nearly 100 vets and exposing 10,000 to HIV and hepatitis viruses, veterans advocates and lawmakers say the VA health system is in dire need of proper oversight and funding."

That is another example of how government isn't good a doing things outside of its domain.

Security Tip: Change color scheme

Websites sometimes cause pop-ups that are made to look like they come from Windows to convince you to trust them. But they always use the default color scheme so if you change your color scheme it will be obvious which pop-ups are caused by Windows and which are caused by a website.

The eternal optimism of the Clear mind - Joel on Software

The eternal optimism of the Clear mind - Joel on Software: "Now, the TSA doesn’t even trust pilots, who go through the same screening as the rest of us to make sure they’re not bringing something extraordinarily dangerous onto a plane like a 3.5 oz bottle of shampoo. Because, of course, with a little bottle of shampoo, they could make a bomb, which they could use to fly the plane they are piloting into a building, something that is impossible for mere pilots sitting at the controls of the jet."

Boy Who Fled Chemotherapy Angry About Treatments - Cancer - FOXNews.com

Boy Who Fled Chemotherapy Angry About Treatments - Cancer - FOXNews.com: "Daniel Hauser told The Associated Press he had hoped he would instead be able to stop chemotherapy, which he says makes him dizzy and gives him headaches."

Why should the judge choose what is best for the boy?

A trillion dollars

How much is a trillion dollars?


That is quite impressive but take a look at this 100 trillion dollar bill (it could be in our future).

Iacocca Tells Detroit to Kick Government Out ASAP - Auto - FOXNews.com

Iacocca Tells Detroit to Kick Government Out ASAP - Auto - FOXNews.com: "Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca has some advice for the people who are running his old company, and those who will lead the new General Motors: Get the government out of your business as soon as possible.

Iacocca, a slick pitchman who became an American hero in the early 1980s when he used over a $1 billion in government loan guarantees to rescue the nearly defunct Chrysler, said in a rare interview with The Associated Press that government intervention was strong motivation to repay the loan early.

'They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme,' said Iacocca, who is promoting a new limited-edition customized Iacocca Ford Mustang. 'That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureaucracy kills you.'"

Wild Wisconsin: Around the Web: Website Development

Wild Wisconsin: Around the Web: Website Development: "For website hosting I used Fatcows. Not only do they provide one of the cheapest plans but they also have top of the line customer support. I had used GoDaddy in the past and was satisfied with their price (not as good as FatCows though) but had troubles with their help and site navigation. Fatcows has a better navigation system and less service advertisements. It is simple, clean, and effective.

I have had a few issues with server speed, but they seem to have addressed those. If you do use Fat cows, please enter my website (www.visitchristtheking.org) in as your referral and I will get a slight discount on my next membership renewal."