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POPSFighting For The Welfare State This makes me really proud to be Danish. Anyway, why ARE we so happy? Well... we all know how we are all are in the grip of the worldwide economic crisis at the moment, right? Well, despite this, a huge number of Danes are now calling for the government to please let us pay more taxes! "Please raise taxes, so we can afford more!". :p .Now... I know this might seem odd and counter-intuitive to some, but please lend me your ear and I'll try to explain.... :) In a society like for example the US, where Wall Street reigns supreme and the gap between rich and poor just grows every day, how can it be expected that there is anything in it all, for the little guy? Capitalism is all good and fine, but money shouldn't be the goal, but merely the means. It's not about how much you have, but how much you give.
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POPSJust Missed: Nov. 7th Asteroid 30x Closer Than Moon It was the third-closest known (non-impacting) Earth approach on record for a cataloged asteroid. But before you turn to another Clipmark note: THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE THIS YEAR. The one in March 2009 was close too. Look at the stats on that one 8 months ago: Asteroid's Near Miss A Cosmic Close Call Heavenly Body Buzzes Earth; Comes Within 48,800 Miles The asteroid named 2009 DD45 was about 48,800 miles from Earth. That is just twice the height of some telecommunications satellites and about a fifth of the distance to the Moon. CNN video report on that one here. Real footage Video of 1972 asteroid in Canada here --which actually is seen trailing then "bouncing" off earth's atmosphere.
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POPSLee Sandlin: Losing the War Quite long – click through for the full essay. More: I figured people had to know the basics -- World War II isn't exactly easy to miss. It was the largest war ever fought, the largest single event in history. Other than the black death of the Middle Ages, it's the worst thing we know of that has ever happened to the human race. Its aftereffects surround us in countless intertwining ways… So what did the people I asked know about the war? Nobody could tell me the first thing about it. Once they got past who won they almost drew a blank. All they knew were those big totemic names -- Pearl Harbor, D day, Auschwitz, Hiroshima -- whose unfathomable reaches of experience had been boiled down to an abstract atrocity. The rest was gone… I think what my little survey really demonstrates is how vast the gap is between the experience of war and the experience of peace.
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POPSCabling London My friend just started new outsourcing business and for that he required a good company for data cable installations. I suggested NMcabling for data cabling works in London.
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POPSProject Valour-IT USMC Birthday Edition Blatherings Blog offers a Birthday Toast from former Commandant General Louis H. Wilson. Right Pundits salutes our Marine of the Day, Corporal Jason Dunham: You can see a photo of Jason below, and watch the moving video of President George W. Bush awarding the Medal of Honor to Corporal Jason Dunham, USMC, posthumously. Courtesy of Dr. Melissa, Bob Parsons, CEO of GoDaddy.com gives a shout out to his fellow Marines. No Sheeples has General Conway’s Birthday message. The Marines have given a lot for us. Ercille has thoughts on how you can pay it forward. Michelle Malkin rocks!!! Mike the Marine’s Birthday video from 2008. See also: Drew at AoSHQ has a USMC birthday post up, as well. Coalition of the Swilling weighs in on that long, unbroken line. .Remembering Cpl. Jason Dunham: Blatherings Blog has a tribute to Jason Dunham and video, too! Read the following
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POPSDo Social Networks Complement Email Marketing? A recent survey has showed that above 95 percent of marketers believe that social networks such as Blogs, sites like Facebook/Twitter and forums will complement other marketing mediums like Email Marketing.
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POPSClub for Growth Endorses Rubio Moving on to the next ousting of a RINO. The GOP came out of the gate supporting Crist, but the man is just a Democrat with an R behind his name. Rubio will have my vote. On a recent survey sent out by the Republican Party I wrote "Rubio" all over it. They asked all the right questions and then give us crummy candidates.
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POPSScientific Analysis Suggests Billy Meier UFO Photos May Be Genuine Billy Meier's photographs are said to be part of his interaction with a race of Aliens who wish to help the human population, and that all communications by humans are monitored. The photographic evidence seemed so overwhelming that it was conclusion of the scientific team that Billy Meier's photographs are real. Go to the source for more pictures and info.
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POPSModerate growth predicted for tourism sector in 2010 Confidence within the tourism industry is picking up, according to the latest World Tourism Barometer published by UNWTO. In its survey of more than 330 industry experts from around the globe, the organisation found that the number of respondents with a negative outlook for the coming four months decreased by 20 per cent.
