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...touch is Barack Obama? He's so out of touch that he suggested that if all Americans inflated their tires properly and took their cars for regular tune-ups, they could save as much oil as new offshore drilling would produce. Gleeful Republicans have made this their daily talking point; Rush Limbaugh is having a field day; and the Republican National Committee is sending tire gauges labeled "Barack Obama's Energy Plan" to Washington reporters...
...offshore drilling could increase oil production by 200,000 bbl. per day by 2030. We use about 20 million bbl. per day, so that would meet about 1% of our demand two decades from now. Meanwhile, efficiency experts say that keeping tires inflated can improve gas mileage 3%, and regular maintenance can add another 4%. Many drivers already follow their advice, but if everyone did, we could immediately reduce demand several percentage points. In other words: Obama is right...
...Schering of 9,000 men ages 18 to 50, 55% expressed an interest in a "new male fertility control," and roughly 40% of the American respondents who said they would be interested in new male contraceptives further said they would be willing to use an implant or receive regular injections to control their fertility...
...prospective Madrid teammates is a reminder of the trickle-down economics of soccer's wage inflation: it's a team game, in which success on the field requires harmony in the dressing room; so the more clubs pay their superstars, the more they'll ultimately have to pay their regular stars...
...armed forces computers and another 16 belonging to NASA, compromised the safety of Navy ships, stole documents and passwords, triggered the shutdown of a 2000-terminal Washington network, deleted critical files and caused a total of $700,000 worth of damage. For his part, McKinnon admits to being a regular cyber-intruder, but has claimed he was searching for some trace of an alien energy technology he believed the U.S. government had discovered and reverse-engineered but was keeping secret in order to keep oil prices high. He also says he was caught because he used his own email address...