Unemployment stays at 9.7% for March
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the unemployment rate stayed at 9.7% in March with 162,000 jobs being added. This was the biggest increase in employment in 3 years. The fact that the unemployment rate did not change seems to indicate that more people are entering the workforce.
Let’s breakdown the numbers: Read more
President Obama pardons Larry Craig
President Obama, in a surprise move intent on extending an olive branch to Republicans after a bitter partisan fight over health care reform, has granted a presidential pardon to Larry Craig, the ex-senator from Idaho. Craig pleaded guilty in 2007 to disorderly conduct after being arrested in the men’s room at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport on suspicion of lewd conduct. Read more
Case-Shiller Index: Home prices drop 0.4% In January
Home prices in the Top 20 Metropolitan Areas declined 0.4% in January, according to the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Index. It was the fourth consecutive monthly drop. The big winner was Los Angeles with a 0.9% increase over December. The biggest loser in this current market downturn continues to be Las Vegas where prices are off 55.8% from their peak. Las Vegas suffered a 0.5% decrease over December. Overall, home prices in the Top 20 Metropolitan Areas were down 29.6% from their July, 2006 peak .
Here’s a look at how the individual Top 20 Metropolitan Areas are performing: Read more
Deceptive car dealer advertising tactic
It’s a wonder how anyone can stand to buy a new car from some of these sleazy automobile dealerships. In scanning the car dealer advertisements in the paper for the last few weeks, I noticed what could be a new deceptive tactic to bring in customers. On the other hand, maybe I am a little late to the game in noticing this unethical practice. Read more
Dr. Claudia Cornell on the emotional abuse of men by women
If you search the web, you will find few web sites that deal with the emotional abuse of men by women. Most sites that deal with this subject tend to be a bit on the misogynistic side. As a man, I don’t want to be painted with the same brush as men who abuse women, so it’s not fair to paint all women as emotionally abusive.
In my search, I did find one web site that presented an intelligent, balanced view of the subject. WomenAbusingMen.org was founded by Dr. Claudia B. Cornell and Kimberly C. Taylor.
While I found WomenAbusingMen.org to be quite intriguing, I wanted to learn more on the subject of emotional abuse of men by women. I sent an email with a comprehensive list of interview questions. Fortunately, I received a prompt response from Dr. Cornell expressing a great willlingness to answer my questions in the hope of spreading awareness on the emotional abuse of men by women.
