The "insiders" being Hollywood leftists.
What wouldn't baffle them?
Monday, April 25, 2011
Box-office power of Ayn Rand’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ baffles insiders
The "insiders" being Hollywood leftists.
What wouldn't baffle them?
Closing in on the Solar Singularity
Closing in on the Solar Singularity - The Speculist
"The big one of course is solar power.
The sun is out there, blasting our planet every day with far more energy than we could need or (right now) even think about using.
Ray Kurzweil says that our current level of solar power use is bout eight doublings away from being great enough to power our entire civilization.
Will we achieve those doublings?
If we do, it will be because of developments like this:"
"The big one of course is solar power.
The sun is out there, blasting our planet every day with far more energy than we could need or (right now) even think about using.
Ray Kurzweil says that our current level of solar power use is bout eight doublings away from being great enough to power our entire civilization.
Will we achieve those doublings?
If we do, it will be because of developments like this:"
Bill Gross Battles Bond Dealers on Outlook as Treasuries Gain
Bill Gross Battles Bond Dealers on Outlook as Treasuries Gain - Bloomberg
“I could join the dealers and say the 10-year’s not going to go to 4 percent, so what am I left with?” Gross said in a telephone interview April 20.
“I’m left with an under-yielding, less-than-inflation security.
I have better choices.
As a firm we’re not going to put up with it.”"
“I could join the dealers and say the 10-year’s not going to go to 4 percent, so what am I left with?” Gross said in a telephone interview April 20.
“I’m left with an under-yielding, less-than-inflation security.
I have better choices.
As a firm we’re not going to put up with it.”"
IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end
"Just 10 years ago, the U.S. economy was three times the size of China's."
Tea party gets involved in local school board elections
Tea party gets involved in local school board elections - ksl.com
It's about time someone who representeted the students and the parents had some input.
It's about time someone who representeted the students and the parents had some input.
Shutter Fraternities for Young Women's Good
Shutter Fraternities for Young Women's Good Home Land - WSJ.com#articleTabs=article
"My fourth night at school, I went with some friends to Rugby Road, where the fraternity houses are located. They are built of the same Jeffersonian architecture as the rest of the campus.
At once august and moldering, they seemed sinister, to stand for male power at its most malevolent and institutionally condoned.
I remember standing there thinking I'd made a terrible mistake.
It wasn't worth it, I decided.
The next day I withdrew from the university."
This insane paranoiac wants to end "choice" for men on campus.
Ah, the liberal left....
"My fourth night at school, I went with some friends to Rugby Road, where the fraternity houses are located. They are built of the same Jeffersonian architecture as the rest of the campus.
At once august and moldering, they seemed sinister, to stand for male power at its most malevolent and institutionally condoned.
I remember standing there thinking I'd made a terrible mistake.
It wasn't worth it, I decided.
The next day I withdrew from the university."
This insane paranoiac wants to end "choice" for men on campus.
Ah, the liberal left....
Lakes Mall to host Senior Health and Fitness Day
Lakes Mall to host Senior Health and Fitness Day MLive.com
"There will be a National Senior Health and Fitness Day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 25 at the Lakes Mall in Fruitport Township.
Activities include Pickleball and demonstrations of tai chi, yoga and zumba."
Wow!
Pickleball!
"There will be a National Senior Health and Fitness Day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 25 at the Lakes Mall in Fruitport Township.
Activities include Pickleball and demonstrations of tai chi, yoga and zumba."
Wow!
Pickleball!
The ghost from birthdays past
PRUDEN: The ghost from birthdays past - Washington Times
"But the state of Hawaii still won’t release the “long-form birth certificate.”
Only the president can authorize such release, and so far, for reasons that may be perfectly innocent and eminently reasonable, he won’t do it.
He offers only defense by assertion.
The rest of us can only speculate."
"But the state of Hawaii still won’t release the “long-form birth certificate.”
Only the president can authorize such release, and so far, for reasons that may be perfectly innocent and eminently reasonable, he won’t do it.
He offers only defense by assertion.
The rest of us can only speculate."
Why Air Traffic Controllers Fall Asleep on the Job
Bond and Poole: Why Air Traffic Controllers Fall Asleep on the Job - WSJ.com
"Within air traffic circles, this problem is so well-known that 2-2-1 has long been called 'the rattler,' since it can come back and bite the controller, degrading his performance.
But controllers and their union have fought to keep 2-2-1 because it gives them a three-day weekend afterwards."
It's the unions, stupid!
"Within air traffic circles, this problem is so well-known that 2-2-1 has long been called 'the rattler,' since it can come back and bite the controller, degrading his performance.
But controllers and their union have fought to keep 2-2-1 because it gives them a three-day weekend afterwards."
It's the unions, stupid!
