Monday, July 22, 2013
Deadline today for Inkster, Buena Vista schools to stay open
Deadline today for Inkster, Buena Vista schools to stay open | The Detroit News:
"Lansing — the financially troubled Inkster and Buena Vista school districts have until 5 p.m. Monday to secure new loans to finance operations next school year or face dissolution."
"Lansing — the financially troubled Inkster and Buena Vista school districts have until 5 p.m. Monday to secure new loans to finance operations next school year or face dissolution."
Detroit not alone under mountain of long-term debt
Detroit not alone under mountain of long-term debt | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"From Baltimore to Los Angeles, and many points in between, municipalities are increasingly confronted with how to pay for these massive promises.
The Pew Center for the States, in Washington, estimated states’ public pension plans across the U.S. were underfunded by a whopping $1.4 trillion in 2010."
"From Baltimore to Los Angeles, and many points in between, municipalities are increasingly confronted with how to pay for these massive promises.
The Pew Center for the States, in Washington, estimated states’ public pension plans across the U.S. were underfunded by a whopping $1.4 trillion in 2010."
Fewer Americans Wave First Amendment Banner
Fewer Americans Wave First Amendment Banner - Law Blog - WSJ
"Increasingly, the First Amendment is coming under challenge — by the American public.
More than a third of Americans say the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees, according to a new survey.
"Increasingly, the First Amendment is coming under challenge — by the American public.
More than a third of Americans say the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees, according to a new survey.
MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Dons Tampon Earrings To Protest Texas Abortion Bill
MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Dons Tampon Earrings To Protest Texas Abortion Bill | Mediaite:
"Some filibuster abortion bills, some march against them, and some wear tampons on their ears."
"Some filibuster abortion bills, some march against them, and some wear tampons on their ears."
EU declares Hezbollah's military wing terror group
My Way News - EU declares Hezbollah's military wing terror group:
"The European Union placed the military wing of Lebanese party Hezbollah on its terror list on Monday in a major change of its policy toward the region."
"The European Union placed the military wing of Lebanese party Hezbollah on its terror list on Monday in a major change of its policy toward the region."
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Student Suspended and Chastised for Speaking English |
Student Suspended and Chastised for Speaking English |:
"Nursing program director David Kutzler called her a “bigot” and a “bitch.” Kutzler proclaimed that Bennett was discriminating against Mexican American students. (Does anyone else think this guy should have his credentials taken away?) The unfair treatment of Ms. Bennett, age 50, who was just trying to improve her lot in life and was desirous of learning, is systemic of the way liberals approach teaching.
Ms Bennett was then suspended from the school and her reputation besmirched (Also the way liberals react when they know they are in the wrong) and told she could not return until she received counseling….for speaking English!!!! "
"Nursing program director David Kutzler called her a “bigot” and a “bitch.” Kutzler proclaimed that Bennett was discriminating against Mexican American students. (Does anyone else think this guy should have his credentials taken away?) The unfair treatment of Ms. Bennett, age 50, who was just trying to improve her lot in life and was desirous of learning, is systemic of the way liberals approach teaching.
Ms Bennett was then suspended from the school and her reputation besmirched (Also the way liberals react when they know they are in the wrong) and told she could not return until she received counseling….for speaking English!!!! "
Welcome to Chicago -- now give me that iPhone
Welcome to Chicago -- now give me that iPhone - chicagotribune.com: "
"He just kept saying, ‘We didn't take your phone, you white b------, leave us alone,' '' said Tammy."
"He just kept saying, ‘We didn't take your phone, you white b------, leave us alone,' '' said Tammy."
Illinois rewarded for misspending only $52 million on food stamps
Illinois rewarded for misspending only $52 million on food stamps « Watchdog.org:
"Dabrowksi said Illinois saw its food stamp population jump 11.5 percent last year."
"Dabrowksi said Illinois saw its food stamp population jump 11.5 percent last year."
Killer salt and other ‘scientific’ disasters
Killer salt and other ‘scientific’ disasters - Daily Inter Lake: Frank:
"Does this mean we are going to be seeing a spate of malpractice lawsuits filed against doctors who have been putting their patients on low-salt diets with as little as half a teaspoon of sodium per day?
Um, probably not, but it ought to at least teach us that “accepted science” is unbelievably fluid.
What science tells us is incontrovertible fact today may well be an old wives’ tale by tomorrow."
"Does this mean we are going to be seeing a spate of malpractice lawsuits filed against doctors who have been putting their patients on low-salt diets with as little as half a teaspoon of sodium per day?
Um, probably not, but it ought to at least teach us that “accepted science” is unbelievably fluid.
What science tells us is incontrovertible fact today may well be an old wives’ tale by tomorrow."
Kite Patch makes you invisible to mosquitoes
Kite Patch makes you invisible to mosquitoes | Crave - CNET:
"From $35, backers can send 10 patches to Uganda and receive 10 for themselves.
The patch is designed to be durable, affordable everywhere, and can be put not only on clothing but bags, baby strollers, or whatever else you're using.
"From $35, backers can send 10 patches to Uganda and receive 10 for themselves.
The patch is designed to be durable, affordable everywhere, and can be put not only on clothing but bags, baby strollers, or whatever else you're using.
DC Democrats Sell Minority Students’ Education Short
DC Democrats Sell Minority Students’ Education Short | FrontPage Magazine:
"But the notion that the U.S. spends too little on public education is a blatant falsehood. American taxpayers already spend some $600 billion per year on public elementary and secondary schools, with average per-pupil expenditures nationwide currently at an all-time high of about $11,000—a nearly fourfold increase (in constant present-day dollars) since 1961.
