Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Five Things Will Happen Tomorrow With LeBron
Five Things Will Happen Tomorrow With LeBron - CNBC
"There aren't many guarantees for tomorrow's LeBron James announcement, but here are things I'm quite confident will happen."
"There aren't many guarantees for tomorrow's LeBron James announcement, but here are things I'm quite confident will happen."
Government jobs: Bloated pay, benefits cost us all
Government jobs: Bloated pay, benefits cost us all - USATODAY.com
"Feel like you're not paid enough?
Worry about losing your job?
Wish you had better benefits?
Ever think about quitting?
If you answered 'yes' to these questions, one thing is certain: You don't work for Uncle Sam.
That's because federal workers are much better off than private-sector workers in all the major markers of job satisfaction — salary, job security, benefits and job desirability. And it's costing taxpayers a bundle.
Start with the money. The average federal employee earns an annual salary almost 60% higher than the average private-sector employee — $79,000 vs. $50,000.
"Feel like you're not paid enough?
Worry about losing your job?
Wish you had better benefits?
Ever think about quitting?
If you answered 'yes' to these questions, one thing is certain: You don't work for Uncle Sam.
That's because federal workers are much better off than private-sector workers in all the major markers of job satisfaction — salary, job security, benefits and job desirability. And it's costing taxpayers a bundle.
Start with the money. The average federal employee earns an annual salary almost 60% higher than the average private-sector employee — $79,000 vs. $50,000.
Retail: Shopping Center Vacancy Rates Rose in Second Quarter
Retail: Shopping Center Vacancy Rates Rose in Second Quarter - CNBC
"'Until we see stabilization and recovery take root in both consumer spending and business spending and employment, we do not foresee a recovery in the retail sector until late 2012 at the earliest,' said Victor Calanog, Reis director of research."
"'Until we see stabilization and recovery take root in both consumer spending and business spending and employment, we do not foresee a recovery in the retail sector until late 2012 at the earliest,' said Victor Calanog, Reis director of research."
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Welcome to Rome, Circa 450 AD
Hot Air » Welcome to Rome, Circa 450 AD
"” The last time a world empire fell apart, it was about 1500 years ago.
Then, the empire was Roman…. …
What led the Barbarians walk over Rome is something that won’t take you a second to sympathize with.
The taxes were too high, to pay for the army that was losing all the battles, and a bunch of freeloaders in government, and of course, and to pay for thousands of civil servants.”"
"” The last time a world empire fell apart, it was about 1500 years ago.
Then, the empire was Roman…. …
What led the Barbarians walk over Rome is something that won’t take you a second to sympathize with.
The taxes were too high, to pay for the army that was losing all the battles, and a bunch of freeloaders in government, and of course, and to pay for thousands of civil servants.”"
Summer lunchrooms fill nutrition gap for needy kids
Summer lunchrooms fill nutrition gap for needy kids Health & Medicine Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
"Every school day, about 2.3 million low-income Texas children eat subsidized meals, but the numbers drop dramatically in the summer.
This time of year, hundreds of thousands of youngsters statewide go hungry or survive on food that's not necessarily nutritious, officials say."
Yeah, lots of starving kids "surviving" on burgers and frys.
Why don't the democrats just admit that they don't really like parents?
"Every school day, about 2.3 million low-income Texas children eat subsidized meals, but the numbers drop dramatically in the summer.
This time of year, hundreds of thousands of youngsters statewide go hungry or survive on food that's not necessarily nutritious, officials say."
Yeah, lots of starving kids "surviving" on burgers and frys.
Why don't the democrats just admit that they don't really like parents?
Time for a Little Perspective on Oil Spills
American Thinker: Time for a Little Perspective on Oil Spills
"But these incidents are dwarfed by the 1979 Gulf of Mexico Pemex/Ixtoc I Oil blowout -- until now the largest accidental spill in history. This spill lasted almost ten months, releasing between ten and thirty thousand barrels per day (BPD). In total, it released approximately 3.3 million barrels into the Gulf.
Using the current upper end estimate of 60,000 BPD, the Deepwater Horizon spill has now surpassed the Pemex spill, so it can rightfully claim its place as record-holder for accidental spills. But it still is dwarfed by Saddam Hussein's deliberate release of somewhere between 5.7 and 11 million barrels from tankers ten miles off the Kuwaiti coast.
While the Pemex spill affected 162 miles of coastline in Texas and Mexico, the long-term environmental consequences were negligible. As one marine biologist put it, 'To be honest, considering the magnitude of the spill, we thought the Ixtoc spill was going to have catastrophic effects for decades. ... But within a couple of years, almost everything was close to 100 percent normal again.'"
