RANT: BHO44’s Freeze!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/01/graph_of_the_day_for_january_2_8.html

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President Obama’s FY 2010 budget request (including stimulus) as percentage increases over FY 2009, by discretionary category (i.e., not including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid or TARP):

Education: +209%

Commerce: +131%

Energy: +92.6%

Transportation: +70.8%

HUD: +40.8%

Labor: +39.5%

Interior: +32.7%

Agriculture: +30.4%

HHS: +28.0%

Veterans: +13.8%

International: +11.9%

Justice: +8.9%

Treasury: +8.7%

Defense: +2.5%

Source: The White House (Table S-12)

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Something to remember every time some one talks about “BHO44’s Freeze”.

“After the horse is gone” comes to mind!

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JOBSEARCH: Students, use your content to get ready for job search

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2010/01/25/career-management-it-takes-a-village/comment-page-1/#comment-2201

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Career Management: It Takes a Village

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Last week I attended the first of many college planning meetings at my daughter’s school. Jammed into the school auditorium with 200+ other neurotic parents of high school juniors, I listened to details about student entrance exam test dates, transcripts, and application deadlines.

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In some ways I think career management starts well before a person’s career starts. And choosing a college that is going to help with that process should be part of the plan. You know the saying; it takes a village to raise a child…I think every child needs that same village to start their career.

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I don’t understand for the inet generation to not create a “personal brand” using their high school and college work. I advise the College kids that I speak with to create a web presence. I am astonished that kids studying MARKETING have NO web presence. I’m all so astonished that they seem to fail to understand the concept of “indelible digital dirt”. Career management starts with making a sale of one’s labor possible. imho.

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INTERESTING: The term retronym

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/whats-a-retronym/

What’s a Retronym?
by Maeve Maddox

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Earlier than that, back when he mowed the grass, my big brother longed for an “electric mower.” Now the kind of mower he called a “lawnmower” is called a “push lawnmower.”

“Cloth diaper” and “push lawnmower” are retronyms.

The term retronym came into the language in 1980 when William Safire credited Frank Mankiewicz, president of National Public Radio, with its first use.

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I never heard of this. Have you?

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FUN: Witling

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

1. One who aspires to wittiness. 2. One who has little wit.

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