EXCLUSIVE: Dominican Republic scammers sell welfare food bought in NYC and shipped in barrels - NYPOST.com:
"Food-stamp fraud in New York has turned into foreign aid — to black-market profiteers in the Dominican Republic."
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Obama: "I don't need to consult White House lawyers because I know a lot more about the Constitution than the Republicans." |
Obama: "I don't need to consult White House lawyers because I know a lot more about the Constitution than the Republicans."
In an interview after his speech Wednesday in Galesburg, Illinois, President Obama was asked if he consulted White House lawyers before unilaterally delaying the employer mandate in Obamacare. Since Congress, in the Affordable Care Act, specified that the mandate is go to into effect at the start of next year, reporters from the New York Times asked if the president investigated whether he had the legal authority to put it off without going through Congress.
Obama didn’t exactly answer the question. But judging from what he said, his answer was: No, I didn’t consult White House lawyers because I know a lot more about the Constitution than the Republicans who are complaining about it. And besides, they don’t think I’m legitimately the president, anyway.
“People questioned your legal and constitutional authority to do that unilaterally — to delay the employer mandate,” asked the Times’ Jackie Calmes. “Did you consult with your lawyer?”“Jackie, if you heard me on stage today, what I said was that I will seize any opportunity I can find to work with Congress to strengthen the middle class, improve their prospects, improve their security,” Obama began.
“No, but specifically — ” Calmes interjected.
“But where Congress is unwilling to act,” Obama continued, “I will take whatever administrative steps that I can in order to do right by the American people.”
At that point, Obama explained that if Congress doesn’t like what he’s done, then lawmakers can try to do something about it. “I’m not concerned about their opinions,” the president said. “Very few of them, by the way, are lawyers, much less constitutional lawyers.” And some Republicans “think I usurp my authority by having the gall to win the presidency.”
Fruitland Township sues to dissolve or 'fix' White Lake Ambulance Authority
Fruitland Township sues to dissolve or 'fix' White Lake Ambulance Authority | MLive.com:
"On the auditors’ repeated reports of “material weaknesses” in the authority’s financial reporting, Dresen said that with a two-person office it’s difficult to adhere to all standard accounting procedures. "
"On the auditors’ repeated reports of “material weaknesses” in the authority’s financial reporting, Dresen said that with a two-person office it’s difficult to adhere to all standard accounting procedures. "
Detroit vs. Everybody + Colbert = cha-ching day for local T-shirt biz
Detroit vs. Everybody + Colbert = cha-ching day for local T-shirt biz | Crain's Detroit Business:
"I didn't make the attitude 'Detroit v. Everybody' I just diagnosed it.
I was fed up with the negative stereotypes of my city.
And I love this city," he said.
T-shirts at the store cost $29.99; sweats"
"I didn't make the attitude 'Detroit v. Everybody' I just diagnosed it.
I was fed up with the negative stereotypes of my city.
And I love this city," he said.
T-shirts at the store cost $29.99; sweats"
Book Cadillac pays on loan, avoids state default notice
Book Cadillac pays on loan, avoids state default notice | Crain's Detroit Business:
"MSHDA was originally a mezzanine lender in the $180 million financing package for Ferchill to redevelop Book Cadillac.
But it has been the senior lender on the condominium part of the deal since Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank (which acquired senior project lender National City Bank in 2008) and the Lower Woodward Housing Fund maintained by Invest Detroit were both repaid nearly $9 million in combined condo construction loans."
"MSHDA was originally a mezzanine lender in the $180 million financing package for Ferchill to redevelop Book Cadillac.
But it has been the senior lender on the condominium part of the deal since Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank (which acquired senior project lender National City Bank in 2008) and the Lower Woodward Housing Fund maintained by Invest Detroit were both repaid nearly $9 million in combined condo construction loans."
Report: Detroit's 'Eat 'em Up Tigers Guy' killed in hit-and-run
Report: Detroit's 'Eat 'em Up Tigers Guy' killed in hit-and-run | MLive.com:
"He was reportedly with another well-known Detroit street person, known to many a "Dreadlock Mike," who was also killed, Channel 4 reports."
"He was reportedly with another well-known Detroit street person, known to many a "Dreadlock Mike," who was also killed, Channel 4 reports."
President Obama calls the United States and Europe ‘developing countries’ in latest embarrassing gaffe
President Obama calls the United States and Europe ‘developing countries’ in latest embarrassing gaffe – Telegraph Blogs:
"As we’ve seen on a number of previous occasions, Barack Obama clearly struggles with his words when he is without his beloved teleprompter.
He famously claimed to have visited 57 states in his 2008 campaign, and recently was unable to tell the difference between England and Great Britain.
I don’t think any American president, however, has ever referred to the United States, leader of the free world, as a “developing country” before, and nor is Europe a country, as much as the emperors of the European Commission would like the EU to be a superstate."
"As we’ve seen on a number of previous occasions, Barack Obama clearly struggles with his words when he is without his beloved teleprompter.
