Unions should lobby on their own dime

Unions should lobby on their own dime:
"For years, unions across Michigan have used school districts as personal piggy banks to fund a pricey privilege known as “release time.”
Here’s how it works:
The local union gets a school district to allow union officials to spend part or all of their time working on union business, instead of teaching students. 
These districts pay the salary and benefits for these officials in addition to having to hire an extra teacher to actually work in the classroom.
This release time scheme is nothing short of a rip-off from the perspective of taxpayers.
Many of these union officials make six-figures, and taxpayers have to pay those salaries, even though the person earning it isn’t providing a public service.
The Taylor school district, which has run deficits year after year, spends well over $100,000 for four union officials’ release time.
The president and vice president of both the teachers union and other administrative staff work part-time for the district and part-time for their unions.
At Chippewa Valley, the district spends $140,598 so that the union president can spend 100 percent of her time working on association business.
The vice president of the union spends 40 percent of his time doing the same.
Not all of these arrangements are full time.
Berkley pays $128,000 for its union president who splits his time, half with the union and half for taxpayers — each paying $64,000..."

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History for June 11

History for June 11 - On-This-Day.com
Jacques Cousteau (Jacques-Yves Cousteau) 1910 - Naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, Vince Lombardi 1913 - Football coach, William Styron 1925 - Novelist and essayist


Adrienne Barbeau (Adrienne Jo Barbeau) 1945 - Actress, author, Joe Montana 1956 - Football player, Dr. Mehmet Oz 1960 - Talk Show Host


1895 - Charles E. Duryea received the first U.S. patent granted to an American inventor for a gasoline-driven automobile.


1930 - William Beebe dove to a record-setting depth of 1,426 feet off the coast of Bermuda. He used a diving chamber called a bathysphere.


1973 - After a ruling by the Justice Department of the State of Pennsylvania, women were licensed to box or wrestle.


1982 - Steven Spielberg's movie "E.T." opened.


1987 - Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office.


1991 - Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted. The eruption of ash and gas could be seen for more than 60 miles.


1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people who commit "hate crimes" could be sentenced to extra punishment. The court also ruled in favor of religious groups saying that they indeed had a constitutional right to sacrifice animals during worship services.


1993 - Steven Spielberg's movie "Jurassic Park" opened.

Clinton Email Server May Have Put CIA Personnel At Risk | The Daily Caller

Clinton Email Server May Have Put CIA Personnel At Risk | The Daily Caller:

"Should foreign governments discover the true names of non-official cover operatives, the results could be predictably dire for U.S. intelligence capabilities.

“People really go to jail for breaking this law,” he continued, citing the case of John Kiriakou, a CIA officer who spent two years in prison for divulging classified information that exposed a CIA colleague who was operating under cover."

Predator alert!!-----Man sued for $30K over $40 printer he sold on Craigslist

Man sued for $30K over $40 printer he sold on Craigslist:
INDIANAPOLIS --- Selling a used, black-and-white printer through Craigslist seemed simple and straightforward to Doug Costello.
It wasn't.
What the 66-year-old Massachusetts man didn't know then is that he would spend the next 6 ½ years embroiled in a complicated and confusing legal dispute in Indiana over that printer, which, according to its buyer, was broken.
He would find himself liable for about $30,000 in damages.
He would pay a lawyer at least $12,000 in his battle to escape the legal mess.
And it all started with a piece of hardware he sold online for about $40 in 2009.
With shipping and other costs, the total was less than $75, according to court records.
The printer's buyer was Gersh Zavodnik, a 54-year-old Indianapolis man known to many in the legal community as a frequent lawsuit filer who also represents himself in court. 
The Indiana Supreme Court said the "prolific, abusive litigant" has brought dozens of lawsuits against individuals and businesses, often asking for astronomical damages.
Most, according to court records, involve online sales and transactions.
Zavodnik, a native of Ukraine who moved to the United States in 1987 under a grant of political asylum, sued Costello, accusing him of falsely advertising a malfunctioning printer with missing parts, and pocketing Zavodnik's money.
According to a complaint filed in Marion Superior Court, Zavodnik tried to resolve the issue with Costello to no avail, leaving him with no other choice but to take legal action..."
Read on and beware!

