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Forbes.com: “Mississippi has worst healthcare”

I was checking one of my “Mississippi” newsfeeds when I ran across the headline “Best States for Healthcare”, good news maybe?  When I clicked on the link, and before the page appeared, the reality hit me, we’re probably on the list as the worst.  I wasn’t surprised when the author got around to the statement, [...]

Bombproof Wallpaper

I don’t know about bombproof, but to me, this idea has added to brick walls what was always needed, just a tiny bit of elasticity.  A structure fortified with some of this stuff would surely fare better in an earthquake or tornado.
Here’s the jump: Via Vimeo Best Of What’s New 2009: Bombproof Wallpaper Test

Toyota cost the state of Mississippi Millions

AutoSpies has this good article on the financial condition of the State’s “agreements” with Toyota.  Most apparent to me is the fact that very little conditions were placed on the repayment of the state’s $324 million loan to the auto giant.  I’ll bet they get a good chuckle every time “Mississippi” is mentioned in a [...]

More Poison from China: Kid’s Jewelry

“I have a message for parents, grandparents and caregivers: Do not allow young children to be given or to play with cheap metal jewelry, especially when they are unsupervised,” wrote Inez Tenenbaum, the chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “We have proof that lead in children’s jewelry is dangerous and was pervasive in the [...]

New hope at Blue Springs

Just as the new 31 million dollar water line is being finished, this news from freep.com:
“Toyota is reviving plans to produce its Prius hybrid in an idle factory in Blue Springs, Miss., "when the recovery hits full stride," its senior U.S. executive said tonight.”
 
Jump to full scoop over at freep: [...]