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Ernie has made clear his point - corporations do not pay taxes people do. Why on earth would you want to tax employment or the entity that creates employment? Could someone, anyone answer that for me?
That goes for both corporate income tax and FICA taxes paid both by the employer and the employee. FICA revenue goes into general revenue and is spent at the pleasure of our Congressmen for what ever purpose they want, so I don't see why it has to be a direct tax on employment. Take it out of income taxes, let these hidden taxes see the light of day.April 9, 2009 at 1 p.m.
Ok, so I decided to chop my response in two. First it gives readers a break and second, I'm fear the old "timeout" period remains irrespective of all the new so-called "improvements" here.
As to the economic effect of the housing market on the curent crisis, there's no doubt that in the US at least, the housing market was a huge factor in the making of the current economic miasma. While many factors led to the housing bubble and its inevitable bursting, government intervention - badly - in that market place did indeed play a huge and detrimental role. Suffice it to say that the misnomer so freely bandied about in congress and government, "affordable housing", effectively means exactly the opposite.
Federal policy did not make "affordable housing" available to responsible purchasers, it made quite *un*affordable housing available to practically ANY purchaser. And I see no need to provide evidence of that simple statement other than to ask the reader to look around.
The CDS/CDO derivative's part in the soup of the mortgage mess is a question of whether the proverbial chicken or egg appeared first. Were CDSs and CDOs improvisations by the mortgage industry and Wall Street to further capitalize on an untenable market phenomenon or their nervous reaction to CYA when they began to realize that an untenable and illiquid government that claimed to back so many untenable mortgages was a house of straw about to be set ablaze?
Either way the end result was pretty much the same; boom became bust. One glaring difference in this bust is that the banks, mortgagors and financiers - at least some of them - survived not so much because they'd put the monkey on someone else's back before the crash but rather because the government jumped in to take everyone's monkey and put it on that seemingly ever-available back of national debt. Because the government is in the singularly enviable position of having the ability to make, change and alter "the rules," it isn't bound by them - or at least fancies itself not to be.
There are however some rules, natural rules, that can't be altered at the politicians' whim. One of those is that the bills *will* come due.
ErnieApril 9, 2009 at 10:28 a.m.
Apologizing in advance for the likely length here but, of late, I don't get a lot of chances to keep up on this site.
Yes, Mike, I have been promoting the fact that corporations do not pay taxes for some time. For a similar amount of time I've been attempting to explain to you, in the simplest terms I can muster, why that fact is. At some point the phrase "pearls before swine" comes to mind.
But for the new poster who asked, let me give it one more shot.
Raising taxes on a company, whether it be corporation, conglomerate, partnership or Mom 'n Pop operation, is just raising another of that business's costs of production. It's basically no different than expecting the price of peaches to increase when Georgia has a late season frost or expecting to pay more for a loaf of bread after an increase in the price of wheat.
As I recall, at one point you counter-argued that with a statement that it could then be argued that the company that paid its employees paid their taxes since all the taxes paid by the employee were paid with money the employee got from the company. A worthy shot across the bow perhaps but completely inapplicable. Employees' paychecks are money earned by the employee's efforts and they, in turn, have no "customer" to which to pass those costs.
So I say again, increasing taxes on companies is simply a backhanded method of increasing taxes on individuals. And Max is dead right; anyone who proposes increasing taxes on businesses is putting jobs in jeopardy. Any time a company's expenses to produce a product or service rise beyond the point that the produced goods or service can remain competitive in the marketplace there are only two alternatives for the company; cut costs to regain a competitive position (i.e. cut jobs) or get out of the market place (i.e. cut ALL jobs).
And once again I must take exception to your "a free market left unfettered won't work" assertion. Your conclusion must be based entirely on supposition and models, completely devoid of any empirical evidence. There have been no "unfettered free markets" existent in your or my lifetimes on which to base such a conclusion.
Perhaps you're right in your hypothesis. I, on the other hand, would like to actually give a free market a shot and see if it'd work.
ErnieApril 9, 2009 at 10:03 a.m.
@#$%&! This go-darned dratfangle keeps cutting out every time I try to write something additional. ! I wanted to say, "Max," that I will, of course, not use any names, or offer any way by which viewers and/or listeners might identify you. I merely want to use the example your comments respresent.
Thanks!April 9, 2009 at 9:02 a.m.
"Max," I would like to use your remarks here in an up-coming script I've been asked to write for the American Lyceum, demonstrating as they do the strange witches' brew public opinion in this effectively benighted nation has come to be.
You remind me of a remark a grandfather made when I was a kid, that about a local guy who had just graduated from college and full of himself. "Larry knows a hell of a lot," gramp said. "The trouble is that most of it's wrong."
Go back and review the reasoning inherent in your remarks concerning how taxation of corporations proceeds. Begin, of course, by telling us here how it is that a dollar comes to be - the process. How does the treasury decide to print a dollar - on what basis?
Then explain how the people who own the money can be taxed for it.
Then, too, your assertion that corporations are owned by the stockholders is logical absurdity. That is akin to saying the people who buy stocks own the stock market. Come on, a guy who writes as well as you do MUST be able to think better than you seem to (stipulated that I realize it's not your fault - you have simply been convinced of so much that isn't true).
And if you would be so kind, please paragraph (no offense meant - it's just that my tired old eyes can't stand the strain of having to separate all that without a break and I really want to read everything you've written.April 9, 2009 at 8:49 a.m.
In response to your response SPOCK hehe. Look the problem is we have the most convoluted schizophrenic maze of tax laws probably in the world. I think taxation in this country is a combination of revenue and policy control to dictate consumer behavior. And yes corporations do pay tax and you pay tax on what you earn in that corporation. There is double taxation and sometimes triple taxation. I would love to follow a dollar from birth to death and see what percent is taxed along the way, I am sure it would be frightening. I look to the day that congress legislates taxes into a point of phase canceling confusion and contradiction until the whole thing collapses like a house of cards. When things collpase such as the financial crisis we are experiencing its not always a bad thing. Sometimes things get so askew that we just need to start over. Re-tool.April 9, 2009 at 8:27 a.m.
Look, you say that the tax on corporations is really just a consumer tax, since the corporate profits started out as consumer dollars. But that's true of everyone's profit, every dollar passes through many hands. What is a corporation, a corporation is a non-entity or more specifically is a special entity for the purposes of liability. Taxation is also in there as well. So who owns a corporation? Shareholders, who are people. This can be sole owner or a company that has millions of those owners. It is those owners of the corporation, and there are preferred stock and common stock, etc. so not all owners are equal, that own the company. They reap any profit benefit but also get hit when there is a loss. When you raise the corporate tax, you are simply raising the tax on the shareholders, not the corporation. When a company can no longer raise the price for a product because of market forces and their costs go up they simply do the other thing a company can do to stay profitable: reduce costs. And what is the number one cost for a company? Employees. So anyone advocating increasing the corporate tax rate is really putting jobs at risk-maybe even their own.
To me, one of the strangest things about all this is that the many people who have 401ks, IRAs, and other retirement or pension accounts, who put some of their savings in the stock market don't realize that they are part owners of all the traded companies that comprise your portfolio. So when they buy into the rhetoric of raising taxes on corporations they are actually raising taxes on their own investments.
Lively debate, what? "Clintus," is socialism doesn't work, we'd better hope the corporations don't find out - the stock market will crash, never to recover.
