Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Border Brigade
Obama is sending 1200 National Guard troops to protect the border:
And it's still not enough for John McCain.
And it's still not enough for John McCain.
This Is a Joke
Michigan punishes itself for violations:
"We're imposing on ourselves what we believe is corrective actions," athletic director David Brandon said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Ultimately, the NCAA will decide what the appropriate sanctions and penalties are."More on punishment:
Michigan reduced its quality staff by 40 percent -- from five to three -- and will prohibit them from attending practices, games or meetings for the rest of 2010. Despite a new NCAA rule that allows quality control staff to attend meetings, Michigan won't allow this to happen until 2011.Loddy fucking Da. I'm just blowing bubbles. Why punish at all?
The football program will forfeit 130 hours of practice time during the next two years. The university found that the football program exceeded limits on football activities by a total of 65 hours in 2008 and 2009, so it simply doubled the total for its self-imposed penalty.
Michigan will issue letters of reprimand to seven people it deems responsible for the violations: Mike Barwis, Scott Draper, Brad Labadie, Joe Parker, Rich Rodriguez, Judy Van Horn and Ann Vollano.
The university also acknowledges the dismissal of former graduate assistant Alex Herron, named in one of the NCAA's allegations for "providing false and misleading information" to both NCAA and Michigan investigators. Herron was fired after
Michigan received the NCAA's Notice of Allegations in February.
By admitting to major violations, Michigan knows it will go on NCAA probation for two years, which doesn't mean much unless more violations are committed.
Monday, May 24, 2010
They Can Do No Right
Toyota has halted sales of their Lexus LS model, the company's flagship, because of a steering issue:
The company said May 21 it would recall 3,800 of its model 2009 and early 2010 LS 460 and LS 600h L sedans to fix an “off- center” steering-wheel condition that can develop during certain driving maneuvers. Toyota isn’t aware of any deaths or injuries related to the problem and has received one U.S. complaint, said Bill Kwong, a company spokesman.Kwong:
“Until there’s a fix, we can’t sell the vehicle,” said Kwong, based in Torrance, California.With all the problems that BP has had, it's easy to forget the tumultuous year that Toyota has had. They have always been on their high horse about their quality. Now that their having problems with their cars, they have been knocked off. Other companies are definitely performing better right now with General Motors making a profit, Ford doing well, Honda continuing their success. For someone who isn't the biggest fan of Toyota, this is fantastic.
The Yuan To Explain International Finance
Pretty basic example of how currency appreciation works and is prevented.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Don't You Have More Important Things To Do?
Obama comments on Lebron and the Bulls:
"You know, like I said, I don't want to meddle," Obama told TNT. "I will say this: [Derrick] Rose, Joakim Noah it's a pretty good core. You know, you could see LeBron fitting in pretty well there."I've been critical of Obama in the past, and it's for things like this. You are the President of the United States of America. It's one of the most important jobs in the world. You should concentrate on doing that. We are not out of recession. Immigration looks like it may reach a boiling point. These are real issues. Put your partisanship aside Obama.
"I think that the most important thing for LeBron right now is actually to find a structure where he's got a coach that he respects and is working hard with teammates who care about him and if that's in Cleveland, then he should stay in Cleveland," Obama said. "If he doesn't feel like he can get it there, then someplace else."
British Airways Strike
From the BBC:
BA has accused union leaders of failing to take up an offer of further talks in an effort to stop the five-day strike by cabin crew starting at midnight.The Union:
Mr Woodley appealed to BA boss Willie Wash via the media on Sunday afternoon, saying: "Willie, turn round and reinstate our people's travel, without unnecessary vindictive removal of their service, and this union will call off tonight's strike."The Airlines:
"We had agreed to a request from [conciliation service] Acas to meet this afternoon and are surprised that Unite did not take advantage of this," it said.This looks like it will not be solved soon given the bitterness that is being built up between the two sides.
"We have already offered to reinstate travel concessions to cabin crew once all elements of our offer have been implemented.
"Of more concern to us is Tony Woodley's comment to the media that he wants to revisit certain proposals in our offer, when previously he had indicated that these were agreed."
BP Has Failed
Their efforts to stop the oil have been dismal. BP should face hefty fines for this failure. It's been over a month.
The Afghan Mission
It is clear that with the insurgencies that something must be done. Or we must vacate as we did in Vietnam. This should be a world wide effort, especially with countries like Pakistan. This is not a one country problem.
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