Newly available wind power often has no place to go | McClatchy:
“They’ve connected to the system in our region ahead of planned transmission upgrades,” said Southwest Power Pool’s director of system operations, Don Shipley. “Some of the wind farms have seen fairly significant impacts of up to 50 percent of their projected production.”
In other words, a lot of the power those farms were expecting to generate isn’t making it to the market.
Shipley said the electric market and the wind farms were losing money because of the curtailments, as the pool is unable to sell power that the grid is incapable of transmitting."
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
Community turns against seven teachers and a board member who showed support for a pedophile teacher
Community turns against seven teachers and a board member who showed support for a pedophile teacher - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
"“Neal made a mistake,” teacher Sally Campbell wrote, according to the newspaper. “He allowed a mutual friendship to develop into much more. He realized his mistake and ended it years before someone anonymously sent something to the authorities which began this legal process.”
“I am asking that Neal be given the absolute minimum sentence, considering all the circumstances surrounding this case,” teacher Amy Huber Eagan wrote to the court. “I am also hoping that he can stay remanded to custody in the Ogemaw County Jail and not be sent to a prison facility.”
“Neal has plead (sic) guilty for his one criminal offense but he is not a predator,” teacher Harriett Coe wrote. “This was an isolated incident. He understands the severity of his action and is sincere in his desire to make amends.”"
Sick.
And doubly sick that these morons are getting paid to "teach" our children.
"“Neal made a mistake,” teacher Sally Campbell wrote, according to the newspaper. “He allowed a mutual friendship to develop into much more. He realized his mistake and ended it years before someone anonymously sent something to the authorities which began this legal process.”
“I am asking that Neal be given the absolute minimum sentence, considering all the circumstances surrounding this case,” teacher Amy Huber Eagan wrote to the court. “I am also hoping that he can stay remanded to custody in the Ogemaw County Jail and not be sent to a prison facility.”
“Neal has plead (sic) guilty for his one criminal offense but he is not a predator,” teacher Harriett Coe wrote. “This was an isolated incident. He understands the severity of his action and is sincere in his desire to make amends.”"
Sick.
And doubly sick that these morons are getting paid to "teach" our children.
Muskegon county election results
| Candidate | Votes | Precincts Reporting |
| Muskegon Mayoral Race | ||
| Zawdie Abiade | 418 | 15/15 |
| Steve Gawron | 1404 | 15/15 |
| Jeanette Moore | 284 | 15/15 |
| Muskegon City Commissioner Race | ||
| Joshua EldenBrady | 94 | 15/15 |
| Donnell Harvey | 107 | 15/15 |
| Ken Johnson | 438 | 15/15 |
| Bill Larson | 598 | 15/15 |
| Lea Markowski | 437 | 15/15 |
| Mark Molitor | 467 | 15/15 |
| RayCharles Roberson | 230 | 15/15 |
| William Snyder | 257 | 15/15 |
| William J. Springsted | 137 | 15/15 |
| Dan (Rinsema) Sybenga | 788 | 15/15 |
| Linda Traylor | 346 | 15/15 |
| Egelston Township Millages | ||
| Fire Dept. Millage Yes, No | 266, 280 | 3/3 |
| Streetlight Millage Yes, No | 241, 306 | 0/3 |
| Hart Millage | ||
| Hart Public Schools Millage Renewal Yes, No |
Detroit City Council incumbents fare well in first by-district primary in nearly a century
Detroit City Council incumbents fare well in first by-district primary in nearly a century | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Detroit City Council incumbents fared well, as did former state representatives, in Tuesday night’s historic primary elections, as voters chose their members by district for the first time in nearly 100 years."
Ya caint fix wat the folks dont want fixed.
"Detroit City Council incumbents fared well, as did former state representatives, in Tuesday night’s historic primary elections, as voters chose their members by district for the first time in nearly 100 years."
Ya caint fix wat the folks dont want fixed.
Oakland Township founder of cancer center faces charges in $35 million Medicare billing fraud scheme
Oakland Township founder of cancer center faces charges in $35 million Medicare billing fraud scheme | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Farid Fata of Oakland Township, who in 2005 founded the hematology centers with offices in Bloomfield Township, Troy, Sterling Heights, Clarkston, Lapeer and Oak Park, allegedly oversaw about $35 million in Medicare billings over a two-year period,"
Wait till Obamacare kicks in and see the fraud.