To whomever it was who remarked concerning "Rollinstone's" ad hominem attacks I can only suggest that reading anything he writes here will tell you that he is an addict in that regard - just can't stop. That he happens to be right on something of what he says - derivatives and several things more the like - concerning the history of our ecomomy proves that he could do without the ad hominem - he's clearly got a good intellect.
To whomever said "corporations don't pay taxes" is a myth, tell me - tell us all - how you make a corporation pay a tax he doesn't pass on to the wage-earner. "Splain dat one to me, Luci."
Tell us how people who are willing to spend the billions cited in today's Advocate article ("Companies reap lobbying rewards") to get "tax breaks" and fiscal-political power even U.S. states and foreign nations don't have can be taxed. While you're it, tell us how a corporation like that makes a profit.
But before any of that, someone tell us all how a nation inflicted with an Operation MOCKINGBIRD media like ours can deliberate rationally on anything? How can anyone believe he lives in a democracy or republic when something like lobbying exists, a tax system like ours exists, and a media like ours goes on decades after decade either silent or actually promoting it all?
I'm listening with bated breath - I talk too much anyway.April 9, 2009 at 7:58 a.m.
Mike said, "You still want to ignore the collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) compounded by the enormous amount of leverage applied by big hedge funds. CDOs are derivatives — synthetic financial instruments derived from another asset..(Toxic loans.) that is at the very heart of this problem in the United States and abroad."
The heart of the problem is not CDO's the heart of the problem is subprime loans and credit default swaps that regulators failed to regulate. That was AIG's problem they got too levered in CDS's and when loans started defaulting they were caught with their pants down.
Elliot Spizer, when he wasn't out soliciting prostitutes, was busy with his personal vendetta to oust Hank Greenberg from AIG. When Hank was there he manage the CDS's to prevent taking on too much risk. After he was forced to resign and Spitzer got his choice as AIG's CEO this risk management ceased to be practiced.
This combined with the huge bubble in the low end valued real estate produced by the government and the Fed has created this tale of woe.April 9, 2009 at 7:22 a.m.
After looking at your blog post that started this string, I wondered what your take is on Obama's gaffe of BOWing to the King of Saudi Arabia? See youtube vid -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEUif1--r38&feature=player_embeddedApril 8, 2009 at 8:34 p.m.
Well scarlett, most people wanted them that way, if you are in a discussion, you do not have to scroll all the way down to see replies to your comment, there at the top. It makes for a better flow of discussions, IMOApril 8, 2009 at 7 p.m.
When/will the Advocate fix the posting of comments so that you don't have to start at the bottom and work up in order to read them sequentially ??
I know this is off topic but I hoped that if I put it in under enough blogs/stories I might get an answer.
To the Advocate...NO I do not care for most of your new web page arrangements.April 8, 2009 at 6:55 p.m.
LOL...Only a true hypocrite would blame the policies of a president out of office TWENTY ONE YEARS and long dead on our current problems. Thanks for remaining solid, Mike.
At issue is the sell out of Bush to Congress in order to wage his WAR, in exchange for signing off on any spending Congress wanted. Include that with 9/11, Congress' lack of oversight of fiscal policy and Bush's lack of backbone on his former "limited gov't works" and you have a broke country.
Obama won. Give him his head and see if it works. I'm dubious that spending our way to prosperity is the way, but we're broke as hell finacially and morally anyway. Give him a couple of years and see if the mid terms give him a mandate to continue.
But will the capitalism and the Bill of Rights survive? Dirty secret folks. We have been socialists for decades, and the Bill as been eroded constantly. Will thrive and prosper? Or sink and decline? The next few years will tell.April 8, 2009 at 6:36 p.m.
yeah the link posting worked!!!!!April 8, 2009 at 6:34 p.m.
oh yeah, still haven't got the link posting down yet, but anyway....
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/03/bus...April 8, 2009 at 6:33 p.m.
All that being said, Bush 1 started criminal complaints against the S/L, now however, all the banks, insurance , auto companies not only get away with dealing with "toxic assets" but get a bailout and if approved, the said "toxic assets" removed from there books.
Gee Mike,
Why weren't you in Washington instead of pontificating from Victoria Texas, after the fact.
It seems to me, back in S/L fiasco that in fact, as you call them "toxic assets", where involved. If i remember correctly, a loan for a condo development in Port O'Connor led to the downfall of South Texas Savings and Loan.
Again if I remember correctly, the developer borrowed about 400% of what the actual cost of the condos where.
The disclosure of a list of 100 savings institutions selected by the Bush Administration for priority prosecution shows that criminal investigations are under way in a number of high-profile savings and loan institutions.
Among them are Silverado, Lincoln Savings and Loan of Irvine, Calif., whose former owner, Charles H. Keating Jr., has been jailed awaiting trial on state charges; Centrust Savings of Miami and Columbia Savings and Loan of Beverly Hills, Calif.
Here is the list of the 100 priority investigations:
American Diversified Savings Bank, Costa Mesa, Calif.; American Savings and Loan Association, Stockton, Calif.; Ameriway Savings Association, Houston; Beverly Hills Savings and Loan, Beverly Hills; Brookside Savings and Loan, Los Angeles; Caguas Central Federal Savings, Puerto Rico; Cal America, Walnut Creek, Calif.; Capital Savings, Arkansas; Capitol Federal Bank for Savings, Illinois;* Cardinal Savings, Newport, N.C.; Carver Savings and Loan, Escondido, Calif.; Cascade Savings, Everett, Wash.; CenTrust, Miami.
Multiple investigation: Century City Savings and Loan, Los Angeles; Multibanc, Dallas; Sooner Federal Savings, Tulsa, Okla.
Multiple investigation: Champion Savings, Houston; First State Savings, Texas; Victoria Savings, Texas.
Charter Savings, Newport Beach, Calif.; Citizens Savings and Loan, Oregon; City Federal, Bedminster, N.J.; City Savings and Loan, Texas;* Colonial Savings, New Jersey; Columbia Federal, Connecticut; Columbia Savings and Loan, Beverly Hills, Calif.; Commodore Savings, Dallas; Commonwealth Savings and Loan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.*
Community Federal Savings and Loan, St. Louis; Community Savings and Loan, Fond du Lac, Wis.; Concordia Federal, Lansing, Ill.; Consolidated Savings, Irvine, Calif.; Continental Savings and Loan, Bellair, Tex.; Cooper River Federal, South Carolina;* Cornerstone Savings, Houston; Crossroads Savings and Loan, Tulsa.
Multiple investigation: Deposit Trust Savings, Louisiana; People's Homestead Federal, Louisiana.
Enterprise Federal, Louisiana; First Atlantic Savings, South Plainfield, N.J.; First California Savings.
Multiple investigation: First Network Savings, Los Angeles; Viking Savings, California.
First Savings of America, Illinois; First Savings Bank, Diamondville, Wyo.; First Savings Bank and Trust of Missouri; First Savings and Loan of Toledo, Ohio.
And on and on, just a partial list By DAVID JOHNSTON, Special to The New York TimesApril 8, 2009 at 6:13 p.m.
Published: Wednesday, October 3, 1990
Almost 19 years ago, hmmmm
You still want to ignore the collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) compounded by the enormous amount of leverage applied by big hedge funds. CDOs are derivatives — synthetic financial instruments derived from another asset..(Toxic loans.) that is at the very heart of this problem in the United States and abroad.
Wanting a homeownership society is probably a goal for any president, but that does not excuse the greed and corruption that was done by the Realtors, bankers and hedge fund managers.
