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UN investigator - USA shameful neglect of homeless

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:40:41 GMT

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UN investigator accuses US of shameful neglect of homeless

UN special rapporteur says wealthy US ignoring deepening homeless crisis while pumping billions into bank rescues

A United Nations special investigator who was blocked from visiting the US by the Bush administration has accused the American government of pouring billions of dollars into rescuing banks and big business while treating as "invisible" a deepening homeless crisis.

The housing crisis is invisible for many in the US

US government does not tally the numbers but interested organisations say that more than 3 million people were homeless at some point over the past year. The fastest growing segment of the homeless population is families with children

Rolnik says that one of the greatest matters of shame is that the US has the resources to provide decent housing for everyone.

Tags: un reports, homeless, usa, america, financial crisis, evictions, human rights, family

UN Investigator Says USA Negelct of Homeless is Shameful

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:21:09 GMT

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clipper's remarks: So much for the idea that the USA is the "best nation in the world." If we won't house our most vulnerable citizens, how can we be described as the "best?"

Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UN special rapporteur says wealthy US ignoring deepening homeless crisis while pumping billions into bank rescues
• Investigator meets homeless victims of American dream

Raquel Rolnik, the UN special rapporteur for the right to adequate housing, who has just completed a seven-city tour of America, said it was shameful that a country as wealthy as the US was not spending more money on lifting its citizens out of homelessness and substandard, overcrowded housing.

China's record debt has economists worried

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:14:23 GMT

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Clip Source: money.cnn.com

In a world still awash in economic worry, China has stood apart as the one country that has come through the global slump with only the briefest of hiccups.

Last quarter the nation grew at a brisk 8.9% rate, and many economists expect it to expand even faster over the remainder of the year. Profits at large, state-owned companies that have benefited from Beijing's aggressive stimulus program are up sharply.

A lot of global CEOs, of course, are on the thank-God-for-China bandwagon, and it might seem a little churlish to question one of the world's few good-news economic stories. Yet a growing number of observers believe that China is creating its own bubble economy. And they have a case to make.

The U.S. fueled its housing and consumption bubbles by providing easy credit. China seems headed in the same direction, although the victims would be different this time.

In the first nine months of the year, Beijing has shoveled $1.27 trillion in new loans into the economy

Stimulus job boost in state exaggerated

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:45:20 GMT

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Clip Source: www.boston.com

Stimulus job boost in state exaggerated, review finds

Errors, incomplete data, estimated positions go into federal report

While Massachusetts recipients of federal stimulus money collectively report 12,374 jobs saved or created, a Globe review shows that number is wildly exaggerated. Organizations that received stimulus money miscounted jobs, filed erroneous figures, or claimed jobs for work that has not yet started.

“There were no jobs created. It was just shuffling around of the funds,’’ said Susan Kelly, director of property management for Boston Land Co., which reported retaining 26 jobs with $2.7 million in rental subsidies for its affordable housing developments in Waltham. “It’s hard to figure out if you did the paperwork right. We never asked for this.’’

Some of these recipients said they did not even know the money they were getting was classified as stimulus funds until September, when federal officials told them they had to file reports.

Thomas Sowell: Random Thoughts

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:03:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: But what this means is that even the record-breaking federal deficit understates the government's real financial liabilities, because agencies like FDIC and the Federal Housing Authority are likely to need increased amounts of money to keep going.

An e-mail from a reader says that liberals like to take the moral high ground, even though their own moral relativism means that there is no moral high ground.

I doubt whether the man responsible for the massacre at Fort Hood will pay with his life for the lives that he took. He may well be free again someday. We can only hope that he does not get a hero's welcome when he arrives in some terror-sponsoring country, the way the Lockerbie bomber did.

A recent study by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights showed that, after the housing boom and bust, blacks, whites, Hispanics, Asian Americans and American Indians all reduced their subprime mortgage loans. Only politicians seem not to have learned anything from the economic disaster ...

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If politicians stopped meddling with things they don't understand, there would be a more drastic reduction in the size of government than anyone in either party advocates.

It was fascinating to see Barack Obama warning us not to leap to conclusions about the killings at Fort Hood, Texas-- after the way he leaped to conclusions over the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, when he knew less about the facts than we already know about the massacre at Fort Hood.

My first column, more than 30 years ago, was titled "The Profits of Doom." Recent news stories about the millions of dollars that Al Gore has made out of his "global warming" hysteria suggest that some things haven't changed much in three decades.

Although the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation backs up bank accounts, a recent audit suggests that the FDIC does not have enough money in its own account to do its job. No doubt more money will be printed in Washington if necessary.

Tags: al gore gw hysteria, fdic and fha, housing bubble, federal deficit, fort hood texas, henry gates

[video] WWII gun 'blows up' fort bungalow

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:58:01 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

WWII gun 'blows up' fort bungalow

A World War II Sexton self-propelled gun was used to demolish a building at a Victorian fort near Portsmouth.

The blast began the redevelopment of Fort Nelson, on Portsdown Hill above the city, home to one of the world's finest collections of artillery.

A 1930s bungalow at the front of the museum was ceremonially "blown up" to mark the start of the £3.5m project.

