OK I posted about this in the Thread to End all Threads affectionately known as TTTEAT at Blog Catalog.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14" - PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT - XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID - 14" LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.
So why does the DOE need shotguns? Why Chicago? NOTE: It said compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=cb68cf9f3fa2fe18a83d1c3dee0039b2&tab=core&_cview=0
Just wondering
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Players Solidarity Booed
No surprise here. The players forget that it is the fans that pay them - not just the team owners. In stadiums all across the US the solidarity symbol was booed by fans. Maybe it is because it is just bad timing by the players association. We are in a depression er, I mean recession, and many people are unemployed, and these guys make millions of dollars playing a game to entertain us.
Other than that, for me a pretty good weekend over-all.
Other than that, for me a pretty good weekend over-all.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Owl on a Tree
I had always seen "pictures" of owls living in a hole in a tree my whole life. There is a hole just above the owl, so I figured (s)he lives there.
It was close enough to touch, but those claws are sharp - so I decided against it.
Monday, August 23, 2010
End Pre-Employment Credit Checks
There are very few jobs in today's society that really require a credit check to screen people to do the job. Yet, many companies will run a credit check as routine pre-employment screening. There is no empirical evidence that shows people with better credit ratings make better employees.This is not a personal rant in case you are wondering. My credit is better than OK, but is no one's business, unless maybe I am working say in a Bank or related field. The government even runs credit checks on people to see if they may be a "security risk." Once again, they have no evidence to this (just like running a lie detector test) that shows a poor credit rating constitutes a security risk. They simply base this on "logic" that if you have bad credit you are more susceptible to a bribe. Once again, no evidence exists.
I am all for banning credit checks for pre-employment screening, as it knocks honest hard working people out of the running for jobs which credit is no factor. When unemployment has been at 10% for so long - a lot of folks will start showing poor credit scores.
If anyone knows of any evidence to the contrary let me know- so far what I have found is non-existent.
Whatever you do- Stay Safe!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Roadkill Special?
We are in tough times, so what the heck, right?
Friday, August 6, 2010
How to Make Real Economic Reform
I have a novel Idea as to how to bring about economic reform in the US. Maybe it has been thought of before, but it is so simple, that it can really work. It all has to do with Congress, I don't care who is president, Congress would make it happen.
First, all congressmen (that is the official term don't go politically correct on me) should earn while in Congress the average salary of those in their district. This may seem unfair, but really, you are a representative of your district, not a Party and you are not any sort of elite politician. As far as campaign contributions, anything left over after the campaign must be turned in to the US treasury towards ending the national debt. No more using it as a "nest egg" for politicians.
The Senators would not be immune either, they will earn the average salary of workers in their state. Some people say, paying such a low wage encourages corruption. I disagree. All you have to do is make it a minimum 20 year prison sentence for accepting a bribe. It would be a minimum 30 year prison sentence for offering a bribe. Any company that had an employee offer a bribe to a Senator or Congressman would be immediately ineligible for any government contracts for the same 30 years.
There should be no such thing as "retirement" for members of Congress. If they want to stay and serve, great, but this should be incentive for voluntary term limits. There should be no such thing as a professional politician.
This is just the beginning, but if Congress truly had a vested interest in improving the economy, and making things better for the people they allegedly serve, then we may actually see real progress in building a real strong economy. This isn't about party, it isn't about ideals, it is plain and practical.
Just as an unrelated bonus, there should be a minimum 15 year prison sentence for any member of Congress that votes for or against any bill they have not read. Random tests could be given for this easily.
Remember to Stay Safe!
First, all congressmen (that is the official term don't go politically correct on me) should earn while in Congress the average salary of those in their district. This may seem unfair, but really, you are a representative of your district, not a Party and you are not any sort of elite politician. As far as campaign contributions, anything left over after the campaign must be turned in to the US treasury towards ending the national debt. No more using it as a "nest egg" for politicians.
The Senators would not be immune either, they will earn the average salary of workers in their state. Some people say, paying such a low wage encourages corruption. I disagree. All you have to do is make it a minimum 20 year prison sentence for accepting a bribe. It would be a minimum 30 year prison sentence for offering a bribe. Any company that had an employee offer a bribe to a Senator or Congressman would be immediately ineligible for any government contracts for the same 30 years.
There should be no such thing as "retirement" for members of Congress. If they want to stay and serve, great, but this should be incentive for voluntary term limits. There should be no such thing as a professional politician.
This is just the beginning, but if Congress truly had a vested interest in improving the economy, and making things better for the people they allegedly serve, then we may actually see real progress in building a real strong economy. This isn't about party, it isn't about ideals, it is plain and practical.
Just as an unrelated bonus, there should be a minimum 15 year prison sentence for any member of Congress that votes for or against any bill they have not read. Random tests could be given for this easily.
