Headline say it all.......
Friday, October 11, 2013
Only growth business in Detroit-Shutdown won't halt Detroit Bankruptcy Court work
Shutdown won't halt Detroit Bankruptcy Court work | Crain's Detroit Business:
Headline say it all.......
Headline say it all.......
If Barack had a city.......Don’t Detroit America
Don’t Detroit America | National Review Online:"It was the Silicon Valley of its day; engineers, designers, and workers of all kinds flocked there.
By 1960, nearly 2 million people called the city home, and it boasted the highest per capita income in the nation.
That Detroit is dead.
The city’s population is now 700,000, with a 25 percent slide in the last decade alone.
That’s not a population decline — that’s an exodus.
People and businesses didn’t just move from Detroit, they fled.
And what they were fleeing was liberalism, the accumulated detritus of 50 straight years of Democratic leadership.
They kept fleeing until there was so little left for city leaders to tax — so little business left there from which to extract revenue — that Detroit was forced to declare bankruptcy.
Detroit is the Left’s Ground Zero. "
Incongruity- Italy's postal service steps in with financing for debt-ridden Alitalia
Italy's postal service steps in with financing for debt-ridden Alitalia | Fox News:"Alitalia's 62 years as a state-run company ended in bankruptcy in 2008.
The present Alitalia began flying in 2009 as a new company owned by a group of Italian investors.
Currently Air France is the largest shareholder with 25 percent."
Unexpectedly, analysts in state of perpetual bewilderment...Wal-Mart reports strong rise in sales
Wal-Mart reports strong rise in sales - Business - Retail | NBC News:" Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, posted much stronger same-store sales than analysts expected Thursday, saying its February results rose 5.1 percent.
Tighter inventory control and milder weather helped retailers in February as business at many merchants was not as bad as in January.
Same-store sales are seen as a key measure of a retailer’s health.
Wal-Mart’s gains far outpaced expectations — but many stores, especially at the higher end, still struggled. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters, on average, had expected the retail giant to report a rise of 2.4 percent."
Canadian moron emails to TV station instead of crony! Air Canada Loses Dog, Accidentally Dismisses U.S. Media Inquiries
Air Canada Loses Dog, Accidentally Dismisses U.S. Media Inquiries « CBS Sacramento:"Air Canada sent CBS13 a statement saying they have a team looking for Larry.
But we wanted answers about what went wrong—what procedures might not have been followed, and what they’re doing to make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else’s pet.
Instead of answers, we got this email:
“I think I would just ignore, it is local news doing a story on a lost dog.
Their entire government is shut down and about to default and this is how the US media spends its time.”
Thursday, October 10, 2013
The Park Police, Part Deux: Hot Cops
The Park Police, Part Deux: Hot Cops | The Weekly Standard:
The Eagle-Tribune in New Hampshire reported on a local resident who went through something of an ordeal while visiting Yellowstone National park. I’ll let them tell it, just so you don’t think I’m making it up:
Vaillancourt was one of thousands of people who found themselves in a national park as the federal government shutdown went into effect on Oct. 1. For many hours her tour group, which included senior citizen visitors from Japan, Australia, Canada and the United States, were locked in a Yellowstone National Park hotel under armed guard.The tourists were treated harshly by armed park employees, she said, so much so that some of the foreign tourists with limited English skills thought they were under arrest.When finally allowed to leave, the bus was not allowed to halt at all along the 2.5-hour trip out of the park, not even to stop at private bathrooms that were open along the route. . . .Rangers systematically sent visitors out of the park, though some groups that had hotel reservations — such as Vaillancourt’s — were allowed to stay for two days. Those two days started out on a sour note, she said.The bus stopped along a road when a large herd of bison passed nearby, and seniors filed out to take photos. Almost immediately, an armed ranger came by and ordered them to get back in, saying they couldn’t “recreate.” The tour guide, who had paid a $300 fee the day before to bring the group into the park, argued that the seniors weren’t “recreating,” just taking photos.
Scott Adams’ Favorite Dilbert Comics
Scott Adams’ Favorite Dilbert Comics - Business Insider:
"Adams looked through the archives and shared his 10 favorite Dilbert comics. Below, he explains why he chose each and counts them down to his absolute favorite of all-time."
"Adams looked through the archives and shared his 10 favorite Dilbert comics. Below, he explains why he chose each and counts them down to his absolute favorite of all-time."
