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Why have we let our education system become mediocre, at best? How is it that educators are no longer allowed to actually educate? My sons teacher was recently reprimanded for reviewing some coursework with her students because some of them didn’t quite get it yet. Now these are first graders and they were reviewing counting money - a skill that everyone needs to know. However, the teacher was supposed to be doing something else at that very minute according to the “master plan.” The premise... Read Full Story

So this great deal just came to my attention today and I wanted to pass it along. This bundle is $39.99 for 9 different apps whose value is $444 a savings of 91%! The bundle includes apps for photographers (amateur or pro), a vector drawing program, a website publishing tool and page layout program. They actually throw in a 10th app for free that allows you to catalog and backup your DVD video library. In addition, after you purchase your bundle you receive an email with a linking code that... Read Full Story

So I was reading the politics blog on FoxNews and came across some interesting feedback. The person posting the feedback (which I copied and pasted below goes by the moniker “Knowledge” and I hope he doesn’t mind me reposting his comments here; I found them mostly to be right on the money! Read more: http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/21/who-s-winning-early-vote#ixzz136f0d9Ls Here are Knowledge’s Comments: I predict more FAILURE to go with the MESS from OBAMA..all TRUE and all HIS in... Read Full Story

MacUpdate always puts together a great promo bundle and this time is no different. The promo package contains $398 (or more, see below) worth of applications for $49.99! A Savings of $348.01! This bundle’s feature application is Roxio’s Toast 10 Titanium which normally sells for $99 by itself and makes this bundle worth purchasing just for this terrific application that allows CD, DVD and Blu-Ray burning on the Mac. Other applications included in the bundle are: My Living Desktop - make your... Read Full Story

MacUpdate always puts together a great promo bundle and this time is no different. The promo package contains $398 (or more, see below) worth of applications for $49.99! A Savings of $348.01! This bundle’s feature application is Roxio’s Toast 10 Titanium which normally sells for $99 by itself and makes this bundle worth purchasing just for this terrific application that allows CD, DVD and Blu-Ray burning on the Mac. Other applications included in the bundle are: My Living Desktop - make your... Read Full Story

I just finished reading an article on how businesses in San Francisco, specifically restaurants, are adding surcharges to cover the San Francisco universal health care plan. San Francisco enacted their plan about a year ago and it is readily apparent in how these costs of government mandated insurance programs are working - THEY PASS THE COSTS TO THE CUSTOMERS! So essentially what you get are new fees from the businesses and services you utilize. In the San Francisco restaurants many are... Read Full Story

I just finished reading an article on how businesses in San Francisco, specifically restaurants, are adding surcharges to cover the San Francisco universal health care plan. San Francisco enacted their plan about a year ago and it is readily apparent in how these costs of government mandated insurance programs are working - THEY PASS THE COSTS TO THE CUSTOMERS! So essentially what you get are new fees from the businesses and services you utilize. In the San Francisco restaurants many are... Read Full Story

Why do we have the US Government looking at interfering and potentially taking over a fifth of our countries private sector - nationalize it like Hugo Chavez is doing in Venezuela. When did we decide it was OK to give up our freedoms to save money? Why is that we can’t create a reform without having the government getting in the way of our freedom? Are we so enamored with our elected politicians (many of whom have never run a business) that we are willing to allow them to take over something... Read Full Story

Why do we have the US Government looking at interfering and potentially taking over a fifth of our countries private sector - nationalize it like Hugo Chavez is doing in Venezuela. When did we decide it was OK to give up our freedoms to save money? Why is that we can’t create a reform without having the government getting in the way of our freedom? Are we so enamored with our elected politicians (many of whom have never run a business) that we are willing to allow them to take over something... Read Full Story

I am Mad! I just got back from what was supposed to be a town hall on health care with my congressman and it was more of a lecture then a dialogue. Then I am watching TV to see another congresswoman, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, state how she has to convince her constituents that the health care reform is best for them! Perhaps the Congress has forgotten what the word “Representative” means? Congressmen take note - it is not your job to be Washington’s voice to the people. It is your job to be... Read Full Story