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Chandris Hotels and Resorts needed a new email solution because the existing hosted service was unreliable and inundated with spam. The company resolved its problems by adopting the cloud-based solution Microsoft Exchange Online. Today, employees respond quicker to enquiries, boosting productivity by 12 per cent and increasing sales by 5 per cent. In addition, the company has reduced call costs by around 5 per cent because people are corresponding more by email.
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Chandris Hotels and Resorts offers customers five-star accommodation and modern conference facilities across Greece. The organisation, established in 1969, has hotels in Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as on the islands of Corfu and Chios. Since 2009, Chandris Hotels and Resorts has gone through a multimillion euro investment programme to update many of its hotel rooms and facilities, particularly the conference halls and meeting rooms. As part of this investment, the company built the Met Hotel—a luxurious hotel with 212 rooms and suites—in the city of Thessaloniki.
As part of the same programme, the company also updated its hospitality systems, which help personnel manage everything from event bookings to food and beverage orders. Leonidas Christou, IT Manager at Chandris Hotels and Resorts, says: "These applications help us to make better use of our data to run the business."
But the email system wasn't working effectively. "It could be down for a few days, costing us a lot of business and adding to our operating expenses," he says. The company's email solution was delivered by a local internet service provider, which supplied just 2 gigabytes of capacity per inbox and didn't adhere to a service-level agreement. Christou says: "Apart from the regular downtime, around 45 per cent of the email messages we received were spam, and I regularly spent time treating computers infected with viruses."
On an average day, Christou received around 15 calls from personnel complaining about email messages that hadn't arrived or hadn't been delivered to customers. He says: "I was spending many hours each week trying to resolve our email challenges. It was affecting my ability to work on strategic IT projects for the company."
Chandris Hotels and Resorts already had close links with Microsoft—with around 95 per cent of the company's systems running on its software—and spoke to Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Algosystems about the email challenges. The partner proposed Microsoft Exchange Online, part of Microsoft Office 365, which delivers leading Microsoft software solutions through a cloud-based service. Christou says: "Algosystems helped us a lot. It made the whole Exchange Online proposition easy to understand."
At the same time, Christou also considered Google Apps for Business as a possible cloud-based alternative. "I wasn't 100 per cent confident with the support services for Google Apps," says Christou. "The technical support information wasn't clear, and I had to be confident that enquiries would be answered quickly." Furthermore, Christou wanted to avoid implementing a solution that would require additional software to integrate with the company's systems. "It could have reduced the reliability of some of our computers," he says.
Chandris Hotels and Resorts chose Microsoft Exchange Online, with Christou working closely with Algosystems during the move. According to the IT Manager, the migration was seamless, taking him less than 24 hours to set up 120 email accounts and change the domain name system servers and mail exchanger records. He says: "Everything was so simple using the migration tools for Exchange Online—I think a junior IT assistant could do it."
Today, employees at Chandris Hotels and Resorts have reliable and secure email and up to 25 gigabytes of storage per inbox, which they can access through desktops, the internet, and mobile devices. The majority of personnel are using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Outlook Web Access as their desktop and web-based interfaces, but a growing number are using Windows Phone 7. "With the addition of mobile access, personnel can deliver a better level of service to customers and drive growth," says Christou.
Chandris Hotels and Resorts has increased sales by 5 per cent because employees can now deliver a better level of service to customers. With constant access to email from multiple locations, they respond around 12 per cent faster to enquiries and work more closely with colleagues. The company has also reduced call costs by around 5 per cent because staff are corresponding more by email.
Personnel increase sales by 5 per cent with a more responsive service. Employees respond around 12 per cent faster to customers by email. "There has been an increase in business of 5 per cent because Exchange Online helps us deliver an excellent level of customer service," says Christou.
Employees reduce downtime with secure email solution. The cloud-based solution features Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange, which includes multiple filters and virus-scanning engines to prevent spam, viruses, and phishing scams. Christou says: "With our Exchange Online solution, we can deliver 99.9 per cent uptime."
IT increases productivity through easier management. Because Christou is no longer answering up to 15 calls a day from colleagues reporting email issues, he can focus on higher value tasks. He says: "I now have time to work on strategic projects. For example, I can dedicate myself to rolling out Microsoft SharePoint Online, which we aim to do before the end of 2011."
Company reduces call costs by around 5 per cent with cloud-based solution. Chandris Hotels and Resorts has gained a better email service, while cutting IT expenditure. "We've lowered call costs by around 5 per cent with Exchange Online because people use email more," says Christou.
Customer has peace of mind with service-level agreement. Besides the savings, Chandris Hotels and Resorts now has a money-back service-level agreement with round-the-clock support. "The support for Exchange Online is excellent. Any enquiry is answered in a matter of minutes," says Christou.
Chandris Hotels and Resorts, based in Greece, manages five hotels located on the mainland and on the country's islands. The company offers both luxury accommodation and excellent facilities for business meetings and conferences.


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Naked Stages, a hotbed of performance art, is coming into its own at Pillsbury House Theatre, where the program has lived since 2009. During the event -- which runs this weekend and next -- you'll have an opportunity to check out some of the emerging artists fostered by the program.
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A topless picture of Lana before she became a WWE diva. Almost as good as a completely nude photo of her.
November 6, 2014
A bit of buzz was created earlier this week when it was reported that AJ Lee was among the many female celebrities who have had their nude pictures leaked online by hacker. Unfortunately for WWE fans, however, those rumors were false. The divas champion herself even commented on the rumors through social media. She did so in her usual playful way.
September 27, 2014
WWE wanted to create a buzz for Rosa Mendes and the upcoming season of Total Divas, and it looks like the company has accomplished that. Fans are talking about the preview clip where Rosa is naked on one of the episodes. She is in a hotel room, and Natalya Neidhart walks in on her. Obviously, the network won't be showing her fully nude, but it's enough to pique interest in the show.