Why it will cost $2,041 for Grand Rapids homeowners to rent nightly, short-term rooms
Why it will cost $2,041 for Grand Rapids homeowners to rent nightly, short-term rooms | MLive.com:
"Grand Rapids City Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 8, added a clause to the city code that states “no person shall advertise any portion of a dwelling unit or rental by the night or by the week unless that person shall have first obtained a home occupation license.”
To get the license, it’s an annual fee of $291.
To be eligible for the license, a special land use permit is needed and there's a one-time $1,750 fee for that."
"Grand Rapids City Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 8, added a clause to the city code that states “no person shall advertise any portion of a dwelling unit or rental by the night or by the week unless that person shall have first obtained a home occupation license.”
To get the license, it’s an annual fee of $291.
To be eligible for the license, a special land use permit is needed and there's a one-time $1,750 fee for that."
Obama Spent $634 Million to Build Broken Healthcare.gov Website
Obama Spent $634 Million to Build Broken Healthcare.gov Website | FrontPage Magazine:
"But the fact that Healthcare.gov can’t do the one job it was built to do isn’t the most infuriating part of this debacle – it’s that we, the taxpayers, seem to have forked up more than $634 million of the federal purse to build the digital equivalent of a rock.
The exact cost to build Healthcare.gov, according to U.S. government records, appears to have been $634,320,919, which we paid to a company you probably never heard of: CGI Federal.
The company originally won the contract back in 2011, but at that time, the cost was expected to run “up to” $93.7 million – still a chunk of change, but nothing near where it ended up."
"But the fact that Healthcare.gov can’t do the one job it was built to do isn’t the most infuriating part of this debacle – it’s that we, the taxpayers, seem to have forked up more than $634 million of the federal purse to build the digital equivalent of a rock.
The exact cost to build Healthcare.gov, according to U.S. government records, appears to have been $634,320,919, which we paid to a company you probably never heard of: CGI Federal.
The company originally won the contract back in 2011, but at that time, the cost was expected to run “up to” $93.7 million – still a chunk of change, but nothing near where it ended up."
Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do? - Small Dead Animals
Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do? - Small Dead Animals:
"Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do?
Marathon Pundit;
It what looks like a spiteful move, the NPS even removed handles from water spigots along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal where bikers and joggers exercise as well as along the Great Allegheny Passage, just to ensure people don't get any water from them.
Instead of saving money, the NPS is expending additional resources to go out of its way to close such locations and to make people miserable."
"Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do?
Marathon Pundit;
It what looks like a spiteful move, the NPS even removed handles from water spigots along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal where bikers and joggers exercise as well as along the Great Allegheny Passage, just to ensure people don't get any water from them.
Instead of saving money, the NPS is expending additional resources to go out of its way to close such locations and to make people miserable."
Coming soon "Non-Physician Surgery"?-California's Brown Signs Bill Permitting Non-Physician Abortions
California's Brown Signs Bill Permitting Non-Physician Abortions:"In a statement, Gov. Brown boasted that AB 154 was one of seven bills signed Tuesday "to support the health and well-being of women in California."
It's FREE!-Muskegon waives utility fees for new downtown farmers market as construction continues
Muskegon waives utility fees for new downtown farmers market as construction continues | MLive.com"MUSKEGON, MI – The Muskegon City Commission does not only support the relocation of the famers market to the downtown, but it is willing to put city money behind that support.
The commission voted unanimously at its Tuesday, Oct. 8 meeting to waive the sewer and water connection fees for the new Muskegon Farmers Market currently being constructed at 1 Market St. in the downtown.
In effect, the city’s waiver of the utility connection fees is a $30,100 contribution to the $3.8 million private sector project. "
"Tax credit nation"-Sader Power plans job fair to hire 220 solar panel assemblers
Sader Power plans job fair to hire 220 solar panel assemblers | Crain's Detroit Business:"According to Sader's website, a 3 kilowatt solar array will cost $7,500 to install.
With a 30 percent tax credit, the installation costs can drop to $5,500, the company said."
5:17 AM EST-Got this far and the system refuses to move.
System locked.
No explanation of how I sign an "electronic signature" so I just typed in my name.
It don't like that......
No explanation of how I sign an "electronic signature" so I just typed in my name.
It don't like that......
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
NSA to the rescue? Map: Where Do the Divorced Women Live in Town?
