<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from sanity.blog-city.com</title><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2009 sanity.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from sanity.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Delta/Northwest Airlines Launches New Class of Luggage Service: Lost Carry On</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/deltanorthwest_airlines_launches_new_class_of_luggage_servi.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/deltanorthwest_airlines_launches_new_class_of_luggage_servi.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:48:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=deltanorthwest%5Fairlines%5Flaunches%5Fnew%5Fclass%5Fof%5Fluggage%5Fservi</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Until recently, airlines offered only two types of luggage transportation service: (1) carry on and (2) lost. Delta Airlines (owner of Northwest) has introduced a major new category: lost carry on, adding to the many conveniences awaiting its custome]]></description><category>travel</category><category>flight</category><category>innovation</category></item><item><title>Black Hole at Center of Galaxy Too Big To Fail: NASA, Congress to Send Spaceship Loaded with Cash</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/black_hole_at_center_of_galaxy_too_big_to_fail_nasa_congre_1.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/black_hole_at_center_of_galaxy_too_big_to_fail_nasa_congre_1.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=black%5Fhole%5Fat%5Fcenter%5Fof%5Fgalaxy%5Ftoo%5Fbig%5Fto%5Ffail%5Fnasa%5Fcongre%5F1</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galactic Bailout Needed or Galaxy Could Collapse, Say OfficialsIn a show of galactic leadership, according to White House officials, the United States is about to embark on a massive rescue mission whose beneficial effects on our economy might not be]]></description></item><item><title>Photos of General Vang Pao, Hmong Leader at an Oshkosh, Wisconsin Festival</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/photos_of_general_vang_pao_hmong_leader_at_an_oshkosh_wisc.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/photos_of_general_vang_pao_hmong_leader_at_an_oshkosh_wisc.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=photos%5Fof%5Fgeneral%5Fvang%5Fpao%5Fhmong%5Fleader%5Fat%5Fan%5Foshkosh%5Fwisc</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are some photos of a famous Hmong leader, General Vang Pao, the Hmong man who was a hero to hundreds of thousands of Hmong people in their struggle for freedom from the attacks of Communist forces in Laos. He is a controversial figure who has be]]></description></item><item><title>How to Hammer in a Nail: Juggler Style</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/how_to_hammer_in_a_nail_juggler_style.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/how_to_hammer_in_a_nail_juggler_style.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=how%5Fto%5Fhammer%5Fin%5Fa%5Fnail%5Fjuggler%5Fstyle</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here a German construction worker and juggler demonstrates his technique of hitting in a nail from a distance with hammers as they are being juggled. If you don&#39;t speak German, there isn&#39;t a lot to the dialog. He talks about a hammer competit]]></description><category>nail</category></item><item><title>Health Care Innovation: Where Are We Headed?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/health_care_innovation__where_are_we_headed.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/health_care_innovation__where_are_we_headed.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=health%5Fcare%5Finnovation%5F%5Fwhere%5Fare%5Fwe%5Fheaded</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The engine of innovation depends upon the fuel of freedom. Innovation depends upon the freedom for individuals to experiment and reap the rewards of great ideas, if they succeed, but also to face the consequences of failure.&nbsp; It also depends upo]]></description><category>health</category><category>care</category></item><item><title>Sprint and the Palm Pre: Great Phone with a Business Model Flaw</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/palmpre.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/palmpre.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=palmpre</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[(This review is also available at my other blog, InnovationFatigue.com .)As I began writing this post, my wife was in a car a thousand miles away with a brand new smart phone. I received a call on someone else&rsquo;s phone informing me that my wife&]]></description><category>phone</category><category>palm</category><category>pre</category><category>sprint</category><category>tech</category><category>support</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PALM</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">S</category></item><item><title>Thanks, BusinessWeek, for Your Selection of Hot Summer Books!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/thanks_businessweek_for_your_selection_of_hot_summer_books.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/thanks_businessweek_for_your_selection_of_hot_summer_books.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=thanks%5Fbusinessweek%5Ffor%5Fyour%5Fselection%5Fof%5Fhot%5Fsummer%5Fbooks</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BusinessWeek just announced their top 20 recommended summer reads. To my delight, Conquering Innovation Fatigue  is number 10 on the list. Thanks, BusinessWeek!]]></description><category>books</category><category>innovation</category></item><item><title>Innovation and the DMV</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/innovation_and_the_dmv.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/innovation_and_the_dmv.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=innovation%5Fand%5Fthe%5Fdmv</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Remember your last experience waiting in line for service at your local Department of Motor Vehicles? If your state is anything like the states I&#39;ve lived in since learning to drive, you may have encountered a bureaucracy with people not overly e]]></description></item><item><title>Enterprise Car Rental: They&apos;ve Won My Loyalty with Classy Customer Service</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/enterprise_car_rental_theyve_won_my__with_classy_customer_.