Torching Utopia | National Review Online:
"The extent of the material damage was some 200 cars set on fire, in addition to a number of burned schools (including a nursery) and cultural centers.
This toll does not include the psychological cost of a bruised Swedish self-image."
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
America’s Cup Sailing Race Faces Challenges in San Francisco
America’s Cup Sailing Race Faces Challenges in San Francisco - NYTimes.com:
"Only four teams have signed up because of the costs, the smallest contingent in the race’s modern history and far fewer than the 15 organizers had predicted in selling the event to city officials hungry for its economic benefits."
"Only four teams have signed up because of the costs, the smallest contingent in the race’s modern history and far fewer than the 15 organizers had predicted in selling the event to city officials hungry for its economic benefits."
John Kelly's Speech About Marines In Ramadi
MUST READ!
John Kelly's Speech About Marines In Ramadi - Business Insider:
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/john-kellys-speech-about-marines-in-ramadi-2013-6#ixzz2VG1kSThS
John Kelly's Speech About Marines In Ramadi - Business Insider:
You can watch the last six seconds of their young lives. Putting myself in their
heads I supposed it took about a second for the two Marines to separately come to the same conclusion about what was going on once the truck came into their view at the far end of the alley. Exactly no time to talk it over, or call the sergeant to ask what they should do. Only enough time to take half an instant and think about what the sergeant told them to do only a few minutes before: “… let no unauthorized personnel or vehicles pass.”
heads I supposed it took about a second for the two Marines to separately come to the same conclusion about what was going on once the truck came into their view at the far end of the alley. Exactly no time to talk it over, or call the sergeant to ask what they should do. Only enough time to take half an instant and think about what the sergeant told them to do only a few minutes before: “… let no unauthorized personnel or vehicles pass.”
The two Marines had about five seconds left to live. It took maybe another two seconds for them to present their weapons, take aim, and open up. By this time the truck was half-way through the barriers and gaining speed the whole time. Here, the recording shows a number of Iraqi police, some of whom had fired their AKs, now scattering like the normal and rational men they were—some running right past the Marines. They had three seconds left to live.
For about two seconds more, the recording shows the Marines’ weapons firing
non-stop…the truck’s windshield exploding into shards of glass as their rounds take it apart and tore in to the body of the son-of-a-bitch who is trying to get past them to kill their brothers—American and Iraqi—bedded down in the barracks totally unaware of the fact that their lives at that moment depended entirely on two Marines standing their ground. If they had been aware, they would have know they were safe…because to 11 Marines stood between them and a crazed suicide bomber.
non-stop…the truck’s windshield exploding into shards of glass as their rounds take it apart and tore in to the body of the son-of-a-bitch who is trying to get past them to kill their brothers—American and Iraqi—bedded down in the barracks totally unaware of the fact that their lives at that moment depended entirely on two Marines standing their ground. If they had been aware, they would have know they were safe…because to 11 Marines stood between them and a crazed suicide bomber.
The recording shows the truck careening to a stop immediately in front of the two Marines. In all of the instantaneous violence Yale and Haerter never hesitated. By all reports and by the recording, they never stepped back. They never even started to step aside. They never even shifted their weight. With their feet spread should width apart, they leaned into the danger, firing as fast as they could work their weapons. They had only one second left to live.
The truck explodes. The camera goes blank. Two young men go to their God.
Six seconds. Not enough time to think about their families, their country, their flag, or about their lives or their deaths, but more than enough time for two very brave young men to do their duty…into eternity. That is the kind of people who are on watch all over the world tonight—for you
Six seconds. Not enough time to think about their families, their country, their flag, or about their lives or their deaths, but more than enough time for two very brave young men to do their duty…into eternity. That is the kind of people who are on watch all over the world tonight—for you
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/john-kellys-speech-about-marines-in-ramadi-2013-6#ixzz2VG1kSThS
CAIR Demands School Accommodate Muslim Prayers, Attacks Voluntary Bible Lesson…
CAIR Demands School Accommodate Muslim Prayers, Attacks Voluntary Bible Lesson… | Weasel Zippers:
"How is the radical Council on American-Islamic Relations bending public school policy to its will?
Two stories from Michigan tell the tale."
"How is the radical Council on American-Islamic Relations bending public school policy to its will?
Two stories from Michigan tell the tale."