He famously claimed to have visited 57 states in his 2008 campaign, and recently was unable to tell the difference between England and Great Britain.
I don’t think any American president, however, has ever referred to the United States, leader of the free world, as a “developing country” before, and nor is Europe a country, as much as the emperors of the European Commission would like the EU to be a superstate."
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Outrage as bananas thrown at Italy's first black minister
Outrage as bananas thrown at Italy's first black minister - Telegraph:
"The treatment of Ms Kyenge has thrown a spotlight on the ugly racist currents running through some strands of society in Italy, a country grappling with tensions over rising levels of immigration, particularly from North Africa."
"The treatment of Ms Kyenge has thrown a spotlight on the ugly racist currents running through some strands of society in Italy, a country grappling with tensions over rising levels of immigration, particularly from North Africa."
Lake Michigan Water Trail project begins with inventory of Muskegon-area paddling assets | MLive.com
Lake Michigan Water Trail project begins with inventory of Muskegon-area paddling assets | MLive.com: "WMSRDC has a one-year, $180,000 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Coastal Zone Management Program grant through the Land Informational Access Association in Traverse City to complete the West Michigan portion of the Lake Michigan Water Trail study.
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How to save a small fortune: Map shows the states that will be dropping sales tax this summer so the price you see on the tag is what you'll actually pay at the register
How to save a small fortune: Map shows the states that will be dropping sales tax this summer so the price you see on the tag is what you'll actually pay at the register | Mail Online:
"Here’s a good way to save some money as tax-free holiday time roles around.
Fill up your gas tank and follow the map.
Slate put together a ‘Tax-Free Road Map’ that shows sixteen states to shop tax-free for particular items in August."
"Here’s a good way to save some money as tax-free holiday time roles around.
Fill up your gas tank and follow the map.
Slate put together a ‘Tax-Free Road Map’ that shows sixteen states to shop tax-free for particular items in August."
Is education nationalization falling apart?
Is education nationalization falling apart? - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
"Ironically, it is perhaps because Common Core supporters have devoted huge amounts of their time and resources to denying that Washington had a major role in advancing the Core–a role they quietly called for–that may have caused them to miss the cracking in the tripod’s testing leg.
Or perhaps they knew, because most states wouldn’t do so on their own, that they would need Washington to force states to adopt uniform tests, while understanding that openly stating that necessity would prove toxic to their cause.
They knew that Americans, largely, do not want overt federal control over what their schools teach and how their kids are tested.
So they continued to downplay the need to establish any sort of governing structure to keep their tripod together, lest simple logic make clear to the public that only Washington could accomplish what the standardizers need.
In other words, the need to stay hush-hush about the federal role–in order to protect national standardization–ultimately may be what kills it."
"Ironically, it is perhaps because Common Core supporters have devoted huge amounts of their time and resources to denying that Washington had a major role in advancing the Core–a role they quietly called for–that may have caused them to miss the cracking in the tripod’s testing leg.
Or perhaps they knew, because most states wouldn’t do so on their own, that they would need Washington to force states to adopt uniform tests, while understanding that openly stating that necessity would prove toxic to their cause.
They knew that Americans, largely, do not want overt federal control over what their schools teach and how their kids are tested.
So they continued to downplay the need to establish any sort of governing structure to keep their tripod together, lest simple logic make clear to the public that only Washington could accomplish what the standardizers need.
In other words, the need to stay hush-hush about the federal role–in order to protect national standardization–ultimately may be what kills it."
Unions Cry Crocodile Tears on Municipal Pensions
Unions Cry Crocodile Tears on Municipal Pensions [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"These defined-benefit pension systems were a contributor to the mountain of liabilities that finally drove the city of Detroit to seek federal bankruptcy protection last week.
Across the country, they are widely perceived as ocean liners racing toward clearly visible icebergs, with few of the policymakers at the helm doing anything meaningful to reduce speed or change course."
"These defined-benefit pension systems were a contributor to the mountain of liabilities that finally drove the city of Detroit to seek federal bankruptcy protection last week.
Across the country, they are widely perceived as ocean liners racing toward clearly visible icebergs, with few of the policymakers at the helm doing anything meaningful to reduce speed or change course."
THEY KEEP DOING THIS STUFF: ABC’s Misleading Edit of Juror B29.
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THEY KEEP DOING THIS STUFF: ABC’s Misleading Edit of Juror B29.
It’s like you can’t trust journalists to report the news rather than manufacture it.
Yesterday Breitbart News noted the ABC interview with Juror B29. The big news was that Maddy–her last name was never used to protect her privacy–had told Robin Roberts “George Zimmerman got away with murder.” And indeed if you watch the Nightline edit of the interview she does seem to say that without hesitation or reservation.
