I read this on the NRA site and just had to share to be sure more people were aware.
"Outrage Of The Week NRA
This week’s outrage comes to us from Winchendon, Massachusetts where, in yet another case of “zero-tolerance” enforcement defying common sense, fourth-grader Bradley Geslak was suspended from Toy Town Elementary School for bringing a Memorial Day souvenir to school.
According to a May 29, Telegram.com article, a uniformed veteran gave the 10-year-old two empty rifle shell casings from blanks used during the town’s Memorial Day celebration Monday morning. Bradley gave one of the empty casings to his grandfather and kept the other as a souvenir. The trouble began when he took his souvenir to school the next day.
“He was just playing with it at lunch,” explained Crystal Geslak, Bradley’s mother. “He wasn't showing it to anyone; he had it in his hand and was playing with it.”
A teacher saw him with the harmless piece of brass and confiscated it. Ms. Geslak was then called at work and told to come and pick up her son, who had been suspended for five days!
Ms. Geslak arrived at the school to find her son in tears. “I was totally shocked. I couldn’t believe this was happening,” she said. “It was just an empty shell, not even from a real bullet. A sharpened pencil would be more dangerous than this piece of metal.”
“He was so proud to have been given them. His dad’s a veteran, his uncle’s a veteran, both his grandfathers are veterans. Memorial Day is a big thing to us. It’s a very important holiday and we have a big celebration every year,” Ms. Geslak said.
Ms. Geslak, who will be forced to miss work in order to stay home with her son, says she is worried about what having a “weapon-related suspension” on his school record will mean to his future.
To add insult to injury, the family says a school official told them that the shell would not be returned, and that the next step might involve assigning a probation officer to Bradley! Yes, you read that right, a probation officer.
A young boy punished over a harmless souvenir. By any standard, that’s outrageous.
If you’d like to express your concern over this incident, please visit http://www.winchendon.mec.edu/. To leave a voice message for Brooke Clenchy, Superintendent of Schools, please call 978-297-0031.
If you see something that you feel would be a good candidate for the “Outrage of the Week!” section, please send it to: freedomsvoice@nrahq.org. Please be sure to send additional background and citations where available."
READ MORE: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3975
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Right To Arms vs State Emergencies
I found this information on the NRA site.
This is a video of how we are, Americans, are slowly but surely losing our rights and our freedoms. Hidden behind of the scenes of disasters, this is the stuff our Government controlled media is not showing us as a nation.
You are fed tragedies and heartbreak stories but not the "Real" ones to take your attention away from whats going on in America. Check this out:
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Muddog American Connie Barker Effects Of Inflation Article
I came across this great article on "How To Limit The Effects of Inflation on Your Savings" by Connie Barker
"You have probably heard the proverb; there are only two certainties in life; death and taxes. While this is true, another certainty that should be added is inflation. Inflation is usually referred to as the worst tax around. Inflation however is not a tax, but the fact that your dollar is worth less and thus buys less. Inflation can affect almost anyone and can severely limit the buying potential and savings of an individual or family. Here are some tips to limit the effects of inflation on your savings.
One of the worst things that you can do is save money underneath your mattress. The reason being is not that a robber will always look underneath your mattress, but rather money that is not earning interest is exposed to inflation. Inflation can and usually does rise every year. For instance, 1% or even 3% rise in inflation can occur and does occur from time to time. This is the reason that prices go up and a dollar in 1970 bought much more than it does today. By saving money that doesn't earn interest, you are possibly losing several percentage points of its value each year. For instance, if inflation over the last 10 years totaled 10%, $100 saved in 1997 is still $100, but only has about $90 of its purchasing power.
In order to fight the effects of inflation, any money that you save should be invested. When you invest money, you earn interest. While no investment is 100% secure, saving money in a savings account, certificate of deposit or investing it in the stock market for the most part will grow your money. The more secure the investment, the lower the growth, but also the lower the risk.
Investing money is the best way to fight off the effects of inflation; however your money must grow a certain amount each year to beat inflation's effects. For instance, money in a Christmas club that earns less than 2% may actually have a negative effect on your money when inflation is factored in.
In order to beat inflation, choose financial tools that will more than likely beat the effects of inflations such as a certificate of deposit, bonds, money market, etc. Another important tip to beat inflation year after year is to choose investments where the interest rate is not fixed or where money can be easily turned into liquid and invested elsewhere. For instance, investing in stocks is usually a good choice due to the fact that a stock is not limited in its growth, where a bank account has a fixed rate of return. If there is a jump in inflation, over the amount of your fixed interest rate, you will actually be losing money."
