Thursday, June 27, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
'Welfare State' Doesn't Adequately Describe How Much America's Poor Control Your Wallet
Non-work and having children outside of marriage are the two main causes of poverty in America today. Indeed, full time work year round at the current minimum wage, plus the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and the Child Tax Credit, would be enough to lift every American family out of poverty. Yet, the typical poor family with children today is supported by only about 800 hours of work during a year, or 16 hours per week.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Great Britain in India
"They include railways, roads, canals, mines, sewers, plantations and the establishment of English law and language.
"Great cities including Bombay, Calcutta and Madras were built and some of the finest universities and museums in India were founded. The first definitive atlas of India was drawn and there were great social reforms, such as the eradication of thugee (violent highway robbery), the banning of the custom of suttee (the burning of widows on the husband's funeral pyre) and female infanticide.
"Great cities including Bombay, Calcutta and Madras were built and some of the finest universities and museums in India were founded. The first definitive atlas of India was drawn and there were great social reforms, such as the eradication of thugee (violent highway robbery), the banning of the custom of suttee (the burning of widows on the husband's funeral pyre) and female infanticide.
psychiatry association
From the beginning of the AIDS epidemic the APA has undermined individual responsibility at the cost of countless lives. From a recent APA paper, Discrimination and homophobia fuel the HIV epidemic in gay and bisexual men:
... Despite the fact that gay and bisexual men constitute approximately 2-4 percent of the U.S. male population 18-44 years of age... [they] account for more than 50 percent of all AIDS cases and all HIV infections and 57 percent of all new HIV infections.... the HIV epidemic in gay and bisexual men is not directed solely by person-level behaviors but is influenced by a range of contextual factors, rooted in cultural, historical, and political structures in this country."
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
bias in higher education
Still, I can only imagine how hard it might be to be an untenured conservative in a department far less committed to fair play than ours. My political and social views clearly rile my colleagues, who, while all leftists (and by extension narcissists, but that is another story) manage for the most part to separate their animosity towards my beliefs from their generally kindly sentiments towards me (I suspect that, for the most part, we all find ourselves more amusing than threatening), but I cannot help but think that a young faculty member at, say, a University of California-system school must be subject to far greater direct pressure to renounce or at least conceal his/her views. It should trouble all of us who teach college, attend college, or, more importantly, pay for college.
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co2 and global warming
Thus at essentially the same CO2 concentrations as those determined from ~3.5 million years earlier, and in the absence of "anthropogenic" CO2 production (i.e., by our bipedal Middle Pliocene ancestors!) any where comparable to what it is now, Arctic temperatures then were ~8 degrees C warmer than at present.
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
8 Delicious Dishes Of America's Past
Via: allrecipes.com
4. Ham balls
Haha, balls, right? Ham balls were actually a very common appetizer and their deliciousness certainly translates through today.
Image by Shutterstock
Ingredients:
1 1/4 lbs. ground smoked ham
1 lb. ground pork
1 lb. lean ground beef
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup milk
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 (10.75oz.) can tomato soup
1 teaspoon mustard powderDirections:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Add ham, pork, and beef to a bowl. Stir in milk, eggs, and graham cracker crumbs, mix well.
3. Form into balls about 2” in diameter, place into 9x13” baking dish.
4. In a separate bowl, mix soup, vinegar, brown sugar, and mustard powder, then pour over meatballs.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Colorado University weighs anti-discrimination protection for conservatives - Washington Times
Mr. McBryan agreed that college professors tend to lean left — “There’s definitely a weighting toward liberalism at universities” — but said the reason may be that liberals are better suited for the world of academia, while conservatives are more at home in the field of business.
“Researchers are people whose minds are very open to new ideas, which means they aren’t conservative,” Mr. McBryan said. “Conservatives are more likely to prefer the status quo. … Professors are more likely to be liberal-oriented because they search for and are open to new ideas.”
Colorado University weighs anti-discrimination protection for conservatives - Washington Times
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
abortion
That is, far more black Americans are having abortions than white Americans. Minority babies
have been disproportionately affected because most abortion facilities
target lower-income mothers. Eighty percent of Planned Parenthood
locations are in minority neighborhoods. Since Roe v. Wade, it
is estimated that one-third of the black population has been
eliminated, killing more than 13 million black babies totaling 40+% of
all abortions despite the fact that only 6% of all U.S. women are black.
