No books here: New Texas library is all digital | Crave - CNET:"San Antonio's BiblioTech, believed to be the first public bookless library in the US, offers computers, Internet access, e-readers, and technology classes."
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
No books here: New Texas library is all digital
No books here: New Texas library is all digital | Crave - CNET:"San Antonio's BiblioTech, believed to be the first public bookless library in the US, offers computers, Internet access, e-readers, and technology classes."
Best "worst" movie EVER--Aspen-Mt. Brighton connection-----Vail resorts bought Detroit area Mt. Brighton Ski Resort
Cold spell helps newly renovated Mt. Brighton Ski Resort open ahead of schedule | MLive.com:"The lift that opened Wednesday is brand new, and the snow on the ground at the mountain came from a new snowmaking system.
Both are part of a $10 million investment that parent company Vail Resorts has made to upgrade facilities at Mt. Brighton.
Vail acquired the resort in December 2012."
The two lift operators at Mt. Brighton become the best skiers in Aspen.
Redefining camp.
But it IS a fun movie.
Aspen Extreme is a 1993 film about two ski buddies, TJ Burke (Paul Gross) and Dexter Rutecki (Peter Berg), who move from Brighton, Michigan to Aspen to seek a better life. The two friends quickly become Aspen ski instructors, but women, drugs, and job troubles threaten to destroy their relationship. Along the way, TJ tries to realize his dream of becoming a professional writer, and the pair train for the upcoming Powder 8 ski competition.
The supporting cast includes Finola Hughes, Teri Polo, William Russ, and Trevor Eve. The cover of the US video release quotes the Seattle Times as referring to the film as "Top Gun on the Ski Slopes."
This guy was an Obama approved illegal immigration plant! --Holding Foreign Visitors to Their Promises
Another staged performance.And the propagandist MSM played right along
Holding Foreign Visitors to Their Promises | National Review Online:
"Yesterday’s heckler at Obama’s pro-amnesty speech in San Francisco was Ju Hong, an approved guest of the White House and an illegal alien from South Korea who recently graduated from UC Berkeley.
People who still say illegal aliens “live in the shadows” obviously don’t know this guy:
He’s on Twitter and LinkedIn, was a member of student government, has lobbied for taxpayer subsidies for illegal-alien students, and has been the subject of so much fawning news coverage he has his own topic page at the Cal student paper."
Seriously folks. These morons are gonna decide if your kid gets to see a doctor-----Obamacare Enrolls Man's Dog for Health Insurance
Obamacare Enrolls Man's Dog for Health Insurance | CNS News:"For pet owners across the country, you should rejoice!
Your pets are eligible for Obamacare benefits.
Colorado resident Shane Smith received a letter informing him that his dog, Baxter, was successfully enrolled in the Affordable Care Act.
Smith’s own policy was cancelled under Obamacare, so he decided to enroll with the government’s program.
During the application process, which he decided to do by phone, he was asked several security questions; he used his dog’s name for one of the codes.
An error in data collection obviously occurred."
This crap is getting old FAST. Just wait until this type of allegation is protected by federal law----Will Leaving a Cash Tip Open Us Up to This Kind of Fraud?
Will Leaving a Cash Tip Open Us Up to This Kind of Fraud? -UPDATED: "Dayna Morales, a former Marine and a server at Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater, posted a photo on Facebook earlier this month, showing the bill with a line through the space for a tip.
The photo of the receipt showed someone had written, “I’m sorry but I cannot tip because I do not agree with your lifestyle.”
Morales indicated in her Facebook post and in subsequent media interviews . . .that the customer wrote that line.
But a family contacted NBC 4 New York claiming their receipt from the restaurant shows they did leave a tip, and provided what they said was a credit card statement as proof.
The husband and wife, who asked to remain anonymous, showed. . .a receipt that appeared to be printed at the same minute, on the same date, for the same $93.55 total, except with an $18 tip.
They also provided a document they said was a Visa bill, which appears to indicate their card was charged for the meal plus the tip, for a total of $111.55."
