Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Japan shutting down all nuclear plants

Japan shutting down all nuclear plants News24
Before the disaster, around 30% of Japan's electricity was nuclear generated.

'Look Ma! No cavities!' Wired report examines fluoride effort that started in Grand Rapids

'Look Ma! No cavities!' Wired report examines fluoride effort that started in Grand Rapids MLive.com
Before the fluoridation began, 32,000 city school children, plus control groups of 8,000 kids in Muskegon and Aurora, Ill., were given complete dental examinations.
After eight years, the Grand Rapids kids showed reductions of 50 to 70 percent in tooth decay rates.

11 Incredible Weapons That Only America Has

11 Incredible Weapons That Only America Has

Familiar Rhetoric, Failed Record

New iPads for Fruitport school board members paid for with bond funds

New iPads for Fruitport school board members paid for with bond funds MLive.com
The school district spent $3,000 for iPads for all of the seven board members, said Superintendent Bob Szymoniak.

Gimme a break!

Woman Claims Neighbor’s Energy Efficient Windows Are Melting Her Toyota Prius

Woman Claims Neighbor’s Energy Efficient Windows Are Melting Her Toyota Prius « CBS Los Angeles

2012-1-19 Muskegon county Strategic planning Community developement- Northern Machine Tool

Why the United States Will Never, Ever Build the iPhone

Why the United States Will Never, Ever Build the iPhone - Jordan Weissmann - Business - The Atlantic
Here are four basic lessons that we can learn from Apple's manufacturing:

Muskegon Mayor Steve Warmington asking citizens to be involved in their neighborhoods

Muskegon Mayor Steve Warmington asking citizens to be involved in their neighborhoods MLive.com
“We need to become friendly again,” Warmington told the Nelson association members, in a message he has repeated at seven other neighborhood association meetings.
Warmington has another five neighborhood meetings, concluding March 19 with the Oakview and Sheldon Park association.

President Obama calls for raising dropout age, other reforms adopted or proposed in Michigan

President Obama calls for raising dropout age, other reforms adopted or proposed in Michigan MLive.com
High school students should be forced to stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18, President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address.

Senate Democrats propose free college tuition funded by reducing corporate tax credits

Senate Democrats propose free college tuition funded by reducing corporate tax credits MLive.com
"Free"???????

POGO's Joint Strike Fighter Resource Page

POGO's Joint Strike Fighter Resource Page
More problems threaten to exacerbate the already spiraling costs of the F-35, which has already been set back by years of delays and double digit cost growth.
The F-35 is the world’s most expensive weapons program...