Monday, August 29, 2011
Is the Low-Income Discounted Internet Service a Good Idea for America?
Is the Low-Income Discounted Internet Service a Good Idea for America?:
Cable and Internet provider Comcast is launching a new program to offer discounted Internet service and computers to low-income families.
The program, called Internet Essentials, will "provide low-cost access to the Internet and affordable computers as well as digital literacy training to families with children who are eligible to receive free lunches under the National School Lunch Program," according to the company's blog. (Continue reading about the program here).
In times when it is hard to muster up the cash for gallon of gas, a little break on any of the bills can be a blessing! I hate to wonder how much of this is being subsidized by tax payer dollars though? At a time when most middle-class families can't afford their own "luxuries" it is stunning that they are expected to pay for someone elses.
In times of hardship, cable is usually the first to go, followed closely by the internet. When a family of four with two working parents have to sacrifice eating out, movie nights, premium meat cuts, and non-generic medication to assure their kids will still have internet for school, it is sad to see families who choose not to sacrifice have it handed to them even if it is a lower quality product. What do you think?
Tags: Internet Service, Comcast, Low-Income, Cable, Hardship
Is The Social Security Office Wrongfully Declaring You Dead?
Is The Social Security Office Wrongfully Declaring You Dead?:
One in 200 is the odds of the Social Security Office wrongfully declaring you dead. Every year, the Social Security Office accidentally marks 14,000 Americans as dead. The wrongfully declared deaths happens when a Social Security worker mistypes a deceased person's Social Security number. You may say to yourself that this could never happen to you, but you'd be surprised! (Continue reading this story).
Even though there are 14,000 wrongly declared deaths, that is considered a small amount compared to the 2.8 million death reports the Social Security Administration office takes in each year. If you are declared dead, the first thing you should do is go down to the Social Security Office and show photo identification. The Social Security Office said that photo identification is the best form of proof.
It isn't always that easy though. Make sure alert your credit cards and the three major credit bureaus of the oversight. When someone becomes deceased the SSA lists them in an online searchable database called the SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX and identity thieves often troll this site for leads on peoples info they can use to open credit or even enter the country illegally!
Tags: Social Security, SSA, SSI, SSDI, Death, Identity Theft
Was Obama’s Illegal Immigrant Uncle Arrested for DUI?
Was Obama’s Illegal Immigrant Uncle Arrested for DUI?:
arrested in Massachusetts last week for allegedly driving under the
influence after nearly ramming a police car, the Washington Times reported Sunday.
According to some digging by the Times’s Kerry Picket, Onyango Obama,
67, is the “Uncle Omar” mentioned in the president’s book, “Dreams From
My Father.” He is apparently an illegal immigrant from Kenya and the
brother of Obama’s aunt Zeituni Oyango, who has been granted asylum to stay in the U.S.
The Metrowest Daily News reported
Obama failed a field sobriety test after almost running his SUV into a
police car in Framingham, Mass, near Boston. According to a police
report, he rolled through a stop sign and then made a quick left turn,
requiring the squad car and another vehicle to slam on their breaks to
avoid hitting him.
According to the Washington Times, Framingham Public Information
Officer Lieutenant Delaney said when Onyango Obama was asked at the
station if he wanted to make a telephone call to arrange for bail, he
replied: “I think I will call the White House.”
Big Brother 13 - America Hates Shelly Moore - Family Receives Death Threats
Big Brother 13 - America Hates Shelly Moore - Family Receives Death Threats:
Death Threats Over Jeff's Eviction
"Big Brother" contestant Shelly Moore pissed off America when she voted to evict fan favorite Jeff Schroeder last week -- and now TMZ has learned her family has been receiving death threats from deranged fans because of the move.
Sources close to Shelly tell us ... the reality star's family has received multiple phone calls from people threatening violence ... even making threats against Shelly's 8-year-old daughter.
We're told Shelly's employer has also been receiving harassing phone calls -- demanding the company fire Shelly immediately because of the way she voted on the show.
Sources tell us Shelly's family is preparing to get the FBI involved -- because they're taking the threats VERY seriously.
UPDATE: "Big Brother" Executive Producer Allison Grodner released a statement on Twitter ... saying, "No matter how much you dislike an HG, this is wrong! True BB fans do not try to ruin lives. Please stop!"
Meanwhile, a Facebook page was made under the name "America Hates Shelly Moore" to campaign the hates for Shelly.
Tags: Jeff Schroeder, Big Brother, Death Threats, Shelly Moore, Voted Out
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Homeschooling on the Rise
Homeschooling on the Rise: "
The number of students being home-schooled in North Carolina continues to increase. According to the latest numbers from the N.C. Department of Administration Non-Public Education Division, 83,609 kids were home-schooled last year. That is a 4.85 percent increase over the previous year. There were a total of 45,524 registered home schools, and two out of every three were religious. Home school advocates are not surprised. (Continue reading this story by clicking here.).