Connie Barker is the owner of several financial websites including those dealing with Bad Credit Personal Loans
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Connie_Barker
"You have probably heard the proverb; there are only two certainties in life; death and taxes. While this is true, another certainty that should be added is inflation. Inflation is usually referred to as the worst tax around. Inflation however is not a tax, but the fact that your dollar is worth less and thus buys less. Inflation can affect almost anyone and can severely limit the buying potential and savings of an individual or family. Here are some tips to limit the effects of inflation on your savings.
One of the worst things that you can do is save money underneath your mattress. The reason being is not that a robber will always look underneath your mattress, but rather money that is not earning interest is exposed to inflation. Inflation can and usually does rise every year. For instance, 1% or even 3% rise in inflation can occur and does occur from time to time. This is the reason that prices go up and a dollar in 1970 bought much more than it does today. By saving money that doesn't earn interest, you are possibly losing several percentage points of its value each year. For instance, if inflation over the last 10 years totaled 10%, $100 saved in 1997 is still $100, but only has about $90 of its purchasing power.
In order to fight the effects of inflation, any money that you save should be invested. When you invest money, you earn interest. While no investment is 100% secure, saving money in a savings account, certificate of deposit or investing it in the stock market for the most part will grow your money. The more secure the investment, the lower the growth, but also the lower the risk.
Investing money is the best way to fight off the effects of inflation; however your money must grow a certain amount each year to beat inflation's effects. For instance, money in a Christmas club that earns less than 2% may actually have a negative effect on your money when inflation is factored in.
In order to beat inflation, choose financial tools that will more than likely beat the effects of inflations such as a certificate of deposit, bonds, money market, etc. Another important tip to beat inflation year after year is to choose investments where the interest rate is not fixed or where money can be easily turned into liquid and invested elsewhere. For instance, investing in stocks is usually a good choice due to the fact that a stock is not limited in its growth, where a bank account has a fixed rate of return. If there is a jump in inflation, over the amount of your fixed interest rate, you will actually be losing money."
Connie Barker is the owner of several financial websites including those dealing with Bad Credit Personal Loans
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Connie_Barker
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Muddog American G Edward Griffin Inflation Video
"If you have ever wondered what exactly inflation is, and how it's created, then this informative video, by Edward Griffin, done back in 1969 will explain it to you. Learn how institutions which can legally print money are artificially creating inflation every second. Those central banks are the root cause for decreasing the value our money and also the value of our work."
READ MORE: http://www.video.google.com
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Muddog American What Is Inflation?
This is an awesome informative article on what exactly inflation is, what happens with it, and how it effects you.
Muddog American aka Wallace Haile Google Me
Here is a small piece of the article:
"Inflation is an increase in the price of a basket of goods and services that is representative of the economy as a whole.
A similar definition of inflation can be found in Economics by Parkin and Bade:
Inflation is an upward movement in the average level of prices. Its opposite is deflation, a downward movement in the average level of prices. The boundary between inflation and deflation is price stability.
Because inflation is a rise in the general level of prices, it is intrinsically linked to money, as captured by the often heard refrain "Inflation is too many dollars chasing too few goods". To understand how this works, imagine a world that only has two commodities: Oranges picked from orange trees, and paper money printed by the government. In a year where there is a drought and oranges are scarce, we'd expect to see the price of oranges rise, as there will be quite a few dollars chasing very few oranges. Conversely, if there's a record crop or oranges, we'd expect to see the price of oranges fall, as orange sellers will need to reduce their prices in order to clear their inventory. These scenarios are inflation and deflation, respectively, though in the real world inflation and deflation are changes in the average price of all goods and services, not just one."
READ MORE: http://economics.about.com/od/helpforeconomicsstudents/f/inflation.htm
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Muddog American Inflation Data
Doing research of current (year 2000+) inflation data, is getting easier as we move along in the information age. The amount and quality of statistics available today are generally a mouse click away.
I found this outstanding report on Current Inflation, The Inflation Rates From January 2000 to the present.
"Our Inflation data (see table below) is calculated to two decimal places while the government only calculates to one decimal place. Therefore, while being based on the government's index our data provides a "finer" view. January and February 2005 is a perfect example, according to the government statistics both months had an inflation rate of 3%. In January however, our data shows it as 2.97% and February shows as 3.01%. Therefore instead of the inflation rate being "flat" it is actually rising slightly. In another example we see August 2003 and September with the Government saying the rates were 2.2% and 2.3% respectively. This would lead us to believe that inflation rose .1% during that period. In actuality however, it rose from 2.16% to 2.32% or a .16% increase, substantially more than .1%!"
