First a Soda Tax, Now a Pizza Tax: The Food Police March On
Mar 11, 2010 Object
America’s nutritional nannies are at it again. A study published earlier this week by the American Medical Association argues that tacking an 18% tax onto pizza and soda would cut Americans’ intake of calories, which would in turn help slash health care costs by an astounding $147 billion a year.
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First a Soda Tax, Now a Pizza Tax: The Food Police March On originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:00.
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eBay Find of the Day: Sensational ex-Rat Pack Dual-Ghia L6.4 Barris Kustom
Mar 3, 2010 Object
Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Chrysler, Luxury
1962 Ghia Barris Kustom - Click above for high-res image gallery
While perhaps not a household name, there was a time when the Dual-Ghia brand was the epitome of cool. Eugene Casaroll formed Dual Motors in the 1950’s to build production versions of Chrysler’s Virgil Exner-designed Fire Arrow show cars. Casaroll worked with Carrozzeria Ghia in Italy to build the restyled vehicles on Dodge chassis using Chrysler engines for motivation. Because of Ghia’s contributions to the exterior styling, the cars were sold under the Dual-Ghia banner. Altogether, 117 D-Gs were sold from 1956-1958, mostly to the rich and famous.
As his health floundered, Casaroll concentrated more and more on his other business interests leaving Dual Motors Chief Engineer Paul Farago in charge of developing the follow-up model. The L6.4 was introduced in 1961 with a bigger 335-horsepower 383 engine, fresher styling and a big bump in price, going from $7,600 to a whopping $13,500. Only 26 L6.4s were sold before the company was finally shuttered for good in 1962, but those Dual-Ghias found their way into some interesting hands. Well-known Dual-Ghia owners included actors Desi Arnaz, Glenn Ford and Sterling Hayden, U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson, and a certain group of legendary entertainers known as The Rat Pack. Dean Martin had one. So did Frank Sinatra. Eddie Fisher owned a Dual-Ghia. Even Peter Lawford had one. In fact, Lawford once owned the very car you see above.
This particular 1961 Dual-Ghia L6.4 is even more rare than most of the other 25 examples made, as one of eight cars modified by legendary Kustom Kar King George Barris. It was the second L6.4 produced and shares the prototype’s lower roofline, but was also remodeled by George Barris at his Kustom Coachworks when it arrived in Hollywood. According to the eBay Motors listing, the headlamps were remodeled into flush oval Euro Headlamps (the original design were traditional ovals), and the turn signals were subtly hidden inboard behind the grille.
One of the regular Dual-Ghia L6.4 models recently sold for better than $400,000 up in Pebble Beach, so the current price of just over $100,000 seems like a steal. Of course, the reserve hasn’t yet been met. There are still three days left to scrape together a little extra scratch if you’re interested in reliving your Rat Pack fantasies. Check out the listing for even more details and take a peek at the gallery below for more high-res images.
[Source: eBay Motors]
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GOP Tells Obama to Start Over on Health Care
Feb 25, 2010 Object
President Obama’s health-care summit on Thursday was hardly the bipartisan session he had hoped it would be, with Republicans calling for the White House to start over with the entire reform process. Obama said he hoped the event was not become just “political theater” and pleaded with the GOP to confront an issue he described as a catastrophic drag on the American economy.
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China Health Care Reform Spurs Rise in Traditional Chinese Medicine Shares
Feb 24, 2010 Object
Shares were mixed in Asia Wednesday. In China, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.3% and in Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index fell 0.8%. Reports that China will begin public hospital reform trials sent shares of traditional Chinese medicine company Yunnan Baiyao Group surging 4.1%. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 Index lost 1.5% as Japanese car makers continue to suffer from the Toyota debacle.
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Daily Blogwatch: The Office Romance Stock Market Indicator; Plus, Should Greece Ditch the Euro?
Feb 18, 2010 Object
Some of the best stories for investors from the Internet, including a comparison of today’s S&P chart with previous bear markets, why HealthSpring is a value stock, and office romances as a stock market indicator.
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Aspirin May Boost Breast Cancer Survival, But Clinical Trials Are Needed
Feb 17, 2010 Object
A study of 4,164 women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer showed that women taking aspirin regularly are 50% less likely to die and had a 50% lower risk of the cancer returning. But the findings still need to be confirmed through clinical trials.
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Everyday Enhancements: Bringing out the Best in Foods
Feb 14, 2010 Object
Enhancing food often ups your health benefits or just makes for a better meal. Learn about enhancing food by taking this quiz.
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Why Health Care Reform Is Needed: WellPoint’s 39% Rate Hike
Insurance company WellPoint, which is opposed to the health care reforms Democrats are promoting, handed them a public relations coup this week: It increased insurance rates on some individual policies by up to 39%. Wellpoint’s profits last quarter? A mere $2.7 billion.
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After President Clinton’s Surgery, a Primer on Stents
Feb 12, 2010 Object
Bill Clinton’s surgery yesterday — inserting stents into his heart, years after his quadruple-bypass surgery — has become a common procedure to clear plaque buildup from the surgical grafts. Here’s how they work.
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After President Clinton’s Surgery, a Primer on Stents originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:00.
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Why Research In Motion Is Up on a Down Day
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion are getting a big boost today, thanks mostly to an analyst upgrade. The stock is now trading at around $71, but RBC Capital has a new target price of $120. Also helping out: Speculation that Microsoft could be interested in buying RIM.
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Why Research In Motion Is Up on a Down Day originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:50:00.
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