What the hell?

A bill to improve the calculation of highway mileage to medium and large hub airports, and for other purposes

This is really important for congress to be working on!!  Oh wait a minute, no it fucking isn’t.

are you still wondering?

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress where Democrats had derailed Fox’s nomination.

Democrats had denounced Fox for his 2004 donation to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The group’s TV ads, which claimed that Sen. John Kerry exaggerated his military record in Vietnam, were viewed as a major factor in the Massachusetts Democrat losing the election. Continue reading “are you still wondering?”

It didn’t, but now it did.

UNDATED (AP) Creighton basketball coach Dana Altman reportedly is headed to Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas said it would name its new coach at an afternoon news conference, but officials were mum on who would
replace the fired Stan Heath.

Fox Sports reported that Altman would take the post, but officials at Arkansas and Creighton declined to comment.

Altman has taken the Bluejays to six NCAA tournaments in the last 13 years, including twice in the last three years.

They have had nine consecutive 20-win seasons.

 this part of yesterday’s news didn’t piss me off.
But when it is breaking news that he is no longer coaching at Arkansas, and coming back to CU, it does.  I am never going to see another Creighton University basketball game.

On another note, the4re is a softball double header @ UNO Friday.  12 p.m.  Who wants to go?

Birth control prices soar on campuses

Millions of college students are suddenly facing sharply higher prices for birth control, prompting concerns among health officials that some will shift to less preferred contraceptives or stop using them altogether.

Prices for oral contraceptives, or birth control pills, are doubling and tripling at student health centers, the result of a complex change in the Medicaid rebate law that essentially ends an incentive for drug companies to provide deep discounts to colleges.

“It’s a tremendous problem for our students because not every student has a platinum card,” said Hugh Jessop, executive director of the health center at Indiana University. Continue reading “Birth control prices soar on campuses”

HFDS Variety Pak

If you can avoid buying this:  .  Do it because that shit is hard to open. I shreded my own turkey this morning.

You wonder why I hate Walmart’s Business Practice

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has awarded it chief executive officer a stock bonus worth $22 million for reaching revenue targets, the retail giant disclosed Friday in a regulatory filing.

The compensation committee of Wal-Mart’s board voted Wednesday to make the award to Scott and also grant shares to other executives.

Scott’s salary and bonus for 2006 was $5.23 million. His total compensation for that year was, excluding restricted stock awards, was $15.7 million. The $22 million bonus was for Wal-Mart’s 2007 fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31.

The filing Friday says Scott was awarded 459,348 Wal-Mart shares, which will be 50 percent vested in three years and fully vested in five years. The award brings Scott’s total Wal-Mart holding to 1,185,002 shares, worth $56.8 million, based on the share price of $47.93 listed in the filing.

Wal-Mart’s Magic Numbers

I hate First Jerk News

I know a couple people who hate or dislike KM3 news.  nnancy1964 and klaruz!

I recorded The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson – , On Monday and Tuesday.  My program could not ditiguish the CBS eye and the dumb Winter Weather Advisory, Don’t get me started on WWA’s in Feburary.

I recorded Jericho, and Criminal Minds and it appears to be having the same problem.  I know for a fact that KEVT7 did not display that dumb WWA.