Remember to Stay Safe!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Congress is Trying to Save NASA (From the President)
I believe we all know what Obama wants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He wants it to be an outreach to the Muslim world - whatever that means. The space agency's Administrator, Charles Bolden, recently said that the "foremost" mission of our space agency was to make Muslims feel good about their "scientific and mathematical contributions" they did hundreds of years ago. Bolden even went to Cairo promoting this nonsense, following up on Obama’s speech around a year ago catering to the Muslim world.This is how NASA would effect our country under Obama's plan:
However, in an unlikely move, Congress has at least started to do the right thing. Yes, it is even a bi-partisan move to un-do the stupidity of the Obama Administration. For a guy that is supposed to be really smart, President Obama has done more lame-brain things than almost any national leader, including his buddy from Venezuela. This is what we are supposed to hear from our kids:
Maybe, just maybe there is still hope for NASA. I am hoping so for our future generations, as NASA has made many contributions and has inspired many scientists and astronauts.
However, in an unlikely move, Congress has at least started to do the right thing. Yes, it is even a bi-partisan move to un-do the stupidity of the Obama Administration. For a guy that is supposed to be really smart, President Obama has done more lame-brain things than almost any national leader, including his buddy from Venezuela. This is what we are supposed to hear from our kids:
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The Great CB Wealth Experiment
OK, many of you know that I have dabbled a bit with affiliate marketing from time to time. What you may not know is that I have made it sort-of work a few times, but it was very labor intensive on the writing end.
That isn't so bad, because I enjoy writing anyways. Anyways, I have never been big on Make money online - and all of that blah, blah, blah (translates to yadda, yadda, yadda for some)
Anyways, I came across the CB Wealth Formula. Now I am not big on these, as I have said. Here is why I decided to try: There is a 60 day money back guarantee. So, why not try to supplement my income a bit online? So here we are around day seven of the program. Now in one way this is day 2, because I am starting an experiment with a satellite TV on the internet program to see how it works.
I built an all new simple web-page, I have followed their instructions, and we will see where it all goes from here.
So wish me luck and I have a 98% chance of failure in this venture according to most statistics.
UPDATE: I have to change what I was promoting, because Ezine Articles does not take articles concerning internet TV. So I decided to hang out in my old niche of detective stuff for this test, but with a totally new product. So the date sort of changes as now I am having to restart. Day one with my new product - which kind-of is a scary product. The name is a bit hokey, but the product is something else. It is called Spybubble. Check it out if you are interested.
That isn't so bad, because I enjoy writing anyways. Anyways, I have never been big on Make money online - and all of that blah, blah, blah (translates to yadda, yadda, yadda for some)
Anyways, I came across the CB Wealth Formula. Now I am not big on these, as I have said. Here is why I decided to try: There is a 60 day money back guarantee. So, why not try to supplement my income a bit online? So here we are around day seven of the program. Now in one way this is day 2, because I am starting an experiment with a satellite TV on the internet program to see how it works.
I built an all new simple web-page, I have followed their instructions, and we will see where it all goes from here.
So wish me luck and I have a 98% chance of failure in this venture according to most statistics.
UPDATE: I have to change what I was promoting, because Ezine Articles does not take articles concerning internet TV. So I decided to hang out in my old niche of detective stuff for this test, but with a totally new product. So the date sort of changes as now I am having to restart. Day one with my new product - which kind-of is a scary product. The name is a bit hokey, but the product is something else. It is called Spybubble. Check it out if you are interested.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
In 3 Years Satellite TV will be Dead
Will satellite TV be dead in 3 years? As the fact that will it still be broadcasting, probably not. But the double-dipping of commercials and pay for reception is likely to be on the way out.
Why people are leaving pay satellite TV: Subscriptions have continually risen for satellite TV. The companies are now touting the DVR features and accessibility more so than the channels. Have you asked yourself why? It is because more people are turning to internet based TV.
The advantages of internet based TV is simple. Right now there are no subscription prices, all you need to do is get the software and install it. The channels are free. There are more channels available to internet TV watchers than there are to any single satellite subscriber?
Will they charge for subscriptions or content in the internet? There will be charges for content and particular programming. Your pay-per-view type channels will remain that way, but you are likely to never have to pay for the “regular” channels you now pay for.
The evolution of TV. TV started out as a simple broadcast signal with one, then two then three or four channels for what seemed forever. Now there are channels covering thousands of topics and areas. There is almost no subject that you cannot find a TV channel for – which is quite amazing.
Right before TV started going to cable, several local TV channels started broadcasting on UHF usually in your larger to mid-sized markets. This was the birth of a lot of local shows. This was the same time that PBS stations started popping up all over.
Cable TV was not far behind and this opened the door to even more channels. The ideas for the types of shows just grew and grew. It was not long until there were 100’s of channels. When technology advanced, Satellite TV came along for the regular household. Satellite became major competition for cable and offered more channels for the same price.
Satellite and cable started diversifying into other areas, internet, phone service, etc. They both offer DVR or digital video recording so you can pause live TV or just record like the old VCR. Many people are now spoiled by the DVR and will not even watch a show “live” any more so they can skip all the commercials.