Government gets involved such as F.D.I.C, SEC, bankruptcy laws, and acts as a consumer protection agency. That's good thing…We have laws against robbing banks but it still happens. Like I said the offices are understaffed and they do not know a thing about derivatives.
The auto industry is yelling; fix health care cost and we will be profitable…They have too many variables that are going against them…(1)credit crunch(2)8.5 % unemployed will not be buying soon(3)Too many models(4)consumer spending is down..I know the government is not ,nor do they want to be in the auto industry.
The Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush II eras were bubbles waiting to burst…They never repaired the infrastructure, fixed education or health-care or switched to alternative fuels….Sure the Clinton administration and the GOP had balanced budgets and had surpluses but they never solved the real problems, because wages have become stagnant, health care cost have risen about 200% since 1994.
I don't hate the free market, I just don't bow down to it, because I am from an era where the company store, provided health care ,401K matching funds, a bonus, and a yearly wage increase. I did not care what the CEO made because I was well compensated…That has changed with outsourcing, reduced benefits, and stagnant wages.
The socialism label is just a scare tactic against government protection..I am sure the Health Care industry would love to operate without regulations, the FDA, or government auditors. It's not going to happen nor do we want it to.
I believe the government (we the people) can commingle with the private sector.
A difference in ideology should not make us mortal enemies.April 8, 2009 at 5:45 p.m.
This fiasco we are currently in is very similar to the SNL fiasco during the 80's except now things are really screwed up. I will repeat the problem was and still is bad mortgages and the steps taken to reduce the risks of making these mortgages. All these bad mortgages were done at the behest of the federal government. Yes even Bush shares in this blame because he also encouraged affordable housing.
When the government gets involved as they have, small problems become very big problems. You seem to think more regulation is the answer, I don't. Regulation did not stop the collapse of ENRON. The regulators got involved after the damage had been done just like with the Madoff scandal.
The government interference in the car industry will I'm certain just make the final correction even worse. They are mandating what kind of cars to make that currently are not selling - what now? Making and selling cars is a complex business, way beyond the capabilities of the government, any government.
And finally the free market that you disparage thrived during Reagan's administration and also Clinton's even with the bursting of the dot com bubble and the collapse of ENRON at the end of his term. There is really no good alternative to a free market. The people that live under socialism by and large hate it. The free market has its faults no one denies it, but so does government control, which is far worse and more corrupt.April 8, 2009 at 4:51 p.m.
You just can't admit that the Ronald Reagan's free market,( left unfettered) will not work ,so you only blame Fannie & Freddy…If that were true ,how many zombie banks ,do we have today? The administration won't release the results of the recent bank stress test…Why?...I have seen documentary after documentary about this world crisis and your version is not supported…You can rid two birds with one stone by just blaming Fannie & Freddie..(1)You can blame on the government (2)You can blame it on Barney Frank, ChrisDodd, and Frank Rains…You ignore the greed of Wall Street and the need to rein them in.
I do not call everyone that disagrees with me a right-winger..I did not call Roberttx or Spock and several others right-wingers and they disagreed with me…..IMO a right –winger is an ideologue that believes their ideology is the only answer…Hence right wing conservative.
You are consistently anti-government, always pro-private sector and the the private sector can do no wrong in your eyes…That's an ideologue, because most of the country does not feel that way.
I always admit I don't know the answer but I do have faith in this administration…Guess what ,I am not alone.April 8, 2009 at 3:19 p.m.
I called you a liberal, anyone that disagrees with you is a right winger, that's my "game, I guess."
We had the SNL fiasco that was before the repeal of Glass-Steagal. Then we had the collapse of the dot.com bubble, that had nothing to do with banking.
What got us into this current situation was the government getting into the home mortgage business. Private banks got into the sub-prime mortgage business in order to compete with the government subsidized Fannie and Freddie and at the government's insistence.
They made money at it. Fannie and Freddie decided to also compete in this business all with the blessing and encouragement of Congress and the government. Since they were government back, this was like playing with the house's money, the rest is history. We are in this mess because of bad government policy. Blaming it on Wall Street is a cop out for those who are really responsible, they know who they are.
I have always been a deficit and spending hawk even when the Republicans were in control - like I said before it's the spending. As Cheney said deficits don't matter, that is as long as you can find suckers to buy our debt at low interest rates and keep bank rolling us. Well I think the party's over. Obama has taken Cheney's advice to an extreme, I fear for our future.April 8, 2009 at 2:42 p.m.
As always, I won't engage your game of ad hominem attacks.
I know being in the minority is frustrating, but elections matter.
I am not looking backward and I know Larry Summers, Timothy Geithner, and Robert Rubin (Clinton administration) had a lot to do with deregulating firms like AIG. I have stated that The Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 did away with restrictions on the integration of banking, insurance and stock trading imposed by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 and we have been having financial crisis's every fifteen years or so since then….I am disappointed this administration has not invested the matter, and I have a feeling that it involves Goldman Sachs and Citi Bank..I believe in letting the cards fall on whoever is responsible and changing the rules once and for all, so we don't have to keep having this crisis…
You are completely wrong, this world financial crisis is not about GDP ten years from now, nor is it a left, right issue.
I did not claim Madoff got by because lack of regulation…What I said was that Harry Markopolos, repeatedly warned the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernard Madoff, was running a Ponzi scheme....I am not say Mr. Cox was crooked because I know the SEC is unstaffed and they do have the MIT accountants needed to catch those schemes.
I did say a couple of months ago in a blog, that Bank of America was forced to take the money because of fear; consumers would not do business with any of the 15 largest banks that took the money….The context I was using in reply to Robertx was "beggars cannot be choosy."
Funny, right-wingers are now becoming deficit hawks, after an eight year absence.
Again I am on record saying if the economy does not improve by November of this year, Obama and the democrats will pay a price….That's how the system works, in fact the president said he will deserve getting voted out of office. What I am saying, by trial and error I believe this administration has the brain power,expertice,and experience to turn this economy around….You don't agree ,you might be right but right now the majority of America is giving this president the benefit of the doubt according to all the polls I have seen.April 8, 2009 at 1:58 p.m.
regulators are a huge part of the problem. madoff probably did the same thing they do in o/g when dealing with regulators, buy them women, trips, gifts and scholarships for their kids.April 8, 2009 at 1:14 p.m.
Mike, you and the rest of your liberal cohorts want to return to the Clinton years. Well so do I in a way. During that time federal spending reached a low of 18.2% of the GNP. This was the lowest it has been in the last 30 years and probably longer. This year it will be about 28% of GNP, and BO's budget has it leveling out at about 23%. He assumes of course that his adventures in Pakistan don't turn into a quagmire along with some of his other forlorn hopes.
You claim that Madoff got by because there was a lack of regulation. That is completely false. There was more than enough regulations in place, the problem is the regulators - they always seem to be the last to know.
You say that the banks came hat in hand begging for a bailout. Some did but most didn't they were forced to take the money, so what you said in this regard is also false.
And finally you seem confident that the government can repeal the law of supply and demand in many areas particularly health care - I wish us luck with that.April 8, 2009 at 11:58 a.m.
Compensating for the market is a business decision and the corporate have not been changed in years.
I don't have anything against the free market but I am not so blind, that I cannot see that greed and deregulation has put the idea that the free market can go unfettered to rest.
You assume that I even know any pious liberal think tank….
