Fishermen Say Regulations Destroying Industry - Manchester News Story - WMUR Manchester:
"SEABROOK, N.H. -- Fishermen on New Hampshire's Seacoast are warning that new fishing regulations could destroy their industry and have already caused them severe emotional stress."
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
TSA gets flack for baby's KC airport patdown - CBS News
TSA gets flack for baby's KC airport patdown - CBS News:
"(CBS News) Less than a month after a public outcry over a 6-year-old's patdown at the New Orleans airport by TSA agents, a photo showing TSA agents examining what appears to be the rear end of a baby at Kansas City International airport has gained a lot of attention."
"(CBS News) Less than a month after a public outcry over a 6-year-old's patdown at the New Orleans airport by TSA agents, a photo showing TSA agents examining what appears to be the rear end of a baby at Kansas City International airport has gained a lot of attention."
Irish Bombshell: Government Raids PRIVATE Pensions To Pay For Spending
Irish Bombshell: Government Raids PRIVATE Pensions To Pay For Spending:
"Unwilling to budge on the country's low corporate tax rate, Enda Kenny's Irish government has chosen to target pensioners for funds to grow the economy. Whether it turns out to be an example to other countries seeking alternative ways to raise revenues with aging populations is yet unknown."
"Unwilling to budge on the country's low corporate tax rate, Enda Kenny's Irish government has chosen to target pensioners for funds to grow the economy. Whether it turns out to be an example to other countries seeking alternative ways to raise revenues with aging populations is yet unknown."
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
RealClearPolitics - The 'Education' Mantra
RealClearPolitics - The 'Education' Mantra:
"Too many of the people coming out of even our most prestigious academic institutions graduate with neither the skills to be economically productive nor the intellectual development to make them discerning citizens and voters."
"Too many of the people coming out of even our most prestigious academic institutions graduate with neither the skills to be economically productive nor the intellectual development to make them discerning citizens and voters."
Adam Schaeffer: A Strategic Defeat for Educational Freedom
Adam Schaeffer: A Strategic Defeat for Educational Freedom:
"the voucher program will not only expand state control over and homogenize participating schools by requiring adherence to a single state-designed test, evaluation, and curriculum, it will also cut into the market for non-accredited schools. The likely effect is a serious loss of education freedom and diversity of options in the medium-term and a near-total loss in the long term."
"the voucher program will not only expand state control over and homogenize participating schools by requiring adherence to a single state-designed test, evaluation, and curriculum, it will also cut into the market for non-accredited schools. The likely effect is a serious loss of education freedom and diversity of options in the medium-term and a near-total loss in the long term."
The Missing Fifth - NYTimes.com
The Missing Fifth - NYTimes.com:
LOL -- Good one Brooks. Whew, that was great.*
* Of course, if we were a smart country then we would be doing this, but we're not a smart country. We're as dumb as a doornail. As they say, stupid is as stupid does.
"If this were a smart country, we’d be having a debate about how to shift money from programs that provide comfort and toward programs that spark reinvigoration."
LOL -- Good one Brooks. Whew, that was great.*
* Of course, if we were a smart country then we would be doing this, but we're not a smart country. We're as dumb as a doornail. As they say, stupid is as stupid does.
Closing the Door on Innovation
Closing the Door on Innovation:
"We, the undersigned, representing viewpoints from across the political and educational spectrum, oppose the call for a nationalized curriculum in the Albert Shanker Institute Manifesto “A Call for Common Content.”1 We also oppose the ongoing effort by the U.S. Department of Education to have two federally funded testing consortia develop national curriculum guidelines, national curriculum models, national instructional materials, and national assessments using Common Core's national standards as a basis for these efforts."
"We, the undersigned, representing viewpoints from across the political and educational spectrum, oppose the call for a nationalized curriculum in the Albert Shanker Institute Manifesto “A Call for Common Content.”1 We also oppose the ongoing effort by the U.S. Department of Education to have two federally funded testing consortia develop national curriculum guidelines, national curriculum models, national instructional materials, and national assessments using Common Core's national standards as a basis for these efforts."
