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?
Seriously? MSNBC Brings On Ray Nagin to Discuss Hurricane Preparedness
Seriously? MSNBC Brings On Ray Nagin to Discuss Hurricane Preparedness
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2011/08/26/seriously-msnbc-brings-ray-nagin-discuss-hurricane-preparedness#ixzz1WBxHgrSY
Teasing his Friday 3 p.m. ET hour show on MSNBC, anchor Martin Bashir proclaimed that he would have a special guest on to discuss incoming Hurricane Irene: "Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin joins us to explain what leaders must do to avoid the mistakes that were made six years ago."
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2011/08/26/seriously-msnbc-brings-ray-nagin-discuss-hurricane-preparedness#ixzz1WBxHgrSY
Teasing his Friday 3 p.m. ET hour show on MSNBC, anchor Martin Bashir proclaimed that he would have a special guest on to discuss incoming Hurricane Irene: "Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin joins us to explain what leaders must do to avoid the mistakes that were made six years ago."
Indiana College Bans "Too Violent" National Anthem
Indiana College Bans "Too Violent" National Anthem NBC Washington
Tiny Goshen College in Indiana has banned the "The Star Spangled Banner: at all sporting events because the Mennonite school's president considers the National Anthem's words to be too violent.
Tiny Goshen College in Indiana has banned the "The Star Spangled Banner: at all sporting events because the Mennonite school's president considers the National Anthem's words to be too violent.
Detroit Fire Commissioner: Let Some Abandoned Houses Burn
Detroit Fire Commissioner: Let Some Abandoned Houses Burn
There are more than 500 arsons in Detroit every month
Say what??????
How come we're not hearing nay more calls for urban farming?
There are more than 500 arsons in Detroit every month
Say what??????
How come we're not hearing nay more calls for urban farming?
Depraved but not deprived
Mark Steyn: Depraved but not deprived non, class, state - Opinion - The Orange County Register
A genial Member of Parliament argued that the real issue underlying the riots is "education and jobs," but large numbers of employers seem to have concluded that, if you've got a job to offer, the best person to give it to is someone with the least exposure to a British education......
The problem for the Western world is that it has incentivized nonproductivity on an industrial scale.
For large numbers at the lower end of the spectrum (still quaintly referred to by British reporters as "working class") the ritual of work – of lifetime employment as a normal feature of life – has been all but bred out by multigenerational dependency.
A genial Member of Parliament argued that the real issue underlying the riots is "education and jobs," but large numbers of employers seem to have concluded that, if you've got a job to offer, the best person to give it to is someone with the least exposure to a British education......
The problem for the Western world is that it has incentivized nonproductivity on an industrial scale.
For large numbers at the lower end of the spectrum (still quaintly referred to by British reporters as "working class") the ritual of work – of lifetime employment as a normal feature of life – has been all but bred out by multigenerational dependency.
Michigan Caps Welfare, Sets Up Job Search Assistance. Let’s Find Out How Many Welfare Recipients Actually Want Help Finding A Job.
The PJ Tatler » Michigan Caps Welfare, Sets Up Job Search Assistance. Let’s Find Out How Many Welfare Recipients Actually Want Help Finding A Job.
Michigan Caps Welfare, Sets Up Job Search Assistance.
Let’s Find Out How Many Welfare Recipients Actually Want Help Finding A Job.
You can count the number on two hands.
More than 11,000 people will see their welfare benefits end on Oct. 1.
What will they do?
Well, most haven’t considered working as an option.
The Department of Human Services sent letters to 11,062 welfare recipients, notifying them their checks are coming to an end. Included was a toll-free number people could call for information and assistance.
The hotline got 1,401 calls.
Of that number, only eight callers requested help in finding a job.
Some of these folks have been on welfare for 14 years.
Michigan Caps Welfare, Sets Up Job Search Assistance.
Let’s Find Out How Many Welfare Recipients Actually Want Help Finding A Job.
You can count the number on two hands.
More than 11,000 people will see their welfare benefits end on Oct. 1.
What will they do?
Well, most haven’t considered working as an option.
The Department of Human Services sent letters to 11,062 welfare recipients, notifying them their checks are coming to an end. Included was a toll-free number people could call for information and assistance.
The hotline got 1,401 calls.
Of that number, only eight callers requested help in finding a job.
Some of these folks have been on welfare for 14 years.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Two tourists killed by heat stroke after getting out of car to go for help in California desert | Mail Online
Two tourists killed by heat stroke after getting out of car to go for help in California desert Mail Online: Temperatures during the day in the park topped 41 Celsius.
