William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 3-28-14

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 3-28-14

John Tyler was born in 1790 and was the Tyler in “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”. He became our 10th president after William Henry “Tippecanoe” Harrison died 32 days after his inauguration in 1841.

Tyler failed to win re-election in 1844 but he did father Lyon Gardiner Tyler in 1853 who fathered Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr. in 1924 and Harrison Ruffin Tyler in 1928.

Yes Christopher, the grandchildren of the man who delivered the eulogy at Thomas Jefferson’s funeral are still alive today in 2014.

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Oculus Rift, VR Becoming R?

Oculus Rift, VR Becoming R? — Virtual reality may be about to become reality.

A head-mounted display called the Oculus Rift is expected to create an entertainment industry earthquake that could rival — perhaps surpass —  cinema circa 1914 or television circa 1949.

The device is a head-worn device with earphones and goggles that reportedly provides a total immersion into a virtual world.

It was founded by Palmer Luckey in 2012  and crowdfunded. It was bought by Facebook on March 25 for $2 billion. It is expected to go to market later this year or early next.

We shall see if the hype is r or merely virtual wishful thinking.

 

Oculus Rift, VR Becoming R?

First Time Woman Hears

For some mid-morning good news hear is a video of Jo Milne hearing for the first time after her bilateral cochlea implants were fitted.

She suffers from Usher’s syndrome and was deaf from birth.

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-27-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-27-14

Sturgis, South Dakota of motorcycle rally fame is named for Civil War General Samuel D. Sturgis who was born in Shippensburg, Pa. and is famous for saying about his fellow general John Pope, “I don’t care for John Pope one pinch of owl dung.”

A World War II troop ship was also named for him.

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Really Bad College Deals

Graduating with an art degree from Murray State University, a four-year-public school in Kentucky, would mean that you would have earned $197,000 less over 20 years than you would have by not bothering to pay the tuition and graduate.

The Atlantic has published a list of colleges and majors where it just not worth it. Most of the degrees are either arts or education with a sprinkling of Humanities and English and one Social Work and Criminal Justice.

Take heart, no Pennsylvania schools are on the list. Pittsburg State University is in Kansas.

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William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-26-14

William W. Lawrence Sr Omnbit 3-26-14

Mongolia is the world’s second largest landlocked country. As of December it had a merchant marine of 57 vessels.

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Kind Kagan Gives Hobby Lobby Advice

Kind Kagan Gives Hobby Lobby Advice — Hobby Lobby Stores, the excellent hobby store chain whose owners object to paying for abortion-inducing drugs as mandated by ObamaCare, had its case heard before the Supreme Court yesterday, March 25.

Paul Clement, the lawyer who is representing Hobby Lobby along with fellow petitioner Conestoga Wood Specialties, pointed out that Hobby Lobby would pay more than $500 million in penalties if they refused to follow the mandate.

Obama-appointed “wise woman” judge Elena Kagan said that would only apply if Hobby Lobby continued to carry the insurance for the workers.

“There’s one penalty that is if the employer continues to provide health insurance without this part of coverage, but Hobby Lobby could choose not to provide health insurance at all,” she compassionately pointed out. “And in that case Hobby Lobby would pay $2,000 per employee (in penalty) which is less than Hobby Lobby probably pays to provide insurance to its employees.”

She noted that other U.S. businesses are voluntarily dropping their health insurance coverage for employees.

Bet you Obama voters didn’t know that was the plan. Thanks for the suffering caused by your stupidity.

Hobby Lobby owners want to continue paying the insurance for their workers. They just don’t want to fund abortion.

 

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Paycheck Protection Helps Pa

By Lisa Esler

Currently, Harrisburg is considering “Paycheck Protection” legislation, known as HB1507, a bill sponsored by Rep Bryan Cutler. HB 1507 effectively bans all use of public resources to collect, bundle and transmit public sector union dues and PAC contributions as a service to the unions and their members. The Senate version of the bill is SB1034.
Neither version would end collective bargaining rights of the unions.

Under Paycheck Protection legislation, school districts and
counties would stop collecting dues for the unions via automatic payroll deduction. Seven states have already banned this practice.

Public union members, such as teachers and state and county
public employees, will be responsible for paying their own dues and
political contributions directly to the unions. This would bring public
sector unions, which are private organizations, in line with any other
private organization or business.

With Paycheck Protection in effect, taxpayers’ resources such as
our school district or government entity would no longer act as a
collection agency for the unions.

Dues and political contributions are used by the unions to lobby for or against legislation for their members’ best interest, many times conflicting with the taxpayer’s best interest. Pension reform would be the best example of this. It is also used to bargain for better wages and generous benefits which are paid with tax money.

While unions claim the cost to collect their dues is negligible,
that is not the issue. The issue is the breach of public trust and
conflicts of interest in using public resources to assist funding
political activities that may be against the political views or best
interests of the public.

When legislators depend on special interest contributions to fund
their elections, their legislative decisions will surely follow the
money, not the best interest of their constituents. Without Paycheck
Protection, this unfair cycle will continue with the poor taxpayer’s
best interest and concerns being silenced.

Polls show popular support for passage of Paycheck Protection. In
fact, one poll shows 58 percent support among union households!

Paycheck Protection is the most important issue because it
directly affects all other legislation in Harrisburg. Putting a stop to
this practice is the right thing to do.

Let’s educate ourselves on this issue and encourage our lawmakers
to fight for the best interest of the Pa. taxpayer instead of bowing to
union pressure for the status quo.

Lisa Esler is a member of the Penn Delco School Board in Delaware County, Pa.

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Poster Contest Concerns Dog Licenses

Poster Contest Concerns Dog Licenses — Pennsylvania first through sixth graders are invited to enter a poster contest to raise awareness about the importance of dog licensing as part of “Dog License Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania, says State Rep. Jim Cox.

The poster contest is open to all students enrolled in public, private or home school. Students involved with a sponsoring 4-H club or scouting organization may also participate. The poster must reflect the theme “License your dog. It’s his ticket home,” and also include the website www.licenseyourdogPA.com.

Judging will be based on effective communication of the theme and importance of the dog license law and creativity. The deadline tis April 30.

State law requires all dogs three months and older to be licensed each year. Owners who fail to license their dogs could face a fine of up to $300 for each unlicensed dog.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-25-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-25-14

John Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs. His father was a famous architect.

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