September 5, 2014
As is the norm whenever a female performer grows her following in the wrestling industry, fans will flock online to see if there are nude pictures floating around. That is the case with Brittany, one of the newest TNA Knockouts. Online searches for her nude photos have gradually been on the rise. However, Santana Garrett has never posed nude before, so it is a futile search.
May 14, 2014
As the naked picture of Lana is being spread around the internet, rumors are running rampant by WWE fans who have not seen the picture of the diva. Speculations are spreading wildly. The picture is from awhile back, well before Lana signed a developmental contract with WWE. While she does not have any clothes on in the picture, she is not completely nude.
May 6, 2014
Several websites have recently been trying to capitalize on the absence of AJ Lee by promoting the fact that they have nude pictures of the WWE diva. Since she has remained relatively quiet since taking a break from the company, her fans have grown a bit restless, so they have been seeking out such things online. There are no naked pictures of AJ floating around.
May 5, 2014
Since she has been gaining some fame, thanks in large part to her appearances on Monday Night Raw, fans have been wondering about Lana and her past. Some have been looking for nude pictures of the WWE diva. There actually are some in existence online. However, Lana is not showing everything. The camera angles does not show her private parts.
May 5, 2014
Rumors are floating around right now that there is a video that features WWE diva Aksana in the nude. Upon further investigation, it is simply a Daily Motion video that is attempting to draw in gullible WWE fans. While it does show a couple of women in various stages of undress, the video does not feature Aksana whatsoever.
May 5, 2014
There are rumors floating around about nude pictures of Cameron being available. It turns out that it is simply wrestling fans who have fallen for an edited photo of the WWE diva, which features a male porn star and Naomi Knight as well.
April 20, 2014
Through Twitter, Tammy Sytch revealed that she was moving to New York City. The former WWE diva has been making headlines over the last few years for all the wrong reasons, so the hope is that this move will help her get her life back on track. Aside from legal issues with her previous boyfriend, Sytch has also been relegated to selling nude pictures of herself.
April 19, 2014
Since she is becoming more known to the WWE universe, developmental diva Paige has become quite the target for male fans who want to see more of her naked body. Unfortunately, though, there are none of those available online. Paige is quite young and has been smart enough to avoid posing nude. This bikini picture is the closest that you're going to get to that.
March 26, 2014
Since she has appeared nude in Playboy magazine before, it should come as no surprise that Torrie Wilson has plenty of naked and topless photos online. This is a really sexy picture of the former WWE diva being topless. She is wearing a bikini bottom, but it is rather skimpy.
March 26, 2014
Since she was one of the more popular performers in WWE, many have wondered if there are Michelle McCool nude photos floating around the internet. An internet search provided this picture of a topless girl that looks like Michelle McCool, but rest assured that it is not the former WWE diva. She has never posed nude and will unlikely ever do so now that she is a mother.
March 25, 2014
The segments on Total Divas where Cameron was showing nude Eva Marie pictures to the WWE stars backstage has worked out tremendously, in terms of marketing. A lot of people were drawn to the episode and the series because of that. In fact, E! even capitalized on things by posting the story about it on their website, which generated even more interest in Total Divas.
March 24, 2014
Since they're heavily featured on Monday Night Raw, Smackdown and Total Divas, the Bella Twins have gained quite a bit of popularity over the last year. Naturally, WWE fans have wondered if we will ever seen Nikki Bella and Brie Bella posing nude in Playboy magazine any time soon. While they would sell quite a bit of copies, WWE has to avoid that connection right now because of advertisers and sponsors.
March 22, 2014
Rumors are floating around that there are some wardrobe malfunction pics of Lita floating around the internet. It turns out that the source of those rumors is Dhantenan, a foreign website that has jokes, wallpapers and screen savers. They are luring in WWE fans with the promise of semi nude pictures, but there is really nothing there.
March 21, 2014
Since the company has adopted a PG image, the move is unlikely to happen, but those backstage in WWE believe that Summer Rae would have definitely been given the Playboy photo shoot nod had she been in professional wrestling a couple of years earlier. Summer Rae would have definitely been featured in a nude photo shoot when WWE allowed that sort of thing.
March 21, 2014
A really hot picture of Brooke Tessmacher in the kitchen while wearing just her panties. The TNA Knockout doesn't do nude pictures, so this is as good as it gets.
March 20, 2014
While some have dismissed it as being just a rumor, there are actually some Alundra Blayze nude photos floating around somewhere. Back in 1987, she posed for Playboy magazine. However, an invitation to go wrestle with All Japan prevented her from signing a release form, so the pictures were never published. They remain in existence somewhere.
March 20, 2014
As many already now by now, Tammy Sytch has been selling naked pictures of herself to fans who are willing to spend $40 to see them. However, word going around is that she is not generating a lot of sales, as people are simply going online to find readily available nude photos of her. The former WWE diva is said to have fallen on hard times.
March 18, 2014
For those that missed Impact Wrestling this week, Gail Kim is the new TNA Knockouts Champion after defeating Angelina Love in a match. Rumors are floating around that the company made the title switch because they want to use the belt to enhance an upcoming program between Gail and the returning Taryn Terrell. Some feel that this will lead to TNA giving the belt to Taryn before the end of the year.
July 4, 2014
A picture of TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell pulling down on her blue bikini to show us all a little bit more of her breasts.
June 27, 2014
A picture of Taryn Terrell and Velvet Sky kissing one another on the lips. The TNA Knockouts were representing the company at an awards show by Spike TV.
June 8, 2014
It has been known for quite some time now that Taryn Terrell was going to be returning to TNA now that her child has been born. Rumors are heating up that her return to Impact Wrestling will be taking place this month. Some are even stating that it could take place as soon as next week. Taryn is viewed highly by Dixie Carter and TNA management, so expect a big push to be given to her soon.