However, William Saletan at Slate points out that the unedited interview seems to show something different. Maddy actually hesitates twice when answering Roberts’ question which contains the statement “George Zimmerman got away with murder.” As Saletan points out “she looks as though she’s trying to reconcile the sentiment that’s been quoted to her—that Zimmerman ‘got away with murder’—with her own perspective. So she repeats the quote and adds words of her own, to convey what she thinks: that there’s a justice higher than the law, which Zimmerman will have to face ”
I agree with Saletan’s take on this. Maddy appears to be offering a response to a statement that was presented to her. You can see Maddy’s unedited response in the clip below (Scroll in about 2 minutes). . . . NBC is still being sued by George Zimmerman for the misleading edit of the 911 call which made him appear racist. ABC seems to be similarly misleading viewers about what juror Maddy said and meant in an effort to generate headlines.
It’s like you can’t trust journalists to report the news rather than manufacture it.
Friday, July 26, 2013
'Carlos Danger ' rising business superstar
'Carlos Danger ' rising business superstar- MSN Money: "Spirit Airlines seized upon the name for a special promotion offering $24 off its Mexico vacation packages. The airline's new ad shows a superhero hot dog with the name holding a cell phone."Crazy Fast Food Facts
Crazy Fast Food Facts - Likes:
"#13 Every month, 90% of Americans visit a McDonald's restaurant."
"#13 Every month, 90% of Americans visit a McDonald's restaurant."
Here are 5 job stats Obama won’t tell you about
Here are 5 job stats Obama won’t tell you about – Glenn Beck
To explain how badly the Obama administration has failed to fix the economy, Stu read some of the facts that Obama left out (via AEI) of his speech yesterday:
1. Over 69 percent of the jobs created in Q2 2013 and over 57 percent of all the jobs created in the first half of 2013 were created in the three lowest wage sub-sectors of the economy, Retail Trade, Administrative and Waste Services, and Leisure and Hospitality, that otherwise account for an aggregate of only 33 percent of all private sector jobs.2. These jobs, in the aggregate, pay an average of only $15.80 per hour, compared with the other two-thirds of private sector jobs, which pay $27.16 per hour. Relative to unemployment benefits and other assistance, jobs at $15.80 per hour put less than $3.00/hour more in the pockets of a newly working consumer.3. About half of the jobs created during the first half of 2013, and a large majority of the jobs created in Q2 2013, appear to have been part-time jobsthat offer employees as little as one hour of work per week, and up to 35 hours of work.4. After falling from a recession high of 9.2 million to a post-recession low of 7.6 million at the end of Q1 2013, the number of people saying they are working part time because they can’t find full time work (part time for economic reasons) crept back up to 8.2 million, double pre-recession levels.5. Nearly 100 percent of the decline in the U-3 unemployment rate has been the result of there being fewer workers in the labor force as a percentage of the employable population. If the Labor Force Participation Rate had not fallen from October 2009, when unemployment hit its Great Recession peak of 10 percent, unemployment would today still be around 10 percent. Moreover, if the LFPR were held constant from its highest pre-recession level of 66.40 percent in January 2007 (when unemployment was 4.6 percent), the U-3 unemployment rate would be nearly 12 percent today.
10 Crazy Red-Light Camera Cases
10 Crazy Red-Light Camera Cases - Popular Mechanics:
"Red-Light Cameras Bankrupt City
Like many cities around the country, San Bernardino, Calif., tried to make money via red-light cameras.
But it didn't turn out so well for this town.
In 2008, San Bernardino was caught cheating:
To write more tickets, the city was using yellow lights that were timed too short for California law.
When the city restored the proper yellow-light durations, the revenue from red-light violations sank—so much so that San Bernardino was losing money to ATS, the company it hired to operate the camera system.
In 2011, the city council voted to end the contract before its 2014 term and pay ATS what it thought would be a $110,000 exit fee, but ATS claimed it was owed $1.9 million.
In March 2012, the city added three more red-light cameras to try to make enough money to pay back ATS, even though by that time a San Bernardino county court had ruled that photo tickets were inadmissible hearsay. In August 2012 the city filed for bankruptcy, allowing it to finally end its contract with ATS. "
"Red-Light Cameras Bankrupt City
Like many cities around the country, San Bernardino, Calif., tried to make money via red-light cameras.
But it didn't turn out so well for this town.
In 2008, San Bernardino was caught cheating:
To write more tickets, the city was using yellow lights that were timed too short for California law.
When the city restored the proper yellow-light durations, the revenue from red-light violations sank—so much so that San Bernardino was losing money to ATS, the company it hired to operate the camera system.
In 2011, the city council voted to end the contract before its 2014 term and pay ATS what it thought would be a $110,000 exit fee, but ATS claimed it was owed $1.9 million.
In March 2012, the city added three more red-light cameras to try to make enough money to pay back ATS, even though by that time a San Bernardino county court had ruled that photo tickets were inadmissible hearsay. In August 2012 the city filed for bankruptcy, allowing it to finally end its contract with ATS. "
College Republicans Denied Admittance to Obama Speech
College Republicans Denied Admittance to Obama Speech | National Review Online:
"President Obama was bound to receive a warm response from the audience attending his speech at the University of Central Missouri yesterday — because some students who disagreed with him weren’t allowed into the building.
