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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Conyers’ expensive travel plan ‘last straw’ for 910 AM
[DETROITNEWS] Monica Conyers’ attempt to book a stay at a luxury reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown
... home of Al Capone, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel,...
hotel on the company’s dime led to her departure from her radio hosting gig, according to a company memo sent Thursday and a staffer familiar with the details.

While the memo from Kevin Adell, founder and CEO of the Southfield-based WFDF-AM (910), The Word Network and WADL-TV, lists seven grievances against Conyers -- including such issues as "being obnoxious in the hallways of The Word Network and partying down like (it’s) 1999!" and bothering Adell when he was on vacation with his family -- it was Conyers’ attempt to book a stay at the Peninsula hotel that was the "last straw," said John Mattiello, director of marketing at The Word Network.

Conyers wanted to travel to Chicago to attend the Saturday funeral of Carolyn Rush. Rush, the late wife of Congressman Bobby Rush, died at 67 earlier this month and, Mattiello said, was "a big fan" of The Word.

Posted by: Fred || 03/25/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I thought she was still doing time for public corruption. Something to do with influence by a contractor.
Posted by: whitecollar redneck || 03/25/2017 7:41 Comments || Top||

#2  "Don't you know who I am?"
Posted by: Frank G || 03/25/2017 9:14 Comments || Top||

#3  Conyers, through attorney Daniel Findling, disputed the idea that she had been fired on Wednesday, saying she left her Sunday 1-2 p.m. hosting gig on 910 AM Superstation, which started in September, due to burnout.

“She’s taxed. She’s being stretched in too many other places and can’t devote the time she wants to for this on-air business,” Findling said. “She flat-out said ‘Listen, it’s time for me to move on. I’ve got to focus my energies where I’m making money.’ Sometimes people are sensitive to that.”


So much to read into...
Posted by: Pappy || 03/25/2017 9:26 Comments || Top||

#4  “She flat-out said ‘Listen, it’s time for me to move on."

As in celestial journey ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 03/25/2017 9:29 Comments || Top||

#5  she left her Sunday 1-2 p.m. hosting gig on 910 AM Superstation, which started in September, due to burnout.

I mean, WHO wouldn't be burnt out actually working a full 60 minutes (less ad breaks) on a Sunday? Oh, the huge manatee!
Posted by: Frank G || 03/25/2017 9:32 Comments || Top||

#6  I thought she was still doing time for public corruption

She just came off probation. Talk about recidivism...
Posted by: Pappy || 03/25/2017 13:30 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
Seattle gets lesson in economics: Ammo tax far below predicted haul
Posted by: DarthVader || 03/25/2017 11:53 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Maybe they could put a tax on taxing things. Yep, it's taxes all the way down, pal!
Posted by: SteveS || 03/25/2017 15:53 Comments || Top||

#2  Unexpectedly!
Posted by: magpie || 03/25/2017 15:54 Comments || Top||


Economy
Baltimore mayor vetoes minimum wage bill proposed by city council
[ABC2NEWS] Mayor Catherine Pugh announced a veto to $15 minimum wage bill proposed by city council Friday afternoon.

Pugh said, "It's important as the Chief Executive Officer in this city that I take into consideration all the needs of all the people of Baltimore."

In effort to be in line with the state Pugh explained that the minimum wage will raise to $9.25 in 2017 and than to $10.10 in 2018.
Posted by: Fred || 03/25/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  She actually learned something from the Freddy Gray affair?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 03/25/2017 3:33 Comments || Top||

#2  You should still buy stock in robotics companies.

Over 25 years ago I was telling a farmer how robotics would revolutionize farming. He didn't believe me. What I got wrong wasn't the feasibility of building robots, but the need for electronics to become so cheap that the robots cost very little.
Posted by: phil_b || 03/25/2017 5:02 Comments || Top||

#3  Over 25 years ago I was telling a farmer how robotics would revolutionize farming.

Following your discussion Phil, did he default to bitc*ing about the weather ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 03/25/2017 9:01 Comments || Top||

#4  100 dollars per hour or you dont care.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 03/25/2017 11:31 Comments || Top||

#5  She recommends raising the minimum wage from $8.75 to $10.00 to be in line with the State.
Posted by: JohnQC || 03/25/2017 17:28 Comments || Top||


The Grand Turk
Ex-CIA big says Flynn explored plot to ‘whisk away' exiled Turkish cleric
The disgraced former national security adviser for President Trump had reportedly discussed a plan with Turkish officials to possibly snatch an opposition leader from his home in the Poconos.

Former CIA Director James Woolsey told The Wall Street Journal that he walked into a Sept. 19 meeting in New York and was shocked to find retired Army Gen. Mike Flynn, who was then advising Trump's campaign, exploring "a covert step in the dead of night to whisk this guy away."

Woolsey noted the discussion did not include actual tactics for removing Fethullah Gulen from his Pennsylvania compound, but they did discuss not ­going through the US extradition process.

Among those reportedly in attendance was the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

A spokesman for Flynn disputed the account, saying "at no time did Gen. Flynn discuss any illegal actions."

Gulen, a cleric from Turkey, has been accused of masterminding a failed military coup that took place in his home country last summer.

Flynn resigned as Trump's national security adviser after 24 days over his contacts with a Russian diplomat.
Posted by: Frank G || 03/25/2017 09:11 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Why? He is failed goods. He isn't popular back home and us getting him doesn't have any leverage. Plus if we managed to put him back in power he would be overthrown again in a fortnight.

Sounds a bit like fake news or a really crappy smoke screen.
Posted by: DarthVader || 03/25/2017 9:21 Comments || Top||

#2  Clearly an ad hominem claim. Our game rooms use only legally approved tokens.
Posted by: Besoeker || 03/25/2017 9:26 Comments || Top||

#3  Plus if we managed to put him back in power he would be overthrown again in a fortnight.

The objective wouldn't be placing him in power. The objective would be placating the Turks.

Sort of a "meddlesome priest" solution.
Posted by: Pappy || 03/25/2017 9:30 Comments || Top||

#4  The objective wouldn't be placing him in power. The objective would be placating the Turks.

Yes, placating the client and establishing a contracting record of 'past performance.' Excerpt from the FAR:

42.1501 General.
(a) Past performance information (including the ratings and supporting narratives) is relevant information, for future source selection purposes, regarding a contractor’s actions under previously awarded contracts or orders. It includes, for example, the contractor’s record of—
(1) Conforming to requirements and to standards of good workmanship;
(2) Forecasting and controlling costs;
(3) Adherence to schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance;
(4) Reasonable and cooperative behavior and commitment to customer satisfaction;
(5) Reporting into databases (see subpart 4.14, and reporting requirements in the solicitation provisions and clauses referenced in 9.104-7);
(6) Integrity and business ethics; and
(7) Business-like concern for the interest of the customer.
(b) Agencies shall monitor their compliance with the past performance evaluation requirements (see 42.1502), and use the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) metric tools to measure the quality and timely reporting of past performance information.


If no other motive can be confirmed, follow the money.

Posted by: Besoeker || 03/25/2017 9:34 Comments || Top||

#5  Yes, placating the client and establishing a contracting record of 'past performance.'

Quite aware of contracts, thankyouverymuch. And yes - it was laying a performance record. Though I wouldn't count on the Turks to abide by any 'contract'.

Frankly, I'm surprised your previous President and his people didn't do it. Maybe there was another, more local, contract being negotiated or was already inked.

If no other motive can be confirmed, follow the money

If there was currency involved, it wasn't the tangible stuff.
Posted by: Pappy || 03/25/2017 13:35 Comments || Top||



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