Wisconsin School Employee Makes Threatening Phone Call to Business for Selling Gas to GOPer
Michelle Malkin » Wisconsin School Employee Makes Threatening Phone Call to Business for Selling Gas to GOPer
"A Sheboygan gas station owner is baffled after a mystery caller tells a clerk it’s a bad idea to do business with a Sheboygan-area state senator.
It started Tuesday when a woman called Dick Hiers’s Northeast Standard gas station after she thought she saw Senator Joe Leibham there. Her call was caught on the answering machine.
The answering machine here in the back of the store was left on from the night before and was recording the entire conversation.
Caller: “Can you verify that was Senator Leibham at the gas station this morning?”
Gas station clerk: “Senator Leibham?”
Caller: “Yes. Do you guys support him?”
Clerk: “I have nothing to say about that, I am not politically involved.”
Caller: “Alright, well you can tell Dick he’s not good for business, I’ll tell you that.”
Shocked over the 26-second conversation, Hiers quickly traced the call — only to get surprise number two.
“And it turned out to be coming from the Sheboygan area district school office,” he said."
"A Sheboygan gas station owner is baffled after a mystery caller tells a clerk it’s a bad idea to do business with a Sheboygan-area state senator.
It started Tuesday when a woman called Dick Hiers’s Northeast Standard gas station after she thought she saw Senator Joe Leibham there. Her call was caught on the answering machine.
The answering machine here in the back of the store was left on from the night before and was recording the entire conversation.
Caller: “Can you verify that was Senator Leibham at the gas station this morning?”
Gas station clerk: “Senator Leibham?”
Caller: “Yes. Do you guys support him?”
Clerk: “I have nothing to say about that, I am not politically involved.”
Caller: “Alright, well you can tell Dick he’s not good for business, I’ll tell you that.”
Shocked over the 26-second conversation, Hiers quickly traced the call — only to get surprise number two.
“And it turned out to be coming from the Sheboygan area district school office,” he said."
Obama’s Pain at the Pump
Obama’s Pain at the Pump NetRight Daily
"The Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank, has increased its balance sheet from about $947 billion to over $2.73 trillion.
That was mostly to bail out the banks by buying $1.25 trillion of mortgage-backed securities and prop up the U.S. Treasury with nearly $1 trillion in new loans to back up the gargantuan levels of government spending"
"The Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank, has increased its balance sheet from about $947 billion to over $2.73 trillion.
That was mostly to bail out the banks by buying $1.25 trillion of mortgage-backed securities and prop up the U.S. Treasury with nearly $1 trillion in new loans to back up the gargantuan levels of government spending"
Sunday, April 24, 2011
City of Muskegon changes cell phone carrier and orders 'smart phones' for selected staff
City of Muskegon changes cell phone carrier and orders 'smart phones' for selected staff MLive.com
"The city of Muskegon has changed cell phone vendors and for the first time will provide a limited number of city employees with advanced “smart phone” technology."
Hey, they've got LOTS of money for important things...right?
"The city of Muskegon has changed cell phone vendors and for the first time will provide a limited number of city employees with advanced “smart phone” technology."
Hey, they've got LOTS of money for important things...right?
Government Cash Handouts Now Top Tax Revenues
Government Cash Handouts Now Top Tax Revenues - FoxBusiness.com
"U.S. households are now getting more in cash handouts from the government than they are paying in taxes for the first time since the Great Depression."
"U.S. households are now getting more in cash handouts from the government than they are paying in taxes for the first time since the Great Depression."
Saturday, April 23, 2011
French riot police threaten to strike over alcohol ban
French riot police threaten to strike over alcohol ban - Telegraph
"France's riot police have complained about being 'treated like children' following a new ban on drinking alcohol while on duty"
"France's riot police have complained about being 'treated like children' following a new ban on drinking alcohol while on duty"
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » THE MAP
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » THE MAP
"The Crystal Ball’s First 2011 Take on 2012’s Electoral College"
"The Crystal Ball’s First 2011 Take on 2012’s Electoral College"
Friday, April 22, 2011
Senate committee: Ensign resignation 'appropriate'
My Way News - Senate committee: Ensign resignation 'appropriate'
"The timing of Ensign's announcement remains a mystery given his long insistence that he would not give up his seat."
Is there more "there" there?
"The timing of Ensign's announcement remains a mystery given his long insistence that he would not give up his seat."
Is there more "there" there?
Does Government Work Require Government Employees?
Does Government Work Require Government Employees?
"Volunteers are taking on jobs once performed by public employees."
"Volunteers are taking on jobs once performed by public employees."
through out the country, all retirees are equal, except some government retirees are more equal than others
Readers' Forum for April 21 - Marin Independent Journal
"According to the April 19 IJ, Marin County taxpayers will have to cover a $275 million loss by the county's pension system.
My wife and I lost nearly 50 percent of our IRA pension fund, and we have to take the loss.
On reading the IJ article, I remembered George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' and the pigs' revised animal policy that 'All animals are equal except some animals are more equal than others.'
Seems in Marin and through out the country, all retirees are equal, except some government retirees are more equal than others."