Protect yourself!-----Self Defense for Women - Natural Scratching Self Defense Techniques

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Select Committee Interviews Former Commander of AFRICOM | Select Committee on Benghazi

Select Committee Interviews Former Commander of AFRICOM | Select Committee on Benghazi:

"From the start, Democrats on the Benghazi Committee have claimed there was no reason for the committee to do any work. “[A]s Democrats, we always believed that there was no point in putting together this committee because the questions had been asked, the questions had been answered … and there had been a thorough analysis,” said Rep. Adam Smith. This is why the Minority has done nothing but constantly attack, undermine, and obstruct the work of the committee’s Majority.

Part of that effort includes objecting to an interview with retired General Carter Ham, the former commander of U.S. Africa Command. Republicans honored the request of his counsel to keep his interview private and unannounced, but Democrats decided to use him to advance their partisan political agenda and leaked word of his appearance anyway."

San Francisco Hopes Trump Fear Will Lead To Voting Rights For Illegal Immigrants In City

San Francisco Hopes Trump Fear Will Lead To Voting Rights For Illegal Immigrants In City - Washington Free Beacon:
"The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is hoping that residents of the city who fear Donald Trump’s rhetoric and policy proposals will flock to the polls this November and support giving voting rights to illegal immigrants.
Eric Mar, a supervisor in the city, put forth a proposed charter amendment on Tuesday that would allow illegal immigrants who have kids that are 18 years or younger in the public school system the right to vote in local school board elections, Fox News reports.
...The current ballot measure is the third such attempt to give voting rights to illegal immigrants in San Francisco.
...“It is wrong to extend the vote to individuals who have not entered the American social compact or made a commitment to our Constitution, our law, and our cultural and political heritage by becoming citizens,” von Spakovsky told Fox News.
“It is even worse to extend the franchise to illegal aliens whose very first act is to violate our laws; that encourages contempt for the law.”...

Another Ransomware Surprise And This One Is A Beast

Another Ransomware Surprise And This One Is A Beast | TG Daily
"As if we all didn’t have a ton of real work to do, I just got a heads up note from Varonis that there is a nasty new Ransomware virus running around called Zcrypt and, if you catch it, it will cost you $542 to get your files back.
This little puppy is particularly tenacious as it copies itself onto any connected storage device or service.
That is network shares and USB drives.
So if another person uses that drive or that network share they get this nasty virus which behaves like a worm and they are out $542 per PC.
For folks running Varonis’ solution there are a few easy steps to at least contain this thing and locate the sources so they can be eliminated and accounts locked preventing the spread of the damned thing.
Now what makes Zcrypt particularly nasty is this Virus aspect it has, typically someone has to trick you into installing Ransomware but with this and an increasing host of virus like Ransomware you may just have to hit the wrong web page or file share.
Read on and protect yourself!

Lunch video-----Insane Helicopter Landing On Ship During RAGING Sea

Insane Helicopter Landing On Ship During RAGING Sea - World War Wings:
"Your Palms Might Sweat During This Helicopter Landing
Wow this is an insane landing.
It’s hard enough to pilot a helicopter, now imagine landing it on a moving deck.
Scratch that.
Imagine landing on a moving, rocking ship under crazy weather conditions. 
I mean, all you got to do is take a look at the size of those waves! 
There is some absolutely awesome piloting skills going on here and also teamwork from the crew. This is a Lynx Helicopter being tested to its limits.
Doing a little more research we found this to actually be an amazing helicopter that could do loops. One of the top of the line helicopters in the world.
You should check it out."

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Ex-Secret Service Agent Turns Media Narrative On Its Head...Claims Hillary Can't Be President Because Of THIS

Ex-Secret Service Agent Turns Media Narrative On Its Head...Claims Hillary Can't Be President Because Of THIS:

"Hillary Clinton has a “Jekyll and Hyde” personality and is temperamentally unfit for holding the office of President of the United States.