Monsanto modified wheat mystery deepens in Oregon
Monsanto modified wheat mystery deepens in Oregon - environment - 03 June 2013 - New Scientist:
"Investigations continued this week into how unauthorised genetically modified wheat ended up on a farm in Oregon.
No varieties of GM wheat have been cleared for commercial use anywhere in the world.
The wheat plants in question are believed to be the legacy of a research programme that was abandoned nine years ago.
How and why they have resurfaced is unclear.
...The GM wheat was developed by Monsanto, an agricultural biotech giant based in St Louis, Missouri. Like many of Monsanto's plants, the wheat was developed to be resistant to the company's broad-spectrum weed-killer glyphosate, marketed as Roundup.
The wheat was cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2004 as safe for human consumption, but Monsanto abandoned commercial development the same year, citing a drop in demand."
"Investigations continued this week into how unauthorised genetically modified wheat ended up on a farm in Oregon.
No varieties of GM wheat have been cleared for commercial use anywhere in the world.
The wheat plants in question are believed to be the legacy of a research programme that was abandoned nine years ago.
How and why they have resurfaced is unclear.
...The GM wheat was developed by Monsanto, an agricultural biotech giant based in St Louis, Missouri. Like many of Monsanto's plants, the wheat was developed to be resistant to the company's broad-spectrum weed-killer glyphosate, marketed as Roundup.
The wheat was cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2004 as safe for human consumption, but Monsanto abandoned commercial development the same year, citing a drop in demand."
Fighting education fanatics
Fighting education fanatics: Column:
"The people running these schools are providing considerable evidence that they are not especially bright.
Or, at any rate, that they have little respect for American culture.
And the way they back down when these cases comes to light indicates that they know they're out of step with the public.
Which raises the question:
Why are we giving them so much money?
If public schools are places where kids can be persecuted for being kids -- especially if, gasp, they're boys acting like boys -- what's their claim on our support?
Increasingly, parents are exiting public schools for private schools, charter schools, online schools or homeschooling. (Hey, the guy who sold Tumblr to Yahoo for a billion dollars was homeschooled.)
This steady stream of stories involving what can only be called institutional child abuse can only speed that trend along.
And once large numbers of parents are no longer sending their kids to public schools, how long will the tax money keep coming?
That's the question I'd be asking myself, if I were running public schools.
The people who actually are running them, however, seem to be oblivious.
Fanatics usually are."
"The people running these schools are providing considerable evidence that they are not especially bright.
Or, at any rate, that they have little respect for American culture.
And the way they back down when these cases comes to light indicates that they know they're out of step with the public.
Which raises the question:
Why are we giving them so much money?
If public schools are places where kids can be persecuted for being kids -- especially if, gasp, they're boys acting like boys -- what's their claim on our support?
Increasingly, parents are exiting public schools for private schools, charter schools, online schools or homeschooling. (Hey, the guy who sold Tumblr to Yahoo for a billion dollars was homeschooled.)
This steady stream of stories involving what can only be called institutional child abuse can only speed that trend along.
And once large numbers of parents are no longer sending their kids to public schools, how long will the tax money keep coming?
That's the question I'd be asking myself, if I were running public schools.
The people who actually are running them, however, seem to be oblivious.
Fanatics usually are."
Monday, June 03, 2013
5 topics to track at Michigan's Capitol this week -- including state budget, Medicaid, education
5 topics to track at Michigan's Capitol this week -- including state budget, Medicaid, education | MLive.com:
"Detroit Institute of Arts: Senate Bill 401 aims to try and protect assets of the Detroit Institute of Arts, which could become an issue if the city of Detroit were to end up in a Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy.
The DIA-related legislation is up for a hearing Tuesday in the Senate Government Operations Committee.
It's not clear how a state law on this topic might play out in a federal bankruptcy court."
"Detroit Institute of Arts: Senate Bill 401 aims to try and protect assets of the Detroit Institute of Arts, which could become an issue if the city of Detroit were to end up in a Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy.
The DIA-related legislation is up for a hearing Tuesday in the Senate Government Operations Committee.
It's not clear how a state law on this topic might play out in a federal bankruptcy court."
Report shows Michigan schools only graduating 52 percent of special education students
Report shows Michigan schools only graduating 52 percent of special education students | MLive.com:
"An annual report of special education performance in Michigan shows that only about 52 percent of special-needs students are graduating with high school diplomas."
"An annual report of special education performance in Michigan shows that only about 52 percent of special-needs students are graduating with high school diplomas."
