Saturday, July 20, 2013
Ouch! ‘Senate global warming hearing backfires on Democrats’
Ouch! ‘Senate global warming hearing backfires on Democrats’ — Boxer’s Own Experts Contradict Obama! — ‘Skeptics & Roger Pielke Jr. totally dismantled warmism (scientifically, economically, rhetorically) — Climate Depot Round Up | Climate Depot:
"‘Sen. Boxer’s Own Experts Contradict Obama on Climate Change’ -- Warmists Asked:
'Can any witnesses say they agree with Obama’s statement that warming has accelerated during the past 10 years?'
For several seconds, nobody said a word.
Sitting just a few rows behind the expert witnesses, I thought I might have heard a few crickets chirping'"
"‘Sen. Boxer’s Own Experts Contradict Obama on Climate Change’ -- Warmists Asked:
'Can any witnesses say they agree with Obama’s statement that warming has accelerated during the past 10 years?'
For several seconds, nobody said a word.
Sitting just a few rows behind the expert witnesses, I thought I might have heard a few crickets chirping'"
Detroit Gap Reveals Industry Dispute on Pension Math
Detroit Gap Reveals Industry Dispute on Pension Math - NYTimes.com:
"The greater the average annual investment returns, the less the city will presumably have to contribute.
Pension plan trustees set the rate of return, usually between 7 percent and 8 percent."
"The greater the average annual investment returns, the less the city will presumably have to contribute.
Pension plan trustees set the rate of return, usually between 7 percent and 8 percent."
Friday, July 19, 2013
Ingham County judge rules Detroit bankruptcy be withdrawn; Schuette appeals
Ingham County judge rules Detroit bankruptcy be withdrawn; Schuette appeals | The Detroit News
Prior to her ruling on Friday, the judge criticized the Snyder administration and Attorney General’s Office over its hasty move to outflank pension board attorneys.
“It’s cheating, sir, and it’s cheating good people who work,” the judge told assistant Attorney General Brian Devlin.
“It’s also not honoring the (United States) president, who took (Detroit’s auto companies) out of bankruptcy.”
Aquilina said she would make sure President Obama got a copy of her order.
“I know he’s watching this,” she said, predicting the president ultimately will have to do something to make sure existing city workers’ pension agreements are honored.
Detroit's bankruptcy battle likely to be long and painful
Detroit's bankruptcy battle likely to be long and painful:
"People have already fled Detroit in droves.
Forty percent of its streetlamps don't work.
Don't get sick there; you'll wait a long time for an ambulance.
There's even talk about stripping the art from the walls of the city's museums to help pay off more than $18.5 billion in city debt."
It's got the best hospitals in the world for gun shot treatment!
"People have already fled Detroit in droves.
Forty percent of its streetlamps don't work.
Don't get sick there; you'll wait a long time for an ambulance.
There's even talk about stripping the art from the walls of the city's museums to help pay off more than $18.5 billion in city debt."
It's got the best hospitals in the world for gun shot treatment!
Semi-truck tips on Mackinac Bridge edge
Semi-truck tips on Mackinac Bridge edge | WOOD TV8:
"Winds were estimated as high as 75 miles per hour on the bridge."
"Winds were estimated as high as 75 miles per hour on the bridge."
ACLU Lauds U of M’s Decision to Apply In-State Tuition Rates to Local Students Regardless of Immigration Status
ACLU Lauds U of M’s Decision to Apply In-State Tuition Rates to Local Students Regardless of Immigration Status | ACLU of Michigan | Because Freedom Can’t Protect Itself:
"ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauded the University of Michigan Board Of Regents today for extending in-state tuition rates to all students who attended high school and middle school in Michigan, regardless of their immigration status. "
"ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauded the University of Michigan Board Of Regents today for extending in-state tuition rates to all students who attended high school and middle school in Michigan, regardless of their immigration status. "
A PROPOSAL FROM IOWAHAWK: Turn Detroit into a national park, to show our kids the wonders of “Gover…
Instapundit » Blog Archive » A PROPOSAL FROM IOWAHAWK:
"A PROPOSAL FROM IOWAHAWK: Turn Detroit into a national park, to show our kids the wonders of “Government Help.”
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 8:41 am"
"A PROPOSAL FROM IOWAHAWK: Turn Detroit into a national park, to show our kids the wonders of “Government Help.”
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 8:41 am"
$25 gadget lets hackers seize control of a car
$25 gadget lets hackers seize control of a car | HITBSecNews:
"IN THE early hours of 18 June, a Mercedes coupé travelling at extremely high speed along a Los Angeles street smashed into a palm tree. It exploded into flames, killing the driver; the impact ejected the engine 50 metres clear of the car.
Was it an accident?
Or was the car hacked, allowing it to be driven off the road by remote control?
The very idea might sound crazy – but it's one that Richard Clarke, a former counterterrorism adviser to the US National Security Council, has raised after the driver was identified as Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings."