That's real disparate impact and racial profiling.
media
Observed
as a consistent and repeated pattern of response to every revelation
about the Obama administration, this uniform behavior on the part of the
American media creates an inescapable impression: the bulwark of
freedom has been usurped by the spirit of totalitarian propaganda.
Niall Ferguson: The Regulated States of America - WSJ.com
In "Democracy in America," published in 1833, Alexis de Tocqueville marveled at the way Americans preferred voluntary association to government regulation. "The inhabitant of the United States," he wrote, "has only a defiant and restive regard for social authority and he appeals to it . . . only when he cannot do without it."
Unlike Frenchmen, he continued, who instinctively looked to the state to provide economic and social order, Americans relied on their own efforts. "In the United States, they associate for the goals of public security, of commerce and industry, of morality and religion. There is nothing the human will despairs of attaining by the free action of the collective power of individuals."
What especially amazed Tocqueville was the sheer range of nongovernmental organizations Americans formed: "Not only do they have commercial and industrial associations . . . but they also have a thousand other kinds: religious, moral, grave, futile, very general and very particular, immense and very small; Americans use associations to give fetes, to found seminaries, to build inns, to raise churches, to distribute books, to send missionaries to the antipodes; in this manner they create hospitals, prisons, schools."
"This Is A Glock Block" – Frustrated Homeowners All Over America Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands | Zero Hedge
All over the United States, frustrated homeowners are banding together, arming themselves and patrolling their own streets. One of the primary reasons this is happening is because police budgets all over the nation are being slashed at a time when violent crime rates in the United States are increasing and many our our largest cities are being transformed into crime-infested war zones. So instead of waiting for government to come up with a solution, many Americans are taking matters into their own hands.
For example, one community group in Milwaukie, Oregon has started posting flyers with an ominous message for potential criminals: "This is a Glock block. We don’t call 911." You can see a photo of this flyer right here. One of the founders of the "Glock Block" is a breast cancer survivor named Coy Tolonen. She decided to arm herself after a thief stole one of her favorite statues out of her front yard while she was watching...
David Stockman's Non-Recovery Part 2: The Crash Of Breadwinners And The 'Born-Again' Jobs Scam | Zero Hedge
By September 2012, the S&P 500 was up by 115 percent from its recession lows and had recovered all of its losses from the peak of the second Greenspan bubble. By contrast, only 200,000 of the 5.6 million lost breadwinner jobs had been recovered by that same point in time.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Blog: Atheists lose one
The first thing he did was tear up the paper containing the speech approved by the school system. Next, Costner spoke of how humble he was to have the honor, recognizing various classmates who seemingly contributed more to the school. When his remarks turned to those who had helped him along the way, he gave thanks to his church and his parents for leading him to Jesus Christ. Costner then directly acknowledged his Lord and Savior, praying the Lord's Prayer in the middle of his speech.
Costner later clarified his moment of conviction in an interview with The Christian Post, "I want to emphasize that everyone should be free to say what they want. Just because I prayed to my God doesn't mean that someone else isn't allowed to pray to who they want or say what they believe. We should all have free speech."
Monday, June 17, 2013
Paula Cooper ... will leave prison after 24 years
The girls, Crawford said, "planned to kill (Pelke) from the get-go."
Cooper, who was identified as the ringleader in the murder-robbery, brought a 12-inch butcher knife when she and three friends went to Pelke's home on May 25, 1985.
Pelke welcomed the teens into her home after the girls said they were interested in Bible study lessons.
One of the teens then hit Pelke on the head with a vase, knocking her to the ground.
"Paula Cooper got on top of her and kept saying to her, and this is her own admission, 'Where's the money, b----?'" Crawford said.
When Pelke responded that she didn't have any money, Crawford said Cooper "started torturing her, slicing her with the butcher knife across her chest."
As Pelke lay on the floor, Crawford said the investigation revealed, "she was saying the Lord's Prayer as she died."
Cooper, who was identified as the ringleader in the murder-robbery, brought a 12-inch butcher knife when she and three friends went to Pelke's home on May 25, 1985.
Pelke welcomed the teens into her home after the girls said they were interested in Bible study lessons.
One of the teens then hit Pelke on the head with a vase, knocking her to the ground.
"Paula Cooper got on top of her and kept saying to her, and this is her own admission, 'Where's the money, b----?'" Crawford said.
