Thanks A Bunch

Job losses rise in Dec., unemployment 7.2 pct.

December figures cap a year featuring job losses every month

Pat Sullivan / AP BREAKING NEWS

WASHINGTON - Trying to survive a deepening recession, employers are cutting their work forces to the bone, leaving more Americans unemployed and with dim prospects of finding a new job any time soon.The Labor Department reported Friday that the jobless rate rose to 7.2 percent in December and payrolls dropped by 524,000 jobs, capping a year when job losses were logged every month and presaging more job losses to come.MORE AT AP LINK: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/f...

Jobless rate jumps to 7.2 percent in December

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON – The government says the nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest since early 1993, as employers slashed 524,000 jobs.The Labor Department's report underscores the terrible toll of the deepening recession and highlights the hard task President-elect Barack Obama faces in resuscitating the flat-lined economy. For all of 2008, the economy lost 2.6 million jobs. That was the most since 1945, when nearly 2.8 million jobs were lost, although the number of jobs in the U.S. has more than tripled since then.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story is below.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to survive a deepening recession, employers are cutting their work forces to the bone, leaving more Americans unemployed and with dim prospects of finding a new job any time soon.- snip -If the conservative 2.4 million estimate of net payroll reductions for 2008 proves correct, it would mark the first annual job loss since the previous recession in 2001. It also would be the worst year of job losses since 1945, when employers slashed nearly 2.8 million jobs, though the number of jobs in the U.S. has more than tripled since then.MORE AT LINKRead more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28574446

Hey, all you ignorant, delusional STUPID REPUBLICUNTS and willfully ignorant Americans:

Thanks a bunch.

What About Perfume?

Okay, enough is fucking enough.

Those anti-smoker pussies are stepping WAAAAAAY over the line. I read this article and felt that it's high time to take a stand and I'm not even a smoker.

Source: New York Times

Parents who smoke often open a window or turn on a fan to clear the air of
second-hand smoke, but experts now have identified another smoking-related
threat to children’s health that isn’t as easy to get rid of: third-hand
smoke.

That’s the term being used to describe the invisible yet toxic brew of
gases and particles clinging to smokers’ hair and clothing, not to mention
cushions and carpeting, that lingers long after smoke has cleared from a room.
The residue includes heavy metals, carcinogens and even radioactive materials
that young children can get on their hands and ingest, especially if they’re
crawling or playing on the floor.Doctors from MassGeneral Hospital for Children
in Boston coined the term “third-hand smoke” to describe these chemicals in a
new study that focused on the risks they pose to infants and children.

The study was published in this month’s issue of the journal
Pediatrics....Third-hand smoke is what one smells when a smoker gets in an
elevator after going outside for a cigarette...

But its okay for people to have to endure that toxic, choking bath in perfume that some women wear to the point of making your eyes burn and tear? Causing one to choke and turn away in disgust. Especially when you think about the reasons these less than hygenic trollups douche themselves with the odor that is more foul smelling than any cigarette smoke - be it first hand second or eve THIRD hand - that I have ever smelled.

And who made the rule that the world revolves around children anyway? Fuck the children! If these sons and daughters of moronic contempt are our future, our world is doomed. Let's face it, your children are becoming more and more stupid with each passing generation.

The smoking bans in public places have done nothing but destroy revenue for the already struggling business, restaurant and bar owner.

Funny thing is that these non smoking advocates are the same big headed mongoloid busy bodies that harass women at abortion clinics and consider themselves hockey moms and pit bulls.

If smoking upsets these mutants so much, I think I'll get me a pack of lucky's and annoy them myself.

Fed Up American 2009

"The environment you fashion out of your thoughts, your beliefs, your ideals, your philosophy is the only climate you will ever live in."
- Dr. Stephen Covey

Okay, we’re in a new year now.

We been hearing from a lot of people, talking about “change” and “hope.” Well, I’m writing this article to tell you that the “goal setting” or “waiting for just the right moment” or the “woe is me, the economy sucks” or whatever your personal situation is, the honeymoon is over.
It’s time to take action. Its time to “own it.”

Don’t get me wrong, you can always keep them in your back pocket for a later point in time when you need them. But we are all in our individual holes, dealing with our own personal life issues whatever they may be and we all could stand some improvement. There are area’s we all need to “change.”

Keep your eye on the original inspiration. If they idea felt right when you started out. If the vision – if the dream – felt good and was exciting to you, if it motivated you to do something, if you felt the need for “change,” it is still right today.

That’s a fact.

Never lose sight of your vision because you hit a bump in the road or if things aren’t happening quick enough for you. Every great accomplishment – any great achievement – comes with some pains - some growing pains - some set backs. This is the price you have to pay. It needs to be paid. Success can come quickly but seldom does it happen overnight. Success always come with challenges, doubts and trials. Taking action on what works could be the “change” you need in your life.

Brainstorm with people. Lean on them for advice, a listening ear, emotional support, guidance, motivation – whatever – just never be a “lone wolf.” They ultimately die off. Deal with like-minded individuals by networking with people who can confirm that what you are experiencing is normal, expected and necessary.

“Change” will happen when you take immediate action. You need to live it, to eat, breathe and sleep it but most importantly, you need to share it with others.

So as we start 2009, let us “change” what needs to be carried out. It all starts within the individual first.

Change starts with me.

Change starts with you.

And change starts now.