Sense of Events: DHS buying billions of rounds? Not so fast . .
"So there you have it.
I retract the Feb. 7 post and affirm today that DHS is not buying billions of rounds of pistol ammo with one proviso: DHS is not buying billions of rounds as quickly as some of us bloggers say they are.
But they are still buying a heck of a lot of ammo that, if continued at the published pace, definitely will come to billions over a longer time.
Consider major ammo manufacturer ATK's announcement of 11 months ago:
ANOKA, Minn., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced that it is being awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS, ICE) for .40 caliber ammunition. This contract features a base of 12 months, includes four option years, and will have a maximum volume of 450 million rounds.
PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1rCHc)
If DHS exercises all the options of this single contract, it will buy 90 million rounds per year of .40-caliber pistol ammo alone.
What are the contracts for 9mm and rifle ammo?
That would likely make some interesting totals."
Monday, February 18, 2013
A Mayor unplugged from reality
A Mayor unplugged from reality - NYPOST.com
"Bottom line: Bloomberg wants to force the private sector to build charging stations for a fleet of cars that don’t exist and probably won’t exist for years to come, if ever.
New York City has plenty of infrastructure needs.
More charging stations for electric cars isn’t one of them."
"Bottom line: Bloomberg wants to force the private sector to build charging stations for a fleet of cars that don’t exist and probably won’t exist for years to come, if ever.
New York City has plenty of infrastructure needs.
More charging stations for electric cars isn’t one of them."
Muslim preacher urges followers to claim 'Jihad Seeker's Allowance'
Muslim preacher urges followers to claim 'Jihad Seeker's Allowance' - Telegraph
"“The rest of the year they were busy with jihad [holy war] and things like that,” he said.
“People will say, ‘Ah, but you are not working’.
“But the normal situation is for you to take money from the kuffar [non-believers].
“So we take Jihad Seeker’s Allowance.
You need to get support.”
He went on to tell a 30-strong crowd: “We are going to take England — the Muslims are coming.”"
"“The rest of the year they were busy with jihad [holy war] and things like that,” he said.
“People will say, ‘Ah, but you are not working’.
“But the normal situation is for you to take money from the kuffar [non-believers].
“So we take Jihad Seeker’s Allowance.
You need to get support.”
He went on to tell a 30-strong crowd: “We are going to take England — the Muslims are coming.”"
Nanny state group compares sugary soda to “slow-acting but ruthlessly efficient bioweapon”
Nanny state group compares sugary soda to “slow-acting but ruthlessly efficient bioweapon” | WashingtonExaminer.com
"The alarmists at the the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest — a group with a long history of hysterical rhetoric regarding food ingredients — are at it again.
Their latest crusade is to push for stronger regulations on sugary sodas, like original Coke and Pepsi."
"The alarmists at the the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest — a group with a long history of hysterical rhetoric regarding food ingredients — are at it again.
Their latest crusade is to push for stronger regulations on sugary sodas, like original Coke and Pepsi."
"Vaguely Rude Place Names Of The World"
Maps | Vaguely Rude:
"Vaguely Rude Place Names Of The World"
Give the C of C in "Shit, Iran" a call for a fun weekend!
"Vaguely Rude Place Names Of The World"
Give the C of C in "Shit, Iran" a call for a fun weekend!
Should Michigan keep its drunken driving threshold at .08 percent BAC?
Should Michigan keep its drunken driving threshold at .08 percent BAC? (with poll) | MLive.com
"Another factor: Michigan could lose an estimated $50 million a year in federal highway funding if the state allows the threshold to bounce back up to .10.
All states have drunken driving thresholds set at .08 to be in compliance with federal standards and keep their federal highway money."
"Another factor: Michigan could lose an estimated $50 million a year in federal highway funding if the state allows the threshold to bounce back up to .10.
All states have drunken driving thresholds set at .08 to be in compliance with federal standards and keep their federal highway money."
Michigan's average gas price inches closer to $4 per gallon
Michigan's average gas price inches closer to $4 per gallon | MLive.com
"Michigan has the 7th highest average gas price in the nation "
"Michigan has the 7th highest average gas price in the nation "
Presidents Day: A look at the presidents who have visited the Muskegon area
Presidents Day: A look at the presidents who have visited the Muskegon area | MLive.com:
"Richard Nixon helped dedicate Walker Arena as part of a campaign stop when he was vice president in 1960. Nixon also visited the new Holiday Inn at Hoyt and Seaway in Muskegon Heights on June 8, 1964. "
"Richard Nixon helped dedicate Walker Arena as part of a campaign stop when he was vice president in 1960. Nixon also visited the new Holiday Inn at Hoyt and Seaway in Muskegon Heights on June 8, 1964. "
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Presidents Day:GM flounders
Presidents Day: Government vacations, Islamists flourish, GM flounders | Washington Times Communities:
Rescue Madness: GM Seems Headed Backwards to Bankruptcy
When I look through recent disclosures made by General Motors, I think of Monty Python’s John Cleese in the famous “dead parrot” sketch:
Looking at available “facts”, General Motors today is not technically “dead”—however, alarm bells are ringing off the hook.
