WASHINGTON — Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, pushing the unemployment rate over 10 percent for the first time since 1983.

The Labor Department said Friday that the economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October, less than the downwardly revised 219,000 lost in September. August job losses were also revised lower, to 154,000 from 201,000.

But the loss of jobs last month exceeded economists’ estimates. It’s the 22nd straight month the U.S. economy has shed jobs, the longest on records dating back 70 years.

Counting those who have settled for part-time jobs or stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate would be 17.5 percent, the highest on records dating from 1994.

The jobless rate rose from 9.8 percent in September.

Friday’s report is the first since the government said last week that the economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, the strongest signal yet that the economy is rebounding. But that isn’t fast enough to spur rapid hiring, raising the specter of a jobless recovery.

In addition, many economists worry that persistently high unemployment could undermine the recovery by restraining consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of the economy.

One sign of how hard it still is to find a job: the number of Americans who have been out of work for six months or longer rose to 5.6 million, a record. They comprise 35.6 percent of the unemployed population, matching a record set last month.

Congress sought to address the impact of long-term unemployment this week by approving legislation extending jobless benefits for the fourth time since the recession began. The bill would add 14 to 20 extra weeks of aid and is intended to prevent almost 2 million recipients from running out of unemployment insurance during the upcoming holiday season. President Barack Obama is expected to quickly sign the legislation.

The employment report showed that job losses remain widespread across many industries. Manufacturers eliminated a net total of 61,000 jobs, the most in four months. Construction shed 62,000 jobs, down slightly from the previous month.

Retailers, the financial sector and leisure and hospitality companies all continued to reduce payrolls.

But temporary employment grew by 33,700 jobs, after losing positions for months. That’s a positive sign because employers are likely to add temporary workers before hiring permanent ones.

How about that stimulus package eh?

3 Shooters, 1 Killed, 2 in custody.  The primary shooter that was killed – confirmed Major Malik Nadal Hasan.  He was an Islamic convert in his 30’s.

The shooting took place at 1:30 Thursday at the soldier readiness center.  According to officials, the soldier used handguns in the attack.

According to Lt General Bob Cone, the shooter was a soldier and was killed.  Two additional soldiers were also taken into custody.  Authorities have said they are just suspects at this time.

Representative Carter asked for a moment of Silence in the House of Representatives.

On twitter follow #fthood and #FtHoodShootings

Update: CBS has learned Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Hasan was licensed psychiatrist from Maryland

Update: news conference at 5:30 CST at main gates of Ft. Hood.

Update: Possible Domestic Terrorism now discussed

Update: 4th suspect at large per tx congressman john carter

Update: 32 wounded at Scott & White Hospital – donation of blood desperately needed!

Update: Malik Hasan’s Facebook Page here.

Update: Picture of Malik Hassan – screenshot

Update:  .S. Rep. John Carter says two others who were detained have been released

Update 5:41pm: Brian Ross reports Hasan was just promoted in May; recently transfered to Fort Hood.

Update 5:43pm: another picture of shooter

Update 5:52pm: two victims flown to Seton Williamson County with multiple gun shot wounds.

Update 5:57pm: U.S. rep. McCaul says shooter had special training in shooting.

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, who has been briefed on the shootings at Fort Hood, said one suspect, Nadal Malik Hasan, was a physician who was born in Virginia to parents who hailed from Jordan.

The suspect, McCaul said, “took a lot of advanced training in shooting.”

He said Hassan, with others, acted at Fort Hood using handguns.

McCaul said he also has been told that Hasan had undergone alcohol counseling.

“Whether it was domestic or foreign, clearly when a U.S. military base is attacked in this fashion, that is an act of terror in my book,” McCaul said.

Update 6:00pm: Medical Profile of shooter.

Update 6:06pm: Rep. McCaul also said he’s been told suspected shooter Hasan had undergone alcohol counseling.

Update 6:12pm: Hasan’s records.

Update 6:21pm: More information on shooter

Update 6:24pm: Video from inside fort hood.

Update 6:27pm: Not a recent convert. Hasan was always Muslim. Cousin tells Shep on Fox

Update 9:09pm: Shooter not dead.

(CNN )A solider suspected of fatally shooting 12 and wounding 31 at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday is not dead as previously reported, Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said Thursday evening.

