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“Damn” was her audible response
I recently heard a surprising story: A female CEO was briefed on a stellar candidate for a top job at her company. “Sounds ideal,” she said to the group in the room. “Male or female?” Male was the answer. “Damn” was her audible response. The guy wasn’t even interviewed. Why Are Men SilentSearch BIS
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- “This has been the coldest season with the most ice since we started Arctic Watch in 2000. Almost no whales. The NWPassage is still blocked with ice. Some of the bays still have not melted!”
Richard weber, owner/operater Arctic Watch Generation Screwed
And rather than follow the conventional path of indebting yourself for 13-years so that you can attend university for four, and then fork over the bulk of your pay to the government, instead focus on learning tangible, valuable skills overseas.Government Cheese
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Global Warming Expedition Foiled By Ice
Global Warming Expedition Foiled By Ice | Power Line. So the expedition is being abandoned. Did this experience cause any second thoughts on the global warming campaign? Of course not! Let me extract this quote as well…. “This has been … Continue reading
Trumka: ‘Mistakes’ Were Made in the Writing of ObamaCare, Not Thought Through
Ya don’t say… Trumka: ‘Mistakes’ Were Made in the Writing of ObamaCare, Not Thought Through. Updated: Video at link. I had it embedded but the autostart “feature” is not acceptable.
“Why Are There So Few Conservatives in Higher Education, and Does It Matter?”
Steven Hayward: Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy addresses conservatism in higher ed | Alumni Association. The presentation, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Aug. 29, is titled “Why Are There So Few Conservatives in Higher Education, and Does It … Continue reading
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Private school vs. public school
Private school vs. public school: Only bad people send their kids to private school. – Slate Magazine. You are a bad person if you send your children to private school. Not bad like murderer bad—but bad like ruining-one-of-our-nation’s-most-essential-institutions-in-order-to-get-what’s-best-for-your-kid bad. So, … Continue reading
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The Great Shift: Labor Force Participation Graphs
From The Great Shift: Where Have All the Workers Gone (download pdf by clicking link). I have included both graphs for labor force participation so it doesn’t appear I’m “cherry picking” In post-recession America, the labor force participation rate (LFPR) — or percentage … Continue reading
Labor Participation Rate
So hey, let’s increase the minimum wage, that should address the problem: Labor Participation Rate Hits 34-Year Low. The percentage of Americans who have a job or are looking for one, known as the labor force participation rate (LFPR), has … Continue reading
Obama offers new gun control steps. Doesn’t prevent criminals from getting weapons
Obama offers new gun control steps. Striving to take action where Congress would not, the Obama administration announced new steps Thursday on gun control, curbing the import of military surplus weapons and proposing to close a little-known loophole that lets … Continue reading
Strike for a living wage
Fast food strike gets super-sized over wages – Yahoo! Finance. The battle to boost the minimum wage escalated Thursday when thousands of workers at fast-food restaurants in 50 U.S. cities walked off the job to demand a “decent” wage. From … Continue reading
Obama’s Affordable Care Act Looking a Bit Unaffordable
Obama’s Affordable Care Act Looking a Bit Unaffordable – NationalJournal.com. Republicans have long blamed President Obama’s signature health care initiative for increasing insurance costs, dubbing it the “Unaffordable Care Act.” Turns out, they might be right. For the vast majority … Continue reading
Fast-food strikes set for cities nationwide
I volunteer to walk the picket line and work for no wages: Fast-food strikes set for cities nationwide – AP News .
Trainwreck: Obamacare Roll-Out Hits Rocky Mountain Snags
Trainwreck: Obamacare Roll-Out Hits Rocky Mountain Snags – Guy Benson. Colorado’s Democratic Insurance Commissioner is “bracing” for “bumps in the road” as Obamacare comes on line in her state. Residents shouldn’t expect a seamless process, she warns, even though the … Continue reading
WHAT GOOD IS SPYING ON EVERYONE’S EMAILS IF YOU’RE TOO DUMB TO RESPOND TO WHAT YOU READ?
asks Glenn Reynolds.
The “new and improved” school food….
Well… may not so much: Kentucky students to first lady: food ‘tastes like vomit’ | The Daily Caller. Students in a rural Kentucky county — and their parents — are the latest to join a growing national chorus of scorn … Continue reading
Slowest Start To A Hurricane Season On Record
Slowest Start To A Hurricane Season On Record | Real Science. Obama’s presidency has also seen the fewest US hurricane landfalls of any president. Three hurricanes have hit the US while he was in office, compared to twenty-six while Grover … Continue reading
Marijuana: Just make Obamacare cover it
D.C. government program to subsidize marijuana for poor patients – Washington Times. Seems obvious, if you want the poor to sign up, cover (medical) marijuana with a generic drug copay. Now THERE’s a marketing campaign for ya.
No worries Boulderites, global warming will come back with a vengence
Separating Science From Spin on the Global-Warming ‘Pause’ – NationalJournal.com. The IPCC report attributes this hiatus to short-term factors that result in temporary cooling periods, including volcanoes, solar cycles, absorbent oceans, non-greenhouse-gas pollutants, and a string of other temporary-yet-powerful natural … Continue reading
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Fast-food workers urged to stage nationwide strike
A very employee friendly article from Erik Sherman. The comments, now that’s another story altogether! Fast-food workers urged to stage nationwide strike – CBS News. Idiots.
“Weldistan” moves forward
Rural Coloradans to vote on forming new state – Washington Times. The effort to create the 51st state, called “Weldistan” by it’s detractors (and others) takes a few baby steps forward as the idea becomes a ballot issue this fall. … Continue reading
Virtual Editorial Board: Subdivision paving
Virtual Editorial Board: Subdivision paving – Boulder Daily Camera. The Daily Camera wades into the subdivision paving issue. Since the question has only been posted on the DC website for 30 minutes there are no opinions yet. That will change … Continue reading
From the subdivision paving petition comments….
I have a letter from the county engineer dated 1974 agreeing to maintain the subdivision roads in Willis heights after we paid to pave the roads. I have not recieved any formal communication saying they are not abide by this … Continue reading
