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looks good. I bet the campers around you were jealous.Looks like nice weather. What part of the country are you in?
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If state must tax more, lines need to be drawn
It's become quite evident that Minnesotans – all of us – will be paying more in taxes in the near future.
Senate Democratic leaders on Tuesday proposed their tax plan that would, they say, raise $1.8 billion in revenue through tax boosts on everything from income and business property, to tobacco and clothing. A day later, the House debated on its proposal that would result in more than $2.5 billion in tax increases; that plan includes a 4 percent surcharge on those who make more than $500,000 a year (it would end as soon as the state's $854 million bill to schools is paid off) and an increase in the alcohol tax. The last time that tax was raised, Rudy Perpich was governor and the Twins won their first world championship. So clearly, it's time that tax – along with some other current ones – goes up, although there is plenty of opposition to it.
No one likes to see tax hikes, and surely most legislators will tell us they have a difficult time supporting aggressive tax increases (some Democrats are even wavering in their support of some of the DFL-backed hikes), but when the alternative measure to wiping out the deficit and getting the state in the black is deep cuts to much-needed programs, we should be willing to bite the bullet to a point on taxes.
The Senate plan would also raise the state's top tax rate from 7.85 percent to 9.4 percent on taxable income of more than $140,960 for married couples and $79,730 for individuals. When it comes to the income tax on individuals, we favor Gov. Mark Dayton's approach of slapping the higher tax burden on only the top 1 or 2 percent of wage earners – the Senate's plan is a little too far-reaching, as it would hit many more people.
In short, the Senate's tax plan is too excessive, and we hope our leaders in both chambers can find some middle ground on taxes. Legislators also need to consider taking a line-by-line approach to cutting wasteful government spending. Balancing the budget can and should be done using a multi-faceted plan of action.
Higher taxes are going to hit all of us – it's the price we pay to live in a state that has so much to offer so many people – and there are both good and bad pieces to these current tax proposals, but with a $627 million budget deficit and a consensus that education spending needs to go up and school IOUs need to be resolved, higher taxes are, unfortunately, inevitable.
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Political Correctness Sinks Into Absurdity
Political correctness has sunk into absurdity in a situation involving access to the so-called "Plan B" birth control drug.
If taken within three days of sexual intercourse, the drug can prevent fertilization of human eggs.
Because it can make up for failure to use birth control methods before intercourse, the drug is in great demand.
Previously, the drug, also known as "the morning after pill," was available by prescription only. But the Food and Drug Administration now says it can be sold over the counter, to girls as young as 15.
A federal judge has, in effect, extended that, ruling the drug must be made available to "women" of any age.
The government is appealing that order.
Obviously, the FDA was wrong, but the judge is in even greater error.
Juvenile females are not "women." They are children.
The government has restricted their access to any number of products with fewer potentially harmful side effects than Plan B. Children cannot obtain many drugs without their parents' permission.
Political correctness is running amok. Let's hope the appeals court has a better understanding of the difference between women and children.


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BUFFALO – A federal grand jury Thursday indicted a Jamestown woman with unlawful distribution of pain killers, U.S. attorney William Hochul announced.
Samilyn Olson, 46, was indicted on 17 counts for distributing oxycodone, obtaining oxycodone through fraud, forgery and subterfuge and conspiring to do so.
The conspiracy and distribution counts each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The remaining counts each carry a maximum sentence of four years in prison and a $250,000 fine, Hochul said.
Olson worked as a nurse at the Jamestown Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 608 W. Third St., which provides medical services to Veterans Affairs patients.
It is alleged that between May and September 2010, Olson on eight occasions stole prescription forms from a nurse practitioner at the clinic, forged a name and wrote prescriptions for oxycodone.
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Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace said illegal prescription drug sales remain a problem for law enforcement agencies. He noted pain killers, in particular, are being sold at a high volume.
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Wind Power QuestionMonday, April 20th, 2009
I saw a catalog at NorthernTool.com, and there was a ad for a wind generator 120 volts , not DC and the ad stated "Run your meter backward". The item number in this catalog is Model #44470. It states it also comes with an inverter built in.
Why would you need a inverter for 120 volts?
Second will this piece of equipment really work as it is in this ad?
If it does work as it is in the ad what if anything else will you need to set it up and does it come under the Federal law that the power company is required to let you use it in the system as long as they are advised of the equipment being on line?
Bill Wilson
I saw an ad for a car that can go 120 miles per hour, but that does not mean I can drive it down the Interstate at that speed if I buy it. In other words, the ad you reference may say you can turn your meter backwards, but you cannot do it legally unless you install all of the required safety dis-connects as required by your local utility, you complete their application form, and then they replace your existing electric meter with a model that records each in and out electric flow separately. Some states have other requirements like providing the utility with a copy of your homeowners liability insurance policy and having a lockable handle exterior disconnect switch for their use.
Although this company is known for their quality wind products, I don't like having the inverter mounted 75 feet up a pole and subject to all the weather extremes. The inverter is the weak link in most of these systems and I want a system where this is at ground level and have as few electronic components as possible up on a tall tower and in the weather.
