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Markets in everything: 3d printing photo booth, luxury bunkers in London, cheap generators in NJ 13 Nov 2012 | 02:03 am
1. World’s First 3D Printing Photo Booth to Open in Japan, where you can have your portraits taken, except instead of a photograph, you’ll receive miniature replicas of yourselves. Three sizes and pr...
New Carpe Diem Site 5 Oct 2012 | 09:18 pm
For new posts please visit Carpe Diem's new home at The American Enterprise Institute.
Major CD Announcement 21 Sep 2012 | 07:18 pm
Dear Carpe Diem Regulars: Over the next several days, there will be some major changes taking place for the Carpe Diem blog. After six years, almost 10,000 posts, and more than 8 million visits and a...
National Home Sales Snapshot from DQ News 20 Sep 2012 | 09:49 pm
Click to enlarge. Today's "National Home Sales Snapshot" from DQ News is displayed above, which has been updated with U.S. home sales during the last 30 days in 98 of the top 100 MSAs (excludes Louis...
Quotation of the Day: The Fallacy of Redistribution 20 Sep 2012 | 06:35 pm
From Thomas Sowell's column today (emphasis mine): The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty. The commun...
Wednesday Afternoon Links 19 Sep 2012 | 11:42 pm
1. Markets in everything: WiFi enabled, multi-color, energy efficient LED light bulb that you control with your iPhone. 2. "Patchwriting" is more common than plagiarism, and just as dishonest. I gue...
The Year of the "Plow Horse Housing Recovery" 19 Sep 2012 | 10:27 pm
Some key reports today on architecture billings, existing home sales, and new residential construction provide additional evidence that a U.S. housing recovery is underway: 1. Reuters -- "A leading ...
Year of the Recovery: August Home Sales Boom 19 Sep 2012 | 08:04 pm
1. Wisconsin home sales increased 20.3% in August, median sales price by 2.9%. 2. Kalamazoo MI housing market shows highest sales volume since 2007, August home sales were up 14%, average sales pric...
Builder Confidence Index Rises in September to 6-Yr. High, With Largest 12-Month Gain in History 19 Sep 2012 | 12:47 am
From today’s report from the National Association of Home Builders: September 18, 2012 – Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for a fifth consecutive month in Se...
Fire: Environmentalist's Way to Thin the Forests 18 Sep 2012 | 05:22 pm
From Terry Anderson's editorial in today's WSJ "Environmental Protection Up in Smoke": Environmental laws since the 1970s require public input into federal land-use decisions including logging on nat...
