Sunday, November 06, 2011
Argentina forcing carmakers to export wine, peanuts and chicken feed
Argentina forcing carmakers to export wine, peanuts and chicken feed
As long as Argentina's auto market is growing by about 30 percent per year, we'd expect automakers to do their best to keep dealerships stocked with vehicles.
Long term, though, this sounds like a plan that's nearly impossible to sustain.
As long as Argentina's auto market is growing by about 30 percent per year, we'd expect automakers to do their best to keep dealerships stocked with vehicles.
Long term, though, this sounds like a plan that's nearly impossible to sustain.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Debate
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Debate
That is an article by Newt’s daughter entitled “Setting the Record Straight”.
It turns out that all of the stories about Newt’s first wife being served with divorce papers on her deathbed were false, on three counts.
One, Jackie Battley Gingrich is very much alive!
The tumor was benign.
Two, it was Jackie who sought the divorce.
Three, Newt did not abandon his wife.
In fact he took his children to the hospital to visit their mother.
That is an article by Newt’s daughter entitled “Setting the Record Straight”.
It turns out that all of the stories about Newt’s first wife being served with divorce papers on her deathbed were false, on three counts.
One, Jackie Battley Gingrich is very much alive!
The tumor was benign.
Two, it was Jackie who sought the divorce.
Three, Newt did not abandon his wife.
In fact he took his children to the hospital to visit their mother.
The Case for Pessimism
The Case for Pessimism « Commentary Magazine
If you think like President Obama and believe nations are not defined by their differences, then China’s great leap forward is not that big a deal.
But if you think, like someone who has given it a moment’s thought, that nations are defined by their differences, it is a very big deal.
Most immediately, it means that the fellow elected next November will be the last president of the United States to preside over the world’s leading economy.
This should be a source of shame to every American.
It is not.
Not yet.
Instead, we battle over trivialities.
If you think like President Obama and believe nations are not defined by their differences, then China’s great leap forward is not that big a deal.
But if you think, like someone who has given it a moment’s thought, that nations are defined by their differences, it is a very big deal.
Most immediately, it means that the fellow elected next November will be the last president of the United States to preside over the world’s leading economy.
This should be a source of shame to every American.
It is not.
Not yet.
Instead, we battle over trivialities.
Penn St ex-coach, others charged in child sex case
Penn St ex-coach, others charged in child sex case
Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and another school administrator were charged Saturday with perjury and failure to report in an investigation into allegations that former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young men, state prosecutors said.
Sandusky, 67, of State College, was arrested Saturday and released on $100,000 bail, the attorney general's office said.
Curley, 57, and Penn State vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz, 62, both of Boalsburg, were expected to turn themselves in Monday in Harrisburg.
Schultz's position includes oversight of the university's police department.
Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and another school administrator were charged Saturday with perjury and failure to report in an investigation into allegations that former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young men, state prosecutors said.
Sandusky, 67, of State College, was arrested Saturday and released on $100,000 bail, the attorney general's office said.
Curley, 57, and Penn State vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz, 62, both of Boalsburg, were expected to turn themselves in Monday in Harrisburg.
Schultz's position includes oversight of the university's police department.
The 10 Emptiest US Cities - CNBC
The 10 Emptiest US Cities - CNBC
The 10 Most Vacant Cities
Detroit isn't #1?
Devil's Night to the rescue?
The 10 Most Vacant Cities
Detroit isn't #1?
Devil's Night to the rescue?
How Grade Inflation Hurts Math and Science Education
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Grade Inflation Hurts Math and Science Education
If taking math, science and engineering courses requires students to sacrifice their GPAs and class standing, it should be no surprise that many choose other courses of study.
If taking math, science and engineering courses requires students to sacrifice their GPAs and class standing, it should be no surprise that many choose other courses of study.
Traders From Chicago Board Of Trade Dump McDonald’s Applications On Occupy Chicago Protesters
Traders From Chicago Board Of Trade Dump McDonald’s Applications On Occupy Chicago Protesters Mediaite
In the middle of an Occupy Chicago teach-in this week, traders at the Chicago Board of Trade dumped several sheets of paper on top of the heads of protesters below.
Demonstrators were angered to find out they were showered with employment applications for McDonald’s
In the middle of an Occupy Chicago teach-in this week, traders at the Chicago Board of Trade dumped several sheets of paper on top of the heads of protesters below.
Demonstrators were angered to find out they were showered with employment applications for McDonald’s
Friday, November 04, 2011
Unable to pay bill, Mich. city turns off lights
Unable to pay bill, Mich. city turns off lights - Yahoo! Finance
But when the debt-ridden community could no longer afford its monthly electric bill, elected officials not only turned off 1,000 streetlights.
They had them ripped out -- bulbs, poles and all. Now nightfall cloaks most neighborhoods in inky darkness.
But when the debt-ridden community could no longer afford its monthly electric bill, elected officials not only turned off 1,000 streetlights.
They had them ripped out -- bulbs, poles and all. Now nightfall cloaks most neighborhoods in inky darkness.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
IL Taxpayers Cover Teacher Pension Contributions
IL Taxpayers Cover Teacher Pension Contributions Heartlander Magazine
Teachers in nearly half of Illinois’ public school districts contribute nothing from their weekly paychecks to their pensions, according to the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI).
Illinois law requires teachers to contribute 9.4 percent to their pensions and employers to contribute 9 percent.
Teachers in nearly half of Illinois’ public school districts contribute nothing from their weekly paychecks to their pensions, according to the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI).
Illinois law requires teachers to contribute 9.4 percent to their pensions and employers to contribute 9 percent.
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