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Every single time a trash can is emptied, it incurs labor costs, fuel costs and vehicle wear-and-tear — not to mention overflow litter clean-up tasks that use even more human capital. In aggregate, the collection costs associated with each receptacle in a downtown area can exceed $2,000. But cities around the world are now slashing collection frequency and reducing litter with the Bigbelly Smart Waste & Recycling System. By combining increased on-site capacity with compaction, implementing a public space recycling program that actually works and using real-time data and analytics to drive operational planning and resource allocation, these organizations are saving money, reducing their carbon footprint and making their public spaces more attractive for citizens, businesses and visitors.
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And since the Bigbelly solution qualifies under many federal, state and local grant programs, more and more transit organizations are getting on-board with this program.
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Instead of settling for overflowing trash cans or driving needlessly to each park in your system to try and keep up with the demand, the Bigbelly system gives unique visibility into every location from any web-enabled device.
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And for our customers lucky enough to include beaches under their purview, Bigbelly waste and recycling stations keep trash from blowing into the water and prevent the seagulls and other animals from creating unsavory litter problems.
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The harsh winter which saw snow fall in April led to a sales slump at fashion stores. The unseasonably near-Arctic weather hit the footwear sector hardest, according to the latest Retail Sales Monitor published today by the British Retail Consortium (BRT) and KPMG.
While sales of slippers and wellies held up well in March, sandals failed to fly off the shelves. By comparison, the sunny spell experienced in March 2012 saw sandal sales soaring, sending the footwear sector to the top of the sales charts. Clothing was the only other sector to post a year-on-year fall.
David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG, said: "Clothing and footwear retailers had a dismal month in March as the cold weather froze sales, leaving summer skirts and sandals on the shelves."
Today's figures reinforce yesterday's survey from the accountancy firm BDO which revealed that underlying fashion sales tumbled by 3.4 per cent last month.
However, the figures recorded for other retail sectors were boosted by the early timing of Easter in 2013. "Easter fell in March this year but in April 2012, which helps this year's figures," said Helen Dickinson, director general of the BRT.
"But even if we strip out the data for the last week of March [when Easter fell] performances are encouraging considering the weather impact," she said.
UK retail sales values were up 1.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis over the year. Adjusted for shop-price inflation of 1.4 per cent in March, total retail sales values grew 2.3 per cent in real terms, according to the Monitor.
However, the good overall picture wasn't reflected online, said Ms Dickinson. "Online sales growth was the slowest since August, when the Olympics left many of us 'otherwise engaged' with little interest in shopping," she pointed out.
Meanwhile, the food and drinks sectors were boosted by the lead-up to Easter and Mother's Day, given them their top two sales weeks of the year so far.
The bad news for the fashion sector is set to continue later this week when the retail bellwether Marks & Spencer is expected to report a 4.5 per cent slump in underlying fashion and homewares sales on Thursday.
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A service outage for Amazon's Web Service (AWS) affected websites like Reddit, Flipboard, FastCompany, Heroku, Airbnb, Imgur, Pinterest and others late last night. It also seems that the outage affected some of Amazon's storage units on the US East coast, and thus these websites which are hosted by AWS went down.
According to TechCrunch, the outage started as a small issue affecting some instances of Amazon's Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) in North Virginia became a full-blown outage of AWS in North Virginia.
A member of the hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility for the outage on Twitter. You can see that tweet below:
But CNETreports that Amazon has denied that this was a hacking attack but did not give any further details. CNET was asked to refer to the Amazon Web Services status dashboard.
It seems that services are now back for now. Reddit tweeted this out nearly 5 hours back, stating that the site was back.
Here are more tweets from Pinterest, Foursquare, Imgur and Flipboard on the outage
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Actress reveals Prometheus plot details . . .
Below are some Prometheus plot spoilers courtesy of Movieweb via Alien Prequel News:
(Don't read any further if you want to see Prometheus with knowing as little as possible about the movie beforehand).
Game of Thrones actress Kate Dickie has revealed that she plays Mudow, a crew member of the spaceship Prometheus responsible for awakening the others out of their cryogenic sleep at the beginning of the movie, a scene pulled directly from both Alien and Aliens.
Soon after the crew is awakened, they "meet a terrifying host of vicious, skeletal alien monstrosities which chase the crew through the halls of their spaceship." Kate Dickie apparently only makes it through 28 minutes of the film before being "eaten" by one of these monsters, presumed to be the Space Jockeys.
Mudow is set to serve as a fitness trainer, who gets the Prometheus crew in shape after so many months of cryo-sleep. "With their muscles wasted from five years without use, she helps them to get fit – only for them to fall victims to horrible creatures that begin stalking them for food."
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Idaho Criminal Rule 30.1. Juror Questioning of Witnesses.
In the discretion of the court, jurors may be instructed that they are individually permitted to submit to the court a written question directed to any witness. If questions are submitted, the parties or counsel shall be given the opportunity to object to such questions outside the presence of the jury. If the questions are not objectionable, the court shall read the question to the witness. The parties or counsel may then be given the opportunity to ask follow-up questions as necessary.