Michigan Republicans About to Raise Your Taxes? Yes, They Are Unless You Stop Them
Michigan Republicans About to Raise Your Taxes? Yes, They Are Unless You Stop Them:
"They could be voted out to the floor Wednesday. Please contact Representatives Kowall and VerHeulen and tell them to reconsider their legislation.
Let them know you do not favor this additional burden on thousands of small business owners and consumers in this state."
"They could be voted out to the floor Wednesday. Please contact Representatives Kowall and VerHeulen and tell them to reconsider their legislation.
Let them know you do not favor this additional burden on thousands of small business owners and consumers in this state."
'Whites need not apply' at D.C. labor board?
Op-Ed: 'Whites need not apply' at D.C. labor board? | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"Harris said he was "rebuked" by Wasserman for hiring white male employees despite the fact that no challenge was ever made by the board members to their professional "qualifications, competency, or efficiency."
In fact, Wasserman told Harris to "refrain from hiring white men" in the future to fill open attorney slots, according to Harris."
"Harris said he was "rebuked" by Wasserman for hiring white male employees despite the fact that no challenge was ever made by the board members to their professional "qualifications, competency, or efficiency."
In fact, Wasserman told Harris to "refrain from hiring white men" in the future to fill open attorney slots, according to Harris."
Social Security Faces $9.6T in Unfunded Liabilities--$83,894 Per Household
Social Security Faces $9.6T in Unfunded Liabilities--$83,894 Per Household | CNS News:
"The Social Security program faces $9.6 trillion in unfunded liabilities over the next 75 years, which is up $1 trillion from last year’s projection of $8.6 trillion, according to the latest report from Social Security’s board of trustees."
"The Social Security program faces $9.6 trillion in unfunded liabilities over the next 75 years, which is up $1 trillion from last year’s projection of $8.6 trillion, according to the latest report from Social Security’s board of trustees."
The Green Jobs Chimera: Europe is mulling import tariffs…
Instapundit » Blog Archive » WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: The Green Jobs Chimera: Europe is mulling import tariffs on cheap Chinese s…:
"WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: The Green Jobs Chimera:
Europe is mulling import tariffs on cheap Chinese solar panels to protect its own manufacturers; it could learn something from America’s attempt to do the same last year.
Hint: it didn’t work. . . .
The market is heavily distorted at this point; governments are propping up a nascent technology that can’t compete on price on its own.
States can continue to subsidize producers and tax imports all they want, but that doesn’t fix the underlying problem: this technology isn’t ready for market.
The greens have deluded themselves into thinking that somehow market forces didn’t apply to manufacturing “clean” tech.
It just illustrates the lack of policy competence in the green community, and the cleverness of crony capitalists, who know the silly greens will lobby for your sweetheart deal if you sprinkle some of their favorite phrases into the promotional literature.
I think this is a charitable assessment.
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 6:28 pm"
'via Blog this'
"WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: The Green Jobs Chimera:
Europe is mulling import tariffs on cheap Chinese solar panels to protect its own manufacturers; it could learn something from America’s attempt to do the same last year.
Hint: it didn’t work. . . .
The market is heavily distorted at this point; governments are propping up a nascent technology that can’t compete on price on its own.
States can continue to subsidize producers and tax imports all they want, but that doesn’t fix the underlying problem: this technology isn’t ready for market.
The greens have deluded themselves into thinking that somehow market forces didn’t apply to manufacturing “clean” tech.
It just illustrates the lack of policy competence in the green community, and the cleverness of crony capitalists, who know the silly greens will lobby for your sweetheart deal if you sprinkle some of their favorite phrases into the promotional literature.
I think this is a charitable assessment.
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 6:28 pm"
'via Blog this'
Snyder declares financial emergency in Hamtramck
Snyder declares financial emergency in Hamtramck | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"In its report, the team cited a $3.3-million general fund deficit, which exceeds 5% of total general fund revenues of just more than $16 million.
The report also cited $1.6 million in delayed pension fund contributions."
"In its report, the team cited a $3.3-million general fund deficit, which exceeds 5% of total general fund revenues of just more than $16 million.
The report also cited $1.6 million in delayed pension fund contributions."
Feds toss Michigan complaint to ban Indian mascots for sports teams
Feds toss Michigan complaint to ban Indian mascots for sports teams | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"The complaint, filed earlier this year by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, could have had national implications and would have forced schools to choose new mascots, names of imagery."
