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A personal rant…
Like Mike, I’m very concerned about Michigan. I’ve been trying to be a good citizen by helping rather than simply complaining but I’m getting very frustrated by my limited experience with government and non-profits that attempt to help the situation. I don’t mean to disrespect those involved. The people I’ve met through […]

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The Liquid Web ground breaking event (video above) included a five minute tour of the two existing liquid web data centers, a brief presentation by Matt and then some words from Governor Jennifer Granholm. On stage are former mayor, and all around amazing guy, David Hollister and Delta Township Supervisor Joe Drolett. In the […]

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You’d think that one advantage of having an oil tycoon for a president would be that no matter how stupid he is at least he would have accurate information regarding the oil industry. Yet, no.

Why should we continue to trust his rhetoric?

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This is a really good short understandable video about the slow decline of the US Dollar and what it means for our currency.

In other news… I made the last TechSmith post private. Some people thought that it was improper for me to comment on TechSmith since they are a Liquid Web customer. I […]

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Do you understand what this means for the money in your pocket/savings,/401k?
This shouldn’t be celebrated.

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H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 has passed the house and is headed to the senate.
I have included the summary description below for more understanding, but generally it amends the Homeland Security Act to include “homegrown terrorism”.
If enacted, the department of homeland security would establish permanent […]

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While our State suffers from the worst unemployment in the country, our legislators are doing their darnedest to make it even worse! I’ll try to explain this mess as I see it. In 2007 they replaced the “Small Business Tax” with the “Michigan Business Tax.” This tax will take effect in 2008 […]

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Researches have discovered the mummified body of a 65 million year old dinosaur in North Dakota. For all of you Christian’s out there, this pretty much puts that whole theory that “the world is four thousand years old” to bed, right?
http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=3952832&page=1

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“THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV … all » news, and corporate propaganda, illuminates the corporation’s grip on our lives. Taking its legal status as a “person” to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist’s couch […]

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