Abandoned Dogs Roam Detroit in Packs as Humans Dwindle - Bloomberg:
"Dens of as many as 20 canines have been found in boarded-up homes in the community of about 700,000 that once pulsed with 1.8 million people.
One officer in the Police Department's skeleton animal-control unit recalled a pack splashing away in a basement that flooded when thieves ripped out water pipes.
“The dogs were having a pool party,” said Lapez Moore, 30.
“We went in and fished them out."
SLIDESHOW: Detroit's Abandoned Dogs
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Sea lamprey larva poisoned in White River
Sea lamprey larva poisoned in White River | wzzm13.com:
"Sea lamprey larvae that aren't killed in the treatment will eventually grow teeth and eyes and swim out into Lake Michigan.
Each one can kill 40 pounds of fish during its lifetime.
Then they'll return to the river to spawn.
Each female is capable of laying 80,000 eggs."
"Sea lamprey larvae that aren't killed in the treatment will eventually grow teeth and eyes and swim out into Lake Michigan.
Each one can kill 40 pounds of fish during its lifetime.
Then they'll return to the river to spawn.
Each female is capable of laying 80,000 eggs."
After withdrawing invitation, UM apologizes, re-invites Alice Walker to campus
After withdrawing invitation, UM apologizes, re-invites Alice Walker to campus | Crain's Detroit Business:
"The University of Michigan is re-inviting Alice Walker to speak at a future campus event, with apologies, after a previous speaking engagement for the Pulitzer Prize-winning author was reportedly cancelled amid donor concerns over her statements critical of Israel.
Walker, poet-novelist and author of "The Color Purple" and "We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For," reported via her blog that UM's Center for the Education of Women recently withdrew its invitation to speak at the center's 50th anniversary celebration next year.
That decision followed donors withdrawing support for the Center's celebration, based on Walker's "comments regarding Israel," according to an agent's letter she quotes in the blog entry.
A university leader insisted the decision did not hinge on donor support."
"The University of Michigan is re-inviting Alice Walker to speak at a future campus event, with apologies, after a previous speaking engagement for the Pulitzer Prize-winning author was reportedly cancelled amid donor concerns over her statements critical of Israel.
Walker, poet-novelist and author of "The Color Purple" and "We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For," reported via her blog that UM's Center for the Education of Women recently withdrew its invitation to speak at the center's 50th anniversary celebration next year.
That decision followed donors withdrawing support for the Center's celebration, based on Walker's "comments regarding Israel," according to an agent's letter she quotes in the blog entry.
A university leader insisted the decision did not hinge on donor support."
State report cards: See how your high school ranks against those statewide
State report cards: See how your high school ranks against those statewide | MLive.com:
"The rankings are based on student performance in math, reading, writing, science and social studies, and, in the case of high schools, on graduation rate data.
Student performance included student achievement, improvement and achievement gaps."
"The rankings are based on student performance in math, reading, writing, science and social studies, and, in the case of high schools, on graduation rate data.
Student performance included student achievement, improvement and achievement gaps."
HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
Listed here are area high schools according to state's "top-to-bottom" school performance list, and the schools' percentile rankings:
• Spring Lake High, 88th percentile
• Coopersville High, 77th percentile
• Grand Haven High, 71st percentile
• Mona Shores High, 70th percentile
• Oakridge High, 70th percentile
• Ravenna High, 67th percentile
• Montague High, 60th percentile
• North Muskegon High, 56th percentile
• Reeths-Puffer High, 43rd percentile
• Muskegon High, 27th percentile
• Orchard View High, 24th percentile
• Fruitport High, 19th percentile
• Holton High, 19th percentile
• Whitehall High, 17th percentile
• Muskegon Heights High, 3rd percentile
Color coding school performance could give a kid an inferiority complex
Tim Skubick: Color coding school performance could give a kid an inferiority complex | MLive.com:
"There could be real consequences using the color code instead of letter grades.
Apparently somebody did not consider the fact that if you stick a child with the stigma of an ugly color, such as lime green, (ugh) imagine the impact that will have on the kid’s self- concept, which everyone knows must be nurtured.
Test scores will plummet as they labor under the “label” that will follow them the rest of their lives."
"There could be real consequences using the color code instead of letter grades.
Apparently somebody did not consider the fact that if you stick a child with the stigma of an ugly color, such as lime green, (ugh) imagine the impact that will have on the kid’s self- concept, which everyone knows must be nurtured.
Test scores will plummet as they labor under the “label” that will follow them the rest of their lives."
Man who dobbed in suspects accused of murdering Melbourne baseball player Chris Lane says his son was next
Man who dobbed in suspects accused of murdering Melbourne baseball player Chris Lane says his son was next | Herald Sun:
"Stephens County Courthouse heard how one of the boys accused of murdering Lane, 22, danced and laughed as he was taken into a police station to be charged after the killing on Friday.
James Edwards, 15, was treating the murder as a joke, Mr Hicks told the hearing.
