Tipping in Hard times

Now money is such a sensitive issue and more needed than wanted, it has become a scarce and valuable commodity. The US dollars is still okay in comparison to some Asian countries like Thailand (Thai Baht) because...

Tipping: What It Takes to Make Your Waiter Like You ?

Neal Templin in his Wall Street Journal's Cheapskate musings tries to sort out in Tipping Point: What It Takes to Make Your Waiter Like You what it takes to do the right thing.Thankfully or not in a previous life he got his hands dirty in the restaurant business so at best he...

To Tip or Not to Tip...Stingy or Over the Top...From Russia to Australia

Since arriving in the US some 18 years ago, I spent a number of years making a living as a waiter so the provocative question Why Tip? in 'Food Fights', the Food Issue of the NY Times Magazine (October 12) got all my attention.Paul Wachter looks at this topic through the...

"Tipping point" on horizon for Greenland ice

"OSLO (Reuters) - Global warming this century could trigger a runaway thaw of Greenland's ice sheet and other abrupt shifts such as a dieback of the Amazon rainforest, scientists said on Monday.  They urged...

Melt Study Says Arctic Ocean Could Be Ice-Free by 2012.

If this isn't enough proof, I don't know what is. The fact that the arctic ocean could be *completely* ice free by 2012 is a scary thought. Imagine if your kids don't know what an iceberg is, aside from one taking...

Climate change demonstration in Dublin

"A demonstration is taking place in Dublin today to mark an international day of action on climate change. Bells from churches across the country rang at 2pm, signalling concern that global warming could soon have irreversible impacts. Today's demonstration coincides with a...

Evidence of dramatic effects of global warming now apparent in Alaska

"Packed ice along the Arctic Ocean and Bering Strait has retreated hundreds of miles and decreased in thickness more than 40 percent in the past 50 years. Native American villages are crumbling into the sea, and...

Powered by Garbage

There's one renewable resource that's flown below the radar for quite some time: garbage."Although solar and wind energy are the best-known renewable energies, generating power from biomass is getting a closer look, as societies try to diversify their fuel...

Betting to Win

Welcome to my free tipping service. Remember the 2 most important rules. NEVER bet with money you cannot afford to lose. Be disciplined!! GOOD LUCK!!I am a professional gambler and make a decent living from betting on horses.I want to give something back to the punters who...

Campaigne 06 - The Tipping Point Races

"Ten very tight House and Senate contests could determine which party controls Congress next year. Missouri: Jim Talent (R) v. Claire McCaskill (D) After a bruising final spate of campaigning that included half a dozen debates, a major push by both parties to court women and...

NATO chief warns of Afghan tipping point (AP)

" KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> NATO 's top commander in Afghanistan " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Afghanistan said Sunday the country was at a tipping point and warned Afghans would likely switch their...

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