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Book launch: Global Information Society Watch 2013
The launch of the 2013 edition of GISWatch will take place on October 23 at the eight IGF in Bali. This year's edition explores how the internet and ICTs have extended the public sphere, thereby creating new opportunities and freedoms for women as well as the threats to their freedoms.
Communication rights ten years after the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): Civil society perceptions
This GISWatch special report collates civil society perceptions of the changes that have taken place in the information and knowledge-sharing society over the last ten years, capturing the kinds of shifts that have been experienced by communications activists and stakeholders in a rich and nuanced way. You can download the report in English, French and Spanish.
Internet and corruption: The new omnipresence
In his introduction to this year's edition to Global Information Society Watch, which focuses on transparency and accountability online, David Sasaki explores the the double-edged sword of the internet as a tool for transparency, and how omnipresent observation by our peers can lead to greater accountability.
The internet and corruption: Inhibitor or enabler to a fair society?
While hidden cameras can document and flag human rights abuses by authoritarian governments, these same videos can then be used to identify dissidents who are later detained and tortured, explains David Sasaki in his introduction to this year's Global Information Society Watch, which focuses on transparency and accountability online.
2012 GISWatch on "the internet and corruption" launched during the IGF
APC and Hivos launched the 2012 edition of the Global Information Society Watch during the second day of the Internet Governance Forum that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, in a joint presentation with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Internet & Society Co:llaboratory.
Trends and action steps on internet rights: GISWatch special edition 2
This second special edition is a follow-up to the 2011 Global Information Society Watch publication. It specifically maps themes and trends that emerged in the 2011 edition, and also follows up on the action steps suggested in the country reports to see how relevant they still are one year later. The publication is available for download.
GISWatch 2011 Special Edition 1
The 2011 edition of the Global Information Society Watch, titled "Internet Rights and Democratization: focus on freedom of expression and association online" has published the first in a series of updates on six country reports. This special edition contains updates from Argentina, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and South Africa as well as an introduction from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Jillian York.


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HoPpy Holidays!
Well hell, you didn't think your guy and gal pals here at HoP Headquarters would forget a few holidays, did you? No, of course you didn't, and of course we didn't.
|honestly feared the worst, but the search for 'President Pancakes' turned out to be pretty tame in Google Image
So we've got a hell of a holiday extravaganza to celebrate today what with it being Pancake Day in the UK, Fat Tuesday other places, and Post-Presidents Day in the US.
In honor of these holidays and more, please listen to some holiday themed music after the jump.
Happy Pancake Day!
Happy Fat Tuesday!
and last but not least, Happy Post-Presidents Day!
That last one's pretty great, but had some competition including Drugstore and Atari Teenage Riot.
But wait. Before you go off stuffing yourself in honor of your god asking you to give shit up tomorrow, I've got one favor to ask of you all. Since I swore upon my first born a while ago that all my articles would be about gaming, I must ask you: what's your favorite Holiday gaming memory? Share in the comments please.
Mine was when I got a Baneblade for Christmas from Dr. Girlfriend years ago. All I had done was made an offhand comment when asked "what do you want for Christmas" about 'well there is a giant tank coming out.' Then she went to the trouble of getting a hold of Lauby to figure out what the hell I was talking about and fast forward to- I got a mutha funkin' Baneblade.
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text: O'FALLON, Ill, Sept. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran Corps of America ( www.veterancorps.com) is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of Inc. Magazine's top 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States for the fourth year in a row—a distinguished honor that only a handful of companies have earned. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America's independent entrepreneurs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130913/PH79290LOGO-a ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130913/PH79290LOGO-b ) "When Veteran Corps debuted at number 30 in 2010, I never expected that we'd just started a four year run on the list—not many companies have achieved that distinction," said Veteran Corps President and CEO Bill Wheeler. "I'm optimistic by nature," Mr. Wheeler added, "but no one could predict four years of close to 1,000% growth…particularly in the current economic and political environment." Historically, it is successively more difficult to remain on the list with each passing year. According to Mr. Wheeler, "For a relatively well-established company like ours in a crowded and mature market space, it's that much harder still to be awarded this honor. The list of alumni companies that have achieved this distinction in the history of the Inc. 500 List is very short indeed." The 2013 Inc. 500, unveiled in the magazine's September issue (available on newsstands August 20 to November 20 and on www.inc.com), is the most competitive crop in the list's history. To make the cut, companies had to achieve a staggering minimum of 918.59% in sales growth. The Inc. 500's aggregate revenue is $14.1 billion, with a median three-year growth of 1,739 percent. The companies on this year's Inc. 500 employ more than 52,100 people and generated over 44,912 jobs in the past three years. Complete results of the Inc. 500 | 5000 include company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria. "Not all the companies in the Inc. 500 | 5000 are in glamorous industries, but in their fields they are as famous as household name companies simply by virtue of being great at what they do. They are the hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy," says Inc. magazine Editor Eric Schurenberg. Ranking Methodology. The 2013 Inc. 500 | 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2009 to 2012. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2009. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2012. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2009 is $100,000; the minimum for 2012 is $2 million. Veteran Corps of America – Previous Inc. 500 List Rankings 2010 – Number 30


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Hotel Arenula
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Hotel Arenula
About the Hotel
Property Location
Hotel Arenula is centrally located in Rome, walking distance from Campo de' Fiori and close to Pantheon. This hotel is within close proximity of Piazza Navona and Roman Forum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 50 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and a television in a common area.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours).
