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Tuesday, July 24. 2007

Tuesday Morning Links

Darn darn darn. Accidentally deleted my entire morning links piece for today, and now I don't have time to try to reconstruct it. Here are a few of them:

Al Quaida opening a new war front in Africa. Captain Ed. It is very self-centered of the US and the West to imagine that we are their sole enemies: we are just one of many.

The Left usually prefers to talk about "root causes" instead of individual choices. Their political stance tends to be one of socio-economic determinism rather than the dignity and freedom of the individual. Case in point - poverty. What is the number one cause of poverty in the US? Unmarried mothers. Will Edwards discuss that? No.

Alphecca's Quote of the Day, recently, from the Pittsburg Tribune:

The Brits haven’t learned that inanimate objects do not cause crime. Guns and knives do not rob, rape or murder. Criminals will use whatever means possible to prey on the innocent; potential victims will use whatever means possible to defend themselves.

And when Big Brother then grabs every fork, spoon and toothpick in Britain, will anyone, no matter how trustworthy, be allowed to hold a rock?

Why Woolworth had to die.  I still miss my Woolworth's, but I guess it's capitalism's "creative destruction." American Heritage. They say Woolworth was once what WalMart is today.

Great Statists of History. Licinius, at Dust My Broom

Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 08:06 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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NJ
I wouldn't ever worry about not getting some threads up and running. It is usually only a matter of minutes before Habu's cup runneth over.
#1 Jane Dorn on 2007-07-24 09:44 (Reply)
"Here I come to save the day, that means that mighty Habu is on his way"...(to the tune of Mighty Mouse)

On the Doom Front:

$100 Oil Price May Be Months Away, Say CIBC, Goldman (Update1)

By Mark Shenk


A woman pumps gasoline into her vehicle July 23 (Bloomberg) -- The $100-a-barrel oil that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said would prevail by 2009 may be only a few months away.

Jeffrey Currie, a London-based commodity analyst at the world's biggest securities firm, says $95 crude is likely this year unless OPEC unexpectedly increases production, and declining inventories are raising the chances for $100 oil. Jeff Rubin at CIBC World Markets predicts $100 a barrel as soon as next year.

``We're only a headline of significance away from $100 oil,'' said John Kilduff, an analyst in the New York office of futures broker Man Financial Inc. ``The unrelenting pressure of increased demand has left the market a coiled spring.'' New disruptions of Nigerian or Iraqi supplies, or any military strike against Iran, might trigger the rise, Kilduff said in a July 20 interview.

Higher prices will increase revenue for energy producers from Exxon Mobil Corp. to PetroChina Co., while eroding profit at airlines including EasyJet Plc and railroads such as Union Pacific Corp. The U.S. and other oil-importing nations risk accelerating inflation, while higher energy costs threaten to restrain growth.

Benchmark crude oil futures ended last week at $75.57 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up 51 percent since mid- January and twice the level of early 2003. A record number of options have been sold that give the buyer the right to buy crude oil at $100. The contracts, covering 50 million barrels, only pay off should oil go above the target price. September crude futures fell 89 cents to $74.90 at 11:16 a.m. in New York today

more at Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20670001&refer=home&sid=ajxtV4oWcHk0
#2 Habu on 2007-07-24 09:55 (Reply)
OH damn! You renewed the memory and thus the appetite. I can still taste the beautiful vanilla sauce on the apple dumpling that one could buy at the Woolworth's counter in my small town. Once a week I went into town for sewing lessons. But, sometimes I would walk the 8 blocks from church (choir practice) down to the Woolworth store and have a very private and verry grown up apple dumpling with vanilla sauce. I still search for that magical recipe. It was not a hard sauce, but rather a warm and smooth, thick, liquid sauce. Any suggestions?
#3 apple pie on 2007-07-25 01:40 (Reply)

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