READ MORE: http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/inflation_rate/CurrentInflation.asp
Muddog American aka Wallace Haile Google Me
I found this outstanding report on Current Inflation, The Inflation Rates From January 2000 to the present.
"Our Inflation data (see table below) is calculated to two decimal places while the government only calculates to one decimal place. Therefore, while being based on the government's index our data provides a "finer" view. January and February 2005 is a perfect example, according to the government statistics both months had an inflation rate of 3%. In January however, our data shows it as 2.97% and February shows as 3.01%. Therefore instead of the inflation rate being "flat" it is actually rising slightly. In another example we see August 2003 and September with the Government saying the rates were 2.2% and 2.3% respectively. This would lead us to believe that inflation rose .1% during that period. In actuality however, it rose from 2.16% to 2.32% or a .16% increase, substantially more than .1%!"
READ MORE: http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/inflation_rate/CurrentInflation.asp
Muddog American aka Wallace Haile Google Me
Monday, May 12, 2008
Muddog American Located An Inflation Calculator 4 U
This is a handy device for checking what exactly the rising costs and inflation are doing to Americans.
Just input your data on initial year, final year, and amount of money and it will calculate for you the effects of inflation on that money.
Visit The Inflation Calculator
Muddog American aka Wallace Haile Google Me
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Muddog American A Positive Look At Rising Fuel
I came across this incredible article at LiveScience.com
American Life Altered by Rising Gas Prices is a break down of the Good that the rising cost of fuel has produced.
Wallace Haile aka Muddog American
Check this out:
"The knock-on effects are even more interesting:
Deaths down. Fewer miles driven means safer roads. One study predicts nearly 2,000 fewer people will die because of the recent price hikes.
Less gas consumption (fewer SUVs, less driving, etc.). One economist estimates that each $1 rise in gas leads to 14 percent less fuel consumption over the long haul. Of course, as consumption falls, some analysts say prices at the pump could dip, stimulating demand.
Less pollution. If we use less gas, logic dictates that smog will decrease (you’ll breath cleaner air) and we’ll pump lower amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Little if any research has quantified this potential outcome, but the traffic-death study also predicts 600 fewer pollution-related deaths.
Lifestyle changes. An online CNN poll, though not scientific, has 46 percent saying they plan to get used to “staycations” and 26 percent figuring to cut back on summer travel. Separately, a Florida State University management professor surveyed 800 employees in the southeast who each commuted at least 15 miles a day. Among the findings (which have not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal):
* 52 percent have reconsidered taking vacations or other recreational activities.
* 45 percent said escalating gas prices have caused them to fall behind financially.
* 33 percent would quit their job for a comparable one nearer to home."
READ MORE: http://www.LiveScience.com
American Life Altered by Rising Gas Prices is a break down of the Good that the rising cost of fuel has produced.
Wallace Haile aka Muddog American
Check this out:
"The knock-on effects are even more interesting:
Deaths down. Fewer miles driven means safer roads. One study predicts nearly 2,000 fewer people will die because of the recent price hikes.
Less gas consumption (fewer SUVs, less driving, etc.). One economist estimates that each $1 rise in gas leads to 14 percent less fuel consumption over the long haul. Of course, as consumption falls, some analysts say prices at the pump could dip, stimulating demand.
Less pollution. If we use less gas, logic dictates that smog will decrease (you’ll breath cleaner air) and we’ll pump lower amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Little if any research has quantified this potential outcome, but the traffic-death study also predicts 600 fewer pollution-related deaths.
Lifestyle changes. An online CNN poll, though not scientific, has 46 percent saying they plan to get used to “staycations” and 26 percent figuring to cut back on summer travel. Separately, a Florida State University management professor surveyed 800 employees in the southeast who each commuted at least 15 miles a day. Among the findings (which have not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal):
* 52 percent have reconsidered taking vacations or other recreational activities.
* 45 percent said escalating gas prices have caused them to fall behind financially.
* 33 percent would quit their job for a comparable one nearer to home."
READ MORE: http://www.LiveScience.com
Friday, May 9, 2008
MuddogAmerican Crime In America FBI
Finding great statistical data is usually just a Google Search away. The FBI has a dat statistics site full of Crime In America information. There is a contact us, learn more about the FBI, get our news, be crime smart, updates by email, even a kids page to learn more for the school kids. Here is an excerpt from the site:
"The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics. Today, several annual statistical publications, such as the comprehensive Crime in the United States, are produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States."
I have found this site to be informative, useful, and a great area for collective knowledge on Crime In America and The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Read More FBI Crime Reports: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
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