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/enterprise_car_rental_theyve_won_my__with_classy_customer_.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=enterprise%5Fcar%5Frental%5Ftheyve%5Fwon%5Fmy%5F%5Fwith%5Fclassy%5Fcustomer%5F</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Had a surprising experience with Enterprise Car Rental this week. Even though I&#39;ve long been impressed with their low prices and very friendly, service-oriented approach, they exceeded my expectations this week by going the extra mile to help me]]></description></item><item><title>Looking for Book Reviewers: New Innovation Book, Conquering Innovation Fatigue</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/looking_for_book_reviewers_new_innovation_book_conquering__2.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/looking_for_book_reviewers_new_innovation_book_conquering__2.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=looking%5Ffor%5Fbook%5Freviewers%5Fnew%5Finnovation%5Fbook%5Fconquering%5F%5F2</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our new book, Conquering Innovation Fatigue, is now available at Amazon.com for pre-ordering. An easy way to get there is with the Tinyurl name of &quot;nofatigue&quot;: http://tinyurl.com/nofatigue. The book is supported by the related blog, Innovat]]></description><category>books</category><category>innovation</category></item><item><title>Uranium Stocks: Starting to Glow Again</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/uranium_stocks_starting_to_glow_again.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/uranium_stocks_starting_to_glow_again.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=uranium%5Fstocks%5Fstarting%5Fto%5Fglow%5Fagain</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After being obliterated by the crash of 2008 and the plummeting price of oil, uranium and uranium stocks may be on the rise again. One of my favorite producers, Dennison Mines (DNN), with operations in the United States and Canada, saw its shares dro]]></description></item><item><title>Daniel Hannan&apos;s Brave Words on Squeezing the Productive Part of the Economy to Fund the Unproductive Part</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/daniel_hannans_brave_words_on_squeezing_the_productive_part.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/daniel_hannans_brave_words_on_squeezing_the_productive_part.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=daniel%5Fhannans%5Fbrave%5Fwords%5Fon%5Fsqueezing%5Fthe%5Fproductive%5Fpart</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The spirit of liberty and financial responsibility burns bright in many parts of the world, but usually not in the hearts of those swollen with power. The voices who call for restraint in the growth of government power and spending will always be out]]></description></item><item><title>Mining Stock Royalties: Don&apos;t Fret Yet</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/mining_stock_royalties_dont_fret_yet.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/mining_stock_royalties_dont_fret_yet.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mining%5Fstock%5Froyalties%5Fdont%5Ffret%5Fyet</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some mining stocks and energy stocks such as Canada&#39;s Advantage Energy Income Fund (AAV) may be converting over to regular companies instead of being royalty trusts that pay most of their profits to investors as dividends. This may seem like bad]]></description><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AAV</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PGH</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ENT</category></item><item><title>Fresno Hmongs Highlighted in Mormon Publication</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/fresno_hmongs_highlighted_in_mormon_publication.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/fresno_hmongs_highlighted_in_mormon_publication.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=fresno%5Fhmongs%5Fhighlighted%5Fin%5Fmormon%5Fpublication</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hmong people in the Fresno area who have converted to Christianity (the LDS flavor) were recently featured in an LDS Church New publication: Hmong examine role of traditions in gospel life.     Learning of the Church may be the first time for some Hm]]></description></item><item><title>Video clip of the Hmong People around Appleton, Wisconsin</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/video_clip_of_the_hmong_people_around_appleton_wisconsin.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/video_clip_of_the_hmong_people_around_appleton_wisconsin.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=video%5Fclip%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fhmong%5Fpeople%5Faround%5Fappleton%5Fwisconsin</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This video was generated by Animoto, the free video service  (with added features for pay). &nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Fed Calls Upon Counterfeiters for Help</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/fed_calls_upon_counterfeiters_for_help.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/fed_calls_upon_counterfeiters_for_help.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=fed%5Fcalls%5Fupon%5Fcounterfeiters%5Ffor%5Fhelp</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve Bank issued an emergency appeal today to counterfeiters across America to help in the Herculean task of creating more dollars to stimulate the economy. ?Our printing presses are running 24/7 at 120% capacity,? said Kasha Cummin, D]]></description><category>money</category><category>counterfeit</category></item><item><title>Carbonite Trouble: Old Versions of Files May Be Lost for Some Users, Contrary to Specs</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/carbonite_trouble_old_versions_of_files_may_be_lost_for_som.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/carbonite_trouble_old_versions_of_files_may_be_lost_for_som.