June 5, 2014
The TNA Knockouts website has undergone a bit of a makeover, with the company making some modifications to the layout and adding some new performers. A quick glance at the site shows that TNA now has nine Knockouts on the roster. Some new pictures of ODB, Christy Hemme, Velvet Sky, Taryn Terrell, Gail Kim, Santana Garrett, Angelina Love, Madison Rayne and Brooke Tessmacher have been uploaded.
May 31, 2014
While it is almost all but certain that she will be making a return to the company this summer, there are also rumors floating around that TNA is going to give Taryn Terrell a huge push when she does come back. Expect to see her being thrown into a feud with Angelina Love for the Knockouts Championship. TNA has always been pretty high on her work, especially during the period before she left after becoming pregnant.
May 20, 2014
While Taryn Terrell was pregnant, she always kept the door open for a TNA return, stating that she has not accomplished everything that she wanted in professional wrestling. It looks like that comeback will be taking place this summer, as Taryn recently did a photo shoot for the company. The Knockout appears to be in great shape already.
May 7, 2014
A picture of TNA Knockouts hanging out together after a bikini photo shoot. Pictured are Brooke Tessmacher, Taryn Terrell, Gail Kim and ODB.
May 7, 2014
While no official date has been confirmed yet, rumors have it that Taryn Terrell is expected to be back with TNA by the summer. She gave birth a little over a month ago and has been working out fervently since then. She left the company on very good terms. In fact, TNA still has her listed on their website as a performer.
April 20, 2014
A picture of Taryn Terrell wearing a shiny gold bikini. The blonde bombshell took this really hot picture before she left TNA due to being pregnant. The former Knockout is expected to return to the company some day.
April 13, 2014
When Taryn Terrell initially left TNA, many were wondering as to the reason why she would leave the company when he stardom was on the rise. It was later revealed that she was pregnant and expecting her first child. Taryn is now officially a mom, as the former Knockout has given birth to a baby girl named Emerson.
March 3, 2014
Through Instagram, Taryn Terrell posted this baby bump picture of herself. The former TNA Knockout is now approaching 39 weeks of pregnancy.
February 28, 2014
"RIP Mae Young. I'm so thankful & honored to have had the opportunity to meet her a few times."
January 10, 2014
Taryn Terrell has been hitting the gym hard since giving birth. She has been pretty open about wanting to make a return to TNA, and it looks like that could be happening soon as the Knockout left the company on very good terms.
December 11, 2013
Former TNA knockout Taryn Terrell recently posted an unusual picture of herself and Brooke Tessmacher pretending to be asleep by the side of a swimming pool.
November 27, 2013
Now that she has given birth, Taryn Terrell is said to be interested in a TNA return in 2014.
November 12, 2013
Now that she has given birth, Taryn Terrell has started working out, in order to get in shape for wrestling again.
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Under Rule 26-1, Woods had three options: 1) play a ball from the drop circle, which was on the left edge of the fairway about 40 yards short of the green; 2) draw an imaginary line from the hole to the point at which his ball entered the hazard and go as far back along that line as he wished for his drop; or 3) take a drop "as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played." Woods's caddie, Joe LaCava, remained in place as Woods walked toward the green to assess his options. In a postround interview with ESPN's Tom Rinaldi, Woods said, "I looked over the drop area—it wasn't very good, it was into the grain. Tough shot." Going farther back along the line was equally troublesome because it left him little green to work with.
So Woods trudged back up the fairway. Imagine for a moment his mental state: A 15th major title is within his grasp, and after hitting an almost perfect shot, he suffers one of the worst breaks of his career. It made sense when he told reporters after Saturday's play, "You know, I wasn't even really thinking. I was still a little ticked at what happened, and I was just trying to figure, O.K., I need to take some yardage off this shot."
It wasn't difficult for Woods to identify the spot of the original shot; the divot hole was easily seen on the pristine fairway, and LaCava was standing nearby. Instead, Woods backed up two paces while keeping an imaginary line between the divot and the flag. Later, he spelled out his thinking for Rinaldi. His 33-word explanation would prove fateful: "So I went back to where I was and actually took two yards farther back and tried to hit my shot another two yards off of what I felt like I hit it."
Here Woods was a victim of his hubris; he could have hit 100 balls from the previous spot, and it's highly unlikely he would have nicked the flagstick again. But in his mind he needed those extra two yards to prevent lightning from striking twice.
Woods could have called in a rules official to oversee the drop or asked LaCava for counsel, but he chose to do neither. Scott Piercy and Luke Donald, Woods's playing partners, and their caddies were also of no use as they were waiting near the green. Says Donald, "You respect the player that they know the rules and they're going to get it right. You're not over their shoulder, watching every little thing."
Woods's reload from 87 yards landed four paces short of the flagstick, took one big bounce and spun to a stop four feet below the hole. He made the putt to salvage a good bogey, but his troubles were only beginning.
David Eger, 62, has long been one of golf's preeminent rules experts. After going broke trying to play the PGA Tour in the late 1970s, he became a high-level bureaucrat, serving as director of tournament administration for the Tour and later as its vice president of competition; in between he was senior director of rules and competition for the USGA. He has gone on to have a successful career on the Champions tour, winning four times. "The rules of golf are like a religion to David," says his contemporary Mike Donald. "He has a lot of conviction in his beliefs."
Eger was at home in Charlotte watching the Friday action on his 60-inch high-def television. As Woods was playing the 14th hole, Eger's wife, Tricia, asked for help in the garden. He set the DVR and walked outside. Woods was putting on the 16th green when Eger settled back in front of the TV. He noticed that Woods had dropped a shot on number 15, so he rewound the telecast to see where Tiger had erred. "The thing I saw immediately," Eger says, "was that there was no divot hole when [Woods] played his third shot, but when he dropped the ball to play his fifth shot, he was several steps in back of an obvious divot hole. I kept replaying it to make sure I was seeing it correctly. I realized he had played from the improper spot—there was no doubt it was a penalty. The question was whether [officials] would get to it before he signed his scorecard. That was my only motivation—to prevent Tiger from being disqualified [for signing an incorrect scorecard]. Because I had no doubt other people would catch the infraction too."
