Author Archives: Trevor Millican

Newport Beach resident, professional Civil Engineer, musician, photographer who enjoys surfing, skateboarding, running, cycling, weight training, golf, swimming

Mitt Romney Campaigns in Newport Beach – June 1, 2012 – Billed $10,000 By City

Republican presidential hopefully Mitt Romney surfed his tour bus to Newport Beach on June 1, 2012.  His location of choice was the Balboa Bay Club located on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach located adjacent to the Ferrari dealership.

Picketers shown below go toes to the nose with signs and shouts that proclaim their political views.  Picket signs messages such as, “Corporations are people too” and “You got pranked by the banks” divulge

The Huffington Post reports that the City of Newport Beach sent Mitt Romney’s campaign a bill for $10,000 to fund the police officer and traffic control services required to accommodate the vehicular and pedestrian traffic generated by the spectacle:

Click Here to Read Huffington Post Article

 

Private Sector Jobs Report: From January 2012 to June 2012 – Hiring, unemployment, recovery

In 2012 we’ve seen the number of new private sector jobs decline each month.  The decline in job numbers has caused the stock market to plunge just about every month since January, though unemployment has kept a steady 8.0% or so.

Here’s an inventory of the private sector job numbers in 2012:

January 2012:  243,000 JOBS ADDED    source:  http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72409.html

February 2012:  227,000 JOBS ADDED   source: http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/09/news/economy/jobs_report_unemployment/index.htm

March 2012:  120,000 JOBS ADDED     source:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/07/business/economy/us-added-only-120000-jobs-in-march-report-shows.html?pagewanted=all

April 2012: 63,000 JOBS ADDED   source:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/01/may-jobs-report-2012_n_1561315.html

May 2012: 80,000 JOBS ADDED   source:  http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/05/news/economy/jobs-report-unemployment/

(May 2012 REVISED TO: 69,000 JOBS ADDED   source:  http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-06/companies-using-overtime-temporary-staff-to-meet-u-dot-s-dot-demand)

June 2012:  80,000 JOBS ADDED:   source:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/06/us-stocks-june-2012-jobs-report_n_1655102.html

56th Street Newport Beach – Surf Session – 8 a.m.

Photographs and video footage taken from 56th Street jetti with Canon T2i.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0jUY-qFgp4&feature=plcp.

Trevor Millican

 

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