“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.”

Mahatma Gandhi

He reiterates John Kennedy's statement that we should never negotiate out of fear but we should never fear to negotiate, and the fallacy that refusing to talk to our enemies makes us look "tough", when it actually makes us look arrogant.

His tone is very good - reassuring, inclusive and hopeful.

He talks about the importance of early childhood education, K-12 and the importance of teachers and rewarding them for being great by paying them higher salaries and making college more affordable.

I just think it's cool that he can articulate so many intelligent thoughts on a broad range of topics, with such ease - we need a smart guy like that in office.

Just thought you might like to know.

Some samples - How to Make a Chicken Costume, How to Hit The Road on The Cheap, Get Big Money for Dead Batteries, How to Patch a Flat Tire on a Bicycle , World's Best Shoe Knot and How to Amuse Toddlers.

“This is the major rule in the American belief system — that anyone can do anything,” explains M. J. Ryan - “That’s a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters mediocrity. Knowing what you’re good at and doing even more of it creates excellence.”"

Source: Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? - New York Times

Estimates for gallons of oil produced per acre range from 5,000 to 20,000 gallons for an open pond system, 100,000 gallons for a closed-loop vertical system vs. about 20 to 30 gallons per acre for corn.

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A big Peterbilt can have two 150 gallon tanks and diesel is going for 4 dollars or more a gallon....so if a trucker was on empty he'd pay 1200 dollars to fill up.

Letting market forces determine the price (and indirectly the supply and demand) of oil may end up being a little more free-market than people want, if it ends up meaning we can't transport the goods we depend on over-the-road truckers to deliver.

If Jimmy Carter's plan to raise CAFE standards in the late 70's would have been followed by Ronald Reagan and subsequent leaders we would at least have some more time to come up with a viable plan to provide our nations energy needs.

The Mariners have added a couple of new starting pitchers to their starting lineup this year. Erik Bedard, aquired from the Orioles, is number 1 in the rotation and Carlos Silva aquired from the Twins is number 3.

Bedard had a 13-5 win/loss record with a 3.16 ERA with the Orioles last year. Silva had a 13-14 win/loss record and a 4.19 ERA with the Twins last year.

Starting lineup

1. CF Ichiro Suzuki
2. 2B Jose Lopez
3. LF Raul Ibanez
4. 1B Richie Sexson
5. 3B Adrian Beltre
6. RF Brad Wilkerson
7. DH Jose Vidro
8. C Kenji Johjima
9. SS Yuniesky Betancourt

Pitching rotation

1. LHP Erik Bedard
2. RHP Felix Hernandez
3. RHP Carlos Silva
4. LHP Jarrod Washburn
5. RHP Miguel Batista

Bullpen

Closer: RHP J.J. Putz
Setup: RHP Brandon Morrow
Setup: LHP Eric O'Flaherty
Middle: RHP Sean Green
Middle: LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith
Long: RHP R.A. Dickey

It's inspirational to listen to her describe how happy she was to get a chance to come to the United States and how much she like working at Boeing.

1. You have too many distractions
2. You don't have the resources you need
3. You don't know what you're doing

In a second article by Anthony Balderrama of MSN Careers we find a list of ten bad work habits:

1. Missing deadlines
2. Dressing unprofessionally
3. Not being punctual
4. Checking your e-mail, playing games, shopping.
5. Gossiping
6. Being negative
7. Trying to be everybody's best friend.
8. Burning bridges
9. Always being the funny one.
10. Forgetting you have neighbors

I'm not a super big fan of lists, but I suppose depending on where you work, your job and your attitude toward change - there may be something useful in these.

My advice is to do what you can to maintain a skill set, attitude toward work, and expense/income ratio - that allows you options.

Change what you can to make the best of your work and if you still aren't relatively happy; move on.