Indeed, Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee would spot it that evening during the filming of Live from the Masters. According to a source at the network Chamblee was quite vocal about wanting to point out the potential infraction on-air, but he was overruled by his producers, who felt there wasn't enough time to properly report the story.
Eger knew that Mickey Bradley, a PGA Tour rules official, was working the Masters. He sent him a text about what he had spotted. Bradley had already left the course, so he forwarded the text to Mark Russell, the Tour's vice president for rules and competition and a fellow member of the Masters rules committee. Bradley then called Ridley. "He thanked me for bringing it to his attention," Bradley says of Ridley. "He was very professional." The clock was ticking—Woods was going to complete his round in about 20 minutes—so Russell also texted Ridley. "Fred definitely knew that this had originated with David Eger," says Russell.
And there's the rub, because Ridley and Eger have some history. "We've had a few disagreements through the years," Eger admits. He played for the 1989 U.S. Walker Cup team, which was captained by Ridley. In an opening-day foursomes match Eger recalls conceding a 10-inch putt, earning an admonishment from his captain that he found insulting. Eger competed at the U.S. Open nine years later, and during a backup in play he practiced his putting on the vacant 7th green. Though it is allowed at the Open, Ridley, who was then the USGA's treasurer and working the event as a rules official, approached Eger and suggested he was committing a violation. Eger told him to check with another official and continued putting. Ridley returned to acknowledge his mistake, but the hard feelings endure. Eger recounted these episodes in a first-person piece in the October 2013 Golf Digest and concluded with the kind of public put-down that is rare in the chummy world of golf administration: "In my view, Ridley's knowledge of the Rules of Golf was, and is, suspect."


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Microsoft pledges Linux boost for Windows Server and Center R2 duo
MS provide CentOS support when running it commercially as a guest on Hyper-V
They helped me set up my CentOS Cluster on top of Hyper-V.
The Register guide to Windows Server 2012: Hyper-V
Hyper-V Server 2012 (it really is FREE) with CentOS VMs in my Dev/Test and also Live environment.
Righteous Stance Has Survived Scrutiny
I chose to ignore VMware a long time ago and follow the MS VM Path to this point in time and space ...
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I'm all for a .xxx domain...
I may finally be able to get the three letter domain that I have always wanted for myself that has previoulsy been camped on all the other TLDs.
Then I'm going to use it to write to my MP ... and then call him the fool for effectively blocking me as a constituent if he by default blocak everything and anything to do with the .xxx tld.
Imagine all the things you can do and prove to have sent, to your tax office, your doctor, your PM, your kids teachers etc etc ... that will never get there ... through no fault of your own.
Will DNSSEC kill your internet?
I have used it for years in favour of any home ISP DNS cludgefuck.
Guy Kewney, pioneer, guru, friend - RIP
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6GB GMail inbox ...
You did remember to purchase the 32GB iPhone, didn't you? You then have room for all your mail that you signed away to belong to Google, as well as all the music that belongs to someone else that you never paid for, and all the pr0n that doesn't belong in a device you can secretly take to the toilet...
Mines the one with the iPhone in the pocket, ready to go to the toilet.
Microsoft re-tiles mobile platform for Windows 7 era
Right That's It...
I'm off to get an iPhone after all... I certainly don't want BING as the hard coded, can't get away from it, search engine in my SmartPhone.
Mine's obviously the one that will no longer have a Windows Mobile in the pocket.
CompuServe signs off
Videotron ...
Oh please dear god bring back Videotron... I had that back in the day before it got Mercury'd and then NTL'd and now Virgin'd ... You could dial all your mates in town for free and link through to the real internet for nowt... and yes they culled forests the size of Scandinavia to produce their bills that charged me nothing for al lthe free calls I made within their network.
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How equipped is our Cyber vigilance and policing since it is the IT and telecommunication is facilitating transnational crime ??
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There is no restraint to curb the cyber crime....bcz as the new techniques are developed to nab any cyber crime new parallel techniques are devised to hack the secret and escape the charge-sheet of the cyber police......Answered by Pradipta pati, 23 Mar '13 09:38 am
No,they need to be updatedAnswered by anil garg, 22 Mar '13 08:41 pm
Itz right Q at wrong place. Do the cyber crime dept. or intelligence make their info. public. All public know is what appears in news paper, which so less to even access their strength.Answered by MAdhavan Avadhany, 22 Mar '13 07:57 pm
Its a jokeAnswered by conviction, 22 Mar '13 07:51 pm
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Fox News, The Five: Liberal Bob Beckel Flips his Middle Finger at Jesse Watters in Heated Post Election Discussion Clash on Democrats Playing the Race Card
Keep it classy Bob, keep it classy … Jesse Watters actually nails it.
Bob Beckel, the token liberal host on 'The Five' lost his cool and gave Jesse Watters the middle finger as he had no factual comeback to the accusations that Democrats had used the race card during this past midterm election. What is most interesting about the events that took place is that Jesse Watters, more known for his 'Watters World' segments on The O'Reilly Factor actually nailed the Democrats use of the race card and race baiting 100%, which is most likely why it hit such a nerve with Bob Beckel.
Watters said, "I think I know why they are doing it. If anything that threatens the Democrat monopoly on the black vote, threatens the entire power structure of the Democrat party. It threatens any ability to get the White House. It threatens any ability to control urban areas. It threatens money, power … they try to scared blacks into not trying to cross the line."
BINGO!!! When you have a voting block that continually and blindly votes +90% for one party, that political party will do anything to keep that overwhelming majority. Imagine what presidential races would be like if blacks voted only 60 to 70% for Democrats?