Fort Nelson was built in 1860 as part of a chain of fortifications forming the city's protective barrier against any French invasion.

During WWII it was used to distribute anti-aircraft ammunition and the bungalow was built for the commanding officer of the fort during that time.

It opened as a museum in 1995, housing the Royal Armouries collection of arms and armour, with more than 350 big guns and cannon on display.

Tags: wwii, portsmouth, victorian fort, nelson, museum, cannons

Home Improvement Loans

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:39:24 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Loans for home improvements are actually quite interesting, banks are betting that the real value of the housing market will be enhanced through a loan for home improvement. You’ll have to explain exactly how you will use the money and how it will increase the value of the house.

Clip Source: www.dreamzloanz.co.uk

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Home Improvement Loans

For those who have owned their home for a while, will have a certain amount of accumulated capital, and really can get a home improvement loan to improve their living conditions. Whether a complete remodeling job, or a simple repair or improvement job, housing loans are available, which usually charge a small amount of interests in order to improve your property.

Tags: home improvement loans, homeowner loan, secured home loans, secured loans

About Ihireconstruction

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:35:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Hundreds of thousands of job seekers, each month, look to IhireConstruction.com for help finding a job in the construction industry. This is because the website is so popular and so well-organized.

Clip Source: ihireconstruction.4worklife.com

If you have ever been unemployed in a slumping economy, you know how difficult it can be to find a new job. Like any industry, it will suffer in a depressed economy, but because of the nature of the current slump, the housing industry has suffered most directly—which in turn effected the construction industry like never before. Combine this depressed state of economics with an influx of immigrants looking for construction jobs and you have a recipe for disaster. It is more difficult now to find a job in the construction industry than it has been for a long time.

Tags: ihireconstruction, construction jobs

Getting Walkers Moving

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nlm.nih.gov

Simple measures such as starting a walking group or creating pedestrian-friendly routes can encourage people to walk more, a new study has found.

At a multicultural housing site in Seattle, researchers implemented and evaluated several interventions meant to increase residents' walking, including sponsoring walking groups, improving walking routes, offering information about walking options and advocating for pedestrian safety.

After the measures were implemented, self-reported walking among walking group members increased from 65 minutes to 108 minutes a day, according to the study published online Nov. 4 in the American Journal of Public Health.

"The built environment influences opportunities for physical activity through access to trails, parks, recreation centers and walkable streets, as does the social environment, such as having opportunities to walk with others," the researchers wrote.

Tags: walking

SBI home loan

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:27:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Maxgain SBI home loans make it possible for the users to take SBI housing loan like an overdraft. Get all information about SBI home loan and download application form of SBI home loan from here.

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Post-Communist Postcards

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:52:04 GMT

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Nicolae Ceausescu's "Palace of the People," now the Romanian parliament building, Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania, in the rain

Bucharest, Romania

Old City, Bucharest, Romania

Transylvania, Romania

Medieval clock tower, Sighisoara, Romania – birthplace of Vlad the Impaler

Brashov, Romania

Kiev, Ukraine

Orthodox Church, Kiev, Ukraine

A Soviet-built Lada, Ukraine

Crimea, Ukraine

Yalta on the Black Sea, Crimea, Ukraine A statue of Lenin angrily stares at a McDonald's across the square in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine

A babushka, her two goats, and a Soviet tank, Ukraine

Communist housing blocks, Odessa, Ukraine

Tags: communism can suck it

Timeline shows Bush, McCain warning Dems of financial and housing crisis; meltdown

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:05:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Lest we forget

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

Timeline shows Bush, McCain warning Dems of financial and housing crisis; meltdown

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Tags: housing crisis, fannie mae

Brevis Overdenture System

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:07:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Brevis Abutment is a lower profile overdenture abutment that achieves 3.0 mm of reduced height compared to the o-ring abutment system. It is packaged with its own titanium pink housing.

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Direct Real Estate Services in Atlanta, GA

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:57:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A Very interesting and helpful site for those people looking for housing within Atlanta with easy payment option and property management services.

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A Real Estate Site intended for Georgia-housing buyers that also offers online rental payment option as well as property management solution.

Tags: real-estate, gwinnett, dekalb, fulton, atlanta, georgia, property-management

Having More Than 3 Cats Now Requires a License

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:42:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In Dudley, MA.

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What's next? A law fining you if you have more than 2.2 kids. This country is getting out of control with all their rules and restrictions.

Dudley, Mass.

Clip Source: blog.puppetgov.com

Voters last night added language to a town bylaw that will make it illegal to own more than three cats without a kennel license, though Selectman Steven Sullivan said housing three felines was already a violation.

The article came after a neighborhood feud over cats owned by Mary Ellen Richards of Kennedy Drive

Some of Mrs. Richards’ 15 cats are allowed outside, and one neighbor said the cats have ruined his yard.

The discussion at town meeting last night had Mrs. Richards warning residents that the $100 per day fines being imposed on her could also be imposed on them if they fail to get kennel licenses for their pets.

She has put her home up for sale and plans to move to a “more cat-friendly community,” but vowed to fight the fines.