In 2012, consolidated Automotive revenues grew by slightly less than 1 % from $ 148.9 billion to $ 150.3 billion. Automotive gross margin fell from a puny 12.4% in 2011 to 6.7%,
in 2012. Operating income before goodwill impairment charges fell from $ 6.9 billion to an operating loss of $ 3.2 billion.
Pretax income after all charges plummeted from $ 6.0 billion to a staggering loss of $ 30.3 billion.
Moreover, these consolidated results were produced while the largest unit, GM North America, increased its capacity utilization rate from 95.6% to 97.5%.
No manufacturing business is viable at such levels for long and few American businesses have already been as coddled by various governments.
In 2012, consolidated Automotive revenues grew by slightly less than 1 % from $ 148.9 billion to $ 150.3 billion. Automotive gross margin fell from a puny 12.4% in 2011 to 6.7%,
in 2012. Operating income before goodwill impairment charges fell from $ 6.9 billion to an operating loss of $ 3.2 billion.
Pretax income after all charges plummeted from $ 6.0 billion to a staggering loss of $ 30.3 billion.
Moreover, these consolidated results were produced while the largest unit, GM North America, increased its capacity utilization rate from 95.6% to 97.5%.
No manufacturing business is viable at such levels for long and few American businesses have already been as coddled by various governments.
If you cannot sell/lease vehicles when money is essentially free, how can you hope to do so as rates correct back up as they have started to do since July 2012?
Analysis that is more complete will have to wait until the first week of March when GM releases its Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Analysis that is more complete will have to wait until the first week of March when GM releases its Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Rest assured that informed investors will not be celebrating even if entrenched unions, managers and politicians dare to gloat.
Bailing out a structurally challenged vehicle producer using borrowed taxpayer funds, without fully addressing competitive weaknesses has not restored the fortunes of General Motors.
» DHS Purchases 21.6 Million More Rounds of Ammunition
» DHS Purchases 21.6 Million More Rounds of Ammunition Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!:
"To put that in perspective, during the height of active battle operations in Iraq, US soldiers used 5.5 million rounds of ammunition a month.
Extrapolating the figures, the DHS has purchased enough bullets over the last 10 months to wage a full scale war for almost 30 years."
"To put that in perspective, during the height of active battle operations in Iraq, US soldiers used 5.5 million rounds of ammunition a month.
Extrapolating the figures, the DHS has purchased enough bullets over the last 10 months to wage a full scale war for almost 30 years."
Sale of personal gene data condemned as ‘unethical and dangerous’
Sale of personal gene data condemned as ‘unethical and dangerous’ | The Raw Story
"Private firms will soon be able to buy people’s medical and genetic data without their consent and, in certain cases, acquire personal information that might enable them to identify individuals.
The revelation, which contradicts government claims that such material would be completely anonymous, has raised fears that pharmaceutical firms and insurance companies will be able to determine the identities of people susceptible to particular diseases.
It has prompted claims that fundamental changes to the use of NHS patient data are being introduced without adequate public debate or regulatory oversight."
"Private firms will soon be able to buy people’s medical and genetic data without their consent and, in certain cases, acquire personal information that might enable them to identify individuals.
The revelation, which contradicts government claims that such material would be completely anonymous, has raised fears that pharmaceutical firms and insurance companies will be able to determine the identities of people susceptible to particular diseases.
It has prompted claims that fundamental changes to the use of NHS patient data are being introduced without adequate public debate or regulatory oversight."
Strange Facts about America’s ‘Poor’
Strange Facts about America’s ‘Poor’ - By Robert Rector - The Corner - National Review Online
"In a recent Rasmussen poll, adults agreed (by a ratio of six to one) that “a family that is adequately fed and living in a house or apartment that is in good repair” is not poor.
By that simple test, about 80 percent of the Census Bureau’s “poor” people would not be considered poor by their fellow Americans.
In the same Rasmussen poll, however, 73 percent said poverty was a severe problem.
Why the disconnect?
The answer: Public perception of poverty in the U.S. is governed by the mainstream media, which invariably depicts the Census Bureau’s tens of millions of poor people as chronically hungry and malnourished, homeless or barely hanging on in overcrowded, dilapidated housing. "
"In a recent Rasmussen poll, adults agreed (by a ratio of six to one) that “a family that is adequately fed and living in a house or apartment that is in good repair” is not poor.
By that simple test, about 80 percent of the Census Bureau’s “poor” people would not be considered poor by their fellow Americans.