The panel was discussing Democrats' use of the "race card" against Republicans before and after the midterm elections when Watters argued, "Anything that threatens the Democrat monopoly on the black vote, threatens the entire power structure of the Democrat party."
"Oh, come on," Beckel responded in a frustrated tone.
Later in the segment, Beckel claimed the examples cited during the show were not representative of the Democratic party as a whole.
"Were there any white Democrats denouncing their rhetoric?" Watters replied. "I didn't hear any. So they're OK with it."
"I'm denouncing it," Beckel shot back.
"You're not a leader," Watters said.
After that critical comment, Beckel flipped Watters the bird — and the cameras caught it.
UPDATE I: Beckel later apologized during the show for his actions.
Posted November 8, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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VP Joe Biden Makes Disparaging Comment on CNN … 'Tea Baggers' Preventing New Gun-Control Laws
How about enforcing the gun laws that already are on the books before you start making more?
According to Vice President Joe Biden on CNN, the NRA and Tea Party patriots are responsible for upholding the Second Amendment and preventing an overreaching and imperial government from passing new laws that would take away "We the People's" right to bear arms. Of course Biden said it in a much more disgusting and disparaging manner. Who knew that it was "Teabaggers", individuals who slaps another person in the face with their nad sack, that were responsible for preventing new gun control laws. Nice, eh? But what else would be expect from this vile, divisive Obama presidency?
Vice president Joe Biden has disparaged gun-rights advocates as "tea baggers," CNN host John Walsh told reporters today. Walsh, the former host of America's Most Wanted, recounted that he bonded with Biden over the need for more gun control and their distaste for the National Rifle Association..
"I said to Joe Biden, '90 percent of Americans are for a responsible background check for a gun, and you know what this Congress has done? Not voted on it, not brought it to the floor, not introduced a bill,'" he recalled to reporters during an event for his upcoming program, a crime show called The Hunt. "I said, 'They're all scared shitless of the NRA, aren't they?'"
"'John, every one of them,'" the vice president replied, according to Walsh. "'Because the NRA will run a tea-bagger against you. . . . They'll put 5 million bucks against you.'"
Imagine being called names and the VP using a slur like "Teabagger" for some one who finds it important to protect the 2nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution. But use any type of slur against Gays, transgenders or even call someone an "illegal" and you are condemned as being hateful.
On another note, hey John Walsh, you have been a tremendous victims rights advocate, but don't push it. I can respect John Walsh for all that he has done for missing persons and being a victim advocate, but that does not give him carte blanche on opinions on crime. Just because you claim you can see both sides, does not mean you are not bias. Case and point, you claim that it is ludicrous for the NRA's solution to arm every grammar-school 80-year-old teacher with a gun. Really John, an 80 year old teacher. Who is being ludicrous? Walsh went on to say, politicians are "scared sh*tless" of the NRA. One might say it's about time these individuals are scared of something. But let's get your facts straight John, it is not the NRA that politicians fear, it is the millions and millions of gun owning voters who are doing nothing more than using their Second Amendment rights. I would have expected more from some one of John Walsh than take the lazy, liberal way out of wanting new gun control laws that the LEFT uses as a direct assault on individuals legal rights to bear Arms.
"I am the guy that has seen both sides of the issue," Walsh told reporters Monday. "I own guns. I'm the father of a murdered child. I've done nothing but track violence in America since my son was murdered. We have a serious problem with guns in this country. And we refuse to address it. And the NRA solution to arm every grammar-school 80-year-old teacher with a gun is absolutely ludicrous," he said.
Walsh said the NRA is so deeply in the pocket of the gun industry that "they're not a lobbyist on Capitol Hill, they're a gun manufacturer rep." He also said Vice President Joe Biden recently agreed with him that politicians are "scared s—less" of the NRA.
Posted July 8, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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Rasmussen: 71% of Voters Believe the IRS Deliberately Destroyed E-mails to Hide Guilt of Criminal Activity
According to a recent Rasmussen poll, a remarkably 71% of voters believe that the IRS deliberately and willfully destroyed emails related to IRS-gate and the targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups to hide evidence of criminal activity. Only 22% believe the IRS did not break the law, while 4% were undecided. It is fair to say that this polling is a resounding condemnation against the IRS that crosses all political parties. How bad is it when a government agency like the IRS is believed to play partisan politics and cannot be trusted?
Think about this, more than 7 in 10 individuals surveyed believe that the IRS committed a criminal activity in destruction of property and obstruction of justice to hide the guilt of their even greater criminal activity as a Democrat party ignores it and Barack Obama calls it a phoney scandal. This should be chilling for all Americans.
Most voters think it's likely the IRS deliberately destroyed e-mails about its investigations of Tea Party and other conservative groups to hide its criminal behavior. Two-out-of-three now believe IRS employees involved in these investigations should be jailed or fired, and most suspect the agency of targeting other political opponents of the Obama administration.
As we are reminded by Real Clear Politics, a recent Fox News poll found similar results, 76% of voters surveyed believed that ex-IRS official Lois Lerner's emails were deliberately destroyed. The distrust in the IRS was spread across all parties, including 90% of Republicans, 74% of Independents and 63% of Democrats. Only 12% of respondents believe the emails were accidently destroyed.
It gets better, these are the folks in charge of enforcing Obamacare. How's that "Hopey-Changey" stuff working out for ya America?
#YOU LIE!!! Obama Administration's Claim that Lois Lerner's Emails Were Lost in Computer Crash, What a Crock of $hit
The IRS stated on Friday that they lost and cannot locate many of Lois Lerner's emails prior to 2011 because her computer crashed that year. Image that, what a coincidence. House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) suggesting the Obama administration is being dishonest by saying these emails are lost stating, "Isn't it convenient for the Obama Administration that the IRS now says it has suddenly realized it lost Lois Lerner's emails requested by Congress and promised by Commissioner John Koskinen?" Ya think? Issa went on to comment, "Do they really expect the American people to believe that, after having withheld these emails for a year, they're just now realizing the most critical time period is missing?" WHAT A JOKE. Imagine telling the IRS that you lost the necessary paperwork in a computer crash that they are requiring, which is more plausible than an email.