But even this figure is dwarfed by the $29,400 per-pupil cost of a public elementary and high-school education in Washington, DC.
That astounding sum is nearly as much as the yearly cost of an undergraduate education at Harvard.
But as evidenced by the dismal academic performance of DC students, American taxpayers are getting essentially nothing of any value in return for their enormous outlays."
"But the notion that the U.S. spends too little on public education is a blatant falsehood. American taxpayers already spend some $600 billion per year on public elementary and secondary schools, with average per-pupil expenditures nationwide currently at an all-time high of about $11,000—a nearly fourfold increase (in constant present-day dollars) since 1961.
But even this figure is dwarfed by the $29,400 per-pupil cost of a public elementary and high-school education in Washington, DC.
That astounding sum is nearly as much as the yearly cost of an undergraduate education at Harvard.
But as evidenced by the dismal academic performance of DC students, American taxpayers are getting essentially nothing of any value in return for their enormous outlays."
Lying as a Way of Life
Belmont Club » Lying as a Way of Life:
"Take for example, Chicago’s new crime-fighting strategy. “Chicago police are going to hand deliver letters to people suspected of committing or being victims of gun crimes in an effort to stem violence in the city, according to a new report. ”
This is a triumph of PR over policy, fiction over reality and madness over sanity. Yet all the same everyone will sign up to the letter scheme like it might actually work even though they know it hasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell. "
"Take for example, Chicago’s new crime-fighting strategy. “Chicago police are going to hand deliver letters to people suspected of committing or being victims of gun crimes in an effort to stem violence in the city, according to a new report. ”
This is a triumph of PR over policy, fiction over reality and madness over sanity. Yet all the same everyone will sign up to the letter scheme like it might actually work even though they know it hasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell. "
Mayor McGinn goes all out on Whole Foods over worker pay
Mayor McGinn goes all out on Whole Foods over worker pay | Local News | The Seattle Times:
"But the reason McGinn gave for coming out against the mixed-use development was unprecedented. It was that the anchor tenant for the complex, Whole Foods, doesn’t pay its workers enough.
“I’m setting a new standard here, that we are going to look at the wages they pay, and benefits, when a company wants to develop with land that involves public property,” McGinn told me in an interview.
“This is the first time anyone has used this justification when making these kinds of decisions,” he added.
McGinn contended in a letter that the nonunion Whole Foods pays “significantly lower” wages and benefits than other grocery stores, including some already in West Seattle. So the idea of allowing Whole Foods to go in there violates the city’s social and economic justice goals."
"But the reason McGinn gave for coming out against the mixed-use development was unprecedented. It was that the anchor tenant for the complex, Whole Foods, doesn’t pay its workers enough.
“I’m setting a new standard here, that we are going to look at the wages they pay, and benefits, when a company wants to develop with land that involves public property,” McGinn told me in an interview.
“This is the first time anyone has used this justification when making these kinds of decisions,” he added.
McGinn contended in a letter that the nonunion Whole Foods pays “significantly lower” wages and benefits than other grocery stores, including some already in West Seattle. So the idea of allowing Whole Foods to go in there violates the city’s social and economic justice goals."
Florida Gators LB Antonio Morrison arrested for barking at police dog
Florida Gators LB Antonio Morrison arrested for barking at police dog - ESPN: "GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida Gators linebacker Antonio Morrison has been arrested for the second time in five weeks, this time for allegedly barking at a police dog and resisting arrest, and will miss at least the first two games of the season after being suspended from the team Sunday.
Morrison's defense was the dog barked first, according to a police report."
Morrison's defense was the dog barked first, according to a police report."
Saturday, July 20, 2013
The Vitamin Myth: Why We Think We Need Supplements
The Vitamin Myth: Why We Think We Need Supplements - Paul Offit - The Atlantic:
"On October 10, 2011, researchers from the University of Minnesota found that women who took supplemental multivitamins died at rates higher than those who didn't.
Two days later, researchers from the Cleveland Clinic found that men who took vitamin E had an increased risk of prostate cancer. "It's been a tough week for vitamins," said Carrie Gann of ABC News.
These findings weren't new.
Seven previous studies had already shown that vitamins increased the risk of cancer and heart disease and shortened lives.
Still, in 2012, more than half of all Americans took some form of vitamin supplements.
What few people realize, however, is that their fascination with vitamins can be traced back to one man.
A man who was so spectacularly right that he won two Nobel Prizes and so spectacularly wrong that he was arguably the world's greatest quack."
"On October 10, 2011, researchers from the University of Minnesota found that women who took supplemental multivitamins died at rates higher than those who didn't.
Two days later, researchers from the Cleveland Clinic found that men who took vitamin E had an increased risk of prostate cancer. "It's been a tough week for vitamins," said Carrie Gann of ABC News.
These findings weren't new.
Seven previous studies had already shown that vitamins increased the risk of cancer and heart disease and shortened lives.
Still, in 2012, more than half of all Americans took some form of vitamin supplements.
What few people realize, however, is that their fascination with vitamins can be traced back to one man.
A man who was so spectacularly right that he won two Nobel Prizes and so spectacularly wrong that he was arguably the world's greatest quack."
McCain: I Don't Know How Many Passports We Let You Forge
McCain: I Don't Know How Many Passports We Let You Forge | CNS News:
"CNSNews.com followed-up, “Can you tell me why that would be part of the bill in the first place?”
McCain answered, “ I cannot tell you that it is part of the bill.""
"CNSNews.com followed-up, “Can you tell me why that would be part of the bill in the first place?”
McCain answered, “ I cannot tell you that it is part of the bill.""
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