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Is the forever stamp a good investment?
http://www.mattbors.com/archives/316.html claims yes.
Historical postage rates and discussion at http://www.akdart.com/postrate.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/May/03/bz/FP705030317.html says: "The [Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act] requires that postal rate increases be tied to the rate of inflation, as measured by ( Read more... ) -
EU far-right parliamentary block collapses
Xenophobes surprised to realise other xenophobes hate them.
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Mubarak joke, via NYT
President Mubarak [of Egypt] is on his deathbed when an aide comes to his side and says, “Mr. President, aren’t you going to give a farewell speech to the people?” The president opens his eyes and replies: “Really? Why? Where are the people going?” -
Another religious loophole
In a modern economy, many old rules can be bent.
The Israeli Supreme Court stepped into a religious dispute on Wednesday, ordering the chief rabbinate not to allow local rabbis to decide for themselves whether to authorize produce from Jewish land to be sold during this sabbatical year.
The case centered on a loophole in religious law used ( Read more... ) -
Usury in the middle ages
While the Catholic church formally adhered to the doctrine against usury throughout the middle ages, ingenious theologians showed that most types of interest payment were actually nonusurous. By the late middle ages, the following exceptions ... were all well accepted:
profits of partnership (as long as each partner took the risks, returns were ( Read more... ) -
Games Day
Play Pacific Northwest Rails, California, and Igel Argern (Hedgehogs in a Hurry).
More detailed reviews available at spotlightongames.com, or boardgamegeek.com. PNR is a railroad game involving playing the stock market and running routes. Interesting if unforgiving design - your stock holdings are taxed at an increasing rate throughout the game ( Read more... ) -
Ancient secrets of game design
Only of interest to boardgame geeks.
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What will the Fed's interest rate policy mean to you?
Cut of 50 basis points or mote. Economic boom leads to hyperinflation, but stability is restored when China purchases the U.S. for $50 Billion Trillion (4.3 Yuan). Unemployment falls to zero as the population gets jobs in several factories efficiently run by the People's Liberation Army ( Read more... )