Check's In The Mail - IBD - Investors.com
"The U.S. Postal Service expects to lose $7 billion in the current fiscal year and delivers less mail each year.
It could use some fiscal austerity.
But the postal workers union wants more, more, more."
Thursday, September 09, 2010
New 3D speed bump of girl crossing road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
New 3D speed bump of girl crossing road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers Mail Online
"It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car."
Our governments are at war with their own citizens...everywhere!
"It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car."
Our governments are at war with their own citizens...everywhere!
GRPS raises could help narrow pay gap
GRPS raises could help narrow pay gap WOOD TV8
"GRPS is looking at raises for teachers and other employees"
"Narrow pay gap" with WHO?
The unemployed/underemployed who have no pensions in Michigan?
We tighten our belts while they buy new, bigger belts with our money.
Yes, there is really two Americas, we who pay and the public employees who take......everlastingly!
"GRPS is looking at raises for teachers and other employees"
"Narrow pay gap" with WHO?
The unemployed/underemployed who have no pensions in Michigan?
We tighten our belts while they buy new, bigger belts with our money.
Yes, there is really two Americas, we who pay and the public employees who take......everlastingly!
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
How To Tie Your Shoes Really Fast
CARPE DIEM: How To Tie Your Shoes Really Fast
This is really amazing....and a bit creepy that we were told how to do it the wrong way for 10,000 years.....
This is really amazing....and a bit creepy that we were told how to do it the wrong way for 10,000 years.....
Jesse Jackson says Holland's battery plant belongs in Detroit
Jesse Jackson says Holland's battery plant belongs in Detroit MLive.com
"In addition to voicing his opposition to urban farming in Detroit ('cute but foolish'), civil rights leader Jesse Jackson's remarks to the Detroit City Council on Tuesday featured some provocative comments about the new battery plant in Holland.
Specifically: It should be in Detroit."
"In addition to voicing his opposition to urban farming in Detroit ('cute but foolish'), civil rights leader Jesse Jackson's remarks to the Detroit City Council on Tuesday featured some provocative comments about the new battery plant in Holland.
Specifically: It should be in Detroit."
Pension Insanity: $75,000 Salary Turns Into $155,000 Pension for One Kindergarten Teacher
Champion News: "Every time I think I cannot possibly be any more cynical about public pensions and salaries than I already am, I find some new data to prove me wrong yet again. Yes it's true; I am still not cynical enough."
August 19, 2010 - Cost of Government Day Has Arrived!
Americans for Tax Reform Center for Fiscal Accountability
"In 2010, Cost of Government Day falls on August 19.
Working people must toil 231 days out of the year just to meet all costs imposed by government - 8 days later than last year and a full 32 days longer than 2008.
In other words, in 2010 the cost of government consumes 63.41 percent of national income"
"In 2010, Cost of Government Day falls on August 19.
Working people must toil 231 days out of the year just to meet all costs imposed by government - 8 days later than last year and a full 32 days longer than 2008.
In other words, in 2010 the cost of government consumes 63.41 percent of national income"
Obama Added More to National Debt in First 19 Months Than All Presidents from Washington Through Reagan Combined, Says Gov’t Data
CNSNews.com - Obama Added More to National Debt in First 19 Months Than All Presidents from Washington Through Reagan Combined, Says Gov’t Data
"In the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the federal debt held by the public increased by $2.5260 trillion, which is more than the cumulative total of the national debt held by the public that was amassed by all U.S. presidents from George Washington through Ronald Reagan."
"In the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the federal debt held by the public increased by $2.5260 trillion, which is more than the cumulative total of the national debt held by the public that was amassed by all U.S. presidents from George Washington through Ronald Reagan."
Retiring at 65 no longer looks realistic
Retiring at 65 no longer looks realistic women, work, time - Home - The Orange County Register
"Older boomers looking forward to retirement after a lifetime of labor are finding the promised 60-plus land of plenty evaporating along with jobs and investments."
"Older boomers looking forward to retirement after a lifetime of labor are finding the promised 60-plus land of plenty evaporating along with jobs and investments."
Who dares speak out against pensions?
Who dares speak out against pensions? Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Business, Texas Busi...
"But what about the article's brave ideas: mustering the political will to fix the pension, embracing a painful remedy and paying the fiddler?"
"But what about the article's brave ideas: mustering the political will to fix the pension, embracing a painful remedy and paying the fiddler?"
East Lansing protest of Quran burning planned for Saturday
East Lansing protest of Quran burning planned for Saturday lansingstatejournal.com
"An East Lansing church is holding a “counter-event” to this weekend's planned burning of copies of the Quran in Florida."
