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"The Treasury, which initially held 60.8 percent of GM as part of the U.S. $49.5 billion bailout, now owns just 16.4 percent, or 241.7 million shares. In December, the Treasury sold GM 200 million shares of its stake for $5.5 billion to reduce its stake to 300 million shares. In total, Treasury has recouped $30.6 billion. At current trading prices, Treasury would lose around $10 billion on its GM bailout."
~ I’ve been screaming this into an empty room since day 1. The GM bailout was a loss for taxpayers no matter how it’s projected. Period. Currently it’s trading at $34.92, which is half of where it would need to be for the government to break even. Treasury, UAW health care trust will sell 50 million shares of GM stock | The Detroit News
RNC Report — 100 pages and not a single word about bloggers - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
The word “Gay” appears twice, though.
"Thursday’s “American Idol” sank to a 3.0 rating with just 11.63 million people watching the show. It was the fourth most watched show of the night. But it was almost the FIFTH. A show called “Elementary” was behind it by a whisker– 11.63 to 11.49 million. This is very troubling. “Idol” had a 3.8 on Wednesday, revised up. Even if this number is revised up, it still means that the carryover from Wednesday to Thursday was dismal."
~ Without Cowell, the show sucks. That’s the reason. It’s really that simple. “American Idol”: Ratings Tank to Lowest Low After Nicki’s Late-Show and Histrionics | Showbiz411
Sluggish motor, poor handling, dull and uninspired (and cheap-feeling) interior… Yup… Good thing we bailed out GM, right? I’m sure there will be plenty of libs driving this around instead of their Subarus, Toyotas, and other imports, because, after all, UAW employment is important even when they produce a piece of shit like this.
(via 2014 Chevrolet Impala, an enigma without mystery: Motoramic Drives | Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos)
"A state judge on Monday stopped Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration from banning New York City restaurants and other venues from selling large sugary drinks, a major defeat for the mayor who has made public a health initiatives a cornerstone of his tenure at City Hall."
EL James New Book: 'Fifty Shades' Author To Publish Writing Guide
The worst writer I’ve ever seen will teach you how to write.
Let that soak in, people.
And no, this isn’t a story from the Onion.
"A high school basketball coach from Connecticut was forced out earlier this month after an R-rated film he appeared ten years ago was emailed to the administration by disgruntled parents who felt their son wasn’t being treated well enough by the coach."
Mugshot O’ The Day
Albany police arrested an elementary school parent Friday morning for allegedly exposing herself during a school assembly.
Police say officers responded to the North Albany Academy, located at 570 North Pearl Street, around 10:30 a.m. for a report of a person exposing herself inside the school.
When officers arrived, school staff told them that a parent, 24-year-old Aydrea Meaders of Albany, got onto the stage during an assembly in the school’s cafeteria and began to dance.
(Source: news10.com)
http://tactical-facepalm.tumblr.com/
Technically, 8 billion is over 8 million, so that’s not actually wrong…
I picked up a used Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8, erm, phone to review. I’ve liked the don’t-call-it Metro experience all the way back when it first debuted on the Zune and I reviewed the Zune Marketplace for Ars Technica. I’m happy to see it live on, it really is a great mobile experience.
But I have to call out this crufty holdover from Windows (never mind the “please insert your Windows installation disc” bit). Are there seriously engineers and managers at Microsoft who tested this first-run setup process and said “yeah, ship that”?
“Welcome to your new Windows Phone! Here are a couple setup buttons to tap.” [so far so good]
“Now, hang on a sec, we’re installing apps…..” [Uh]
“…… still installing, thanks for your patience……” [I don’t even]
“Ok! your apps are done installing. Go rock on with Windows!” [This should’ve been done before I pressed the power button]
Do they really think the vast majority of users give half a crap about seeing that? Here, Microsoft, have some free R&D on what people care about: pressing a button to turn something on, and then it goes.
Bad out of box experiences are Microsoft’s calling card.
Woman drives 900 miles out of her way after GPS error | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News
I’m sorry but how fucking stupid do you have to be to drive 900 miles when you only had to go 90? A trip that should take, at most, 2 hours at regular driving speeds…
Fucking idiot.
"Back in 2009, President Obama’s “Cash for Clunkers” program was supposed to be a boon for the environment and the economy. During a limited time, consumers could trade in an old gas-guzzling used car for up to $4,500 cash back towards the purchase of a fuel-efficient new car. It seemed like a win for everyone: the environment, the gasping auto industry and cash-strapped consumers.
Though almost a million people poured into car dealerships eager to exchange their old jalopies for something shiny and new, recent reports indicate the entire program may have actually hurt the environment far more than it helped.
According to E Magazine, the “Clunkers” program, which is officially known as the Car Allowance Rebates System (CARS), produced tons of unnecessary waste while doing little to curb greenhouse gas emissions."
~ You mean taking a bunch of perfectly good vehicles off the road and smashing them in junkyards didn’t help greenhouse gases? And you know what else it hurt? The car dealers and manufacturers who, riding on the subsidies, saw a slight bump in sales. And although the program was designed to revitalize the US auto industry, there’s plenty of evidence to show that Honda and Toyota actually did better during the program than GM, Chrysler, and Ford. Oh, and once the program was over, the sales collapsed. Unsurprisingly. Whoops—’Cash for Clunkers’ Actually Hurt the Environment - Yahoo! News
Wow. Who saw that coming?
Delays litter long road to vehicle rearview rules - Yahoo! Autos
TL;DR: Woman rolls over kid while backing up. Woman claims something has to be done to mandate rearview cameras in car. Woman forgets that they were available in her Escalade. Woman also ignores the fact that had she made sure she could see her kid, she wouldn’t have run her over.
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