Solandra on meds, dudes!
"Farid Fata of Oakland Township, who in 2005 founded the hematology centers with offices in Bloomfield Township, Troy, Sterling Heights, Clarkston, Lapeer and Oak Park, allegedly oversaw about $35 million in Medicare billings over a two-year period,"
Wait till Obamacare kicks in and see the fraud.
Solandra on meds, dudes!
Gawron, Abiade and four city commission candidates move on to Muskegon's Nov. 5 general election
Gawron, Abiade and four city commission candidates move on to Muskegon's Nov. 5 general election | MLive.com:
"Losing a bid to retain her at-large seat was incumbent commissioner Lea Markowski, who came in fifth by one vote behind Johnson."
"Losing a bid to retain her at-large seat was incumbent commissioner Lea Markowski, who came in fifth by one vote behind Johnson."
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Election 2013 Vote Tracker: See the results as they come in, other live updates | MLive.com
Election 2013 Vote Tracker: See the results as they come in, other live updates | MLive.com:
Candidate Votes Precincts Reporting
Muskegon Mayoral Race
Zawdie Abiade 418
15/15
Steve Gawron 1404
15/15
Jeanette Moore 284
15/15
Muskegon City Commissioner Race
Joshua EldenBrady 94
15/15
Donnell Harvey 107
15/15
Ken Johnson 438
15/15
Bill Larson
598
15/15
Lea Markowski
437
15/15
Mark Molitor
467
15/15
RayCharles Roberson 230
15/15
William Snyder 257
15/15
William J. Springsted 137
15/15
Dan (Rinsema) Sybenga 788
15/15
Linda Traylor 346
15/15
Egelston Township Millages
Fire Dept. Millage
Yes, No
266, 280
3/3
Streetlight Millage
Yes, No
0, 0
0/3
Hart Millage
Hart Public Schools Millage Renewal
Yes, No
240, 148
3/6"
Candidate Votes Precincts Reporting
Muskegon Mayoral Race
Zawdie Abiade 418
15/15
Steve Gawron 1404
15/15
Jeanette Moore 284
15/15
Muskegon City Commissioner Race
Joshua EldenBrady 94
15/15
Donnell Harvey 107
15/15
Ken Johnson 438
15/15
Bill Larson
598
15/15
Lea Markowski
437
15/15
Mark Molitor
467
15/15
RayCharles Roberson 230
15/15
William Snyder 257
15/15
William J. Springsted 137
15/15
Dan (Rinsema) Sybenga 788
15/15
Linda Traylor 346
15/15
Egelston Township Millages
Fire Dept. Millage
Yes, No
266, 280
3/3
Streetlight Millage
Yes, No
0, 0
0/3
Hart Millage
Hart Public Schools Millage Renewal
Yes, No
240, 148
3/6"
College Football Will Be Dead in 20 Years
College Football Will Be Dead in 20 Years –:
"College football as we know it will be dead within 20 years, but it won’t be from health/concussion issues, nor will it be because of the “cable sports bubble.”
It will be because colleges and universities as we know them now will cease to exist and when they go they will take collegiate sports with them."
"College football as we know it will be dead within 20 years, but it won’t be from health/concussion issues, nor will it be because of the “cable sports bubble.”
It will be because colleges and universities as we know them now will cease to exist and when they go they will take collegiate sports with them."
'Chicken and waffles' racial stereotypes won't move Detroit forward
Susan J. Demas: 'Chicken and waffles' racial stereotypes won't move Detroit forward | MLive.com:"But the fact that Finley, who's unquestionably intelligent, chose to trot out the loaded "chicken and waffles" line about an African-American in the year 2013 is jaw-dropping. "
OK.
The list of words-white-people-dare-not-utter now includes "chicken" and "waffles"?
What's gonna happen if a bird says "Polly want a cracker"?
PETA SWAT team?
Muskegon woman gets jail for biting off another woman's finger in fight over 50 cents, cigarettes
Muskegon woman gets jail for biting off another woman's finger in fight over 50 cents, cigarettes | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI – Senta Marlice Staffney got six months in jail for chomping off and spitting out another woman’s ring finger in a fight over 50 cents and a cigarette."
"MUSKEGON, MI – Senta Marlice Staffney got six months in jail for chomping off and spitting out another woman’s ring finger in a fight over 50 cents and a cigarette."
Detroit and the Special-Interest State
RealClearPolicy - Detroit and the Special-Interest State:
Capture by faction has become endemic.
