Four Years and Worse Than We Were

Today is the day before Election day 2012. The election is so close. With all the momentum Obama had in the last election he would be breezing through this process if he had even risen to the level of mediocre. As it is Romney is likely to take several "blue leaning" states. The main reasons so many are no longer backing Obama are varied. his hiding facts about the murders of four Americans in Benghazi, his mishadling of our economy, the constant apologizing for America which makes us look weak, The list goes on and on. I don't know a single person who is better off now than four years ago. Obama does not seem to have America as his top priority. I'm betting Romney Will.

The Red Cross

It's sad how the Red Cross is still begging for money for hurricane victims when they are so ill prepared to handle anything of this magnitude. Not only have they failed to get proper supplies and shelter to the people of NY and NJ but they are asking cash strapped America to send money when their CEO makes over $650,000.00 a year! As we see from their disorganization they are obviously not earning that outlandish amount of money. The Red Cross is supposed to be ready to act at a moments notice yet they had more than 72 hours to start making plans for this storm. Perhaps they need to spend more money on preparedness and less on a CEO who is obviously ineffective.

George Soros Wants to Cut Military Benefits

Since when has Soros been running this country? Oh, right, Since Obama "Won" the last election. Raise your hand...were you a half delegate or a full delegate in the primary of 2008? Depends on who you were for, right? Soros' idea of cutting benefits to the military is another way to make America weak. No one in their right mind loves war, but if you are not prepared for it you can fast become a victim. Obama and Soros are all about making America weak, as a military force, and a financial force, as a nation. They are not good for this country.

Dear America

It's obvious by the closeness of the upcoming Presidential Election that you are waking up to the dangers of a socialist society. Obama is a socialist who wants to make the people of this nation so dependent on the government that it no longer cares to live the American Dream. Another four years of Obama and those of us to want to strive and work for what we get will be a minority. Keep the American Dream alive by voting for the person who believes in a strong work ethic, and not handouts for illegals and chronic welfare dwellers. Romney will pull America out of it's slump and help us to return to a nation of Proud AMERICANS.

Open Letter To HersheyPark

You failed. The animals you have in your Zoo America depend on you and you failed them.To have the Bison in a location where you are unable to evacuate them in a timely manner is an epic violation of common sense and logic. Having visited your park only weeks before the flood it was obvious the park lacks in many ways. Your Talent Quest program is a joke, poorly run is an understatement. Scattered leaves all over the park in the middle of summer shows you haven't thoroughly cleaned for at least a year. Your food prices are higher than Disney's but minus the quality. And the fact that you are no longer able to claim to be AMERICA's favorite Chocolate bar is a real shame!The list of your shortcomings goes on for miles. BUT failing to take care of the Bison is infuriating!!!The animals looked to you for their safety. Imagine the terror when they saw you turn on them and shoot them because you failed them. They were perfectly healthy and you put them in harms way! You are bastards and I hope you rot in hell. There are rumours going around that other animals also died. I hope that the Humane society does a complete investigation and jail time results. I can't help but think of the fear the bison must have felt as the people who were supposed to bring them food instead turned on them and shot them. You should have spent the money days before and moved them to safety THERE IS BLOOD ON THE HANDS OF HERSHEY PARK.

Oil Rig Coincidence

Two oil rig explosions in one summer. Makes you wonder. Really, what are the chances!

Stand Up America

Why are people not paying attention to the ruination of our country? Obama is not looking out for Americans. He is trying to run this country into the ground. Americans must stand up for America before the America we know is a thing of the past!

Tmobile Call Them Irresponsible

Tmobile has reached a new level of irresponsible advertising. DEAR TMOBILE, texting your friends to gather at a grocery store and have cart races (terrorizing shoppers and knocking over displays) is not cool! Grow up!

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Squashing The News

While I don't like to see the media dwell, I find it disturbing that
the media can follow a story like the mine collapse only to drop it
completely when there is still the story of the miner's families to
tell.