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Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-in.
Hotel Facilities
- Free breakfast
- Business center
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Television in common areas
- Babysitting or childcare
- Multilingual staff
- Laundry facilities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of floors - 4
- Smoke-free property
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- Total number of rooms - 50
- 24-hour front desk
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Georgina HallAlbert House, Albert Street Internet United Kingdom
Georgina Hall Kings Court Chambers Fraudster Birmingham Internet
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Georgina Hall is the Senior Clerk at Kings Court Chambers, based at Albert House, Albert Street, Birmingham B4 7UD.
Being a Senior Clerk at a barristers chambers is a very responsible job and certain skills are required to ensure the smooth running of the chambers. Ms Hall possesses none of the required attributes. Some senior clerks earn more than the average barrister but, judging by her photo, Ms Hall wants to be a barrister. Dream on!!!
Ms Hall had previously worked as an advisor at a UK Immigration services company, UK Visa Specialists Ltd, which traded under the name: UK Visa and Immigration.
When Georgina Hall worked at UK Visa and Immigration she. along with the rest of the advisors, failed to do their duties which resulted in clients failing to get visas because the company simply failed to process them. [continued below]....
You can read what the BBC had to say about Uk Visa and Immigration here…
UK Visa and Immigration ceased business in 2012 but a new company, Global Immigration Consultants Ltd (trading as UK Immigration Barristers) commenced business with the same staff, same office, same scam.
But instead of working for UK Visa and Immigration, Georgina Hall went to work for Kings Court Chambers - which was set up to work in partnership with UK Immigration Barristers - to continue the fraud that had started at UK Visa and Immigration. You can read more about that here…
As a Senior Clerk at a Barristers Chambers, you would expect that Georgina Hall would know who regulates barristers; she does not. Ms Hall also describes Kings Court Chambers as a 'law firm', which is also incorrect. Ms Hall must be the most ignorant Senior Clerk working at any barristers chambers in the whole country.
According to this web page from Kings Court Chambers website, "the Senior Clerk [i.e. Georgina Hall] has overall responsibility for ensuring that the policies, procedures and standards defined in the quality system are implemented and maintained"...
In other words, Georgina Hall is supposedly responsible for ensuring that Kings Court Chambers meets the following quality Standards listed on that web page: 'Barmark', ISO 9001:2008 and the LSC's Quality Mark for the Bar.
But therein lies the problem; Georgina Hall does not have a clue what any of those quality standards are, she has never heard of them, so how how can she be responsible for ensuring that Kings Court Chambers complies with those standards?
But Kings Court Chambers will never comply with those standards as they have NEVER, at any time, held any quality marks whatsoever!
So why, Ms Hall, in your capacity as Senior Clerk at Kings Court Chambers, did you allow a copy a web page from Garden Court Chambers website to be used on Kings Court Chambers website? Here is the original page that was copied...
Did you think that no-one would notice the copy and paste operation? Did you think that no-one would notice the subtle change of name from Garden Court Limited to Kings Court Limited? And just what is Kings Court Limited anyway? There is no such company associated whatsoever with Kings Court Chambers.
And did you think that no-one would notice the change of dates in that copy and paste operation from 2010 to 2012? You couldn't keep the original 2010 dates could you? Because Kings Court Chambers did not exist in 2010!
So, Ms Georgina Hall you are party to a scam where clients pay upfront fees for services which are often not provided or, if they are provided at all, they are provided as a copy and paste operation, in a similar manner to the copy and pasting described above.
You may be an ignoramus, possessing no skills whatsoever other than the art of copy and pasting and 'talking bullshit', but that is the clue of your willing involvement in this multi-million pound fraud.
You can read about what happened to one of your clients whom you scammed, here…
Rest assured, this report will serve as a permanent reminder to any prospective employer, friend or relative of your complicity in the fraudulent operation that is Kings Court Chambers and was UK Visa and Immigration.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 10/28/2013 02:21 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/georgina-hall/internet/georgina-hall-kings-court-chambers-fraudster-birmingham-internet-1095190. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
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That isn't a picture of Georgina Hall
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I had the misfortune to work at UK Visa and Immigration for a while, which is basically the same company as Kings Court Chambers, UK Immigration Barristers etc. These are the same guys behind Wolsten Holmes.
That isn't a picture of Georgina Hall. I'm not sure who the person in the image you are using is.
Georgina is not legally qualified. She is just the girlfriend of one of the owners Ajay Siddique (aka Ajaz Saddique).
