Open Thread November

EEofDC posted this article on CFN by William Greider.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081110/greider2

I highly recommend Greider. His 700-page “Secrets of The Temple” about the Federal reserve is where I feel I first sterted to grasp the concept of “money.” The other book of his that I have read is the much shorter “Fortress America.”

Holy Shit! Did Holmes just post on CFN? Good one, too. Interesting numbers, well layed-out. The states are marked in blue on that map but there is excellent correlation with actual “blue” states. The inherent correlation may be due to more complicated matter/data but I’ll be taking a look at that more closely as I wait all day to vote. Bring a laptop with a wireless connection and don’t forget to pack a lunch. remember, the law says if you are at there when they close you can vote as long as you stay, but there’s nothing that says they have to feed you. Suckers. It’s a done deal. Obama won.

The Ferrari California is a everything a woman wants from a supercar

This is a Ferrari for women. That’s a sweeping, possibly sexist statement, however, so with a sensitivity unusual in Italy, Ferrari simply says it hopes the California will attract new buyers to the marque, and that some of them will be women; currently, they account for just four per cent of the customer base. But if there’s no doubt that Ferrari wants more female customers, what do women want from a supercar, and does the California fulfil their needs?

The answer, surely, is that women want roughly the same as men: good looks, presence, performance and craftsmanship. Perhaps, if there is a generalisation to be made, it is that while most men would be happy in the uncompromising F430, most women prefer a more comfortable, less track-focused and more road-orientated package. So, enter the California grand tourer.

Italian police to use 200mph Lamborghini

NYT actually has best coverage:

Lambocop Stalks Italian Speeders

This version of the Gallardo produces 560 horsepower and has a top speed of 203 miles an hour. It actually replaces an older, slower (just 180 m.p.h. or so) Gallardo that had seen some 87,000 miles of service around Rome since 2004. No doubt all of those miles were used on official police business, right?

Well, it seems the car did somehow manage to show up in New York City in 2005 for the Columbus Day parade.