In the same Rasmussen poll, however, 73 percent said poverty was a severe problem.
Why the disconnect?
The answer: Public perception of poverty in the U.S. is governed by the mainstream media, which invariably depicts the Census Bureau’s tens of millions of poor people as chronically hungry and malnourished, homeless or barely hanging on in overcrowded, dilapidated housing. "
Global-warming zealots to ban ice makers
Global-warming zealots to ban ice makers - Washington Times Ice makers are the latest target in the left’s ongoing war against the conveniences of modern life.
Earlier this month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a report that may condemn this essential household item to the contraband list that already includes functional light bulbs, toilets, washing machines and showerheads.
Bumped from 2011
Earlier this month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a report that may condemn this essential household item to the contraband list that already includes functional light bulbs, toilets, washing machines and showerheads.
Bumped from 2011
Saturday, February 16, 2013
YOU are invited!
Please let me know by Tuesday, February 19th if
you are still interested in serving on the Muskegon County Jail/Juvenile
Transition Center Citizens Review Committee. Thank you.
Lisa
Chalko
Board/EEO Liaison
990 Terrace
Hall of Justice, 4th Floor
Muskegon, MI 49442
Phone: 231.724.8883
Discussion of smart meters in Holland
Discussion of smart meters in Holland | wzzm13.com
""We think there are great benefits to our customers," says Consumers Energy spokesman Roger C. Morgenstern.
"We actually show over the 20 year life of the meter there will be a 40 million dollar benefit to our customers in terms of energy savings.""
""We think there are great benefits to our customers," says Consumers Energy spokesman Roger C. Morgenstern.
"We actually show over the 20 year life of the meter there will be a 40 million dollar benefit to our customers in terms of energy savings.""
Warning: This Will Get Your Blood Boiling
Warning: This Will Get Your Blood Boiling
"So, not only are taxpayers funding free cell phones, we're also paying for street teams to hawk them at hospitals, soup kitchens, carnivals and shelters. "
"So, not only are taxpayers funding free cell phones, we're also paying for street teams to hawk them at hospitals, soup kitchens, carnivals and shelters. "
Experts debate the benefits of a proposed minimum wage hike
Experts debate the benefits of a proposed minimum wage hike - The Hill's On The Money
""If you force employers to pay more than they want, they are less likely to hire teens and low-skilled folks and, instead, will cut workers hours and benefits," Hall said."
""If you force employers to pay more than they want, they are less likely to hire teens and low-skilled folks and, instead, will cut workers hours and benefits," Hall said."
How conservative are Michigan's representatives in Congress? Heritage Action for America ranks them
Ken Braun: How conservative are Michigan's representatives in Congress? Heritage Action for America ranks them | MLive.com:
"On the high side were U.S. Reps. Justin Amash (91 percent), Bill Huizenga (89 percent), Tim Walberg (83 percent) and Dan Benishek (73 percent).
These are also the four Republicans who have served the least amount of time in Washington."
"On the high side were U.S. Reps. Justin Amash (91 percent), Bill Huizenga (89 percent), Tim Walberg (83 percent) and Dan Benishek (73 percent).
These are also the four Republicans who have served the least amount of time in Washington."
Guns and Self Defense | Cato Institute
Guns and Self Defense | Cato Institute
"Two additional points are worth noting.
First, the map is not comprehensive.
Criminals will often flee the scene when they discover that their intended target has a gun.
With no shots fired, no injuries, and no suspect in custody, news organizations may report nothing at all.
Thus, it is important to remember that news reports can only provide us with an imperfect picture of defensive gun use in America.
Second, when a citizen is able to shoot an attacker or hold a rapist or robber until the police arrive, it is very likely that more than one crime has been prevented because if the culprit had not been stopped, he could have targeted other citizens as well.
The bottom line is that gun owners stop a lot of criminal mayhem every year."
"Two additional points are worth noting.
First, the map is not comprehensive.
Criminals will often flee the scene when they discover that their intended target has a gun.
With no shots fired, no injuries, and no suspect in custody, news organizations may report nothing at all.
Thus, it is important to remember that news reports can only provide us with an imperfect picture of defensive gun use in America.
Second, when a citizen is able to shoot an attacker or hold a rapist or robber until the police arrive, it is very likely that more than one crime has been prevented because if the culprit had not been stopped, he could have targeted other citizens as well.
The bottom line is that gun owners stop a lot of criminal mayhem every year."
How to browse the Kindle Lending Library on your PC
How to browse the Kindle Lending Library on your PC - Computerworld
"After all, the $79/year membership lets you check out one ebook per month from the Kindle Lending Library, which is rapidly approaching 300,000 titles."
"After all, the $79/year membership lets you check out one ebook per month from the Kindle Lending Library, which is rapidly approaching 300,000 titles."
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