Wikio - Flint

An Astute Adjustment (Captain Capitalism)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:47:00 GMT

Dr. Mark Perry over at U of Michigan Flint has made an interesting adjustment to put the price of gas into perspective. Not only did he adjust for the percent of our income we spend on fuel, but also incorporated increases in mileage/efficiency. Like I said, you probably spend more money on booze than you do fuel.

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To Avoid Student Turnover, Parents Get Rent Help (DATA news)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT

In response to the turmoil in Flint schools, Michigan is giving some families $100 a month to help them stay put.

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No Ho Zone (Neatorama)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:37:57 GMT

Photo: cloudedmaple [Flickr] Flickr user cloudedmaple took this priceless photo on the corner of Court St. and Miller Rd. in Flint, Michigan. If you look closely, the sign also says "We are watching you" and features a "ho" running away from a dog. Link

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Michigan Fashion Police crack down on saggy pants (The Fashion Police)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:32:23 GMT

The Fashion Police may not be a real police force, but that doesn't mean you can't actually get arrested for committing crimes of fashion - not if you live in Flint, Michigan, anyway. Following in the footsteps of Delcambre, Louisiana, and a few other US towns, Flint's Police Chief David...

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Statewide gas average: $4.18 a gallon (Detroit Free Press)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:53:00 GMT

AAA Michigan said gas prices have soared 9 cents over the last week, putting the statewide average at $4.18 a gallon. The state auto club said Monday that of the cities it surveys, the cheapest price for self-serve regular fuel is in the Flint area, where a gallon costs $4.14. The highest average, $4.22, can be found in the Ann Arbor and Traverse City areas.

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Crackdown on cracks! (Memories Documented)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:56:12 GMT

Flint, Michigan follows in the footsteps of Jordanian police in cracking down on males with loose saggy pants showing their, ... ehm .. boxers! Just to prove that Jordan is truly first! :)

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Finish High School, Finish College (Right Mind)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:16:07 GMT

Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan . Click on the image to enlarge. This is from his site: Carpe Diem The chart above displays unemployment rates by education level from 1993 to 2005, and shows the averages over this period on the right side of the chart. It's interesting that there are big...

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Flint police cracks down on sagging pants (Gadling)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:19:21 GMT

Filed under: North America , United States Traveling to Flint, Michigan anytime soon? Better keep those pants up! Flint's new police chief is planning to crack down on sagging pants that expose too much skin (or boxers.) Chief David Dicks feels that "this immoral `self expression' goes beyond freedom of expression; it rises to the crime of indecent exposure/disorderly persons."...

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City of Flint, Michigan, Joins Crusade Against Saggy Pants (Lowering the Bar)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:04:50 GMT

Claiming that he was acting on a "significant" number of citizen complaints, the police chief for Flint, Michigan, said on June 25 that he had directed officers to start arresting people seen wearing pants and/or shorts that sag "too low."...

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Reminder: Friday is Drive Your Corvette To Work Day (Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Just a reminder if you haven't made plans yet. Friday, June 27th is the 8th Annual "Drive Your Corvette to Work Day" sponsored by Mid America Motorworks . Every year on the Friday closest to June 30th, the day production started on the 1953 Corvette in Flint Michigan, Corvette enthusiasts celebrate the official birthday of America's Sports Car by driving their Corvette to work. [More]...

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To Improve Schools, Michigan Subsidizes Rent for Parents (Strollerderby)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:42:00 GMT

Would 100 bucks a month get you to stay in a home you hated? The state of Michigan is hoping that, for many parents, the answer is yes. In Flint, Michigan--the town Michael Moore made infamous for its middle-class flight--high school turnover has become such a problem that the State Department of Human Services has launched an unprecedented program of subsidizing rent for some...

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GM to build small four-cylinder engine family in the U.S. (Leftlane)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:19:55 GMT

In light of the recent high gas prices, GM will start producing small four-cylinder engines with decidedly European-like displacements in the U.S. as soon as 2010. The Family Zero range will displace from 1.0- to 1.4-liters and will be assembled at the automaker’s Flint, Michigan powertrain plant. At the beginning of the month, reports had GM [...]

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Socialism Run Amok in Flint, Michigan (Lone Star Times)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:03:26 GMT

It is rare that a newspaper article is able to capture the decline of the once indomitable American ideal of self-sufficiency so thoroughly as the NY Time’s piece To Avoid Student Turnover, Parents Get Rent Help. In some of Flint’s elementary schools, half or more of the students change in the course of a school year [...]

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GM ‘Family Zero’ engines to enter production in 2010 (Motor Authority)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:33:32 GMT

Earlier this month GM revealed production plans for a new family of compact four-cylinder engines to be manufactured in the U.S. and power a new generation of small and medium sized cars. The engine lineup will displace between 1.0 and 1.4L and will be manufactured at a plant in Flint, Michigan, from 2010 onwards. The new [...]

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To Avoid Student Turnover, Parents Get Help With Rent (New York Times)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:05:34 GMT

In response to the turmoil in Flint schools, Michigan is giving some families $100 a month to help them stay put.

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100 Years Later: With GM In Decline, Flint is Now a Service Economy (Seeking Alpha)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:01:34 GMT

Mark J. Perry submits: General Motors (GM) was founded in Flint, Michigan by auto pioneer William Durant, who combined Buick with an assortment of other auto manufacturers and parts suppliers on September 16, 1908. In the next few years, Durant and GM added automakers Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Elmore, and Oakland (later known as Pontiac), along with Reliance Motor Truck Company and the Rapid...

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Episode #30 (DATA news)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Damn..damn..DAMN! This has to be one of the HARDEST episodes to date featuring four BANGIN tracks and a hot interview with Lil Scrappy! O-K-K-K! Featuring tracks by LB from Manchester, NH, Akil aka BayBrotha from THE BAY! Okland, CA, Axual from Flint, MI and one of our hottest played artists, Ques from NYC returns to bang out another fire track. Whether youre new to the show, or youre a HoodHype.com...

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Barack Visits GM Workers During Shift Change (Obama HQ)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:12:59 GMT

During his time in Michigan yesterday, Barack stopped by the GM Powertrain Flint Engine South for the afternoon shift change to meet some of the workers who had seen the decline of American automobile manufacturing firsthand. In the 1970s, 80,000 people made their living in Flint in automotive jobs, compared to just 12,000 in 2006. Here are some pictures from Barack's stop...

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Barack Obama, patents, and Flint, Michigan (IPBiz)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:31:00 GMT

The WSJ has excerpts from an interview with Barack Obama on a campaign bus in Flint, Michigan (remember Roger and Me?) The 271 blog noted a discussion of patent reform: We've got offices like the patent office that are outdated to take advantage of new discoveries here in the United States. We need to retool our government so that it works with a 21st century economy and in some ways...

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Obama in Flint, MI [Donklephant] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:37:39 GMT

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