Thursday, March 27, 2014
The Real Inflation Fear - US Food Prices Are Up 19% In 2014
The Real Inflation Fear - US Food Prices Are Up 19% In 2014 | Zero Hedge:
"We are sure the weather is to blame but what happens when pent-up demand (from a frosty east coast emerging from its hibernation) bumps up against a drought-stricken west coast unable to plant to meet that demand?
The spot price (not futures speculation-driven) of US Foodstuffs is the best performing asset in 2014 - up a staggering 19%..."
"We are sure the weather is to blame but what happens when pent-up demand (from a frosty east coast emerging from its hibernation) bumps up against a drought-stricken west coast unable to plant to meet that demand?
The spot price (not futures speculation-driven) of US Foodstuffs is the best performing asset in 2014 - up a staggering 19%..."
Listen to Superintendent Explain Why He Refuses to Remove Workbook With Outrageous Definition of Second Amendment
"The superintendent of Springfield Public Schools told 970 WMAY on Monday that he doesn’t plan to remove a workbook that contains an outrageous definition of the Second Amendment, despite the outrage it has generated among parents.
The workbook, currently being utilized by seventh-graders at Grant Middle School in Springfield, Ill., teaches students that the Second Amendment gives people the “right to certain weapons, providing that they register them and they have not been in prison.”
Superintendent Bob Hill told 970 WMAY that the workbook is not the only resource that provides a definition of the Second Amendment and argued that the interpretation found in the material teaches students “what happens with the right to bear arms in the context of 2014.”
He argued that “no place in the book does it portray that that is the Second Amendment — it’s a study guide summary of the Second Amendment and the impact of the Second Amendment on the lives of people today.” In “reality,” he added, some places do require the registration of firearms."
Study: Ottawa healthiest county in Mich.-Muskegon 67th out of 82
Study: Ottawa healthiest county in Mich. | WOODTV.com:
Online: The complete results of the study http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/michigan/2014/overview
"The fifth annual County Health Rankings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute were released Wednesday.
It ranked Michigan’s 82 counties from most to least healthy.
Ottawa County came in No. 1.
Kent County ranked 16th in the study."
Online: The complete results of the study http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/michigan/2014/overview
"The fifth annual County Health Rankings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute were released Wednesday.
It ranked Michigan’s 82 counties from most to least healthy.
Ottawa County came in No. 1.
Kent County ranked 16th in the study."
History for March 27
History for March 27 - On-This-Day.com:
1794 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy.
1836 - In Goliad, TX, about 350 Texan prisoners, including their commander James Fannin, were executed under orders from Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna. An estimated 30 Texans escaped execution.
1860 - The corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn.
1899 - The first international radio transmission between England and France was achieved by the Italian inventor G. Marconi.
1907 - French troops occupied Oudja, Morocco, as a punitive action for the murder of French Dr. Muchamp.
1933 - About 55,000 people staged a protest against Hitler in New York City.
1941 - Tokeo Yoshikawa arrived in Oahu, HI, and began spying for Japan on the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
1958 - Nikita Khrushchev became the chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party.
1964 - An 8.4 earthquake struck Alaska, killing 117 people.
1977 - Two 747s collided on the ground at the Canary Islands, killing 570 people.
1997 - Russian workers, nearly 2 million, held a nationwide strike to protest unpaid wages.
1998 - In the U.S., the FDA approved the prescription drug Viagra. It was the first pill for male impotence.
1998 - Top civilian aircraft makers in France, Spain, Germany and Britain agreed to create single European aerospace and defense company.
2004 - NASA successfully launched an unpiloted X-43A jet that hit Mach 7 (about 5,000 mph).
100th birth anniversary of novelist and Oscar-winning screenwriter Budd Schulberg (1914-2009).
Birth anniversaries of scientist Wilhelm Rontgen (1845-1923), automotive engineer Henry Royce (1863-1933), jazz singer Sarah Vaughan (1924-90).
Happy Birthday! Mariah Carey, Quentin Tarantino, Cale Yarborough
1794 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy.
1836 - In Goliad, TX, about 350 Texan prisoners, including their commander James Fannin, were executed under orders from Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna. An estimated 30 Texans escaped execution.