Google and the Gphone

Rumors of a low cost Google phone are all over the internet. In my opinion the big thing that should have the likes of Verizon and AT&T worried is the possibility of Google offering free phone service paid for by ad sales. At first everyone who is still under contract with one of the other companies will get a "Gphone" as an extra phone, figuring it's a one time cost. As Google's phone coverage proves to be as good as Verizon and AT&T customers will let their pricey plans lapse and Google will have acheived success and dominance  in yet another market. 

And for the record, this blog entry has been posted via (yes, you've guessed it) Gmail. 

You Can't Help But Wonder

It's understandable to follow the career of a talented person who possesses the ability to inspire you by the mastery of their craft. What then causes people to follow and clamour for people like Paris Hilton or anyone who has ever appeared on reality TV? They have acheived nothing to make them worthy of following them around or being a "fan." Why do people spend their time on people who do nothing more than make empty headed headlines? It makes you wonder how much you can tell about a person by paying attention to their favorites. Have I mentioned I'm a fan of Albert Einstein? 

When Is An Email A Text Message?

If Yahoo! is going to allow email users to send text messages to phones will the users be emailing or texting? Who gets charged what fee? If the person responds are they texting or emailing? If you have a phone with web 2.0 and you use your email via web 2.0 to send a text message to a person with unlimited texting does that mean you sort of have unlimited texting too?

Taramadol The Next Drug Problem for America?

Is Taramadol the next drug we all have to worry about? Will people get addicted to Taramadol the way they do to everything else. Next they will be holding up pharmacies for Taramadol instead of Oxycontin.

Jeb Bush Quiet

"Jeb Bush Quiet" That was the recent presidential campaign headline on Drudge.
Okay, makes sense. What is he going to do, threaten to run the country like Bro and dear old dad? When you are a Bush, the best thing to do is say nothing.

An answer without blind faith please

Here is a question I would like any christian to answer without saying the term "gods will" I mean I want a REAL answer not a blind faith answer. Why does someone like Steve Irwin die at 44 when he is doing such good things for animals and the environment, and we still have drug dealers and mean people running around on this earth polluting it and making good people miserable? Why?

Illegal means Illegal

Illegal means Illegal.
Loved a response I heard when some whiney boy was saying "what happened to give me your tired, your Poor?"
The Response: What happened to people waiting in line at Ellis Island with DOCUMENTATION?
Amen!
Yes, my Ancestors were immigrants. But they were DOCUMENTED and LEGAL!!!

Calif. bill would bar toxins in cell phones, iPods on Yahoo! News

Calif. bill would bar toxins in cell phones, iPods 2 hours, 23 minutes ago



California would require manufacturers to phase out the use of hazardous materials in making cell phones, iPods and other electronic devices under a bill introduced by a state lawmaker.

The bill unveiled on Thursday by Assembly Member Lori Saldana, a Democrat from San Diego, would apply to any electronic or battery-operated device. The bill, which was introduced on Wednesday, would require manufacturers to stop using the substances in devices sold in California by 2008.

"We know that the manufacturers of these products are able to produce them without including harmful toxic materials," Saldana said in a written statement. "California deserves to be included among the markets that receive this cleaner stream of consumer electronics."

California already requires manufacturers of video displays in devices to phase out the use of toxic materials.

Environmental groups with clout in the state's Democrat-led legislature support the bill.

They are concerned about pollution from electronic devices discarded in landfills and want California to follow the example of the European Union, which has called for phasing out the use of toxic materials in making consumer electronics.

"Cell phones, iPods, computers and many other modern electronic devices have a useful life of maybe a year or two before they become obsolete," said Mark Murray, executive director of the group Californians Against Waste. "It doesn't make sense to use hazardous materials in these disposable devices."

About 70 percent of toxic heavy metals found in landfills come from electronic products, which may contain lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury, according to Californians Against Waste.

"This brew of toxic substances can damage nervous, kidney and reproductive systems, while some of the metals contain carcinogens," according a statement released by the group.

