It’s time for the 2012 Mid-America Motorcycle Expo as it returns for the 5th consecutive year to The Centre on January 21st & 22nd, 2012. The event will be two days of Motorcycle Trade Show, including New and Used bike dealers, Parts and Accessory dealers, Apparel dealers, along with custom bikes, and accessories on display. Last year show was very successful, 70 vendors representing 13 states came together and filled the weekend with a motorcycle enthusiast event that was well received by all!
Time 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Subject ERC Location 307 Recurrence Occurs the third Tuesday of every 1 month effective 1/17/2012 until 1/17/2012 from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM Reminder 15 minutes
SARAH @ 7825 Categories ROOM 307
Time 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Subject SECURITY SUB-COMMITTEE Location 318 Recurrence Occurs the third Tuesday of every 1 month effective 1/17/2012 until 1/17/2012 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Reminder 15 minutes
Angie @ 5233
Sgt. Vernon Lutz @ 7971 Categories ROOM 318
Time 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Subject COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Location 301 Recurrence Occurs every Tuesday effective 1/3/2012 until 1/31/2012 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Reminder 15 minutes
KRISTIN @ 5241 Categories ROOM 301
Information Technology is changing how it handles student computer repair. Instead of dropping computers off at the Computer Center, students must make an appointment with a trained student technician in Student Self-Help Computer Repair.
The new program will teach students how to protect their machines from viruses (the cause of 95 percent of student computer issues, according to Richard Toeniskoetter, executive director of Information Technology) while they are repaired by fellow students.
“We want to be able to assist students in fixing their computers, but the work load has been very large – and increasing,†Toeniskoetter said. “Involving students in the repair of their computers should allow us to fix more computers simultaneously. We have excellent student technicians. They can work together to repair the computer with a goal of the students learning a little more about keeping their computers safe and functioning correctly.â€
Student Self-Help Computer Repair is located in FA 41 in the Forum Wing of the Wright Administration Building. To make an appointment, call the Help Desk at 812/465-1080 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays.
If you are a student with the experience and skills to work as a student technician in Student Self-Help Computer Repair, call the Help Desk and submit an application.
Time 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Subject COMMERCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE Location 318 Recurrence Occurs every Monday effective 1/2/2012 until 1/30/2012 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Reminder 15 minutes
KATHIE HOLLEY @ 5228 Categories ROOM 318
Time 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Subject PORT AUTHORITY Location 307 Recurrence Occurs the third Monday of every 1 month effective 1/16/2012 until 1/16/2012 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Reminder 15 minutes
ROBIN HAYES Categories ROOM 307
IS IT TRUE that during the past week that the City County Observer has made many subtle improvements most of which were suggested by our readers?…that the font of the content part of the articles has been enlarged to accommodate reader requests that have been stating that it was too small for a while now?…that a couple of color changes have been made to draw attention to article content?…that our tab bar has been expanded to make more information at the touch of a tab for our readers?…that the blogroll has eliminated several links that no one ever used and is being expanded to include links that our readers requested such as links to crime maps, sex offenders, and outstanding warrants?…that the number of words as the teaser for each article has been truncated to allow us to have more current articles in the home page?…that we will be changing the word Evansville on the mast head to Evansville-Vanderburgh County to reflect the top local issue on the 2012 ballot which is CONSOLIDATION?…that the CCO has secured the writing services of a chef to tell our readers all about some cool recipes and Lifestyle Lil is being brought back from the dead to tell our readers about social life?…that we hope that our changes will be well received and will further enhance our ability to serve our readership?
IS IT TRUE that Evansville’s Jeff Overton will be arriving in the Palm Springs area to compete against the world’s most skilled golfers in pursuit of a substantial payday if he can beat their butts in the Humana Challenge that was formerly called the Bob Hope Desert Classic?…that President Bill Clinton will be here during the later part of the week and will be having breakfast with certain leaders of the area on Thursday?…that CCO columnist and Managing Director of the California Innovation Hub for Renewable Energy Joe Wallace is hoping for an invitation to that breakfast?…that after being named one of the 12 to watch in the Coachella Valley for 2012 that Joe (Mole #1) may just get to have breakfast with President Clinton?
IS IT TRUE that the graduation rates of USI and IVY Tech were published and that the performance with respect to how many students that enter actually graduate in a reasonable time frame is simply abysmal?…that IVY Tech that has programs designed to be completed in two years currently has an 8.7% graduation rate over 3 years?…that such a graduation rate is a slap in the face of the taxpayers of Indiana?…that many of the 91.3% who do not graduate in 3 years end up saddled with debt that ruins their lives?…that USI has a graduation rate of 14% in the 4 years that college is designed to take to graduate and only 32.2% graduate in 6 years?…that national rates are 31.4% and 56.1% respectively making the USI graduation rate basically half of the national rate?…as far as IVY Tech goes the national graduation rate is 22.1% or nearly TRIPLE what IVY Tech is graduating?…that these two paltry and embarrassing performances should serve as evidence that bricks and mortar do not really help in the education process as each institution has built building after building with no improvement in graduation rates?…that IVY Tech was more than 50% better in graduation rates before they build the palace on North 1st Avenue?