"According to the April 19 IJ, Marin County taxpayers will have to cover a $275 million loss by the county's pension system.
My wife and I lost nearly 50 percent of our IRA pension fund, and we have to take the loss.
On reading the IJ article, I remembered George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' and the pigs' revised animal policy that 'All animals are equal except some animals are more equal than others.'
Seems in Marin and through out the country, all retirees are equal, except some government retirees are more equal than others."
What will the public pension, health gap be now? $3 trillion? $5 trillion?
What will the public pension, health gap be now? $3 trillion? $5 trillion?
"This time last year they said the gap for public employee pension and retirement health care promises was $1 trillion.
What will it be when the Pew Center on the States releases its updated study next week:
$3 trillion?
$5 trillion?
The true size of this catastrophe will not be known for a decade — too late to do anything about it."
"This time last year they said the gap for public employee pension and retirement health care promises was $1 trillion.
What will it be when the Pew Center on the States releases its updated study next week:
$3 trillion?
$5 trillion?
The true size of this catastrophe will not be known for a decade — too late to do anything about it."
Mich judge: stun guns OK to own
Mich judge: stun guns OK to own WOOD TV8
"A local judge said Michigan's law prohibiting possession of stun guns is unconstitutional in a decision that could lead to a state Court of Appeals review of the issue"
"A local judge said Michigan's law prohibiting possession of stun guns is unconstitutional in a decision that could lead to a state Court of Appeals review of the issue"
About the Birth Certificate
About the Birth Certificate FrontPage Magazine
"The media has shown its usual incredulity at the indisputable stupidity of the American people.
How could so many people question President Obama’s birthplace?
How could they wonder about his origins?
Are they all simply racist?
The answer, of course, is that Americans are desperately seeking an answer to a simple question: why does President Obama appear to be so un-American?
The term un-American here is not synonymous with anti-American (though Obama has been that on occasion); instead, it merely signifies that President Obama is unconcerned with typical American principles and traditions.
He sees capitalism as selfish and evil, religion as dangerous and oppressive; he sees the Constitution as antiquated and entrepreneurialism as exploitative"
"The media has shown its usual incredulity at the indisputable stupidity of the American people.
How could so many people question President Obama’s birthplace?
How could they wonder about his origins?
Are they all simply racist?
The answer, of course, is that Americans are desperately seeking an answer to a simple question: why does President Obama appear to be so un-American?
The term un-American here is not synonymous with anti-American (though Obama has been that on occasion); instead, it merely signifies that President Obama is unconcerned with typical American principles and traditions.
He sees capitalism as selfish and evil, religion as dangerous and oppressive; he sees the Constitution as antiquated and entrepreneurialism as exploitative"
Woman told to remove personalised number plates due to rude Filipino translation
Woman told to remove personalised number plates due to rude Filipino translation - Telegraph
"The RTA said it had received a complaint from a member of the Filipino community because Mrs Perry's nickname Kiki translates to 'vagina' in Tagalog."
"The RTA said it had received a complaint from a member of the Filipino community because Mrs Perry's nickname Kiki translates to 'vagina' in Tagalog."
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Project Gunrunner | ATF Issa Subpoena
Project Gunrunner ATF Issa Subpoena The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
"One key figure is ATF agent David Voth. Voth helped coax reluctant U.S. gun dealers to continue selling thousands of powerful guns as part of Project Gunrunner, assuring them the program would eventually help stop gun trafficking"
"One key figure is ATF agent David Voth. Voth helped coax reluctant U.S. gun dealers to continue selling thousands of powerful guns as part of Project Gunrunner, assuring them the program would eventually help stop gun trafficking"
NLRB dictates Boeing operational plans
NLRB dictates Boeing operational plans « Hot Air
"The NLRB obliged with its complaint yesterday asking an administrative law judge to stop Boeing’s South Carolina production because its executives had cited the risk of strikes as a reason for the move.
Boeing acted out of “anti-union animus,” says the complaint"
"The NLRB obliged with its complaint yesterday asking an administrative law judge to stop Boeing’s South Carolina production because its executives had cited the risk of strikes as a reason for the move.
Boeing acted out of “anti-union animus,” says the complaint"
Detroit's pension boards sue over emergency manager law
Detroit's pension boards sue over emergency manager law detnews.com The Detroit News
"The city's two pension funds sued Gov. Rick Snyder and state Treasurer Andy Dillon in federal court today to block part of a new emergency manager statute"
"The city's two pension funds sued Gov. Rick Snyder and state Treasurer Andy Dillon in federal court today to block part of a new emergency manager statute"
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Thy master’s voice
Thy master’s voice « Don Surber
"Indiana’s government unions paid for Democrats to flee-bag their constituents.
If I were a voter in Indiana, I would be very, very angry."
"Indiana’s government unions paid for Democrats to flee-bag their constituents.
If I were a voter in Indiana, I would be very, very angry."
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