Most small wind systems generate DC power for battery charging. What they have done is mounted a DC to AC inverter inside the wind turbine to convert the DC electricity from the turbine into 120/240 VAC which can feed back into the utility grid. However, you cannot legally just plug this into the wall outlet and "turn your meter backwards".
On another note, for those readers wanting to do something like this, please understand that the power output from any wind turbine is "wild", in that it jumps constantly all over the place as the wind changes direction and flow rate. You cannot use a standard DC to AC inverter with a wind turbine since the voltage and current goes to such extremes every few seconds. Most inverter manufacturers make a "modified" version of their solar inverters to work with wind turbines, and most are designed for ground mounting in a protected area.
Also note that there are very few areas of the US with enough wind to make these worth the cost and the easiest way to tell is if there are already other wind turbines nearby. Those areas of the US with lots of wind year-round are usually already covered with wind turbines. Although you might be the first in your area, you may want to check a wind resource map for your state first before paying out $6000 plus.
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The Columbus Dispatch - June 18, 2013 11:45 AM
When it came time to look at cities doing economic development the right way, Fort Worth officials fixed their gaze on Columbus.
In making a pitch to local companies to fund Forward Fort Worth, its new economic development campaign, members of the city's Chamber of Commerce basically said: Hey, all these other cities are spending more than us and doing better than us.
Examples were Austin, Tex., which raises $4 million a year, Kansas City at $4.5 million and Columbus at $5.5 million, according to an article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"Every city has stepped up its game," a member of the Chamber told the newspaper. The Chamber has a $1 million annual budget and wants $1.5 million.
I checked with Kenny McDonald, the chief economic officer of Columbus 2020, the area's economic development organization.
"Let's hope so," he said of Fort Worth looking to Columbus as a role model. "We wanted to secure $30 million in commitments for the first five years of the campaign … we have met and exceeded that goal … We did not seek to be the best-funded strategy in the country, but we want to be well resourced to compete for our place with other metro areas of our size and economic scale."


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The Digital Skeptic: The Web Guts Bob's Sport & Tackle
KATONAH, N.Y. ( TheStreet) -- It looks like the local bait shop is joining the news, music and publishing industry as digital fish food. John Miller is sadly angling for this to be his last holiday here at Bob's Sport & Tackle .
"When I look at my life," he told me inside this dusty, wood-heated, two-room retail man cave down the road from the PepsiCo (PEP) world headquarters, "I realize the future is not going to be here."
Miller got his start working at this fishing and hunting supply shop for his Aunt Lucy when he was 12. From the first day, he knew this was his place in the outdoor retail sun. He spent pretty much every spare minute -- 60 to 70 hours a week at times -- selling licenses, gear, sawbellies, along with the critical, intricate knowledge of where and how to use it all the right way in the nearby city reservoirs and woods.
When he graduated from Westchester Community College in 2007, Miller was the natural choice to take over from Lucy. And from then until a few months back, he and his brown marshmallow of a pitbull, Caesar, have been the kings of this sportsman's paradise.
So what's hunted him down?
"It's the Internet," he said. "I can't compete."
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The sad part, for investors anyway, is that the Web was supposed to be trophy time for local experts such as Miller. The guy has the absolute lock on the critical local whereabouts of the overlooked monster freshwater fish that jam nearby New York City reservoirs.
Read it and weep, you sportsmen that drop ten large on hip holiday fishing junkets to Montana or Manitoba. Unbeknownst to most -- especially those online -- the biggest freshwater fish you're likely to catch are just 30 or so miles from Wall Street.
Why? "9/11 had a lot to do with it," Miller explained.
Accounts vary among the dozen or so state officials, other fishermen and guides I have spoken with, but apparently the ecosystem changed when New York City closed the reservoirs to public access for a few years after the attacks to sort out security risks. Since reopening, management is tight. There is a complex permitting and policing process that greatly reduces fishing pressure. And over time, the profile of the fishing stock has jumped, along with interest from serious fishermen. My Department of Environmental Protection-permitted boat has a standing $3,000 offer for it. That's 10 times the normal market value.
And trust me, after years of blundering around on these lakes for a decade, Miller is the go-to local expert for bagging the 40-plus-inch lake trout that lurk in these waters.


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—Professional golfer Tiger Woods offered this response to Kelly Tilghman's first question about his loss of being in control.
One of yesterday's two big interviews in which Woods answered questions for the first time since his November 27, 2009 crash, he also was asked about the two-stranded (white?) bracelet he was wearing. His response: "It's Buddhist, it's for protection and strength and I certainly need that."
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Bobby Joe Wilhelm, 82 of Eldorado, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at his residence.
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Skip to comments.A mystery in black and white: Domesticated animals look - and act - differently ...
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Domesticated animals look - and act - differently from than their wild counterparts. Why?