..wish he was dead…

Update 7:30am: CNN has surveillance video

Update 8:05am: Shooter reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” while shooting.

FORT HOOD, Texas – Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted “Allahu Akbar!” before opening fire, the base commander said Friday.

Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said officials had not yet confirmed that the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, made the comment, which is Arabic for “God is great!” before the rampage Thursday, which left 30 people wounded, including the gunman.

Yeah, all the people who were on the jump to conclusions map were right this time.

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A max of 18 players has been the norm for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of previous entries Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: World At War, but it’s considerably less than previous iterations for the PC.

McCandlish explained that an 18-player cap was related to “the number of players we focused on when we were balancing map size, perks, classes, challenges, etc.”

Here Infinity Ward had a chance to fix the screwup of COD5 by releasing a graphically pleasing great followup to COD4 – which gamers prefer over COD5 STILL – and they manage to cock it up with screwy limits on the multiplayer experience.

Just FYI – FPS games suck on console controllers.  I’ll beat anyone on any FPS game if they have a console and I have a PC.

There are several petitions floating around, I urge PC gamers to go sign them.

Update: The plot thickens.

We thought the lack of dedicated servers was bad, but now we can add the lack of console commands, the inability to have a say in who hosts the game, a lengthy pause while the game migrates to a new host if the currently selected host quits, no leaning, no option to record matches, and no way to kick or block trouble players, hackers, or cheaters.

kaRMa: Please give me a direct answer. On the PC version. Are all games hosted by players, and is there a five-second delay when host migration is in effect?

Vince-IW: yes.Why is this a problem? Because Infinity Ward also revealed in the chat that the game will pick who hosts. You have no control over it. If the host leaves, there will be a five-second delay while the game picks the next best host. Players have no way of controlling who is hosting, and of course we know there will be no dedicated servers.

The host will of course have a ping advantage, which should be mitigated by the software “having a great tolerance for latency,” and a five-second pause if the host rage-quits before the game restarts will ruin any flow the game enjoyed until that point.

What’s more interesting is that they said ISPs will have to deal with you hosting games, even if there is language against running servers in their usage agreement. Infinity Ward’s response is that since this isn’t a “permanent” server, they have to deal with it. When someone else asked what would happen if their ISP throttled traffic that comes from running a server, they were told that “only players capable of hosting will host.”

They better hope that no ISPs get upset, because there is no way for any player to control who hosts. You can’t opt out of hosting. If the host quits, the game stops for five seconds while the next one is selected by the software. This is good for gamers… somehow.

Wow. Simply wow.

This last weekend we had the big Susan G Komen Walk For The Cure. I think more or less everyone I know and work with either walked it or donated in some way shape or form. I think it’s a great Charity and I donate to it every year or help at the Walk through my company who always has a huge sponsorship.

From here.

Arguments for and against can be found here.

Proposition 1

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the financing, including through tax increment financing, of the acquisition by municipalities and counties of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to a military installation for the prevention of encroachment or for the construction of roadways, utilities, or other infrastructure to protect or promote the mission of the military installation.”

Proposition 2

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property’s value as a residence homestead.”

Proposition 3

“The constitutional amendment providing for uniform standards and procedures for the appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes.”

Proposition 4

“The constitutional amendment establishing the national research university fund to enable emerging research universities in this state to achieve national prominence as major research universities and transferring the balance of the higher education fund to the national research university fund.”

Proposition 5

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to authorize a single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities that elect to provide for consolidated equalizations.”

Proposition 6

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans’ Land Board to issue general obligation bonds in amounts equal to or less than amounts previously authorized.”

Proposition 7

“The constitutional amendment to allow an officer or enlisted member of the Texas State Guard or other state militia or military force to hold other civil offices.”

Proposition 8

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the state to contribute money, property, and other resources for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of veterans hospitals in this state.”

Proposition 9

“The constitutional amendment to protect the right of the public, individually and collectively, to access and use the public beaches bordering the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico.”

Proposition 10

“The constitutional amendment to provide that elected members of the governing boards of emergency services districts may serve terms not to exceed four years.”

Proposition 11

“The constitutional amendment to prohibit the taking, damaging, or destroying of private property for public use unless the action is for the ownership, use, and enjoyment of the property by the State, a political subdivision of the State, the public at large, or entities granted the power of eminent domain under law or for the elimination of urban blight on a particular parcel of property, but not for certain economic development or enhancement of tax revenue purposes, and to limit the legislature’s authority to grant the power of eminent domain to an entity.”