Christopher White of The College Fix reports that students wearing “Tea Party T-Shirts and others who wore patriotic or Republican-inspired clothing” were turned away at the door under the guise of security concerns"
"President Obama was bound to receive a warm response from the audience attending his speech at the University of Central Missouri yesterday — because some students who disagreed with him weren’t allowed into the building.
Christopher White of The College Fix reports that students wearing “Tea Party T-Shirts and others who wore patriotic or Republican-inspired clothing” were turned away at the door under the guise of security concerns"
Michigan town to celebrate annual Bologna Fest
Michigan town to celebrate annual Bologna Fest | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Yale is known for making bologna since 1906."
"Yale is known for making bologna since 1906."
Don’t buy the right-wing myth about Detroit
Don’t buy the right-wing myth about Detroit - Salon.com:
"Conservatives want you to think high taxes drove people away. The real truth is much worse for their radical agenda"
"Conservatives want you to think high taxes drove people away. The real truth is much worse for their radical agenda"
Corporate Interests Killed Detroit
Corporate Interests Killed Detroit - Ring Of Fire Radio: Robert Kennedy Jr, Mike Papantonio and Sam Seder:
"It wasn’t quite a bad national economy or even the Detroit municipal pension program that threw the Motor City into bankruptcy, it was right-wing, pro-corporate fiscal policy that did it.
So of course the right-wingers want to make it seem like it wasn’t their fault."
"It wasn’t quite a bad national economy or even the Detroit municipal pension program that threw the Motor City into bankruptcy, it was right-wing, pro-corporate fiscal policy that did it.
So of course the right-wingers want to make it seem like it wasn’t their fault."
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Child support law 'outrageous'
Child support law 'outrageous' | WOOD TV8:
"When a divorced dad was ordered to pay support for a child who isn't his, he turned to Target 8 for help.
It's legal for the state to order Joseph Chmelar to pay for another man's child and to deny biological fathers who want to pay from doing so.
One lawmaker called that "outrageous."
"When a divorced dad was ordered to pay support for a child who isn't his, he turned to Target 8 for help.
It's legal for the state to order Joseph Chmelar to pay for another man's child and to deny biological fathers who want to pay from doing so.
One lawmaker called that "outrageous."
The Wages of Bankruptcy: Stockton’s Cautionary Tale for Detroit
The Wages of Bankruptcy: Stockton’s Cautionary Tale for Detroit | TIME.com:
"More than a year after filing for Chapter 9 protection, the California city is struggling with protracted court battles and stripped city services — and that's exactly what the Motor City might be in for"
"More than a year after filing for Chapter 9 protection, the California city is struggling with protracted court battles and stripped city services — and that's exactly what the Motor City might be in for"
Coleman Young: the Communist Who Destroyed Detroit
Coleman Young: the Communist Who Destroyed Detroit:
"If one man could be blamed most for the destruction of Detroit, it would be Coleman Young.
Mayor from 1974 to 1993, Young set a city already in decline on the pathway to the disaster area it is today."
"If one man could be blamed most for the destruction of Detroit, it would be Coleman Young.
Mayor from 1974 to 1993, Young set a city already in decline on the pathway to the disaster area it is today."
Michigan board OKs new Red Wings arena in Detroit
Michigan board OKs new Red Wings arena in Detroit | Hockey - Home:
"LANSING, Mich. -
A state board has given the go-ahead for a new Red Wings arena in downtown Detroit that will be partially paid for with tax dollars.
The Michigan Strategic Fund Board on Wednesday unanimously approved the Downtown Development Authority's request to use economic development taxes for the project.
The board also signaled the intent to issue bonds to build the arena."
"LANSING, Mich. -
A state board has given the go-ahead for a new Red Wings arena in downtown Detroit that will be partially paid for with tax dollars.
The Michigan Strategic Fund Board on Wednesday unanimously approved the Downtown Development Authority's request to use economic development taxes for the project.
The board also signaled the intent to issue bonds to build the arena."
US Marshal Upset That Couple His Police Gang Terrorized Went to the Press
US Marshal Upset That Couple His Police Gang Terrorized Went to the Press - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"Ultimately, Marshal Wiggins is upset that he has to answer a reporter's questions about his conduct while conducting a sweep through the war-torn streets of Kabul an apartment complex in a peaceful Florida city.
Goldsberry wasn't arrested or shot despite pointing a gun at a cop, so Wiggins said, “She sure shouldn't be going to the press.”
Let's hope Wiggins and his hopped-up gang don't decide to shoot first, in the future, just to avoid dealing with unpleasant reports in the press.
This seems like a good moment to mention former Reason staffer Radley Balko's new book, Rise of the Warrior Cop, about militarized policing.
And, as a side note, on New York City's WOR radio, yesterday, I was asked by guest host Brett Winterble if America is now a police state. Yes, I said. Yes, it is"
"Ultimately, Marshal Wiggins is upset that he has to answer a reporter's questions about his conduct while conducting a sweep through the war-torn streets of Kabul an apartment complex in a peaceful Florida city.