When Pelke responded that she didn't have any money, Crawford said Cooper "started torturing her, slicing her with the butcher knife across her chest."
As Pelke lay on the floor, Crawford said the investigation revealed, "she was saying the Lord's Prayer as she died."
out of the ice age ... global warming
There has been no satisfactory
theory presented to explain earth's ice age history. The cause of an ice
age is believed to be related to several simultaneously occurring
ice-age-factors, i.e. astronomical cycles, atmospheric composition,
plate tectonics, and/or ocean currents. Regardless, during the peak of
the current ice age, the formation of 1.9 to 2.5 mile thick ice sheets
caused a global sea level drop of about 390 ft. Therefore, while we may
now be experiencing short-term volatility in our weather cycles, the
expectation is that as in the past the earth will warm until it is once
again ice free -- and the sea level has returned to its ice free level.
Thus, if our historical science is correct, we are experiencing
"natural" global warming as the earth warms out of its current ice age
Asia Times Online :: Russia's new Middle Eastern role
Spengler
What does Moscow want in the Middle East? It has taken a more active interest in the region's malefactors of late. Jean Aziz of Al-Monitor argues that Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov's April 28 meeting with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon marks a turn in Russia's relationship with the Hezbollah. Russia's new alliance-that seems to be the right word-with the Lebanese terrorist organization implies a Russian commitment to carving out a sphere of influence.
Failte First Family: the Obamas touch down in Ireland - Independent.ie
No expense has been spared in catering for the comforts of Mrs Obama and her party. It is understood she will stay in the luxurious €2,500-a-night Princess Grace suite.
It is understood a total of 30 rooms in the five-star, 265-bedroom hotel, have been booked for the visit of Mrs Obama and her entou- rage. During their stay in Dublin, Mrs Obama and and her daughters will visit Trinity College where they will view the Book of Kells.
Failte First Family: the Obamas touch down in Ireland - Independent.ie
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Articles: Pigford: The Unexamined Obama Administration Scandal
The number of black farmers has metastasized -- nay, exploded -- and the aggrieved group now includes not only blacks, but Hispanics, Native Americans, and females. In fact over 90,000 people have filed claims seeking a payment under the terms of the original Pigford court ruling. That decision, now referred to as Pigford #1, was anticipated to cost approximately $120 million, including legal fees.
Articles: Pigford: The Unexamined Obama Administration Scandal
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Ron Johnson’s Tra
But according to GOP deficit projections subsequently prepared by Johnson and obtained by National Review Online, the true size of the problem is staggering, and surprised even many of the seasoned budget negotiators involved.
$4 trillion? Try $106 trillion, the medium estimate. That’s $106,954,000,000,000. Even the lowest, extremely conservative estimate comes in at $72 trillion; the highest is over $120 trillion.
The Obama Family Trip to Africa to Cost $60 to $100 Million | The Weekly Standard
President Obama and his family will be going to Africa later this month. But the trip won't be cheap; it's expected to cost American taxpayers $60 to $100 million, according to the Washington Post.
The Obama Family Trip to Africa to Cost $60 to $100 Million | The Weekly Standard
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Articles: Rise in Female Breadwinners Means America Is a Loser
G.K. Chesterton put it best when he wrote, "What is called matriarchy is simply moral anarchy, in which the mother alone remains fixed because all the fathers are fugitive and irresponsible." If you want matriarchy, just go into the black community. Women rule the roost there, but they reign in a hell born of degraded morals and family breakdown. There has never been a successful matriarchy -- the notion of a matriarchal prehistory is a myth -- and there never will be.
Articles: Rise in Female Breadwinners Means America Is a Loser
Articles: Rise in Female Breadwinners Means America Is a Loser
Writes Amy Langfield of CNBC, "The median income for a single mother who has never been married was $17,400 as of 2011." And, obviously, having large numbers of single mothers, with essentially fatherless children, struggling to make ends meet isn't good for the women, the children, or the society as a whole.
Articles: Rise in Female Breadwinners Means America Is a Loser
Monday, June 10, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
Listening to Young Atheists: Lessons for a Stronger Christianity - Larry Alex Taunton - The Atlantic
Serious-minded, they often concluded that church services were largely shallow, harmless, and ultimately irrelevant. As Ben, an engineering major at the University of Texas, so bluntly put it: "I really started to get bored with church."