That’s according to a scathing exposé written by an ex-Secret Service agent who worked for the first family during the Clinton presidency in the 1990s."

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Whoops – President Obama Endorses Clinton Via Video Produced Prior to California, New Jersey Elections

Whoops – President Obama Endorses Clinton Via Video Produced Prior to California, New Jersey Elections… | The Last Refuge:
"After a one hour meeting with Bernie Sanders today, President Obama officially endorsed Hillary Clinton via the release of a well produced video.
However, White House spokesman Josh Earnest accidentally let it slip the video was recorded last Tuesday – BEFORE California, New Jersey, Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota even held their primary elections.
The “D’oh” moment is at the end of this video clip:"

Flying Dog’s court victory to pay dividends for free speech

Flying Dog’s court victory to pay dividends for free speech:
"Flying Dog Brewery will use some of the legal damages from its free speech victory over the state of Michigan to fund scholarships for journalism students in celebration of its Gonzo-style take on the microbrew scene.
Flying Dog first came on the scene in 1990, but drew national criticism in 2009 after its Belgian IPA was pushed out of the market by Michigan’s Liquor Control Commission (LCC) over objections to its off-color brand name: Raging Bitch. 
In fact, the LCC ultimately banned the sale of Raging Bitch in Michigan when local leaders deemed the controversial brew “detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare” of Michiganders.

...Michigan, however, found the contents of Raging Bitch to be so offensive that it was deemed a violation of Michigan Administrative Code Rule 436, which authorized the rejection of any beer label that promoted “violence, racism, sexism, intemperance, or intoxication,” a court summary of the case states.
Accordingly, Flying Dog sued the LCC on the grounds that it violated the company’s First Amendment rights and unlawfully limited an open and free market society.
After six years, the two parties have just now reached a settlement, favoring Flying Dog’s appeal and resulting in $40,000 in damages..."

Epic Correction of the Decade | Power Line

Epic Correction of the Decade | Power Line:

"Hoo-wee, the New York Times will really have to extend itself to top the boner and mother-of-all-corrections at the American Journal of Political Science. This is the journal that published a finding much beloved of liberals a few years back that purported to find scientific evidence that conservatives are more likely to exhibit traits associated with psychoticism, such as authoritarianism and tough-mindedness, and that the supposed “authoritarian” personality of conservatives might even have a genetic basis (and therefore be treatable someday?). Settle in with a cup or glass of your favorite beverage, and get ready to enjoy one of the most epic academic face plants ever.

The original article was called “Correlation not causation: the relationship between personality traits and political ideologies,” and was written by three academics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Here’s the relevant part of the abstract:"

Demographic Change: The World You Think You Know is Being Overturned

Demographic Change: The World You Think You Know is Being Overturned | al fin next level: "...Africa and other low-IQ impoverished regions have expanding populations.
Wealthier nations with higher IQ populations are typically shrinking in population size.
In the wealthier world, the only populations that tend to be growing rapidly are subpopulations of lower-IQ immigrants and the underclass..."

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History for June 10

History for June 10 - On-This-Day.com:
Andre-Marie Ampere 1836 - Developed technology for measuring electricity, Saul Bellow 1915, Judy Garland 1922


F. Lee Bailey 1933 - Attorney, Jurgen Prochnow 1941, Kate Upton 1992 - Actess, model


1801 - The North African State of Tripoli declared war on the U.S. The dispute was over merchant vessels being able to travel safely through the Mediterranean.


1903 - Binney & Smith Company began developing a product line of wax crayons. The product was named Crayola.


1909 - The SOS distress signal was used for the first time. The Cunard liner SS Slavonia used the signal when it wrecked off the Azores.


1916 - Mecca, under control of the Turks, fell to the Arabs during the Great Arab Revolt.


1920 - The Republican convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage.


1935 - Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.


1943 - Laszlo Biro patented his ballpoint pen. Biro was a Hungarian journalist.


1948 - Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1.