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Winning the war on …
Tax credits will flow like manna from heaven: $800 for individuals and $1,600 for married couples are the most commonly cited figures (more on that below). "Letting Americans keep more of their money should increase consumer spending," the president said.Oh, but wait. The Tax Policy Center, a joint effort of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, did an analysis of Bush's plan and found that a number of people (and by "a number of people" I mean millions of people) would be shortchanged. And the poor were the most likely to get the short end of the stick. AND FLASHBACK: Economists Predicted That A Prolonged U.S. Presence In Iraq Could Lead To A Recession .
Players are the problem - not umpires (1458)
In their world, deliberately conning the umpire is part and parcel of the game: “It's his decision," they offer as a cop-out. Just look at Andrew Symonds, who visibly gloated for the media when he admitted he had got away with a catch behind the wicket early in his first innings - what a miserable performance. And what effect does that have on the umpire's confidence – or that of the players in him? This Australia team plays the game to win – there's nothing wrong in that – but it has negated its responsibility to those who watch it and, more importantly, the next generation of cricketers who will inherit the battered sprit of cricket that Ponting's team leaves in its trail. Cricket can be an aggressive sport, but it is the ball and the bat that should do the talking.
Kowalski on WDFN: Coaching staff changes mean little if Lions don't ...
Kitna is a stop-gap solution and is willing to take the hits--so let him do it until we have an O-line that can protect the investment in a decent QB. If the front office had this kind of thinking the team might actually draft the kind of players that are needed--but instead it will be the same ol' crap...the sexy pick (like QB, WR, RB, etc)instead of the solid pick (such as Joe Thomas last year). If Millen isn't fired after this next year I quit. .
HOUSING REVIEW MUST LOOK AT SOUTHAMPTON SAYS WHITEHEAD
Dr Alan Whitehead, Member of Parliament for Southampton Test, has welcomed the government's announcement that it is to commission an independent review into the private rented housing sector. The announcement comes on the back of Dr Whitehead raising in Parliament the case of how the increase in private rented Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is affecting the supply of affordable family housing in Southampton. The government's review of the private rented sector will look at:
• How the increasing number of buy to let properties has impacted on the private rented sector;
• The quality of private rented homes; and
• Who the users of the private rented sector are. Last year Dr Whitehead introduced a 10-minute rule Bill into Parliament calling for local communities to be given a say when a landlord wants to convert a family home into an HMO housing 5 or more people. Since then he has been holding regular meetings with ministers where he has raised the need for a review into the changing nature of the private rented housing sector.
Board will learn lesson if the referendum fails
Their current plan is not very different from the similar plans announced for three previous referendums that failed.The board misrepresented the relative cost of large versus small schools by including land purchase in the small-school option while excluding the cost of land from the cost of the giant high school "because we already own it." When board members realized the community objected to double congestion at the existing high school site, they suddenly "found" money to pay a developer for the Dresser Road location. Their plan ignores a working high school that could easily be used as the first of four proposed small high schools with very little cost.The board continues to ignore the community value, and saving of bus costs, possible by moving to K-8 community schools with two classes of 25 at each grade level.
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