So let's understand this … the government & NSA has a right to look at your emails, but some how they can't retain their own? Who honestly believes this bullshit?
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The Internal Revenue Service says it has lost a trove of emails to and from a central figure in the agency's tea party controversy.
The IRS told congressional investigators Friday it cannot locate many of Lois Lerner's emails prior to 2011 because her computer crashed that year. Lerner headed the IRS division that processed applications for tax-exempt status.
The IRS acknowledged last year that agents had improperly scrutinized applications for tax-exempt status by tea party and other conservative groups.
"The fact that I am just learning about this, over a year into the investigation, is completely unacceptable and now calls into question the credibility of the IRS's response to congressional inquiries," said Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. "There needs to be an immediate investigation and forensic audit by Department of Justice as well as the inspector general."
The Ways and Means Committee is one of three congressional committees investigating the IRS over its handling of tea party applications from 2010 to 2012. The Justice Department and the IRS inspector general are also investigating.
House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is suggesting the Obama administration is being dishonest by saying these emails are lost.
I could not agree more with Powerline and their post, Obama Administration's Claim that Lois Lerner's Emails Are "Lost" Is Ludicrous. Actually, it is beyond ludicrous, it is an outright lie. Who honestly thinks that emails are kept on your hard drive? They are collected and saved on an email server that has a redundancy of backups. Do they really think we are that stupid? If Lois Lerner's emails really do not exist, then some one would have had to gone to the email servers and the back up tapes and purposely deleted them. There is a thing in corporate America and government called "DRE". That is short for "Disaster Recovery Exercises". All do it to prepare for catastrophic events like fires, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc to ensure that there is no data lost in case of a disaster and that business can get back up and running ASAP. I should know, I have participated in them for the past 4 years to ensure such efforts are effective. Guess what … emails are apart of that to check list.
The Obama administration's claim that the IRS has "lost" two years of Lois Lerner's emails is implausible to anyone who understands how email systems work. This is what the administration said:
The IRS told congressional investigators Friday it cannot locate many of Lois Lerner's emails prior to 2011 because her computer crashed that year.
This statement, on its face, is silly. Emails are collected on email servers. Each user (e.g., Lois Lerner) has an account on an email server, where that person's emails are collected. It is common for emails to be deleted from the user's own desktop or laptop computer, but no one worries about that. When it is time to collect emails–something I do all the time in my law practice–you go to the email server and pull out the user's entire account. A crash of the user's computer is irrelevant and will not cause emails to be "lost."
Further, emails are universally backed up in some other medium, often electronic tape, for long-term storage. Thus, even if an email server is destroyed, or all emails are deleted from a server after a specified length of time, the emails are still recoverable from back-up storage media.
These people are nothing but liars. The IRS would destroy you if you ever came back and said, you did not have the data they are looking for because it is lost. Now that's what they are claiming … BS!!! This is simply a coverup because it is obviously that there are damning emails that connect the IRS's Lois Lerner to the Obama White House. If this is the way that government agencies like the IRS are going to conduct themselves and act in a political manner against Americans, no matter if they are on the right or the left, then they must be dismantled and be ended permanently … if a government agency is going to act this rogue, they need to be abolished.
Victory for Nevada Cattle Rancher Cliven Bundy … BLM Blinks in Confrontation Over the Removal of Rancher's Cattle From Federal Land, Government Claimed They were Grazing Illegally
The Bureau of land Management is pulling out, victory for Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy.
The Feds and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have blinked in their Gestapo tactics of governmental overreach in the confrontation with Nevada cattle rancher Clive Bundy. No matter what side of the argument you fall on with regards to this situation, one thing is for certain, this was a complete over-reaction on the part of the Obama administration in creating this type of hostile, overreach and volatile situation. After a week-long standoff between the Feds and the cattle rancher and his supporters, the BLM has done a 180 most likely because there has been too much media reporting of the Fed's tyrannical nad police state actions. BLM Director Neil Kornze stated, "based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public." More like, the memo came from on high, the Obama presidency cannot withstand a WACO.
However, the Bureau of Land Management vowed Saturday that it would continue its legal fight to remove illegal cattle from a rural Nevada range. This is code for the Fed's in Washington DC will pull every stunt, behind the scenes, to make this man's life miserable and put him out of business as he dared make them look bad in public.
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ABC News: Nevada Cattle Rancher Wins 'Range War' With Feds.
A Nevada cattle rancher appears to have won his week-long battle with the federal government over a controversial cattle roundup that had led to the arrest of several protesters.
Cliven Bundy went head to head with the Bureau of Land Management over the removal of hundreds of his cattle from federal land, where the government said they were grazing illegally.
Bundy claims his herd of roughly 900 cattle have grazed on the land along the riverbed near Bunkerville, 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, since 1870 and threatened a "range war" against the BLM on the Bundy Ranch website after one of his sons was arrested while protesting the removal of the cattle.
"I have no contract with the United States government," Bundy said. "I was paying grazing fees for management and that's what BLM was supposed to be, land managers and they were managing my ranch out of business, so I refused to pay."
The federal government had countered that Bundy "owes the American people in excess of $1 million " in unpaid grazing fees and "refuses to abide by the law of land, despite many opportunities over the last 20 years to do so."
However, today the BLM said it would not enforce a court order to remove the cattle and was pulling out of the area.
"Based on information about conditions on the ground, and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concern about the safety of employees and members of the public," BLM Director Neil Kornze said.
"We ask that all parties in the area remain peaceful and law-abiding as the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service work to end the operation in an orderly manner," he said.
