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...discussion of the financial situation will be the main docket item on today’s agenda...
...quit editing the book in the mid-1980s). Record holders receive certificates from Guinness, though not all records are selected for inclusion in the book, which receives some 65,000 record claims every year. Rights to the book, which has evolved from an almanac into a glossy, hard-cover item replete with a holographic cover, 3D images and a gatefold, were acquired in February by the Jim Pattison Group, a conglomerate that also owns "Ripley's Believe...
...Gadgets and Gizmos Your "Best Inventions" item on the Biochemical Energy Harvester suggests that if we strapped two of these generators to our knees we could produce five watts of power as we walk [Nov. 10]. Doing this for a little more than an hour a day would generate two kilowatt hours in a year. That would represent a saving of about 17 cents on an annual power bill. As my own bill exceeds $1000, such a tiny "saving" is amusing to contemplate. It is less amusing when we recognize that energy is needed to make this device. I estimate...
...history; sometimes we are part of it. With the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the United States, people across America and around the world scooped up copies of our commemorative election issue to observe the occasion. It has already become a collector's item. When I was walking home from the office a few nights after the election, I passed a newsstand in New York City that had just one copy of the issue left for sale--marked up to $25. While I'm against such price gouging, it was a sign that...
...sure Hillary Clinton—like many other candidates male and female—enjoyed the opportunity to buy nice suits and get cleaned up for her public appearances. But Palin took this indulgence to a whole new level. In a news item that exploded in the buildup to Election Day, Palin may have spent nearly $200,000 on clothes for herself and her family. One aide described the behavior as “Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast.” The governor’s irresponsible shopping spree highlighted the risks of putting...