This is a world financial crisis that depends on imports/exports and a strong dollar to exist. The last two administrations have put in measures to divert a depression and deflation. I am optimistic that our country will start moving out of this recession by the end of the 4th quarter of this year. As always, the lagging high unemployment numbers won't start to come down until the middle of next year…I will not be gloating, because we will not know what measures turned this economy around, but everyone will have their own spin.April 8, 2009 at 11:24 a.m.
Where do I start? …George W. Bush had a 36% approval, so the entire country was pretty much fed up with his incompetence…I guess you are in that elite 36%.
Do I expect the loyal opposition to give President Barack Obama a free pass? Gosh I hope not, a dissenting view or even an alternative idea would be refreshing, instead of the babble coming from the GOP.
I believe an adult with a 66% approval is man enough to admit their mistakes of the past, learn from them, and go in a different direction. Having a dialogue of understanding and mutual respect will go a lot further than "bring them on."…IMO
Why do I need to view a beheading video? I don't need any special prop to know that snorting cocaine is bad for me.
President Obama is meeting with the same heads of state that the President Bush met with, not the terrorist in the field. We do not torture; nor do we lower our standards to those that are using 9th century methods.
If we are not going to try diplomacy, then we need to reinstitute the draft and pass a war tax to pay for the constant war. We could exempt the war veterans that have served and the current troops and their families.April 8, 2009 at 10:55 a.m.
MIke - "The part about passing the tax to its customer is just a business decision,"
Have you ever ran a business? Its not a business decision its called compensating for the market. When the market changes you adjust your business accordingly to do anything otherwise would be silly. And you say free market capitalists like its a bad word? What exactly do you have against freedom? I can give you a list of places you could live with a more socialist lifestyle to your liking. I am sure you would be much happier there having their governments make decisions for you so you can live life blissfully free of the ravages of choice. You know for eons, economics has done its thing, like nature, regardless of the aristocratic, pious liberal think tanks you think so highly of. When a market is no longer "free" it will fail, everytime. We are just so blind in this country because we havent experienced hardships like some countries have through politically meddling until economic failure. But I assure you my friend its coming, just keep touting your praises for ole Barry Hussien and well talk again in 4 years so I can say "I told you so"April 8, 2009 at 10:36 a.m.
I don't believe this whole G20 Summit is necessary at all. When I look at some of the topics and leaders, I see anti-protectionist measures, regulatory reform, tax-havens crack downs, IMF reform, stronger role for emerging economies, and new stimulus proposals. These are all things that should be dealt with by local governments not international organizations. Just because a bunch of corporate international bankers have skewed the world marketplace so much does not mean that everyone has to be a part of this international organization to survive. Haven't these people ever heard of teleconferencing? Isit still the 20th century?April 8, 2009 at 10:26 a.m.
You know what angers me most is the way Obama and Brown has hugged these financial monsters when they should all have actually been kicked out to change the culture at banks and financial institutions and set a strong precedent for others. It's even more amazing when those protesting in London are dubbed by the media and ministers as hard core anti-capitalists. Really, are these people capitalists or socialists? I guess they are neither. These are people who have lost their jobs and their homes and have seen their near and dear ones suffer. They are angry and helpless. If someone who has been wronged protests for justice then dub him as anti capitalist so as to deprive him of any public sympathy. American drive-by media has become increasingly disgusting and insensitive. What should have been a fight for justice and regulation is now protrayed as a fight between capitalists and anti capitalists to dilute any public opinion in favour of regulations and protect the blessed ones. Kudos to you Mr. Obama and the G20 nations. As always you have been brilliant in pulling off another sham.
You have been trying to peddle that "corporations don't pay taxes" myth for years. That is just a line the free market capitalist use to reduce the tax rate.
A corporation is just a business organization and it an entity separate from its owners. The incorporated company has a separate legal standing from its owners and its own tax rate. The part about passing the tax to its customer is just a business decision, much like vendor price changes, employee benefits, and dividend cuts.
While I agree that the government should not structure salaries of private industry ,I think in this case they should…..Wall Street,banks,AIG, and GMC came hat in hand to the government(we the people)but their leadership failed…Is the government (we the people) supposed to fork over the money without any restrictions?
SpockApril 8, 2009 at 10:18 a.m.
I understand the point you are making but we did have a few people that shouted from the rooftops like the Madoff whistleblower and former Comptroller General David Walker but our greedy side tuned them out. Guilty, I liked my 1990s 401K portfolio and I did not pay any attention to those that were warning us.
Moaning and groaning, thats a laugh. While bush was ruining the country you all but wanted his head, and now were supposed to give Barry Hussien a pass? Grow up. Pundits and talking heads are exactly that, the fact that it bothers you so much obviously rings with some truth, and the fact that your not a little preturbed that this kid (and I say kid because experience wise, hes a kid politically) is overseas saying americans are arrogant and apologizing for us to a bunch of dictators and closet marxists? We are the only truly free country left, which is why everyone comes here. And to clarify, no one ever said we were at war with muslims, we are at war with muslim extremists, and next time you give any credence to that group and whine about torture I implore to watch a video of some of these savages sawing the head off a live hostage and then tell me of your compassion and need for dilpomacy. I agree, a dose of reality would do you a great deal of good sirApril 8, 2009 at 9:13 a.m.
Ernie. Help me here. If corporations pay zero taxes, where does the millions of dollars worth of taxes the city of Victoria and our school districts receive from the area petrochemical plants>April 8, 2009 at 6:58 a.m.
Corporations do not pay taxes. Ever. Period.
People pay taxes. People who work and have an income pay personal taxes. Individuals who buy the goods on WalMart's shelves pay sales taxes. The people who buy the goods corporations produce pay corporate taxes. The people who utilize the services corporations provide pay corporate taxes. In order of appearance the above are extorted, collected and, the last two examples, hidden.
It is as fundamental an economic reality as there being 100 cents in a dollar.
If the governments that collect taxes were completely open they would simply extort 50% of every worker's income from the source before the worker even received his check, let alone cashed what's left, and be done with it. That would, of course, receive loud, long and vociferous opposition. It's much more intricate and detailed to take the same 50% in small incremental steps but it allows the same reality to continue practically unabated.
ErnieApril 7, 2009 at 10:37 p.m.
the more obama and giethner 'talk', i'm wondering if ireland's 13% coporate flat tax rate starts looking better and better to us companies.
the gov't has zero business setting salaries in private industry, bail out money or notApril 7, 2009 at 10:02 p.m.
I know this is going to sound offensive, but I really don't mean to put down any of the first three people who have commented on this blog. I would love one of these days to be able to talk to a few people who know these men, maybe even a spouse or ex-spouse, and see where their hearts are really at.April 7, 2009 at 9:30 p.m.
Mike, it astonished me that the public is willing to be persuaded by anything U.S. television and its incredible pundits, analysts, and the rest say. These characters on varous television networks are wrong so often - does no one ever go back and check what they report and say otherwise? - that giving any credit to anything they say is symptomatic of altered mental state (usually known as propaganda). This has been going on for more than half a century, and still the public listens. Just amazing!
Where were all the people know giving us all the advice about the recession BEFORE the economic collapse, the bailout, and all the rest?
I've always thought the people who paid good money for and read the check-out lane tabloids were benighted. Now its the entire public.April 7, 2009 at 9:09 p.m.