Back before I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) I home-schooled my oldest son. At that time we lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma and they were much more excepting of alternative education. I don't regret the years I home-schooled, my oldest scored incredibly high on his GED to get out of his Public High School and is looking at very good colleges now.
Homeschooling my youngest was a totally different experience. Here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania they make it nearly impossible to homeschool unless you plan to make it your full time job. It may be just that it was harder because of my MS, but I found it nearly pointless to teach my youngest when everything he had been taught thus far was so wrong. Teenagers in our state graduate every year without the basic knowledge of how to read and write! Knowing that you can just imagine the history I had to re-teach to my youngest.
The problem now is that my MS has prevented me from continuing me to home-school and my youngest is back in public school where all the crap I tried to un-teach is being gone over with him every day! It isn't like they are really teaching it, it is more like they are helping him to memorize it. I want to scream, but at the same time I want him to be able to pass his tests and one day get into a good school. I miss Homeschooling!
That leads me back to the original point, I think Homeschooling is actually on the rise everywhere and not just in North Carolina. The more and more parents learn what their kids are being taught in schools, the less and less they want them there! I think if the States made it easier to home-school you would see an even larger increase in a short period of time.
I want to know how you feel about Homeschooling! Leave me a comment and tell me if you home-school and what the laws regarding Homeschooling are in your state!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Happy Birthday Lucy! #LucilleBall #ILoveLucy
Happy Birthday Lucy! #LucilleBall #ILoveLucy: "
We still love Lucy: The television star of the classic sitcom 'I Love Lucy' would have been 100 on Saturday (08/06/2011). The whacky red head played Lucy Ricardo, the wife of Ricky (her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz). The show that has been in syndication for decades and celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
Happy Birthday Lucy!
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"Bear Shaped Bottle Opener Keychain from WholesaleKeychain.com
Bear Shaped Bottle Opener Keychain from WholesaleKeychain.com: "
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"Actor Matt Damon Defends Teacher Tenure in Testy Exchange
Actor Matt Damon Defends Teacher Tenure in Testy Exchange: "
Actor Matt Damon Defends Teacher Tenure in Testy Exchange
Actor Matt Damon got into a tense exchange with a journalist from the libertarian Reason TV site after she asked him whether teachers with tenure would lack incentive to work hard at their jobs.
The journalist argued that Damon has an incentive to work hard as an actor because he lacks job security, while teachers do not.
'You think job insecurity makes me work hard?' the actor asked in
disbelief. 'A teacher wants to teach. Why else would you take a sh*tty
salary and really long hours and do that job unless you really love to
do it?'
Damon was speaking at Sunday's Save Our Schools rally, where
thousands of teachers and educators descended on Washington D.C. to
protest the Obama administration's education policies. The rally wasn't
organized by either of the major teachers' unions. (You can read the rest of the article here.)
Spontaneous rallies such as these are a lead up to the 'big one' on October 6th, 2011 officially named Stop the Machine! Create a New World! Expect big names to attend this event followed by extreme rhetoric that will in the end lead to serious violence. The #October2011 group claims to be NON-Violent, however if you check out their website you will see they are offering FREE Legal Assistance and Medical Care in the event of Riots, or other attack.
Be sure to watch out for the increase in rallies, marches, and violent speech as well as action. It does not have to be obviously violent, some will be subtle but aggressive like Matt Damon today. It is actions like this that helps heat the water that will one day boil the frog!
[There is no confirmation on whether Matt Damon plans to attend Stop the Machine! Create a New World! on October 6, 2011. Matt Damon was asked by his mother, a child development expert, to speak at the rally in the article referenced above, you can read his speech here.]
"US Ran Fake Vaccine Project in Hunt for Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda
US Ran Fake Vaccine Project in Hunt for Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: "
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CIA officials recruited a senior
local doctor to organise the campaign after it tracked down a bin Laden
courier to what turned out to be the Al-Qaeda fugitive's compound in the town of Abbottabad, the British newspaper said.
Before launching the high-risk
operation against bin Laden, US officials wanted to test DNA samples
from people living at the compound with a sample that they had from his
sister.
Doctor Shakil Afridi, who has since been arrested by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, launched the programme in Abbottabad's poorest area to make it appear more credible.
The project then moved swiftly to the Bilal Town suburb, where bin Laden was residing.
'The whole thing was totally irregular,' a Pakistani official told
the newspaper. 'Bilal Town is a well-to-do area. Why would you choose
that place to give free vaccines?'
A nurse managed to gain access to the compound but Pakistani sources
claim she failed to obtain any DNA samples, the Guardian reported.
Bin Laden was killed on May 2 in a raid that soured US-Pakistan relations.
The Pakistani military on Monday
insisted it was capable of fighting Islamic militants without US
assistance, hitting back after Washington said it would suspend $800
million worth of security aid.
Learn the TRUTH about Vaccines.
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