"IN THE early hours of 18 June, a Mercedes coupé travelling at extremely high speed along a Los Angeles street smashed into a palm tree. It exploded into flames, killing the driver; the impact ejected the engine 50 metres clear of the car.
Was it an accident?
Or was the car hacked, allowing it to be driven off the road by remote control?
The very idea might sound crazy – but it's one that Richard Clarke, a former counterterrorism adviser to the US National Security Council, has raised after the driver was identified as Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings."
A Bombshell in the IRS Scandal
A Bombshell in the IRS Scandal - WSJ.com:
"The IRS scandal was connected this week not just to the Washington office—that had been established—but to the office of the chief counsel.
That is a bombshell.........
Still, what landed was a bombshell.
And Democrats know it.
Which is why they are so desperate to make the investigation go away.
They know, as Republicans do, that the chief counsel of the IRS is one of only two Obama political appointees in the entire agency."
"The IRS scandal was connected this week not just to the Washington office—that had been established—but to the office of the chief counsel.
That is a bombshell.........
Still, what landed was a bombshell.
And Democrats know it.
Which is why they are so desperate to make the investigation go away.
They know, as Republicans do, that the chief counsel of the IRS is one of only two Obama political appointees in the entire agency."
AmeriCorps' National Service Charade
Wash. Times: AmeriCorps' National Service Charade | James BovardJames Bovard:
Paying youths to push big government makes a mockery of volunteerism"
Paying youths to push big government makes a mockery of volunteerism"
Muskegon County Commissioners formally OK bond sale financing jail and juvenile center
Muskegon County Commissioners formally OK bond sale financing jail and juvenile center | MLive.com:
"The bonds would be gradually paid off over 30 years with savings from operating more efficient buildings, county officials have said in the past.
The cost of the new jail and juvenile center had previously been estimated between $35 million and $41 million."
"The bonds would be gradually paid off over 30 years with savings from operating more efficient buildings, county officials have said in the past.
The cost of the new jail and juvenile center had previously been estimated between $35 million and $41 million."
FLOTUS’ latest ‘Let’s Move!’ project: The ‘Walking School Bus’
FLOTUS’ latest ‘Let’s Move!’ project: The ‘Walking School Bus’:
"First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative is no longer limited to the classroom — now she’s using it to take over school transportation as well.
During her remarks to a group of mayors at the White House last week, Obama promoted the concept of a “walking school bus” — a group of children who walk to school together with adults.
“I’ve heard more and more of this kind of walking school bus happening all over the country — so that kids can get exercise on the way to school, kind of like we did when we were growing up,” Obama said.
She added that a program like the “walking school bus,” which is run in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and the Partnership for a Walkable America, is exactly what “Let’s Move!” is about."
"First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative is no longer limited to the classroom — now she’s using it to take over school transportation as well.
During her remarks to a group of mayors at the White House last week, Obama promoted the concept of a “walking school bus” — a group of children who walk to school together with adults.
“I’ve heard more and more of this kind of walking school bus happening all over the country — so that kids can get exercise on the way to school, kind of like we did when we were growing up,” Obama said.
She added that a program like the “walking school bus,” which is run in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and the Partnership for a Walkable America, is exactly what “Let’s Move!” is about."
Detroit Bankruptcy: Why the Emergency Manager Powers Were Insufficient
Detroit Bankruptcy: Why the Emergency Manager Powers Were Insufficient [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"According to his projections, without restructuring, those costs are expected to increase from $477 million to $672 million in the next five years, ultimately consuming almost 2/3 of operating revenues."
"According to his projections, without restructuring, those costs are expected to increase from $477 million to $672 million in the next five years, ultimately consuming almost 2/3 of operating revenues."
District Dumps Union Insurance, Saves $450K and Pays 100% of Costs for Teachers
District Dumps Union Insurance, Saves $450K and Pays 100% of Costs for Teachers [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"As school districts around Michigan grapple with how to balance their budgets, Dansville Public Schools found a way to save nearly a half million dollars over the past two years by dumping its union-affiliated insurance plan."
"As school districts around Michigan grapple with how to balance their budgets, Dansville Public Schools found a way to save nearly a half million dollars over the past two years by dumping its union-affiliated insurance plan."
Britain's NHS Socialized Medicine Proves Again To Be An Unmitigated Failure
Britain's NHS Socialized Medicine Proves Again To Be An Unmitigated Failure - Investors.com:
"A new report on Britain's National Health Service notes that as many as 13,000 needless deaths have occurred in 14 NHS hospital trusts since 2005.
This is no fluke. It's the result of socialized medicine, done by experts.
Britain's much vaunted public medical system, accountable for 82% of all health care spending, according to the OECD, is in shambles."
"A new report on Britain's National Health Service notes that as many as 13,000 needless deaths have occurred in 14 NHS hospital trusts since 2005.
This is no fluke. It's the result of socialized medicine, done by experts.
Britain's much vaunted public medical system, accountable for 82% of all health care spending, according to the OECD, is in shambles."
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