Goldsberry wasn't arrested or shot despite pointing a gun at a cop, so Wiggins said, “She sure shouldn't be going to the press.”
Let's hope Wiggins and his hopped-up gang don't decide to shoot first, in the future, just to avoid dealing with unpleasant reports in the press.
This seems like a good moment to mention former Reason staffer Radley Balko's new book, Rise of the Warrior Cop, about militarized policing.
And, as a side note, on New York City's WOR radio, yesterday, I was asked by guest host Brett Winterble if America is now a police state. Yes, I said. Yes, it is"
South Omaha matriarch dies after brutal rape, beating
South Omaha matriarch dies after brutal rape, beating - Omaha.com:
When their husbands went off to World War II, Louise Sollowin and her sister bought a house in South Omaha and moved in together.
There, she held court in the kitchen, whipping up vast meals and, as she did, shooing people from her sacred domain.
The house is where she sewed drapes and pajamas for her grandchildren.
And it was where the 93-year-old woman met her end in brutal fashion, where she was sexually assaulted and pummeled in her bed by an intruder, according to Omaha police.
Sollowin died Wednesday at the Nebraska Medical Center, four days after the attack carried out by a man she did not know......
Sergio Martinez-Perez, 19, beat and raped Sollowin because he had been drinking much of the previous night and was “angry with women,” a prosecutor told a Douglas County Court judge Wednesday.
....U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has asked the jail to hold him, an official there said. That is often an indication that the federal agency is questioning an inmate's immigration status.
When their husbands went off to World War II, Louise Sollowin and her sister bought a house in South Omaha and moved in together.
There, she held court in the kitchen, whipping up vast meals and, as she did, shooing people from her sacred domain.
The house is where she sewed drapes and pajamas for her grandchildren.
And it was where the 93-year-old woman met her end in brutal fashion, where she was sexually assaulted and pummeled in her bed by an intruder, according to Omaha police.
Sollowin died Wednesday at the Nebraska Medical Center, four days after the attack carried out by a man she did not know......
Sergio Martinez-Perez, 19, beat and raped Sollowin because he had been drinking much of the previous night and was “angry with women,” a prosecutor told a Douglas County Court judge Wednesday.
....U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has asked the jail to hold him, an official there said. That is often an indication that the federal agency is questioning an inmate's immigration status.
State and Local Pension Liabilities
State and Local Pension Liabilities | Cato @ Liberty:
"Yet $3 trillion is hardly chicken feed. Novy-Marx and Rauh estimate that to fund these pensions fully within 30 years, states would need to raise taxes by $1,385 per household, per year, over that period."
"Yet $3 trillion is hardly chicken feed. Novy-Marx and Rauh estimate that to fund these pensions fully within 30 years, states would need to raise taxes by $1,385 per household, per year, over that period."
Door-To-Door Mail Delivery To End Under New Plan
Door-To-Door Mail Delivery To End Under New Plan - Slashdot:
"Reuters reports that under a cost-saving plan by the US Postal Service, millions of Americans accustomed to getting their mail delivered to their doors will have to trek to the curb and residents of new homes will use neighborhood mailbox clusters. 'Converting delivery away from door delivery to either curb line or centralized delivery would enable the Postal Service to provide service to more customers in less time,' says Postal Service spokeswoman Sue Brennan. More than 30 million American homes get door-to-door delivery and another 50 million get their mail dropped at their curbside mailboxes. But the Post Service, which is buckling under massive financial losses, sees savings in centralized mail delivery. Door-to-door delivery costs the Postal Service about $353 per address each year while curbside delivery costs $224, and cluster boxes cost $160 per address. But unions say it's a bad idea to end delivery to doorsteps and will be disruptive for the elderly and disabled. 'It's madness,' says Jim Sauber, chief of staff for the National Association of Letter Carriers. 'The idea that somebody is going to walk down to their mailbox in Buffalo, New York, in the winter snow to get their mail is just crazy.'"
"Reuters reports that under a cost-saving plan by the US Postal Service, millions of Americans accustomed to getting their mail delivered to their doors will have to trek to the curb and residents of new homes will use neighborhood mailbox clusters. 'Converting delivery away from door delivery to either curb line or centralized delivery would enable the Postal Service to provide service to more customers in less time,' says Postal Service spokeswoman Sue Brennan. More than 30 million American homes get door-to-door delivery and another 50 million get their mail dropped at their curbside mailboxes. But the Post Service, which is buckling under massive financial losses, sees savings in centralized mail delivery. Door-to-door delivery costs the Postal Service about $353 per address each year while curbside delivery costs $224, and cluster boxes cost $160 per address. But unions say it's a bad idea to end delivery to doorsteps and will be disruptive for the elderly and disabled. 'It's madness,' says Jim Sauber, chief of staff for the National Association of Letter Carriers. 'The idea that somebody is going to walk down to their mailbox in Buffalo, New York, in the winter snow to get their mail is just crazy.'"