41c is equal to 106f.
That's not killer hot.
Must be more to this story.
41c is equal to 106f.
That's not killer hot.
Must be more to this story.
Video of AFL-CIO's Trumka: Rick Perry's "Texas Miracle" a "Dismal Model" for America
theblogprof: Video of AFL-CIO's Trumka: Rick Perry's "Texas Miracle" a "Dismal Model" for America: From the liberal side I agree.
Texas has gained about 750,000 jobs in the last decade while Michigan lost that many.
So according to the left, Texas is failure, while Michigan a success story. U
m- yeaaaahhhh...
The president of the US' largest labor union federation called out Texas Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry's economic record in Texas, saying informed observers don't see it as a miracle.
Texas has gained about 750,000 jobs in the last decade while Michigan lost that many.
So according to the left, Texas is failure, while Michigan a success story. U
m- yeaaaahhhh...
The president of the US' largest labor union federation called out Texas Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry's economic record in Texas, saying informed observers don't see it as a miracle.
Sail back in time: Replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships arrive in Muskegon
Sail back in time: Replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships arrive in Muskegon MLive.com
The ships will be open for self-guided tours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Cost is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $6 for students ages 5 to 16.
Children four and younger are admitted free.
Another reason to live in our beautiful community by the shore.
Take advantage of it!
The ships will be open for self-guided tours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Cost is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $6 for students ages 5 to 16.
Children four and younger are admitted free.
Another reason to live in our beautiful community by the shore.
Take advantage of it!
NBC Avoids Crediting Marco Rubio With Saving Nancy Reagan From Fall
NBC Avoids Crediting Marco Rubio With Saving Nancy Reagan From Fall NewsBusters.org
"It's good somebody was there to make sure she was caught," but still skipped the fact that Rubio was that "somebody."
I saw it on TV too.
How pathetic and petty is the NBC host?
"It's good somebody was there to make sure she was caught," but still skipped the fact that Rubio was that "somebody."
I saw it on TV too.
How pathetic and petty is the NBC host?
Candidates sought for Norton Shores Ward 2 council seat
Candidates sought for Norton Shores Ward 2 council seat MLive.com
The Ward 2 boundaries are Sherman Boulevard to the north, Henry Street to the east and Porter Road to the south.
This is an old story for more reasons than apparent.
The same seat that was vacant in 2009 will now be open come the November election because only 3 Norton Shores residents are running for 4 vacant seats on the NS council.
The same ward 2 seat will be decided by write-in voters.
Come on down and run for public office!
The Ward 2 boundaries are Sherman Boulevard to the north, Henry Street to the east and Porter Road to the south.
This is an old story for more reasons than apparent.
The same seat that was vacant in 2009 will now be open come the November election because only 3 Norton Shores residents are running for 4 vacant seats on the NS council.
The same ward 2 seat will be decided by write-in voters.
Come on down and run for public office!
Time for the White House to rein in Michelle Obama's out-of-control spending
Time for the White House to rein in Michelle Obama's out-of-control spending – Telegraph Blogs
With the United States facing a national debt of more than $14 trillion, the largest since World War Two, wouldn’t it make sense for the White House itself to start trimming its own spending?
A good place to begin cutting would be Michelle Obama’s rather generous vacation programme.
Keith Coffler, who edits the influential White House Dossier, notes that Michelle Obama spent no less than 42 days on vacation over the past year – that’s one in every nine days
The woman thinks she's a queen.
Instead she's the poster-girl for the limousine liberal who talks about giving........and really means giving to herself.
With the United States facing a national debt of more than $14 trillion, the largest since World War Two, wouldn’t it make sense for the White House itself to start trimming its own spending?
A good place to begin cutting would be Michelle Obama’s rather generous vacation programme.
Keith Coffler, who edits the influential White House Dossier, notes that Michelle Obama spent no less than 42 days on vacation over the past year – that’s one in every nine days
The woman thinks she's a queen.
Instead she's the poster-girl for the limousine liberal who talks about giving........and really means giving to herself.
Most Michigan regional jobless rates increase in July
Most Michigan regional jobless rates increase in July wzzm13.com
The figures released Thursday by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget show jobless rates increased in 14 of the state's 17 major regional labor markets compared to June
The figures released Thursday by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget show jobless rates increased in 14 of the state's 17 major regional labor markets compared to June
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