OFA: “Climate change is real — #ScienceSaysSo.” Got it. – Hot Air

August 13, 2013

Earlier this year, President Obama’s election campaign turned ‘advocacy’ group Organizing for Action promised that they would be focusing their attentions on shoring up support for some of the biggest progressive poster issues like gun control climate change… and only they know why. After an initial sputter in May, they’re evidently back at it, and […]

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Beebe to attend Wal-Mart manufacturing event – The City Wire

August 13, 2013

Gov. Mike Beebe along with economic development officials from around Arkansas plan to attend a Wal-Mart organized manufacturing summit later this month that is part of the retailer’s effort to buy at least $50 billion in U.S. made products during the next 10 years. The event, labeled by Bentonville-based Wal-Mart as the U.S. Manufacturing Summit, […]

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Beebe to attend Wal-Mart manufacturing summit – The City Wire

August 13, 2013

Gov. Mike Beebe along with economic development officials from around Arkansas plan to attend a Wal-Mart organized manufacturing summit later this month that is part of the retailer’s effort to buy at least $50 billion in U.S. made products during the next 10 years. The event, labeled by Bentonville-based Wal-Mart as the U.S. Manufacturing Summit, […]

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Tuesday’s links: ‘Sky is the limit’ for Spartan offense? – Big Ten Network

August 13, 2013

The BTN tour has made six stops already, with one being at Michigan State. Here is a nice photo gallery of Spartans fall camp from MLive.com. This is an impressive looking team that may be getting overlooked. As for the Spartans offense, quarterback Connor Cook says the sky is the limit. I agree. I have […]

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Himachal Pradesh looks up to Finance Commission for bail out of fiscal mess – Hill Post

August 13, 2013

Shimla: Mounting accumulated debt burden, galloping state salaries bill, as Himachal Pradesh continues to live beyond its means has been pushed to seek higher devolution from the 14th Finance Commission as the state presented a case for Rs 12,466 Cr as special grants here today in order to bail it out from fiscal distress. Presenting […]

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Why Commodity-Buying Manufacturers Should Follow Apple Inc’s Lead – MetalMiner

August 13, 2013

Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative – and a featured speaker at our upcoming conference, Commodity/PROcurement EDGE – is arguably one of industry’s leading voices in reshoring intelligence. We caught up with him recently to give you a taste of what he’ll be covering in October. MetalMiner: What are the key developments, if any, […]

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Offshoring? Onshoring? Try Right-shoring – evertiq.com

August 13, 2013

Offshoring has been a controversial issue spurring heated debates within the electronics manufacturing service (EMS) market, for a long time. While some reports suggests the trend is still growing; changing economic, political and legislative pressures both overseas and in the UK have seen the industry experience a period of return to onshoring. For the last […]

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Rupee opens down at 61.39 – Business Line

August 13, 2013

The rupee shed 10 paise to open at 61.39 against the previous close of 61.29 on the back of weakness in domestic equity market and high dollar demand from importers. The rupee journeyed southwards after Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, told Parliament on Monday that he will keep the current account deficit at 3.7 per cent […]

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Rupee trims losses, still down at 61.40 – Hindu Business Line

August 13, 2013

The rupee was trading lower at 61.43 against the dollar in intra-day trade as markets remained largely unimpressed by Finance Minister’s assurance that he will keep the current account deficit lower at 3.7 per cent of the gross domestic product in the current fiscal. P.Chidambaram on Monday told Parliament that he will restrict the current […]

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Congressman: We could impeach Obama – WND.com

August 13, 2013

Text smaller Text bigger One member of Congress believes there are enough votes in the House to impeach President Obama, but he says such an effort might damage the country because of the Democratic Party grip on the Senate. A House impeachment vote would mean nothing without a conviction in the Senate, points out Rep. […]

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