1860 - The corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn.
1899 - The first international radio transmission between England and France was achieved by the Italian inventor G. Marconi.
1907 - French troops occupied Oudja, Morocco, as a punitive action for the murder of French Dr. Muchamp.
1933 - About 55,000 people staged a protest against Hitler in New York City.
1941 - Tokeo Yoshikawa arrived in Oahu, HI, and began spying for Japan on the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
1958 - Nikita Khrushchev became the chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party.
1964 - An 8.4 earthquake struck Alaska, killing 117 people.
1977 - Two 747s collided on the ground at the Canary Islands, killing 570 people.
1997 - Russian workers, nearly 2 million, held a nationwide strike to protest unpaid wages.
1998 - In the U.S., the FDA approved the prescription drug Viagra. It was the first pill for male impotence.
1998 - Top civilian aircraft makers in France, Spain, Germany and Britain agreed to create single European aerospace and defense company.
2004 - NASA successfully launched an unpiloted X-43A jet that hit Mach 7 (about 5,000 mph).
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
State Senator’s Response to Second Amendment Advocate Following Gun Control Rally Will Make Your Jaw Drop | Video | TheBlaze.com
State Senator’s Response to Second Amendment Advocate Following Gun Control Rally Will Make Your Jaw Drop | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Rhode Island state Sen. Josh Miller (D-Cranston, Warwick) is under fire for telling a radio host to “go f***” himself after he confronted him over the Second Amendment following a March 18 gun control event.
Dan Bidondi, host of “Truth Radio Show,” is seen on video approaching the lawmaker with an InfoWars microphone.
“The Second Amendment shall not be infringed, you people need to understand that,” Bidondi says.
“Go f*** yourself,” Miller replies."
"Rhode Island state Sen. Josh Miller (D-Cranston, Warwick) is under fire for telling a radio host to “go f***” himself after he confronted him over the Second Amendment following a March 18 gun control event.
Dan Bidondi, host of “Truth Radio Show,” is seen on video approaching the lawmaker with an InfoWars microphone.
“The Second Amendment shall not be infringed, you people need to understand that,” Bidondi says.
“Go f*** yourself,” Miller replies."
Boxer: Obamacare 'Is a Huge Success' | CNS News
Boxer: Obamacare 'Is a Huge Success' | CNS News:
"Never in my lifetime have I seen a law that is helping so many people be so vilified," Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) told a conference call on Friday.
She talked about the millions of people in her state who are benefiting from the law that Republicans have tried to repeal 54 times.
"This is a huge success, this law. I'm saying that. We had a terrible rollout, it slowed us up, but it's all falling into place now and the Republican answer is very, very simple -- let's repeal it and take away all these benefits from people. And that's just gonna wind up to be very bad for them at the end of the day.""
NLRB rules in favor of College Athletes Players Association
NLRB rules in favor of College Athletes Players Association - CBSSports.com:"Should college athletics look drastically different in five years, today may prove to be the catalyst.
The College Athletes Players Association (CAPA), which has been led by Northwestern's Kain Colter, won its case at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Wednesday, which means that Northwestern football players are seen as employees rather than student-athletes, and that they can form a union."
"Settled science"?--------Will the Yellowstone supervolcano erupt during our lifetime?
Will the Yellowstone supervolcano erupt during our lifetime? | TG Daily
If it happens again, and he says most scientists think that it will, he predicts such an eruption will obliterate the surroundings within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, and cover the rest of the United States and Canada with multiple inches of ash.
This, effectively, would shut down agriculture and cause global climate cooling for as long as a decade, or more, he says.
A volcanic event of such magnitude "hasn't happened in modern civilization," he says.
If it happens again, and he says most scientists think that it will, he predicts such an eruption will obliterate the surroundings within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, and cover the rest of the United States and Canada with multiple inches of ash. This, effectively, would shut down agriculture and cause global climate cooling for as long as a decade, or more, he says.
A volcanic event of such magnitude "hasn't happened in modern civilization," he says.
However, the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded scientist doesn't think it's going to happen anytime soon--at least not for another 1 million to 2 million years.
More students take to Internet with videos of how to get teachers fired
More students take to Internet with videos of how to get teachers fired | Rare
More kids are taking to YouTube to teach the rest of their peers how to get their teachers fired.