The experiment was derived out of a discussion student Brian Hare had with his adviser, Michael Tomasello, an expert in primate behavior at Emory University. They were talking about how bad chimpanzees were at understanding human social cues. Despite being the heavyweights of animal intelligence, chimps were insensitive to what seemed to be obvious hints: They failed to pick up a cup hiding food even when the experimenter stared at it, pointed to it, and even tapped it. Tomasello wanted to talk about what this meant about the limits of nonhuman intelligence. Hare, a pet owner, had a down-to-Earth response: ''My dogs can do this.''
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Some folks were attempting to cite these studies as proof of evolution when they clearly just prove the existence of recessive genetic traits.
Heck, this is nothing new. Animal breeders have known about this stuff since forever.
For example, this is what dogbreedinfo.com has to say about the "Labradoodle": FAULTS: Yappy, highly strung, dominance/aggression, fearful/timid, aggressive toward other animals. Dogs showing any of these behaviors should not be bred.
IOW, you assume that the personality traits are inherited, and you take animals with bad traits out of the gene pool.
Do mean domesticated chimps? Cool!
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Bonzo, get me my slippers!
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You will be the first against the wall when the chimp revolution comes!
This has implications beyond animal breeding, if you take a good look at our inner cities. The "bad boy" gangbangers are fathering more than their share of babies...
Well, yes. But that takes us directly to the concept of eugenics and social darwinism, and raises some disturbing questions about "unalienable rights."
The government has been engaged in a eugenics program for decades. By enabling single women to bear multiple children without any need to secure a husband who will be a stable source of support, and be a stable father for the children, the government has facilitated an experiment to see what happens when violent-but-"exciting" bad-boys become the dominent breeders in an area
Does this mean that people with freckles are more mellow?
If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? (One good question deserves another.)
That in the beginning the "domesticated" animals may have selected themselves by surviving because of human activity, like the wolves surviving on human waste/refuse, and humans didn't start from scratch when they began breeding animals.
That there may be some physical appearances that are linked to passivity, like white/spotted appearance and cowlick positioning.
That humans bred animals for traits they wanted is old news, but the two things above were new thoughts for me.
I'm beginning to think about it this way: it suggests that genetic engineering for this trait may have unintended consequences for some other trait. If personality traits have physical implications, then the converse is probably true as well.
It makes me think that the general idea of genetic engineering on humans is probably a very bad idea.
And the results of this program basically validate the morals and traditions that were disposed of by the libertine revolution of the '60s.
Traditions come about, and survive, for the simple reason that they reflect true knowledge, gained through experience, over the course of generations. They are not to be rejected lightly, even if we don't understand how they came about in the first place.
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This has happened to me several times, last night being the latest occurrence. You turn up for a practise session and nobody knows where the key is. Is there just one key for the cave, is there any other way of ensuring access should the one key go missing?
It is very frustrating to turn up, having booked a time slot, to find no access is available. A reliable practise space is one of the key things that and band/musician looks for and if they can't find this at the cave they will just go elsewhere which is obviously not what the forest wants.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri at the Department of State in Washington on March 23. Following their meeting, Secretary Clinton said:
"Good afternoon, everyone. I am delighted to welcome a friend and a colleague. Minister Fassi Fihri and I have had a chance to work and consult together over the last several years, and his visit here today represents another occasion to salute a very special bilateral relationship between Morocco and the United States. We have a long history of friendship and partnership on almost every level, from economics to educational exchanges, from trade to development, and security.
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"In our meeting today, I thanked the foreign minister for Morocco's leadership at the summit in Paris last week and for Morocco's important role in the Arab League's decision to call for the protection of Libyan civilians. We also discussed the international community's ongoing efforts to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 in Libya.
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"Moving beyond Libya, this is a crucial moment in time for Morocco, the Maghreb, and the Middle East. I saw this vividly when I visited Egypt and Tunisia last week. And it was very inspiring to meet with the young people and the activists from civil society who are expressing such a strong desire to have a democracy of their own, to have some say in the decisions affecting their lives.
"Morocco is well-positioned to lead in this area because it is on the road to achieving democratic change. His Majesty King Mohammed VI's government has consistently allowed its citizens to express themselves openly and peacefully, and it has been frank and forthcoming about the challenges ahead.
"The King has long demonstrated his commitment to reform. And earlier this month, in an important address that captured widespread attention, he promised comprehensive reforms that would guarantee free parliamentary elections, including the election of a prime minister, create an independent judiciary, and assure human rights for all of Morocco's stakeholders, including the Amazigh community.
"These ideas build on the King's earlier reforms that included increased rights for women and children, and universal access to a free education. We recognize the critical importance of the aspirations that His Majesty has described and we urge a continuing and rapid implementation of his vision.
"We also look forward with great optimism to further deepening our strong and strategic partnership in working with Morocco on so many issues. Let me close with an issue that I know is of great importance to Morocco and its neighbors, the Western Sahara. U.S. policy toward the Western Sahara has remained constant from administration to administration. We want to see a peaceful resolution. Starting with the Clinton Administration and continuing through the Bush Administration and up to the present in the Obama Administration, we have stated our belief that Morocco's autonomy plan is serious, realistic, and credible -- a potential approach to satisfy the aspirations of the people in the Western Sahara to run their own affairs in peace and dignity. The United States strongly supports the role of Ambassador Christopher Ross and the United Nations in resolving this issue.