As government has grown and budgets and regulatory empires have expanded, economic and ideological factions have carved off satrapies in the agencies and congressional subcommittees.
The true greens control EPA. Unions have Labor and the NLRB.
The banks have the Fed and Treasury.
The energy companies used to have the Department of Energy, but now it is in the hands of the green crony capitalists.
Farm policy is controlled by a coalition of agricultural interests and food-stamp advocates.
HUD serves housing industry and urban constituencies.
HHS and its state satellites are a tool of the health-care industry -- my state senator in Montana deals with 63 health-care lobbyists, all of them focused on one thing: more money from the state.
Academia, teachers' unions, and the consulting industry control the Department of Education.
Public employees have become a powerful interest group in themselves.
And so on.
As government has grown and budgets and regulatory empires have expanded, economic and ideological factions have carved off satrapies in the agencies and congressional subcommittees.
The true greens control EPA. Unions have Labor and the NLRB.
The banks have the Fed and Treasury.
The energy companies used to have the Department of Energy, but now it is in the hands of the green crony capitalists.
Farm policy is controlled by a coalition of agricultural interests and food-stamp advocates.
HUD serves housing industry and urban constituencies.
HHS and its state satellites are a tool of the health-care industry -- my state senator in Montana deals with 63 health-care lobbyists, all of them focused on one thing: more money from the state.
Academia, teachers' unions, and the consulting industry control the Department of Education.
Public employees have become a powerful interest group in themselves.
And so on.
Conservatives keep arguing about Obama's political philosophy, but they miss the point. His strength is that he has none. He has no views on environmental or labor or health or education policy; whatever the interests that have been given that part of the government want is all right with him. His job is to assure each member of his coalition that it will indeed be given freedom of action, to mediate the occasional conflicts, and to serve as a mouthpiece when interest-group talking points are put on his teleprompter.
The system of capture by faction is also leading to huge and growing systemic corruption, as the beneficiaries tithe to whoever promises to keep the benefits flowing. Business has given up on efforts to support a market economy and devotes itself to competitive crony capitalism. For example, as George Gilder recently wrote in Knowledge and Power, the alternative-energy scams are ruining Silicon Valley by triggering a "general Gadarene rush for green subsidies" and "transform[ing] venture capitalists from heroic contributors to American innovation . . . into a pack of grubby petitioners for pork."
Only the Koch Brothers hold to the ideal of the free market without cronyism, which is why they are so thoroughly excoriated by the Progressives.
Study: U.S. Debt Obligations $70 Trillion
Study: U.S. Debt Obligations $70 Trillion:
"A new study by University of California-San Diego economics professor James Hamilton finds that the United States has over $70 trillion in off-balance sheet liabilities--an amount nearly six times the on-balance-sheet debt figure.
The Treasury debt outstanding is $16.74 trillion. Of that, $4.84 trillion is money the U.S. owes itself.
For that reason, explains Matt Phillips of Quartz, “many analysts tend to focus on the $11.91 trillion in debt that is publicly available to be traded.”
Hamilton’s study, however, examined the federal liabilities that are not included in the government’s officially reported numbers.
Specifically, he examined the federal government’s “support for housing, other loan guarantees, deposit insurance, actions taken by the Federal Reserve, and government trust funds.”
Not surprisingly, Hamilton found that Medicare and Social Security represent the bulk of future U.S. debt obligations, coming in at $27.6 trillion and $26.5 trillion respectively.
The study's $70 trillion debt estimate may actually be overly optimistic."
"A new study by University of California-San Diego economics professor James Hamilton finds that the United States has over $70 trillion in off-balance sheet liabilities--an amount nearly six times the on-balance-sheet debt figure.
The Treasury debt outstanding is $16.74 trillion. Of that, $4.84 trillion is money the U.S. owes itself.
For that reason, explains Matt Phillips of Quartz, “many analysts tend to focus on the $11.91 trillion in debt that is publicly available to be traded.”
Hamilton’s study, however, examined the federal liabilities that are not included in the government’s officially reported numbers.
Specifically, he examined the federal government’s “support for housing, other loan guarantees, deposit insurance, actions taken by the Federal Reserve, and government trust funds.”
Not surprisingly, Hamilton found that Medicare and Social Security represent the bulk of future U.S. debt obligations, coming in at $27.6 trillion and $26.5 trillion respectively.