Take a good look America at to how the Federal government is treating legal Americans. Attack dogs and tasering Americans, UNREAL. Remember when this used to be the United States of America, not a tyrannical police state? The Obama government does not do this to illegal aliens who come into America illegally, but they had no problem treating legal Americans this way.
Ranch Riot!! Bundy Ranch Protesters Tasered by Federal Agents
UPDATE I: BLM return cattle back to Bundy's. Iin the end, this was all for nothing.
A deal has been reached between Bundy family leaders and the Bureau of Land Management, but not without some very tense moments.
Armed Bundy family leaders met with BLM officers Saturday afternoon in Mesquite to discuss the fate of the Bundy's cattle that the feds removed from BLM land, over the past week.
Under the deal the cattle were released from a holding area near Mesquite, back onto the federal lands they were removed from.
However, according to the BLM, the deal does not absolve Bundy from any of the fees he owes for having the animals there in the first place.
Rancher Cliven Bundy is not describing it as a deal, but as the American citizens taking back the cattle.
"There is no deal here. The citizens of America and Clark County went and took their cattle. There was no negotiations. They took these cattle. They are in possession of these cattle and I expect them to come home soon," Bundy said.
Top Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Admits Pushing Hollywood Writers to Obamacare into scripts of TV Shows and Movies … Joseph Goebbels Would Be So Proud
To attract people, to win over people to that which I have realized as being true, that is called propaganda.
In the beginning there is the understanding, this understanding uses propaganda as a tool to find those men, that shall turn understanding into politics.
Success is the important thing. Propaganda is not a matter for average minds, but rather a matter for practitioners. It is not supposed to be lovely or theoretically correct.
I do not care if I give wonderful, aesthetically elegant speeches, or speak so that women cry. The point of a political speech is to persuade people of what we think right. (Joseph Goebbels)
What might be most shocking about the below Valerie Jarrett interview with 'Top That' on Pop Sugar.com is that Democrats and especially the Obama Administration does not even hide it anymore that they and the media are the Democrat-Media Complex. White House adviser Valerie Jarrett was out in LA this week meeting with television and movie producers and writers to encourage them to include favorable Obamacare mentions in their scripts. ARE YOU KIDDING!!! A government going to the media to shill their agenda for script and product placement to make it appear that they are mainstream and brainwash the people with propaganda. This is still the United States, is it not?
"That's the cool thing," a host said to the presidential advisor. "You've been reaching out to people that are, you know, outside of the norm of what the president might work with. Who else are you working with? Like celebrities, personalities, things like that?"
"You name it," said Jarrett. "That's part of why I'm in L.A. I'm meeting with writers of various TV shows and movies to try to get it into the scripts." When Jarrett says "it into the scripts," she's referring to getting references to Obamacare, the president's signature legislation, into the scripts of TV shows and movies.
Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of propaganda, would be so proud of Valerie Jarrett's actions.
Control of the arts and media was not just a matter of personnel. Soon the content of every newspaper, book, novel, play, film, broadcast and concert, from the level of nationally-known publishers and orchestras to local newspapers and village choirs, was subject to supervision by the Propaganda Ministry, although a process of self-censorship was soon effectively operating in all these fields, leaving the Ministry in Berlin free to concentrate on the most politically sensitive areas such as insuring that both major newspapers, and the new far-reaching, instantaneous state radio presented the unified Nazi worldview. In his 1933 speech, "Radio as the Eighth Great Power" Goebbels said:
"We .. intend a principled transformation in the worldview of our entire society, a revolution of the greatest possible extent that will leave nothing out, changing the life of our nation in every regard …
The following are Joseph Goebbels' quotes. It would be pretty difficult to tell whether they were from the Nazi minister of propaganda, or Team Obama:
- "Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play." (Joseph Goebbels)
- "It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion." (Joseph Goebbels)
Barack Obama, the Liar in Chief Strikes Again … Health Industry Officials say ObamaCare Related Premiums Will Double in Parts of the Country,
But I thought Obama said under Obamacare our premiums would go down … Not so says Health Industry Officials.
What would the day be like without out another Barack Obama lie regarding Obamacare? The Hill is reporting that healthcare industry officials are saying that O-care related premiums will double in some parts of the country. This is in direct contrast to what Obama promised and (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius continually spins. As one industry official said, "It's pretty shortsighted because I think everybody knows that the way the exchange has rolled out … is going to lead to higher costs." Gee, ya think? Let alone they have missed their mark badly on the number of enrollees, and more importantly, the number of young, healthy, non-subsidy seeking enrollees.
Don't worry Barack, they won't find out the truth until it's too late, Hope & Change, Hope & Change, lower premiums … ah-ha-ha-ha!!!
Health industry officials say ObamaCare-related premiums will double in some parts of the country, countering claims recently made by the administration.
The expected rate hikes will be announced in the coming months amid an intense election year, when control of the Senate is up for grabs. The sticker shock would likely bolster the GOP's prospects in November and hamper ObamaCare insurance enrollment efforts in 2015.
The industry complaints come less than a week after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sought to downplay concerns about rising premiums in the healthcare sector. She told lawmakers rates would increase in 2015 but grow more slowly than in the past.
"The increases are far less significant than what they were prior to the Affordable Care Act," the secretary said in testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee.
Her comment baffled insurance officials, who said it runs counter to the industry's consensus about next year.
"It's pretty shortsighted because I think everybody knows that the way the exchange has rolled out … is going to lead to higher costs," said one senior insurance executive who requested anonymity.
Will some benefit from Obama, certainly. But it does not even come close the the amount of people that will be adversely affected. It just goes to show you that if a lie is told long enough and loud enough, and not questioned in any responsible manner, it can become the truth by an apathetic people. Oh yea, and if you like your healthcare plan and doctor, you will be able to keep them too.