Apple Computer Inc. last year started a program at its retail stores to encourage consumers to recycle their iPod music- and video-playing devices in exchange for a discount on new devices.


Copyright © 2006 Reuters Limited.

Port Authority suing to halt sale

Port Authority suing to halt sale

February 23, 2006

BY KAREN MATTHEWS ASSOCIATED PRESS



NEW YORK-- The Port Authority said Thursday it will file suit to block a Dubai-based firm from taking over operations at a Port Newark container terminal, saying the federal government has not given them assurances about security issues.

Anthony Coscia, chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the agency would file a lawsuit later Thursday or Friday in New Jersey's Essex County state court.

"We as owners of that facility should be made comfortable that whoever operates it is capable of it," Coscia said.

Coscia wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff asking for details about how the federal government determined it was safe to allow Dubai Ports World, a state-run firm out of the United Arab Emirates, to buy a British company now doing business at the terminal.

The agency said it is not filing suit because of specific concerns about the Dubai company, but based on concerns that the government's secret vetting process was now thorough enough.

Many in Congress, including New York lawmakers, have complained the government did not do a comprehensive security review of the port operations purchase.

"To compare pre-9/11 reviews with post-9/11 reviews is difficult because we are in a very different environment," Coscia said.

The British firm, P&O, signed a 30-year lease with the Port Authority, and that lease would be assumed by DP World on March 2 unless Congress intervenes. President Bush has promised to veto any legislation blocking the sale.

Copyright 2006 Associated Press.

BMW falls foul of Google ‘web spam’ rules

Blogger's Note: If Google really cracked down on web spam most of their content would be gone. MSN is a far superior search engine and delivers MUCH MORE relevant results.
BMW falls foul of Google ‘web spam’ rules
By Kate Mackenzie in London
Published: February 6 2006 16:10 | Last updated: February 6 2006 17:02

The German website of BMW, the carmaker, has been removed from Google’s search results as part of the web company’s crack down on the manipulation of its search engine.

Google confirmed on Monday that BMW.de had been removed from all search engine results. A spokeswoman said the company could not comment on specific cases but said: “We cannot tolerate websites trying to manipulate search results as we aim to provide users with the relevant and objective search results”.

The website used “doorway” pages, which can be employed to trick search engines into leading their users to websites that are not directly related to the search terms.

Marc Hassinger, spokesperson for business and finance communications at BMW Deutschland, said the BMW.de doorway pages only redirected users to relevant pages - for example, one doorway page that frequently used the German word for “used car” redirected users to a page about BMW used car sales. He said this was done so that German web users searching for a second-hand BMW car dealership would find an index of dealerships around the country.

“We can’t see a ‘manipulation’ which they said was happening regarding those websites,” Mr Hassinger said.

Matt Cutts, a software engineer at Google, wrote last month in his weblog that the company would begin to take a tougher line on web spamming by non-English language websites.

On Saturday Mr Cutts wrote that BMW.de had been removed, for violating the guideline: “Don’t deceive your users or present different content to search engines than you display to users.”

However Mr Hassinger said the “doorway” pages had been removed last Thursday after BMW noticed criticism on some blogs.

“Nevertheless Google has decided to spread this information which has created this, I’d almost say, media hype,” he said. “They spread it on Saturday, a few days after the pages had been taken off. They hadn’t talked to us beforehand which we found a bit surprising.”

He said there had been talks between BMW and Google and that he was confident the website would soon be re-included by Google.

Mr Hassinger added that only 0.4 per cent of BMW.de’s traffic came from search engines such as Google, because most people wanting to visit the site either knew or could guess the correct address.

Mr Cutts also wrote on his blog that Ricoh.de, the German website of the Japanese electronics and office equipment company, would be removed from Google for similar reasons. The website could not be found on a Google search on Monday, but Google’s spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether that site had also

Groundhog Day quote:

Groundhog Day quote:

This year, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address occur in the same week. It is an ironic juxtaposition of events: one involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of little intelligence for prognostication while the other involves a groundhog.