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Kirk Knight "I Know" f/ Mick Jenkins
Brooklyn and Chicago reconnect as Pro Era and Freenation emcees Kirk Knight and Mick Jenkins connect on "I Know". The single comes off the recent Kirk Knight project 'Late Knight Special' under Cinematic Music, a label that both Mick and Kirk are a part of. Cop Late Knight Special below.
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Farglory Hotel Hualien
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Farglory Hotel Hualien
About the hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Farglory Hotel Hualien in Shoufeng, you'll be close to Hualien Farglory Ocean Park and Henan Temple. This 4-star hotel is within the vicinity of A Mei Wenhua Village and Zhikaxuan Forest Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 391 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, and a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services. If you're planning a day at a nearby theme park, you can hop on the complimentary shuttle.
Enjoy a meal at one of the hotel's dining establishments, which include 3 restaurants and a coffee shop/café. From your room, you can also access room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and limo/town car service. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. Guests may use a train station pick-up service for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Coffee shop or café
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor pool
- Grocery/convenience store
- Smoke-free property
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Free self parking
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Business center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Steam room
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Spa services on site
- Multilingual staff
- Laundry facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Total number of rooms - 391
- Conference center
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Children's pool
- Sauna
- Conference space
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Free theme park shuttle
- Meeting rooms 7
- Bar/lounge
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- Daily housekeeping
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Separate bathtub and shower
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#83 Feb 21, 2013
it goes back to choice. Stick your investments in your ass. The nystrs is self operating.Getting back to choice,you private peckerheads who go into the investment banking world and for whatever reason do well and start making big money quick,(off of other peoples money} thats okay! but when a government worker happens to start their career making peanuts and it takes them at least 20 years to making a decent salary,you still say nothing. Now when that same government worker hits the 30 plus year mark,on the edge of retirement who struggled a very long time to finally make a decent wage when private sector workers were scarfing on those same government workers you start crying. Listen,If you dont like it too friggin bad! Maybe you made the wrong choice for your career. You cant do anything about it now. You friggin freaks want your cake and eat it too. Now you hide behind your fruitty cape and title of super watch dog for the tax payer. Government workers pay every bit and more taxes as you fudgepacking peckerheads. Now go home and dont bring your lunch to work because someone might take it on you.
#84 Feb 21, 2013
I receive a $70,000 per year Pension as a retired teacher, and quite frankly, I believe II earned it!!!!
#85 Feb 21, 2013
your istening to the republican cons too much. This country isnt going anywhere bad. We dont have to pay the chinese if we dont want to . We can tell them to shove the debt we owe them . What they gonna do . Start a war with us. Ha We dont need anyone . We now prouce mostof our energy. We dont need the rest of the world . We can go independent again and produce everything we need here again. That is where it oing to end up. The american people will eventually put the right politicians in power again who will put america first again and watch this ountry go/
#86 Feb 21, 2013
What a..........Cretin!
#87 Feb 22, 2013
Again, it's not envy. If it were up to me and there were enough resources I would love to see everyone retire with the type of benefits that state wrorkers get. The truth of the situation is much different though. What it comes down to is what the taxpayers can afford. Unless you've been living under a rock you'll know that the economy has been in a tailspin. People have lost jobs, homes and economic ground. What hasn't adapted and has actually gone up is the amount the average person is taxed. You can argue that government employees pay taxes too but common sense should tell you that the only money that the government at any level has to pay its' employees comes from the private sector. The private sector isn't doing that well right now especially in this area.
The pension system is constitutionally protected. The law says that it must be 100% funded unlike other states like California who find themselves in deep trouble now because of years of underfunding. That's the law. Where the money comes from to make sure that the system is 100% funded is the taxpayer. These contributions and the retiree health benefit are the fastest rising costs and the main driver of tax increases.
You can believe what you want but:
1. The taxpayer if footing most of the bill for the pension system and always has.
2. It's not envy or hate that people feel. It comes down to what they can afford to shell out to pay public sector employees.
3. Like it or not something will have to give. This trajectory cannot be sustained.
I'd like you to answer a question if you would. If the state pension system is self sustaining then why Tier 6? Seems like if it was sustained solely by return on investment and employee contributions there would be no need.
#88 Feb 22, 2013
You statement says everything anyone needs to know about the mindset of public sector employees who believe as you do. I just threw up in my mouth a little when I read it.
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#89 Feb 22, 2013
Not paying debts? We make all our own energy do we? I think this is a good example of a loony lefty here, not even on the same page as reality.
#90 Feb 22, 2013
Cretin baby!
#91 Feb 22, 2013
What a finely tuned response. Your intelligence shows in the name calling and foul language that is the hallmark of an ignorant, uneducated statement. It's also the sign of a bully with a weak, self-serving opinion.
You said " The nystrs is self operating". Who told you this? Ask yourself how you know this. The truth is that this statement is entirely untrue an that is easily proven. Every penny you make and every penny you will recieve in reitirement benefits came from taxpayers. Mostly private sector taxpayers.