Taxes for thee but not for me------Obama Gives Unions Obamacare Exemption
Sen. Thune: Obama Gives Unions Obamacare ExemptionSen. John Thune (R-SD), the chairman of the Senate GOP conference, has discovered that President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to grant an exemption to labor unions from Obamacare’s reinsurance tax.
Sort of sad. A new mattress store coming to Flint is worth a news story in Flint. Think about that! Mattress Firm starts construction on new store in Flint Township
Oh, what a GREAT day for Flint!Mattress Firm starts construction on new store in Flint Township | MLive.com:
"FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI – Another new business is coming to Miller Road in Flint Township.
The Houston-based Mattress Firm is setting up shop at the out lot near Pirates Cove shopping plaza on the corner of Ketzler Drive and Miller Road.
The corporate-owned store will be a new build at 4051 Miller Rd. "
Well, Barry's real name is "Hussein"------How Islamists Stole a Congressional Hearing
Nothing new here.Peaceful Hindus silenced by murderous Muslims.
Articles: How Islamists Stole a Congressional Hearing:
"Oppressed Hindus from Bangladesh asked for a congressional committee hearing to make known their victimization by Islamists.
They got their hearing, but they were not given a chance to speak; instead, Islamists took over.
Not one Hindu was invited to be on the panel of speakers.
The Islamists trashed the only political movement in Bangladesh that offers some hope of secularism.
Evidence suggests that an American lobbying firm working for a Bangladeshi war criminal bought influence with the hearing.
The same day, the NY Times wrote a staggeringly pro-Islamist editorial, raising the question that perhaps they too were bought with lobbyist money.
On November 20, 2013, a group of loyal Hindu Bangladeshi American citizens were granted a long-awaited hearing by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Hindus wanted to ask the U.S. to stay the hand of the religious extremists who are pushing their compatriots remaining in Bangladesh toward genocide, described more fully here."
This would be funny if it wasn't happening now------1-800-ObamaFlowers
Sunday Funnies: 1-800-ObamaFlowers | Cato's Domain:
(Receptionist) Hello, Welcome to ObamaFlowers, My name is Trina. How can I help you?
(Customer) Hello, I received an email from Professional Flowers stating that my flower order has been canceled and I should go to your exchange to reorder it. I tried your website, but it seems like it is not working. So I am calling the 800 number.
(Receptionist) Yes, I am sorry about the website. It should be fixed by the end of November. But I can help you.
(Customer) Thanks, I ordered a “Spring Bouquet” for our anniversary, and wanted it delivered to my wife.
(Receptionist Interrupting) Sir, “Spring Bouquets” do not meet our minimum standards, I will be happy to provide you with Red Roses.
(Customer) But I have always ordered “Spring Bouquets”, done it for years, my wife likes them.
(Receptionist) Roses are better, sir, I am sure your wife will love them.
(Customer) Well, how much are they?
(Receptionist) It depends sir, do you want our Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum package.
(Customer) What’s the difference?
(Receptionist) 6, 12,18 or 24 Red Roses.
(Customer) The Silver package may be okay, how much is it?
(Receptionist) It depends sir, what is you monthly income?
(Customer) What does that have to do with anything?
(Receptionist) I need that to determine your government flower subsidy, then I can determine how much your out of pocket cost will be. But if your income is below our minimums for a subsidy, then I can refer you to our FlowerAid department.
(Customer) FlowerAid?
(Receptionist) Yes, Flowers are a Right, everyone has a right to flowers. So, if you can’t afford them, then the government will supply them free of charge.
(Customer) Who said they were a Right?
(Receptionist) Congress passed it, the President signed it and the Supreme Court found it Constitutional.
(Customer) Whoa…..I don’t remember seeing anything in the Constitution regarding Flowers as a Right.
(Receptionist) It is not really a Right in the Constitution, but ObamaFlowers is Constitutional because the Supreme Court Ruled it a “Tax”. Taxes are Constitutional. But we feel it is a Right.