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POPSwhite paper company Use the expert whitepaper writers at Hoffman. We specialize in marcom projects such as writing white papers. Over our 23-year history, we have written white papers for over 60 technology clients around the world.
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POPSwhite paper company Use the expert whitepaper writers at Hoffman. We specialize in marcom projects such as writing white papers. Over our 23-year history, we have written white papers for over 60 technology clients around the world.
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POPSUNEMPLOYMENT TOPS 10 %
The jobless rate rose to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September. The jump reflects a sharp increase in the tally of unemployed Americans, which rose to 15.7 million from 15.1 million. That was much larger than the net loss of jobs, which is based on a survey of businesses. Economists say it could climb as high as 10.5 percent next year because employers remain reluctant to hire. Friday's report is the first since the government said last week that the economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, the strongest signal yet that the economy is rebounding. But that isn't fast enough to spur rapid hiring, raising the specter of a jobless recovery. "You need explosive growth to take the unemployment rate down," said Dan Greenhaus, chief economic strategist for New York-based investment firm Miller Tabak & Co. Greenhaus said the economy soared by nearly 8 percent in 1983 after a steep recession, lowering the jobless rate by 2.5 percentage points that
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POPSAustralia's top travel destinations revealed Kakadu and Uluru have been voted Australia's top travel destinations in a survey by National Geographic Traveller. Kakadu National Park came second in the publication's annual Places Rated poll, with judges commenting on its "wonderful wildlife and unspoilt beauty".
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POPSMake Money Online With Paid Surveys Online Paid Surveys are one of the most simple and quick ways of making some hard cash. People all around the world have realized the ease and efficiency with which internet paid surveys can supplement their income, and are happily adding to their incomes
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POPSAre cars from Japan reliable? Which cars the Americans think are the most reliable? Ford, Cadillac, Chrysler, Chevy or Buick? The answer is far remote. As per the latest reliability survey by Consumer Reports, Japanese cars have once again made it to the top. Out of the 48 models that were ranked in the reliability survey, 33 models were Japanese. This clearly shows the domination of Japanese cars even in the United States when it comes to reliability.
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POPSWork From Home Data Entry Programs What most data entry jobs have in common is that you are plugging data into some sort of system, and the idea is you will be paid money for your efforts. This business proposition is extremely enticing. Who wouldn't want to work from home typing data? But like all moneymaking methods and systems, you need navigate through the crap and hype to get to any good opportunities.
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POPS'Smart Planet' Report - U.S. Water Consumption Down Despite Population Increase This clip comes to us via "Smart Planet" and suggests that U.S. water consumption is down despite a 30% increase in population. The article shows an interesting breakdown of our water usage, revealing that the bulk of our water use is in irrigation and thermoelectric power generation. Only 1% of our total water use is on domestic use. Think how much lower we could drive the 49% use for thermoelectric power generation if we upgraded our badly-antiquated power grid?
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POPSJapanese Cars Most Reliable Japanese automobiles proved their high standards by topping the 2009 reliability survey conducted by Consumer Reports, USA. All the Japanese brands such as Subaru, Nissan, Toyota, Honda and Acura were ranked above average. Apart from this, Japanese car Honda Insight was judged as most reliable car among all vehicles.
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POPSHow Can Tweens Think Miley's Worse Than Kanye? Why have the tweens suddenly turned on Miley Cyrus? There was just a survey calling her a bad influence. —Forlu, via the Answer B!tch inbox Like I KNOW, RIGHT? Especially because every single one of the people who voted in that survey on AOL is probably listening to "Party in the USA" right now. (And yes, Madison, Hailey, Breanna, Chloe and Zoe—I am talking to you.) Cyrus, meanwhile, has had a string of no-nos, including those photos in Vanity Fair, the controversial slanty-eye snapshot, a brief flirtation with a stripper pole during an awards show, and dating an older guy (in tweenie world, 20 is like, geriatric—like Olsen twins old!).
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POPSIllegal downloaders 'spend the most on music', says poll "The latest approach from the Government will not help prop up an ailing music industry. Politicians and music companies need to recognise that the nature of music consumption has changed, and consumers are demanding lower prices and easier access," said Peter Bradwell, from the think-tank Demos, which commissioned the new poll conducted by Ipsos Mori.
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