"So again, Minister, I thank you very much for all of the work we are doing together and all of the important work that lies ahead."
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Placing this in The Back of the Net, 'cause it's soccer sourced- but really- I see this being the next import from England to follow the Beatles, The Office, and American Idol.
Sky Sport's Fan Zone pits two friendly rivals in a booth together to watch a game and comment. And, they film the whole thing and air it on what I must think is a live feed.
STO might want to run a feed on their site during games, I would take a peek- as well as anyone who runs a TV and a computer in the same room. MLS Free Kick (which I do not have) would be another interested network.
Soccer is such an emotional game, with very high peaks and troughs and free flowing flowing action. Maybe it's the only sport that can pull this off. Thoughts? Would a Browns/Steelers FanZone clip package be fun to watch on Monday morning?


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CELORON – Two former Celoron elected officials spoke during the public hearing on the tentative 2013-14 village budget.
On Monday, Rick Slagle, former village mayor and code enforcement officer, and Warren Gertsch, former village trustee, spoke during the public hearing on the proposed spending plan.
Slagle asked the board why the proposed salary for the village clerk is increasing more than $1,000. In the budget proposal under staff, the personal service expense proposed for the village clerk is increasing from $45,000 in the 2012-13 budget to $46,600 in the 2013-14 budget, an increase of $1,600. That amount accounts for multiple village officials. According to the preliminary budget, the clerk will make $31,000, annually. Slagle said the increase is similar to the proposed $1,541 tax levy increase in the budget. The tax levy is the money raised through property taxes. Slagle said if the clerk's salary is not increased, village officials could propose no tax increase in the next spending plan.
Gertsch asked why under village attorney there is a contractual expense for $2,000. He said when he was a trustee the expenses was not as high. Gertsch asked that a village official contact him when they have more information on why this expense is allegedly increasing.
In the tentative budget, the tax levy total would be $211,089, which is 1 percent higher than in 2012-13. The tentative tax rate would be $6.41 per $1,000 assessed property value. That would be a 9 cents increase over the 2012-13 tax rate. The proposed total budget is $476,535, which is an increase of 6,441 or 1 percent.


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St. Louis, MO is safe, friendly, stable place to live. I've grown up here all my life, and now I'm proud to call this place home. I'm a single male who makes between $35,000 and $45,000 depending on the economy. I have a dog, a house and I live very comfortably. The cost of gas at the height of the "gas spike" reached $4.00 and during the lull in 2009 nearly fell to $1.35 a gallon. The city is easily navigable as there aren't toll highways and the interstates are places in convenient areas. The city is small and personal and at times it seems that everyone knows someone who knows your neighbor. The city is diverse in all regards. There is something for everyone in and around the city ranging from championship sports teams, to world class theater and musicals, to historic Forest Park and all that it contains. The downtown area has all the nightlife one could ask for. Laclede's Landing and Washington Ave. have become a hotspot for adult age groups. West Port Plaza, Maplewood, St. Charles, The Central West End, the Delmar Loop, Clayton, Brentwood, and many more places in and around the city are home to great night life and every kind of restaurant you could imagine. St. Louis schools on all levels seem to be top rated. St. Louis University, Washington University, University of Missouri St. Louis, Fontbonne, Southern Illinois University and Maryville University are just a few to name, and the community colleges around the area are also highly rated. The housing market around St. Louis took a hit much as any other cities, however it seems to have already reached bottom and be rebounding. The job market as it stands currently seems to be slowly recovering however the trades still aren't doing well. St. Louis is a fantastic place to live and raise a family.
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re: Great place to call home. - 6/6/2010 - 2/14/2011
U must dont know that st.louis is #1 in crime..So how is it safe here...People are not friendly here unless youve grown with them...Its terrible here, U must live in a stable area, the schools, forest park, the events they have, the arch, and a few other things I love very much, but I wouldnt dare raising a family here. And ive been living here for 3years and it has been babies getting killed just for crying to much, it was a lady that got raped and beat a block away from my job, she got stuck in the snow and it was a guy that helped her get out the snow...Do u know this guy made this lady drive somewhere on delmar and raped and beat this woman...It was on the news. She thought that he was being a good person by helping her and this happened to her.
