Monthly Archives: September 2012

2013 +Ford Motor Company Fusion Hybrid certified at 47 mpg city,highway and combined,…

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2013 +Ford Motor Company Fusion Hybrid certified at 47 mpg city,highway and combined, making it America's most efficient midsize sedan

At 47 MPG, 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid is America’s Most Efficient Midsize Sedan « 2013 Ford Fusion Story
The all-new Ford Fusion Hybrid is officially certified as America’s most fuel efficient midsize sedan with EPA estimates of 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway and 47 mpg combined! That’s 4 mpg better than th…

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What Romney and many wealthy people conveniently ignore is the importance of payroll… 2

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What Romney and many wealthy people conveniently ignore is the importance of payroll taxes to lower and middle income Americans. While these taxes are largely inconsequential to Romney and Warren Buffet, to Americans that make less than $100K, they take a 15.3% bite out of their paychecks. 

Yes Romney is right at almost half of Americans pay no "income" tax but nearly two-thirds of those pay a higher tax rate than Romney's 13% thanks to those payroll taxes. Of the remaining 20%, most are either unemployed or elderly. 

If you work and you aren't rich, you can be pretty sure that Romney is not intent on doing anything that might help you move up the ladder.

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“My job is not to worry about those people,” Mitt Romney said of the 47 percent of Americans who are likely to vote for Barack Obama. “I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

There will be plenty said about the politics of Romney’s remarks. But I want to take a moment and talk about the larger argument behind them, because this vision of a society divided between “makers” and “takers” is core to the Republican nominee’s policy agenda.

Romney’s theory of the “taker class,” and why it matters
Romney’s theory of the “taker class,” and why it matters

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Do you really want a president that openly doesn't care about half the count… 17

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Do you really want a president that openly doesn't care about half the country?
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Reshared post from +Jim Fawcette

Romney to Millionaire Contributors: My Job Is Not to Care About the 47 Percent that Don't Pay Taxes
Election is a contest between strivers and parasitic moochers

Romney, with disdain in his voice, tells affluent crowd at a fund-raiser what he thinks of people that vote for President Obama, per a video obtained by Mother Jones. Some images are blurred to protect sources, according to MJ. 

Romney on video: "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what…These are people who pay no income tax."

Per MJ: Romney "indicated that he viewed the election as a battle between strivers (such as himself and the donors before him) and parasitic free-riders who lack character, fortitude, and initiative. Yet Romney explained to his patrons that he could not speak such harsh words about Obama in public, lest he insult those independent voters who sided with Obama in 2008 and whom he desperately needs in this election. These were sentiments not to be shared with the voters; it was inside information, available only to the select few who had paid for the privilege of experiencing the real Romney."

The article breaks the video up into several embeds. 

Mother Jones Article:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/secret-video-romney-private-fundraiser

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One of the top features of Google Maps that has helped it to nearly decimate the… 10

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One of the top features of Google Maps that has helped it to nearly decimate the personal navigation device market is the ability to search for anything in Google's vast database which far exceeds any point of interest listings in other devices. 

iPhone and iPad users that upgrade to iOS6 in the coming weeks may find that are sadly disappointed with what Apple has done to their mapping app. While the 3D building renderings of San Francisco are certainly visually cool,  they really don't to much to enhance usability. Apple is now relying on Yelp listings for points of interest which are much more limited. Someday, Apple may improve the new maps app, and hopefully it will come quicker than upgrades to iTunes. 

In the meantime, there's always Android

Local Search in the iOS 6 Maps App is Broken | Rocky Mountain Mac Repair
I sat down to play with the Golden Master release of iOS 6 tonight so I could familiarize myself with the software before our customers download it next week.


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After the unfortunate ending of the +Nissan DeltaWing run at Le Mans, it's great…

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After the unfortunate ending of the +Nissan DeltaWing run at Le Mans, it's great to hear that the car will be back for at least one more run at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. I'm just sorry I won't be there to see it in action.

Nissan DeltaWing Returns to Racing at Petit Le Mans | American Le Mans Series
Braselton, Ga. – It captured the world’s attention on its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Now the Nissan DeltaWing is set to race in North America for the first time at the finale of the 2012 Americ…


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