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La Tangente

By Donal on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 9:52pm | Arts & Entertainment

I liked this short ...

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Getting Around On Less Fuel

By Donal on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 9:34pm | Technology

Last week, lots of experts were predicting that lower oil prices would lead to lower fuel prices at the pumps this summer. I wondered about that because Tom Whipple had noted that gasoline stocks were very low. The Kansas City Star takes the fuel stocks story a bit further: 

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The Djokovic Diet

By Donal on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 8:50am | Health



In Djokovic Rules and Djokovic Still Rules, I've already described how well I think Djokovic is playing this year. Many media pages, like the Wall Street Journal article below, are now devoted to the gluten-free diet he adopted last year - before the streak.

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Djokovic Still Rules

By Donal on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 10:49pm | Sports

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, aka the Italian Open, stretching his unbeaten streak to 39 matches and seven titles, but more importantly, beating Nadal in consecutive red clay court matches. It was a tough, high quality match, well-played by both men. 

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Djokovic Rules

By Donal on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 10:38am | Sports


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Why aren't we panicking at the pumps? Update: Or are we?

By Donal on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 6:29pm | Business


In Peak Oil Elasticity, Tom Whipple wonders why $4.00 fuel hasn't made Americans cut back our driving all that much: 

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