detroit

Detroit Goes Under http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/detroit-emergency-manager-files-largest-municipal-bankruptcy-in-us-history/2013/07/18/fa98c9c4-efe6-11e2-8c36-0e868255a989_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboNE_b

My ipod told me this morning that sales of priuses are down almost 50%, so it's not just the "Detroit three" or gas guzzlers that are affected. Toyota and Honda's overall sales are down about 30%. Toyota had to slash its profit forecast for the year. Link Honda too Supposedly the "plan"...

I've cross-posted this in the "Favourite Classic 'Psychics'" thread... Seems that Detroit-area 'psychics' are upset because of proposed regulation, to weed out the frauds. Heh. Here's the link, from the Detroit Free Press: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060601/NEWS04/606010435

FBI investigates Michigan mosque attacks It seems interesting to me that throwing shoes is a Muslim insult - something that would probably be lost to your average American teenager. I suppose those who grow up around Islamic communities would be able to pick up on the symbolism, though it does...

Not sure if this has been covered before, but I thought it was interesting. Here's a link to a Fox News version of the story, so the conservatives can't doubt the veracity of the news.

I can't believe, after 3 or so days, the morning news shows are running the Indiana Pacers/Detroit Pistons brawl as top stories, and whining "think of the children!" Thanks to blanket media obsession, there is probably no child in America who hasn't witnessed this, when otherwise it would have...

Riley scores 27 as Detroit dethrones L.A. More than a decade after the "Bad Boys'' center helped the Pistons win two NBA titles, Laimbeer was a champion again as the coach of the worst-to-first Detroit Shock. Ruth Riley scored a career-high 27 points and Detroit beat the two-time defending...