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84Much more than you ever wanted to know about a barrel of oil
Six weeks ago, Hubber Jyoti Kothari asked, "How much petrol (gas) and diesel are obtained from a barrel of crude? Is the price of crude ex origin? Why is it costlier in Europe? How many litres in a gallon and in a barrel?" This information is...
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78Martin Hardware: customer service in the real world
When a "big box" hardware and home improvement store opened in northern Houston, only three and a half miles from Martin Hardware, local residents shook their heads and forecast the old store's closure. After all, how could a 67-year-old hardware in...
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80Do you believe we are in a depression? Why or why not?
A few weeks ago I discussed this in a Hub entitled Recession: what is it and how did we get there. As the situation has changed somewhat, I'm happy to update it. The bad news is bugled everywhere. The U.S. is in a massive recession, the worst since...
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81Telecommuting and working from home: an overview and resources for those who’d like to try it
For almost twenty years now, telecommuting and working from home have been touted as the next big wave in employment. Have those years of hype been justified? Follow along while I take an admittedly biased look. First of all, as that inestimable...
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68What are the weirdest songs on your Ipod or mp3 player?
I recently purchased a rather odd collection of old music from Amazon while creating a goofy CD for my mother to listen to while driving. (I should perhaps note that she often has her third-grader...
15 comments80The Top 10 War Movies of All Time
Let me state up front, this is a biased list. I should also point out that I've limited this list to movies I've actually seen, and I'm certain I missed some terrific ones, e.g., Saving Private Ryan and Braveheart (and feel free to remind me of any...
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78Beginner’s crochet project: “suspenders-stripe” tank top
This is a short and simple little vee-necked tank top that even the newest beginner to crocheting can create with ease. It's worked vertically, from the waistline up to the shoulder straps then back down again, in four identical panels that are...
8 comments63Measures for control of population growth or for improve population growth
Interestingly enough, one of the most potent weapons in population control is the education of the female half. As girls are educated, the women they become have greater economic opportunities, and as a result they, and their husbands, are less...
15 comments78Do we have any scientific proof that Jesus existed or is it just our faith?
Sure, there's mountains of evidence for the historical life of a man named Jesus of Nazareth. (Interestingly enough, no one ever seems to have denied the historicity of Jesus until around the 18th or 19th centuries.) In particular, there were a...
95 comments61please hub about getting an individual tax identification number if you are outside US
The Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is the Infernal Revenue Service's answer for non-U.S. citizens who must, for whatever reason, file a U.S. tax return but do not have a U.S. taxpayer's...
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