The myth about public sector workers making less that private sector workers is also untrue. It used to be true but thanks to the power of the unions and apprehensive politicians who love that union support, it's not true anymore.
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#92 Feb 22, 2013
Don't pop their delusional bubble. Let the wall his big big payday hits pop it for him. All this comes back to pragmatism. If you plan and work for it not only will you still get what you want in America you'll get it in spades. To me it's incredible people like that still exist up there. That's why they call NYS a "Death Spiral" state because more people are collecting government paychecks and welfare than than there are people working in NYS.
And as you noted, the utter idiocy and anger, and even vile rants from the defenders of the Cut of Public Safety do wonders to underline their case for welfare. Pubic sector does not PRODUCE the wealth they eat it, no matter what the angry venting parasite whineasses and illiterates claim. The numbers don't lie.
#93 Feb 22, 2013
Exactly. The public sector relies on the private sector for tax revenues. If there was no private sector, then we'd be talking about straight out socialism as everybody would be on the government dole.
It is not a matter of hatred, jealousy, envy or any other misnomer regarding the public sector. It is simple math and economics. The public sector cannot generate revenues without having a tax base and cannot have a tax base without private sector. NYS takes in more Federal dollars than it pays back to the feds. This means NYS subsidizes its overspending on federal dollars, meaning other states help foot the bill. And it is not getting any better.
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#94 Feb 22, 2013
"A taker is someone who draws money from the government, as an employee, pensioner or welfare recipient. A maker is someone gainfully employed in the private sector."
#95 Feb 22, 2013
A taker is..........Cretin!
#96 Feb 22, 2013
Then, by definition, public sector employees are cretin.
#97 Feb 22, 2013
your correct, and you forget 2 mention that most of the retired public sector retired people start up a landscape or construction company after there 20 years and out, taking jobs from the people that are paying there retirement. They get there cake and eat it as well. But in time they will all loss there pension because it will go bust. They think its protected but think again
#98 Feb 22, 2013
Either you are a one percenter or a clueless citizen who thinks the Koch Bros, the Wall Streeters, the CEOs earned their money. They stole it from you, dummy, and you're dumping on public employees? Move out of mom's cellar and see the light, brother. We all make choices and I earned my pension trying to teach the clueless like you.
#99 Feb 22, 2013
now we know why the educational system is so screwed up in this country. Leeches like you who ripped off the taxpayers and cheated their kids out of a good education. Proud of your entitled self?
#100 Feb 22, 2013
Sounds like you've been watching a lot of MSNBC.
Do you understand what New York State public pensions are doing? They are not the only thing but the escalating costs of public sector pensions and healthcare are contributing greatly to New York being ranked the number one business unfriendly state in the country. Who is going to pay for your pension and the pensions of current workers when there are no meaningful private sector businesses left in New York?
I read an article recently about West Palm Beach, FL actively pursuing hedge funds and other financial institutions to move there. In today's electronic age these companies don't really need the physical presence on Wall Street that they once did. Many are making the move. What happens when they leave? We saw how heavily the pension system along with the rest of New York State relied on the taxes paid by many of these institutions on the 2008 downturn.
Do you understand or accept any of this?
#101 Feb 22, 2013
Wall Street is merely just a physical symbol of our country's financial system. A monument. So much more goes on outside of Wall Street as you point out.
#102 Feb 22, 2013
Life is about choices. Be happy with the one(s) you made.
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I call it fan fatigue.
I went to see Bob Dylan last year, who I think is absolutely incredible,
but he suffers from his audience.
- Roger Daltrey
I was buying Bob Dylan mainly, everything I could get hold of by him.
- Robyn Hitchcock
Townes van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole
world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in
my cowboy boots and say that.
- Steve Earle
Bob Arum and Don King can do their thing but if I fought
for those guys and they put the money up like they
are supposed to then I don't have a problem.
- Larry Holmes
Bob Taylor and I playing brothers.
And I was a Mexican bandit.
And he was the sheriff of the town.
And we loved each other.
We loved each other very much.
- Anthony Quinn
I'm from the Bob Wills and the Little Richard school of music.
Bob Wills did what the hell he thought,
Little Richard did what he thought, and those were my big influences.
- Buck Owens
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
- Bob Riley
I've been really, really blessed.
I got to perform on stage with Bob Dylan.
I've gotten to sing with Mick Jagger.
- Sheryl Crow
I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.
- Francesca Annis
Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement,
increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating.
- Bob Filner
I am not a demon.
I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther.
I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.
- Nicolas Cage
And you don't want to just totally mess up the rhythm
when you're playing with Bob Dylan.
- Jenna Elfman
Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor...
help us keep our balance.
- Hattie McDaniel
I'm a catalogue artist: I compete with Bob Dylan.
