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I saw Avatar the other day. Wow!! I can’t wait until somebody uses that technology to make a good movie. It’ll be incredible.

Up in the Air was okay.

Now that the Senator from the great state of Nebraska has been bought off to tune of about $300 million, details should start emerging as to the details of the bill.

I’ll start the thread with this article entitled: Why America Hates Universal Health Care: The Real Reason. The theme of the article is a good starting point for discussion: “Why should we be forced to pay for the costs of other people’s irresponsibility?”

Gus or Brian,

Either one of you following these hacked emails from Scientists and Climatoligists who were allegedly trying to stifle dissent in the global warming debate as well as conceal scientific data that contradicts their models? I’ve only seen a bit of it, but I’m trying to figure out what’s legit and what’s exaggeration.

Pretty interesting stuff.

Genetic changes that apparently allow humans to live longer than any other primate may be rooted in a more carnivorous diet.

These changes may also promote brain development and make us less vulnerable to diseases of aging, such as cancer, heart disease and dementia.

With the total number of undernourished people in the world reaching 963 million in 2008 and a projected world population of 9 billion by 2050, will the international ag industry be capable of meeting the growing demand for food? Will it be able to meet projections which predict that food availability in developing countries will need to increase almost 60% by 2030 and to double by 2050, equivalent to a 42% and 70% growth in global food production, respectively.

Every month new data comes out regarding Existing Home Sales and New Housing Starts. Housing sales and starts are expected to play a large role in the timing of any economic recovery.

As these numbers come out month after month however its easy to get confused because they don’t provide historical data other than the previous months and year’s stats.

Below is my best attempt at summarizing the current housing situation in the United States. Per my usual, its a lot of charts and graphs and circles and arrows.

Enjoy.

I tried to get through it, I really did. But I stopped at page 62.

This morning I sat down with the A State of Knowledge Report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The Knowledge Report was recently put out by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (now the U.S. Global Change Research Program), which is sponsored by 13 federal agencies including the U.S. EPA.

The Knowledge Report is the so-far definitive climate change report/study put out by the United States government.

Since August of 2008 the Creighton Bluejays Men’s soccer team has played 34 total matches (including exhibitions, 4 against professional teams). The record is a stellar 26-3-5.

With the Jays first 2009 fall exhibition game coming up tomorrow against the Red Fury All-Stars, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on the 2009 version of the Creighton Bluejays soccer team. I have a strong suspicion that we’re going to be seeing them at the top of most college soccer polls by the end of the season.

College sports is big business, but how big? Well, it doesn’t get any bigger than Texas…

All data comes from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (Equity in Athletics).

The Creighton University Athletics Program is small relative to the programs in the BCS conferences. During the 2007-2008 season, Creighton spent $12.9 million on its athletic programs. That’s only 10% of the $120.2 million revenue earned by the University of Texas during the same time frame.

Let’s see if we can figure out what Creighton spends its athletic budget on.