"An East Lansing church is holding a “counter-event” to this weekend's planned burning of copies of the Quran in Florida."
Muskegon Area Running/Biking/Outdoors Meetup Group (Muskegon, MI) - Meetup
Muskegon Area Running/Biking/Outdoors Meetup Group (Muskegon, MI) - Meetup
"Welcome Outdoor Enthusiasts!
This group is open to all people of all ages and skill levels, and events are not limited to just running or biking.
Other activities could include hiking, camping, or pretty much anything involving the outdoors."
"Welcome Outdoor Enthusiasts!
This group is open to all people of all ages and skill levels, and events are not limited to just running or biking.
Other activities could include hiking, camping, or pretty much anything involving the outdoors."
"A small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s."
Althouse: "A small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s."
"'The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month....'
Oh! It is so sad. It is doubly sad. The workers are losing their jobs, and we, who love traditional light bulbs are being deprived of a product we want. And those vile CFL bulbs? They're made in China.
Thanks a lot, Congress.
Now, how many incandescent bulbs do I need to stockpile last until the end of my life? I need to buy them before 2014...."
"'The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month....'
Oh! It is so sad. It is doubly sad. The workers are losing their jobs, and we, who love traditional light bulbs are being deprived of a product we want. And those vile CFL bulbs? They're made in China.
Thanks a lot, Congress.
Now, how many incandescent bulbs do I need to stockpile last until the end of my life? I need to buy them before 2014...."
Chris Dodd's last act: 'Control the people'
Chris Dodd's last act: 'Control the people'
"Homeowners would end up paying exorbitant costs and losing control over their own homes, according to DeWeese.
'To get the money a community must meet environmental standards.
That requires houses to be equipped with new roofs, new windows, and efficient appliances.
They did this last year in Oakland.
It costs an estimated $35,000 to make a house comply with the environmental regulations.
They say homeowners can't sell their houses if they don't meet these standards.'"
"Homeowners would end up paying exorbitant costs and losing control over their own homes, according to DeWeese.
'To get the money a community must meet environmental standards.
That requires houses to be equipped with new roofs, new windows, and efficient appliances.
They did this last year in Oakland.
It costs an estimated $35,000 to make a house comply with the environmental regulations.
They say homeowners can't sell their houses if they don't meet these standards.'"
Living Here in Allentown
Living Here in Allentown [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"The 1982 beating death of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American man employed as an industrial draftsman for a Michigan automotive supplier.
Chin's murderers were two laid-off auto workers who mistook him for a man of Japanese descent and thus - to their way of thinking - at fault for their unemployment.
The attackers accepted a plea bargain and had to pay court costs, but after using a baseball bat to slay Chin neither man served time in jail.
LaFaive and I reasoned that foreign automakers learned a lesson from this.
'The murder stood as a stark message to outsiders: you (and your investment) are not welcome in Michigan.'
Shortly after Chin's death, Honda - the world's largest manufacturer of engines - began opening their first auto assembly facilities in the United States. Some of the earliest ones went to Ohio, a state not too different from Michigan, but none have come here."
"The 1982 beating death of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American man employed as an industrial draftsman for a Michigan automotive supplier.
Chin's murderers were two laid-off auto workers who mistook him for a man of Japanese descent and thus - to their way of thinking - at fault for their unemployment.
The attackers accepted a plea bargain and had to pay court costs, but after using a baseball bat to slay Chin neither man served time in jail.
LaFaive and I reasoned that foreign automakers learned a lesson from this.
'The murder stood as a stark message to outsiders: you (and your investment) are not welcome in Michigan.'
Shortly after Chin's death, Honda - the world's largest manufacturer of engines - began opening their first auto assembly facilities in the United States. Some of the earliest ones went to Ohio, a state not too different from Michigan, but none have come here."
Paris Video Shows the Future of Ground Zero
American Thinker: Paris Video Shows the Future of Ground Zero
"Yes, the Ground Zero Victory Mega-Mosque will symbolize physical conquest, but it is, after all, only an inert thing.
The real conquest will be the ownership of the public space around it, asserted by the fanatics from all over the world who will flock there five times a day for prayers.
They'll pray in the mosque and they'll pray in the streets, face to the ground, with a rakish tilt of their derrieres to the sky from which their blessed destruction came burning down.
They'll block off street after street, refusing passage to people who live and work there, choking off the economic bloodstream of the shops and restaurants and offices that keep the struggling neighborhood alive"
This is creepy...and it's happening right now in Dearborn and New York!
"Yes, the Ground Zero Victory Mega-Mosque will symbolize physical conquest, but it is, after all, only an inert thing.