I agree with your, consider the source statement, but Sean Hannity's quote is rational to many on the right….I have seen variations of his words in this forum, Fox News and right-wing guests on CNN…They genuinely think a mea culpa on foreign soil is a sign of weakness and resentment of the United States of America..They call it "blame America first."
I did give another example, Newt Gingrich…I don't agree with Newt's politics but I always thought he was a great philosopher; when it came to free market ideas….That electromatic pulse idea was way out in left field, because he never mentioned the consequence of failure …The North Korean missile test was a failure (that was predictable) but if we would have used Newt's idea, our failure would have been the one the world would still be talking about.April 7, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
I could (as many here will attest) go on an on, but I'll satisfy myself by noting that the use of Sean Hannity's name - to say nothing of quotes - in a conversation concerning anything purporting to be rational is little short of offensive.
To imply that anyone in the conversation might actually (and soberly) consider anything that moron says is to imply the listener is likewise an idiot. Good grief!April 7, 2009 at 8:34 a.m.
I hear you Pilot, but unfortunately after the Y2K scare; companies were made to believe the software engineers from India, who work long hours, little pay, and no benefits are indispensable.
As you well know, Microsoft, Intuit and others are using the Indian Call Centers for all our consumer tech problems…A reason we might want to keep Pakistan from bombing India.
I heard of CAT scan images being read overnight in India, and the results being on the desk of an American doctor, when he arrives at his office the next day.
BTW I don't like the new format...April 6, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.


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The Mavs continue to tell me that they don't need backup point-guard help. I keep arguing that they're wrong, pointing to how inefficient Dallas is when Jason Kidd isn't on the floor. There are now reports (guesses?) that have Dallas engaging in conversation with former Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter, who is a free agent. But if you are a betting man, take my advice and assume that Hunter won't be playing for Dallas on Thursday – but that instead he'll be playing against them.
That's right. I'm told the Bulls – presently playing without the injured Heinrich and Hughes and desperately thin at guard as they prepare to host the Mavs tomorrow – are confident they will sign Hunter today.
Maybe the use of 'Heinrich' is enough for a DQ?
Hunter can't really play anymore, but he does defend. Most assumed he'd play in Detroit or bust. I dunno, I suppose whatever 'vet leadership' and defense is better than rolling the dice with Darius Washington, considering the youth of the starting PG.

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The weather at Mount Zhongnan in September was gloomy and cloudy as usual, you could go without seeing the sun or the moon for a month or two easily. We hadn't seen the sun or the moon since the class began. The mid-Autumn festival happened right in the middle of the three weeks long seminar. A few days before the festival, Master Wang had mentioned twice:
"Only moon cakes but no moon light in the mid-autumn festival is no fun."
We had already heard rumors that Master Wang has the ability to control weather. From the way he said it, we thought that he must be planning something on the festival night. A lot of us had the same thought and therefore a group of us got together and planned a way to see Master Wang do his magic. In the evening on the festival day, everyone gathered in the great hall of the Louguan Temple, Master Wang was also there. We decided to stick close to Master Wang and not let me him get of our sight. When he was walking out of the great hall, we followed. He turn around and smiled,
"Why are you guys following me? Go back inside. Go."
We just stood there and smiled. When Master Wang walked off for about ten seconds, we quickly followed suit. When we got outside, a light breeze raised from the ground and suddenly it started raining. We looked around but couldn't even see the shadow of Master Wang. We looked at each other, "Where is he ?".
The sky was gray at the time and there was not a hint of the moon. I turned around and walked back inside. Some of our classmates were meditating, so i decided to do the same. I wasn't sure how long I sat until suddenly something climbed on my leg. I opened my eyes and was startled to find that it was a mouse. I chased it off me and then raised my head to look at the sky. One could see some moonlight behind the mist but not clearly yet. I slowly walked outside the great hall while keeping my eyes in the sky. The moon became brighter and brighter and one could see the veil of mist gradually dissipated. After another fifteen minutes or so, the clouds started to drift off too. The moon was extra bight and beautiful, one could even felt the warmth of the moonlight. At midnight, all the clouds had disappeared, there was only the big, bright and beautiful moon hanging in the clear sky.
That was the most memorable Mid-Autumn festival in my life.
The next day, Master Wang said in the class :
"The moon came out last night so no one is going to curse me now."
Out of the 20 days that we were in Louguan, the sky was only clear in the festival night. Was that a coincidence? After the seminar had ended, I met a daoist friend of mine in Xian who didn't attend the Louguan event. He told me that he had wagered with someone that one could see the moon during the mid-autumn festival since he knew that Master Wang would be teaching in Louguan at that time. He won the wager.


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DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) Ś Blizzard conditions slammed parts of the central Plains Monday, forcing the closure of highways in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand anew just days after a massive storm blanketed the region with snow.
National Weather Service officials in Kansas and Oklahoma issued blizzard warnings and watches through late Monday as the storm packing snow and high winds tracked eastward across West Texas toward Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Forecasters also warned of possible tornadoes further southeast.
Snow covered Amarillo, Texas, where forecasters said up to 18 inches could fall, accompanied by wind gusts up to 65 mph. Paul Braun, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transport, said whiteout conditions and drifting snow had made all roads in the Texas Panhandle impassable. Interstate 40 was closed from Amarillo to the Oklahoma state line.
ōItÆs just a good day to stay home,ö Braun said.
ōThis is one of the worst ones weÆve had for a while,ö he said. ōAnd we kind of know snow up here.ö
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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed all highways in the Panhandle, citing slick roads and limited visibility. Trooper Betsy Randolph said the patrol advised its non-essential personnel to stay home until Wednesday.
Forecasters said up to 16 inches of snow could accumulate in some areas, with wind gusts reaching up to 55 mph.
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Matt Lehenbauer, emergency management director for Woodward County, Okla., told The Associated Press he was expecting whiteout conditions and that although there was plenty of salt and sand on hand to clear roads, delays were still likely.
ōWe may not get the roads cleared until midday Tuesday if we get the expected amount of snow and wind. As itÆs falling, in the blizzard-like conditions, we just wonÆt be able to keep up,ö Lehenbauer said late Sunday.
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Cheesy American evangelical culture, it seems, was a trend that swept America but now that people are beginning to realize it's not a good look, they're quietly putting it away and pretending in never happened. It's like the Macarena, except hateful to women, gays, and science. Or that's the argument being offered by Daniel D'Addario in Salon, in a piece about how Tim Tebow might be the last openly fundamentalist (which is what he really means, since there are openly evangelical celebrities who aren't necessarily aligned with the Christian right) mainstream celebrity—and he just got shitcanned. (Already, you're seeing whining about this from fundies who believe white Christians are an oppressed minority.) Part of the problem with the "brand" appears to be, you know, the hate issue. D'Addario quotes pastor John S. Dickerson, who is quite whiny about it:
"The culture has turned the corner, specifically on the conflict between the LGBT movement, if you call it a movement, and the evangelical movement, if you call it a movement. Evangelicals have invited this, but they're being typecast. The cultural view of the new America is that the biblical view of homosexual sex is backward, the stuff of cavemen or the Ku Klux Klan, " Dickerson said. He noted that the recent ban on "reparative therapy" in California may sound a death knell for evangelicals' influence.