It’s the newest trend among youth who do not realize the serious ramifications of their actions: fabricating stories, even accusing a teacher of molestation, as one kid did (the video has since been removed from YouTube).
“So I had this teacher, right, Ms. Keller, and I just didn’t like her, you know, so, you know, what I said ‘let me just get her fired’ … So I went to the principal and instead of saying ‘I was molested you need to play the victim,’” another student said in a YouTube video, according to KRIV.
- See more at: http://rare.us/story/more-students-take-to-internet-with-videos-of-how-to-get-teachers-fired/#sthash.vt2b0OsA.dpuf
In the below video that the Houston-affiliate of Fox News reported on, the boys made up stories last year about a teacher harassing them and other classmates, even creating a petition for students to sign.
“We gave her a lot for her to handle,” the boys said, though not specifying if she was actually fired or resigned.
Education officials have noted such foolish behavior can have legal and personal consequences on innocent teachers.
“Whenever there is an allegation, there is a victim, whether it is the accused or the accuser,” Colorado Education Association lawyer Greg Lawler said to the National Education Association.
More kids are taking to YouTube to teach the rest of their peers how to get their teachers fired.
It’s the newest trend among youth who do not realize the serious ramifications of their actions: fabricating stories, even accusing a teacher of molestation, as one kid did (the video has since been removed from YouTube).
“So I had this teacher, right, Ms. Keller, and I just didn’t like her, you know, so, you know, what I said ‘let me just get her fired’ … So I went to the principal and instead of saying ‘I was molested you need to play the victim,’” another student said in a YouTube video, according to KRIV.
- See more at: http://rare.us/story/more-students-take-to-internet-with-videos-of-how-to-get-teachers-fired/#sthash.vt2b0OsA.dpuf
In the below video that the Houston-affiliate of Fox News reported on, the boys made up stories last year about a teacher harassing them and other classmates, even creating a petition for students to sign.
“We gave her a lot for her to handle,” the boys said, though not specifying if she was actually fired or resigned.
Education officials have noted such foolish behavior can have legal and personal consequences on innocent teachers.
“Whenever there is an allegation, there is a victim, whether it is the accused or the accuser,” Colorado Education Association lawyer Greg Lawler said to the National Education Association.
Pop Quiz: University Students Can’t Name Single U.S. Senator
Pop Quiz: University Students Can’t Name Single U.S. Senator | The Federalist Papers:
"Dan Joseph, a correspondent for MRCTV, interviewed students at the American University campus and asked them to answer some simple and basic questions about politics and government.
Not only were the students unable to name a single U.S. senator, they didn’t even know how many senators comprise the Senate–and some of them were studying political science!"
"Dan Joseph, a correspondent for MRCTV, interviewed students at the American University campus and asked them to answer some simple and basic questions about politics and government.
Not only were the students unable to name a single U.S. senator, they didn’t even know how many senators comprise the Senate–and some of them were studying political science!"
Not into basketball but REALLY like tournaments? This guy has a March Madness you can get excited about – Glenn Beck
Not into basketball but REALLY like tournaments? This guy has a March Madness you can get excited about – Glenn Beck:
"Ben Sasse is running for Congress in Nebraska, and he has put together a clever website to engage and educate not only his would be constituents, but the whole country about the rights being trampled by out of control government. It’s called Constitutional Madness, where Sasse puts a conservative spin on the NCAA March Madness tournament by taking all of the Obama administration’s constitutional violations and pitting them against one another in a single elimination tournament.
What’s worse? “Implementing the DREAM Act without legislation” or “Changing welfare work rules without legislation”? How about “White House “kill list” includes Americans without due process” or “Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 without legislation”."
Your kids know "associative property" use?----Say what?!!!-----------Kid misses Common Core math problems because he didn’t use ‘friendly’ numbers
Kid misses Common Core math problems because he didn’t use ‘friendly’ numbers [pic] | Twitchy:
"In Common Core math, it often is not good enough to get the correct answer.
Instead, students are required to show “higher order” thinking skills — in this case, use of the associative property.
Yes, the associative property is important and should be taught at some point.
