Newsweek’s Daniel Gross explains the Consumer Price Index (here’s the official BLS site) in a very simple video. I could do without the goofy sound effects, but it’s a good, 2 minute explanation of how the government tracks inflation.
Per David Simon’s Berkeley talk, though, the video doesn’t go into why this matters. Perhaps they’ll cover that in the next installment of the Economics 101 series.
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I have to root for the underdog today, so GO SEAHAWKS!
Can’t really root for Pittsburgh anyway, Philly haters that they are.
Update (1:55 2nd): That was NOT a TD. Crap call from the refs…
Update (5:38 4th): Well, the refs just suck in general. Lots of ticky-tack calls. Regardless, looks like Pittsburgh is as good as everyone was saying. Think this one is pretty much over unless Seattle pulls out a miracle.
February 5th, 2006 at 11:45 pm
Big Ben had a TD. Good call there.
Couldn’t root for Seattle. No love for Pittsburgh in general, but lots of respect.
February 6th, 2006 at 1:36 am
you’re probably right about the big ben TD, but I hated the way the ref called it… There’s no way that the extra 3 seconds or whatever helped him make the judgement and it sure looked like he relied on teh fact that big ben had the ball over the goal line after the defender moved off him… that’s what bugged me.
why can’t you root for seattle? the drubbing?
February 6th, 2006 at 9:18 am
Nah, I just can’t feel good about Seattle. Underdogs have to care about it…where’s the pathos? I can even jibe with fallen-from-grace.
Steelers aren’t an anti-Philly team. Pens and Pirates are rivals. But the Steelers are just another team.
I dunno. Too early for introspection! =)
February 6th, 2006 at 9:42 am
Sportscenter, post-game interview coverage. Microphone completely covering interviewee’s face. Woman’s voice, Cher’s hair, I’m thinking maybe Hines Ward’s wife to talk about her husband’s MVP. But it’s Troy Polamalu!!!