- Courtney Love
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Muslims have reacted violently to French cartoons and a film from the U.S. that crudely portray the Prophet Muhammad. Jeff Brown talks to University of Maryland's Shibley Telhami and Washington State University's Lawrence Pintak who say these statements from the West are being seized by Muslims for their own goals. Continue reading
Muslim protests and demonstrations continued in countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. Though some were peaceful, others have been violent assaults on U.S. embassies and American-owned businesses. Meanwhile, the bodies of the four Americans who died in the Benghazi attacks reached U.S. soil. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue reading
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a statement on Wednesday agreeing to resign, ending 33 years of authoritarian rule. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue reading
The Occupy Wall Street movement marked the end of its second month with marches and demonstrations in several cities, but hundreds of protesters were arrested after clashing with police. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue reading
Chaos erupted Tuesday night in downtown Oakland, Calif., as police dispersed crowds from the Occupy Oakland movement in the plaza in front of City Hall. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from the center of the confrontation. Continue reading
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Does Dry Stack Retaining wall need footer?
I know there was an extensive thread about this but my stone mason is insisting that a 10" deep rebar reinforced footer is necessary when installing a 3 ft dry stack retaining wall. My soil composition is solid red clay for both the back wall and ground level and the first run will be 6" below paver grade. Should I bed the run on 3/4 gravel base too? I have good slant for water runoff. I thought the idea was to allow the dry stack wall to naturally flex with the conditions.
Anybody's additional comments would be much appreciated!
no you dont,nhe is trying to get more money out of you. u need seperation fabric 4inch to 6inch of base that is all. i have built over a thousand retaining walls. trust me find a new installer
If someone said a 10" thick reinforced wall is required, that is just what he is selling and accustomed to building. It must have a footing wide enough to prevent the tipping that is a classic problem. With the red clay you definitely need drainage behind the footings and the wall.
If you can use a segmental (SRW) wall WITHOUT steel and mortar/grout this type of wall is not permitted to be built on a concrete footing and can be up to 40' high, but walls over 4' or 5' must be engineered and may require "geogrid" to tie it to into the the reinforce soil behind the wall, if necessary.
Just 2 different types of proven wall construction.
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As usual, the dolls are cute,cute, cute!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
As usual, the dolls are cute,cute, cute!!
They are all cute. I just got Freedom from Ruth Camp today. And here she is. Thanks Ruth.
OH! WOWZER! These dolls are hotter than the 4th of July! I love each one! Everyone does such wonderful work. :D
Here she is - my "aging" ballerina from Linda R.
She is having fun being herself.
She came with a yummy chocolate bar that I selfishly gobbled down :lol: :lol: :lol:
Thank you for sharing your talent. :lol:
loved the chocolate!!!!!!!!
Here is my 4th of July girl ready to picnic and watch fireworks.
She is from tirnhi, Terry, who commented that dolls are not her best work.
I strongly disagree- they are one of her many talents.
Thanks for sharing your talents. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Miss Liberty ready to party!
All decked out for fun!
I think your dolls are getting better each time...great work :D
Thanks all.
I really struggle making the dolls.
Great dolls. Looking good.
oh my. we have such talent here. all the dools are so cute. great job everyone :D


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WTB: e46 m3 clone
As the title states I am looking for a e46 style m3 clone. I want it to have everything or almost everything an m3 has, (i.e. front bumper, fenders, trunk, exhaust, diffuser, etc) I would like it to be a manual and to be a coupe. I know I am seeming a little picky but I know what I want. Color isnt really an issue. Let me know what you have or if you know anyone selling one send them my way.
Lol are you srs?
OP is retarded...
how? I own an m3, I would like to find a daily that has the m3 features but is not an m3. Due to insurance reasons, fixer costs, etc, I am trying to stay in the normal 3-series range. I do not see how that is ignorant nor "retarded."
I think there is a 330ci like what you want on mautofied.com
It's pretty ba imo cuz its supercharged too
I think its the super rare teal color
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Ring Finger Studio
The lowdown: If you're ready to put a ring on it, look no further than Ring Finger Studio. The newest addition to Midtown Miami is glistening with over 75 engagement ring and more than 70 wedding band styles which can be personalized — all made with conflict-free diamonds and recycled precious metals.
Owner Tara Rose says, "Beyond our impressive selection of customizable rings, Ring Finger Studio also offers one-of-a-kind custom design services for those looking to create an heirloom ring. We also carry a selection of rings with same sex couples in mind."
The 'hood: The growing-by-leaps-and-bounds shops of Midtown Miami. Rose says, "Midtown Miami is a New York-like urban district that brings together the best in shopping, service and living."
The ambience: "Don't expect a stuffy atmosphere and rings locked in glass cases. All of their sample rings are displayed on open shelves, and the crisp, clean space overlooks the soon-to-be botanic garden in Midtown," Rose says. Acrylic chairs, floating shelves, floor-to-ceiling mirrors, crystal lamps, white walls and exposed ductwork create a luxe yet inviting feel.
Highlights: Their best sellers include the Prima engagement and wedding bands. This three-ring set with a one-carat center stone starts at $8,750.
The owner says: "The biggest difference between us and other jewelry stores is that we educate our clients on everything they are buying and we follow a set of ethics that mean your wedding jewelry can actually be a symbol and reflection of love," Rose adds.