Or perhaps its that fundamentalists seem wholly incapable of understanding how their weird, prudish bigotry sounds to people who aren't immersed in their culture. For instance, in just this quote alone, you can tell that Dickerson is a first class asshole, even in you know nothing else about him. Let's just count the infractions against basic human decency in this comment:
All that said, the Macarena still lives on at wedding receptions and fundamentalists aren't going anywhere, even if they're learning to tone it down a little in public. The right has mastered the art of periodic remodels of bigotry to make it seem more palatable, once the public figures out their game. Witness the evolution of racist tactics from open support of segregation to white flight to freakouts about "welfare queens" and whining that white people are victims of affirmative action. They're in the remodeling stage right now, and I suspect we're going to see a new face for the homophobia and misogyny rationalized by religion that marks American fundamentalism soon enough.


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ViewPager Redux – Part 3Friday, November 30th, 2012
In the previous article we got a basic implementation of the PageTabStrip working with our ViewPager. In this article we'll look at applying some styles to it.
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In the previous article we revisited the ViewPager code from an earlier series, and brought it up-to-date to use the latest version of Jake Wharton's ViewPagerIndicator library. In this article we'll look at an alternative to Jake's library.
In September 2011 I began a series on Styling Android about ViewPager and Jake Wharton's ViewPagerIndicator library. This proved to be a very popular series, but the comments on those articles show that there has been some changes in Jake's library which means that the code in the original articles no longer works with the latest version of the library. In this series we'll revisit ViewPager and ViewPagerIndicator, get the old example code working with the latest version of the library, and also look at some alternatives.
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On 26th October 2012 I made a presentation about Android Layouts at DroidCon in London. While I was there I took in a great talk by Scott Alexander-Bown titled entitled "Write Less / Do More" in which Scott spoke about some third-party libraries for Android. One of these is Chris Banes' Pull-to-Refresh library, and in this article we'll take a look at this library and see how simple it is to incorporate this in to your app.


text: If you have seen the DVD "End of Innocence" Toumas talks about how the concept and sound of the Band changed once they first heard Tarja Sing the songs they had started to write in the Beginning. He stated he voice was "Too Bombastic" for the softer celtic/folk direction they had planned, so they had to beef everything up and and alot more dynamics to the Songs to compliment her Voice. Well this CD "Dark Passion Play" is just that, very Dark and Passonate -but also VERY Heavy & Powerful! But the the problem is Annette has a very tradional sounding Voice,which sound beautiful in the softer sections of the Songs with just Key's and Orchestrations, but once the Guitars, Bass, and Drums kick in to high gear, the poor Lady gets buried alot of the times. I know alot of this could have been corrected in the mix and mastering done on the CD, but to me the bottom line is I think the band and songs on this CD are just to heavy to compliment her Voice. She doesn't have the natual projection and range that an Opera Singer has to project over just about anything, so they should have come down to her level, or chose a Vocalist that had the power to rise to that level. I'm not knocking Annette's ability, I just don't think she was a good choice if Tuomas wanted to continue with the dynamic classical/metal direction of the band and not go more mainstream with the Music to better suit her Voice.


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This is an incident that happend on Mt. Otorten in Russias Ural Mountains. Many can take this case to the UFO/Alien Encounter vault or perhaps maybe the alma? Who knows, but here is what went down for these 9 very experienced skiers/hikers that unfortunately never made it home and had horrific deaths. They started their hike and on their 4th night out on the expedition they were forced due to weather to camp on a mountain known as the Mountain of the Dead. I know what you are thinking right now... Who the hell would honestly want to stay the night on a mountain named after the dead by locals.... Not this guy....
Ten days went by after that night. They never showed up to their destination. This involved the military hunting them down. First question I would ask myself is if people do believe in phenomenom like this why would assume that they are benevolent beings. There is no doubt in my own mind that these beings that did this are absolutely demonic or malevolent in nature. An absolute distaste for human life. This is some wicked stuff we are dealing with here. You will soon find.
The hikers camp is found and the tent is utterly destroyed from the inside out. But that isn't the only thing thats going to be broken from the inside out on that night. Something scared these poor hikers bad enough to flee the tent without boots. Investigators at the scene say the tent was cut with knives to get out quickly. So to me that is odd. Something scared these experienced hikers enough to cut through this tent and run out into a freezing cold night with nothing but socks and some clothes on. No animal or human tracks were scene anywhere except left by these poor souls. Why is it in 2 months of these bodies sitting out in negative 20-40 degrees faranheit do they look more decayed and ruined than a mammoth that has been frozen for thousands of years?
The hikers were found right outside a wood line and they look mutilated. Look at those pictures and tell me something isnt right. "Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot. Not a word! Into your clothes and come!" Lets look at the facts.
1.) Some had radiation poisening?!
2.) One had a missing tongue?!
3.) No eyes?!
4.) Orange skin!?
5.) Prematurely aged?! GRAY HAIR ON A BUNCH OF 20-37 YEAR OLD PEOPLE!
6.) Crushed bones causing them to fragment into ones heart!?! wait wait whaat?!! no open skin wound on this one making it so the bones almost burst from the inside?!?!
7.)Microwaved bodies, fried shriveled insides, probably why there werent eyes..
Officially this went down as a hypothermia case..... The poop people will believe. The chief investigator absolutely refused to sign off on hypothermia being the cause of death on the report and instead resigned his position. One of the investigators was even taken out of the case because he was too thorough.
In the end all of deceased were buried in zinc coffins. I am willing to bet they were actually lead to help with the radiation. The case had been changed from death from exposure to a murder case and remains there to this day.
On the night of the hikers deaths locals remember seeing UFO's that were emitting a bright orange light flying around.
The area was barred off later for 3 years not allowing skiers and hikers to go near there.
These are the hikers names. There was a tenth one, but he left the first day in due to being ill.
There is much much more to this case and I encourage anybody to look it up and come up with their own opinions. Thanks for reading!
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SALISBURY, Md. - Police have arrested three people in connection with a marijuana grow operation.
Salisbury Police say they searched a Priscilla Street home, where they found a reported grow operation, with five marijuana plants, along with light, irrigation, and air circulation systems. Police also reportedly recovered 25 grams of marijuana and digital scales.
28-year-old Trennell Peters, and 23-year-old Haven Dennis, both of Salisbury, were charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drugs with intent to distribute, manufacture of marijuana, possession of manufacturing equipment, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Deandre Ennals, 23, of Salisbury, was charged with possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.


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For close-to one hundred homeowners in Minot, the flood washed away their chances at rebuilding their existing homes.
The city has purchased the homes where future flood control structures may be built, and will either sell off the houses, or demolish them.
City manager David Waind says there are cases where the existing buildings are in good shape and could be moved to new lots.
The city will solicit bids on those houses.
But in many cases, the houses simply need to be torn down to clear the space for future flood control space.
Those demolitions will begin this spring and must be finished by October.
Meanwhile, the city is seeking millions in state funds to purchase many more homes that were put in limbo by the diversion designs included in the flood protection plan.
(David Waind, Minot City Manager) "We know that's more than a couple hundred homes we'd be dealing with. The funding we've gone to the state for is a little over 60 million dollars and we think there's enough funding there to take care of the acquisitions that would be needed and we could get taken care of over the course of the next biennium."
Waind says a legislative committee will be taking up the funding for city buyouts this week in Bismarck.


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|Curator's Corner — William H. Gross Gallery dedication
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Sunday will be a very important day in the history of stamp collecting. It is the day the US Postal Service and the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum will dedicate the William H. Gross Gallery.
Mr. Gross, known to many investors as Mr. Bonds, donated the seed money ($12 million) to renovate and build the world's largest stamp gallery. Over 20,000 items will be on display to showcase items never before seen by the public.
