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Fast-food workers in Detroit walk off job, disrupt business
(Reuters) – Hundreds of fast-food employees in Detroit walked off the job on Friday, temporarily shuttering a handful of outlets as part of a growing U.S. worker movement that is demanding higher wages Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Judge fines himself for smartphone use
A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own court has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Michigan judge holds self in contempt, pays $25 fine after his smartphone disrupts hearing
A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction. Original post on foxnews.com Comments on reddit.com
A New Kind of Invisibility Cloak Demonstrates Better Cloaking Efficiency
Using a new kind of cloak that uses a very thin multilayer dielectric coating made of natural material, not metamaterial, researchers at Michigan Technological University demonstrated better cloaking efficiency than a similarly sized metamaterial cloak designed by using the transformation optics Original post on scitechdaily.com Comments on reddit.com
Student claims University of Michigan discriminates veterans – News – Home
The sophomore went before university leaders late Thursday afternoon on behalf… Original post on clickondetroit.com Comments on reddit.com
Michigan woman spends 11 days in jail for swearing to herself
A Michigan woman spent 11 days behind bars for cursing to herself in a county clerk’s office before a retiring superior court judge mercifully overruled the judge who jailed her and ordered her release. Original post on digitaljournal.com Comments on reddit.com
Gov. Rick Snyder signs law that prohibits employers, schools to ask for social media account logins
The bill, introduced by State Rep. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton, bars companies and schools from asking employees and students for their usernames and passwords. Original post on mlive.com Comments on reddit.com
The United States of Amway
How to turn your middle class into a pyramid scheme I went to see a comic perform in Grand Rapids a few years ago and he said, “So, this is the tip of the pyramid?” And the crowd sighed out laughter, knowing exactly what he meant. Grand Rapids,… Original post on eclectablog.com Comments on reddit.com
Chrysler to Spend $238 Million, Add 1,250 Jobs in Michigan, Not China
Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority owned by Fiat SpA, said on Thursday it will invest $238 million to boost engine and truck production in Michigan and add up to 1,250 jobs to meet new demand. Original post on crooksandliars.com Comments on reddit.com
Marchionne trumpets 1,250 new jobs for Michigan, commitment to Chrysler – Auto news – Detroit Free Press
Chrysler details plans to invest $240 million in three Michigan plants and add about 1,250 jobs so it can ramp up production of its engines and pickups. Original post on freep.com Comments on reddit.com
New Thermoelectric Material Could Pave the Way for Low-Cost Energy Solutions – College of Engineering, Michigan State University
University of Michigan News Service – Biofuel breakthrough: Quick cook method turns algae into oil
ANN ARBOR—It looks like Mother Nature was wasting her time with a multimillion-year process to produce crude oil. Michigan Engineering researchers can ‘pressure-cook’ algae for as little as a minute Original post on umich.edu Comments on reddit.com
Police report first injury in serial highway shootings in Michigan
Police in a wide stretch of southeastern Michigan are looking for a man suspected in at least 24 shooting attacks, the latest of which sent a male driver to the hospital with a leg wound. Original post on foxnews.com Comments on reddit.com
‘Greedy’ U.S. billionaire urges Michigan voters to reject free bridge to Canada – Canada – News
Canada is picking up the tab for a new Detroit-Windsor bridge, but Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun warns nothing is for free Original post on nationalpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Superman-strength bacteria produces gold
At a time when the value of gold has reached an all-time high, Michigan State University researchers have discovered a bacterium’s ability to withstand incredible amounts of toxicity is key to creating 24-karat gold. Original post on msu.edu Comments on reddit.com
Marijuana officially decriminalized in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Evolution is as complicated as 1-2-3
A team of researchers at MSU has documented the step-by-step process in which organisms evolve new functions. The results, published in the current issue of Nature, are revealed through an in-depth, genomics-based analysis that decodes how E. coli bacteri Original post on msu.edu Comments on reddit.com
Recent Study Links T. Gondii Parasite to Suicidal Attempts
Michigan Begs for $100,000 Engineers After Auto Rebound – Businessweek
Andrew Watt says he figures the shelf life of an auto engineer looking for a job in Michigan is about three days. Companies that wait longer than that will have to get back in line for the next candidate. Original post on businessweek.com Comments on reddit.com
10 cities where homes cost less than a car
Things are not getting better everywhere. That’s one of the themes in the 247WS.com story that points to 10 American cities where homes are cheaper than Original post on autoblog.com Comments on digg.com
Explosions, Military Helicopters Near Blacked Out Radiation Zone
Explosions matched with unmarked helicopters, A-10 Thunderbolts, and military personnel are now being reported at the radiation zone. Original post on naturalsociety.com Comments on reddit.com
From lemons to lemonade: Reaction uses carbon dioxide to make carbon-based semiconductor
(Phys.org) — A materials scientist at Michigan Technological University has discovered a chemical reaction that not only eats up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, it also creates something useful. And, by the way, it releases energy. Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Michigan Worker Fired After Turning In Gun Found On The Job – Careers Articles
A Former Wayne County, Mich., employee is fighting to get his job back after he was fired for finding a gun while working. Original post on aol.com Comments on reddit.com
US Police Can Copy Your iPhone’s Contents In Under Two Minutes – The Next Web
It has emerged that Michigan State Police have been using a high-tech mobile forensics device that can extract information from over 3,000 models of mobile phone, potentially grabbing… Original post on thenextweb.com Comments on reddit.com
Popcorn lawsuit: A Michigan man has filed a lawsuit accusing a movie chain of price gouging. – latimes.com
A Michigan man fed up with the high price of movie theater popcorn and other treats has filed a class action lawsuit against price gouging. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
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