Mr Hicks told the court that Edwards has previously been in contact with police, and that he had "an attitude of total disregard for law enforcement" when he was being charged over Lane's death."
"Stephens County Courthouse heard how one of the boys accused of murdering Lane, 22, danced and laughed as he was taken into a police station to be charged after the killing on Friday.
James Edwards, 15, was treating the murder as a joke, Mr Hicks told the hearing.
Mr Hicks told the court that Edwards has previously been in contact with police, and that he had "an attitude of total disregard for law enforcement" when he was being charged over Lane's death."
Each vote cast in Detroit primary counts, so recount them to get tally right
Stephen Henderson: Each vote cast in Detroit primary counts, so recount them to get tally right | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Somewhere, a banana republic’s strong man is dumbfounded.
Dumbfounded because in Detroit, you couldn’t fictionalize the election drama that unfolded Tuesday, two weeks after voters cast ballots in the Aug. 6 mayoral primary.
Dumbfounded, because a county election board, acting on the last day before a deadline to certify that election, nearly voted to disqualify 20,000 votes because they may have been incorrectly marked by poll workers.
Dumbfounded because only in Detroit could you whipsaw from one election outcome to another, and from certainty to doubt to limbo in an afternoon."
"Somewhere, a banana republic’s strong man is dumbfounded.
Dumbfounded because in Detroit, you couldn’t fictionalize the election drama that unfolded Tuesday, two weeks after voters cast ballots in the Aug. 6 mayoral primary.
Dumbfounded, because a county election board, acting on the last day before a deadline to certify that election, nearly voted to disqualify 20,000 votes because they may have been incorrectly marked by poll workers.
Dumbfounded because only in Detroit could you whipsaw from one election outcome to another, and from certainty to doubt to limbo in an afternoon."
Detroit mayor count in chaos as Wayne County refuses to certify primary results
Detroit mayor count in chaos as Wayne County refuses to certify primary results | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"A state election panel will have to decide who really won the Detroit mayoral primary after Wayne County election officials on Tuesday refused to certify shocking new election results, which would have invalidated about 20,000 votes and handed the primary win to Benny Napoleon instead of Mike Duggan."
"A state election panel will have to decide who really won the Detroit mayoral primary after Wayne County election officials on Tuesday refused to certify shocking new election results, which would have invalidated about 20,000 votes and handed the primary win to Benny Napoleon instead of Mike Duggan."
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Dangerous trend of increasing militarization of U.S. police
Dangerous trend of increasing militarization of U.S. police |:
"On August 15, 2013, at 5:30 a.m., a young woman was punched in the face at Kings Highway and Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn and robbed of her iPhone.
A witness followed the robber to a two-story brick building where the Alcis family lives in a basement apartment and called the cops.
So cops stormed the Alcis apartment, which led to Carlos collapsing in a heart attack.
It took the ambulance 30 minutes to arrive although the apartment was only blocks away from Brookdale University Hospital.
By the time the ambulance arrived, however, Carlos had died.
All this over a stolen iPhone.
It turns out the robber suspect was not a member of Alcis family and was not in their apartment. "
"On August 15, 2013, at 5:30 a.m., a young woman was punched in the face at Kings Highway and Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn and robbed of her iPhone.
A witness followed the robber to a two-story brick building where the Alcis family lives in a basement apartment and called the cops.
So cops stormed the Alcis apartment, which led to Carlos collapsing in a heart attack.
It took the ambulance 30 minutes to arrive although the apartment was only blocks away from Brookdale University Hospital.
By the time the ambulance arrived, however, Carlos had died.
All this over a stolen iPhone.
It turns out the robber suspect was not a member of Alcis family and was not in their apartment. "
Study: welfare pays more than work in most states
Study: welfare pays more than work in most states | The Daily Caller:
"Looking for a good paying job?
Well, look no further.
No, really, stop looking. In 35 states, welfare benefits pay more than a minimum wage job, according to a new study by the libertarian Cato Institute, and in 13 states welfare pays more than $15 per hour."
"Looking for a good paying job?
Well, look no further.
No, really, stop looking. In 35 states, welfare benefits pay more than a minimum wage job, according to a new study by the libertarian Cato Institute, and in 13 states welfare pays more than $15 per hour."
Illegal Aliens Demand Free Organ Transplants
Illegal Aliens Demand Free Organ Transplants | Judicial Watch:
"Illegal immigrants have boldly demanded everything from civil rights in the U.S. to driver’s licenses and government benefits such as welfare and discounted tuition at public universities, so why stop there?
Now they want American taxpayers to finance their organ transplants!
This is even more brazen than the discrimination lawsuits illegal aliens have filed against law enforcement agencies—both federal and local—in the U.S. over the years.
To make their point, the illegal immigrants have gone on a hunger strike outside an Illinois hospital demanding free organ transplants for themselves and their fellow undocumented comrades.