The study's $70 trillion debt estimate may actually be overly optimistic."
Chicago sees pension crisis drawing near
Chicago sees pension crisis drawing near:
"The pension fund for retired Chicago teachers stands at risk of collapse.
The city's four funds for other retired city workers are short by $19.5 billion.
At least one of the funds is in peril of running out of money in less than a decade."
"The pension fund for retired Chicago teachers stands at risk of collapse.
The city's four funds for other retired city workers are short by $19.5 billion.
At least one of the funds is in peril of running out of money in less than a decade."
Drunk walking leads to pedestrian fatalities
My Way News - Drunk walking leads to pedestrian fatalities:
"Thirty-five percent of those killed, or 1,547 pedestrians, had blood alcohol content levels of .08 or higher, the legal limit for driving, according to data reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by state highway departments.
Among the 625 pedestrians aged 25- to 34-years-old who were killed, half were alcohol impaired. Just under half the pedestrians killed who were in their early 20s and their mid-30s to mid-50s were also impaired. Only among pedestrians age 55 or older or younger than age 20 was the share of those killed a third or less.
By comparison, 13 percent of drivers involved in crashes in which pedestrians were killed were over the .08 limit."
"Thirty-five percent of those killed, or 1,547 pedestrians, had blood alcohol content levels of .08 or higher, the legal limit for driving, according to data reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by state highway departments.
Among the 625 pedestrians aged 25- to 34-years-old who were killed, half were alcohol impaired. Just under half the pedestrians killed who were in their early 20s and their mid-30s to mid-50s were also impaired. Only among pedestrians age 55 or older or younger than age 20 was the share of those killed a third or less.
By comparison, 13 percent of drivers involved in crashes in which pedestrians were killed were over the .08 limit."
New paper finds climate change over decades primarily determined by the oceans
New paper finds climate change over decades primarily determined by the oceans — Published in journal Nature | Climate Depot:
"A new paper published in Nature finds climate change over timescales longer than 10 years is “primarily determined by the ocean,” which skeptics, including famed Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science Dr. William Gray, have been saying for years.
According to the paper, “the ocean significantly affects long term climate fluctuations, while the seemingly chaotic atmosphere is mainly responsible for the shorter-term, year-to-year changes.”
"A new paper published in Nature finds climate change over timescales longer than 10 years is “primarily determined by the ocean,” which skeptics, including famed Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science Dr. William Gray, have been saying for years.
According to the paper, “the ocean significantly affects long term climate fluctuations, while the seemingly chaotic atmosphere is mainly responsible for the shorter-term, year-to-year changes.”
Monday, August 05, 2013
Detroit City Council needs to get its priorities straight
Feedback: Detroit City Council needs to get its priorities straight | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"I find it interesting, if not mind-boggling, that the Detroit City Council has the time and finds the need to pass a resolution calling for a federal investigation into the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.
With all of Detroit’s problems, bankruptcy, crime, blight, political corruption — to name just a few — they find the time and need to spend on a legally settled trial in another state?
Give us a break.
Is that the most important thing the council has to be concerned with?
Greg Arceri
Northville"
"I find it interesting, if not mind-boggling, that the Detroit City Council has the time and finds the need to pass a resolution calling for a federal investigation into the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.
With all of Detroit’s problems, bankruptcy, crime, blight, political corruption — to name just a few — they find the time and need to spend on a legally settled trial in another state?
Give us a break.
Is that the most important thing the council has to be concerned with?
Greg Arceri
Northville"
Michelle O’s L.A. school lunch menu: potato-chive waffles and a ‘black bean mountain’
Michelle O’s L.A. school lunch menu: potato-chive waffles and a ‘black bean mountain’ - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
"The school district estimates students threw away more than 8 million meals last year, according to the paper.
It’s just the latest example of a string of problems created by the federal overhaul of school lunches."
"The school district estimates students threw away more than 8 million meals last year, according to the paper.
It’s just the latest example of a string of problems created by the federal overhaul of school lunches."
Snake kills 2 N.B. boys after escaping store, RCMP say
Snake kills 2 N.B. boys after escaping store, RCMP say - Windsor - CBC News:
"New Brunswick RCMP have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of two young boys killed by a python that reportedly slithered through ventilation shafts after it escaped from a reptile store, though police say it's too early to determine whether charges will be laid.
Police confirmed that the store owner also resides in the upstairs apartment in Campbellton, N.B. where the two boys, aged five and seven, were found dead Sunday morning."