IS IT TRUE that if one wants to know why college loans are defaulting at record rates that appalling graduation rates like these should be examined?…that when some student that either had no business in college in the first place or did not receive sufficient motivation to believe in the value of education winds up in dire financial straits over college loans for attending a place that added no value to their lives it is no wonder that they can’t pay off the loans?…that this is probably going to be the next financial meltdown that the USA will have to endure?…that a bunch of classes on credit that yield no tangible life advantages is not much different than an internet stock with no revenue or a nothing down home loan on a million dollar trailer that had its price collapse to $30,000?
IS IT TRUE that every American has some skill or potential?…that federally guaranteed debt always seems to distort that skill, inflate prices, or even worse damage or destroy the people that these programs were designed to help?…that this recession should be an opportunity to hit the reset button and restore practicality and sanity to life in these United States?
Foreigner live Performance IS IT TRUE? January 14, 2012
IS IT TRUE that this writer was treated to a Foreigner concert in Rancho Mirage, CA last night with a free ticket from the guitar player for the band?…that I was innocently sitting at the bar eating fish and chips when the guitarist sat down in the seat next to me and started visiting with his cousin who was one seat away?…that he was bringing them some tickets for the show and when I saw there were extras I interrupted the family reunion and offered him $50 for a ticket?…that he just laughed and gave me a 4th row center ticket?…that the last time I knew someone who sat front row center for a concert it was Evansville City Councilman John Friend who somehow scored 4th row center tickets to the Bob Seger concert at the Ford Center?
IS IT TRUE that the La Quinta High School choir joined Foreigner on stage to sing the backup lines to “I want to know what love is†and were presented a check for $1,000 for their hard song’s work?…that at the end of the encore a member of the audience was selected by ticket number as the winner of a new guitar autographed by the band?…that the winner was offered $5,000 for it in the lobby afterwards and turned the offer down with a resounding “hell no manâ€?
IS IT TRUE that the first reading for a stronger smoking ordinance for the City of Evansville has been scheduled for January 23rd?…that the second and third readings along with a vote are set for February 13th so all eyes are on Martha Caine, the City Council, and Casino Aztar top man Ward Shaw to see what our stronger smoking ordinance will be looking like come February 13th?
IS IT TRUE that shades of last year’s Indiana Democrat contingency vacation to Urbana, IL are in the air with the upcoming floor discussion of the Right to Work bill and any amendments that are attached to it?…that it seems to us at the City County Observer that the zealots on both extremes of this issue seem to be involved in self serving propaganda campaigns?…that the constructive way to proceed is for both sides and the middle to read the objective evidence set forth in scholarly studies that were done for the purpose of correlating cause and effect between Right to Work and prosperity?…that what has been going on in the country during the latest recession alone is not a scholarly study and should be discounted?…that this decision should be based on 20 year or more improvements or lack thereof when it comes to Right to Work states vs. non Right to Work states?…that there are lots more emotion driven opinions out there than there are scholarly studies and that this is not a decision that should be made based on emotion?…that we hope that tangible evidence is presented and that a decision is made with all legislators present and that the vote is not along strictly partisan lines?
The City County Observer has decided to start 2012 with a fresh look. Over the next week we will be re-organizing and testing different upgrades. We will soon feature a few new columns by new local contributing writers. We are currently working on design elements that will enhance the site to be more user-friendly. This time will also allow our past publisher, Joe Wallace, to become acclimated to his new career in California. Joe will continue to provide us with his famous analytic, in-depth, well researched “Is It True” articles. Please be patient with us over the next few days as we transition into a new year and a new look.
As the CCO staff work on numerous projects to make our site more convenient for our readers we would like to hear any suggestions you may have. Are there specific features that would enhance your visit to the site? Would you like to see more coverage on state politics? National? Weather? Respectfully, we are not seeking advise on content of our publishing or opinions on editorial views. The comments on this article will be closely moderated. We ask for productive dialogue that leads to a more user-friendly site for your use. Just an advanced notice that any comments that stray from that goal will be removed. We look forward to reading your input!
Phoenix is a Better name than Vulture for Private Equity Investors Excerpts form WSJ Article
“This is anticapitalist claptrap. Private-equity firms make significant investments in companies, mainly U.S. companies. Most of their investments are in companies that underperform industry peers. Frequently these firms are on the brink of failure.
Because private-equity firms are, by definition, equity investors, they make money only if they improve the performance of their companies. Private equity is last in line to be paid in case of insolvency. Private-equity firms don’t make a profit unless their companies can meet their obligations to workers and other creditors.”
“As for turnaround success stories, Continental Airlines, Orbitz and Snapple have all benefitted at some time from private-equity investment.
Or take Hertz. Ford sold Hertz to private-equity investors in 2009 for $14 billion. These investors were able to take the company public less than a year later at an equity valuation of $17 billion.”
“Private-equity firms not only help corporate performance, but in the long run they lead to more employment and higher wages as well. The alternative to the leaner, smaller firms created by private equity are bankrupt firms that do not employ anybody.”
“Unlike some other investors who trade in debt and derivatives, private-equity firms make money by investing in businesses that make things and provide services. This industry should be applauded, not attacked.
Assaults on the private-equity industry really are attacks on economic freedom, because the private-equity process is nothing more and nothing less than free-market capitalism at work. Shame on all the people, particularly those who claim to be friendly to capitalism, who attack Mitt Romney because of his association with the U.S. private-equity industry.”
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Information Technology is changing how it handles student computer repair. Instead of dropping computers off at the Computer Center, students must make an appointment with a trained student technician in Student Self-Help Computer Repair.