Friday, May 6, 2011
Texas bill would make invasive pat-downs a felony | AP Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Texas bill would make invasive pat-downs a felony | AP Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle:
"A former Miss USA's tearful claim that she was groped during a pat-down at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport could be a criminal matter under a bill gaining momentum in the Texas Legislature"
"A former Miss USA's tearful claim that she was groped during a pat-down at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport could be a criminal matter under a bill gaining momentum in the Texas Legislature"
Judge Orders 3-Year-Old into Day Care for "Socialization"
Judge Orders 3-Year-Old into Day Care for "Socialization":
"Four children ages 9, 7, 5 and 3 from a homeschooling family in Notre-Dame-des-Bois in Québec, Canada have been ordered into public school for socialization. The Roman Catholic family, who have been homeschooling their children for four years, were reported to the youth protection services (YPS) for neglect and had a four-day trial in November 2010."
"Four children ages 9, 7, 5 and 3 from a homeschooling family in Notre-Dame-des-Bois in Québec, Canada have been ordered into public school for socialization. The Roman Catholic family, who have been homeschooling their children for four years, were reported to the youth protection services (YPS) for neglect and had a four-day trial in November 2010."
Thursday, May 5, 2011
New Hampshire’s O’Neil Rally School satisfies drivers’ need for speed - BostonHerald.com
New Hampshire’s O’Neil Rally School satisfies drivers’ need for speed - BostonHerald.com:
"Dining options are plentiful in nearby Littleton, Franconia and Bethlehem."
"Dining options are plentiful in nearby Littleton, Franconia and Bethlehem."
Obama administration floats draft plan to tax cars by the mile - The Hill's Floor Action
Obama administration floats draft plan to tax cars by the mile - The Hill's Floor Action:
"The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive."
"The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive."
Campaign For Liberty — The Attack on the Washing Machine by Mark Thornton
Campaign For Liberty — The Attack on the Washing Machine by Mark Thornton:
"Only two generations ago, nearly every mother in the world slaved at washing clothes. Today, no one in the developed world does this. Instead, they can read, do professional work, teach children, hold parties, and generally apply their time to building civilization. As Rosling says, 'even the hard core of the green movement use the washing machine.'
But government is working on systematically reversing these advances -- attacking the washing machine's workings at the most fundamental level."
"Only two generations ago, nearly every mother in the world slaved at washing clothes. Today, no one in the developed world does this. Instead, they can read, do professional work, teach children, hold parties, and generally apply their time to building civilization. As Rosling says, 'even the hard core of the green movement use the washing machine.'
But government is working on systematically reversing these advances -- attacking the washing machine's workings at the most fundamental level."
[Nouriel Roubini] China’s growth strategy is a bad bet
http://www.koreaherald.com/opinion/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110420000826
"Eventually, most likely after 2013, China will suffer a hard landing. All historical episodes of excessive investment ― including East Asia in the 1990s ― have ended with a financial crisis and/or a long period of slow growth."
"Eventually, most likely after 2013, China will suffer a hard landing. All historical episodes of excessive investment ― including East Asia in the 1990s ― have ended with a financial crisis and/or a long period of slow growth."
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
RealClearPolitics - Fed Up With the Fed?
RealClearPolitics - Fed Up With the Fed?:
"When people in Washington start creating fancy new phrases, instead of using plain English, you know they are doing something they don't want us to understand.
It was an act of war when we started bombing Libya. But the administration chose to call it 'kinetic military action.' When the Federal Reserve System started creating hundreds of billions of dollars out of thin air, they called it 'quantitative easing' of the money supply."
"When people in Washington start creating fancy new phrases, instead of using plain English, you know they are doing something they don't want us to understand.
It was an act of war when we started bombing Libya. But the administration chose to call it 'kinetic military action.' When the Federal Reserve System started creating hundreds of billions of dollars out of thin air, they called it 'quantitative easing' of the money supply."
J'lem imam: Obama will soon hang - Israel News, Ynetnews
J'lem imam: Obama will soon hang - Israel News, Ynetnews:
"Al-Aqsa Mosque imam vows to avenge killing of Osama bin Laden in Youtube video. 'Dogs should not rejoice too much for killing lions'"
Diplomacy in action.
"Al-Aqsa Mosque imam vows to avenge killing of Osama bin Laden in Youtube video. 'Dogs should not rejoice too much for killing lions'"
Diplomacy in action.
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