This insanity is taking place outside a prestigious Chicago-area hospital, according to news reports, but it’s only a matter of time before it spreads nationwide."
"Illegal immigrants have boldly demanded everything from civil rights in the U.S. to driver’s licenses and government benefits such as welfare and discounted tuition at public universities, so why stop there?
Now they want American taxpayers to finance their organ transplants!
This is even more brazen than the discrimination lawsuits illegal aliens have filed against law enforcement agencies—both federal and local—in the U.S. over the years.
To make their point, the illegal immigrants have gone on a hunger strike outside an Illinois hospital demanding free organ transplants for themselves and their fellow undocumented comrades.
This insanity is taking place outside a prestigious Chicago-area hospital, according to news reports, but it’s only a matter of time before it spreads nationwide."
Federal Spending by the Numbers 2013
Federal Spending by the Numbers 2013:
"Where Did All the Money Go?
31 cents of every dollar Washington spent in 2012 was borrowed, resulting in a $1.1 trillion deficit.
45 percent, or almost half of all spending ,went toward paying for Social Security and health care entitlements (primarily Medicare and Medicaid).
In 2002, that was only 25 percent.
Without reform of these massive and growing programs, Washington will have to borrow increasing amounts of money, piling debt onto younger generations and putting the nation on a dangerous economic course.
Social Security is the largest federal spending program and has held this position since surpassing defense in 1993.
Medicare is one of the largest and fastest-growing programs in the entire federal budget.
The U.S. Postal Service has been losing money for several years and is drawing down reserves to cover losses. Congress should allow the USPS to restructure and meet the needs of today’s marketplace.
Otherwise, taxpayers will be on the hook when reserves run out.
Energy spending has exploded, yet the increases in oil and gas production have happened on state and private lands."
"Where Did All the Money Go?
31 cents of every dollar Washington spent in 2012 was borrowed, resulting in a $1.1 trillion deficit.
45 percent, or almost half of all spending ,went toward paying for Social Security and health care entitlements (primarily Medicare and Medicaid).
In 2002, that was only 25 percent.
Without reform of these massive and growing programs, Washington will have to borrow increasing amounts of money, piling debt onto younger generations and putting the nation on a dangerous economic course.
Social Security is the largest federal spending program and has held this position since surpassing defense in 1993.
Medicare is one of the largest and fastest-growing programs in the entire federal budget.
The U.S. Postal Service has been losing money for several years and is drawing down reserves to cover losses. Congress should allow the USPS to restructure and meet the needs of today’s marketplace.
Otherwise, taxpayers will be on the hook when reserves run out.
Energy spending has exploded, yet the increases in oil and gas production have happened on state and private lands."
Bank of America to Dissolve Merrill Lynch
Bank of America to Dissolve Merrill Lynch:
"Now, according to an August 2nd filing, Bank of America plans to dissolve the subsidiary while keeping the Merrill Lynch brand for its retail brokerage and investment bank."
"Now, according to an August 2nd filing, Bank of America plans to dissolve the subsidiary while keeping the Merrill Lynch brand for its retail brokerage and investment bank."
Nature's Horror Show: 30 of the World's Ugliest Creatures
Nature's Horror Show: 30 of the World's Ugliest Creatures | Fox News:
Incredibly, no photos of Rep. Henry Waxman (D)
Incredibly, no photos of Rep. Henry Waxman (D)
Switzerland blocks deal to sell ski lifts to N. Korea
Switzerland blocks deal to sell ski lifts to N. Korea - Yahoo! News Singapore:
"Swiss company Bartholet Maschinenbau (BMF) had reportedly all but agreed to sell mechanical chair lifts and cable cars to Pyongyang to help fulfill Kim's vision of a "world class" ski resort, being built as rival South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games."
"Swiss company Bartholet Maschinenbau (BMF) had reportedly all but agreed to sell mechanical chair lifts and cable cars to Pyongyang to help fulfill Kim's vision of a "world class" ski resort, being built as rival South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games."
Scalia: Court shouldn't 'invent new minorities' -
Scalia: Court shouldn't 'invent new minorities' - Yahoo! News:
"It's not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections," Scalia told a packed hotel ballroom in southwestern Montana."
"It's not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections," Scalia told a packed hotel ballroom in southwestern Montana."
Detroit's emergency dispatch system goes down
Detroit's emergency dispatch system goes down - theoaklandpress.com:
"FOX 2 is reporting Detroit's emergency dispatch system has crashed for the second time in just over six weeks."
"FOX 2 is reporting Detroit's emergency dispatch system has crashed for the second time in just over six weeks."
Detroit Schools to test muni market this week with $92 million note offer
Detroit Schools to test muni market this week with $92 million note offer | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Standard & Poor's rates the one-year debt SP-1, its second- highest short-term grade."
Say what?!!!!
"Standard & Poor's rates the one-year debt SP-1, its second- highest short-term grade."
Say what?!!!!
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