The big automakers are retooling their factories to produce greener cars but many of these vehicles won’t hit the road for years. Ira Flatow talks with guests about outside-the-box ideas for improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions quickly.
Guests:
Anna Jaffe, co-founder, Vehicle Design Summit, student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Simon Hauger, former teacher, [...]

“An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today. ” 
 
– Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1990)
 

Dr. Laurence J. Peter (September 16, 1919 - January 12, 1990) was an educator and “hierarchiologist,” best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter Principle.

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http://www.militarycity.com/valor/honor_january_2009.html
January 01, 2009
·  Marine Lance Cpl. Alberto Francesconi, 21, of Bronx, N.Y.; was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 1 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.      
 

January 03, 2009
·  Marine Lance Cpl. Chadwick A. Gilliam, 29, of Mayking, Ky.; [...]

http://troopscoop.typepad.com/updates/blog_index.html
January 31, 2009
MiTT team advises, helps 9th IA Div. along road to confidence

By Sgt. Whitney Houston

1st Lt. Edan, cmdr. of the Detainee Holding Area Anex (DHAA), is searched by his colleague, 1st Lt. Hussein, while SSgt. Heather Roark observes the appropriate techniques of searching Iraqi women at the DHAA, which is located at Al Rasheed [...]

http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=29490
January 31, 2009
Swapping the sandy beaches of Oahu for the sands of Afghanistan, Marines and sailors of the Hawaii-based Combat Logistics Battalion 3 are leaving their footprints while forward-deployed to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.By Lance Cpl. Ronald W. Stauffer
Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan
 
CAMP BARBER, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Swapping [...]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/31/obama-nation-cant-afford-bickering-over-stimulus/
January 31, 2009
By Christiana Bellantoni
President Obama Saturday morning called on the Senate to quickly pass his more than $825 billion economic stimulus plan, saying Americans “have little patience” for political bickering and noting that while the bill isn’t perfect, it can jumpstart job creation.
Mr. Obama said in his weekly radio address it is “good news” [...]

http://townhall.com/columnists/BillOReilly/2009/01/31/computing_america
January 31, 2009

 
by Bill O’Reilly

Anyone who spends time around young children or teenagers knows that high-tech has changed everything in Toyland. Today, the babes aren’t running from a mean old landlord named Barnaby; they are dressed provocatively while doing X-rated stunts all over cyberspace. And if adults are not vigilant, kids can grow up fast.
But [...]

http://townhall.com/columnists/CarlHorowitz/2009/01/31/union-managed_retirement_funds_do_they_protect_or_expose_auto_workers
January 31, 2009

 
by Carl Horowitz

They’re called voluntary employee beneficiary associations – VEBAs for short. The name might sound obscure. But this workplace arrangement will play a major role in determining whether the U.S. auto industry can sustain itself over the long run.
A VEBA is a tax-exempt trust fund covered under Section 501(c)(9) of the IRS [...]

http://www.patriotpost.us/opinion/michael-barone/2009/01/31/the-gop-should-go-upscale.html
January 31, 2009
By Michael Barone
There’s a debate going on in some Republican circles over which groups of the electorate the party should target.
This debate starts off with some uncomfortable realizations. One is that while John McCain’s 46 percent share of the vote is not as dismal as some losing candidates of the past, it is [...]