Brian Gongol
Graphic of the day: Internet Fraud
EPA rules could be hurting contact-lens-wearers' eyes
Internet fraud continues to evolve
Now, the old Nigerian bank scam is morphing into a post-invasion Iraq thing
West Des Moines commercials to appear on NBC
Related: Iowans should expect to be bombarded with political ads from now until November 2008
Mark Cuban really does want to buy the Cubs
The best outcome of all would be if someone would organize a fan buyout of the Chicago Cubs, similar to the way Green Bay residents bought the Packers. The Cubs are supposedly worth about $450 million as a franchise, so if a million fans each bought five shares at $100 each, a fan-based buyout would be possible. Not that anyone seems to be talking about such an idea, unfortunately.
Dozens of nutty VW Beetle modifications
New record for energy efficiency using plastic solar cells
Eventually, it would be nice if we could capture the passive solar radiation that currently bounces off houses and other buildings and turn it into electricity. It's not doing much good just reflecting off the paint, anyway.
New missile-shield partners: India and Israel
Triangulate between the two, and you might get an idea of whom they might be mutually worried about
Canadian politicians worried about outbreak of pie-throwing
US deported lots more Central Americans in FY 2007 than in FY 2006
The US still needs immigration reform, despite what the Senate shot down the other day -- and it needs to include much higher limits for letting workers into the country. Related: Lots of workers at Canada's annual Calgary Stampede are coming from South Africa.
An American in Pyongyang
Tour guide tells him, "The Eternal President Kim Il-Sung is in all of us." Thanks to automatic Internet translation, it's possible to review an excellent Russian-narrated photo tour of North Korea in mostly-understandable English.
St. Louis will allow dogs in outdoor cafes
What a strange thing for people to want -- and for government to act upon
Cork is actually bark from an oak tree
And because it's perpetually renewable, the World Wildlife Fund is thrilled to see people using it
DJIA rises by 2% to record...so what?
This might be a good time to review the Benjamin Graham/Warren Buffett "Mr. Market" metaphor. The market is not the economy. For what it's worth, the Hungarian stock market is also doing well, which is nice to see in a former Communist country. And on the subject of former Communist countries, who would've thought that hip-hop concerts are being used as tools of US-Russian diplomacy?
Employers think young workers are whiny and can't write...but they do know computers
Robber placated with wine and cheese, asks for group hug
Police: "They should have squeezed him and held onto him for us"