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Rep. Justin Amash's amendment to defund NSA spying defeated in close vote
Rep. Justin Amash's amendment to defund NSA spying defeated in close vote | MLive.com:
"Ninety-four Republicans voted for the amendment, as did 111 Democrats.
Amash's fellow West Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, voted in favor of the proposal."
"Ninety-four Republicans voted for the amendment, as did 111 Democrats.
Amash's fellow West Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, voted in favor of the proposal."
Why Muskegon County is giving free bus rides to the youth fair Thursday and Friday
Why Muskegon County is giving free bus rides to the youth fair Thursday and Friday | MLive.com:
"The bus service to the fair will run Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26.
A bus headed for the fairgrounds in Sullivan Township will depart from the MATS downtown Muskegon terminal, 351 Morris Ave., at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The bus will stop to pick up more passengers from the Muskegon Heights transfer station on Baker Street south of Manahan Avenue, at 12:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., arriving at the fair grounds at 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.
A bus returning to town will depart from the fair at 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., arriving in Muskegon Heights at 2:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., and arriving in downtown Muskegon 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m."
"The bus service to the fair will run Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26.
A bus headed for the fairgrounds in Sullivan Township will depart from the MATS downtown Muskegon terminal, 351 Morris Ave., at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The bus will stop to pick up more passengers from the Muskegon Heights transfer station on Baker Street south of Manahan Avenue, at 12:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., arriving at the fair grounds at 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.
A bus returning to town will depart from the fair at 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., arriving in Muskegon Heights at 2:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., and arriving in downtown Muskegon 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m."
George H. W. Bush Shaves His Head In Solidarity With 2-Year-Old Suffering From Leukemia
George H. W. Bush Shaves His Head In Solidarity With 2-Year-Old Suffering From Leukemia:
"Former President George H. W. Bush and members of the Secret Service wanted to show their support for Patrick, the 2-year-old son of a member of Bush’s security detail."
"Former President George H. W. Bush and members of the Secret Service wanted to show their support for Patrick, the 2-year-old son of a member of Bush’s security detail."
Iodization Effect On IQ
Iodization Effect On IQ - Business Insider:
"Iodine deficiency remains the world's leading cause of preventable mental retardation.
According to a new study, its introduction in America in 1924 had an effect so profound that it raised the country's IQ."
"Iodine deficiency remains the world's leading cause of preventable mental retardation.
According to a new study, its introduction in America in 1924 had an effect so profound that it raised the country's IQ."
Guardian Angels: Don’t Let Mag Mile Become “Muggers’ Mile”
Guardian Angels: Don’t Let Mag Mile Become “Muggers’ Mile” « CBS Chicago:
"They said criminals have been turning the popular stretch of Michigan Avenue into their own ATM, and attacks there have grown more violent. "
"They said criminals have been turning the popular stretch of Michigan Avenue into their own ATM, and attacks there have grown more violent. "
How do Americans with jobs get to work?
How do Americans with jobs get to work? - WatchdogWire - Florida:
"FL has reported on the growing costs of running publicly funded transportation systems (buses, light rail, AMTRAK). Public bus systems rarely pay for themselves.
Rather they are heavily subsidized by federal, state and local governments. "
"FL has reported on the growing costs of running publicly funded transportation systems (buses, light rail, AMTRAK). Public bus systems rarely pay for themselves.
Rather they are heavily subsidized by federal, state and local governments. "
Sen. Ron Johnson: Say no to Detroit bailouts
Sen. Ron Johnson: Say no to Detroit bailouts:
"Detroit's failure is rooted in an unholy alliance between politicians and public sector unions.
Its 47 municipal unions spent their members' dues to elect public officials who then "negotiated" with those same unions for overly generous contracts that resulted in bankruptcy.
The city's emergency manager laid out the gory details in a settlement he offered to creditors last month.
Health benefits to the city's 19,000 retirees are lavish and unfunded.
The city acted too late to reduce staff numbers bloated by union work rules — for example, last year it was discovered the city water department employed a horseshoer for $56,000 a year, though it owned no horses. Unions won "sweeteners," like extra pension checks and easier pension eligibility, that increased costs without benefiting the general public.
In exchange, residents suffer one of the worst homicide rates of any big city, an average 58-minute police response time, four out of ten streetlights are broken, and the highest per-capita tax burden in Michigan.
Sounds great, huh?"
"Detroit's failure is rooted in an unholy alliance between politicians and public sector unions.
Its 47 municipal unions spent their members' dues to elect public officials who then "negotiated" with those same unions for overly generous contracts that resulted in bankruptcy.
The city's emergency manager laid out the gory details in a settlement he offered to creditors last month.
Health benefits to the city's 19,000 retirees are lavish and unfunded.
The city acted too late to reduce staff numbers bloated by union work rules — for example, last year it was discovered the city water department employed a horseshoer for $56,000 a year, though it owned no horses. Unions won "sweeteners," like extra pension checks and easier pension eligibility, that increased costs without benefiting the general public.
In exchange, residents suffer one of the worst homicide rates of any big city, an average 58-minute police response time, four out of ten streetlights are broken, and the highest per-capita tax burden in Michigan.