Speaking of commercials: Commercials always been the main source of income for broadcasters, whether the signal is based on radio waves, cable, or satellite signal. It made sense that cable and satellite charge for movie channels and pay-per-view, but they have long enjoyed “double dipping” by charging to watch commercial television.
Savvy internet techies figured out a way to capture almost all of the satellite signals from all around the world and give them to you for free. The only problem is, a regular computer cannot receive the signal without special software. The software used to be quite pricey, at around $200 a pop. Now you can find it for less than $50, and sometimes even on sale for less.
We all need to watch our budgets. With the economy being bad, and everyone having to pinch pennies, internet TV has been growing leaps and bounds. With people flocking to this service, satellite TV and Cable, as we know it will be gone. They will still exist, but three years from now, they will likely be costing a lot less, or they will be losing subscribers.
It is a good idea to cut your monthly budget by going to internet TV instead of paying for expensive satellite TV every month.
Get satellite TV on your computer. You can sign up for a free newsletter on how to save money and live debt-free at http://intl-advisors.com/FreeTV.html
Why people are leaving pay satellite TV: Subscriptions have continually risen for satellite TV. The companies are now touting the DVR features and accessibility more so than the channels. Have you asked yourself why? It is because more people are turning to internet based TV.
The advantages of internet based TV is simple. Right now there are no subscription prices, all you need to do is get the software and install it. The channels are free. There are more channels available to internet TV watchers than there are to any single satellite subscriber?
Will they charge for subscriptions or content in the internet? There will be charges for content and particular programming. Your pay-per-view type channels will remain that way, but you are likely to never have to pay for the “regular” channels you now pay for.
The evolution of TV. TV started out as a simple broadcast signal with one, then two then three or four channels for what seemed forever. Now there are channels covering thousands of topics and areas. There is almost no subject that you cannot find a TV channel for – which is quite amazing.
Right before TV started going to cable, several local TV channels started broadcasting on UHF usually in your larger to mid-sized markets. This was the birth of a lot of local shows. This was the same time that PBS stations started popping up all over.
Cable TV was not far behind and this opened the door to even more channels. The ideas for the types of shows just grew and grew. It was not long until there were 100’s of channels. When technology advanced, Satellite TV came along for the regular household. Satellite became major competition for cable and offered more channels for the same price.
Satellite and cable started diversifying into other areas, internet, phone service, etc. They both offer DVR or digital video recording so you can pause live TV or just record like the old VCR. Many people are now spoiled by the DVR and will not even watch a show “live” any more so they can skip all the commercials.
Speaking of commercials: Commercials always been the main source of income for broadcasters, whether the signal is based on radio waves, cable, or satellite signal. It made sense that cable and satellite charge for movie channels and pay-per-view, but they have long enjoyed “double dipping” by charging to watch commercial television.
Savvy internet techies figured out a way to capture almost all of the satellite signals from all around the world and give them to you for free. The only problem is, a regular computer cannot receive the signal without special software. The software used to be quite pricey, at around $200 a pop. Now you can find it for less than $50, and sometimes even on sale for less.
We all need to watch our budgets. With the economy being bad, and everyone having to pinch pennies, internet TV has been growing leaps and bounds. With people flocking to this service, satellite TV and Cable, as we know it will be gone. They will still exist, but three years from now, they will likely be costing a lot less, or they will be losing subscribers.
It is a good idea to cut your monthly budget by going to internet TV instead of paying for expensive satellite TV every month.
Get satellite TV on your computer. You can sign up for a free newsletter on how to save money and live debt-free at http://intl-advisors.com/FreeTV.html
Friday, July 9, 2010
California Should Boycott California
Why is everyone picking on Arizona? OK, not EVERYONE but it seems like it is that way. A lot of California cities want to boycott Arizona because of the immigration law. You know the one:
1) Every law enforcement agency in California shall fully cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.
Oops! I accidentally posted California's Immigration Law. So how is it different than Arizona's law? Well, in reality there is no difference, except that Arizona actually plans on enforcing their law.
So maybe California should boycott California :)
1) Every law enforcement agency in California shall fully cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws.
(b) With respect to any such person who is arrested, and suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws, every law enforcement agency shall do the following:
(2) Attempt to verify the legal status of such person as a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted as a permanent resident, an alien lawfully admitted for a temporary period of time or as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of immigration laws. The verification process may include, but shall not be limited to, questioning the person regarding his or her date and place of birth, and entry into the United States, and demanding documentation to indicate his or her legal status.
Oops! I accidentally posted California's Immigration Law. So how is it different than Arizona's law? Well, in reality there is no difference, except that Arizona actually plans on enforcing their law.
Where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the united states, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person.
(2) the person’s immigration status shall be verified with the federal government pursuant to 8 united states code section 1373(c). If an alien who is unlawfully present in the united states is convicted of a violation of state or local law, on discharge from imprisonment or assessment of any fine that is imposed, the alien shall be transferred immediately to the custody of the united states immigration and customs enforcement or the united states customs and border protection.
So maybe California should boycott California :)
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