The real conquest will be the ownership of the public space around it, asserted by the fanatics from all over the world who will flock there five times a day for prayers.
They'll pray in the mosque and they'll pray in the streets, face to the ground, with a rakish tilt of their derrieres to the sky from which their blessed destruction came burning down.
They'll block off street after street, refusing passage to people who live and work there, choking off the economic bloodstream of the shops and restaurants and offices that keep the struggling neighborhood alive"
This is creepy...and it's happening right now in Dearborn and New York!
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Rodney King engaged to Cynthia Kelley, one of the jurors who awarded him $3.8 million
"LOS ANGELES - Police beating victim Rodney King is engaged to one of the jurors who awarded him a $3.8 million settlement, RadarOnline reported Tuesday.
King and Cynthia Kelley said they first felt a romantic spark when they met in a Newport Beach pizzeria the day after the controversial 1994 jury award."
Research Upends Traditional Thinking on Study Habits
Mind - Research Upends Traditional Thinking on Study Habits - NYTimes.com
"But individual learning is another matter, and psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong.
For instance, many study skills courses insist that students find a specific place, a study room or a quiet corner of the library, to take their work. The research finds just the opposite.
In one classic 1978 experiment, psychologists found that college students who studied a list of 40 vocabulary words in two different rooms — one windowless and cluttered, the other modern, with a view on a courtyard — did far better on a test than students who studied the words twice, in the same room.
Later studies have confirmed the finding, for a variety of topics."
Another reason to suspect our teacher's unions care more for their own moolah than our children's learning.
"But individual learning is another matter, and psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong.
For instance, many study skills courses insist that students find a specific place, a study room or a quiet corner of the library, to take their work. The research finds just the opposite.
In one classic 1978 experiment, psychologists found that college students who studied a list of 40 vocabulary words in two different rooms — one windowless and cluttered, the other modern, with a view on a courtyard — did far better on a test than students who studied the words twice, in the same room.
Later studies have confirmed the finding, for a variety of topics."
Another reason to suspect our teacher's unions care more for their own moolah than our children's learning.
Monday, September 06, 2010
Obama Calls for $50 Billion Public Works Plan
Obama Calls for $50 Billion Public Works Plan - NYTimes.com
"Mr. Obama also used Monday’s appearance here to deliver a hearty defense of his policies and take a few whacks at Republicans.
“They talk about me like a dog,” the president said.
“That’s not in my prepared remarks, but it’s true.”"
When's the last time a dog bankrupted a country?
We should be so lucky......
"Mr. Obama also used Monday’s appearance here to deliver a hearty defense of his policies and take a few whacks at Republicans.
“They talk about me like a dog,” the president said.
“That’s not in my prepared remarks, but it’s true.”"
When's the last time a dog bankrupted a country?
We should be so lucky......
Sunday, September 05, 2010
If Indiana becomes a right-to-work state, could it affect Michigan's ability to lure business?
If Indiana becomes a right-to-work state, could it affect Michigan's ability to lure business? MLive.com
"Indiana could be heading back to the right-to-work column if voters put Republican majorities in both houses of the legislature this fall.
That prospect has union advocates sweating."
"Indiana could be heading back to the right-to-work column if voters put Republican majorities in both houses of the legislature this fall.
That prospect has union advocates sweating."
Muskegon County home and business owners may face 'significant rise' in sewer rates
Muskegon County home and business owners may face 'significant rise' in sewer rates MLive.com
"The wastewater management committee for the countywide sewer system recently recommended that wholesale rates charged to municipalities and direct industrial users increase by 12.5 percent.
The recommendation follows a 15-percent hike in wholesale rates last year."
"The wastewater management committee for the countywide sewer system recently recommended that wholesale rates charged to municipalities and direct industrial users increase by 12.5 percent.
The recommendation follows a 15-percent hike in wholesale rates last year."
Friday, September 03, 2010
Court Order Keeps FAKE "Tea Party" Off Ballot
"A new court order leaves a shadowy group calling itself 'The Tea Party' off Michigan's November ballot.
Amazingly, I heard it on Muskegon radio.
The Michigan Supreme Court said in an order it won't take up an appeal of a lower court ruling that left 'The Tea Party' off the ballot."
Whoo hoo!
Albeit from a FoxNews report.
National news dudes!
Good guys win another one!
Michigan State's 2011 class is ranked second in Big Ten
Michigan State's 2011 class is ranked second in Big Ten freep.com Detroit Free Press
Rivals.com released their recruiting rankings by school for the class of 2011 and Michigan State currently sits second in the Big Ten behind Ohio State.