Sounds great, huh?"
Questions raised about IRS executive travel
Questions raised about IRS executive travel | Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider | www.ajc.com:
"In some cases, the travel days exceeded the number of business days due to employees remaining in travel status during the weekends and holidays," the report said."
"In some cases, the travel days exceeded the number of business days due to employees remaining in travel status during the weekends and holidays," the report said."
Detroit council supports calls for federal investigation of possible civil rights charges against George Zimmerman
Detroit council supports calls for federal investigation of possible civil rights charges against George Zimmerman | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"The Detroit City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for a federal investigation to see whether civil rights charges are warranted against George Zimmerman"
"The Detroit City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for a federal investigation to see whether civil rights charges are warranted against George Zimmerman"
Derivative Losses, Bad Bets, And Aggressive Assumptions Leave Detroit's Pensions Massively Underfunded
Derivative Losses, Bad Bets, And Aggressive Assumptions Leave Detroit's Pensions Massively Underfunded | Zero Hedge:
"Rather incredibly, the city's General and Police and Fire retirement systems have a combined underfunding of $3.5 billion made worse by "aggressive actuarial assumptions,"
"Rather incredibly, the city's General and Police and Fire retirement systems have a combined underfunding of $3.5 billion made worse by "aggressive actuarial assumptions,"
Statism is turning America into Detroit – Ayn Rand's Starnesville come to life
Statism is turning America into Detroit – Ayn Rand's Starnesville come to life – Telegraph Blogs:
"Look at this description of Detroit from today’s Observer:
What isn’t dumped is stolen.
Factories and homes have largely been stripped of anything of value, so thieves now target cars’ catalytic converters.
Illiteracy runs at around 47%; half the adults in some areas are unemployed.
In many neighbourhoods, the only sign of activity is a slow trudge to the liquor store."
"Look at this description of Detroit from today’s Observer:
What isn’t dumped is stolen.
Factories and homes have largely been stripped of anything of value, so thieves now target cars’ catalytic converters.
Illiteracy runs at around 47%; half the adults in some areas are unemployed.
In many neighbourhoods, the only sign of activity is a slow trudge to the liquor store."
The Tip Of The Iceberg Of The Coming Retirement Crisis That Will Shake America To The Core
The Tip Of The Iceberg Of The Coming Retirement Crisis That Will Shake America To The Core:
" Right now, more than 10,000 Baby Boomers are hitting the age of 65 every single day, and this will continue to happen every single day until the year 2030.
As a society, we have made trillions of dollars of financial promises to these Baby Boomers, and there is no way that we are going to be able to keep those promises.
The money simply is not there.
Yes, I suppose that we could eventually see a "super devaluation" of the U.S. dollar and keep our promises to the Baby Boomers using currency that is not worth much more than Monopoly money, but as it stands right now we simply do not have the resources to do what we said that we were going to do. "
" Right now, more than 10,000 Baby Boomers are hitting the age of 65 every single day, and this will continue to happen every single day until the year 2030.
As a society, we have made trillions of dollars of financial promises to these Baby Boomers, and there is no way that we are going to be able to keep those promises.
The money simply is not there.
Yes, I suppose that we could eventually see a "super devaluation" of the U.S. dollar and keep our promises to the Baby Boomers using currency that is not worth much more than Monopoly money, but as it stands right now we simply do not have the resources to do what we said that we were going to do. "
West Michigan's recovery: Why so fast?
Advantage West Michigan: West Michigan's recovery: Why so fast?:
"They also discovered unemployment in the “Holland-Zeeland high productivity corridor” to be a jaw-dropping 2.6 percent. "
"They also discovered unemployment in the “Holland-Zeeland high productivity corridor” to be a jaw-dropping 2.6 percent. "
UAW's hypocrisy comes to light in its photo ID voting requirement
Ken Braun: UAW's hypocrisy comes to light in its photo ID voting requirement | MLive.com:
"It's not necessary, it's not trustworthy of the voter," said state Rep. Sean McCann, D-Kalamazoo, in a response typical of Democratic opposition to the proposal.
The United Auto Workers was also opposed to voter identification reforms at the national level - and photo ID requirements in particular - shouting that it was a conservative Republican plot to “disenfranchise millions of Americans.” The UAW website also notes a study claiming voter fraud is so rare that most Americans are more likely to be struck by lightning than attempt it.
One might think Democratic politicians and the UAW were really and truly opposed to making people show photo ID before voting. But it’s hard to rationalize within the context of the following:
“Congratulations to the victors in the UAW Local 892 elections. Run-off for Vice-President of Local 892 next Wednesday … Please have photo i.d. ready … Our union needs your commitment. I lost an election years ago, made me a better candidate and stronger advocate for working families.” [Emphasis added, truncated for space.]"
"It's not necessary, it's not trustworthy of the voter," said state Rep. Sean McCann, D-Kalamazoo, in a response typical of Democratic opposition to the proposal.