ST Louis is The worst place to live. EVER!!!!!!!!! - 7/27/2016
ST Louis is The worst place to live, especially if you have young children. Your children 3+? you Ok, but there is only so many times you can go to the zoo, Magic house or museums. 0 to 3.. NOTING to do at all!!!!! Summers are so horrible hot and hummed that you fell like a prisoner. Another this is Electricity black outs. LOOOONG ones too. 24hous + min. During the summer or winter. OMG. Can you belie it? In this day and age St Louis till runs on steam!!!!Violent weather, tons of bugs .UGH
People: All stairs.... What school did you go to.???? Who cares. They are born and almost never get out .The only few people that move around see that there is better life out there. Its is NOT in St Louis. Sorry. [Comment on this Posting]
St. Louis City - 4/13/2015
Best kept secret. Incredibly affordable and accessable. Beautiful neighborhoods with tree lined streets and quality historic brick homes. Art galleries, theatre and live music is more than abundent. World- class universities (over 20 colleges in the city). I doubt that there is a city in the U.S. that can match the cost of living, conveniences & amenities of St. Louis City. [Comment on this Posting]
Saint Louis - 11/4/2014
Saint Louis sucks for black people. Yes, a lot of places sucks for black people, but Saint Louis really sucks for black people. If you are young, black & educated, I don't really think I need to advise you not to move to the STL area, but in case you didn't know..don't move to the STL area. The racism here is just along the lines of uncomfortable & altogether stupid. Also, if you are a single black female, especially over the age of 27, finding a half-way suitable mate is next to impossible.[Comment on this Posting]
The St. Louis METRO area is not No 1 in crime - 11/1/2014
The St. Louis METRO area is not #1 in crime, not even close. Crime stats are being reported for the St. Louis City only and then compared to the metro stats for everyone else. That is comparing apples to oranges. Anyway- St. Louis Rocks![Comment on this Posting]
St. Louis - 1/5/2014
It's great.[Comment on this Posting]
Lived here all my life. I'll keep it short and sweet. Dangerous, Poor housing market, sorry race relations, racism, sagging job market, brutal winters, lazy cops (want to get away with a crime? Move to Ain't Louis, Misery). Plan to move when I can unload these two homes (had to rent one because the market was too bad to sell and the cops didn't put an end to the harassment from a neighbor, though they arrested her several times and she's had over 30 restraining orders). It's trying to grow, but why try to entice people to move here when they'll just get robbed/beaten/murdered anyway? Anytime a white person comments on how bad race relations are you know the city has a problem. People steal the shine off of spit. Porch plants, Xmas bows on doors, you name it.[Comment on this Posting]
Believe the stats - 12/26/2013
Born and raised here, and looking for a place to relocate. Problem is, I have two homes I'll need to unload in a dismal housing market. Was being harassed by a neighbor and the cops did nothing, so I (and many others) had to rent our homes because we couldn't sell. Now I have two homes. I'm surrounded by renters because owners lost their homes, which means the neighborhood is declining. Therefore I HAVE to wait for the market to improve (4 bedroom next door sold for under $50,000). Violence is horrible. Dumb, senseless crimes by bored young adults and the legal system is a joke. Want to get away with a crime? Move to St. Louis. Only good thing about it is the cost of living. Otherwise it's like living in quicksand. And don't get me started on the racial tensions. When white people talk about how racist a city is you KNOW you have a problem.[Comment on this Posting]
Looking for a 3 bdr house, 1 bath in the city - 8/31/2013
Is it possible to find a house for under $16,000 in the inner city, if it's not in a gang area?
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St. Louis - 6/25/2013
Love St. Louis, Love the Cardinals, Love the River front around the Arch. Great City.[Comment on this Posting]
Schools - 3/31/2013
For secondary school education in St. Louis, there is a wide variety of choices. In addition to day schools, there are also boarding school options. There are large schools and very small schools. All-boys, all-girls, and co-ed are all well-represented. Some schools are secular, others have a religious affiliation. The amazing thing is that each school has something very special to offer. This is a great place to raise children![Comment on this Posting]
Depends on your goals and part of town you're in.. - 2/11/2013
I've lived in St.Louis my entire life and planning to make a change very soon! I'm 31, an African American woman, business owner, and single mother of two. I do pretty well for myself, (we live in a LARGE town home 2bd 3bth for $800)in South St.Louis, the best part of St.Louis if you asked me. It's more cultured and the people in the area don't carry that racial tension on them as they do in some other parts of St.Louis. The con of growing up in St.Louis is the school system. If you're African American and grew up in a low income part of the area, your education will be low budget! Sure they have magnet schools, but if you're child is Af.Am...look forward to be put on the BOTTOM of the list! St.Louis city is becoming more diverse and with the mixed incomes, it seems that "other" ethnicities get the first available classroom seat for their child. It was even mentioned to me when filling out the magnet school form for my youngest child, to put he was "other" on the application instead of Af.Am!! An advantage of living in St.Louis is that if you want your name to be well known and you love to network...this is the perfect city. It's soooo small that it's easy to get in front of the right people to help you launch almost anything. Meet one person... tell them what your plans are... and they know somebody that knows somebody. South St.Louis has amazing neighborhood restaurants and pubs. Just walk out your door and you can enter a cafe or enjoy fine dining. I'd end by saying with all my pros, I still want to leave St.Louis because I believe that in my profession I have reached my full potential here...it's time to take my show on the road so that I can be exposed to more opportunities![Comment on this Posting]
Ready for consolidation - 1/22/2013
The St. Louis area is made up of the city then dozens of municipalities around the city. Many of these municipalities are so small they can only afford to maintain services from tickets. There's some but little cooperation between the municipalities and it's holding the St. Louis area back from thriving. If this problem can be solved the area would grow tremendously because the cooperation would lead to improvements in infrastructure and attraction of new companies to the area.[Comment on this Posting]
Class spelled with a kapital "K" - 11/13/2012
This entire region is the middle step child of American cities.
