Posts Tagged ‘Sidelines’

Obama Energy Secretary Thinks American Public Isn’t Acting Properly

I’m not liking Obama’s arrogant Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Via the WSJ : When it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions, Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees Americans as unruly teenagers and the Administration as the parent that will have to teach them a few lessons. Speaking on the sidelines of a smart grid conference in Washington, Dr. Chu said he didn’t think average folks had the know-how or will to to change their behavior enough to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. “The American public…ju


Sanchez Named Jets Starter

Last year the New York Football Jets had a veteran Head Coach on the sidelines and quarterback under center because Eric Mangini and Brett Favre called the shots for Gang Green. But this year the Jets will be led by two rookies; Head Coach Rex Ryan, and quarterback Mark Sanchez. The fifth overall pick out of USC will start the third preseason game against the Giants and the season opener versus the Texans. To say these waters are uncharted is an understatement, the last time a Jets rookie QB


Beating fear

What makes the difference between someone who has confidence, someone who believes in themselves and in their cause, and someone who sits on the sidelines of life? Fear. Fear of ridicule, of loss, of pain. The folks who are winners in life are the folks who have conquered their fears, trampled them as they ran towards the future. The folks who are not winners in life are the folks who are shackled by their fears, imprisoned in their self-made cages. Let me tell you a story about fear, from t


This Economic Depression is Just Beginning

By: Mike Whitney Aug 05, 2009 Too bad Pulitzers aren’t handed out for blog-entries. This year’s award would go to Zero Hedge for its “The ‘Money on the Sidelines’ Fallacy” post. This short entry shows why the economy will continue its downward slide and why the US consumer will not get off the mat and resume spending as he has in the past. The fact is the Net Wealth of US Households has “declined from a peak of $22 trillion to just under $12 trillion in early March.” Ouch! The probl


China Says Green Dam Still Coming, Mac Version in the Works – eWeek

China’s Ministry of Industry and I.T. reportedly said it “will definitely carry on the directive on Green Dam.” And while Apple has so far been on the sidelines of the Windows-based filtering software mandate, Green Dam maker Jinhui is said to ...


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