Author: Jimmy
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Lou Prichett’s Letter to President Obama
Lou Pritchett is a former vice president of Procter & Gamble whose career at that company spanned 36 years before his retirement in 1989, and he is the author of the 1995 business book, Stop Paddling & Start Rocking the Boat. In April 2009 he wrote the follow letter to President Obama and copied the…
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‘Patent Trolls’ Get Biggest Piece Of Patent Pie
So-called patent trolls – which don’t actually make anything – in recent years received significantly larger damages awards on average than those won by companies that make things, a new report found. Critics of “trolls,” or nonpracticing entities, claim they hold huge numbers of patents and make money by simply attacking others with litigation. During…
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For Self-Defense a .22 beats .45
An excellent video (ok, it’s a tad annoying) about why a .22 beats higher caliber handguns when it comes to self defense. via WND. Bottom line is you can’t stop what you can’t hit.
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Several Stabbed At NYC Subway Station
Three people were injured in a stabbing on the escalator of a subway station in Queens Wednesday morning. An MTA spokesman said that Dina Saint-Fleur, 25, slashed at least two people after getting into a dispute on a J train around 8:45 a.m. Earlier reports indicated as many as seven people stabbed. via CBS New…
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The Real Romney: Mitt Romney, This is Your Life
Ken Smith runs a hospital for U.S. Veterans. You won’t believe what Romney does for them. “Romney’s generosity has helped tens-of-thousands of veterans.” Four short stories at the link. via TheBlaze.com.
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Where I Agree With the Teachers
On the fourth day of the teachers’ strike, protesters targeted school board member Penny Pritzker, whose family owns the Hyatt hotel chain. At 3:30 p.m., thousands of demonstrators dressed in red gathered outside the Hyatt Regency Chicago, at 151 E. Wacker Dr., protesting the $5.2 million in TIF money the city provided for a new…
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Ever Hear About the “Green” Old Lady?
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my earlier days.” The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation…
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Obama Admin Warned of Embassy Attack, Did Nothing
The killings of the US ambassador to Libya and three of his staff were likely to have been the result of a serious and continuing security breach, The Independent can reveal. American officials believe the attack was planned, but Chris Stevens had been back in the country only a short while and the details of…
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Jobless Claims Jump
In a separate report, a sharp rise in gasoline costs drove up wholesale prices last month by the most in more than three years. But outside energy and food, price gains were mild. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 382,000, the highest in two months, the Labor Department said…
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Obesity the Greatest Threat to National Security
?! Really? At the link is a quick video of a promo for an upcoming Dr. Oz. We should get something out of the way early; Dr. Oz (IMHO) is a complete quack and why the FLOTUS would go on such a show is beyond me. It’s beneath her and the position she holds. But…