It isn't large enough in any positive category and it only has the worst qualities of midwestern living.
Lousy real estate values, terrible salaries, only IT jobs are well paying since the midwest is a top choice for data centers since it is easy to avoid disasters here.
The entire state of Missouri is a cultural toilet and St. Louis is the permanent brown ring that everyone refuses to scrub. The iconic St. Louis Arch is old and usually closed for maintenance to prevent the hapless from making the tourist climb to the top.
The Mississippi river creates a stench and the night life is either frightened or fleeing. Drivers are clog the passing lane and hate anyone with out of state plates, most people that visit Missouri are only doing so because their plane made an emergency landing and the pilot can't wait for the replacement parts to arrive.
St. Louis and Kansas City best days are a hundred years behind it since commerce bypasses this region just like the railroads after the invention of the diesel truck.[Comment on this Posting]
St. Louis is only good for the well-off. - 10/2/2012
I attended Webster Groves and Parkway North in high school. I was in the foster care system so I always attended schools in the county. I was always cut off from the city, Other than the arch for field trips. But once out of state custody, I was left to fend for myself. With a minimum wage job, no car, and no roommate, I was forced into the city. Even with a roommate I would not be able to afford a car, so getting a management job or a 10/hour job clerk job was nearly impossible because it takes a while to get from the city to the county. The county is were the half-way decent jobs are. I was stuck in poverty. The problem with St. Louis is if you are not well-off, you are pretty much doomed to live in poverty. You're only aquatainces or friends are thugs, drug dealers, section 8 government dependent people. They all are happy to see you stuck in poverty with them. So much fighting for street credit and popularity. If you get thrown into the chaos from the well-off county, you will find yourself depressed, anxious, and stuck in a hole, you can never climb out of. Stuck in your roach infested apartment with no friends because if you don't do drugs you are an outcast. And scared to let anyone in to visit because you know things will get stolen. No one ever cares to maintain contact with you because you are stuck like them and they are looking for friends that are well-off that can possibly help them out of the gutter. This has been my life since I was 21 yrs. old. I can get a degree but what would it do for me, since I don't have a car and insurance and gas is unaffordable. Without a boost, you get no where in St.Louis. You just constantly here about your neighbors getting locked-up. The system works only for the well-off here in St. Louis. I wonder if other cities are the same.[Comment on this Posting]
Show me state - 9/12/2012
I have live here my whole life and it is affordable city but the crime rate is risky, its small city, great baseball town, not alot of opportunites but its not hard to find work if you stay on it.[Comment on this Posting]
Outsiders review of St. Louis - 4/17/2012
Each city has 'pros' and 'cons' and St. Louis is one who has variances in each direction, but in different areas I have never experienced before.
About me, I have lived and worked throughout the world. I have lived and worked in countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. I carry professional certifications for my industry as well as advanced level degrees from a variety of international institutions.
a) Conservative - very "educated middle class" and and somewhat 'Right Wing'
b) Safe - Everyone watches out for each other. The best example is the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Championship parade; no violence, no burned cars; I am a Cardinals fan just because of the Cardinals fans.
c) Clean - the people here even pick up their own trash after concerts and even put their shopping carts up after they finish shopping, etc. I am originally from Atlanta, and the city is going to the dogs - filth everywhere. The people here appear to care about their city and surroundings.
d) Cost of Living - the overall cost of living is attractive
e) Job availability - if you are seeking a professional, upper middle income profession, this is the city. St. Louis is starved for talent and if you have any outside (outside St. Louis) training and/or experience you would be "heads-above" all your peers.
a) "Where did you go to school?" - Once I explain this, as an outsider, you will learn why this question is not only rude and intentionally insulting. The locals do not care about where you went to college nor your professional certifications, they only care about where you went to High School. Yes, they judge you on where you went to High School and establish your social status upon this juvenile slice of information. Essentially, you can carry an MBA from Harvard or Oxford but if you didn't go to "their" upper class high school, then you are of little value. Also, they "incorporate" that High School environment/roles in the work place (think about it).
b) Stagnant - Very few people here in business have either traveled, studied or experienced business abroad. And when they hire someone who has, you are immediately perceived as a threat to everyone else. Be very careful when you tout your education, training and experience - it could lead to an adverse work environment.
c) "Good 'ole boys" - Being from the deep south I have to expect this, even in NYC they hire and promote based on friends, family and "Good 'ole boys". However, if you didn't go to a St. Louis High School, then you are not a "Good 'ole boy" and do not expect advancement unless you have "Top Cover" in your work place.
d) Housing - this city is backwards in relation to housing/homes and their prices. I have lived or worked all over the world and in St. Louis they price a $400k home for what I have paid $110k in other cities. These homes are what I would call "Home Depot" homes, they are built with what you would find a Home Depot. Very little high quality material and extremely overpriced. I actually had dinner and drinks with a general contractor about this issue, he willingly admitted he left building in other cities to build here because the people pay high prices for mediocre work and material.