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County counts 644 homeless
Monroe County has a homeless population of 644, including 291 who are without even temporary shelter, according to early figures released Friday.
A final report with a breakdown of homeless in the Lower, Middle and Upper Keys will be released next week, said the Rev. Steve Braddock, chairman of the Monroe County Homeless Services Continuum of Care, which sponsored the survey.
Of the 644, 353 people were in shelters that include the Keys Overnight Temporary Shelter (KOTS). Volunteers fanned out on Jan. 29 to help with the count. In 2012, the number of homeless was estimated at 922. But no on-the-ground census was done. In 2011, the estimate was 904.
Zecca moves to postpone trial
A lawyer for Marathon marina manager and retired Coast Guard commander Dennis Zecca filed paperwork Wednesday to continue his criminal trial, according to court records.
Zecca's attorney asked U.S. District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez to postpone the Feb. 25 trial for 90 days, due to the lawyer's caseload and commute from Miami to Key West, where Zecca is jailed on Stock Island. Martinez had not issued a response as of Friday.
Zecca pleaded not guilty on Jan. 14 to murder-for-hire, transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, and attempt to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. He faces life in prison if convicted.
Kayaker rescued Thursday
Customs agents found an overdue 60-year-old kayaker from Big Pine Key Thursday night, according to the Coast Guard.
The man's name was not released, but he was found by a Customs and Border Protection marine unit that was helping the Coast Guard in their search, said Coast Guard spokeswoman Lt. Kara Lavin.
The man was reported missing at 7:05 p.m. and he was found later that night in a search that included a helicopter launched from Naval Air Station Key West, Lavin said.
He was taken to Fishermen's Hospital and his condition was not available Friday night, Lavin said.


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It's crunch
time for England and today's
last 16 clash with old enemies Germany
dominates the front and back pages of the Sunday newspapers.
The News of
the World's front page features a picture of key trio Steven Gerard, John Terry
and Wayne Rooney, all complete with fangs, alongside a roaring lion.
And the
headline? "All-out roar!"
The back
page focus is on, you guessed it, Rooney with a new take on the national
anthem: "Long to Wayne
over us" it sings above "Official: Roo is 100% fit to KO
football correspondent Neil Ashton has also slammed Germany boss Joachim Low for
missing last night's media conference, accusing the 50-year-old of
"running scared".
The Sunday
Express, "on a day of destiny for English football" leads with Rooney
emblazoned with a St. George's
flag and the headline: "Your country needs Roo!"
Leaf inside
the back page and Jamie Carragher, suspended for the win over Slovenia and sweating on a starting
spot today, insists Rooney's scouse spirit will fire the Three Lions to
Former Germany keeper Oliver Kahn, however, has backed
new stopper Manuel Neuer, just 24, to have the final say.
The Daily
Star has been at its jingoistic best since Wednesday and is not holding back
today with the front page headline simply: "We'll stuff Germans".
And the
back page headlines roar with equal measure: "Roo dares wins!",
"Bring it hun" and "Gerrard terrifies Germans".
So is that
enough Roo-focussed headlines for you? No chance! "We'll make Roo
sorry!" shouts the Sunday Mirror's front page.
On the back
page, legend Terry Butcher, who captained England
in the semi-final penalty shoot-out defeat to Germany at Italia '90, has urged the
current crop to take "revenge" and end "20 years of hurt".
And, as in
the Sunday Express, Carragher has again backed Rooney, this time alongside
fellow scouser Gerrard, to do the job.
think in Rooney and Steven Gerrard we've got two of the best players in the
world," said Carragher.
There's no
getting away from the prospect of a penalty shoot-out and former Manchester
United keeper Peter Schmeichel believes being an England player and missing a
spot-kick is the worst fate that can fall on a football player.
But, while
Rooney is the pre-match messiah in the red-top tabloids, The Mail on Sunday -
"Cappello fears over Rooney" - is less optimistic.
The England boss
insists the talismanic hit man is in top form but sources inside the camp say
the Italian has been working overtime to nurse Rooney, said to be only 80 per
cent fit and struggling with the pressure of the tournament, for the big
If this
morning's papers are anything to go by, then the pressure on Rooney must be
huge and it scarcely gets any better in the broadsheets.
make history" may be the headline in the Sunday Times sports section but
the focus soon falls on Rooney: "Manager pleads: Rooney will be back to
his best...and he'll score".
Inside Everton
boss David Moyes, former England
defender Gareth Southgate and Ajax
coach Martin Jol reveal how to beat the Germans.
Press Germany's youngsters into making mistakes,
utilise Rooney's ability to link-up play and suppress Germany's width
by stopping right-back Philipp Lahm in his tracks, are the messages from each
The Sunday
Telegraph has a different take to the News of the World on Low's decision to
miss the pre-match news conference.
Germany's Euro '96 shoot-out hero and current goalkeeping coach Andreas
Kopke was put before the media instead and "German mind games" is the
The same
paper also reveals that uniformed English and German police officers will
patrol together in Bloemfontein
in a bid to defuse tension between rival supporters.