"But these incidents are dwarfed by the 1979 Gulf of Mexico Pemex/Ixtoc I Oil blowout -- until now the largest accidental spill in history. This spill lasted almost ten months, releasing between ten and thirty thousand barrels per day (BPD). In total, it released approximately 3.3 million barrels into the Gulf.
Using the current upper end estimate of 60,000 BPD, the Deepwater Horizon spill has now surpassed the Pemex spill, so it can rightfully claim its place as record-holder for accidental spills. But it still is dwarfed by Saddam Hussein's deliberate release of somewhere between 5.7 and 11 million barrels from tankers ten miles off the Kuwaiti coast.
While the Pemex spill affected 162 miles of coastline in Texas and Mexico, the long-term environmental consequences were negligible. As one marine biologist put it, 'To be honest, considering the magnitude of the spill, we thought the Ixtoc spill was going to have catastrophic effects for decades. ... But within a couple of years, almost everything was close to 100 percent normal again.'"
Students given diplomas at NYC schools, despite failing grades and poor attendance
Students given diplomas at NYC schools, despite failing grades and poor attendance - NYPOST.com
"Tatiana Reina wanted to graduate in the worst way -- and she did.
The 21-year-old was enrolled at Lafayette HS in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, for six years with a dismal record marked by truancy and failing grades. She faked her own graduation in 2007, donning a cap and gown and sneaking into the receiving line. Faced with 'aging out' of the school system this year, she got a last chance and still didn't bother going to class.
'She was a no-show all year,' a school insider said. Regulations call for at least 90 percent attendance to be promoted or to graduate.
Brooklyn student Tatiana Reina, 21, graduated high school in June despite never showing up.
But that didn't stop the principal, Jacqueline Boswell, from granting Reina a diploma."
This is the kind of school and the type of behavior that deserves MORE Obama money...right?
"Tatiana Reina wanted to graduate in the worst way -- and she did.
The 21-year-old was enrolled at Lafayette HS in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, for six years with a dismal record marked by truancy and failing grades. She faked her own graduation in 2007, donning a cap and gown and sneaking into the receiving line. Faced with 'aging out' of the school system this year, she got a last chance and still didn't bother going to class.
'She was a no-show all year,' a school insider said. Regulations call for at least 90 percent attendance to be promoted or to graduate.
Brooklyn student Tatiana Reina, 21, graduated high school in June despite never showing up.
But that didn't stop the principal, Jacqueline Boswell, from granting Reina a diploma."
This is the kind of school and the type of behavior that deserves MORE Obama money...right?
Can Shopping Cause Impotence?
Can Shopping Cause Impotence? - Lemondrop.com
"Who needs birth control?"
"Who needs birth control?"
Dutch agency admits mistake in UN climate report
Dutch agency admits mistake in UN climate report - Yahoo! News
"The Dutch agency accepted responsibility for one mistake by the IPCC when it reported in 2005 that 55 percent of
the Netherlands is below sea level, when only 26 percent is.
The report should have said 55 percent is prone to flooding, including river flooding.
....
The second previously reported error claimed the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035, which the Dutch agency partly traced to a report on the likely shrinking of glaciers by the year 2350."
"The Dutch agency accepted responsibility for one mistake by the IPCC when it reported in 2005 that 55 percent of
the Netherlands is below sea level, when only 26 percent is.
The report should have said 55 percent is prone to flooding, including river flooding.
....
The second previously reported error claimed the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035, which the Dutch agency partly traced to a report on the likely shrinking of glaciers by the year 2350."
Investors Fear Rising Risk of US Regional Defaults
Investors Fear Rising Risk of US Regional Defaults - CNBC
"Investors are worried that the risk of default for US local governments is growing, amid signs that some regions are facing the same type of difficulty in curbing pension and budget deficits as some eurozone countries"
“The risk in the second half of the year is that investor attention switches from Europe to the US,” said Robert Parker, senior adviser at Credit Suisse Securities, who singled out parts of California, as well as towns and cities in Illinois, Michigan and New York state as among the most vulnerable.
“You will see investor concern about the viability of those cities and therefore you will see, inevitably, further spread widening in the municipal bond market.”
"Investors are worried that the risk of default for US local governments is growing, amid signs that some regions are facing the same type of difficulty in curbing pension and budget deficits as some eurozone countries"
“The risk in the second half of the year is that investor attention switches from Europe to the US,” said Robert Parker, senior adviser at Credit Suisse Securities, who singled out parts of California, as well as towns and cities in Illinois, Michigan and New York state as among the most vulnerable.
“You will see investor concern about the viability of those cities and therefore you will see, inevitably, further spread widening in the municipal bond market.”
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