The Quick Times:USPS loses loads money

USPS loses 5.2 billion in last quarter

Lost 57 million per day

Post Master General,
Patrick Donahoe.
Courtesy: USPS

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has lost lots of money in the last quarter. The agency reported loss of 5.2 billon dollars in the last quarter. The USPS is getting closer and closer to bankruptcy. The USPS and Post Mater General, Patrick Donahoe said it is because of congress. The USPS has been asking congress to pass a bill that would, eliminate Saturday delivery; that would cut cost significantly. The bill currently waiting to passed would affect rural communities, if not changed. In April the senate passed a bill giving the debt driven agency 11 billion dollars. The USPS tried this earlier but with a large public out pouring, and protest, the agency decide to keep many open. To save cost they just changed operation hours. The real reason behind all of this debt is declining mail value. So far this year, the USPS has lost 11.6 billion.  Many people now use e-mail, it's instant, fast and effective. How much junk mail do you get? For many people its more than the amount of letters they get. Vote now on the homepage and estimate how much junk mail you get.

Sources:

Patrick Donahue. N.d. Photograph. Patrick Donahue, Post Master Genral. USPS. Web. 11 Aug.

2012. http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/leadership/officers/patrick-donahoe.htm.

Yen, Hope. "Mail Service Edges Closer to Bankruptcy." The Boston Globe 10 Aug. 2012: n. pag. Print.

August 11, 2012

Good Morning, it's August 11, 2012

 

Today's Top Stories:

Mitt Romney chooses Paul Ryan as his running mate

America's record drought continues

An Air Force Colonels Career is Ended Amidst Sex Scandal

Today's Weather Headlines:

Tropical Depression Seven in Atlantic

Tropical Depression Gilma in Pacific

 

Have a great day!

The Quick Times: NOAA raises hurricane season forecast

With six named storms, so far this year the 2012 hurricane season, hasn't been slow. Now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has changed its outlook on this year's hurricane season.
Here are NOAA's prediction:
To be a named storm, a system must have winds of 39 mph or higher. In May NOAA predicted 9-15 named storms, now it has been upgraded to 12 to 17. A hurricane must have winds of 74mph or higher. 4-8 hurricanes were predicted in may, now it is up to 5 to 8. Major hurricanes must be a category 3,4, or 5, winds must be at least be 111mph. 1 to 3 major hurricanes were predicted in May now,  it is up to 2 to 3. However, NOAA predicts El Nino will come into effect in August to September. El Nino actually makes it more unlikely that a tropical system will develop. Even with El Nino predicted NOAA is still sticking to thier predictions.

The Quick Times will of course will keep you updated, visit the website often for the latest.

The Daily: August 9, 2012

The Daily:

August 9^th, 2012

CelebrityBirthdays:

Whitney Houston(Deceased)

·      Famous for: Singer, “I will alwayslove you”

Eric Bana (43)

·      Famous for: Bruce in “Hulk”- film

Amanda Bearse(53)

·      Famous for: Marcy – “married withchildren” (show)

Quote:

“Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummyphones. ”
-Don Rickles

Joke:

Walmart:"Let's buy 30 cash registers and only keep 2 open.”

Advice:

1.     Plant a tree

2. Read this blog again

Sources:

"August 9 Birthdays." August 9 Birthdays. Famoubirthdays.com, n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2012.<http://www.famousbirthdays.com/august7.html>.

"Funny Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 07Aug. 2012. <http://www.brainyquote.com/>.

Joke:twitter.com/Funnyjokebook

From the thrown: August 9, 2012

The other day I was at the grocery store. It seemed like a normal summer day, seeing all of the signs advertising fresh produce, hamburgers, hot dogs, and lemonade, all of the summer classics. Then I saw a display. I thought it was a disgraceful display because it is so early. It was a Halloween display. It is August 9th. Halloween is October 31. Its 83 days away! I don't want the summer to end, I love sitting out in the warm weather poolside, all the cookouts and going to the beach. This display just made me sad because it made me have a reality check; all summer long I haven't had the thought of all of these summer activities going away. Till now. I never want to see that display or any display for Halloween till September it's the beginning of August. Earlier in June I was at a large retail chain's store and school supplies were on sale, kids weren't even out of school (I think.) Stores now put out displays earlier and earlier. Does it really help sales? I think it draws customers away, personally it drives me away. Does it drive you away? Vote now in the poll located on the homepage. Please leave a comment here or on Facebook or Twitter.

Right Now: Ernesto Establishes Emergency in Eastern Mexico

Here is the satelitte picture of Ernesto; a massive storm
(Source: Google Earth)

 Right Now: Ernesto batters Central America.

System Weakens as it heads over land.

Right Now, the brunt of Ernesto's fury is hitting Mexico. Massive amounts of rain are drenching dozens of cities and towns. People can expect 4 to 8 inches of rain.Tropical Storm winds are currently in the Yucatan Peninsula, maximum winds are steady at 50 mph. Storm Surge of 2 to 4 feet above normal levels, and large waves may batter the coast.  Ernesto continues to weaken as it comes over land.  Later tonight it is expected to reach water again, at the southern point of the Bay of Campeche. Once there the storm is expected to again batter Mexico. This time, the gulf coast of Mexico is preparing to get Ernesto's effects.

Stay with the Toilet Paper Times, as we will keep you updated on Ernesto's effects.



Here is the storm blowing strong winds in Riveria Maya.
(Source: CNN Mexico)

Sources:

NOAA. "Public Advisory #29." National Hurricane Center. NOAA, 08 Aug. 2012. Web. 8 Aug. 2012. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/081449.shtml.

"'Ernesto' Pierde Fuerza Después De Llegar a La Península De Yucatán - Nacional - CNNMéxico.com." 'Ernesto' Pierde Fuerza Después De Llegar a La Península De Yucatán. CNN, 08 Aug. 2012. Web. 08 Aug. 2012. http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/08/08/ernesto-pierde-fuerza-despues-de-llegar-a-la-peninsula-de-yucatan.

Google Earth: Copyright: google





The Daily: August 8, 2012

The Daily:

August 8^th, 2012

Celebrity Birthdays:

Donny Most (58)

·       Famous for: “Happy Days” Star

Dave Evans (50)

·       Member of the band “U2”

Roger Federer (30)

·       Tennis Champ

Quote:

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night”
-Steve Martin

Joke:

I just burned 1200 calories; I forgot my pizza in the oven

Advice:

1.      Enjoy the weather 

2. Read this blog again

Have a great day!

Sources:

"August 8 Birthdays." August 8 Birthdays. Famoubirthdays.com, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2012. <http://www.famousbirthdays.com/august7.html>.

"Funny Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2012. <http://www.brainyquote.com/>.

"Jokideo  Tweet!function(d,s,id){var Js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); (function() { Var Po = Document.createElement('script'); Po.type = 'text/javascript'; Po.async = True; Po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; Var S = Document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; S.parentNode.insertBefore(po, S); })();." Jokideo. N.p., 22 June 2012. Web. 07 Aug