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POPSFeds Skewed Clunkers Results Trucks were also subject to lower fuel efficiency standards under the program, and analysts were initially surprised not to find more gas-guzzlers on the top 10 list. Seems the government stacked the deck to make its program look more environmentally sound than it is. (H/T j.leader for the tip) Is Cash for Clunkers green? You may be surprised by the facts. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?blogid=49&entry_id=44867
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POPSSomebodies and Nobodies: Understanding Rankism Examples of rankism based on pseudo rankings include the illicit hierarchies maintained by racism, sexism, ageism, classism, ableism, and heterosexualism (or, homophobia)--in short, the familiar isms that plague societies and that, one by one, are being discredited and dismantled. What can victims of rank abuse do to protect their dignity?Those abused on the basis of color unified against racism. Women targeted sexism and the elderly took aim at ageism. By analogy, "rankism" denotes abuses of power associated with rank. Once you have a name for it, you see it everywhere. More importantly, once you call it by name, everyone else will see it too, and perpetrators will find themselves on the defensive.
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POPSFreedom in the Fifty States: Top & Bottom Rankings But what about the top and bottom ten states when all four categories are taken into account? Top Ten Overall Freedom Ranking 1. New Hampshire 2. Colorado 3. South Dakota 4. Idaho 5. Texas 6. Missouri 7. Tennessee 8. Arizona 9. Virginia 10. North Dakota Bottom Ten Overall Freedom Ranking (starting with the lowest score) 1. New York 2. New Jersey 3. Rhode Island 4. California 5. Maryland 6. Hawaii 7. Washington 8. Massachusetts 9. Illinois 10. Connecticut The bottom ten states in the Overall Freedom Ranking is almost striking in the fact that it is what one would expect: they are states controlled by the Democratic Party or liberal politics. With the advent of Obamaworld and the evermore encroachment of the federal government, the sovereignty of the states and personal freedoms will become an issue of where to live, work, and raise a family.
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POPSFattest State Weighs Its Options continued: Iowa, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania: 26.7% Maryland and Wisconsin: 26.0% Illinois: 25.9% Oregon, Virginia, and Washington: 25.4% Minnesota: 25.3% Nevada: 25.1% Arizona and Idaho:24.8% Maine: 24.7% New Mexico: 24.6% New York: 24.5% Wyoming: 24.3% Florida and New Hampshire: 24.1% California: 23.6% New Jersey: 23.4% Montana: 22.7% Utah: 22.5% Washington, D.C.: 22.3% Vermont: 22.1% Hawaii: 21.8% Rhode Island: 21.7% Connecticut: 21.3% Massachusetts: 21.2% Colorado: 18.9%
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POPSOne Chrysler Dealer Who's Not Taking His Shutdown Without Setting Record Straight FItzgerald is smart, articulate, critical and offers advice to the "failed management" at both Chrysler and GM. Well worth a look and listen. Fitzgerald says he's bugged automakers to improve their consumer ratings for 20 years and, according to the Washington Times, has letters from former GM CEO Rick Wagoner and former DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche to prove it. Here's what Zetsche wrote to Fitzgerald in 2001: "We're putting a lot of effort into increasing the reliability and quality of our vehicles, which we're expecting will result in ... even more favorable ratings from Consumer Reports." In the magazine's April issue, which includes rankings of 2009 models, Chrysler was the lowest-rated automaker. GM was second lowest.
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POPSThe Best and Worst Bailed-Out Banks If the "market-to-bailout ratio," as we call it, equals 1.0, for example, that means investors driving the stock price up or down have a dim view of the bank's inherent value. "The government injections basically amount to the common stockholders' entire value," says economist James Barth of the nonprofit Milken Institute, which provided some of the data. To pay back the government injections, such banks would probably have to sell assets, which could worsen the situation. http://www.usnews.com/blogs/flowchart/2009/05/05/banks-least-likely-to-pay-back-bailout-funds.html Banks with a market-to-bailout ratio of less than 1 are in even worse shape, since investors are signaling that the banks' value is heavily dependent upon government aid.
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POPSSongs to die for Top 5 popular songs: 1. "My Way" - Frank Sinatra/Shirley Bassey. 2. "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Bette Midler/Celine Dion. 3. "Time To Say Goodbye" - Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli. 4. "Angels" - Robbie Williams. 5. "Over The Rainbow" - Eva Cassidy. - Top 5 hymns: 1. "The Lord Is My Shepherd". 2. "Abide With Me". 3. "All Things Bright And Beautiful". 4. "Old Rugged Cross". 5. "Amazing Grace". - Top 5 classical pieces: 1. "Nimrod" from "Enigma Variations" - Elgar. 2. "Pie Jesu" from "Requiem" - Faure. 3. "Ave Maria" - Schubert. 4. "Nessun Dorma" - Puccini. 5. "Canon in D Major" - Pachelbel. - Other chart movers (no rankings): - "Hallelujah" covered by talent show winner Alexandra Burke. - "Bat Out Of Hell" - Meatloaf. - "Spirit In The Sky" - Doctor and the Medics. - 'Highway To Hell" - AC/DC.
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POPSAirline Passenger Bumping 101 Airline rankings on the Department of Transportation website at http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov. See clip source for Exceptions to the Rules
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POPSAmazon Titles De-Ranked Meta-Writer is compiling a list of books for which Amazon has removed sales rank figures. This means, among other things, that in the product details for the book, no "Amazon Sales Rank" appears. The company (or, it claims, a wayward algorithm) is apparently targeting gay erotica. Even literary novels by Annie Proulx and Jeanette Winterson have gotten the ax. What next? Portnoy's Complaint? Tropic of Cancer? Lolita? Or must the smut be particularly homosexual in nature? Inquiring minds want to know.
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