Ryan Gardner on September 27th, 2005

Comparing the price of a hybrid version of a car versus a non-hybrid version, CNN has found that a hybrid car wont save you money in the long run.
Example: Thinking about the new hybrid version of the Honda Accord?
Over five years, assuming 15,000 miles of driving per year, you’ll make up that cost in [...]

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Ryan Gardner on September 27th, 2005

The federal government is going to dump billions of dollars into rebuilding New Orleans. The idea is to repair the damage caused by the hurricane. (I wonder if a tree hit my van if the insurance company would give me a Ferrari) Unfortunately, if that is all it does, it will be far short of [...]

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Ryan Gardner on September 27th, 2005

The New York Times reports on a recent study from researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston that used Nielsen ratings to prove that during “the most important games of the A.L.C.S and World Series last season, emergency room visits at six Boston hospitals declined.”
They think that one of two things happened.

People stayed inside, thus avoiding [...]

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