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...different: different from our parents, from our brothers and sisters, and certainly different from that amorphous mass of “relatives” that we see a few times a year. At a certain point, however, perhaps after a long story, a short anecdote, or a crude joke, we become aware of just how much we resemble our brethren. After many years of asserting our own identity, it is more than a little humbling to discover that we, at times, seem nothing more than a hodge-podge collection of the habits and idiosyncrasies of our aunts, uncles, and grandparents...
...What’s the deal with it? —Crude Contributor
...thumbs up as the band raced into final number “Mountain Man,” only stopping as the house lights went up. As I headed out to ice my ear drums, the crowd remained, trying to coax out just a little more of that preciously crude fossil fuel...
...over silent, empty streets. Exporting leftover Soviet weapons worldwide and, allegedly, serving as a conduit for illegal arms trafficking from Russia, help keep the Lukashenko state afloat. It is also dependent on Russia for the country's main legitimate source of income: two oil refineries that process cheap Russian crude and sell it to Europe as high-priced diesel and other heavy fuels. All the oil and weapons export revenues flow into the shadowy presidential budget that the Batska personally controls. Otherwise, he claims, unworthy officials would embezzle the money. That makes him "the only oligarch in this country," says...
...then, says Mark Zandi, an economist at Economy.com home prices may be stagnant or edging lower. That's when the "home ATM will shut down," and with it, possibly, the spending urge. Energy costs are draining our budgets ... $56.46 - Price per barrel of oil West Texas intermediate crude...