"New Brunswick RCMP have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of two young boys killed by a python that reportedly slithered through ventilation shafts after it escaped from a reptile store, though police say it's too early to determine whether charges will be laid.
Police confirmed that the store owner also resides in the upstairs apartment in Campbellton, N.B. where the two boys, aged five and seven, were found dead Sunday morning."
Monday afternoon links | AEIdeas
Monday afternoon links | AEIdeas:
"3. The unreliability of wind power could mean Scotland will have to import energy from England – leaving it with the highest household bills in the world.
Is that why it’s called “green” energy – it takes so much “green” to pay for it?"
"3. The unreliability of wind power could mean Scotland will have to import energy from England – leaving it with the highest household bills in the world.
Is that why it’s called “green” energy – it takes so much “green” to pay for it?"
Guards allegedly forced into union day before right-to-work implemented
Guards allegedly forced into union day before right-to-work implemented | Fox News:
"The federal government is investigating a Michigan labor group and company for forcing three employees into the union on the eve of the state's implementation of right-to-work"
"The federal government is investigating a Michigan labor group and company for forcing three employees into the union on the eve of the state's implementation of right-to-work"
WHY DOGS DON’T LIVE AS LONG AS HUMANS
WHY DOGS DON’T LIVE AS LONG AS HUMANS | TechNudge
Jeepers, grab a hankie if yer gonna read this one.
Jeepers, grab a hankie if yer gonna read this one.
Dem Polling Firm PPP Names Registered Dem George Zimmerman Among Potential 2016 GOP Nominees
Dem Polling Firm PPP Names Registered Dem George Zimmerman Among Potential 2016 GOP Nominees: "Yes, that George Zimmerman--the acquitted shooter of Trayvon Martin.
Why George Zimmerman, a registered Democrat who voted for President Obama in 2008?
And why would PPP list Zimmerman, 29, in polls for a presidential election in which he wouldn't even be eligible, at 44 years old? "
Why George Zimmerman, a registered Democrat who voted for President Obama in 2008?
And why would PPP list Zimmerman, 29, in polls for a presidential election in which he wouldn't even be eligible, at 44 years old? "
Poll: Michigan voters wary of gay marriage legislation, ballot measure
Poll: Michigan voters wary of gay marriage legislation, ballot measure | MLive.com:
"LANSING, MI -- A slim majority of likely Michigan voters would oppose legislation or a ballot measure seeking to allow same-sex marriage in the state"
"LANSING, MI -- A slim majority of likely Michigan voters would oppose legislation or a ballot measure seeking to allow same-sex marriage in the state"
The Rise of Al-Qaeda and Why the Administration Lied about Benghazi
Roger L. Simon » The Rise of Al-Qaeda and Why the Administration Lied about Benghazi:
"For nearly a year, we have had no answer to why the administration lied about Benghazi — why it told the world, not to mention the parents of our murdered SEALs at the funeral of their sons, that the cause of that fatal conflagration was an anti-Islamic video no one saw, when the various arms of our executive branch (White House, State and intelligence) already knew, or strongly suspected, it was a terror attack orchestrated by al-Qaeda affiliates.
You only have to read the now infamous talking points to know that.
That this lie was deeply immoral is obvious.
What still eludes us is the cause of that lie, other than the equally obvious desire to avoid embarrassment weeks before a presidential election."
"For nearly a year, we have had no answer to why the administration lied about Benghazi — why it told the world, not to mention the parents of our murdered SEALs at the funeral of their sons, that the cause of that fatal conflagration was an anti-Islamic video no one saw, when the various arms of our executive branch (White House, State and intelligence) already knew, or strongly suspected, it was a terror attack orchestrated by al-Qaeda affiliates.
You only have to read the now infamous talking points to know that.
That this lie was deeply immoral is obvious.
What still eludes us is the cause of that lie, other than the equally obvious desire to avoid embarrassment weeks before a presidential election."
For some, college not worth the debt
For some, college not worth the debt: Column:
"In their recent book, Academically Adrift, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa note that many students show little actual learning in college.
Some students -- especially those from poor and minority households -- actually come out of college doing worse on assessment tests than when they went in. "
"In their recent book, Academically Adrift, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa note that many students show little actual learning in college.
Some students -- especially those from poor and minority households -- actually come out of college doing worse on assessment tests than when they went in. "
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