You may recall one of my articles from a few years ago, that I had the opportunity to see hundreds of items that were stored in the underground vault at USPS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. I spent an entire day looking at uncut stamp sheets. Some were signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and also PMG James A. Farley. Franklin had a rule that the first run of stamps was to become part of his collection. The memory of that day still gives me chills.
Meg Ausman, the postal historian at headquarters and 30 year postal veteran, told me just how privileged I was when she admitted that she had never been allowed access.
During that same visit, I observed archivists preparing the Postmaster General's (PMG) collection to be turned over to the Smithsonian. So what is the PMG's collection? It has two very distinct parts. First are the stamps, metal dies, uncut sheets, postal stationery and printing drums of all the stamps that were commissioned since the 1860's. Many of these items were produced and utilized at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), which at one time was the primary source for the production of both stamps and US currency.
The second part is the artwork that was produced that became the "die cast", if you will, for the stamps to come. In 2010 the task of cataloging and packaging this massive collection began and it took several months to complete that task.
Shortly after we opened our museum in 1995, I had the privilege to go behind the scenes of the process of producing stamps. I was escorted under and between the printing drums of hand cut dies as millions of stamps rolled by. Each printing drum applied one color at a time onto this seemingly endless roll of stamp paper. I am sure you have seen movie footage or you may have toured the Eagle Print facility right here in Delphos where web presses utilize this same process to print newspapers.
At BEP, just to the side of this massive operation, were large receptacles filled with printing mistakes that would be destroyed. Needless to say, I was searched thoroughly on my way in and on my way out. Those "mistakes" were more valuable than any stamp would become.
Keep in mind that the cornerstone of Mr. Gross's collection and the spark plug for the galleries is a plate block of the most famous stamp error in history – the inverted Jenny. How valuable did this one sheet of stamp mistakes become? In 2005, a block of four stamps sold for $2.7 million and in 2007, a single stamp sold for $977,000. Not bad for an initial investment of 24 cents.
Sorry, you won't find any of these in our collection at the museum but you will find thousands upon thousands of stamps on display.
In my next article I will tell you more about the inverted Jenny and the grand opening ceremonies that will be taking place including the Medal of Honor presentation and the first day issue of the new $2 inverted Jenny stamp.
Just a quick note: You can go online at USPS.com to reserve one of the 5,000 souvenir stamp mint sets of the new stamp. They will only be sold until Oct. 15. That's just three weeks and can you imagine only 5,000 will be produced. The set includes:
— One mint sheet and one cancelled sheet of the 2013 Stamp Collecting: Inverted Jenny stamps;
— Proofs that show each intaglio color in isolation an authentic section of the die wipe used during the 2013 press run
— Sleeves for preserving the proofs and stamps; and
— A 48-page book that tells the story of the 1918 misprint and the incredible printing and design challenges involved in recreating the stamp in 2013.
In line with the concept that stamps are miniature art pieces, the Museum of Postal History will be holding an art auction at 3 p.m. Nov. 3 in the upstairs gallery. Your $10 donation goes toward the free wine and hors d'oeuvres and the opportunity to add some fine art and sports memorabilia to your home or office. Save the date and you can purchase your ticket at the Museum this weekend during Canal Days. Be sure to stop in. We will be open from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 3-6 p.m. on Sunday following the parade.
Our normal hours of 1-3 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday will resume next week.


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Rock Valley College's student club "Enactus" invites a special guest speaker to promote entrepreneurship.
Founder of Oscar Mike, Noah Currier of Poplar Grove talked to students about his clothing company. Items are 100% American made military themed apparel. The company has allowed Currier a disabled Marine veteran, the chance to give jobs to other disabled vets as well as give aid to rehabilitative programs.
Oscar Mike President, Noah Currier says "Oscar Mike, the name is actually radio jargon for 'On the move' and our mission is to keep disabled veterans on the move."
Enactus Rockford Project Manager at RVC, John Morell comments, "Such as ourselves, that are entrepreneurs, he is an entrepreneur and he is a great example to us and to the community and the plans we have set."
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Did you guys enjoy this year's April Fools joke? I hope you guys did, but that's not what I'm here for. With the anime returning in April, it is now being handled by a different studio, Bridge. This lead me to wonder how much did you guys liked Satelight's production of Fairy Tail? Was the quality okay, could it have been done better? Why don't we find out?
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Bonus Poll: Did you like this year's (2014) April Fool Joke?
And the results are in! It was yet another race between three characters in the beginning, but one has prevailed. Your female valentine, with 1145 votes out of 4175 is, you guessed it, Erza "Titania" Scarlet!!! With the favorite male valentine being Jellal, and female valentine being Erza, who would be out of their mind and think that Jerza will never happen?! Let us give a hand to the king and queen of the valentine poll!! The full results are as follows:


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PHOENIX - Phoenix Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted an 89-year-old victim.
Early Sunday morning, the suspect knocked on the door of the victim's home, located near 59th Ave and Thomas. When she opened the door, he forced his way in and began to sexually assault the victim.
He is described as a Hispanic male, 35 years old, 5'7" to 5'8", 130-135 pounds, with dark hair and dark eyes. He had large stud earrings in both ears.
Investigators have little to go on and request assistance from the community. Anyone with information is asked to call 602-262-6141 or 480-WITNESS.
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Wow! What a great win. My apologies in advance Rev., but I couldn't wait for you to do your game write-up; too excited. As I mentioned in my post in Game Thread Come From Behind victories do wonders for team chemistry and help build cohesion. This win should have that kind of effect as the Halos get ready for a long road trip.
This game made me think about that come from behind win in April 2002 (also vs. the Rangers, and I think also on a Tuesday night, or maybe Wed.). In that game Erstad had the game winning hit in extra innings. It was down the right-field line, just as Kennedy's hit was tonight. I know it is only one game in the W column, but let's hope the similarities to the 2002 game lead to other similarities to the 2002 season.


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Louisiana's got lots of cool places. Everyone's pretty friendly in the southern parts. They'll all wanna feed you and get you drunk lol. Just look up different festivals, there's alway tons of them throughout the state. Fun times!
Louisiana's got lots of cool places. Everyone's pretty friendly in the southern parts. They'll all wanna feed you and get you drunk lol. Just look up different festivals, there's alway tons of them throughout the state. Fun times!
Texas has cool places too. I love Austin.
Ok, I'm going to bed. Good night heathens!
I confess I'm not a fan of morning/breakfast sex as, for whatever reason, it's harder for me to get the big O. Much easier in the evening. Probably just mental.
I confess that this is my first confession...
I confess that me and DH were driving down the road the other day and he said "what are those fishes on the back of that car, dont that mean they are gay?" and I totally spewed coke and laughed so hard I was crying and thought of you ladies first!
I confess I just spewed coffee about that again...true story!
I confess DH was gone all night helping his buddy track down the guy he sold his blazer to.. Apparently dude never paid the full amount, so DH's buddy was basically going to repo the blazer.. only to find out that Dude stole the title from DH's buddys car, forged his signature, acted as him, and sold the blazer to someone else... Then told DH's buddy that he was a POS and to loose his number...
I confess I don't understand how some people can work so hard and put so much effort into being devious and deceitful and put so much work into being fraudulent.
I see it almost every week in my job as a credit card admin at a university. I have at least one person a week contact me to say they're credit card has been compromised. It's so sad sometimes.