(Customer) I don’t believe this…
(Receptionist) It’s the law of the land sir. Now, we anticipated most people would go for the Silver Package, so what is you monthly income sir?
(Customer) Forget it, I think I will forgo the flowers this year.
(Receptionist) In that case sir, I will still need your monthly income.
(Customer) Why?
(Receptionist) To determine what your ‘non-participation’ cost would be.
(Customer) WHAT? Your can’t charge me for NOT buying flowers!
(Receptionist) It’s the law of the land, sir, approved by the Supreme Court. It’s $9.50 or 1% of your monthly income…..
(Customer)interrupting) This is ridiculous, I’ll pay the $9.50..
(Receptionist) Sir, it is the $9.50 or 1% of your monthly income, whichever is greater.
(Customer) ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What a ripoff!!
(Receptionist) Actually sir, it is a good deal. Next year it will be 2%.
(Customer) Look, I’m going to call my Congressman to find out what’s going on here. This is ridiculous. I’m not going to pay it.
(Receptionist) Sorry to hear that sir, that’s why I had the NSA track this call and obtain the make and model of the cell phone your are using.
(Customer) Why does the NSA need to know what kind of CELL PHONE I AM USING?
(Receptionist) So they get your GPS coordinates sir
(Door Bell rings followed immediately by a loud knock on the door)
(Receptionist) That would be the IRS sir. Thanks for calling ObamaFlowers, have a nice day…and God Bless America.
(Receptionist) Hello, Welcome to ObamaFlowers, My name is Trina. How can I help you?
(Customer) Hello, I received an email from Professional Flowers stating that my flower order has been canceled and I should go to your exchange to reorder it. I tried your website, but it seems like it is not working. So I am calling the 800 number.
(Receptionist) Yes, I am sorry about the website. It should be fixed by the end of November. But I can help you.
(Customer) Thanks, I ordered a “Spring Bouquet” for our anniversary, and wanted it delivered to my wife.
(Receptionist Interrupting) Sir, “Spring Bouquets” do not meet our minimum standards, I will be happy to provide you with Red Roses.
(Customer) But I have always ordered “Spring Bouquets”, done it for years, my wife likes them.
(Receptionist) Roses are better, sir, I am sure your wife will love them.
(Customer) Well, how much are they?
(Receptionist) It depends sir, do you want our Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum package.
(Customer) What’s the difference?
(Receptionist) 6, 12,18 or 24 Red Roses.
(Customer) The Silver package may be okay, how much is it?
(Receptionist) It depends sir, what is you monthly income?
(Customer) What does that have to do with anything?
(Receptionist) I need that to determine your government flower subsidy, then I can determine how much your out of pocket cost will be. But if your income is below our minimums for a subsidy, then I can refer you to our FlowerAid department.(Customer) FlowerAid?
(Receptionist) Yes, Flowers are a Right, everyone has a right to flowers. So, if you can’t afford them, then the government will supply them free of charge.
(Customer) Who said they were a Right?
(Receptionist) Congress passed it, the President signed it and the Supreme Court found it Constitutional.
(Customer) Whoa…..I don’t remember seeing anything in the Constitution regarding Flowers as a Right.
(Receptionist) It is not really a Right in the Constitution, but ObamaFlowers is Constitutional because the Supreme Court Ruled it a “Tax”. Taxes are Constitutional. But we feel it is a Right.
(Customer) I don’t believe this…
(Receptionist) It’s the law of the land sir. Now, we anticipated most people would go for the Silver Package, so what is you monthly income sir?
(Customer) Forget it, I think I will forgo the flowers this year.
(Receptionist) In that case sir, I will still need your monthly income.
(Customer) Why?
(Receptionist) To determine what your ‘non-participation’ cost would be.
(Customer) WHAT? Your can’t charge me for NOT buying flowers!
(Receptionist) It’s the law of the land, sir, approved by the Supreme Court. It’s $9.50 or 1% of your monthly income…..
(Customer)interrupting) This is ridiculous, I’ll pay the $9.50..