Unfortunately, we suspect that many 7-year olds will not be able to understand this particular assignment. With limited days in the school year, wouldn’t second graders — second graders! — be better off spending their time attempting to master the traditional subtraction algorithm?"
"In Common Core math, it often is not good enough to get the correct answer.
Instead, students are required to show “higher order” thinking skills — in this case, use of the associative property.
Yes, the associative property is important and should be taught at some point.
Unfortunately, we suspect that many 7-year olds will not be able to understand this particular assignment. With limited days in the school year, wouldn’t second graders — second graders! — be better off spending their time attempting to master the traditional subtraction algorithm?"
New President of Disney/ABC Television Sits On Soros-Backed Board
New President of Disney/ABC Television Sits On Soros-Backed Board:
"Ben Sherwood, the current president of ABC News who sits on the advisory board of the George Soros-backed Center for Public Integrity, will take over as president of Disney/ABC television in February of 2015.
Sherwood will replace Anne Sweeney, who will be leaving next year after ten years.
Sherwood will immediately become Co-President of Disney/ABC Television and continue his duties as President of ABC News.
George Soros is a left-wing billionaire who has been convicted of insider trading.
Soros is a funder behind such extremist organizations as Media Matters and the Center for American Progress.
It therefore seems to assume that the incoming regime at Disney/ABC will continue to blacklist their own miniseries, "The Path to 9/11.""
"Ben Sherwood, the current president of ABC News who sits on the advisory board of the George Soros-backed Center for Public Integrity, will take over as president of Disney/ABC television in February of 2015.Sherwood will replace Anne Sweeney, who will be leaving next year after ten years.
Sherwood will immediately become Co-President of Disney/ABC Television and continue his duties as President of ABC News.
George Soros is a left-wing billionaire who has been convicted of insider trading.
Soros is a funder behind such extremist organizations as Media Matters and the Center for American Progress.
It therefore seems to assume that the incoming regime at Disney/ABC will continue to blacklist their own miniseries, "The Path to 9/11.""
4 reasons ObamaCare premiums will rise next year
4 reasons ObamaCare premiums will rise next year - The Week:
"Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini first raised concerns over a potential rate shock in December, when he told investors that "in some markets," individual-market premium increases "could go as high as 100 percent."
Now, other insurance executives are coming to similar conclusions.
The Hill reported that one unnamed insurer expects that his company will "triple its rates next year on the ObamaCare exchange.""
"Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini first raised concerns over a potential rate shock in December, when he told investors that "in some markets," individual-market premium increases "could go as high as 100 percent."Now, other insurance executives are coming to similar conclusions.
The Hill reported that one unnamed insurer expects that his company will "triple its rates next year on the ObamaCare exchange.""
How Much You've Paid to Promote Obamacare: Way More Than President Obama Promised
How Much You've Paid to Promote Obamacare: Way More Than President Obama Promised - Katie Pavlich:
For those who say Obamacare will simply collapse on its own, it won't. Big government programs don't disappear, they simply become worthless, inefficient black holes for taxpayer money, further proving full repeal of the law is the only way to get the healthcare system back on track in addition to restoring the health of wallets belonging to American taxpayers.
President Obama promised Obamacare wouldn't add to the deficit or to the National Debt and promised it would only cost $900 billion.
For those who say Obamacare will simply collapse on its own, it won't. Big government programs don't disappear, they simply become worthless, inefficient black holes for taxpayer money, further proving full repeal of the law is the only way to get the healthcare system back on track in addition to restoring the health of wallets belonging to American taxpayers.Debt catches up to Chico city government
Debt catches up to Chico city government - Chico Enterprise Record
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WeMOG Wed. 11:30 sharp!
Oh no, Say it
ain’t so…can’t be snow!
BUT, the sun
is supposed to shine on Wed. so we’ll have a lovely hike along the bike path in
Whitehall/Montague, beginning at the Hart-Montague Trail parking lot just
before the bridge leaving Whitehall, that’s near Dog & Suds.
We will hike
toward the White Lake Library and return to downtown Montague for a stroll
around shops, galleries and/or coffee and lunch at the Book Nook & Java
Shop. http://www.thebooknookjavashop.com/
They have soup and
sandwiches, wine and delicious coffee, Bonnie. They also have a great book
selection!