On Sunday afternoon, the company filed for Chapter 11 — but under a so-called prepackaged bankruptcy plan that will enable it to emerge from court protection by the end of the year, under the control of its debtholders.

CIT’s filing will test whether a financial company can survive the Chapter 11 process. Bankruptcy has long been considered a death knell for lenders, whose very existence depends on the confidence of its creditors and customers. The company’s struggles have been watched with interest and trepidation by analysts and the thousands of small and midsize businesses that borrow from CIT.

quote from dav1x “bumper to bumper for the cure”

our timed runner just got out of the car to walk to the starting line.

packed shoulder to shoulder

Mile 2? You gotta be kidding me it’s been 10!

I need fluids, get me an IV…

Famous Los Angeles Street Artist, Saber, sends his message to the country on health care reform. This is his submission for President Barack Obama’s Organizing For America Health Reform Video Challenge. This video was edited by Kevin Chapados.

He was chosen as one of 20 finalists.
To Recap – a guy who paints on buildings and trains etc (most likely without any legal request to do so) was selected by the Democratic National Committee(DNC) and Obama as one of 20 finalists for healthcare art.  His art is of the American flag being written over (desecration) until its black – and then is “reborn” without any stars in the blue area.

I found another video in there that – I find particularly despicable.   Kids saying “I Deserve healthcare”.  I think I’m goign to have to agree and disagree.  Where in the constitution does it say that the tax payers and government are responsible for providing healthcare – that in its power we have the “right” to healthcare?   While I agree children need healthcare – its not up to the state to provide it for them – its up to the parents.

We need healthcare reform – you’ll get no argument here – but what we need is sound reform that allows competition in health insurance companies across state lines.  We need sound reform that doesn’t include taxing me more to pay for someone else’s mistakes in life.  Personal responsibility yes.  Group responsibility no.  Reform where parents are responsible for their children not me.

I go overboard with the costume (this year, I’m a lady bug). I dress in black and orange for a week and pass out candy to co-workers. I have a collection of plastic spiders, black-and-orange strings of lights, and several CDs of haunted house sound effects. But my most cherished Halloweenmas tradition is throwing a big, ridiculous party and walking around drinking Bloody Marys from a plastic Party City mug shaped like a skull. This is approximately 10,000 times better than snowflake sweaters, Jingle Bells, and egg nog.

Happy Halloween, readers and fellow crew members. Now, here is Barack Obama dressed as a super hero beating up pirates.

It would be much longer but they have managed to sneak in some references to other bills and documents and it reads like this :

“(a) Outpatient Hospitals – (1) In General – Section 1833(t)(3)(C)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(t)(3)(C)(iv)) is amended – (A) in the first sentence – (i) by inserting “(which is subject to the productivity adjustment described in subclause (II) of such section)” after “1886(b)(3)(B)(iii); and (ii) by inserting “(but not below 0)” after “reduced”; and (B) in the second sentence, by inserting “and which is subject, beginning with 2010 to the productivity adjustment described in section 1886(b)(3)(B)(iii)(II)”.

The section deals with “incorporating productivity improvements into market basket updates that do not already incorporate such improvements,” if that helps.

Wow. Simply wow.

Inspector Gadget Style

The now ex-mayor of Birmingham, AL was involved in funneling $7.1 million to a business banker, and in the process getting his city into billions in debt.

Nice job, on that one.

The best part is his defense, though. From the article:

But defense attorney Mike Rasmussen told jurors Langford is a compulsive shopper who gives things away constantly.

Because Langford is so generous and gives without expectation, Rasmussen said, he didn’t feel obligated by taking money and gifts from a Montgomery investment banker.

So yeah, basically the lawyer argued that he was too nice a guy to think there was something wrong happening here. That smell in the air, by the by, is the huge steaming pile of BS that lawyer-man is trying to heap on the public.

Uhm, Larry? Dude?

Two pieces of advice.

First, watch your cornhole. I mean, that’s a given.

Second, when you’re setting up a massive bribes program and you’re less than two years into your term, try to get some professionals into the mix to guide you. I hear Edwin Edwards can give some good advice on that.

Out.