(Receptionist) Sir, it is the $9.50 or 1% of your monthly income, whichever is greater.
(Customer) ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What a ripoff!!
(Receptionist) Actually sir, it is a good deal. Next year it will be 2%.
(Customer) Look, I’m going to call my Congressman to find out what’s going on here. This is ridiculous. I’m not going to pay it.
(Receptionist) Sorry to hear that sir, that’s why I had the NSA track this call and obtain the make and model of the cell phone your are using.
(Customer) Why does the NSA need to know what kind of CELL PHONE I AM USING?
(Receptionist) So they get your GPS coordinates sir
(Door Bell rings followed immediately by a loud knock on the door)
(Receptionist) That would be the IRS sir. Thanks for calling ObamaFlowers, have a nice day…and God Bless America.
A reason for Thanks. But, still dang sad......----Detroit police tout infrequent achievement: No homicides, shootings in 36 hours
Detroit police tout infrequent achievement: No homicides, shootings in 36 hours | MLive.com:"DETROIT, MI -- It may not seem like much in most cities across this nation, but when you go 36 hours without police responding to a nonfatal shooting or homicide in Detroit, that's progress."
Police in a press released issued Tuesday afternoon called the 36-hour preceding stretch without a homicide or nonfatal shooting the "longest period of nonviolence" in months.
We gonna get a "fart" surcharge on hamburgers? ----Cow Farts Have ‘Larger Greenhouse Gas Impact’ Than Previously Thought; Methane Pushes Climate Change
Cow Farts Have ‘Larger Greenhouse Gas Impact’ Than Previously Thought; Methane Pushes Climate Change
A new study of methane emissions finds that the U.S. is spewing 50 percent more methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times better at trapping heat than carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere than the Environmental Protection Agency previously assumed.
Several factors contribute to the accumulation of methane gas in Earth’s atmosphere, such as the burning of fossil fuels and leaks from oil and gas refining and drilling, but one contender stands out above the rest as particularly repugnant: cow farts.
Several factors contribute to the accumulation of methane gas in Earth’s atmosphere, such as the burning of fossil fuels and leaks from oil and gas refining and drilling, but one contender stands out above the rest as particularly repugnant: cow farts.
Folks. They really are nuts-----Center for Media and Democracy: Liberals are morally superior
This from the leader of a very powerful "mainline" liberal organization:Center for Media and Democracy: Liberals are morally superior « Watchdog.org:
“Why should we be surprised conservative-funded groups are funding conservative causes?” the reporter asked. Doesn’t the same thing occur on the left?
The answer, according to CMD executive director Lisa Graves: Yes, but the left is morally superior in its motives.
“The question of conservative funders versus liberal funders, I think, is a matter of false equivalency,” Graves responded. “Quite frankly a number of these (corporate donors) like Koch Industries … they’re advancing not just an ideological agenda but an agenda that helps advance the bottom line of their corporate interests. That’s quite a distinct difference from some of the funders in the progressive universe.”
At the heart of CMD’s campaign is the suggestion that conservative political groups cannot legally work together.
Liberal groups?
That seems to be okay."
Former Hostages React to Iran's Nuclear Deal
Former Hostages React to Iran's Nuclear Deal:""It's kind of like Jimmy Carter all over again," said Clair Cortland Barnes, now retired and living in Leland, N.C., after a career at the CIA and elsewhere.
He sees the negotiations now as no more effective than they were in 1979 and 1980, when he and others languished, facing mock executions and other torments."
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
ObamaScam just another day in lib-land------Obamaphones: Rife with Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Obamaphones: Rife with Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation:"Free cell phones for low-income Americans, one of the fastest growing welfare programs in the United States, is—by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) own admission—rife with “waste, fraud and abuse.”
And who is paying for these free Obamaphones?
If you have a phone subscription, you are.
The program, officially called Lifeline, predates Obama’s presidency but has earned the colloquial name “Obamaphone” after nearly tripling in cost since 2008.
