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...economic problem.” At his most lucid, Stoll warns us not to hold our breath in waiting for technological innovation to save the day. The best suggestion that Stoll can offer us is an increased “efficiency,” but this seems like a band-aid solution at best. Even if we all use fewer squares of toilet paper each time we wipe, we’re still going to need more of it if our population, life expectancy, and beverage consumption continue to grow. Maybe there are some lessons to be learned from...
...think an artist is? An imbecile who only has eyes, if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician…” Rise Against feels that in order to be responsible, the artist must be socially aware. But in the case of a band this fiercely progressive, one wonders whether the music is revolutionary enough to be an adequate vehicle for the message. Rise Against is a four-piece punk rock band from Chicago consisting of singer Tim McIlrath, guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe, and drummer Brandon Barnes. Over the course of five albums...
...Corporate Earnings: The good news is that on Tuesday Johnson & Johnson, maker of such staples like Band Aid and Listerine, reported a 30% increase in its third-quarter profit, besting analysts' average estimates by 6 cents a share. The healthcare conglomerate earned $3.31 billion, up from $2.55 billion in the same period a year ago, attributing its higher earnings to increased sales of consumer goods and medical devices - at least Americans are still buying some products. But not all American consumer-product companies are doing so well. PepsiCo, maker of the popular soft drink, missed analyst estimates; shares...
...sent 60,000 well-behaved fans packing simply because a tiny minority had decided to push the patriotic buttons of France's leaders. From now on, however, France's players are under orders to take their ball and go home at the first sound of a raspberry when the band plays La Marseillaise. (That may work in a friendly fixture, but in a World Cup qualifier or any other competitive match France would risk a forfeit by such an action...
...wary of people who take their freedom too far. "I get hit on a lot," reports Jennifer Kelton, frequent flyer and founder of BadOnlineDates.com, "especially by married men. I have so many CEOs' business cards, and almost all of them were [from men] wearing a wedding band. It's really quite sad." For the record, Kelton says, she's never taken any of them up on their offer...