e) Baseball Heaven - NYC may be the center of the baseball universe, but St. Louis is the mecca of baseball. Why is this a "con"? Easy, you are going to spend a lot of money going to very amazing baseball games with your family and friends. Very kid friendly so expect to pay out for the hats, balls, bats, etc. ;-)
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Block by Block - 3/11/2012
We live in South City. St. Louis City is ten times better than most of St. Louis County.[Comment on this Posting]
Horrible quality of life - 3/7/2012
I've lived in many places throughout the US and the St Louis area is definately towards the bottom of the list. Horrible hot and humid summers, gloomy chilly wet winters, constant winds, tornados, very high crime, and no where to escape. The lack of recreational opportunities may account for the high drug and alcoholism rates. [Comment on this Posting]
Beautiful Parks - 2/13/2012
St. Louis has many beautiful parks located right in the center of the city. Forest park is my favorite.[Comment on this Posting]
Been here 11 months - 12/25/2011
Came for job that didn't pan out. Now feeling displaced. Even if we could afford to move... where do we go?[Comment on this Posting]


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Don't know if you've come across this article but its pretty cool and covers some well-known NY pizzerias.http://nymag.com/restaurants/cheapeats/2009/57896/
Yeah, I figured that 900k included their 200k salary.
This is exactly what I was talking about. 50k take home to run a business around the clock?? Is it really worth it? Even 90k doesn't seem it to me considering all the things you have to deal with. Yea I know the old quote "do what you love" but who doesn't want to make a nice living of it. Now I know why so many people areTurning to catering and food trucks, lessOverhead.
My (German for family style restaurant/tavern)...at least I'll be able to live upstairs and have a roof over my head if business gets slow.
And just pop down one floor for a pint or two when the mood strikes. And thanks to the internet, we won't loose you!!!!Mark
Waltertore - What an admirable mission and operation! Where do you work out of right now? I'd love to stop by sometime...
Walter,I'm curious; how in the world did you persuade the school district to allow you to open up your bakery there with the kids? I believe you previously mentioned that this has never been done before? Amazing.Bob
Those margins definitely seem very slim (and inaccurate). Perhaps some pie shop owners here are willing to share a range of what their gross and take home is?I'm considering leaving my full time job in a couple years to go with a pie shop myself.... that article didn't help convince the wife that it was a good idea at all unfortunately.
That's hardly a P&L.The catch-all "Miscellaneous costs" doesn't seem enough for equipment amortization, insurance, garbage pick up, worker's compensation, and the all important "protection money" for NY.Even so, does anyone really think that every nickel gets counted for the top line in a small business? As a business owner, I can expense an awful lot - cars, gas, insurance, home office, supplies, business dinners, etc. You need to add that back into compensation.I net 40% of gross sales in my business. That's really, really high. Most pizza businesses in the U.S. might be about 20-25% net, but U.S. prices for pizza are low... Cutthroat low.
@Jeffereynelson - As La Sera alludes to, don't forget about the rest of your costs that have to be accounted for... equipment, hiring workers, rent, liability, pest control, advertising (though you could in theory just use social media nowadays), benefits for workers, professional memberships, etc. It's not just ingredient costs that you have to pay out... which leads to the up charge. Also, you'll have to remember you can't divide the cost of flour strictly by the weight for how many doughballs you can get... after all, some flour will be used for coating your hands, or coating the dough balls when you prepare to stretch, etc. Unless you plan to micromanage to that degree and count how much flour you use on the bench for prepping the dough (which would be maddening, even to me), you'll have to account for some fudge factor.
I remember that commitment, and how much I would have loved to talk to someone with experience that didn't think every GD thing was such a big secret....
