Oct 17 2010

Combat Stress Driving Up Army Crime, Drug Abuse, Suicides

The U.S. Army, under the accumulating stress of nine years at war, is suffering an alarming spurt of drug abuse, crime and suicide that is going unchecked, according to an internal study that depicts an Army in crisis. A small but growing number of soldiers who perform credibly in combat turn to high-risk behavior, including [...]


Oct 11 2010

Flash Trading: Driving the Leibowitzes Apart

High-frequency trading has been a flash point of finance for months now, attracting critics and defenders in almost equal measure. But one family appears riven right down the middle over the topic. Specifically, the Leibowitz brothers, one of whom happens to be a top executive at the New York Stock Exchange, and the other, Jon [...]


Jun 15 2010

What Was This Driver Thinking?

So this probably is really not that funny but I think it could be. I want to see how creative you all can be let’s see what you think the driver was thinking either before or during this. Let me see if I can start us off.

  • Hey Bill when did they install the super express toll booths? How does this work? So I just hit the ramp?