Map: Where Do the Divorced Women Live in Town? - Newscruncher - Greendale, WI Patch:"Map: Where Do the Divorced Women Live in Town?
The map below shows the number of divorced women across your neighborhood as reported by the 2011 American Community Survey."
Butts trump boobs! Turkey Cracks Down on Cleavage
Turkey Cracks Down on Cleavage - Bloomberg:"Celik's words were as follows: “We don’t intervene against anyone, but this is too much. It is unacceptable,” according to Hurriyet Daily News. "
Garbage in=raw sewage out-Exchanges Will Raise U.S. Health-Care Costs
Exchanges Will Raise U.S. Health-Care Costs - Bloomberg:"The health exchanges won’t resemble any other marketplace.
Over time, rather than encourage insurance providers to offer ever more attractive and affordable policies, the exchanges are poised to push up the cost not only of insurance but also of health care itself.
That means, if the history of U.S. health-care policy is any guide, the exchanges’ very “success” will have the effect of limiting access to care for the 30 million people who are estimated to remain uninsured.
Why are things set to go so badly?
Because the architects of the health-care exchanges have relied on three crucial assumptions, all of which are probably wrong.
Propaganda arm of democrat party, liberal MSM, redefines "civility"-The Top 8 Nastiest Liberal Media Quotes Blaming the GOP for the Shutdown
The Top 8 Nastiest Liberal Media Quotes Blaming the GOP for the Shutdown | NewsBusters:"The liberal media have taken sides in the government shutdown debate and not surprisingly holds only one party to blame - the GOP.
In the last week liberal anchors, reporters and writers have depicted fiscal conservatives in terms usually reserved for terrorists as they’ve hyperbolically charged that Republicans were being run by a “suicide caucus” that is holding America “hostage.”
Kenya standards in America, how nice.......How Obamacare's Exchanges Turned Into A 'Third World Experience'
How Obamacare's Exchanges Turned Into A 'Third World Experience' - Forbes:"One week into the launch of Obamacare, however, it’s not a joke: it’s literally easier to blog from the Kenyan border than to sign up for insurance on Obamacare’s federal exchange."
"Shocker", schools broke again!-County school business leader warns of financial storm brewing
County school business leader warns of financial storm brewing:"MUSKEGON, MI (Oct. 8, 2013) By 2016, all eleven public school districts in Muskegon County will be operating in the red.
Marios Demetriou, Deputy Superintendent of the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District (MAISD), shared this prediction with over 50 school leaders and board members during the Muskegon County School Boards Alliance meeting last night. Demetriou said,
“There is a hurricane coming.
We better start boarding up our houses before we are blown away.”"
Mainstream Media as Iran’s PR Flacks
Hassan Rouhani | Benjamin Netanyahu | Mainstream Media Bias:"One of the problems with President Hassan Rouhani’s charm offensive is that he has a record.
It’s a record that shows that he excuses the death penalty for protesters, defends Iran for its sponsorship of terror and boasts that he duped the West ten years ago.
All of this is a matter of public record. And one doesn’t need to read Barry Rubin or Michael Ledeen or Reuel Marc Gerecht to get all this. If you read about him in the New York Times prior to May 2013, the image that emerged of Hassan Rouhani is one of the ultimate regime insider, not a reformer by any stretch.
So how does Rouhani become a “moderate?”
Probably by one of the great PR campaigns.
Unfortunately it isn’t one that Iran paid for; rather it is one that is being run in America’s mainstream media."
Tax cancer metastasizes-How Much Do You Really Pay In Taxes?
A Consumer Guide To Taxes: How Much Do You Really Pay In Taxes?:"This study calculates how much additional money middle- income workers must earn to purchase various goods and services--a new car, a computer, or a year's college tuition for their children--after all taxes are fully taken into account.
For instance, a wage earner in an average-tax state must earn $17,038 to purchase a $10,000 car."
Why are only "conservatives" interested? -Conservatives Demand Info on Obamacare Rollout Failure
Conservatives Demand Info on Obamacare Rollout Failure | Washington Free Beacon:"Conservative critics of Obamacare want to know how many people have actually purchased insurance through the president’s signature legislation following the glitch-ridden rollout of the Obamacare website last week."
Where is the MSM?
Liberals?
Regular Americans?
Does NO ONE care?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)