Its funny though, because from the first time I met this dude, I didn't like him. I had no reason NOT to like him, but I just didn't...
Well... I guess the fact that the first time I met him, he was talking sh!t about our waitress at the pool hall, talking about her tattoos and saying "Girls with tattoos are trashy/nasty" and I have 7 may have had something to do with it... but now I dislike him even more..
Add to that DH just told me he's the one who took DH's laptop while he was in Basic training and gave it to his mom...
I confess I need to go grocery shopping but I don't think I'm even going to get out of my pajamas today.
I confess I need to go get the ingredients to make cinnamon rolls but I don't feel like it. I'm in a cake-off competition at work on Wednesday, so I'll have to do it all tomorrow.
I confess I just got like 20 kisses from Lorelai.
I confess this is just :LOL: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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I confess that Haley has swim team tryouts in 45 minutes and it is MY palms that are sweating.
I confess OMGWTFBBQ. Dude.
I confess I think I'm going to ask DH to get his testosterone levels checked. I don't want him to feel bad, but he makes ME feel bad.
I confess that some days I really like posting my experiences with things, like Clomid for example but then there are days where I'm just like "Ugh, I am so not typing that out today."
I confess that I just thought about writing up a generic one, saving it and just copying and pasting it whenever I feel like sharing. Can you say lazy? Ha!


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It's a sport with its roots deeply intertwined in the United States, but everybody is trying to catch Cuba. The island country just south of Florida is a powerhouse in Olympic baseball, having won three of the four tournaments, which began in 1992 at the Barcelona games. In fact, the United States didn't even qualify for the tournament at the Athens games in 2004. And, sadly for many, this could be the final Olympics for baseball. It will not be played in London in 2012. But there's one tournament left. What's at stake? Take a look.
- What Is Olympic Baseball?
- Baseball Rules & Competition
- Learn To Play Baseball
- Your Road to the Olympic Team
Olympic Baseball History: Baseball in the Olympics has a short history, but many of today's big-league stars participated in the Olympics in the past. Check:
- An Illustrated History of Baseball
- Past Olympic Baseball Medalists
- Greatest Moments in Olympic Baseball History
Athletes: Because the Olympics are played during the Major League Baseball season, the players on the Olympic baseball team are generally top minor-league prospects who haven't made it to the big leagues yet, with a couple of exceptions:
Action Image Gallery: Check out some of the most memorable images from baseball in the Olympics, and see if there's a few players you might recognize from before they became famous.


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reviews for: listing #52173 - Lakeland, Florida Condo rental
- bedrooms 2
- pool yes
- type Condo
- baths 2
- hot tub yes
- community Imperial Lakes
- sleeps 4
- pets allowed no
rates (USD)
$499 - $750 /wk
$1,450 - $2,250 /mth
"We really loved your place."
Review submitted: August 4, 2012 Date of arrival: July 6, 2012
I want to thank you again, we really loved your place. It was perfect... is it still available in the future? We may try to make it to that area sometime early or mid next year?
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"It was very comfortable & beautifully decorated."
Review submitted: June 25, 2012 Date of arrival: June 8, 2012
I received the deposit refund yesterday. Thanks for your promptness. I have meant to write since we got home, but kept forgetting. We really enjoyed the condo. The location was perfect for visiting all of my family. It was also very comfortable and beautifully decorated.
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Your condo is so beautiful...what an amazing view
Review submitted: January 8, 2012 Date of arrival: December 21, 2011
Oh Jennifer. Your condo is so beautiful. What an amazing view. I would sit and look at the trees. It was a long trip but wonderful. Hope we left everything like it was when we got there. Maybe you will let us rent again? Thank you again for sharing your little bit of heaven with us.
Happy New Year!
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"We really did enjoy our stay..."
Review submitted: August 28, 2011 Date of arrival: August 15, 2011
A long drive home, but we made it safe and sound; thanks for the I-4 heads up, it made the trip much easier.
Feel free to use any comments we've already made. We really did enjoy our stay, the accommodations were comfortable, quiet and safe. Also the staff at the clubhouse were very friendly and accomodating with my wanting to get in a round of golf. We had a great time and look forward to returning soon.
We'll be sure to refer you to others that we may hear of traveling to the area, and we look forward to staying again in the future.
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"I just loved staying at your condo...thank you."
Review submitted: May 16, 2011 Date of arrival: May 7, 2011
We have arrived home (much to my dismay). I just loved staying at your condo. It was simply great. I just loved your bed. I wish I had one like it here. No backaches and I slept like a log. I hope you find everything OK. I'm already missing Florida. Thank you so much for everything. It was all great. If it's OK with you I will keep your e-mail on hand. We would be very interested in doing this again. Again, thank you so much for everything.
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Beautiful condo close to many attractions!
Review submitted: May 3, 2010 Date of arrival: April 24, 2010
This was the first time our family vacationed in a condominium as opposed to a hotel. We decided to try it because the cost was very reasonable. It had everything we needed to enjoy a relaxing vacation. The pool and jacuzzi were beautifully maintained and when we needed a break from taking in the attractions we were able to relax and soak up the sunshine. The owners were incredibly accomodating. We will definitely stay here again!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, pet-friendly, sight seeing
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---- — BEVERLY — If the throngs of people who packed the Beverly High School auditorium to watch "American Idol" last night have anything to say about it — and they do — Angela Miller is sure to make the show's top three tonight.
About 700 people of all ages gathered at the 19-year-old artist's alma mater to wave signs, shout cheers and urge on their hometown favorite as she performed on the popular show, which relies on votes from the viewing public to determine which contestants advance.
"It's amazing being a part of this. ... This whole event is incredible," said Alex Distefano, a senior at the school who said he expects Miller to win the competition. "Long live Angie, long live the Beverly queen."
Seniors at the high school used the event to raise money for The One Fund Boston, which benefits victims of last week's marathon bombing.
On last night's show, Miller looked strong and grabbed plenty of accolades from the judges for her performances.
"That's how you win," Randy Jackson said after Miller sang Jessie J's "Who You Are" at the piano. "You made me believe that this was an Angie performance that was 10 out of 10 out of 10 for me."
Mariah Carey called the performance "amazing," and Keith Urban said Miller "got more carefree and just more cooler and looser" as the song progressed. Nicki Minaj also approved.
One of four contestants left on the show this season, Miller won't know until tonight whether she's gotten enough votes to stay on another week. If the show's judges unanimously choose to, they can "save" a contestant from elimination — but only once during the rest of the season.
After Miller's first performance, host Ryan Seacrest invited Miller's visibly emotional grandmother up onstage, and Miller embraced her.
Later, Miller collaborated with Candice Glover on a much-lauded rendition of "Stay" by Rihanna.
"Unbelievable," Jackson said. "That's the way you do a duet."
He added to Miller, "You're on fire."
Miller closed the show with "Cry Me a River," a song written by Arthur Hamilton and popularized by Julie London that fit the theme of "one-hit wonders." Afterward, she received another round of praise from all of the judges.
"You came out tonight to snatch some wigs off some heads," Minaj said. "Tonight was your night."
"Angie wins the night, hands down," Jackson said.
Carey called the performance "elegant" and "beautiful," while Urban said it was "mystical and celestially powerful."
"A hot streak tonight for Angie, ladies and gentlemen," Seacrest said.
Voting results will be announced when "American Idol" airs tonight on Fox at 8.