Longshoremen storm Wash. state port, damage RR - Yahoo! News
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) —
Hundreds of Longshoremen stormed the Port of Longview early Thursday, overpowered and held security guards, damaged railroad cars, and dumped grain that is the center of a labor dispute, said Longview Police Chief Jim Duscha.
Six guards were held hostage for a couple of hours after 500 or more Longshoremen broke down gates about 4:30 a.m. and smashed windows in the guard shack, he said.
No one was hurt, and nobody has been arrested.
Most of the protesters returned to their union hall after cutting brake lines and spilling grain from car at the EGT terminal, Duscha said.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Anne Jolis: The Other Climate Theory - WSJ.com
Anne Jolis: The Other Climate Theory - WSJ.com: This seems wise: In July, CERN Director General Rolf-Dieter Heuer told Die Welt that he was asking his researchers to make the forthcoming cloud-chamber results "clear, however, not to interpret them. This would go immediately into the highly political arena of the climate-change debate."
But while the cosmic-ray theory has been ridiculed from the start by those who subscribe to the anthropogenic-warming theory, both Mr. Kirkby and Mr. Svensmark hold that human activity is contributing to climate change. All they question is its importance relative to other, natural factors.
But while the cosmic-ray theory has been ridiculed from the start by those who subscribe to the anthropogenic-warming theory, both Mr. Kirkby and Mr. Svensmark hold that human activity is contributing to climate change. All they question is its importance relative to other, natural factors.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
No Paper Or Plastic? LA Shoppers Wary Of Proposed ‘Nightmare’ Ban
No Paper Or Plastic? LA Shoppers Wary Of Proposed ‘Nightmare’ Ban « CBS Los Angeles
An effort to allow only reusable bags at Los Angeles grocery stores may sound like a political long-shot, but one city councilman thinks the public will eventually warm up to the initiative
An effort to allow only reusable bags at Los Angeles grocery stores may sound like a political long-shot, but one city councilman thinks the public will eventually warm up to the initiative
Single molecule is tiniest electric motor ever
Single molecule is tiniest electric motor ever - tech - 05 September 2011 - New Scientist
For the first time, an electric motor has been made from a single molecule.
At 1 nanometre long, that makes the organic compound the smallest electric motor ever.
Its creators plan to submit their design to Guinness World Records, but the teeny motor could also have practical applications, such as pushing fluid through narrow pipes in "lab-on-a-chip" devices.
For the first time, an electric motor has been made from a single molecule.
At 1 nanometre long, that makes the organic compound the smallest electric motor ever.
Its creators plan to submit their design to Guinness World Records, but the teeny motor could also have practical applications, such as pushing fluid through narrow pipes in "lab-on-a-chip" devices.
Less Than 0.001 Percent of Tenured Teachers Fired Over Past Five Years
Less Than 0.001 Percent of Tenured Teachers Fired Over Past Five Years [Michigan Capitol Confidential]: Harbor Beach Community Schools paid one teacher tens of thousands of dollars to leave, despite the teacher getting caught kissing some students and head-locking one after being confronted for his behavior.
Dearborn Public Schools paid four teachers a total of $197,353 to get rid of them after charges of sexual misconduct and possession of illegal substances on school grounds.
Gladwin Community Schools has dished out about $40,000 thus far in a legal case against a kindergarten teacher arraigned on charges of furnishing alcohol for minors
Dearborn Public Schools paid four teachers a total of $197,353 to get rid of them after charges of sexual misconduct and possession of illegal substances on school grounds.
Gladwin Community Schools has dished out about $40,000 thus far in a legal case against a kindergarten teacher arraigned on charges of furnishing alcohol for minors
Local Government Employee Union Contracts for Every Michigan County and 28 Largest Municipalities
Local Government Employee Union Contracts for Every Michigan County and 28 Largest Municipalities ... [Mackinac Center]
Collective bargaining agreements for all 83 Michigan counties and the state’s 28 largest municipalities (cities and townships) are now compiled and available online, Mackinac Center Director of Labor Policy Paul Kersey announced today.
The database contains contracts for nearly every collective bargaining unit in these locales.
“Union contracts are one of the biggest drivers of the cost of government in Michigan,” said Kersey.
“But the public is rarely — if ever — told what all the terms are, or what the contracts are like for nearby communities.
This new database will allow residents to see the compensation and work rules for their local government employees and compare those with neighboring or similar communities.
It will be a great tool for taxpayers who want to hold their local elected officials accountable.”
Collective bargaining agreements for all 83 Michigan counties and the state’s 28 largest municipalities (cities and townships) are now compiled and available online, Mackinac Center Director of Labor Policy Paul Kersey announced today.
The database contains contracts for nearly every collective bargaining unit in these locales.
“Union contracts are one of the biggest drivers of the cost of government in Michigan,” said Kersey.
“But the public is rarely — if ever — told what all the terms are, or what the contracts are like for nearby communities.
This new database will allow residents to see the compensation and work rules for their local government employees and compare those with neighboring or similar communities.
It will be a great tool for taxpayers who want to hold their local elected officials accountable.”
Wasserman Schultz: "Republicans Who Think The Recovery Act Didn't Work Are Wrong"
Wasserman Schultz: "Republicans Who Think The Recovery Act Didn't Work Are Wrong" | RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/09/06/wasserman_schultz_republicans_who_think_the_recovery_act_didnt_work_are_wrong.html
Alcoholic truck drivers are now a protected class!
TigerHawk:
Catch-22 watch: Alcoholic truck drivers are now a protected class!
In more good news for employers worried about liability, the Obama administration has set up yet another Catch-22 for business:
The federal government has sued a major trucking company for its firing of driver with an admitted alcohol abuse problem.
Alcoholism is classified as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the suit maintains, and therefore employees cannot be prohibited even from driving 18 wheelers due to their histories of abuse.
Presumably this rationale equally applies to oil tanker captains, bus drivers, airline pilots, and neurosurgeons.
Yet again, business has to choose between managing tort liability and navigating federal regulation that makes it much harder to... manage tort liability.
Not to mention actually, you know, doing business.
Catch-22 watch: Alcoholic truck drivers are now a protected class!
In more good news for employers worried about liability, the Obama administration has set up yet another Catch-22 for business:
The federal government has sued a major trucking company for its firing of driver with an admitted alcohol abuse problem.
Alcoholism is classified as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the suit maintains, and therefore employees cannot be prohibited even from driving 18 wheelers due to their histories of abuse.
Presumably this rationale equally applies to oil tanker captains, bus drivers, airline pilots, and neurosurgeons.
Yet again, business has to choose between managing tort liability and navigating federal regulation that makes it much harder to... manage tort liability.
Not to mention actually, you know, doing business.
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