Listening to Young Atheists: Lessons for a Stronger Christianity - Larry Alex Taunton - The Atlantic
NFL champ skips WH visit because Obama said ‘God bless’ Planned Parenthood | WashingtonExaminer.com
“I have great respect for the office of the presidency but about five or six weeks ago, our president made a comment in a speech and he said, ‘God bless Planned Parenthood,’” Birk, a former Minnesota Viking, told a local Minnesota sports blog. “I’m very confused by [Obama's] statement,” he explained. “”For God to bless a place where they’re ending 330,000 lives a year? I just chose not to attend.”
NFL champ skips WH visit because Obama said ‘God bless’ Planned Parenthood | WashingtonExaminer.com
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Top FDR Aide Hopkins Was Soviet Agent; Book Examines ‘Betrayal’
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt‘s most powerful assistant was a “conscious Soviet agent,” according to a new book that details how Harry Hopkins and others in FDR’s administration revealed U.S. secrets — and influenced American policy — to help Josef Stalin‘s Communist dictatorship.
... Further evidence indicating Hopkins’s status as a Soviet agent emerged in the 1990s with the defection of KGB agent Oleg Gordievsky, the declassification of the Venona decryptions, and the publication of KGB documents smuggled out of Russia by former Soviet intelligence officer Vasili Mitrokhin. In a 1990 book, Gordiesvsky said that a top KGB official, Iskhak Akhmerov, described Hopkins as “the most important of all Soviet wartime agents in the United States.”
... Further evidence indicating Hopkins’s status as a Soviet agent emerged in the 1990s with the defection of KGB agent Oleg Gordievsky, the declassification of the Venona decryptions, and the publication of KGB documents smuggled out of Russia by former Soviet intelligence officer Vasili Mitrokhin. In a 1990 book, Gordiesvsky said that a top KGB official, Iskhak Akhmerov, described Hopkins as “the most important of all Soviet wartime agents in the United States.”
Edward Lazear: The Hidden Jobless Disaster - WSJ.com
First, the better measure of a strong labor market is the proportion of the population that is working, not the proportion that isn't. In 2006, 63.4% of the working-age population was employed. That percentage declined to a low of 58.2% in July 2011 and now stands at 58.6%. By this measure, the labor market's health has barely changed over the past three years.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
did triceratops exist?
As Scanella and Horner pointed out in their paper, and as multiple summaries of the study have stated, Triceratops (described in 1889) was named before Torosaurus (described in 1891). According to the rules by which scientists name organisms, this gives Triceratops priority, so the name “Triceratops” isn’t going anywhere. (TIME got it right, Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs tried to set people straight, and Geekosystem
deserves some credit for amending their original post.) What is
significant about the new study is that it may change our perception of
what an adult Triceratops looked like, but the young-adult dinosaur we have traditionally called Triceratops is just as real as tadpoles, caterpillars, or teenage humans—they are all growth stages within a species
Visualizing Vastness - NYTimes.com
For example, take the number 1,234. Round it down to the nearest power of 10, which is 1,000. Then write 1,234 = 1.234 x 1,000. Count the zeros (in this case, 3); pop that number into an exponent to get the corresponding power of 10 (here, 103), and stick whatever is left over out in front (1.234). The result is 1,234 expressed in scientific notation: 1.234 x 103. Its “order of magnitude” is said to be 3, because that’s how many powers of 10 are in it.
Monday, June 3, 2013
'Whites need not apply' at D.C. labor board?
As a civil rights lawyer and the former Deputy
Chief of Employment Litigation in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S.
Justice Department, Harris vehemently opposed these "illegal,
unconstitutional, and discriminatory comments and hiring demands,"
telling the board that it was asking him "to hire in a discriminatory fashion based on race, gender, and political associations."
Colonoscopies Explain Why U.S. Leads the World in Health Expenditures - NYTimes.com
While the United States medical system is famous for drugs costing hundreds of thousands of dollars and heroic care at the end of life, it turns out that a more significant factor in the nation’s $2.7 trillion annual health care bill may not be the use of extraordinary services, but the high price tag of ordinary ones. “The U.S. just pays providers of health care much more for everything,” said Tom Sackville, chief executive of the health plans federation and a former British health minister.
Colonoscopies Explain Why U.S. Leads the World in Health Expenditures - NYTimes.com
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