Japanese construction company orders 2,700 staff to get 'energy-saving' haircuts Mail Online
A Japanese company has ordered all 2,700 of its employees to get identical hairstyles - to help save energy.
Tokyo-based Maeda Corporation announced the move as part of a national campaign to reduce energy consumption in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March.
Men are expected to sport a short back-and-sides, slightly longer on the top, while women have been asked to wear a 'cute' bob with a fringe that can be swept to one side.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Top 10 Outrageous Maxine Waters Quotes
Top 10 Outrageous Maxine Waters Quotes - HUMAN EVENTS
We rarely agree with Rep. Maxine Waters (D.-Calif.), the loud-mouth, left-wing congresswoman from South Central Los Angeles, home of the 1992 Rodney King riots. But recently she said, “We're supportive of the President, but we're getting tired. We’re getting tired. The unemployment is unconscionable.”
Yes, Maxine, we are also getting tired of the President.
And we are getting tired of you as well, and here's why: The Top 10 Outrageous Maxine Waters Quotes
We rarely agree with Rep. Maxine Waters (D.-Calif.), the loud-mouth, left-wing congresswoman from South Central Los Angeles, home of the 1992 Rodney King riots. But recently she said, “We're supportive of the President, but we're getting tired. We’re getting tired. The unemployment is unconscionable.”
Yes, Maxine, we are also getting tired of the President.
And we are getting tired of you as well, and here's why: The Top 10 Outrageous Maxine Waters Quotes
Saturday, August 27, 2011
North Muskegon High on top, Muskegon Heights on bottom of state schools ranking
North Muskegon High on top, Muskegon Heights on bottom of state schools ranking MLive.com
The percentile ranking of schools was based on a number of factors, including student proficiency, student improvement and achievement gaps among all students within a school.
Graduation rates were considered for high schools.
If we don't fix our schools, no amount of money will fix our community.
Just throwing more money at teachers and administrators is NOT the answer.
The percentile ranking of schools was based on a number of factors, including student proficiency, student improvement and achievement gaps among all students within a school.
Graduation rates were considered for high schools.
If we don't fix our schools, no amount of money will fix our community.
Just throwing more money at teachers and administrators is NOT the answer.
COA: State workers’ mandatory health-care charge unconstitutiona
COA: State workers’ mandatory health-care charge unconstitutional The Michigan Lawyer
A statute requiring public employees to contribute three percent of their pay to finance state retiree health-care benefits is unconstitutional, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
In AFSCME Council 25, et al. v. State Employees Retirement System, et al., the court upheld a lower court ruling that struck down MCL 38.35.
The state and unions representing state workers negotiated a three percent pay raise, which the state Civil Service Commission (CSC) approved.
So they get the 3% raise but don't have to pay for ANY of their retirement health care costs.
Jusk great.....
A statute requiring public employees to contribute three percent of their pay to finance state retiree health-care benefits is unconstitutional, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
In AFSCME Council 25, et al. v. State Employees Retirement System, et al., the court upheld a lower court ruling that struck down MCL 38.35.
The state and unions representing state workers negotiated a three percent pay raise, which the state Civil Service Commission (CSC) approved.
So they get the 3% raise but don't have to pay for ANY of their retirement health care costs.
Jusk great.....
Economic Growth Slows to Crawl, GDP Increase at 1%
Economic Growth Slows to Crawl, GDP Increase at 1% - CNBC
The U.S. economy grew much slower than previously thought in the second quarter as business inventories and exports were less robust, a government report showed on Friday, although consumer spending was revised up.
Gross domestic product growth rose at annual rate of 1.0 percent the Commerce Department said, a downward revision of its prior estimate of 1.3 percent.
Unexpectedly!
The U.S. economy grew much slower than previously thought in the second quarter as business inventories and exports were less robust, a government report showed on Friday, although consumer spending was revised up.
Gross domestic product growth rose at annual rate of 1.0 percent the Commerce Department said, a downward revision of its prior estimate of 1.3 percent.
Unexpectedly!
Obama Administration Allowing Mexican Police To Operate On US Soil; Wants To Apply Lessons Of Afghanistan To Mexico
Obama Administration Allowing Mexican Police To Operate On US Soil; Wants To Apply Lessons Of Afghanistan To Mexico
Clearly things are not going well in Mexico.
......“The military is trying to take what it did in Afghanistan and do the same in Mexico,” one officer told the Times."
Clearly things are not going well in Mexico.
......“The military is trying to take what it did in Afghanistan and do the same in Mexico,” one officer told the Times."
Emerging powers press rich world on CO2 cuts
Emerging powers press rich world on CO2 cuts
"We demand that industrialized countries set more meaningful objectives toward CO2 reductions than what they have presented up to now," Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota told a meeting in Inhotim, Brazil.
Hopey, changey South American style.
"We demand that industrialized countries set more meaningful objectives toward CO2 reductions than what they have presented up to now," Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota told a meeting in Inhotim, Brazil.
Hopey, changey South American style.
Late School Start Times to Help Sleepy Teens
Late School Start Times to Help Sleepy Teens NBC Los Angeles
A new study links school starts times with academic performance.
Now, more schools are starting school later to help students focus and concentrate in class.
GREAT preparation for their first job.......
A new study links school starts times with academic performance.
Now, more schools are starting school later to help students focus and concentrate in class.
GREAT preparation for their first job.......
Insurers must cover mental illness on par with physical, court rules
Insurers must cover mental illness on par with physical, court rules - latimes.com
Healthcare insurers must provide benefits to those with mental illnesses equal to those for clients with physical afflictions, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a case that could lead to more extensive coverage for a wide array of disorders.
This'll be cheap.....
Healthcare insurers must provide benefits to those with mental illnesses equal to those for clients with physical afflictions, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a case that could lead to more extensive coverage for a wide array of disorders.
This'll be cheap.....
U.S. May Back Mortgage Refinancing for Millions
U.S. May Back Mortgage Refinancing for Millions - NYTimes.com
The idea is appealing because it would not necessarily require Congressional action.
What a concept!
The idea is appealing because it would not necessarily require Congressional action.
What a concept!
Climate prostitutes, charlatans and comedians
Climate prostitutes, charlatans and comedians NetRight Daily
Instead, we’ve been repeatedly treated to amusingly convoluted back-peddling from earlier pronouncements that ski resorts will be a thing of the past and “children just aren’t going to remember what snow is.”
Now we’re told that global warming can worsen winters and increase snowfalls.
In fact, as one Greenpeace activist explained, “Global warming can mean colder. It can mean wetter. It can mean drier. That’s what we’re talking about.”
Instead, we’ve been repeatedly treated to amusingly convoluted back-peddling from earlier pronouncements that ski resorts will be a thing of the past and “children just aren’t going to remember what snow is.”
Now we’re told that global warming can worsen winters and increase snowfalls.
In fact, as one Greenpeace activist explained, “Global warming can mean colder. It can mean wetter. It can mean drier. That’s what we’re talking about.”
College to Ask About Sexual Orientation
College to Ask About Sexual Orientation NBC Chicago
A "yes" answer could put students in line to qualify for a scholarship worth one-third of tuition at the private, liberal arts school affiliated with the United Church of Christ, said Rold.
Why wouldn't EVERYONE say they're gay for free moolah?
A "yes" answer could put students in line to qualify for a scholarship worth one-third of tuition at the private, liberal arts school affiliated with the United Church of Christ, said Rold.
Why wouldn't EVERYONE say they're gay for free moolah?
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