Details:
· Take Whitehall exit off US-31, continue through
Whitehall toward Montague. Parking is on your right just before the river.
·
Meet at 11:30 sharp!
·
Trail is snow covered with a few icy spots, but well traveled. You
may want poles or grippers.
·
Distance: about 5 miles round trip to library, but we can decide
how far to hike.
See you there! Dawn Berry cycleberry@yahoo.com
Ph. 231-865-3919, cell 231-329-3919
Yes. He is a democrat------Rhode Island House Speaker resigning after fed and state police raid
Rhode Island House Speaker resigning after fed and state police raid:
The most powerful politician in my former home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is not the Governor.
It’s the Speaker of the House.
And Mr. Speaker, Gordon Fox, is stepping down as Speaker after the feds and state police raided his office and home yesterday.
Corruption runs deep in my former homeland. Remember Buddy Cianci, convicted of running a criminal enterprise, namely, Providence City Hall?
There have been rumors of Fox being involved in sweetheart deals benefitting his law firm for years.
Obama Has ‘Taken More Trips and Spent More Time Abroad After Five Years Than Any Other Modern President’: Report | TheBlaze.com
Obama Has ‘Taken More Trips and Spent More Time Abroad After Five Years Than Any Other Modern President’: Report | TheBlaze.com:
"With only a few years left in the White House, Barack Obama is now the most “internationally well-traveled” president through five years, according to a new report from the National Taxpayer Union Foundation.
President Barack Obama arrives at the White House in Washington, early Friday, March 21, 2014, from a trip in Florida. (AP)
He is also “flying the most expensive-to-operate Air Force One to date.”
Citing data obtained recently by the Washington Examiner, the report said it cost approximately $228,288 per flight hour to operate Air Force One in fiscal year 2013, an increase of 27 percent from the National Taxpayer Union Foundation’s previous estimate of $179,759.
The report acknowledged that the $48,535 increase may seem miniscule when compared to other government expenditures, but considering that the president’s trips often involve thousands of miles, it actually adds up to quite a lot of taxpayer dollars."
Nevada's Criminal Navigators
Nevada's Criminal Navigators | National Review Online:
"Nevada’s Division of Insurance must not have wanted consumers to know that at least eight Obamacare navigators it licensed had criminal pasts. National Review and the Las Vegas Review-Journal had to sue the Division to obtain those public records, and navigators’ criminal histories are not the only disturbing fact we discovered.
Half of the navigators who’d had run-ins with the law had failed to disclose it on their applications, despite the requirement to do so — but they received Division approval anyway, the records show.
And before the open-enrollment push began, insurance commissioner Scott Kipper briefly approved conditional certification for some navigators before their background checks were complete, prematurely clearing them to access consumers’ confidential information, including Social Security numbers, home addresses, and financial records.
All of this calls into question the suitability and integrity of some Obamacare navigators, as well as the judgment of the Nevada Division of Insurance."
"Nevada’s Division of Insurance must not have wanted consumers to know that at least eight Obamacare navigators it licensed had criminal pasts. National Review and the Las Vegas Review-Journal had to sue the Division to obtain those public records, and navigators’ criminal histories are not the only disturbing fact we discovered.
Half of the navigators who’d had run-ins with the law had failed to disclose it on their applications, despite the requirement to do so — but they received Division approval anyway, the records show.
And before the open-enrollment push began, insurance commissioner Scott Kipper briefly approved conditional certification for some navigators before their background checks were complete, prematurely clearing them to access consumers’ confidential information, including Social Security numbers, home addresses, and financial records.
All of this calls into question the suitability and integrity of some Obamacare navigators, as well as the judgment of the Nevada Division of Insurance."
A Timeline of Obamacare Delays in Pictures
A Timeline of Obamacare Delays in Pictures:"Obamacare is now four years old.
But unlike most 4-year-olds, it still can’t walk on its own.
It’s been tripping and falling over itself for years.
Just in the last year, the Obama administration has delayed or changed so many parts of the law—not to mention the technical “glitches”—it’s tough to keep up.
Bloomberg Businessweek looked at the law’s recent track record and inspired us to take a visual tour."
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