"The complaint, filed earlier this year by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, could have had national implications and would have forced schools to choose new mascots, names of imagery."
747 Cargo Plane Crash in Afghanistan: Cause Determined
747 Cargo Plane Crash in Afghanistan: Cause Determined | Video - ABC News:
" the big armored vehicles on board, likely broke loose and slid to the back of the plane.
I think that the load they had these machinery floating inside the aircraft.
They might have moved or some of the locks broken and caused the vehicles to move back.
Reporter: Investigators say they found broken buckles that were supposed to hold the mraps in place. "
" the big armored vehicles on board, likely broke loose and slid to the back of the plane.
I think that the load they had these machinery floating inside the aircraft.
They might have moved or some of the locks broken and caused the vehicles to move back.
Reporter: Investigators say they found broken buckles that were supposed to hold the mraps in place. "
A new bait and switch farm bill
A new bait and switch farm bill:
"But more importantly, despite eliminating the Direct Payments waste, the new bill might actually make things worse. Instead of simply eliminating this outdated expense, Senate lawmakers replaced it with a new one that could very likely be more costly: the Shallow Loss Agricultural Risk Coverage program (ARC). As reported in the AEI paper, “Field of Schemes: The Taxpayer and Economic Welfare Costs of Shallow Loss Farming Programs,” authored by Bruce Babcock, Barry Goodwin, and myself, this program essentially guarantees that farmers receive approximately 89% of their expected incomes — a program about which no other business in America could dream. In effect, the program would issue payments to farmers when crop prices (and thus revenues) fall."
"But more importantly, despite eliminating the Direct Payments waste, the new bill might actually make things worse. Instead of simply eliminating this outdated expense, Senate lawmakers replaced it with a new one that could very likely be more costly: the Shallow Loss Agricultural Risk Coverage program (ARC). As reported in the AEI paper, “Field of Schemes: The Taxpayer and Economic Welfare Costs of Shallow Loss Farming Programs,” authored by Bruce Babcock, Barry Goodwin, and myself, this program essentially guarantees that farmers receive approximately 89% of their expected incomes — a program about which no other business in America could dream. In effect, the program would issue payments to farmers when crop prices (and thus revenues) fall."
Journalism professor says execute treasonous NRA members
Journalism professor says execute treasonous NRA members | The Daily Caller:
"Swindell is an associate professor of broadcast journalism at public, taxpayer-funded Marshall University. According to the school’s website, he has expertise in many areas including television news, media pop culture and automotive journalism."
"Swindell is an associate professor of broadcast journalism at public, taxpayer-funded Marshall University. According to the school’s website, he has expertise in many areas including television news, media pop culture and automotive journalism."
Laura Ingraham Shocks Chris Wallace With Syria Comments
Laura Ingraham Shocks Chris Wallace With Syria Comments | Fox News Insider:
"Laura Ingraham stunned host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday with her stance on this contentious topic. She pointed out that Syrian rebels have attacked Christians in the country.
“The idea that we are going to send arms to these people who are slaughtering Christians and have one goal which is to establish an Islamic caliphate throughout the Middle East […] is ludicrous.”
Host Chris Wallace interjected, “So wait, are you saying let [President Bashar al-Assad] stay in?”
Ingraham began to respond, “I’m saying America has got to grapple with this idea of limited power in a world where the parties are unknown, where their intentions are unknown and when we see their intentions…”
But a shocked Wallace interrupted once again, saying, “You sound like a congressman. Are you saying let Assad rule?”
“I say let them figure it out,” she answered bluntly."
"Laura Ingraham stunned host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday with her stance on this contentious topic. She pointed out that Syrian rebels have attacked Christians in the country.
“The idea that we are going to send arms to these people who are slaughtering Christians and have one goal which is to establish an Islamic caliphate throughout the Middle East […] is ludicrous.”
Host Chris Wallace interjected, “So wait, are you saying let [President Bashar al-Assad] stay in?”
Ingraham began to respond, “I’m saying America has got to grapple with this idea of limited power in a world where the parties are unknown, where their intentions are unknown and when we see their intentions…”
But a shocked Wallace interrupted once again, saying, “You sound like a congressman. Are you saying let Assad rule?”
“I say let them figure it out,” she answered bluntly."
Course ... adjustment
Course ... adjustment | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Liberal arts colleges add degrees, sports, incentives to contend in highly competitive market"
"Liberal arts colleges add degrees, sports, incentives to contend in highly competitive market"
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