I simply want to share with you ONE surprising fact that ive come up with in my years in the hell business.SMALL places....which everyone seems to fawn over........are a MATTER of love.....passion. Its an opportunity to be HANDS ON, detail oriented and TOTALLY INTO your product. IF you do everything right, you can make a DECENT living.I started out with small places. I did because I wanted quality over anything else. ANd, no lying, in 5 years of owning my FIRST restaurant, I recieved about 3 complaints......THAT I KNOW ABOUT.....im sure it was more....but I like that number....i just do. This was back in 89. I paid myself 40K annually. BUt, i DID miss checks throughout those years.The first pizza restaurant I owned, I opened in 2002. It had 70 seats. Small in my mind. I TRIED to pay myself 100K a year. And I WORKED. 6-7 days a week, open to close, not counting special occasions. You gotta understand that all the bennies or being your own boss IS NOT CASH. BUt, for those extras you pay.....worry, problems, sleepless nights......its all part of the deal.After stuggling with owning my own places for 15 years....I simply sat down and asked myself WHY, if i am so busy just about every night, WHY im not making the kind of money I wanted......Now, Im married, with kids........my needs were different than if I was single. If I was single, my salary and life style would have been fine, but, with a savings obsessed wife, kids headed to college, retirement not even begun to be funded.......MONEY has ceased to be a dirty word. I had ALWAYS pushed my self in the direction of doing the BEST possible product......AT ALL COSTS........and, I partially succeeded....but I had people DEPENDING on my being able to PROVIDE. My dreams and aspirations NOW had to be balanced with THEIR needs, not simply my artistic needs. I HAD to make more money, simple as that.So, I looked into starting BIG places. And i went through the whole deal.....sba loans, taking big chances. I got an sba loan for 1M and bought a BUILDING and the existing business (which was worth squat). I was so frustrated with seeing BIG, ITALIAN RESTAURANTS run by non italians or coorporations, putting out crap food.....but being totally packed every night. I guessed that a big building will attract big crowds, even if the food is so so. Well, in my case I was right. My first place opened to big crowds, thanks to them recognizing my name becasue of the little place. Our first year we grossed 4M. I opened two more and now i gross 12M annually. I am kind of embarrassed to say what I earn, but it is beyond what i ever dared to imagine........and my food was soooooooooo much better when i struggled and fretted. IT IS NOT FAIR....BUT ITS LIFE, I GUESS.Its NOT that my food is bad, its simply a matter of numbers. Its simply virtually impossible to maintain the top quality of a small place when you are feeding 1000 people a night. (and thats really how many) But, I make everything in house, I use the best quality i can buy (thats why my protien selection is minimal)....if I can't give them quality product, i won't put in on the menu.This wasn't a post to wax poetically about myself, it simply tried to answer the OP. Yeah, theres money to be make in this business, but if you want or need to make big bucks, THAT is what you have to shoot for. If you want to open a place where YOU PERSONALLY cook 50% or more of the food, than a small place is for you. You can make a decent living, more than decent if you are really good........but plan on working lots, and lots of hours. Whether that is possible or not is up to your own personal situation. Want to hang with your wife?? Want to be around your kids growing up?? want to celebrate when OTHERS are celebrating......well, then you got to think long and hard. People ALWAYS assume that now that I have multiple big places, I am working MORE than before....and its not true. I, because of luck and gods blessing, am doing well, I work FAR less than I did when i threw ALL the responsibilities on me. Its a tough life. AN exciting life, but never forget how tough it will be.I know this is an old thread, but I am hoping SOMEONE who is thinking about this life reads this. I will ALWAYS help anyone who needs it.....and nothing is a secret. Sometimes when I read these posts, i am struck on how commited so many of you are.......I remember that commitment, and how much I would have loved to talk to someone with experience that didn't think every GD thing was such a big secret.Hope this helps some........PS there are a TON of so called "facts" about this busines that I have found to NOT be true....now, every situation is different, but i hate it when I hear someone NOT in the business saying stuff that just isn't right. You would be surprised how individual restaurant owners stories are..........


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If All We Can Do Is Predict Apple's Demise, We Suck as a Society
Anyway, I'm not in the mood to fool around. This is serious. Somebody has to say it. And, today, that somebody, that voice of reason is me.
So, here's the full Tweet:
With Apple (AAPL) right now, we're witnessing some of the worst behavior our society has to offer. And, slow down , I have perspective. I'm not speaking within the context of the really bad stuff -- school shootings, gang rapes and such. I'm talking about the way we handle ourselves in basic, everyday relations with one another and how we interact with popular culture fads, trends, icons and institutions.
You know -- Hillary Clinton ends up in the hospital with a blood clot between her brain and skull and you have pathetic excuses for human beings Tweeting that she's trying to duck testimony on Benghazi. If you don't care about her, fine, but remember, she has a daughter who might read that tripe.
We have this societal tendency to look for people who do not share our views of the world or political sentiments. We proceed to oppose them every step of the way, even when our attacks move into vile and unacceptable territory.
This propensity, to cut down real or imagined "opposition," influences to varying extents practically all aspects of our lives. From the big, unthinkable things like rapes and shootings to the smaller, relatively insignificant stuff I'm lucky enough to write about -- companies and stocks -- and most everything in between.
Whenever I start introspecting on this subject matter, I reference an excellent 2009 blog post my friend and hero, Dallas/Forth Worth media personality, Gordon Keith, wrote:
Maybe my opinion is jaundiced by the fact that I have a public job and am exposed to an unhealthy level of vitriol, but is the world really a better place now that every ego has a storefront
via Internet forums? Weren't we more civil when our critiques of each other involved eye contact? Maybe my rationality can't escape the gravity of my experience on this one.
Look at the
Dallas Morning Newscomments section. Still amazes me what snarling dogs we are under our thin veneers. Sure, you can simply tune them out. But snark (and meanness) is mental porn. It's fun to make it, and damn hard to look away once you glance at it.
Social Media rests firmly on the twin pillars of narcissism and voyeurism. We conduct our own show and follow the shows of others. That can be initially satisfying, because everyone has some small desire of being famous, admired, listened to, or important. The problem with the current ease of having your own reality show is that everyone else has their own show too, and Other People are just damn annoying.