And, never
fear, "Cometh the hour..." is the message on Rooney.
The Independent's
sports pull-out leads with the same headline as the Sunday Express: "Your
country needs Roo".
and Blackpool manager Ian Holloway, who guided the Seasiders to the Premier
League last season, believes Franz Beckenbauer's ill-timed digs at England have
done Capello's team talk for him.
of the reasons I hope we can win is so that we can ram those words down his
throat," says Holloway.
Observer is the only newspaper which fails to lead with Rooney, instead
focussing on Capello's attempts to play down the rivalry between England and Germany.
And, to
their credit, the same newspaper is also the only Sunday national to lead with Ghana's 2-1 extra-time win over the United States
with a half-page picture of Anthony Annan, Lee Addy and Sulley Muntari
celebrating with decisive goal scorer Asamoah Gyan.
The host
continent's sole remaining team became only the third African side to reach the
quarter-finals after Cameroon
in 1990 and Senegal
in 2002.
Here's a
headline from German newspaper Bild to send a shiver down the neck of even the
most ardent of England
supporters: "Schweini fit for England".
Star man
Bastian Schweinsteiger, who limped off with a thigh injury during Germany's 1-0 victory over Ghana, trained with the Germany team yesterday
and is expected to be fit to play.
The paper
also features a man-to-man comparison of Germany
and England's
expected starting line-ups. Here's how they fared:
1. Manuel
Neuer v David James - Neuer wins, 1-0
2. Philipp
Lahm v Glen Johnson - Lahm wins, 2-0
3. Per Mertesacker v Matthew Upson
- Mertesacker wins, 3-0
4. Arne Friedrich v John Terry -
Terry wins, 3-1
5. Holger Badstuber v Ashley Cole
- Cole wins, 3-2
6. Sami Khedira v Frank Lampard -
Lampard wins, 3-3
7. Bastian
Schweinsteiger v Gareth Barry - Schweinsteiger wins, 4-3
8. Thomas
Muller v Steven Gerrard - Gerrard wins, 4-4
9. Mesut Ozil v Wayne Rooney - Ozil
wins, 5-4
10. Lukas
Podolski v James Milner - Milner wins, 5-5
11. Miroslav Klose v Jermaine Defoe
- Klose wins, 6-5
Final score: Germany
6-5 England
you didn't think it would be an England
win, did you?


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Shortly after the heavens opened again and as per normal the majority of Brazilians on the beach ran for cover, we ran in the opposite direction and went for a swim in the rain. Almost had the whole beach to oursleves.
Last week we started Portuguese language school
Midweek we were invited by one of our fellow students to the bar in which he works next to the huge lagoon in the middle of the city, with a massive Christmas tree lit up in the centre of the lake. We sampled an array of champagnes and tapas all on the house, very nice!
Friday night consisted of cocktails in one of the best cocktail bars in Ipanema (one of the nicer districts in Rio) and partying at the Fasano hotel (just happens to be where Madonna and Lady Gaga stayed when they came to play in Rio)
Saturday night we went back to the roots of Samba music and Rio nightlife, and checked out a venue called Casa Rosa - "The Pink House" - this used to be an old brothel which was converted into a cultural centre in the 80s. Very random place with higgledy piddlegy with lots of little rooms playing different genres on music in each, from samba to dance to a live band in another, we danced the night away again.
On Christmas eve we thought it only fitting to go to visit the Christ, and we picked a beautiful day for it. One of the clearest days yet so we got great photos of the Christ itself and of the views. It took us a while to get up as had to catch a bus, a taxi, a minibus and finally walk up quite a few flights of stairs, but we found him at the top surrounded by so many tourists we could hardly move. Decided against the traditional "arms-out/hug" pose, held out a Merry Christmas sign instead.
That evening the hostel owners cooked a traditional Christmas Eve meal for all of us guests comprising of Chicken, rice and Farofa - a maized based floury mixture which is fried up with saltanas and onions, or whatever is left in the kitchen. Very nice tho and Brazilians seem to have it on everything! Only one more sleep til Christmas, but with this hot weather, almost no Christmas lights, music or snow it's hard to get into the Christmas mood and the whole holiday seems very surreal as if it's not really happening. We've noticed the majority of decorations in shops seem to feature Santa, snowmen, raindeer and other associate Christmasy snow-scenes. In a country that is 30+ degrees around Christmas time, snow is a very distant memory and feels almost wrong to see it pictured as "tradition". It's obvious here that Christmas is very much a Northern Hemisphere holiday, which has been adopted in parts and underplayed by countries in the Southern Hemisphere. To be honest, it just feels a bit odd!
On Christmas day we were spoiled with yet another Christmas lunch and homemade "habanadas" (incredible eggy bread/french toast with cinamon and sugar) then we took off for Copacabana beach. We managed to get an amazing spot directly infront of the stage and was truely incredible watching Stevie Wonder perform, an unforgettable christmas!


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