Obama promises the applauding lemmings that their premiums will go down under Obamacare
Remember when Obama said that for those who get their healthcare insurance through their workplace, that through Obamacare your employers would see their premiums decrease by 3000% and would be able to give you a raise? Buying that American? Why do you think Obama has delayed the employer mandate for Obamacare, maybe because that is where an overwhelming majority of Americans receive their healthcare and the premiums would escalate, not go down? Or because your employer would toss you off the plan and onto Obamacare? And maybe, just maybe to get by the 2014 and 2014 elections.
Now Obama is promising saving families an average of $2500 a year per family
Fox News Poll: Barack Obama Hits All-Time Low Job Approval at 38%, 54% Disapprove … Only 33% Believe Obama has Improved America's Image around the World
Barack Obama's 38% job approval is well deserved, he did it the old-fashioned way … HE EARNED IT!!!
Can you say 'EPIC FAILURE' and it would appear the American people may finally be fed up with Obama's disastrous presidency. According to the most recent Fox News poll, President Barack Obama has hit an all-time low in his job approval, as an anemic 38% approve of the job he is doing while a whopping 54% disapprove. But wait, a look inside the numbers and the news gets even worse for Obama and Democrats. Obama's numbers on healthcare, the economy and foreign policy are abysmal.
Just how many Democrats are going to want this president near him during the 2014 elections?
For the first time in a Fox News poll, fewer than four voters in ten — 38 percent — approve of President Obama's job performance. Fifty-four percent disapprove. Before now Obama's worst job rating was 40-55 percent in November 2013. Last month 42 percent approved and 53 percent disapproved (February 2014).
Approval of Obama among Democrats stands at 71 percent, near its 69 percent record low (September 2013). For independents, 28 percent approve, which is also near the 25 percent all-time low among this group (July 2013). And approval of Obama among Republicans hits a new low of five percent.
Full poll results can be read HERE.
Most all of Obama's poll numbers are now in the 30′s. Across the board whether it be domestic or foreign policy, Obama has failed. Now we can only hope America can survive another 3 years with this president.
- Healthcare: 36% Approve - 59% Disapprove
- Economy: 36% Approve - 58% Disapprove
- Foreign Policy: 33% Approve – 56% Disapprove
- Do you think the country is better off than it was five years ago, or not? 34% Yes - 60% No – 5% the Same
Wait, let's try to find some good news for Obama and his lockstep Democrats in their poll. Oh sorry, there is none. On items that Americans were asked as to whether Barack Obama mostly succeeded or Mostly failed, Obama got an "F". What happened to that president who said that he would make America respected once again in the world?
- Making the country safer: 41% Mostly Succeeded – 48% Mostly Failed (In Oct. 2012 Obama's poll numbers were 52% – 38%)
- Improving health care: 36% Mostly Succeeded – 57% Mostly Failed
- Creating new jobs: 33% Mostly Succeeded – 59% Mostly Failed
- Improving America's image around the world: 33% Mostly Succeeded – 59% Mostly Failed
Real Clear Politics Barack Obama average job approval polling.
Barack Obama & the Tax Man Cometh … IRS Warns that Obamacare Tax Must Be Paid with Tax Return
Barack Obama, Democrats and their tech folks have managed to "F" up every part of Obamacare from policy to implementation, from coverage to enrollment, but there is one thing you can count on … the IRS coming after you for the Obamacare tax. If there is one thing you can count on with Obama, that is he will find a way to tax you. You laughed at conservatives and the Tea party when the IRS targeted them, just wait until they come after you.
Barack Obama gave an extention to the employer Obamacare mandate, but not to "We the People". For average, everyday Americans he plans on having the IRS come after you.
Can only imagine how Obama will use the IRS with collecting tax for Obamacare
Agency employs Orwellian term "Shared Responsibility Payment" to describe Obamacare individual mandate tax.
President Obama's Internal Revenue Service today quietly released a series of Obamacare "Health Care Tax Tips" warning Americans that they must obtain "qualifying" health insurance – as defined by the federal government – or face a "shared responsibility payment" when filing their tax returns in 2015. The term "shared responsibility payment" refers to the Obamacare individual mandate tax, one of at least seven tax hikes in the healthcare law that directly hit families making less than $250,000 per year.
In "Four Tax Facts about the Health Care Law for Individuals" the agency writes:
Your 2014 tax return will ask if you had insurance coverage or qualified for an exemption. If not, you may owe a shared responsibility payment when you file in 2015.
In "The Individual Shared Responsibility Payment- An Overview" the agency warns Americans they must prove they were covered each and every month of the year:
Charles Krauthammer on FCC Newsroom Study, "As If the IRS, & the EPA, and NLRB Haven't Done Enough Damage, the FCC Now Has to Trample on What Rights are Remaining."
Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer weighs in on the FCC 'Newsroom Study' that should make people cringe at the lengths that the Obama administration is going to trample on the rights of "We the People". Krauthammer said on 'Special Report' that these types of actions is what takes place in Moscow and Kiev, not the United States.
A proposed FCC study that would send government researchers and monitors into newsrooms to learn why organizations select to cover the stories that they do does not sit well with Charles Krauthammer. He said the government's stated "critical information need" for such a examination reminds him of something that would take place in Moscow and Kiev.
"As if the IRS, and the EPA, and NLRB haven't done enough damage, the FCC now has to trample on what rights are remaining."


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What Texas Law School Deans Think About Scalia's Proposal for Their Schools
"For example, Justice Scalia notes that cutting the size of law school faculties would be 'no huge disaster.' That might be true for Harvard Law School, which Justice Scalia reports as having 287 full-time law teachers. But Texas A&M employs fewer than 40," said Aric Short, interim dean, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth.
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Inflated academic salaries are being driven by inflated fees corporate clients pay in-house and out-house lawyers to maintain their regulatory capture of the lawyers employed by our state and federal governments to administer the courts and regulatory agencies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture).
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