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This outrageous inconvenience is only compounded by the Stalinesque two-roll-per-visit quotas on toilet paper acquisitions...

Author: By Derrick Asiedu | Title: Tools of the Stool | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

...With better toilet paper, we can accomplish with a single transcendent wipe what would have required multiple unsatisfying squares and save a considerable amount of money. The bathroom tissue we currently employ, Georgia Pacific’s “Preference”, is available at 76¢ per roll and Charmin’s “Ultra Soft”, a bathroom tissue befitting a patrician, is a reasonable 83¢ per roll. That extra seven cents is an investment in the comfort of the next Emerson, and will allow us to once again raise aloft a standard...

Author: By Derrick Asiedu | Title: Tools of the Stool | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

...Centcom commander General David Petraeus weighed in on the question of a political settlement in the Times of London on Monday, warning that before a political resolution could be achieved, there would be some intense fighting to roll back the Taliban and disabuse them of the prospect of a battlefield victory. And Gates has made clear that the movement's leadership is unlikely to negotiate a compromise until it has been dealt some heavy blows on the battlefield. Still, Petraeus suggested, current outreach efforts that are limited to those Taliban willing to lay down their arms and accept the Afghan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting for a Draw in Afghanistan | 1/27/2010 | See Source »

...question has been asked for so many years now that it's almost become a passé punch line of the off-season. And for some, the annual Favre guessing game has become so routine - Favre himself responded to retirement questions late Sunday by saying, "I know people are rolling their eyes or will roll their eyes ... In a situation like this, I really don't want to make a decision right now" - that they have written off Favre as a prima donna who has teased and toyed with the league's press and fans to a point where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Packers Fan's Mixed Emotions About Brett Favre | 1/26/2010 | See Source »

...investor spotlight has been shining brightly on a new line of ETFs - ones that are actively managed. Firms ranging from Invesco to Pimco have launched about 12 of these funds over the past two years; others, such as T. Rowe Price Group and John Hancock Funds, are preparing to roll out similar funds, all in an effort to go head-on against actively managed mutual funds. "It's clearly a category that's attracting more interest among ETF providers and mutual-fund companies," says Standard & Poor's Tom Graves. "It combines the characteristics of a passive, index-based ETF with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exchange-Traded Funds: The Hidden Risks | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

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