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=carbonite%5Ftrouble%5Fold%5Fversions%5Fof%5Ffiles%5Fmay%5Fbe%5Flost%5Ffor%5Fsom</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just found that Carbonite&#39;s behavior doesn&#39;t always match the official specifications. Users are led to believe that multiple versions of their files are being stored and will be available for back-up. That may not be the case!Carbonite&#39;s]]></description><category>software</category></item><item><title>Broccoli  - May Help Prevent Lung Cancer (But Don&apos;t Smoke It!)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/broccoli___may_help_prevent_lung_cancer_but_dont_smoke_it.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/broccoli___may_help_prevent_lung_cancer_but_dont_smoke_it.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=broccoli%5F%5F%5Fmay%5Fhelp%5Fprevent%5Flung%5Fcancer%5Fbut%5Fdont%5Fsmoke%5Fit</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broccoli has long been known for its compounds that can help prevent cancer. Now the latest news suggests that broccoli can be useful even against lung cancer. It&#39;s for prevention, though. Don&#39;t expect it to do anything once you&#39;ve got tu]]></description></item><item><title>Amazing Interview with Joe Biden: Shocking Questions from a Tough Reporter</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/amazing_interview_with_joe_biden_shocking_questions_from_a_.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/amazing_interview_with_joe_biden_shocking_questions_from_a_.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=amazing%5Finterview%5Fwith%5Fjoe%5Fbiden%5Fshocking%5Fquestions%5Ffrom%5Fa%5F</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I could hardly believe my eyes when I heard the WFTV interview of Barbara West with Joe Biden. Did someone forget to tell this woman that softball questions only are allowed? She could have been asking questions about Sarah Palin&#39;s wardrobe, abou]]></description></item><item><title>Massive Power Grab by Hank Poulson: Anyone Care About the Constitution?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/masive_power_grab_by_hank_poulson_anyone_care_about_the_con.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/masive_power_grab_by_hank_poulson_anyone_care_about_the_con.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=masive%5Fpower%5Fgrab%5Fby%5Fhank%5Fpoulson%5Fanyone%5Fcare%5Fabout%5Fthe%5Fcon</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former CEO of Goldman Sachs, our Secretary of the Treasury, Hank Poulson, is asking for nearly a trillion dollars from all of you to bail out his friends on Wall Street. But this grab of power and wealth may end up being far bigger than you think]]></description></item><item><title>Carbonite: Nice Service, with Limitations and Poor Tech Support</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/carbonite_nice_service_with_limitations_and_poor_tech_supp.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/carbonite_nice_service_with_limitations_and_poor_tech_supp.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=carbonite%5Fnice%5Fservice%5Fwith%5Flimitations%5Fand%5Fpoor%5Ftech%5Fsupp</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Carbonite backup service is handy, but there are some limitations you need to know about. First off all, let me point out that there appears to be no meaningful tech support. I&#39;ve run into several issues and have submitted questions through t]]></description><category>computers</category></item><item><title>Best Buy: Don&apos;t Expect Customer Service in the RewardZone Program</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/best_buy_dont_expect_customer_service_in_the_rewardzone_pr.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/best_buy_dont_expect_customer_service_in_the_rewardzone_pr.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=best%5Fbuy%5Fdont%5Fexpect%5Fcustomer%5Fservice%5Fin%5Fthe%5Frewardzone%5Fpr</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It&#39;s amazing how blind companies get when trying to save a few bucks on customer service calls. I tried to work with Best Buy this past week to fix a problem with my RewardZone account. In the most recent problem, I had to be on hold for maybe 15]]></description><category>customer</category><category>service</category></item><item><title>Oil Speculators: A Handy Scapegoat for an Irresponsible Congress</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/oil_speculators_a_handy_scapegoat_for_an_irresponsible_cong.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/oil_speculators_a_handy_scapegoat_for_an_irresponsible_cong.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=oil%5Fspeculators%5Fa%5Fhandy%5Fscapegoat%5Ffor%5Fan%5Firresponsible%5Fcong</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here&#39;s an article I strongly recommend: &quot;Why Oil Speculators Are Your Friend&quot; by Steve Maich in Macleans, June 25, 2008. It discusses the stabilizing impact that investment in oil futures has, and explains why Congress is misguided in b]]></description><category>energy</category><category>oil</category><category>speculators</category><category>investing</category></item><item><title>Kudos to Frontier Airlines</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/kudos_to_frontier_airlines.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/kudos_to_frontier_airlines.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=kudos%5Fto%5Ffrontier%5Fairlines</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just flew Frontier Airlines  for my first time, the airline whose central hub is in Denver. Low cost but excellent. Reasonable space for my legs (I&#39;m very tall and often struggle to keep my knees from getting banged up), friendly staff, and both]]></description><category>travel</category></item><item><title>The Latehomecomer - Amazing Book by a Brilliant Hmong Woman</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sanity.blog-city.com/the_latehomecomer__amazing_book_by_a_brilliant_hmong_woman.htm</guid><link>http://sanity.blog-city.com/the_latehomecomer__amazing_book_by_a_brilliant_hmong_woman.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://sanity.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Flatehomecomer%5F%5Famazing%5Fbook%5Fby%5Fa%5Fbrilliant%5Fhmong%5Fwoman</comments><dc:creator>Jeff Lindsay</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here&#39;s an interview with one of the rising gems of the Hmong community, Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Latehomecomer:]]></description></item></channel></rss>