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The death cap, Amanita phalloides, from button stage to full-size fruiting body.
February 10, 2014 By Cat Adams
...When (click here) someone eats Amanita phalloides, she typically won’t
experience symptoms for at least six and sometimes as many as 24 hours.
Eventually she’ll suffer from abdominal cramps, vomiting, and severely
dehydrating diarrhea. This delay means her symptoms might not be
associated with mushrooms, and she may be diagnosed with a more benign
illness like stomach flu. To make matters worse, if the patient is
somewhat hydrated, her symptoms may lessen and she will enter the
so-called honeymoon phase....
Snyder's Michigan has developed the deepest inequity in it's history.
Posted by
Beth Dalbey
(Editor)
...Lighthouse (click here) opened a center in Pontiac 42 years ago to deliver
services to urban residents. It wasn’t surprising that poverty there
increased 49 percent during the recession years, social service
providers said in announcing the findings in the report, but
simultaneous 76 percent increase in suburban communities shows the
“place” of poverty has changed and become more suburban.
Lighthouse is now serving clients from the majority of communities throughout the county's 908 square miles.
From 2009-2013, the number of clients served from communities in south and west Oakland County grew by 200 percent or more.
Farmington, Novi, Clawson, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Ferndale,
Berkley, Southfield, Hazel Park, Franklin, Wixom and Walled Lake were
among the suburbs with the fastest growing population of clients seeking
Lighthouse services....
Snyder's State of the State Address
Thursday, January 16, 2014 LANSING, Mich. — Michigan will fuel its impressive comeback (click here) through
innovations such as a statewide system for training and educating
skilled technicians, attracting global talent and reinventing the way in
which services to residents in need are provided, Gov. Rick Snyder said
in his fourth State of the State address.
“The Michigan of 2014 is an exciting place to be,” Snyder said. “It’s
a new year and we have new ideas that will keep our comeback in high
gear. Whether it’s encouraging the creation of more and better jobs,
preparing children for tomorrow’s opportunities (Bankrupt cities with Emergency Managers), protecting our precious
natural resources (Logging in Michigan is at an all time high and Snyder focused on hydraulic fracturing regardless of citizen's objections) or supporting residents with special needs, we’ll
work collaboratively across the state to find Michigan solutions to
Michigan challenges. I appreciate the Legislature’s work in moving our
state forward and we’ll continue that partnership in the months ahead.”
Michigan’s Dashboard, implemented by Snyder in 2011, shows progress
on several fronts. For example, the state leads all others in the growth
of manufacturing jobs... (Auto manufacturing. Ford is investing in growth.
By BILL VLASIC and NICK BUNKLEY Published: October 4, 2011
...About 41,000 union workers at Ford (click here) will vote over the next two weeks on
whether to approve the agreement, which calls for the company to create
5,750 entry-level jobs in the United States over the four years of the
contract. Those jobs are in addition to 6,250 positions that Ford
previously said it would add over the next two years.
Besides increasing jobs and investment in its facilities in the United
States, Ford also agreed to raise the hourly wages of entry-level
employees to $19 by the end of the contract, from about $15 now.... Yep.)
...Michigan has added nearly 221,000 private-sector
jobs since December 2010. Michigan’s per capita personal income growth
rate is tied for No. 1 among Great Lakes states. In addition, Michigan’s
population has marked the first consecutive years’ growth since
2003-04....
Look, Snyder came into office of Governor January 1, 2011. The recovery was already underway. Ford did exceptionally well during the global economic collapse and never needed a bailout. Snyder's policies haven't done much. He is riding the tide of President Obama's policies.
Snyder's policies have been detrimental to Michigan and it's environment. He also has this immigration focus to sell EB5 Visas (click here). He wants an immigrant with an EB5 Visa to bring half a million US into Michigan that will employ 10 people. And he wants 50,000 immigrants in 5 years. That is 10,000 immigrants per year. That means Snyder expects to sell 10,000 EB5 Visas per year to bring in $5,000,000,000. That is $5 billion. Not million $5 billion. That $5 billion per year is suppose to hire 100,000 employees per year. Snyder is bizarre.
Michigan has been handed over to Snyder's cronies and the wealthy. The deterioration of the suburbs is skyrocketing. Snyder's administration has estimated there is a $971 million surplus in the Michigan budget. Is Snyder going to focus on bankrupt cities and schools? Detroit pensions? No. He wants to buy votes and refund it back to the taxpayers.
Snyder has engaged austerity cuts while giving billions to corporate businesses. Is there any doubt why the poor are becoming desperately poor, homeless without addresses so they can't cast a vote, while the wealthy are buying up towns, building golf courses and enjoying the opportunity to turn state lands into disaster areas.
3:05 PM, January 23, 2014
...“Today’s a day (click here) about Detroit’s future, about job creation in the city of
Detroit,” Snyder said, and the immigration proposal sends the message
that “Detroit is open to the world.”...
...The proposal dovetails with two other immigration plans Snyder
offered in his State of the State speech last week: opening an Office
for New Americans to attract and help immigrants better adjust to life
in Michigan and designating the state as an Employer Based or EB5 center
to expedite visas and permits for immigrants who want to open busineses in the state with investments of at least $500,000 and 10 employees.
“Let’s ask the federal to change regulations to bring in highly skilled immigrants to the
state,” Snyder told the Free Press on Wednesday. “We’d like to see
50,000 immigrants over five years coming to live and work in Detroit.”
By
Jonathan Oosting joosting@mlive.com June 06, 2013 at 6:17 PM
LANSING, MI -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (click here) on Thursday signed into law
legislation designed to boost the state's timber industry by encouraging
more private owners to allow logging on their land in exchange for tax
breaks. "This is an opportunity to export more," Snyder said
during a press conference in Lansing, where he was joined by lawmakers
and lumber company owners. "It's the made-in-Michigan concept. Whether
we manufacture it, grow it, or come up with an idea, this is a way to
create more commerce and opportunity for Michigan." By signing up
for the Qualified Forest Program, implemented in 2006, owners can earn
tax incentives for adopting a land management plan that the governor's
office said includes harvesting, habitat improvement and environmental
protection....
...In response to that gap, (click here) a unique partnership involving several
University of Michigan units, industry representatives, environmental
organizations, and state regulators has formed to examine the multiple
aspects of this gas extraction technique, with an emphasis on impacts
and issues related to the State of Michigan. Using an engaged
problem-solving approach called integrated assessment, the project will
first compile technical reports on key topics then focus on an analysis
of policy options for Michigan. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is in support of our collaborative
study and commented about it in an energy and environmental policy
blueprint released on November 28, 2012.
"It’s important that our citizens understand what fracking is really
all about," Gov. Snyder says. "That’s why the University of Michigan’s
Graham Sustainability Institute is undertaking an evaluation of
fracking. At their invitation, the state is participating in the
advisory committee for this effort alongside environmental and industry
groups. At the end of the process, the public will have well-reasoned,
objective explanations of what this technology is and is not. We will
also have a Michigan-focused evaluation of the various implications of
fracking. This is a great example of collaboration and a public
university serving the needs of the state, and I am looking forward to
seeing the results."...
Michigan needs a real Governor, not one with simply a wish list.