The Spartans, who have 15 commitments, are rated 22nd nationally.
We've turned the corner!
Rivals.com released their recruiting rankings by school for the class of 2011 and Michigan State currently sits second in the Big Ten behind Ohio State.
The Spartans, who have 15 commitments, are rated 22nd nationally.
We've turned the corner!
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Oil Should Be Around $10 a Barrel
Oil Should Be Around $10 a Barrel: Analyst - CNBC
"'We have so much oil right now, more than we've had in 27 years.
Why is it 27 years?
Because that's how far our records go back.
It's probably the most in 50 or 100 years,' he added."
"'We have so much oil right now, more than we've had in 27 years.
Why is it 27 years?
Because that's how far our records go back.
It's probably the most in 50 or 100 years,' he added."
‘Clunkers,’ a classic government folly
‘Clunkers,’ a classic government folly - The Boston Globe
"IN THE market for a used car? Good luck finding a bargain:
The price of “pre-owned’’ vehicles has climbed considerably over the past year.
According to Edmunds.com, a website for car buyers, a three-year-old automobile today will set you back, on average, close to $20,000 — a spike of more than 10 percent since last summer."
"IN THE market for a used car? Good luck finding a bargain:
The price of “pre-owned’’ vehicles has climbed considerably over the past year.
According to Edmunds.com, a website for car buyers, a three-year-old automobile today will set you back, on average, close to $20,000 — a spike of more than 10 percent since last summer."
Dear Patients: Vote to Repeal ObamaCare
Hal Scherz: Dear Patients: Vote to Repeal ObamaCare - WSJ.com
"Our patients have always expected a certain standard of care from their doctors, which includes providing them with pertinent information that may affect their quality of life.
Because the issue this election is so stark—literally life and death for millions of Americans in the years ahead—we are this week posting a 'Dear Patient' letter in our waiting rooms.
The letter states in unambiguous language what the new law means:
'Dear Patient: Section 1311 of the new health care legislation gives the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and her appointees the power to establish care guidelines that your doctor must abide by or face penalties and fines.
In making doctors answerable in the federal bureaucracy this bill effectively makes them government employees and means that you and your doctor are no longer in charge of your health care decisions.
This new law politicizes medicine and in my opinion destroys the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship that makes the American health care system the best in the world.'"
Read it all!
"Our patients have always expected a certain standard of care from their doctors, which includes providing them with pertinent information that may affect their quality of life.
Because the issue this election is so stark—literally life and death for millions of Americans in the years ahead—we are this week posting a 'Dear Patient' letter in our waiting rooms.
The letter states in unambiguous language what the new law means:
'Dear Patient: Section 1311 of the new health care legislation gives the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and her appointees the power to establish care guidelines that your doctor must abide by or face penalties and fines.
In making doctors answerable in the federal bureaucracy this bill effectively makes them government employees and means that you and your doctor are no longer in charge of your health care decisions.
This new law politicizes medicine and in my opinion destroys the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship that makes the American health care system the best in the world.'"
Read it all!
Cops: Calif doctor gets stuck in chimney, dies
My Way News - Cops: Calif doctor gets stuck in chimney, dies
"A doctor involved in an 'on-again, off-again' relationship apparently tried to force her way into her boyfriend's home by sliding down the chimney, police said Tuesday.
Her decomposing body was found there three days later."
"A doctor involved in an 'on-again, off-again' relationship apparently tried to force her way into her boyfriend's home by sliding down the chimney, police said Tuesday.
Her decomposing body was found there three days later."
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Investors’ Anger Rises at Poor IPO Returns
Anger Rises at Poor IPO Returns - CNBC
"More than half the big initial public offerings in Europe this year are trading below their issue price,"
"More than half the big initial public offerings in Europe this year are trading below their issue price,"
What is Teacher Wish Lists
What is Teacher Wish Lists
"WOOD/WOTV/WXSP and Maranda know that many teachers use up to $500 per year of their own money to buy supplies for their classrooms. That’s why we are working together to support teachers.
We are launching a program called “The Teacher Wish Lists”.
It is our effort to promote classroom support by asking families and businesses to buy classroom supplies."
And we all KNOW that teachers are underpaid and overworked, right?
Or is that overpaid and underworked.......
"WOOD/WOTV/WXSP and Maranda know that many teachers use up to $500 per year of their own money to buy supplies for their classrooms. That’s why we are working together to support teachers.
We are launching a program called “The Teacher Wish Lists”.
It is our effort to promote classroom support by asking families and businesses to buy classroom supplies."
And we all KNOW that teachers are underpaid and overworked, right?
Or is that overpaid and underworked.......
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