Almost everyone who pays a phone bill has an extra monthly charge that contributes to the Universal Service Fund, which covers Lifeline access.
The government pays companies $9.25 for every person connected through Lifeline.
Recipients typically receive a free wireless phone and a certain amount of airtime."
Huntington Beach Bar Fights To Save Sign That Salutes Veterans
Huntington Beach Bar Fights To Save Sign That Salutes Veterans « CBS Los Angeles:"HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Veterans are rallying around a local bar whose owners say they have been ordered to removed a sign that salutes their service.
“Thank a veteran for your freedom!” says a large sign perched above Johnny’s Booze and Pool.
Vets love it and make up a significant part of the establishment’s clientele.
...But someone complained to the city about the sign, and now the bar’s owners say they’ve been ordered to take it down.
“We received a letter in the mail from the city stating that we have to remove it within two days or they were going to fine us, like, $940,” says co-owner John Marovic."
Lucianne.com's annual Thanksgiving cooking thread-Conservative cooks rule!
Lucianne.com News Forum - Thread:
Everyone has a favorite recipe, find it in the back of a kitchen drawer, call your mom, see if you still have that dog-eared copy of the Joy of Cooking.
It´s on the back of an old electric bill stuck inside the back cover.
Find it and post it for all your LCom friends.
If you have a special request let us know, someone can find it somewhere.
Everyone has a favorite recipe, find it in the back of a kitchen drawer, call your mom, see if you still have that dog-eared copy of the Joy of Cooking.
It´s on the back of an old electric bill stuck inside the back cover.
Find it and post it for all your LCom friends.
If you have a special request let us know, someone can find it somewhere.
He's still got THREE MORE YEARS! Think Europe in 1936......China-Japan rearmament is Keynesian stimulus, if it doesn't go horribly wrong
China-Japan rearmament is Keynesian stimulus, if it doesn't go horribly wrong – Telegraph Blogs:"Asia is on the cusp of a full-blown arms race.
The escalating clash between China and almost all its neighbours in the Pacific has reached a threshold.
All other economic issues at this point are becoming secondary.
Beijing's implicit threat to shoot down any aircraft that fails to adhere to its new air control zone in the East China Sea is a watershed moment for the world.
The issue cannot easily be finessed.
Other countries either comply, or they don't comply.
Somebody has to back down."
It's not the pay. It's the BENEFITS and RETIREMENT----Two percent salary cut for Muskegon teachers recommended by fact finder
And there is the "kids aren't learning anything" thing....Two percent salary cut for Muskegon teachers recommended by fact finder | MLive.com:
"Savage said some early childhood teachers have 25 years experience.
According to the salary schedule, their salaries currently range from $63,647 to $71,402."
Assuage might be the better word rather than "assure". And he's lying about NYC in the 70s.-----Goldman Sachs CEO draws on ghost town memories of New York to assure Detroit
Goldman Sachs CEO draws on ghost town memories of New York to assure Detroit | Crain's Detroit Business: "Lloyd Blankfein, who grew up in New York when it suffered economic stagnation and neared financial collapse, drew on his city’s experiences today to provide an optimistic message for insolvent Detroit.“When I got out of school, in New York City you felt that it was a ghost town,” Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said today in Detroit.
“That is a dim memory for people my age.”"
Who commits the most brutally violent crimes in America? You might be surprised. "Liberals With Guns!"
Who commits the most brutally violent crimes in America? You might be surprised.
Seems appropriately named----Believe It Or Not: Japan To Reopen Soccer Facility In Fukushima For 2020 Olympics
Believe It Or Not: Japan To Reopen Soccer Facility In Fukushima For 2020 Olympics | Zero Hedge:
"Below we present a twitter exchange we had with a Japanese media outlet overnight on Twitter. It needs no commentary.
"Below we present a twitter exchange we had with a Japanese media outlet overnight on Twitter. It needs no commentary.
Below we present a twitter exchange we had with a Japanese media outlet overnight on Twitter. It needs no commentary.
Funeral at the school? Why not? There sure ain't much edukatin' goin' on there--------Funeral for Charles White Jr., victim of 'horseplay' shooting, will be at Muskegon High School
Funeral for Charles White Jr., victim of 'horseplay' shooting, will be at Muskegon High School | MLive.com: "MUSKEGON, MI -- The funeral for 17-year-old Charles "C.J." White Jr. who was shot during an incident of "horseplay" last week will be at Muskegon High School Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Isn't government supposed to protect the consumer? -----The Dirty Secret of 'Discounts'—Black Friday and Beyond
The Dirty Secret of 'Discounts'—Black Friday and Beyond - WSJ.com:Amazon.com Inc. AMZN +0.42%is featuring a Samsung 005930.SE +0.96%60-inch HDTV in its 2013 Holiday Gift Guide.
The TV is selling at a 45% discount to its list price of $1,799.99.
But, according to Decide.com, a price-tracking firm owned by eBay Inc., the TV hasn't sold for anywhere near the list price in months.
The most it has sold for in the past eight months is $1,297.85, according to Decide.com.
As recently as October, it was priced at $997.99, about the same as its current sale price.
Another tactic involves raising selling prices ahead of the holidays before the discounts kick in.
Another tactic involves raising selling prices ahead of the holidays before the discounts kick in.
In an analysis for The Wall Street Journal, price-tracking firm Market Track LLC looked at the online price fluctuations of 1,743 products in November 2012.
Prices climbed an average of 8% in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving for 366, or about a fifth, of the products; the items were then discounted on Black Friday.
Toys and tools had the biggest pre-Black Friday price increases—about 23%.
This is why unions love to continue "without a contract"----Bill Would Allow Automatic Pay Increases For Public Safety Employees
Bill Would Allow Automatic Pay Increases For Public Safety Employees [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
A new bill giving public safety employees a carve out from a key labor reform is in the House Commerce Committee.
Public Act 54 of 2011 banned seniority-based automatic pay raises for individual government employees when a union contract has expired and no replacement has been negotiated. Before enactment of the law, union members could get automatic pay increases while new contracts were being negotiated, which served as a disincentive to reaching agreements.
But House Bill 5097, which has 23 co-sponsors, would exempt law enforcement and fire department employees from the law.
Obama's america: A chicken in every pot....if you can afford it------ Price of Chicken Reaches All-Time High in US
Price of Chicken Reaches All-Time High in US | CNS News:"In the last decade alone, the price has gone up 51 percent, from $1.02 in October 2003 to the current price of $1.54 per pound.
One factor contributing to the increasing cost of chicken, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation, is increased regulation of chicken farmers."
Red-Blue dichotomy seems pretty dang evident. Don't it? ----The Best and Worst Run States in America
The Best and Worst Run States in America - Yahoo Finance:"The states that were well-managed also tended to have lower unemployment rates.
Eight of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates ranked as the best-run states.
California, Illinois, and Nevada -- the states with the highest unemployment rates as of 2012 -- were among the five worst-run states.
These are the best-run states in America.
1. North Dakota
Debt per capita: $3,033 (20th lowest)
Budget deficit: None
Unemployment: 3.1% (the lowest)
Median household income: $53,585 (19th highest)
Pct. below poverty line: 11.2% (6th lowest)"
This is freakin' nuts!! -----Tales of the Red Tape #42: Peeling Back Regulatory Nonsense in Vehicle Safety Standards
And power crazed morons with this same mindset will be making decisions about your children's health care soon.
But, heck.
They promise it'll be free.........
Tales of the Red Tape #42: Peeling Back Regulatory Nonsense in Vehicle Safety Standards:
"General Motors Corp. (GM) is recalling 18,941 Chevy Camaros (model years 2013 and 2014) for violating Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208—Occupant Crash Protection.
Defective seat belts?
Air bag malfunction?
Brake failure?
Nope.
GM is recalling 18,941 Chevy Camaros because the air bag warning label on the sun visor may peel.
Seriously."
Read it all.
Bring a barf bag.
Government BOZO alert----TSA Spent $900 Million on Behavior Detection Officers Who Detected 0 Terrorists
TSA Spent $900 Million on Behavior Detection Officers Who Detected 0 Terrorists | CNS News:"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spent approximately $900 million over the last 5 years for behavior detection officers to identify high-risk passengers but, so far, according to the General Accountability Office (GAO), only 0.59% of the passengers flagged were arrested and among those not one was charged with terrorism – zero."
Monday, November 25, 2013
OMG! He's lost Harvard! (At least the meat eaters at Harvard) -----Prepare to Have Your Day Made By the Hilarious Ingredients and Price of the 'ObamaCare Burger'
Prepare to Have Your Day Made By the Hilarious Ingredients and Price of the 'ObamaCare Burger' | Independent Journal Review:
Mr. Bartley’s, a burger joint near the Harvard University campus, Barack Obama’s alma mater, has a new burger on the menu: the “ObamaCare.” Its ingredients and price are hilarious…
"Mismanagement"? Who'd they "borrow" the money from? (yes, I'm thinkin' it's from THAT place....) Pittsburgh Center Honoring Playwright Finds Itself Short on Visitors and Donors
Pittsburgh Center Honoring Playwright Finds Itself Short on Visitors and Donors - NYTimes.comPITTSBURGH — The bank has sued to foreclose.
The city’s philanthropic groups, with names like Mellon and Heinz, have withdrawn support.
The $42 million August Wilson Center for African American Culture, a bow-front building inspired by a Swahili sailing ship, is high and dry.
...Instead, it appears to be a victim of mismanagement by its senior staff and board of directors, who borrowed to build a grand palace of culture, but failed to find a wide enough audience and donor base in the hometown of Wilson, whose plays are mostly set in the Hill District just blocks away.
...Instead, it appears to be a victim of mismanagement by its senior staff and board of directors, who borrowed to build a grand palace of culture, but failed to find a wide enough audience and donor base in the hometown of Wilson, whose plays are mostly set in the Hill District just blocks away.
Hey baby. Deeetroit is comin' back----'Booty Lounge' party bus targeted by police makes return to Eastern Market
'Booty Lounge' party bus targeted by police makes return to Eastern Market | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:"A party bus that Detroit police in 2011 said operated illegally as a strip club for reveling football fans is back at a popular tailgating spot.
MLive.com reports the “Booty Lounge” was at Eastern Market on Sunday for the Lions’ home game against Tampa Bay.
Bus owner Joe Parsons of Woodhaven says nudity is prohibited on the bus, but “artists” dressed in bikini-style outfits perform for tips. Parsons says the large red and black bus, which has dancing poles and tinted windows, is “there to support the team.”"
What's a warrant delivery without a little "shock and awe"? Plus we'll all be safer...right? ---Leftover armored trucks from Iraq coming to local police agencies
Leftover armored trucks from Iraq coming to local police agencies - NY Daily News:"Coming soon to your local sheriff: 18-ton, armor-protected military fighting vehicles with gun turrets and bulletproof glass that were once the U.S. answer to roadside bombs during the Iraq war.
The hulking vehicles, built for about $500,000 each at the height of the war, are among the biggest pieces of equipment that the Defense Department is giving to law enforcement agencies under a national military surplus program.
For police and sheriff’s departments, which have scooped up 165 of the mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPS, since they became available this summer, the price and the ability to deliver shock and awe while serving warrants or dealing with hostage standoffs was just too good to pass up.
“It’s armored. It’s heavy. It’s intimidating. And it’s free,” said Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple, among five county sheriff’s departments and three other police agencies in New York that have taken delivery of an MRAP."
Heck, it worked for the Soviet Union for 70 years. Detroit – coming to a city near you
Bridge • The Center for Michigan : Detroit – coming to a city near youAs headlines mount for the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, Detroit is now the undisputed punching bag for all that can go wrong in a community.
But just how immune is the rest of Michigan to Detroit’s biggest liability – the pressing weight of unfunded pension and retiree health care debt?
In a sobering analysis, a Michigan State University study finds that cities across Michigan face a mountain of so-called legacy debt that will burden them for years.
The MSU report, co-authored by Eric Scorsone, an expert on state and local government and former chief economist for the state Senate Fiscal Agency, found for example that legacy debt is equal to 30 percent of the general revenue brought in each year by the city of Ann Arbor. It’s equal to 25 percent of revenue in Grand Rapids, 38 percent in Lansing and a staggering 85 percent in Saginaw.
“It’s not just Detroit,” Scorsone said of the findings, based largely on municipal fiscal data from 2011. “You will find this structural problem in a lot of cities in Michigan.”
Excluding Detroit, unfunded legacy debt in Michigan municipalities exceeded $10 billion in 2011, with nearly 80 percent of this debt tied to retiree health care.
A criminaless crime-San Diego 'Knockout' Suspect Given Citation, Not Arrested
It's OK if you're black.....we understand your hate...er rage. Yeah, "rage".
That's the ticket.
San Diego 'Knockout' Suspect Given Citation, Not Arrested:
"The "knockout game" may have come to California, as a San Diego man was reportedly punched in the face last week while he was walking on the sidewalk.
The alleged assailant was not arrested and was only given a citation because there were reportedly no other witnesses to the attack.
Victoria Hyatt "said her husband is not ready to speak about the incident himself," as "his face is still swollen and red," but "she wants everyone to know it is the result of someone sucker-punching him in the face for no apparent reason."
She indicated her husband may press charges against the assailant.
"They weren't talking to each other," she told NBC San Diego.
"They were just standing next to each other and then out of the blue, the light changed for him to walk across the crosswalk and he just… bam, hit him as hard as he could.""
Obama's america-Ya pays yer money. Ya gets the prize. Obamacare Blowing Up Healthcare Stocks
Obamacare Blowing Up Healthcare Stocks:"President Barack Obama and the Obamacare debacle may be highly unpopular with Americans, but the healthcare industry that donated a staggering $22,471,562 to Obama's 2008 campaign is posting record profits amid the fallout.
So far in 2013, the S&P healthcare sector index has gained 37.5%, making it the S&P 500's best-performing sector, reports Reuters. "
Hey, you "fatties" (as defined by Moochelle Obama). They're comin' for you next-------ObamaCare slams smokers with sky-high premium costs, could backfire
ObamaCare slams smokers with sky-high premium costs, could backfire | Fox News:"Unlike drug addicts, alcoholics, or the obese -- all of whom represent higher-than-average medical costs -- smokers are the only such group with a pre-existing condition that ObamaCare penalizes.
It allows insurance companies to charge smokers up to 50 percent more than non-smokers for an identical policy, depending on the state and any subsidies the person might qualify for.
For example, premiums for a 64-year-old non-smoker, according to the Kaiser Health Calculator, cost $9,000 a year for a standard "silver" insurance plan.
The same policy for a smoker could cost $13,600."
Read this and see the extent of the lie we have been told about HC costs-----No Grounds for Claim that Obamacare Lowers Healthcare Costs
No Grounds for Claim that Obamacare Lowers Healthcare Costs | e21 - Economic Policies for the 21st Century:"The obvious point that leaps out from this graph is that the chief CMS actuary found that the ACA would increase national health expenditures through 2016. Not content to let the tables speak for themselves on this point, CMS was explicit in the text of its memorandum that the ACA increased the near-term cost projections:
“The estimated effects of the PPACA on overall national health expenditures (NHE) are shown in table 5. In aggregate, we estimate that for calendar years 2010 through 2019, NHE would increase by $311 billion or 0.9 percent, over the updated baseline projection that was released on June 29, 2009. Year by year, the relative increases are largest in 2016, when the coverage expansions would be fully phased in…The increase in total NHE is estimated to occur primarily as a net result of the substantial expansions in coverage under the PPACA…”"
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