The United Auto Workers was also opposed to voter identification reforms at the national level - and photo ID requirements in particular - shouting that it was a conservative Republican plot to “disenfranchise millions of Americans.” The UAW website also notes a study claiming voter fraud is so rare that most Americans are more likely to be struck by lightning than attempt it.
One might think Democratic politicians and the UAW were really and truly opposed to making people show photo ID before voting. But it’s hard to rationalize within the context of the following:
“Congratulations to the victors in the UAW Local 892 elections. Run-off for Vice-President of Local 892 next Wednesday … Please have photo i.d. ready … Our union needs your commitment. I lost an election years ago, made me a better candidate and stronger advocate for working families.” [Emphasis added, truncated for space.]"
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Glacier Girl: The Back Story | History of Flight
Glacier Girl: The Back Story | History of Flight | Air & Space Magazine:
"How it got trapped in the ice, and how it got out."
"How it got trapped in the ice, and how it got out."
AFTERBURNER w/ BILL WHITTLE: The Lynching
The truth about Trayvon Martin. The story not told. Have you ever heard of “lean”.
MUST SEE!
25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head
25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head
The following are 25 facts about the fall of Detroit that will leave you shaking your head...
1) At this point, the city of Detroit owes money to more than 100,000 creditors.
2) Detroit is facing $20 billion in debt and unfunded liabilities. That breaks down to more than $25,000 per resident.
3) Back in 1960, the city of Detroit actually had the highest per-capita income in the entire nation.
4) In 1950, there were about 296,000 manufacturing jobs in Detroit. Today, there are less than 27,000.
5) Between December 2000 and December 2010, 48 percent of the manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan were lost.
6) There are lots of houses available for sale in Detroit right now for $500 or less.
7) At this point, there are approximately 78,000 abandoned homes in the city.
8) About one-third of Detroit's 140 square miles is either vacant or derelict.
9) An astounding 47 percent of the residents of the city of Detroit are functionally illiterate.
10) Less than half of the residents of Detroit over the age of 16 are working at this point.
11) If you can believe it, 60 percent of all children in the city of Detroit are living in poverty.
12) Detroit was once the fourth-largest city in the United States, but over the past 60 years the population of Detroit has fallen by 63 percent.
13) The city of Detroit is now very heavily dependent on the tax revenue it pulls in from the casinos in the city. Right now, Detroit is bringing inabout 11 million dollars a month in tax revenue from the casinos.
14) There are 70 "Superfund" hazardous waste sites in Detroit.
15) 40 percent of the street lights do not work.
16) Only about a third of the ambulances are running.
17) Some ambulances in the city of Detroit have been used for so long that they have more than 250,000 miles on them.
18) Two-thirds of the parks in the city of Detroit have been permanently closed down since 2008.
19) The size of the police force in Detroit has been cut by about 40 percent over the past decade.
20) When you call the police in Detroit, it takes them an average of 58 minutes to respond.
21) Due to budget cutbacks, most police stations in Detroit are now closed to the public for 16 hours a day.
22) The violent crime rate in Detroit is five times higher than the national average.
23) The murder rate in Detroit is 11 times higher than it is in New York City.
24) Today, police solve less than 10 percent of the crimes that are committed in Detroit.
25) Crime has gotten so bad in Detroit that even the police are telling people to "enter Detroit at your own risk".
It is easy to point fingers and mock Detroit, but the truth is that the rest of America is going down the exact same path that Detroit has gone down.
Detroit just got there first.
All over this country, there are hundreds of state and local governments that are also on the verge of financial ruin...
Monday, July 22, 2013
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington | AEIdeas:
"Carpe Diem
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Mark J. Perry | July 22, 2013, 1:53 pm
In 1911, Booker T. Washington wrote:
There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public.
Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays.
Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.
MP: Those words are still so true today, more than 100 years after Booker T. Washington made that observation….."
"Carpe Diem
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Mark J. Perry | July 22, 2013, 1:53 pm
In 1911, Booker T. Washington wrote:
There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public.
Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays.
Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.
MP: Those words are still so true today, more than 100 years after Booker T. Washington made that observation….."
HUD's New 'Fair Housing' Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S.
HUD's New 'Fair Housing' Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S. | CNS News
"Under the Fair Housing Act, HUD requires grantees, such as cities, that receive federal housing funds to "affirmatively further fair housing."
Under the proposed rule, the neighborhood data provided by HUD will be used to evaluate patterns of integration and segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, and access to "valuable community assets." HUD wants to know if existing laws and policies -- such as zoning, financing, infrastructure planning and transportation -- create, perpetuate or alleviate segregation."
"Under the Fair Housing Act, HUD requires grantees, such as cities, that receive federal housing funds to "affirmatively further fair housing."
Under the proposed rule, the neighborhood data provided by HUD will be used to evaluate patterns of integration and segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, and access to "valuable community assets." HUD wants to know if existing laws and policies -- such as zoning, financing, infrastructure planning and transportation -- create, perpetuate or alleviate segregation."
Detroit’s bankruptcy “should never have come to pass.”
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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.""
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."
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