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Mortgage Rates
The Fed's continual decrease in interest rates has NOT been reflected in mortgage rates offered by banks. Can you say Sub-Prime mess? ;-(
Read: Voice of San Diego
Affluenza
Affluenza;
An unhappy condition of overload,
debt, anxiety and waste resulting
from the dogged pursuit of more.
PBS Documentary: Part 1/6 (above)
PBS Documentary: Part 2/6
PBS Documentary: Part 3/6
PBS Documentary: Part 4/6
PBS Documentary: Part 5/6
PBS Documentary: Part 6/6
One of the producers of the documentary (Dave Wann) has also written a book called: Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle
. The book follows along similar lines to "Affluenza," and discusses concerns of overconsumption, and it's effect on personal, community and planet level.
Car Sales Plummeting
Stunning June 2008 Car Sales Data:
After being #1 (for ever, years and years) the Ford F series truck sales finished at #5!
Read: June Vehicle Sales
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Finance: GM Stock
Finance: Ford Stock
MPG revisited
A few days ago I posted 2008 Most Fuel Efficient Cars. And here is another way of looking at the numbers:
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Now lets look at it this way; on average we may drive 10,000 miles per year (50% City & 50% Highway), and let's just average out gas at $4/gallon (Current in my city it is $4.69). So the yearly numbers become:
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Toyota Prius Hybrid / City: 48 mpg / Highway: 45 mpg
Yearly Fuel Cost: $860
Typical Small Car / City: 30 mpg / Highway: 35 mpg
Yearly Fuel Cost: $1,238
Typical Large Car / City: 20 mpg / Highway: 30 mpg
Yearly Fuel Cost: $1,666
Typical Mini-Van / City: 18 mpg / Highway: 25 mpg
Yearly Fuel Cost: $1,911
Typical Large SUV / City: 12 mpg / Highway: 20 mpg
Yearly Fuel Cost: $2,666
With these simple parameters; if you switch from a large SUV to a Toyota Prius, and even if you drive a modest 10,000 miles per year, you'll save about $1,800 per year.
Matt Harding dancing all around the world
Matt was asked, "What the message of the videos?" His reply, "Up to you, I'm just dancing."
You can't not smile when watching this video. Beautiful places and ordinary places, and a guy doing the only move he knows how to do, surrounded by people having fun.
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
Partovi speech at Hackley commencement
Twins Hadi and Ali Partovi commencement speech at Hackley High School (Tarrytown, New York) Class of 2008 graduation. Amuzing and moving. (Ali Partovy is the founder of GarageBand.com, ilike.com)
June 20th - Happiest Day of the Year
Happy Happiest Day of the Year! June 20th has been scientific-ishly declared the happiest date on the calendar. Why?
Apparently the feeling of optimism caused by the combination of lighter evenings, the prospect of holidays and memories of childhood summers is at its peak on June 20.
According to the research this has been worked out using the equation O + (N xS) + Cpm/T + He.
O stands for being outdoors and outdoor activity, N is connection with nature, which is in full bloom now, S is socialisation with neighbours and friends, Cpm stands for childhood positive memories, T is the mean temperature which is now usually warm, and He is holiday expected.
Read: The Telegraph
Ice on Mars confirmed
There is water ice on Mars within reach of the Mars Phoenix Lander, NASA scientists announced Thursday.
Photographic evidence settles the debate over the nature of the white material seen in photographs sent back by the craft. As seen in lower left of this image, chunks of the ice sublimed (changed directly from solid to gas) over the course of four days, after the lander's digging exposed them.
"Are you ready to celebrate? Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!! Best day ever!!" the Mars Phoenix Lander tweeted at about 5:15 pm. 6/19/2008
Read: Wired News
Resigning from Yahoo
Stewart Butterfield, the cofounder of Flickr, has tendered his resignation to Yahoo, as has wife and cofounder Caterina Fake. Flickr was purchased by Yahoo for the tune of $35 million three years ago!
Here is Butterfield's full resignation letter:
