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</div>Tecktonik, also known as «tck», «vertigo», «Milky Way», - dance style mix, based on the basis of hip-hop and techno. Performed primarily by Hardtech, which is about ten years ago, started playing at parties of Northern Europe, along with <strong>Hardtrance</strong> and Euro Dance. While the most popular style was Jumpstyle, existing in Belgium since 1992. Tecktonik is often compared with Jumpstyle. But the essence of the past - to jump, moving the feet alternately back and forth. <br />
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And <strong>Tecktonik</strong> actively used his hands to the inclusion of elements of different directions, but, nevertheless, the dance is originality and novelty. Tectonik combines many modern dance styles, carrying the synthesis of various cultures. Depending on your preferences and their own individuality Tecktonik dancers added to his Hip-Hop, C-Walk, B-Boying, Popping, Waving, Tutting, Liquid-Pop, Vogging etc.<a name='more'></a> <br />
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Now in France <strong>Tecktonik</strong> movement is the wave of popularization and democratization. However, even his followers find it difficult to accurately determine its origin. Tecktonik appeared in Paris in 2000, according to one version - in the Paris metro, where the dancing young people who wanted to be different from the others. For other versions, the place of origin of style has become a complex of nightclubs in the southern suburb of Paris called the Metropolis, and at first dance was known only in narrow circles. He became widely popular thanks to the Internet, in particular, resources, video-sharing YouTube and Dailymotion. <br />
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Tecktonik was presented to the general public at Gay Pride events and the annual dance music street carnival Paris Techno Parade, held on Sept. 15, 2007, so got a lot of new fans. Since then, the popularity of this dance has grown incredibly rapidly: people dancing in the squares, in the subway, on the lawns - wherever we can. I Tecktonik no ideology. The logo, which represents the movement - the eagle ( «Reichsadler» - the eagle of the Reich), symbolizing the power and happiness, as well as force. The word «tecktonik» (techtonique, tecktonique, techtonick) went from the name of party «<strong>Tecktonik Killer</strong>», held in a nightclub in the city of Metropolis Ranjit (Rungis) near Paris. <br />
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The concept of these parties came to France from Belgium. And now for seven years in Metropolis organized party, which marks the northern Hardtechno (Belgium, Netherlands) and other electronics in Southern Europe (Italy, Spain). Little by little, clubbers who came to these parties, have created special choreography - so often explained the origin of dance Tecktonik. During parties Tecktonik (Tecktonik Events) - a dance team representing Metropolis Belgian Techno, Hardstyle, Trance and Jumpstyle, was not yet known Parisian clubbers. <br />
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One of these parties was called «Black Out», where they were playing Electro and Trance - less rigid and more commercial. The other party - the aforementioned «Tecktonik Killer» - over five years proposed Belgian Techno, Hardstyle and Warm Up Electro. At the same time held a party «Digital Trance», tougher musical program which was more close to what is now called Tecktonik. <br />
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Year after year, party Tecktonik Killer attracted more and more people and gained enormous popularity. Each event is attended by about 8000 people, invited the most famous DJs from around the world. The most famous musicians Tecktonik - DJ Dess, RV. B, Deepack, Max B. Grant, Miss Hiroko, David Guetta and Dirty South. Followed by Paris and other clubs throughout France staged Tecktonik-party, which, of course, not very much official trendsetter. Tecktonik has become a real brand. Now is a registered trademark. For the first time the dance is supported in this way. The creators of the style produced the official products of the brand: from 2006 onwards can be found compilation «Tecktonik Killer», an energy drink with the same name, a large number of items with the Tecktonik Killer - T-shirts, caps, jackets. Organizers of the first party «Tecktonik night» organized a special company to protect its brand, especially music collections. They chase and authorize all that is produced informally, including "anti-Tecktonik" blogs on the Internet. <br />
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The media, which has long neglected this style, began his active interest. In an Internet video featuring hundreds of dancers from the clubs or with the battles being organized on the streets or in dance schools. Leaders Tecktonik-madness can be found in locations around Paris, including in the center, next to the Gallery of Modern Art Pompidou, where organized tantsorskie Battle command on the command. Search on YouTube and Dailymotion are issued as the result of video Jey-Jey, dancing in his garage. <br />
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Video Cali, dancing in his living room, also appeared to become popular. Many young people do not like to dance in clubs, because they are afraid of how they will appreciate the rest. Internet also allows them to tell the world about yourself through the dance. It should be borne in mind that video on the Internet do not always show strong dancers, but mostly those who have learned some movements, but often do not hear the beat of the music and interested in their image more than the choreography.<br />
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</div>Tecktonik, Tecktonik (from deliberately misleading the British tectonic - tectonic, dating back to Greek tektonikos) - elektrodans; new dance movement of the XXI century, containing elements of electro, hip-hop, locking (English), popping, techno, etc. <br />
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In Tectonics sometimes emit several styles: <br />
Vertigo, Hardstayl, Milky Way, Jumpstyle, Electrostyle, Tecktonik-mix, etc. They can be divided into two groups: <br />
"Hard" (Vertigo, Hardstayl); <br />
"Soft" (Milky Way, etc.) <br />
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The typical appearance of the dancers Tectonics - tapered jeans, pants, short tight shirt with some pattern (most often with the symbols of tectonics), white belt, wristlets, leggings bright colors on my hands, sneakers basketball style Donkey, used black and white shahovnitsy. Dancers also tend to be "futuristic", sometimes even "gothic" hairstyle.<br />
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New people coming into this dance movement that brought democracy to the choice of clothing. Now tectonic-dancer can wear anything from his coat and wide cotton trousers, finishing with shorts (mostly in group performances) and bare-chested. For many people there own sense of style, making this dance becomes more interesting. <br />
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At the beginning of the XXI century. parties in Belgium, offering music in the style Hardtech, Hardtrance and Euro Dance. The most popular style was Jumpstyle, whose idea was to jump, moving one foot (then the other) back and forth in time with the bass. From Belgium, this concept has come to France. <br />
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History of Tectonics begins in Paris in 2000 - a suburban club Métropolis at parties «Tecktonik Killer», where the assembled young people aspiring to be "different from the other, sometimes with different sexual orientation. <br />
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The dance team of "Metropolis" at the two parties represented the Belgian Techno, Hardstyle, Trance and Jumpstyle, was not yet famous Parisian club audience. One of the parties called «BlackOut»; first it was the leading Mc Adrian from Radio Fg. The style of music (Electro, and Trance) was less rigid and quite commercial. Within five years, the other party «Tecktonik Killer» proposed Belgian Techno, Hardstyle and Warm up electro. Over time, party «Tecktonik Killer» gained popularity. It accounts regularly about 8 thousand people are invited well-known DJs from around the world. Parties «Tecktonik Killer» began to be conducted in other Paris Club. <br />
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In 2007 Tecktonik first goes to the general public at the Festival Paris Techno Parade 15 September 2007. Due to the wide dissemination through video sharing services like YouTube, Tecktonik acquires new fans. The best-known creators of music in the style are Tecktonik Dim Chris, Dess, Miss Hiroko, Mondotek, later, David Guetta, Frunckly Moist, Dirty South and Yelle. <br />
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Through the efforts, Art Director, Metropolis, Cyril Blanca (Cyril Blanc) and the other organizers Tecktonik is a trademark. Since 2006, there are compilation «Tecktonik Killer». Produced self-titled Energy Drink and a wide assortment of items with the Tectonics: shirts, caps, sweaters, laces, etc. The media, which has long neglected this style of music and parties Tectonics, they begin to take an active interest. On the Internet there are hundreds of videos of the clubs with the young dancers and dance-recording батлов arranged on the streets and dance schools.<br />
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First generation Tecktonik bore shoes with flat soles - the famous Buffalo. Also, they usually wore white gloves and holding a pacifier in his mouth. Over time, the "club culture" has evolved with the development of such social phenomena as a reality show, the growth of social networks like MySpace and blogs (Caramail, Skyblogs ...) and due to individualism and the desire to be the best and original. Young clubbers began to increasingly take to the streets and organize батлы on tectonics outside of clubs, like the once famous Hip-Hop and breakdancing батлам. Each clubbers stylize himself according to fashion. <br />
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Try looking at the high end luxury homes</a></li> <li><a href="#item13">Northwest MLS brokers report brisk activity, multiple offers, "irrational delays" by lenders</a></li> <li><a href="#item14">Just Listed! Owner Will Finance! 3 Bedroom Home in North Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="#item15">Northwest MLS brokers say housing market is recovering, but still "spongy"</a></li> <li><a href="#item16">Tips for Sellers</a></li> </ul><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 114%; "> <tr><td><a name="item0"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11hcin6vt/**http%3A//triplehdm.livejournal.com/169194.html">bank</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Happy birthday Miss Melissa! Halloween in Salem has begun! Saw the first Jack Sparrow a week ago, which is much like the first robin of spring in that it heralds the coming of many more. Tonight is the first night of Eerie Evenings at the Witch House, where Lara and I are performing (not really 'telling') ghost stories. hopefully, the jitters will go away before we start. I'm always nervous right before a show, then pretty much fine for the whole run, but that first jittery night drives me crazy. Maybe the fact that I'm expecting to do this about 30 times tonight... Started working at Thirteen Ghosts again last Saturday. I picked it back up without missing a beat, I'm happy to say, although it's easy when all you have to do is jump out at someone! The house still feels empty without Godsteve, but Marco has really come into his own as the 'cat of the house'. Steve was always jealous of any attention we gave Marco and would swat at him for approaching us. Now, Marco has become much braver and more outgoing, even though he's still terrified of everything. His constant desire for affection certainly helps salve the wounds of losing our little guy, not to mention that Marco has picked up many of Godsteve's endearing endearing qualities... as well as some of his not-so-charming traits :-) Making weekly trips to Westbrook in preparation of filming "Falkyr". Trying to revive my couple-of-years-since-used sword skills ('Demonslayers' being the exception, but I was only throwing punches) is proving interesting, and since my character is supposed to be "the" sword-master; it'll be necessary to scrape off all rust on my sword-arm, pronto. I may be switching through several sword styles in a single fight, which I'm looking forward to! Really, I'm looking forward to everything! In the Halloween spirit, I've been rewriting some of my scarier-themed plays in an attempt to put them out (or maybe up) for next Halloween. We'll just have to see! Lara and I attended the "10th Anniversary of WWE Smackdown!" show at the TD Garden, which was unfortunately not as cool we were hoping. Nothing really special about the matches and all the special guests were pre-recorded. The only really cool spot was a pre-taped segment with Duane Johnson where he slowly morphed back into his "The Rock" character. Even though it was pre-taped, it was absolutely "electrifying" and it felt completely natural to be "chanting The Rock's name...!" That's all for me... Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=135il2nc3/**http%3A//www.mainecoastpropertiesblog.com/maine_realty/2009/10/what-a-difference-a-year-makes.html">What a Difference a Year Makes</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>    The Associated Press reports today that jobless claims have dropped to their lowest level since January and prices of household goods stayed low last month, positive signs of stability for the economic recovery. The Dow has risen above 10,000. Here in Maine, the Maine Association of Realtors is reporting another month of increased home sales.    As I recall, at this time last year, we were waking up every morning wondering what bank or financial institution was going to fail that day.  It was a steady drumbeat of bad news, Lehman Bros., Fannie and Freddie, Countrywide, AIG, Wachovia and all of it wrapped up in election year rhetoric.  Potential home Sellers sat in stunned disbelief as we tried to explain that they just weren't going to achieve prices similar to what their neighbors had gotten just a year before. Potential home Buyers just sat, paralyzed in fear by the cascading bad news.    What a difference a year makes.  As it slowly sinks in that, just like with every other economic downturn in history, this one too shall pass, the mood of people walking through our door, both Buyers and Sellers is decidedly more upbeat.  Sellers have come to terms with the fact that they are not going to get for their home in 2009 what they might have in 2006.  But those that are moving on know that they will make it up when they buy.  Buyers, aided by low interest rates, ample choices from which to buy and in some cases government tax incentives are very happily picking up homes that they could not have gotten into 3 or even 2 years ago.    Fixed rate loans have begin to inch up ever so slightly and many of the better homes have been bought, but new properties are coming on the market and priced according to the new reality as there are now comparable sales on which to base those prices.  It is an excellent time to be in the real estate market right now. We couldn't say that a year ago. Jim Cosgrove Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11kndsot9/**http%3A//davidjedwards.livejournal.com/57210.html">Just Listed! Own this Ground Floor Condo Unit with A Fireplace</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>C7 9623 S 248th Street, Kent, WA, 98030 Price: $115,000 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Year Built: 1966 Square Feet: 892 MLS: 29144480 This Ground Floor Unit Has A Fireplace, Extra Storage Space, Energy Efficient Vinyl Windows, Two Oversized Bedrooms, A Washer & Dryer In The Unit And It Has Been Completely Replumbed. The Cabana Is Complete With A Kitchen And Exercise Room. It Overlooks A Pool And A Sports Court. This Is Not A Owned Home Or Short Sale. For more Information Visit: http://davidjedwards.com/ 37108.asp or Call 425/890/8045 http://www.flyinside.com/tour.php?id=37108 Driving Directions: From HWY 167 take 84th Ave S. exit toward N. Central Ave. Left on 84th Ave S. It becomes Central Ave. N. Left on E. Smith St/WA-516. Sharp left on 94th Ave S. Right on S. 248th St. Condo is on RIGHT. If you would like to preview this home, please contact me to arrange for a private showing. Best Regards! David J Edwards Real Estate Agent & REALTOR The David J Edwards Team Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound Phone: 425-890-8045 Fax: 425-902-1899 E-Mail: david@davidjedwards.com Website: http://www.davidjedwards.com Blogsite: http://www.davidjedwards.com/real-estate-blog.asp Mobile Site: http://davidjedwards.mofuse.mobi Community Reports: http://www.topmarketer.net/CSR/CSReport.aspx?CV4GU5KAYOEF View This Week's Market Conditions Around Your Home: http://www.homeinsight.com/Widget/default.asp?BFBMVVHW4HZT The David J Edwards Team specializes in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11e7iu5j3/**http%3A//drommer.livejournal.com/36061.html">The Answer</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Don't ask me about my journal post titles because I don't know myself. I finally got the money from my Paypal into my bank account, having actual paper money in your hand is a very nice feeling. I kind of already blew $15 on something though, feh. I keep having dreams about my grandpapa Jolitz who's 92 and not doing so well. And my dad.. I can't face him now. Not until he's sober. He will have to realize this. It's not easy for me nor him, but if he realizes that his daughter won't be in his life until he's sober, perhaps that will motivate him than anything I've tried. SO BAD NEWS, that self portrait daily thing isn't going so well. If I don't do two by today, I have three to do tomorrow. I already posted this shit on conceptart.org, amazing site. Right as I got there there's a meme about some Nibru character, the thread is simply epic. I drew this the other day, I didn't like it enough to post it anywhere though: It's my cat Pokey. She looks like a gnoll or something. Yesterday I went to FuddRuckers, best place EVER. Their chicken burger = amazing. I've had way to many hamburgers, beefwursts n cow things in my life, and it shows.. Anyway the only bad thing I would say about them is they have a bad burger to fries ratio. Their burgers are HUGE and they probably realized that people keep throwing away the fries so they put less fries in with each order. For $10 a meal I think I should have more fries, damnit. I'm a big crispy chicken sandwich fan, with lettuce and tomato and onion and honey mustard, ketchup and that spicy jalapeno cheese they have in that dispenser. Oh man was that good. I love spicy food. I love food in general. I could go on and on about food. I eat very slowly though, maybe that's a good thing I dunno. I like to savor my food unless I'm balls off the walls hungry. I want to taste the world.. not really. Mud tastes... obviously earthy. I like combining foods that's all. ANYWAY. I don't know what I'm doing tonight, after this shower, knock out some self-portraits. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11i1d7tes/**http%3A//ntstr8htboi.livejournal.com/87041.html">hold up</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Well ive had my first HIV/AIDS scare. And boy was it scarey. I donate blood on occassion thinking that if it wernt for someone else back when i was 7 i could be dead. so i try to do athe right thing. My friend had my mail forwarded to his house for me til i moved into my new place. and a letter from the blood bank came unopened and throughout the whole page all that stood out was the letters ---HIV---It didnt really explain much but it was a scare cause i thought i had it. I dont think I let on how actually scared I was cause like everyone it cant hapen to me. LIKE FUCKIN HELL IT CANT!!!! IT ALMOST DID!!! I spent the day with my friend T. and he was very suportive. And he was exactly the person that I needed to be around while going through this scare which lasted all day. I relize how much I so need people in my life that want me to be happy. I have so much negativity and so much stress and so much unhappyness, and not enough fun and not smiling. my life isnt fun and games or even a good life for the most part. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11kmdpfjl/**http%3A//davidjedwards.livejournal.com/56799.html">"There's a lot to be optimistic about," according to one director of the Northwest Multiple Listing</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>KIRKLAND, WA, October 5, 2009. "There's a lot to be optimistic about," according to one director of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service upon reviewing summary statistics for September's housing activity. The report shows a big jump in pending sales compared to a year ago (up almost 27%), continued drops in inventory (down 17.7% versus a year ago) and brisk demand for homes at the lower end of the price spectrum. Distressed properties in the system continue to be a drag on prices – median prices for last month's sales were down about 7.5% from a year ago – and brokers continue to voice frustration with slow response time by lenders bank s are taking 9.5 weeks to respond to short-sale requests, versus 4.5 weeks a year ago, according to research by Campbell Communications of Washington, D.C.) Joe Spencer, president and COO of John L. Scott Real Estate, estimates up to 10% of pending sales do not close because they're caught in the short sale cycle. Still, he comments, "There is a lot to be optimistic about." He cites interest rates that are now in the high four percents as bordering "on being epic" and the federal tax credit as stimulants to the market. Northwest MLS brokers reported 7,581 pending sales (offers made and accepted but not yet closed) during September, outgaining the same period a year ago by 1,599 transactions for a 26.7% increase. Last month's condominium sales surged, with pending sales up nearly 25% from a year ago after languishing in negative year-over-year figures for the first five months of 2009 and only modest gains over the past three months. During September, members added 10,054 new listings of single family homes and condominiums to inventory, about 7.6% fewer than a year ago. With the combination of fewer new listings and more sales, inventory at month end dipped to its lowest level since March. At month end, the selection included 40,041 properties for sale (33,332 single family homes and 6,709 condominiums). That's down 17.7% from twelve months ago. "Our market has certainly come a long way since this time last year," said Ron Sparks, managing vice president of Coldwell bank er Bain, who said demand is at its highest level in two years. "For all the challenges that remain, it would be difficult to not appreciate the reemerging market vitality that continues to build even as the summer buying season closes," he added. Activity at open houses is reported to be brisk in many areas, which MLS directors attribute to a combination of factors, including expanded use of a "Public Open House" program. This program allows buyers to search schedules of all open houses in the NWMLS system from the website of any member broker that uses the feature. Brokers also credit improved affordability, incentives and the looming deadline for the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers as boosting activity. As the Nov. 30 deadline for the federal $8,000 tax credit program approaches, Spencer advises buyers to "be under contract by the third week of October, to close by Thanksgiving, and to stay away from short sales." "Because there are so many short sales and bank owned property sales, it was inevitable that prices would fall slightly," explained NWMLS director Dick Beeson, the broker/owner of Windermere Commencement Associates in Tacoma. Year-over-year prices are down nearly 7.5 percent across the 19 counties served by NWMLS, but the median sales price of $273,000 for last month's sales of single family homes and condominiums (combined) equaled the figure for January. Beeson described the price drops as "a necessary adjustment given the number of short sales and bank owned property sales in the mix. (A survey by the National Association of REALTORS indicates distressed homes accounted for 31 percent of transactions in August and July.) A comparison of year-over-year prices of closed sales by county shows wide variation for September, from a decline of almost 17 percent in Cowlitz County to an increase of nine percent in San Juan County. For the four-county Puget Sound region (King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties), prices were down about 7.6 percent from twelve months ago. On a brighter note, Beeson said activity is brisk for lower priced homes in many areas. "Multiple offers are occurring on a regular basis and many buyers have to make two or three offers on different properties just to secure one," he reports. Sparks echoed that report, saying, "Describing much of the current market as 'lively' is probably a bit of an understatement," adding, "I've heard agents describe open houses as 'mayhem' and 'chaos." Modestly priced homes in good condition and in popular neighborhoods can certainly draw more than one offer, according to Sparks, who also noted, "This is not to say that all neighborhoods and price points are rebounding at the same pace, but there is an awful lot of economic momentum in our region, including our housing market, that can't be ignored." Emphasizing recovery comes in stages, Beeson acknowledged some "hard adjustments" are being made in higher priced homes where inventories remain high, but expects that segment to recover. He said the main focus of many agents is meeting the needs of the first-time buyers and those who have needs because of lifestyle changes due to advancing age, change in marital status, the birth of children or death of a family member. "These people always need help solving their real estate problems," he observed. Northwest Multiple Listing Service, owned by its member brokers, is the largest full-service MLS in the Northwest. Its membership includes more than 24,000 brokers and agents. The organization, based in Kirkland, currently serves 19 counties in western and central Washington. Best Regards! David J Edwards Real Estate Agent & REALTOR The David J Edwards Team Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound Phone: 425-890-8045 Fax: 425-902-1899 E-Mail: david@davidjedwards.com Website: http://www.davidjedwards.com Blogsite: http://www.davidjedwards.com/real-estate-blog.asp Mobile Site: http://davidjedwards.mofuse.mobi Community Reports: http://www.topmarketer.net/CSR/CSReport.aspx?CV4GU5KAYOEF View This Week's Market Conditions Around Your Home: http://www.homeinsight.com/Widget/default.asp?BFBMVVHW4HZT The David J Edwards Team specializes in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=159et4n3i/**http%3A//county4.typepad.com/re_climate_blog/2009/10/short-sale-and-buy-program--get-a-nicer-house-for-less-money-and-not-have-to-move-into-a-rental-or-apartment.html">List my home Short Sale and Buy Home Program</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Short Sell your existing home, and then Buy your next home concurrently! Get a nicer House, for Less Money, and not have to move into a Rental or Apartment ! Get a FREE No Obligation Short Sale Pre-Qualification Your Information will be held in our strictest confidence. See our PRIVACY POLICY for details Click here for Short Sale and Buy Program YES WE CAN offer you the ability to Short Sale your existing upside down home, and then simultaneously buy a similar home at today's super low values. The Short Sales ASAP group has teamed up with one of San Diego's leading mortgage lenders to offer southern California homeowners this exciting Short Sale and Buy program, utilizing the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) 4155 loan program. According to 1st American Core Logic, in Los Angeles County there are over 650,000 homeowners who have negative equity (upside down) in their home, and in San Diego & Riverside Counties, the estimates are over 300,000 property owners have no equity. For homeowners who are upside down, the are several options to choose from as follows: Do Nothing: Keep Paying current mortgage for the next 8 to 12 years until break even. Loan Modification: Maybe lower payments, but with the same high mortgage loan balance. reposts show that only 25% of Loan Mod applications are granted. Foreclosure: Stop making payments, eviction from home, ruined credit and loan worthiness, and become a renter for the next 5 to 7 years. Short Sale and Buy Plan: Short Sale existing home and thus eliminate all negative debt, and then simultaneously buy a similar replacement home at today's low property values. Short Sale and Buy. $650,000 Purchase in 2005'. Valued at $350,000 Today. $375,000 Purchase in 2009' with 3.5% Down Payment. Click here for Short Sale and Buy Program Below is a list of some of the more common qualifying Guidelines for the Short Sale and Buy plan utilizing the FHA 4155 loan program (terms and conditions are subject to change): Purchase Loan Limits are $729,750 for San Diego & Riverside Counties. Down Payment as low as 3.5% of the new Purchase Price, and Gifts are OK. No Income Limits. Competitive FHA lending interest rates. Purchase price of replacement home must be less then original Loan Balance's of house being Short Sold. Short Sale and Buy Questions and Answers. What is a Short Sale ? Simply put, a Short Sale occurs when a homes market value is less then the outstanding mortgage debt plus sales costs (sometimes called an upside down Mortgage. In order for a Short Sale to actually close, the mortgage bank 's must agree to write-off a portion of the outstanding loan debt. How does a Typical Short Sale and Buy transaction Work? For example, let's look at a typical home that has $500,000 in mortgage debt, but is now worth only $375,000 in today's market. We market and sell this home for $365,000, and we also negotiate with the bank 's to reduce their loan balances to a value a little less than that, in order to pay closing costs, back taxes and other costs. This is called a Short Sale. Simultaneously, the property Seller works with the Mortgage Lender to qualify for the Short Sale and Buy Program. Once approved, we help the property owner find and purchase a similar replacement home at today's bargain values. The replacement property must be priced less then the $500,000 that is currently owned on this example short sale property. Once everything is approved and processed, we close escrow on the short sale home, and simultaneously close on the replacement home the very next day. The past mortgage debts are eliminated and now your are living in a home that you own with positive equity. Click here for Short Sale and Buy Program Why Would a Mortgage bank Consider a Short Sale ? Lenders often entertain such an option for in the long run, they will usually receive a higher percentage of their principal back as compared to forcing the property into Foreclosure. In a Foreclosure, the Mortgage bank runs the risk of property neglect or damage, and additional delays and costs, and other market losses. Today, most California lenders won't commit to a Short Sale until their is a valid and firm purchase offer in hand from a qualified new buyer, and a knowledgeable broker/agent who can negotiate the deal. It's imperative to work with an experienced real estate broker for they will need to prepare a professional and complete Short Sale package. Why Do Mortgage bank s allow a Short Seller to Buy a Replacement Home ? The Federal Government has injected Billions of dollars of capital in the financial markets via TARP and other programs. A larger portion of these funds are earmarked for mortgage bank ing and real estate. A significant portion of these funds are being supplied to FHA programs such as the FHA 4155. Recent studies have shown that many Loan Modification programs are not working for many homeowners, and bank s and the Feds are pulling out the stops to curb the level of Foreclosures. Hence, the reason and motivation for the new Short Sell and Buy Program. How is a Short Sale Negotiated with a Mortgage bank ? Short Sales are one of the most difficult and complicated residential transactions. Compared to a normal sale, these transactions require additional paperwork, intricate negotiations with the mortgage bank er's, and careful preparation of the process and purchase offer. A Short Sale package typically includes: a purchase offer contract, buyers loan qualifications, a realistic and detailed analysis of the fair market value of the home, current local real estate market conditions, seller financial information, seller hardship letter and more. Basically, the Short Sale real estate professional must demonstrate to the mortgage bank 's that the home is upside down, the purchase offer is fair and just, and the homeowner has a financial hardship worthy of a short sale. This financial hardship can be due to job layoffs, illnesses, divorce, or even the unexpected large increase in mortgage payments due to interest rate resets. What is the Reason for the large number Short Sales in the SoCal Real Estate Market ? Today, the upside down Mortgages in California are due mostly to the risky, highly leveraged loans that were extensively used over the past 7 years to purchase homes with little or nothing down. Worse yet, many of these loans were adjustable rate loans, or negative amortization loans in which the loan balance gets higher every month. In addition, southern California home prices have decreased by as much as 35% to 45% in some areas. These factors are causing many home owners to consider a Short Sale to solve their financial crisis. The result is, there are 1,000's upon 1,000's of southern California homeowners who are upside down on their mortgage loan by then of thousands of dollars, and can no longer afford their mortgage payment. Do I need a Real Estate Professional to Conduct my Short Sale ? Although, it is theoretically possible to conduct your own Short Sale (ie: Do-It-Yourself), we strongly recommend that you do not. Here is why: 1.) Our Services effectively cost you nothing... Need I say more ?... but I will. We Negotiate our fee's with the Mortgage bank s, and we do not charge any type of up front fee's (be very wary of anyone who wants to charge an upfront fee by the way). Why should I work with County Properties? We are glad you are thinking about this question... The Association of Realtors recently conducted a statewide survey which reported that only 10% of all Short Sales actually closed escrow !!! That's terrible.. the Great News is our Short Sale closing Rate is better then 90%. How you may ask ?... Experience - Education - Tough bank Negotiations - Dogged Persistence. Our team consists of bank Negotiators, a Real Estate & Internet Marketing expert, Listing and Sales experts, and Transaction Coordinators. Our team experience goes back to the mid 1990's when southern California experienced it's last major real estate down turn. Please give is a call TODAY, so we can begin to help you TOMORROW. Call us at: (619) 301-0200 or Toll free (866) 825-8124 we are easy to talk too. We'll keep the conversation and your situation in our strict confidence. If you prefer, please feel free to contact me by clicking here Short Sale and Buy Program We'll keep the conversation and you're pending Foreclosure in strict confidence. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12iihgk4d/**http%3A//county4.typepad.com/re_climate_blog/2009/10/renting-versus-buying.html">Renting Versus Buying a home in southern CA</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Yes, buying real estate is a big commitment but many times not buying real estate is a bigger mistake. Let's compare the costs of renting a property in today's market versus buying the same property today. First to establish an example. My figures will work with any example, but let's use a home that would rent for $2,000 a month or would sell for $400,000 at 3% down. What would your cost per year be to buy when compared to the $24,000 you would pay in rent? Let's use very oversimplified figures:     Interest: 5% on $388,000 =     $19,400     Property Taxes = $  4,000     Insurance =   $  1,000     $24,400 There are other factors to consider. For example, IRS tax relief for the deductible items above. Let's use a 25% IRS tax rate and an 8% California tax rate. Interest and property tax payments are deductible so 33% of the $23,400 would result in a tax savings of $7,722. That brings the outlay each year to $16,678. That is less than renting.  Yes, there are other variables such as the interest deduction in later years will drop plus property taxes and insurance will increase, but rents will also rise. There will be expenses such as repairs to be paid by the owner but this could be offset by appreciation as real estate markets return to normal. The major point of this posting is that the tax benefits of ownership are important when budgeting for yearly housing costs, as are future appreciation plus your pride of ownership so consider buying now not later. Any questions? Call your friendly and capable real estate agent at County Properties.    If you would like to get loan information from recommended bank s, or get started and view all homes, condos, investment properties, pre-foreclosures bank owned foreclosures (REO's) or thinking of selling your property, please visit our website at: County Properties San Diego or County Properties Riverside By the way…if you know of someone who would appreciate the level of service I provide, please call me with their name and business number and I'll be happy to follow up and take great care of them.   Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item8"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12ns9kacd/**http%3A//county4.typepad.com/re_climate_blog/2009/10/banks-bite-bullet-on-loans.html">Banks bite bullet on loan modifications</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>A new report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision shows that the portion of loan modifications in the second quarter that involved reducing the principal increased to 10 percent from 3.1 percent in the first quarter. While strategies such as lowering interest rates or extending mortgage terms can temporarily help borrowers struggling to make payments, reports show that often times borrowers re-default because the modifications do not lower payments to a truly affordable level.  Of loans modified in the first quarter of 2009, 28 percent were in default again within three months, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.  Among those modified in last year's second quarter, 56 percent were in default again a year later. , bank s are beginning to reduce mortgage principal due, in part, to prodding from the Obama administration, whose housing plan includes financial incentives for mortgage-servicing firms that modify loans.  At the same time , bank s now have more flexibility to modify loans because of their success in stabilizing their balance sheets and, in some cases, raising fresh capital. At County Properties 23 years of brokerage experience and trust! We offer free counseling in real estate re; home values and information on options of selling vs Foreclosure.  If you have equity in your home, we will sell your home and get top dollar in this challenging market. If you do not have enough equity, and you must sell your property as a short sale we have the expertise to do so also. Please feel free to contact me today for free counseling at our website, click. County Properties San Diego or County Properties Riverside By the way…if you know of someone who would appreciate the level of service I provide, please call me with their name and business number and I'll be happy to follow up and take great care of them. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item9"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=135k34cu9/**http%3A//county4.typepad.com/re_climate_blog/2009/10/2010-ca-housing-market-forecast-released.html">2010 CA Housing Market Forecast released</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>The median home price in California will rise 3.3 percent to $280,000 in 2010 compared with a projected median of $271,000 this year, according to C.A.R.'s "2010 California Housing Market Forecast," presented today at CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2009 in San Jose. Sales for 2010 are projected to decrease 2.3 percent to 527,500 units, compared with 540,000 units (projected) in 2009. "California's housing market continued its strong sales rebound this year, resulting from the continued pace of distressed properties coming to market," said C.A.R. President James Liptak. "This follows two years of double-digit sales declines in 2006 and 2007. Looking ahead, we expect sales to moderate to a more sustainable pace." "After experiencing its sharpest decline in history, we expect the median price to rise modestly next year," Liptak added. "2010 will mark the beginning of the 'new normal' for California's housing market. This 'new normal' likely will feature a steady stream of sales driven by distressed properties in the low end of the market, coupled with moderate home-price appreciation." "With distressed properties accounting for nearly one-third of the sales in 2010, inventory will be relatively lean, under six months during the off-season months, and a roughly four-month supply during the peak season," said C.A.R. and Vice President Leslie Appleton-Young. "We expect the median price to decrease slightly through the remainder of 2009 and into next year, then rise before leveling off next summer. For the year as a whole, home prices are forecast to reach $280,000. The wild cards for 2010 include foreclosures, loan resets, the labor market, and the California budget crisis, as well as the actions of the federal government." If you would like to get loan information from recommended bank s, or get started and view all homes, condos, investment properties, pre-foreclosures bank owned foreclosures (REO's) or thinking of selling your property, please visit our website at: County Properties San Diego or County Properties Riverside County Properties San Diego or County Properties Riverside By the way…if you know of someone who would appreciate the level of service I provide, please call me with their name and business number and I'll be happy to follow up and take great care of them. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item10"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=15f62slmh/**http%3A//county4.typepad.com/re_climate_blog/2009/10/1150-j-street-call-mesan-diego-ca-92101-priced-at-37890000-2-bedrooms-and-2-baths-in-1148-sq-ft-of-spacious-living.html">Downtown San Diego High Rise Luxury Condo at a bargain price</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> 1150 J Street # (Call me) San Diego Ca. 92101 Priced at $378,900 2 Bedrooms and 2 Baths in 1148 Sq Ft of spacious living.         WOW! Downtown High Rise Luxury Condo at it's finest. Top floor with all the views of San Diego. Overlooks Petco Park!Close to Shopping, Trolly, and all of San Diego's favorite spots. Work out room in building. This Home has it all! East Village / Ball Park   Complex: Metrome       If you would like view this home, get loan information from recommended bank s, or get started and view all homes, condos, investment properties, pre-foreclosures bank owned foreclosures (REO's) or thinking of selling your property, please visit our website at: County Properties San Diego or County Properties Riverside Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item11"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=145luso4l/**http%3A//county4.typepad.com/re_climate_blog/2009/10/hud-county-properties-offers-a-free-counceling-to-preventing-foreclosure.html">HUD & County Properties offers a free counseling to preventing foreclosure.</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>  The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers an online guide to preventing foreclosure.   The guide provides consumers with information such as how to contact a housing counselor;   when and how to talk to their lender, how to find foreclosure resources, tips on avoiding foreclosure and foreclosure scams, as well as information for consumers who cannot keep their home.   The free online guide is for preventing foreclosure can be accessed by visiting http://www.hud.gov/foreclosure/ . Homeowners, worried about foreclosure? As an alternative to foreclosure, we can discuss home loan restructuring or even a short sale, if necessary. Short Sales are perfect for seller's that owe more than the home is worth. There is always a solution to foreclosure and we can explain all of your options! We will list your home for as a Short Sale which usually requires no money out of the homeowners pocket.  Our team of friendly and experienced short sale professionals will price and market your home to sell quickly, in cooperation with your lender, on your terms in less than 30 days.  You'll never have to talk to your lender because we'll handle all negotiations.  You can start fresh debt free, without bank ruptcy, and avoid the embarrassment of a " bank Owned"  foreclosure sale sign on your property in San Diego & Riverside Counties and surrounding areas. You pay nothing!  All costs and fees related to the transaction are paid from the proceeds of the sale. You won't have to make any repairs, do any termite or pay closing costs.  Even our commission is paid out of the proceeds and approved by the lender. We'll keep the conversation and your pending foreclosure in strict confidence. Please feel free to contact us today for a free consultation. * Subject to lender guidelines and changes. Request A Free Consultation Today! County Properties 23 years of brokerage experience and trust! We offer free counseling in real estate re; home values and information on options of selling vs Foreclosure.  If you have equity in your home, we will sell your home and get top dollar in this challenging market. If you do not have enough equity, and you must sell your property as a short sale we have the expertise to do so also. Please feel free to contact me today for free counseling at our website, click.  County Properties San Diego or County Properties Riverside Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item12"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=144k3pi4v/**http%3A//county4.typepad.com/re_climate_blog/2009/10/seeking-real-estate-bargains-in-southern-ca-try-looking-at-the-high-end.html">Seeking real estate bargains in Southern CA? Try looking at the high end luxury homes</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Buyers hoping to purchase deeply discounted homes may want to consider purchasing homes in the high end—especially those priced $2 million or more.  In some cases, buyers may be able to command even lower prices on these homes, as financing continues to be a challenge for buyers of luxury homes. ·   While data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) showed that average home prices rose 0.3 percent nationwide between June and July, including a 1.6 percent increase on the west coast, the data only relate to homes purchased with conforming loans guaranteed by the FHFA.   These loans are mortgages of up to $417,000 or up to $713,000 in the country's most expensive regions.   The outlook for homes priced above that amount remains bleak.   ·   In many areas across the country there is a new level of value being established.  According to one broker, homes that used to sell for $8 million now are selling for $6 million, while homes previously priced in the $10 millions are selling for $8 million.  The price adjustment in the high end appears to be about 20- to 30 percent lower.   ·   A recent survey by Trulia.com showed that sellers listing homes for more than $2 million have reduced their asking prices by a total of $7 billion, with an average price reduction of 14 percent.   ·   Chip Case, economics professor at Wellesley College and coauthor of the Case-Shiller index, says that some of the markets finally may be catching up to the wider housing market downturn.  "That level was more in the hold-out category," he says.  "Up until recently, the foreclosures weren't hitting that level.  But they are now. There's no question about that.  You're seeing some contagion from the prime level to the luxury end."   ·   Sooner or later, even high-end homeowners need to sell.  And, when they get tired of waiting, they reduce their asking prices.  Factoring in taxes, upkeep and the opportunity cost of keeping money in a non-performing asset, an empty luxury home may be costing owners a lot just by sitting there, giving them a powerful incentive to make a deal.   If you would like to get loan (including jumbo loans) information from recommended bank s, or get started and view all types of luxury homes, condos, investment properties, pre-foreclosures bank owned foreclosures (REO's) or thinking of selling your property, please visit List #4 Luxury Homes on our website at: County Properties San Diego or County Properties Riverside Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item13"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11k5biqh8/**http%3A//davidjedwards.livejournal.com/53783.html">Northwest MLS brokers report brisk activity, multiple offers, "irrational delays" by lenders</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>KIRKLAND, WA, September 4, 2009 –Pending sales around Western Washington during August jumped nearly 21 percent from a year ago and inventory dropped more than 18 percent, according to new figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. MLS member-brokers say those indicators, along with signs of stabilizing prices, set the stage for brisk activity in the next few months as first-time buyers try to take advantage of the Nov. 30 deadline for tax credits. "The typical August cool down in the market did not happen this year," observed NWMLS director Kathy Estey, managing broker at John L. Scott's office in downtown Bellevue. She said agents are busy with both first-time and move-up buyers and they're reporting multiple offers on homes priced up to $700,000. Brokers reported 7,539 pending sales (offers made and accepted but not yet closed) for August, up 20.7 percent from a year ago. That volume outgained July's total by 260 transactions. In the four-county Puget Sound region, pending sales of single family homes and condominiums (combined) surged 25.7 percent from a year ago. Within King County, pending sales activity improved 25.1 percent from a year ago, and was especially robust in the North King County area (up 38.7 percent) and on the Eastside (up nearly 36 percent). Excluding condos, two sub-areas of King County notched gains of more than 40 percent for pending sales of single family homes – Southeast King County (up 40.4 percent) and the Eastside (up 42.5 percent). On the downside, Estey said many transactions are missing their closing date "for seemingly irrational reasons." Last minute demands from lenders are common and final underwriting reviews are causing delays, she noted, adding, "Inexperienced appraisers are gumming up the works as well." She urges first-time buyers who want to capture the $8,000 tax credit to plan ahead and allow for delays. Another MLS director, Dick Beeson, the broker/owner of Windermere Commencement Associates in Tacoma, said stabilizing prices "bode well for the near term." For the 19 counties in the Northwest MLS service area, the median price for single family homes and condominiums that sold and closed last month was $$275,945, down about 8.8 percent from the year ago sales price of $302,500. Since January, however, prices area-wide have edged up about 1.1 percent, with seven of the 19 counties notching increases. Prices for single family homes (excluding condos) that sold throughout the NWMLS area are up about 3.3 percent since January, although down about 9.2 percent from twelve months ago. In the four-county Puget Sound region, the median sales price for single family homes that closed last month was $310,000, down about 11.4 percent from twelve months ago, but back up to match January's figure of $310,000. Condo prices remain depressed. For last month's completed transactions, the median sales price was $235,000 off 5 percent from the year ago figure of $247,500. Compared to January's sales, condo prices have dropped about 6 percent J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate, expects strong activity in the coming months. "It's exciting to see that home sales continue to be brisk in the more affordable and mid price ranges," he remarked. "I anticipate that September will see a surge of sales activity because of the tax credit's impending deadline which, when combined with historically low interest rates and increased affordability, provides a rare opportunity for first time homebuyers," Scott stated. Current house-hunters have fewer listings to consider than a year ago: 41,528 active listings at the end of August compared to 50,772 for same month a year ago, a decline of 18.2 percent. Prices on current offerings, which include single family homes and condominiums, range from $13,000 to $32 million. Northwest MLS members added 10,132 new listings to inventory during August, nearly 1,300 fewer than twelve months ago. Inventory shrunk in 16 of the 19 NWMLS counties, with twelve counties reporting double-digit drops. Lower listing inventory is one of the building blocks of a housing recovery, according to Ron Sparks, managing vice president of Coldwell bank er Bain. "With fewer homes for sale, better affordability and buyer incentives like the $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit, we are seeing supply and demand become much more balanced in many areas, and this will help support more stable prices," he explained. Sparks also commented on the momentum reflected in last month's activity. "It's very good to see that the number of pending sales is still rising in most areas, especially when we might typically expect a seasonal slowdown in demand." He called the nearly 21 percent overall improvement in last month's pending sales "particularly impressive." Open house traffic has been steady with high interest among first-time buyers being the driver, reports NWMLS director Beeson. Despite high interest, he said many potential buyers are still confused about how the tax credit program works. On a cautionary note, Beeson expects a new round of bank owned properties to come on the market later this year and into next year. "This inventory will have to be absorbed over time and no one knows for sure just how this will influence prices," he acknowledged, adding, "The best guess is it will be negative, although we have experienced many foreclosures already on the market. . .with no appreciable drop in prices since the beginning of the year." Summing up last month's activity, Sparks of CBB, said, "A healthy, balanced market is in everyone's best interest, and the August report tells us we're definitely getting closer." Northwest Multiple Listing Service, owned by its member brokers, is the largest full-service MLS in the Northwest. Its membership includes more than 24,000 brokers and agents. The organization, based in Kirkland, currently serves 19 counties in western and central Washington. Best Regards! David J Edwards Real Estate Agent & REALTOR The David J Edwards Team Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound Phone: 425-890-8045 Fax: 425-902-1899 E-Mail: david@davidjedwards.com Website: http://www.davidjedwards.com Blogsite: http://www.davidjedwards.com/real-estate-blog.asp Mobile Site: http://davidjedwards.mofuse.mobi Community Reports: http://www.topmarketer.net/CSR/CSReport.aspx?CV4GU5KAYOEF View This Week's Market Conditions Around Your Home: http://www.homeinsight.com/Widget/default.asp?BFBMVVHW4HZT The David J Edwards Team specializes in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item14"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11knhnbe2/**http%3A//davidjedwards.livejournal.com/52040.html">Just Listed! Owner Will Finance! 3 Bedroom Home in North Tacoma</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>5136 North Seaview Street, Tacoma WA 98407 Price: $219,000 Square Feet: 1,008 Lot Size: 5,000 Square Feet MLS: 29122527 This home is move-in ready and features three bedrooms, one bathroom, a large kitchen with an eating space, a dining room, a fireplace and a one car garage. There is a large private backyard complete with a patio and perimeter fence. Skip the bank ! The owner will finance your purchase or enter into a lease agreement with an option to buy. Call the listing agent to discuss the terms. For More Information Visit: http://www.davidjedwards.com/36152.asp Virtual Tour: http://www.flyinside.com/tour.php?id=36152 Driving Directions: From WA-16 West, Take Exit 3. Stay straight to go onto Bantz Blvd. Turn Right onto North Pearl. Turn Right onto North 46th Street. Turn Left onto North Baltimore Street. Turn Right onto North Seaview. If you would like to preview this home, please contact me to arrange for a private showing. Best Regards! David J Edwards Real Estate Agent & REALTOR The David J Edwards Team Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound Phone: 425-890-8045 Fax: 425-902-1899 E-Mail: david@davidjedwards.com Website: http://www.davidjedwards.com Blogsite: http://www.davidjedwards.com/real-estate-blog.asp Mobile Site: http://davidjedwards.mofuse.mobi Community Reports: http://www.topmarketer.net/CSR/CSReport.aspx?CV4GU5KAYOEF View This Week's Market Conditions Around Your Home: http://www.homeinsight.com/Widget/default.asp?BFBMVVHW4HZT The David J Edwards Team specializes in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item15"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11kehks6l/**http%3A//davidjedwards.livejournal.com/51406.html">Northwest MLS brokers say housing market is recovering, but still "spongy"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>KIRKLAND, WA, August 6, 2009 – Most numbers are "moving in the right direction," close-in Seattle neighborhoods are definitely coming to life and move-up buyers are re-entering the market were among observations by brokers when asked to comment on the latest activity report from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. The report shows July's pending sales increased from a year ago, as did closed sales, and inventory continues to shrink. Prices on sales that closed during July still lagged figures of a year-ago (down about 10 percent area-wide) and NWMLS members said last month's record-setting temperatures "absolutely impacted showings and sales." July's unseasonably hot weather curtailed activity for several showings and open houses, as brokers and agents said buyers and sellers postponed tours, saying it was just too hot. "The hot July weather aside, the variable results we saw in July reflect what we'd typically expect from a recovering housing market – a few steps forward for some areas, a step back in others," said Ron G. Sparks, managing vice president of Coldwell er Bain. Whereas comparisons to a year ago reflect some substantial gains, on a month to month basis we're probably going to experience some "spongy" results for a while, he explained. For example, brokers reported 7,279 pending sales (mutual acceptance of a purchase and sale agreement) last month, up from the year-ago total of 6,350 sales for a 14.6 percent gain. Compared with June, the volume slipped about 5.9 percent, dropping from 7,733 to 7,279 transactions. In the four-county Puget Sound region (King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish), July's pending sales of single family homes and condominiums jumped 21.2 percent from twelve months ago, but dipped 6.9 percent from the previous month. Nonetheless, last month's 5,551 pending sales for the region marked the second-highest monthly total since August 2007. Pending sales of condos (excluding single family homes) rose nearly 12.5 percent last month from a year ago. That continued June's modest gain of 1.3 percent, when 22 months of negative year-over-year comparisons ended. Last month's increase was the first double-digit gain since February 2007. "I'm excited to see the continued increase of pending sales because these figures are the lead predictor of buyer behavior," said J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate. "The rise of pending sales over the past few months is the best indication we have of what's to come and I am encouraged by what we're seeing," he added. Brokers say first-time buyers who are motivated by a looming deadline for the tax credit are propelling activity. "There seems to finally be a feeling of urgency to take advantage of this program before it goes away," remarked NWMLS director Meribeth Hutchings, broker/owner of Windermere Real Estate/ Lake Stevens. In an effort to keep agents and their clients focused on the time remaining for the $8,000 tax credit opportunity, Sparks said his company has a clock prominently displayed on its internal website that ticks down the days, minutes and seconds until the midnight deadline on Nov. 30. He also commented on the secondary benefits of the credit. "My daughter just closed on her first home, and she intends on using the tax credit for household items she'll need as a new homeowner. She's excited to buy her first lawn mower…good for her, good for housing, and good for the economy," he stated. Commenting on the tax credit, NWMLS director Dick Beeson said first time homebuyers are "getting it. All they talk about is the $8,000 tax credit and how good interest rates are." Beeson, the broker/owner of Windermere Commencement Associates in Tacoma, said with the exception of prices, the numbers are all moving in the right direction. "Inventory is adjusting down, even though it is summer, pending sales are moving up, and even more importantly, closed sales are above last year." Those numbers are a sign of a "modest, modest recovery," according to the 30-year veteran of the real estate profession. NWMLS members added 11,481 new listings to inventory during July, 1,612 fewer than during the same month a year ago. At month end, there were 42,310 active listings of single family homes and condominiums in the MLS database, down 18 percent from a year ago. Twelve of the 19 counties in the MLS reported double-digit shrinkage in inventory. MLS brokers reported a system-wide total of 5,527 closed sales for the month of July, an increase of 256 transactions from a year ago for a 4.9 percent gain. The median selling price for those closings was $279,000, down 10 percent from the year-ago price of $310,000. Among the 19 counties served by NWMLS, the price changes from a year ago ranged from a 25.1 percent increase in Okanogan County to a 17.8 percent decline in Cowlitz County. For the four-county Puget Sound region, the median selling price for last month's completed sales of single family homes (excluding condos) was $314,000, about 13.5 percent less than the year-ago price of $363,000. "After almost two years of relative calm, the close-in Seattle neighborhoods have definitely come to life in a major way," remarked Mike Skahen, owner/broker at Lake & Co. Real Estate, Inc., in Seattle and a member of the NWMLS board of directors. He described open house traffic as "very strong" with a typical home drawing 20 to 50 buyers. Multiple offers are once again becoming common on well-priced quality listings, according to Skahen. Although noticeable during the past few months for homes priced under $450,000, he said there are now instances of competition at higher price ranges. A recent listing of a Wallingford bungalow priced at $550,000 drew eight offers, which Skahen said is a "good indication the trade up buyers have finally decided that prices have bottomed out, so after waiting too long they are now competing for fewer listings." Skahen also said the tax credit has created such strong demand for starter homes that those sellers now realize they actually gain more by trading up in this market because they save more on their trade-up home and there is good demand for the home they're selling. Skahen also said the tax credit has created such strong demand for starter homes that those sellers now realize they actually gain more by trading up in this market because they save more on their trade-up home and there is good demand for the home they're selling. On a cautionary note, Skahen said there is very likely to be a shortage of homes and townhouses in some Seattle neighborhoods by next year. "New construction has almost ground to a halt because builders can't get prices that even cover construction costs," he reported. Hutchings, whose office is in Snohomish County, said they're also seeing move up buyers re-entering the market. "They understand even if their current home has lost value, their new home will also offer them a greater savings. That, along with low interest rates, make it a great time to buy up," she emphasized. Beeson said the transition from a buyers' market to a sellers' market is occurring in, "of all places," the foreclosure market s are pricing many homes slightly under market value and watching multiple offers come in, bidding up the price. What a change that is," he exclaimed, while noting he hopes the next wave of foreclosure homes coming on the market later this year will finally flush out the remaining inventory and "we'll get back to a more normal market." Northwest Multiple Listing Service, owned by its member brokers, is the largest full-service MLS in the Northwest. Its membership includes approximately 27,000 brokers and agents. The organization, based in Kirkland, currently serves 19 counties in western and central Washington. Best Regards! David J Edwards Real Estate Agent & REALTOR The David J Edwards Team Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound Phone: 425-890-8045 Fax: 425-902-1899 E-Mail: david@davidjedwards.com Website: http://www.davidjedwards.com Blogsite: http://www.davidjedwards.com/real-estate-blog.asp Mobile Site: http://davidjedwards.mofuse.mobi Community Reports: http://www.topmarketer.net/CSR/CSReport.aspx?CV4GU5KAYOEF View This Week's Market Conditions Around Your Home: http://www.homeinsight.com/Widget/default.asp?BFBMVVHW4HZT The David J Edwards Team specializes in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item16"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12n9mnjeb/**http%3A//www.mainecoastpropertiesblog.com/maine_realty/2009/08/tips-for-sellers.html">Tips for Sellers</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>    Home Sellers, follow these simple tips for a quicker more profitable sale on your home. 1. Hire a Good Broker .  I should probably make this Hire a great Broker. Hire a professional who knows your town or area and has a track record of success there. I am constantly amazed at how often people make the decision on who is going to handle the sale of what is usually their largest single financial asset based on who one of their friends know or feel they have to use their 2nd cousin who also has 3 other jobs.  Hire a full time real estate professional who has a verifiable track record and can provide you with references from many very satisfied past clients. 2.    Clean Out the Junk .  You are going to have to clean it all out when you move anyway so why not do it now?  It will create a good first impression and make your home look more spacious. 3.   Spruce Up Your Home .  Cracked or peeling paint?  fix it.  Missing boards in the front porch? Replace them.  All those little repairs you spouse has been after you to make these last few years?  No more procrastinating, they need to be done NOW.  Remember your mother telling you on the first day of school every year that you only get one chance to make a good first impression on your teacher?  Well same holds true for your Buyer.  Spruce it up and make a good first impression. 4.   Know What Your Home is Worth .  You need to know the fair market value of your home.  It is not what the town assessor says.  It is not what your neighbor says. It is not what your hairdresser says.  See #1 above and ask your Great Broker to do a thorough market analysis and then go over that carefully.  Be honest with yourself. Remember, you are entitled to Fair Market Value. Nothing more and nothing less. 5.   Price Your Home Properly . Again, see #1 above and listen to your Great Brokers advice on pricing your property. Keep Fair Market Value in mind.  You cannot expect to get more than that no matter how much you think you need. The market doesn't care how much you need. The market doesn't care how much your neighbor got at the height of the boom. Listen to your Brokers advice and price your home properly. 6.   Know Your Objective .  Are you trying to achieve a certain price (Fair Market Value) or do you want to sell quickly to take advantage of lower prices someplace else?  Or to settle debts with high interest rates that are destroying your net worth? Or whatever.  But know what it is you want to accomplish with the sale of your home. 7.   Know Your Costs .  Know exactly what it is going to cost to sell your home.  Ask your Broker for a Net Sheet so that there are no surprises at Closing.  Attorney's fee's , bank payoffs, state and local taxes etc. 8.    Stage Your Home .  This is different than fixing up the problems.  Staging is really decorating your home so that it shows it off to full advantage.  There are professionals in this discipline who can help you for a fee but you can also get a lot of good advice from your broker and the firm they work for. Email me and i'll be glad to send you free of charge the Newcastle Square Realty "Market Preparation Guide". 9.   Make Your Home Accessible .  Be ready and willing to have your home shown to perspective buyers on short notice.  Making your home difficult to see makes it difficult to sell. You WANT exposure, you WANT people to know your home is on the market. You WANT people to drive by your home and then you WANT them to come see your home. Make sure your broker will commit to a speedy insertion into MLS and will fully cooperate with other brokers in arranging showings.  Too many brokers drag their feet getting back to other brokers because they hope to sell their own listings.  This may be good for them but not for you.    My best advice, the advice that I give to family members living in other parts of the country is, find the broker you are most comfortable with from the most successful brokerage firm in your area, take their advice  and you will have the best chance of getting your home sold in the shortest possible amount of time for the highest possible price. 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I bought a bow saw today. Predominantly because I initially read it as ‘bone saw’, and thought, that might be useful. It’s quite pretty, and yellow. But now, since it isn’t a bone saw after all, I’ll have to find another use for it. I’m sure saws have other uses… like… eh… cutting branches… and stuff. Been super tired since the weekend. I think I have yuppie flu. I took my vitamin B and Red bull and my neurofin and everything. And I’m still sleepy. I even went to bed at ten pee em last night. Not sure what’s wrong with me. Probably because I’m so old now. Old and creaky. Can’t even say I had a hectic training session last night. Had to teach a noob how to jab and cross and avoid getting stabbed in the gut. Exciting stuff, nudge me if I start drooling. -yawn- God it’s a long time until pay day. Paid off my burgeoning credit card. And then I had to pay eighteen hundred ront for my overdue Dstv account. Multichoice was sending me overtly threating lawyers letters. Ha ha. And then the new and incredibly expensive Mr. Pointy. My bank balance is already looking a little woozy. Need to cut back on the liquor and prostitutes this month. And possibly buy less shares. Which makes me inherently sad, but if you want to waste your money frivolous things, this is what needs to happen. The thing about Dstv, they reconnect you, and you assume the Homer Simpson position infront of your sofa, and about twenty minutes later you realize you’ve been duped. Conned as it where. There’s nothing on. And so you set your PVR to record Busty Co-eds on Etv and then switch to the audio bouquet with a gloomy sense of resignation. I wish I had the zen just to cancel my subscription. But I don’t. Every so often I enjoy coming home late, grabbing a beer and watching the Sea Shepard attack Japanese whaling ships with acid. I never played The Witcher when it came out. Apparently I've missed out massively. Plan on getting it tonight or tomorrow night. Haven't gotten my RPG on in quite some time :-) Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12n9hqmhk/**http%3A//www.foreclosuredefense.pro/rusty_law/2009/09/economic-heights-in-haiku.html">Economic Heights in Haiku</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>K-2, G-20— Letters have their own summits. What heights will this fill?  The leaders of the Group 20 nations and economies recently met and aspired to new economic heights in Pittsburg.   Meanwhile, the folks at foreclosure ground zero call every day and still can't get through to Countrywide bank of America.  Angele Ellis wrote her frustration in a haiku and stuck it on a marquee visible for the leaders of the world's biggest economies.   She sums up what's wrong in just 17 syllables.   Forget the MTV generation, haiku has been catering to short attention spans for 300 years.   It's a form of Japanese poetry that challenges the author to write inside the lines:   five syllables, then seven syllables, then five in this three-line single stanza.    The finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group Twenty meeting were not limited to seventeen syllables in their speeches.   These 20 represent 12 letters of the alphabet in country names, and 85% of the global gross national product.   They have bank regulations to consider:  1. More capital on hand 2. Incentives to reduce risk 3. Save more, spend less  The common sense of these regulations resembles the basis of the National bank Act of 1863, the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and the bank ing Act of 1933.   In the ever-increasing global nature of economy, the future is not the past and hindsight doesn't necessarily apply…  However, those who Cannot learn from history are Doomed to regret it.  Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12472c635/**http%3A//www.foreclosuredefense.pro/rusty_law/2009/09/fed-up.html">Fed Up</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>The Federal Reserve Chairperson has got to be the ultimate anthropologist.   He or she has to observe human behavior over a myriad of events—acts of God, terrorism, natural disaster, and neutral distastes—and predict behavior into an increasingly global economy.   The past two living chairmen and current chairman have held significant roles regardless of the discrepancy in number of years at the position.    The Federal Reserve has the reputation as the Fourth Branch of Government in the United States with a divine flare of mystery.   Ben Bernanke's only served a few years but everybody knows he's as American as road rage.   He came on board just as the housing bubble burst and has preached transparency every since.   Paul Volker served only eight years into the late Eighties and he's got a position today as chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, advocating bank s' retreat from risk, the risk that's lead to the Uncle Sam's Club of mortgage lending.    Then there's Alan Greenspan who lead quite the green span over four presidents, some with double terms.   While his adventures in the new world of global economy are uninhibited in reaching for sweeping hypotheses according to him, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union surprised him.   Then came the 9/11 Attack and he was astonished at how quickly ramifications were absorbed into the world economy.   Perhaps over 19 years he was lulled into complacency as the housing market blistered, then left everybody wondering if Bernanke is over-reaching or under-checking.    That's the height of the Fed.    At the other end, you've got Lee Farkas of Taylor Bean Whitaker, a man who publically bawled out colleagues so often he became his own verb:   to be "Farkassed."   Bet there was a lot of Farkassing just before the Federal raid in August.  He's got global headquarters empty in Ocala—a lovely building featuring a stained-glass ceiling with a bull and bear depiction, plus an in-house chef serving roast ostrich to senior executives.   Thus Taylor Bean was fed up pretty good and now prosperous as the dodo.    Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=1228unrvu/**http%3A//www.foreclosuredefense.pro/rusty_law/2009/09/loot.html">Loot</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Sir Leonard Woolley got married in the midst of his archaeological excavations at Ur.   The dig was significant, Ur being the Mesopotamian birthplace of Biblical progenitor, Abraham.   Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, the royal tomb of Queen Puabi yielded vast treasures of gold, silver and lapis lazuli.   By the law of economics, you can't help but wonder if Katharine Woolley didn't marry Sir Leonard for the loot, kind of like how Wall Street got involved with the housing market.     Supply and demand, demand and supply—the economy was getting fat in early 2000 A.D. with an increasing appetite, so much so that even subprime mortgages looked good.   Demand for risk began to rise.   There was a huge, untapped market share and lenders like Countrywide and Taylor Bean went into competition with each other to swallow up as much as they could to resell to Wall Street investors.   But these were not golden headdresses or bracelets and earrings weighted with silver and lapis lazuli.   The lack of value in these securitized packages toppled the integrity of the lenders.     Katharine Woolley drove everybody nuts at Ur.   She was overbearing and the workers feared her.   Her attitude vacillated between queen and priestess.   Unwittingly, however, she managed to do a good turn when she ordered her husband's assistant to escort a visitor.   The visitor was Agatha Christie, who fell in love with the archaeology and with the assistant.   They were married and she accompanied him on many future digs.     The treasures of the mortgage crisis may not be as grand as Queen Puabi's tomb, but perhaps there is some good that can come of this, at least as a warning to future Wall Street greed and bank ing judgment.   Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11gp08op3/**http%3A//mighty-jo.livejournal.com/98232.html">Launchpad McQuack</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>You know what would make Amy Winehouse better? If she sang all her songs with a paper bag over her head. I realize it would have to be pretty big paper bag, but still, it would just improve the whole experience ten-fold. Musically I don’t mind her. It’s just having to look at her that makes me queasy. Maybe it’s the lingering effects of the food poisoning though. Can’t believe how that stuffed me. I’ve been in this weird twilight zone since Sunday. I’m quite surprised that it’s suddenly Thursday already. I’ve been sleeping quite a lot. And watching a lot of daytime television. Fucken hell, I saw a sixty year old BA Baracus doing infomercials. It was horrible. My childhood hero’s selling cookware. It makes me sad. I pity the fool. At least when I ate the bad oysters I knew that one oyster was bad. And I knew the pain was coming. That salmon was totally devious. Especially since I’d had salmon the day before. Too much of a good thing Joey. It’s not an experience I want to commit to again anytime soon. Things that cannot be killed with Red Bull… need to be taken seriously. Amy Winehouse shouldn’t be allowed to speak between songs either. A vow never to express an opinion and a paper bag. This would make her infinitely more marketable to my generation in my opinion. And I am prime sample of my generation. Generation X. Disenfranchised and fucked off. Hm. You learn a lot about your friends when you’re sick though. Who makes the effort to make sure you’re not dead and who doesn’t. It’s an interesting experiment in sociology. I recommend everyone try it. Ha ha. It took me a while to figure out how to defriend people on Facebook again. Haven’t done it in a while. Although a cull of the deadwood is long over due. -yawn- Sleepy. I have that fluey body ache and a freaking four day old headache that’s getting a bit tiresome now. Vaguely I wonder if it’s the anti-biotics or Red Bull withdrawal. Hm. Only one way to figure it out. –eyes Red Bull- If this makes it go away… then its withdrawal. –slurp- You know you’ve been watching too much Bloomberg when you can recite bits of Ben Benanke’s testimony by heart. I attempted to waste my time constructively this week. I figure if I absorb enough lingo it might somehow translate into some kind of fiscal growth in my bank account. So far nothing seems to happening. But we remain hopeful. Anyways. Back to the grind. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11gg6c6au/**http%3A//mighty-jo.livejournal.com/92451.html">Keeping it together.</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Dear diary. Today I thought I had a hernia. But I don’t. The nice lady doctor took matters in hand and made me cough for her. Ha ha. Then I had an HIV test. Amongst other things. Because I’m feeling responsible. Apparently if you donate blood (which I do) they won’t tell you anymore if your blood isn’t good. It’s supposedly not ethical to phone someone up and say, ‘listen, please don’t come down to the blood bank again, seriously’. So they just throw your blood in the incinerator. Hm. Which I thought was a little rubbish. But hey. So I’m relatively buoyed. Mostly about the not having the hernia thing. It’s not a very cool affliction. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SELF DIGANOSE USING WIKIPEDIA and watch too much House. And do silly things Mondays and Wednesdays where you potentially injure yourself for life. Seriously, I may be getting too old for this full contact shit. I need to take up gentler pursuits. Like Lan gaming. At least there you only have to worry about carpal tunnel syndrome and the occasional frothy epileptic attack. Those seem like much more reasonable dangers to face. Day three and still not a Red bull in sight. Unless you count the empties from previous episodes. I keep them around as a memento of sorts. A shrine to the good times. –wipes tear- Sorry, I always get emotional at this part. Feeling less headachy now. Totally less clever too. –sigh- I think I’m over the badness. But let’s see how it goes. Hm. Think the weekend will be quite good. Looking forward to it. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11g3fcl0l/**http%3A//mighty-jo.livejournal.com/91270.html">Beam me up Mr Scott.</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Sometimes you have a moment. A profound moment of incredible insight where everything slows and becomes transparent in its absolute clarity. I had a moment such as this. When the Enterprise pops out of warp and shoots all those torpedoes, just as Spock is on a collision course with the Romulans. I felt moved. Seriously. And it suddenly dawned on me, that I have to name my first child, Tiberius. I’m not sure how I’m going to tell Sarah this exactly. I was thinking of going with a Facebook status update. ‘Jo apologizes, but needs to call his first born Tiberius, what’s for dinner’. Maybe with flowers. Or shoes! Girls are much more pliable to great ideas after just having received shoes. Size six. I think Spock would agree with me that this course of action is entirely logical. Oh my god I love the new Star Trek btw. It gets me totally moist and sticky. Happiness is. Had a great superdooper weekend. Laike really really. Skalds sing songs about weekends like these. I’m not sure I’m going to gush on and on about it though. Sufficed to say it was really quite great. Jozi food market. I totally recommend it. Parkhurst, Saturday mornings. Soo yummy. You get to try stuff at every stall. And despite yourself, ending buying stuff. Bought this awesome liver pate with port and cranberries. Totally delicious. You get to taste something at every stall, go hungry or not, depending on how much money you want to spend I suppose. But it’s all brilliantly tasty. Went to Nice Café before for breakfast. That’s also really… well… nice. Ha ha. Their breakfasts are way cool and really… nice. Different sort of vibe from the usual. Also in Parkhurst. Gets two thumbs up, ftw. I could totally live in that area. It’s divine. Pretty central. Rose bank is close, Melville is close, Cresta is not too far away. Sandton is still achievable in fifteen minutes. Hm. Maybe one day when I’m big. Hm. My cousin lives in Parkhurst. And she’s never been to the Jozi food market. Awful behavior. Don't you find that South Africans as a rule are creatures of habit and avoid trying new things? They pilgrimage to the same Durban beach front hotel every season, go to the same restaurants, visit the same shops. We live in a highly ritualized society. Although I think it’s a human trait as opposed to something typically South African. What makes it typically South African is that we scan the area around every traffic light (sorry, robot) taking note of any suspicious characters while achieving our habits. Not so sure other citizens of the world are quite a vigilant about their intersections as we are. Busy-ish day today. Blah. Its too cold. 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Is Acxiom Corporation-Delivery.Net a Criminal Enterprise?</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>On Sunday afternoon, I received the following alert: "sms bank ing@t-mobile.delivery.net: Message from [Name of my bank ]. Not a sales message. Call us at 1-877-363-2803 immediately about your recent account activity. Thank you."  I was startled, but knew not to call. I have never signed on for mobile bank ing. How would they have obtained my phone number?  Instead, I Googled the phone number. There were no hits for that number - and certainly no permutation of that phone number was associated with my bank .  I then thought about the nature of the ISP. t-mobile.com is a subdomain of delivery.net. I thus Googled "delivery.net." It's a spam website, owned by the Acxiom Corporation. (Acxiom Corporation 601 E. 3rd St. Little Rock, AR 72201 US.) UPDATE : I Googled the text of the message, omitting my bank . I found this: I just got sms bank ing@t-mobile.delivery.net / Message from First Hawaiian bank . Not a sales message. Call us at 1-877-362-2803 immediately about recent account activity. Thank you." My bank is not  First Hawaiian, and thus this text message is certainly a scam.  Still, questions remain. Is T-Mobile committing fraud?  Is Acxiom Corporation a criminal enterprise?   All of these corporations will no doubt claim to have been hacked.  Victims.  I am suspicious.  Perhaps T-Mobile or Acxiom Corporation sold my personal information?  Why can't they build infrastructure to prevent fraud?  Will the Department of Justice investigate?  When Goldman Sachs calls, DOJ answers the phone.  They arrest innocent people in under 48 hours.  Will DOJ protect the average American from fraud?  Or is fake-fraud against Goldman Sachs a higher priority than real fraud against average Americans? Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11lvav6tg/**http%3A//chocolate-daze.livejournal.com/99684.html">DZMM live streaming</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>First and foremost, I am still in the office, unbathed for two days in my clothes I had worn Friday night and quite hungry since I don't have much money left (pamasahe lang). But I am very grateful that despite my situation, I am safe and so are my family. I am still luckier compared to many people, many of them are acquaintances and friends. I still have no news with many of them, since I know they are conserving their load and cellphone power for more dire purposes. I can only pray that they are all right. Hopefully, the weather would allow me to finally make it home today. I had been constantly on PLURK and Facebook for the past two days, both happy and worried to see people updating us about their status. A co-worker helped me to find AM news through DZMM Live Streaming . greyrook_22 also kept tabs of many up_ame people through her EPIC Ondoy post and Bry Bibat make AME Roll Call wiki to update worried friends, especially those who were affected by the floods. Thanks to sooooo many people that kept me updated on what's happening, especially Chelli and Chenn who live a couple blocks away from my house. Though I live in Marikina, we were not flooded (thank God!) but the way I can reach home were horribly so. There are also no communication with phone lines due to massive flooding (even in my area, some parts were also flooded) so I couldn't reach our house. I felt utterly helpless because I so wanted to go home and I don't even know where my family was-- my sister went to school in FEU. I have no idea where my brother was so I assumed my mother was all alone. My brother was with her all the time, thank God! The night I was about to go to work, rain was lashing its fury. I was not even aware there was a typhoon but I was not able to sleep. To make matters worse, we had no umbrella available. I had to wake my mother to help me get a tricycle to go home. I made it to work but I got late due to the delay. Visibility was already low by 2am. I passed by Marikina River bank s going to Libis and was not surprised to see the water levels going up, 1/4 of the foundations were visible. I do not know if I possessed an eerie foresight but I told the taxi that ferried me to work that I see River bank s overflowing. Little did I know that this would be the first of the worst incidents I had witnessed all my life here in Marikina. The whole morning, the rain pounded its fury with no signs of stopping. I decided to sneak a peek on the news and weather to check what are the status of everyone. The skies were uniformly gray and we didn't even know that it was already morning. When I finally made it to see what was happening, I heard that the Marikina River already overflowed. Many of my co-workers-- Tamiks, Erish, Coach Gary, Mai and myself are from Marikina. Coach Gary decided to go home early so he can get to his house early. I met up with _ligaya_ after shift because she invited me to go with her to teeth_for_eyes and _ligaya_ and I couldn't reach our landline. The Katipunan-Aurora interchange was filled with cars, trucks and soldiers to do rescue. I later saw Bade (daughter of Tita Vangie) there and she persuaded to go back to our offices through LRT/MRT Thankfully, those services haven't conked out, too. Later, I learned their services run for 24-hours I reached Araneta-Cubao and saw PGMA doing an ocular inspection at the stations. Good to see that you are working, Madam after making off 800M in your travels that were meant for times like this . >_> I got some pics of her. I went back to office, bedraggled and felt like a useless drowned kitten. Had done RD OT for 3 hours (di ko kinaya, wala pa akong tulog...orz). I kept the vigil of updates and at the same time assuring my dad who was also mad with worry because he cannot reach my mom. Thank God I went back to office. The next morning, Marikina is still flooded and spent most of the time scouring for news. Thankfully, I have friends who were constantly updating me and the news really, really helped. Coach Sophie, Ron, Flerida and Nico were here with me, with JD. We kept vigil the whole day. I was ready to go home because the sun was shining but I was asked to stay put because waters are still high even it subsided a bit. I was forced again to stay for the night. So as you can see, I am still here to tell my tale. </div> The Ondoy tumblr made me see how far the devastation of the typhoon went all over. At the same time, it gave us light-hearted and inspiring moments on how people cared and did heroic efforts to help those in need. There were also a number of WTF moments and updates which made me realize disasters and emergencies show the best and worst of us. I rather NDCC updates for all to see and had been updated constantly. However, there are no official list on the names of the dead and missing except for the list HERE . Latest I've heard so far: 86 are dead and many more unaccounted missing. I think that's just in Provident Village. Hopefully, more information this coming days. So far, there are a lot of conflicts. I hope the government and politicians stop the political bullshit. I had to admire Kris even many got annoyed with her. She is doing something! What I am especially worried right now are the two threats of storms coming within 2-3 days . God help the Philippines. But in all fairness, He had been very good to many of us. Let's just keep praying. Although I have to say I experienced Milenyo and Rosing but this one takes the cake. Wala pang nagpalubog sa Marikina except Ondoy!!! Ayoko na maulit! I will be going home in a few minutes so ther may not be updates from me since we don't have landline, internet. You can contact me at my cellphone number. Since it's pay day, I will buy some supplies and load. Thanks so much to the following people: _ligaya_ , mithlin_megil , dyoklako , teeth_for_eyes , greyrook_22 (for the lulz and those compiled info!), raccoondog , retsu , Chelli and Chen, Jayson, Jo Ann, Ate Dey, Coach Jude, Coach Sophie, Ron, JD, up_ame , UP ABM, Tita Fides, JK, Sofi, Rich, Demi, Bry, Pi-chan, luckychan , Tere, my sister Penny, Mama, Papa, my brother James and his girlfriend Elaine, jactinglim (even you and ericvids are in Singapore), Meme, ushuaia , and so many other people known and unknown. For those I haven't seen update or contacted yet, please stay safe! It started to rain so I better leave. Will see you soon. I might not go to work (had enough of the office na rin) but will keep in touch. Guys! Please try to help with the relief operations! Andaming pwede puntahan. I also am helping out in RO2 with _ligaya_ and if you have any donations in cash or kind, please deposite them at BPI account under bank Account: BPI Savings 3106-4084-62 Ma. Jocelyn Bordador More info here: http://burymeinthisdress.com/blog/2009/0 9/where-to-send-donations-for-victims-of -typhoon-ondoy/ Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11gs4lcio/**http%3A//goldninja.livejournal.com/76954.html">one of those feelings</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>do you ever get the feeling that there's so much going on in your collective world, that it tends to feel a little bit overwhelming? sounds cliche, but it's kind of the atmosphere i'm feeling as of late. a lot of changes going on all around me, and i don't quite know how to feel about it. a little unnerved, mostly, because i like it when things are settled down and nice and steady. friends getting married, friends moving away. new additions to the family, while others members of my family are reaching out for assistance. i've been off the working wagon for so long that getting back into it has been a little shaky, mentally for me. i'm freelancing for yet another company right now, and i don't quite know what to think of it yet, and i don't think that's a good thing, thus far. my weekends are booked, and not enough money is coming in (yet) to compensate for my depleting bank accounts. i'm beginning to think i'm traveling far too much for my own good right now, and honestly, i don't want to think about any airplanes once november rolls around. a lot of this preemptive anxiety is certainly money-related, but now that the freelance branch is baring fruits again, it should help, but i guess i was expecting more gigs than i had been getting for the last few weeks, and my constant travels haven't exactly helped the cause on several fronts. i'm by no means upset at the world or mad at anyone or anything for the temperamental way life has been sloshing back and forth, but i am feeling slightly on edge, and look forward to when things simmer down to a less difficult to manage pace. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12o9alaf7/**http%3A//taxanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/09/defining-moment-battle-for-your-future.html">The Defining Moment - The Battle for Your Future</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>CLICK HERE to hear the show! MP3 File Len Renier has been repeatedly invited to speak before the Federal Reserve of Chicago. He is the author of 3 best-selling books on the future of financial planning in America, and the perils we will face in the next 3000 days with increasing tax rates and volatility. We are honored to have Len calling in to today's show. You will be amazed at his ability to make complex economic factors seem quite simple. He'll never tell you what to think - only HOW to think! Now CLICK HERE to listen! MP3 File Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11mfv3qbq/**http%3A//link-worshiper.livejournal.com/248552.html">Parliament Hill // "Fevers and Frontiers"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>NYAF isn't the most exciting convention in the universe, and if it weren't for the presence of Yoshiyuki Tomino, I probably wouldn't have bothered going back. Alas, with the creator of Gundam there, I don't think I could have lived with myself if I let it slip by, so I went. The con itself isn't really much more than a giant dealers' room, but at least I got to see a whole lot of people, which made it all worthwhile. Had dinner with Sharon, DC and Koyasunomiko on Friday, and it was super cool meeting Joanne as well. And running into cosplay friends from other cons! Of course, all the Gundam geeking out didn't hurt!! I attended both of Tomino-san's panels and nerdily landed myself front row seats for each. I even got to ask Tomino a question at the end of his keynote presentation, which nearly made me explode!! (For the record, I asked what he thought about the importance of character, since he had stressed the importance of story very much in his talk. He replied by saying that character was a very complex thing.) Of course, there was also an autograph session, but to get a ticket, you had to be there about four hours before the convention started for the day. Much as I was loathe to get up, it was totally worth it in the end to do it, and now I'm wondering how much my Gundam Character Encyclopedia is worth now, lol. Of course, because Tomino would only sign official items from Gundams he had actually worked on, I was glad I decided to bring that book, since he probably wouldn't have signed my sketchbook. I got a very sincere nod of approval from the guy screening the things people were bringing in for autographs, which couldn't be said for the people standing around me. (Honestly, trying to get a Gundam Wing tape signed by Tomino is no different than bringing in something from... Ranma 1/2 for him to sign, you know?) Tomino himself was even impressed by my encyclopedia: hesaid that not even he had it at home, and then proceeded to flip through it. That shit is NEVER coming out of the plastic again. I was pretty good as far as buying stuff went, and I didn't break the bank . Picked up a cool artbook in the artists alley and a fucking epic Char Aznable statue in the dealers' room. (He lives next to the Evangelion DVDs now, lol.) Was a little sad that they haven't released You Are (Not) Alone on DVD yet and that I missed the screening of it at the con, but at least it's something I've seen before. I was also excited that Sharon gave me the Heero and Duo chibis that are part of the Gundam 30th Anniversary set! Now if only I could finish this commission for her: Trowa is being very stubborn. (I might go for Round 5 on this one. No, I'm not an insane and obsessive perfectionist... *coughcough*) [here are the rest of my photos] Also, I thought I'd mention that I'm working on fic and art, albeit a bit slowly at the moment. I'm still really busy with moving in, getting settled and trying to find a job. *sigh* At least I have things to do with my time, but just know I haven't forgotten you guys!! I might post what I've written so far of my next chapter just to tide you over, because I feel sort of guilty for the wait XDD Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11mp9bcnu/**http%3A//omgimsuchadork.livejournal.com/374536.html">Hinoi Team - Ike Ike</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>My eyebrows are things of fucking beauty (thank you, Laura!). XD The original plan was to run around in ichiP! clothes all day, but it was raining, and I didn't want to get to the con in wet clothes and have no change. I decided that since the weather was being English, so too, must I be. And drunk. I only wish I had the balls to travel as drunk!UK, but alas, I did not. Nor the time to throw my hair under the wig before I left home, which was the real reason. I took a walk around the Dealer's Room when I was done getting dressed, not really finding anything all that special, except for Kaylie (she was my Canada), who I greeted with a "Gooooood morning, son!" and then draped myself over her. "You're drunk, Mommy, aren't you?" "Just a little bit!" Found a few other cosplayers along the way, and in all honesty, just hung out until it was time for the photoshoot. My breakfast consisted of a scone and tea, or would have, had the cafe not run out of scones. I settled for a muffin. And scolded Canada when he started using frog-words like "façade" and "croissant." My drunk!UK was received very well, and more than a few people seemed impressed with how well I was able to keep character (to the point where they asked me if I were actually drunk!), and if I roleplayed Arthur. What, no! I should, they said. :O Yay, I'm good at a character! IDK I think I make a much better Seychelles, even if she was being a bit of a tattletale yesterday (I let her slide, she's just a little kid). Not that we weren't being ridiculous and playing around beforehand, but the proper shoot started at two. Here're some of the good ones: Chibitalia and Regulartalia Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong get into a slapfight with their long sleeves Al and his burger Group Shot : Italy, Austria, Norway, Lithuania, Denmark, Turkey, America, Egypt, Greece, Canada, Prussia, N. Korea, China, two Hong Kongs, South Korea, Taiwan, UK, Spain, Italy, Chibitalia, Hungary, Chibitalia, UK. Lucky twenty-four. :D Denmark (we have the same birthday!) Kumajiro Brothers ♥ China and Spain fighting over England Russia and Lithuania Austria and Hungary. D'awwww. Spain tries to take Florida back. America's not havin' it. (That reminds me to check the meme, actually.) ASIA ... and Prussia Turkey Forget Norway! This jacket is so pimp. I almost wanna do Rev War England now! Italy and Prussia Egypt Spain demonstrates the Knee Attack And then we started playing a game of Duck, Duck, Goose (or Potato, Potato, Tomato, as we called it). UK lost the race Spain finds himself between the Chibitalias Denmark fell over for, like, the fiftieth time Russia (formerly Prussia) tries to claim UK Six Flags (originated in Korea)! More flags, more fun! And Spain's Knee Attack one more time. With motion ! And then I had to go. I was very sad and didn't want to leave the shenanigans. Oh well, I had dansu. I plugged it. A few of the Hetalia group showed up, which was really nice of them. ^_^ The dance workshop went really well. We were in Daki outfits and taught Bacchikoi and the Keroro dance, and we were so impressed with the level of retention. These guys had both dances DOWN in the short hour we had, which was awesome. There's not much else to say. Kiera took a lot of pictures, Mario and Guillermo managed to catch the end bits of it (YAY!), my voice started giving out and I drank two hundred liters of water (according to Nicole. She forgot to say "milli" before "litres"). Got to hand out business cards this time. My blisters, by the way? Still there. X_X I would like to know if someone got any of it on tape? That'd be nice to have in our favorites. :::nod nod::: After that, we went to the Top Ten Video Games panel, one I'd seen before at I-Con. This time it was ten best and worst together, which was nice and interesting. After rating Tetris number one best and Final Fantasy VII number one worst, I (jokingly, of course) shouted out to ask if the dude running the panel was single. I mean, if that's not meant to be, I don't know what is! XD It's nice that the Javits Center staff takes their job very seriously and were kicking people out at EXACTLY five o'clock. It's not cool, though, when they yell at people for stopping to tie their shoes or put on their jackets. Seriously, that's fucking retarded. 9_9 And then we went home. On the train, I met someone who attended our panel. We chatted for a while about conventions in general, but soon ran out of other things to say. After he left, I rummaged through my bag to discover that I THINK I've lost my iPod, which makes me a bajillion kinds of upset (I really do hope it falls out of my shoe or something later). Not to mention fucking around with the computer all night and facing work in the morning. So much to do tomorrow! Work, the bank , cleaning, laundry, getting my glasses fixed, sleeping? AUGH! But NYAF this year was fun and cool and totally exceeded my expectations (and I didn't go to a SINGLE panel!). I'm pleased again. In the meantime, these lenses are itching my eyes, and I've got shit to do online still, so... later. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12nqbmosj/**http%3A//phototecture.blogspot.com/2009/09/thank-you-for-clicking-you-did-right.html">Helping all typhoon Ondoy victims by any means we can.</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Thank you for clicking! You did the right thing, let's pray for our country. Help or donate by any means we can! How to help? Sa lahat mga kababayan naten, lalo na ang mga nasa ibang bansa, you can click on the barriosiete logo below or donate H ER E : ALSO Ways to donate to the Philippine National Red Cross http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx Manuel L. Quezon's blog: How to help (original on Quezon.ph | Tumblr.com mirror link) Google Docs: Rescue InfoHub Central | Ondoy Places to Donate Google Maps: Ondoy situation map for Metro Manila, by KaninLamig ABS-CBN HOTLINE 416-36-41 SAGIP KAPAMILYA 413-2667 / 416-0387 No 13 Examiner Street, Quezon City, Look for Ms Girlie Aragon : Banco de Oro, Mother Ignacia branch Acct name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. Acct no.: 5630020111 Routing code for international cash donations BNORPHMM ABS-CBN Branch ABS-CBN Foundation US Office Toll-Free 1-800-527-2820 -source- "Typhoon victims in Philippines in dire need of food/clothng. Call the American Red Cross to help. 18004357669" - Demi Moore "My heart goes out to my friends in the Philippines http://edition.cnn.com/2009... " - Josh Groban "Philippine storm leaves 75 dead and missing http://bit.ly/kSzCx " - Alyssa Milano And lastly, Hoping and praying that everyone, everywhere, especially my friends in Rizal, Marikina, Pasig, Laguna and Cavite are ok... - Just Me *** Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12i7pv7ti/**http%3A//phototecture.blogspot.com/2009/09/prayers-to-all-victims-of-ondoy.html">Prayers, donations and help for all the victims of Ondoy...</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>"Typhoon victims in Philippines in dire need of food/clothng. Call the American Red Cross to help. 18004357669" - Demi Moore "My heart goes out to my friends in the Philippines http://edition.cnn.com/2009... " - Josh Groban "Philippine storm leaves 75 dead and missing http://bit.ly/kSzCx " - Alyssa Milano Hoping and praying that everyone, especially my friends in Rizal, Marikina, Pasig, Laguna and Cavite are ok... How to help Ways to donate to the Philippine National Red Cross http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx Manuel L. Quezon's blog: How to help (original on Quezon.ph | Tumblr.com mirror link) Google Docs: Rescue InfoHub Central | Ondoy Places to Donate Google Maps: Ondoy situation map for Metro Manila, by KaninLamig ABS-CBN HOTLINE 416-36-41 SAGIP KAPAMILYA 413-2667 / 416-0387 No 13 Examiner Street, Quezon City, Look for Ms Girlie Aragon : Banco de Oro, Mother Ignacia branch Acct name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. Acct no.: 5630020111 Routing code for international cash donations BNORPHMM ABS-CBN Branch ABS-CBN Foundation US Office Toll-Free 1-800-527-2820 -source- Sa mga kababayan naten na nasa ibang bansa, you can also donate H ER E : **** Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item8"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12mg8hkro/**http%3A//www.crimeandfederalism.com/2009/09/free-speech-for-the-corporatocracy.html">Free Speech for the Corporatocracy</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>The answer to speech is more speech , libertarians will utter.  So you're really going to outspend the GM Corporation?  Goldman Sachs?  If the Supreme Court gives corporations the same rights as people, then we can consider the latest bailouts a quasi -bailout, perhaps even the Diet Coke of bailouts.  And why do corporations qua corporations even need free speech rights? I immediately wonder why corporations even need unlimited Freedom of Speech rights. They already have reasonable Freedom of Speech protections (First National of Boston v. Bellotti, 435 U.S. 765 (1978)). Further, everyone who works at a corporation and all the shareholders already have the highest level of Freedom of Speech rights protected by the Constitution. If we give corporations the same Freedom of Speech rights as humans, we are functionally giving extra powers of speech to corporate executives in the C-Suite. After watching how they ran our economy into a shitpit, should we allow this handful of business people to use their out-sized coffers to drown out the incredibly less financed individual citizens? Read the rest here.   And keep uttering "more speech."  You're right, and I'm wrong.  Because we're all going to be able to outspend our corporate masters.  Libertarianism only works when there is a separation of corporation and state.  The bailouts proved that, far from a high and impregnable wall, the White House and Congress are pregnant with Goldman's octuplets!  Corporate speech is truly hilarious.  People can't sleep at night knowing that the Nike company can't lie to people about it's slave labor practices.  How can we say we live in a "free" society when Nike can't lie to its customers in order to trick those customers into buying shoes made with slave labor!? Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item9"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11mntrsjp/**http%3A//link-worshiper.livejournal.com/245837.html">"Seasons of Love" // RENT (shut up; it's how I feel atm)</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Title: The Forsaken Author: Link Worshiper Pairings: 1=2, maybe some others if I feel like it Rating: PG-13 Stuff: Fantasy AU, fluff, sap, language, adventure, WoW nerdiness Disclaimer: I own Gundam Wing action figures? Warcraft and its lore belongs to Blizzard Entertainment. Both things are being played with out of fangirl love. Thanks to danse and Natea for the once over. Despite the fact this is part of Natea's birthday present, I still needed her to fill me in on the Alliance history they don't teach us on Horde, so thanks for that also =P ++++ Part XI The Stonewrought Dam ++++ By the time the trio reached the edge of the wetlands and the safety of its tree-lined pathways, twilight had given way to inky darkness. Heero was starting to feel the weight of the day's march on his shoulders, but he knew there was no way that Trowa was going to sacrifice the cover of night for his benefit, so he settled for munching on a small loaf of bread instead as they lingered in the shadows, deliberating what to do next. Beyond the trees stood the enormous dam that held the loch back, controlling the flow of the water from the lake above with a series of regulated waterfalls. It was another testament to dwarven ingenuity and a monument of times ages past. Just standing near it was enough to remind Heero how truly small he was, and, while Duo and Trowa continued to bicker about which way they should approach the Badlands, Heero was left to ponder, not for the first time since they'd started, whether or not this entire endevour would prove worthwhile. He was just one person, and not a king, or even a prince; how could he ever hope to stand in the way of an ambitious man like Milliardo Wrynn? "We should come around the eastern bank," Trowa was saying, practically shouting to be heard over the thundering waterfalls. "Then we can be sure to avoid Thelsamar and any Allies that might be lurking there." But Duo was shaking his head throughout Trowa's suggestion, though. "It is but a small town, and it's must faster to travel down the western bank," he shouted back. "We are heading to Kargath, are we not?" "I wouldn't know!" snapped Trowa; "You've been extremely close-mouthed about what we are even doing down in these parts, aside from escorting your human pet back to Stormwind. I don't see why we're even walking at all!" Duo chose not to even get into an argument with Trowa about whether or not the Undercity giant bat handler would have allowed more than one person to ride one of his precious mounts, especially if one of them was clearly not part of the Horde. Instead, he cut to the heart of it: " Because , if you've forgotten, I also told the human I'd help him get rid of his curse in exchange for one of Stormwind's treasures," he reminded Trowa tartly. "And to do that, the first thing I need is a blade forged of the strongest metal we can find, which, in these parts, would be thorium – and there's loads of it just south of here." "I still don't see why you're so adamant to help him," Trowa grumbled to himself, irately tugging at Heavypaw's mane. Duo blithely ignored the elf and turned to Heero, surprising him with a question about his opinion on the matter. Heero, who had only been half paying attention to what seemed like a typical argument between Trowa and Duo, was startled and unsure what to say. "It boils down to efficiency or precaution," Duo summed up, raising his voice even louder to reach Heero's ears. It didn't take long for Heero to come up with an answer. "The western bank," he said with a shrug, privately enjoying the irate look that crossed Trowa's face as he spoke. "If our next destination is indeed that Horde outpost in the Badlands, then it is the natural decision. Besides," he added, growing more confident as he continued, "there is nothing for me to fear in Thelsamar." "Well, aren't you lucky," Trowa groused, clearly not pleased that he was being challenged on both sides. "What a shame it is we all can't be afforded the same luxury." Duo interjected before Trowa had a chance to get too much more out of hand. "So it's settled, then," he said, waving Trowa off like a miscreant fly. "We'll climb up the dam and travel down the loch's western bank." Rubbing his palms together, he grinned a dastardly grin, eyes glimmering in the darkness. "Let's get started then, shall we?" Duo had barely whirled in the proper direction when Trowa voiced his opinion yet again, his voice far more firm than it had been before: "I still am not at ease with this," he said staunchly, as if he were issuing a decree. "I still think that it would be more prudent to avoid any Alliance villages at all costs." Halfway through one of the small rivulets that fed into the wetlands, Duo splashed back around to face Trowa. "As we head towards the biggest Alliance village of all," he sighed with an unmistakable twinge of sarcasm. He marched right back up to Trowa and straightened, trying to measure up to Trowa's stature as best he could. "Look, you're either with us or not," he said, jabbing a skeletal finger into the center of Trowa's chest, "and we're going down the western bank!" Trowa's mouth quivered wordlessly for a few moments before he finally retorted, "Fine! And I will go down the eastern bank." He let the meaning of what he said sink in on Duo, and a small grin tugged his lips as he added, "Don't expect me to play cavalry when you get held up around Thelsamar." With that, he turned his back on Duo and started to head in the opposite direction, Heavypaw at his heels. Duo stood defiantly in place as he watched Trowa head towards the eastern side of the dam, his expression tight and unreadable, despite the show he'd been putting on earlier. "Smug bastard," he muttered to himself. Hearing him from his spot a few paces off, Heero volunteered a small sympathy. "If it makes you feel better," he said, his tone frank as usual, "my friend, Quatre – that priest Trowa's been talking to – has a particular way of putting such 'smug bastards' in their proper place." His expression tweaking a bit, Duo glanced over at Heero and asked with a suspicious nod, "What makes you so sure he could manage one like Trowa?" At this, Heero couldn't help but let a small chuckle escape his lips as he replied, "Well, he managed to cull me." The assurance was more than Duo could have asked for. ++++ So massive was the loch, it seemed as if the entire star-speckled sky fit within the confines of its banks as Trowa rounded the eastern edge. The surface of the water was perfectly still, despite the flow of the dam's waterfalls that channeled immeasurable amounts of it to the basin below, and he felt a sense of peace in this newfound solitude. He hadn't meant to argue with Duo before, and he trusted that Duo was smart enough to take care of himself, so he stopped concerning himself with it and instead took the moment to enjoy this brief reprieve from his companions. It wasn't until he was on his own again that he realized how tense he had been for the last few days. It satisfied him only briefly, however, for it didn't take long for a spell of loneliness to set in. Duo and his impulsive scheme to help that damned human might have been ridiculous, even obnoxious at times, but that haphazard attitude was one of the things Trowa liked best about his friend. Even the human, hesitant as he was to admit it, had a few respectable qualities here and there. He thought about his initial intrigue when the whole situation had been presented to him, and he suddenly found himself remembering why he'd wanted to come along at all. Idly, he reached for Heavypaw and stroked his fur, murmuring, "At least you are always here for me, friend." He sighed as Heavypaw let out a contented purr, wishing the lion could speak the languages of men. The thought of conversation found Trowa's hand wandering towards his hip pouch, where he kept Quatre's owl charm. When he realized what he was doing, however, he quickly chomped down on his lower lip and quickly pinned his hand behind his back. It wouldn't do to make the priest think he relied on him, especially after that comment Duo had made earlier. Resolutely, he marched forward, a tight frown marking his features. Peacefulness was certainly a lonely affair. ++++ Quiet also fell on the western bank as Heero and Duo progressed on their own way. Unsure of what he should say, or if he even ought to say anything at all, Heero spent the time feeling anxious that Duo would mark it as yet another thing he found insufficient about him. Duo, on the other hand, was actually just reveling in the fact that they seemed to be enjoying what seemed to be a rather comfortable silence together. Even including Trowa, he hadn't been able to feel that way around anybody in quite some time. That sense of comfort was particularly telling by the fact that Duo was able to easily speak his mind when a whimsical thought passed through his mind. "Do you think we're ahead of Trowa?" he wondered, peering into the distance as if he were searching for a sign of movement across the loch, despite the fact that it was impossible to see the other bank from where they stood. He let out a raspy sigh when he realized this. Heero barely glanced at the water, too busy watching Duo for some kind of sign that might indicate where he was going with this particular train of thought. He wondered what it meant that he only saw Duo as he usually was, his corpse slightly hunched over as he leaned heavily on his staff, lackadaisical, and impossible to read. Considering the slightly guarded way the warlock still carried himself around Trowa, who was his old friend, the easygoing attitude made Heero suspicious that it was all some kind of ruse to lure him into a false sense of security. "I mean, it is longer, but after a couple hundred years of gallivanting through the woods, Trowa is a very fast runner," Duo continued to muse, knitting his leathery brow. He let out a hoarse chuckle, adding, "The years certainly have been kinder to his body – and his face – than they have mine." "You look well enough for someone who's dead," Heero found himself saying before he had a chance to stop himself. Flustered, he swallowed when he noticed the comment had garnered Duo's yellowed gaze. "Or certainly no better than you surely did when you were alive," he tried to amend, though it didn't do much to rescind what he'd said. Frustrated, he said rather crossly, "Not that it even matters. Why do you care if he's ahead of us or not?" "Because we're competing ," Duo answered as if it were obvious, though he couldn't stop the smirk teasing his torn lips. "Is that what it is," Heero muttered under his breath. "It is," Duo insisted with a note of finality, straightening as much as his misaligned spine would allow him to. Heero grunted and shifted his weight from one foot to the other. "Well, if I had a hundred years to live, I'm still not sure it would be enough time for me to ever quite understand you," Heero retorted flatly, crossing his arms. "At least you would be trying," answered Duo, turning south with a swoosh of his violet robes, claiming the final word as his. Heero trotted after the warlock, brooding over this last exchange and what to make of it. The silence that had settled between them earlier returned with Heero's anxiety. He wasn't sure what he wanted Duo to say or do in order to ease his uncertainty, a thought that once again left him concerned as to why it even mattered. He told himself it probably had to do with his newfound doubts regarding how necessary animosity between the Alliance and the Horde really was, but the excuse sounded poor to even his desperate conscience. It was somewhere during that particular thread of thought that Heero heard a sharp snap behind him, like someone stepping on a twig. He jolted and whirled around, narrowing his eyes at the empty landscape before slowly turning back and berating himself for being so edgy. The second time he heard the same noise, his eyes darted every which way, certain that he couldn't be imagining things. It was then that he noticed a presence next to him, and he would have startled if the dwarf that had suddenly appeared beside him hadn't reached up to give his belt a sturdy yank, a wordless signal to keep quiet. With another motion, he gestured for Heero to bend his ear closer as he whispered, "Ye be needin' some 'elp dispatchin' that ghoul, there?" The dwarf's eyes darted forward, settling on Duo's back. Heero blinked in surprise at the dwarf, unsure of how to respond. It wasn't until he realized that the pint-sized man was wearing a tabard decorated in Alliance blue and gold that he made the connection that he was a Thelsamar guardsman and that they had accidentally wandered closer to the town's borders than they'd intended to. Then it dawned upon him that the soldier had probably made the obvious assumption that he was following Duo not because they were traveling companions, but because he was trying to ambush him from behind. Hastily, he whispered back, "It's not what it looks like." The dwarf furrowed his thick, red eyebrows, frowning. "And wot's tha' mean, rogue?" "It means what I said," Heero hissed. He glanced up at Duo, who was still a good fifty paces ahead, and prayed that he hadn't taken notice of the commotion behind him. Though the expression on the dwarf's face was mostly hidden behind his bushy beard, it was clear that he was suspicious of the answer. He glanced at Duo as well, and then back at Heero. Then he put a pair of stubby fingers into his mouth and whistled loudly, alerting not only Duo, but a small brigade of dwarven gunners, who had been hiding amid the rocks. "I'll ask ye again," said the dwarf beside Heero, his voice much more deadly-sounding now, "wot's the meanin' o'all this?" "Don't say a word, Heero," Duo ordered, reaching into his robes to fetch his wand as he stalked back towards the rogue. He had barely pulled it from the depths of his sleeve, when a shot rang out, snapping the wand from Duo's fingers with a lead bullet that only narrowly missed Duo's hand. It smoked menacingly in the grass just behind the warlock, who was glaring into the darkness and cursing the gunner's marksmanship. "Has he takin' ye prisoner, boy?" the dwarf exclaimed, his fists already clenching in predisposed anger. He grabbed Heero's belt again, shaking one of those fists at Duo as he cried, "Well, ye won't be givin' any sort o' commands to one o' mine anymore, ye blighted abomination!" Now very annoyed, Heero gave the dwarf a push, disengaging him from his person. "I told you it wasn't what you thought," he snapped, very much at the edge of his patience. "We're just passing through, so if you'll let us go about our business peacefully, we'll be on our way." But the dwarf was staring at Heero with wide eyes and a slack jaw. "Dinnae tell me that ye be allies with tha'… tha' thing !" he gaped, extending a quivering finger towards Duo. "It is of no consequence to you what the nature of our relationship is," answered Heero, unimpressed by this meaningless row with the dwarf. "Nay, I be thinkin' 'tis," said </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item10"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11mhthcj4/**http%3A//link-worshiper.livejournal.com/245154.html">Incubus // "Nebula"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>So I didn't get the job I applied for at the Apple Store. It's not that big of a deal, but I am so eager to get back to NYC, and I feel like I lost a lot of potential job hunting time while I was pursuing that lead. It really stresses me out because I don't have a lot of money at all, and my mom can't really give me anything to live on outside of allowing me to stay at home until I have a place to stay. I guess I was bank ing too much on it, but now it's back to the drawing board, and in this shitty economy, that stresses me out so bad. Dammit, I knew I got jinxed when all the people I was talking to at the Apple Store whilst waiting for my last interview were already welcoming me to the team and all that. Guhh. At least Incubus was awesome last night. I impulsively went to see them with my brother, and nine years after the first time I saw them, they still have it. Unfortunately, they also have too many hits and know the sort of crowd they're playing for: there wasn't enough off of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. or some of their older albums. ...dammit, why don't I have a Stellar Heero/Duo icon? Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item11"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11mefhess/**http%3A//link-worshiper.livejournal.com/243838.html">Radiohead // "Down Is The New Up"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Title: The Forsaken Author: Link Worshiper Pairings: 1=2, maybe some others if I feel like it Rating: PG-13 Stuff: Fantasy AU, fluff, sap, language, adventure, WoW nerdiness Disclaimer: I own Gundam Wing action figures? Warcraft and its lore belongs to Blizzard Entertainment. Both things are being played with out of fangirl love. Thanks to danse and Natea for the once over. Despite the fact this is part of Natea's birthday present, I still needed her to fill me in on the Alliance history they don't teach us on Horde, so thanks for that also =P Check out my site, [zephyr121] , for any parts you might need to catch up on. ++++ Part X Ripples ++++ Duo knew that Trowa was probably wondering where they were, but he also thought it would be prudent to stop and make sure that neither of them wore any telltale signs of the demonic slaughter that had overtaken Heero near the harbour. They had long since evacuated the scene of the fight, but they were still a good twenty minute pace from where Trowa was waiting. Stopping at one of the more secluded pools of the many that covered the wetlands, Duo sat down at its edge and commanded Heero to start washing. Still trying hard to act as reserved as possible around Duo, Heero started pulling off his gloves and boots. All of his outerwear was so bloodstained, it looked as if he had cured the leather with a dark red dye. Even his face looked as if it had been painted, and his long bangs were stiff with crusted blood. He grimaced as each piece of clothing was dropped into an unceremonious pile at his side. Then, stripped down to only a linen shirt and underwear, he slid into the shallow pool, wading in to his knees and then sitting down to scrub his skin clean. As he bent over the rippling water to splash his face, he paused, momentarily caught off guard by how alien his features looked covered in so much gore. It reminded him how unlike a hero he was. "This is not life," he murmured. "What's wrong?" came Duo's voice from behind. He sounded pleasant – or as pleasant as a Forsaken could – and it served only to confuse Heero as to what his mood was. "Nothing," Heero intoned flatly, not bothering to turn around. He dunked his head into the pool and let the blood clout the water around his face. He resurfaced to the sound of Duo's raspy guffaws. "Your guilt amuses me," Duo finally managed to say between laughs. He was leaning over the side of the pool, trying to rinse the blood from his huge sleeves while avoiding as much water as possible. Asahi bounced next to him, a tiny silk bandage wrapped almost comically around his middle. At this, Heero whirled around, the water churning around his legs as he did so. "You would make sport of someone who feels guilt at the hands of slaughter?" he demanded, shaking. "No," Duo drawled, flicking his still dirty sleeves. "But I would treat one as such who felt guilt over something he could not help. To me, that is wasted effort." Heero's lips tightened, but he did not argue. Duo had a fair enough point, he supposed, but it didn't do to make him feel much better. Besides, the more he thought about it, the more it did seem like he was the one to blame: if he hadn't obeyed King Milliardo's command, for instance…. Meanwhile, Duo was still watching Heero from the bank, no longer interested in his sleeves after deeming the purple fabric dark enough to mask the blood. Instead, he leaned his chin into one hand and observed wistfully, "You're the sort who never changes, it would seem." Heero, who had barely gone back to washing himself, found himself turning to glare at Duo once more. "What does that mean?" he wanted to know. "You – your attitude – I can see it all over your face," Duo clarified, though he still somehow managed to be vague. "You try not to feel remorse for anything, but when you do, it eats away at your soul, doesn't it." The comment wasn't even a question, but a very confident statement of fact. "Or perhaps you have conditioned yourself to follow orders so perfectly and so thoughtlessly, you don't even see the repercussions of your actions until—" "Enough!" Heero interrupted loudly, not fond of where Duo was heading with his assessment. Smacking the water impatiently, he grimaced, "You may have heard of me, but far be it to know who I am and what my life is like. Presume what you want, but dare not think that you understand a thing about me, Duo Blackscythe." Much to Heero's annoyance, all Duo did was allow his lips to rise up into a lazy smile, which actually made Heero more uncomfortable than even the most wicked expression he had yet seen on Duo's face. It seemed to Heero like Duo was not the sort to say what he meant, though he certainly meant what he said. It made him wonder, not for the first time, just who Duo was, really. Gathering his fill of amusement from Heero's very visible agitation, Duo interrupted Heero's thoughts, saying, "Mm, you tell me so much without even trying. It must be hard wearing your heart on your sleeve without anyone ever noticing it's there." He was eying Heero carefully, eager for even the tiniest of reactions, but was disappointed to find that Heero had stifled his expression with almost painful vigor. Masking his own dissatisfaction, Duo turned away from Heero and glared sharply at the pile of bloody leathers Heero had left by the pool, all the while wondering if Heero's stiltedness had more to do with faction or with him, personally. "Hurry it up, then," he barked, his frustration creeping into his voice. "We haven't got all day, and Trowa will be wondering if we've drowned in the harbour by now." Heero took a moment to simply stare at Duo, once again put off guard by this sudden flip in attitude. He probably would have remained that way for a bit longer if Duo hadn't abruptly decided to kick all his bloody clothing into the pond, jarring Heero from his stupor. Snapping back to attention, Heero growled, "You're the one who insisted we stop, so don't place the blame on me for our delay." "Tch, you humans are so preoccupied with blame," Duo snorted, crossing his arms presumptuously. "In death, you would find that such things matter hardly at all." "Then it is a shame not all of us can be like you," Heero deadpanned, stomping through the water to fish his leathers out before they became damaged. His growing agitation was plain with the way he threw each article back onto the bank with astounding vigor. The comment struck a nerve with Duo, and all of his usually controlled demeanor faded away. His lips curling back around his jagged teeth, he snapped, "Alright, then why don't you just drag as many humans as you can up to Northrend and let yourselves fall victim to the Scourge? Then you can see how wonderful undeath tastes in the service of Treize." He spat unceremoniously at Heero's pile of wet clothing, which Heero had just pulled out of the water. "Or would you rather me just take you back to Undercity, where my colleagues in the Royal Apothecary Society can experiment on you until your intestines fall out of your ears." This time, there was no question as to whether or not Duo was joking, which flustered Heero to no end. Taken aback, he stammered, "Duo, I-I'm sorry… I…." "Forget it!" Duo went on, not even hearing Heero's attempted apology. "You have no idea what it's like to wake up one day and realize that you're dead. It's almost worse being Forsaken than even being one of the Scourge, because at least then, you have no idea what's happened to you. At least you have no idea who you're killing, who you're… you're…." Duo had started to quiver, though whether it was because of rage or distress was hard to tell. It was then that a few key pieces fell into place for Heero. With a hum of realization, he asked softly, "Duo, who did you lose to the Scourge?" The words crashed against the backs of Duo's teeth as he suddenly clamped his mouth shut in surprise, a finger still lifted like he meant to deliver a particularly menacing argument. His empty, glowing eye sockets flickered as he slowly lowered his hand, staring straight through Heero all the while. "Trowa mentioned it briefly," Duo mumbled so quietly, Heero had to strain to hear. "It was my brother…." Heero dared not move, even as water dripped from the tips of his bangs and ran uncomfortably down his face. Once again, that urge to know more about Duo – to understand him – rose up within him, but this time, he did nothing to try and quell it. He even held his breath. But Duo said no more on the subject, quick to direct the conversation in a way that would keep Heero's prying curiosity far from his personal history. Heero was starting to notice that Duo's jumps in tone and attitude seemed to be coupled with subject matters the undead warlock would rather avoid. "And what about you?" Duo said glibly, jabbing a bony finger at Heero. "You who is so tightly wound? You must have a reason for being that way. Perhaps something you'd rather hide?" Again, Duo's face was warped with the shape of that damned smile of his, like he knew far more than he was letting on, but this time, Heero suspected it was a ruse to divert the true nature of his feelings. A breeze rippled across the pool, causing Heero to shiver as he stared up at the overcast sky, frowning. Even if he had wanted to supply Duo with an answer, he wasn't sure what he would have said. Duo had an uncanny knack for getting under his skin with just the right comment, and a discomforting nausea settled in his stomach at the realization that Duo seemed to understand him well enough to do so. It reminded him of when he had been younger and living in Dalaran: those who had managed to push their way into his circle of trust had made him feel similarly with their observations of his character, and even worse still, when a good number of them faded into mere memories. If he was worried about the prospect of Duo leaving him alone as so many of the people in his past had, then Heero could safely say that stranger things had happened. However, he said nothing of these musings as he continued to methodically scrub the blood out of his clothing. He had learned a long time ago that silence was often the safest route, even if it hurt to swallow. Meanwhile, as that same breeze tossed through Duo's long, ratty hair, a similar nostalgia had settled upon the Forsaken's shoulders. He forced himself to look away from Heero, whose very existence reminded him so much of what it had been like to be alive, cursing the emptiness that undeath had left him. Looking around at the beautiful life he could only stand on the outside of, he muttered under his breath, "You have no idea how lucky you are to simply be alive." Heero pointedly ignored him, dunking his leather jerkin through the reflection of his face in the water. ++++ Trowa was dosing by the dying embers of a fire and the swishing tail of the ever-watchful Heavypaw when Heero and Duo returned. Heero still looked a bit messy, and his hair was damp, but he was a sight less noticeable than he'd been when he'd been covered in blood. Both he and Duo were a bit on the morose side since their discussion by the pond, each lost in his own thoughts about the meaning of the words they'd exchanged, and it didn't take long for Trowa to take notice. "What now?" he bemoaned, getting to his feet so he could stamp out the remnants of the fire with the heel of his boot. "Did you have a lovers quarrel or something?" His voice was barbed with sarcasm. "Very funny," Duo sneered, though his eyes had slid in Heero's direction surreptitiously. Without further ado, he tossed the bag of provisions at Trowa, which landed at his feet with an unceremonious thud. "Well, let's keep going then," he said impatiently as Trowa stooped to inspect what they had obtained at the harbour. Trowa was still rummaging through the pack as they began to walk again. "Excellent taste," he commented as he pulled a flagon of wine out of the bag so he could inspect the label better. He glanced over at Heero, who was staring at the ground, and gave him a nod of approval when he finally managed to catch his eye. With Duo leading the way, followed by Heero and then Trowa and Heavypaw, they resumed their course south, towards the enormous loch that was regulated by a stone wrought dam so large, it knew no parallel anywhere else in Azeroth. They would have to travel around the loch, treading carefully because the land was still Alliance controlled until they reached the contested territory beyond it. The mood was still a bit awkward, and they continued in a silence that was interrupted only by their footfalls and the twitter of the woodlands around them. After traveling like this for a bit, the monotony was broken up for Trowa by a low chime that seemed to be coming from his hip pouch. Slowing his pace only slightly, Trowa peeled back the flap to investigate the sound, unsurprised to find Heero's owl charm glowing faintly in the depths of the bag. He schooled his reaction, silently lamenting what a horrible time Quatre had chosen to try and contact him, only to then worry whether or not the priest had somehow known to choose this moment intentionally. He snapped the pouch's flap closed, resolutely boring his stare into the back of Heero's head as if ignoring the charm would make it stop. It actually seemed to work for a bit, until Heero, who seemed to have just noticed the chime, started frantically digging through his own hip pouch in search of the charm he hadn't realized he'd lost. Taking note of the commotion behind him, Duo looked back over his shoulder with furrowed eyebrows, wondering what was wrong. "My… this… this trinket that my friend…." Heero stammered distractedly, now patting down his entire length as if he might have squirreled it away somewhere else on his person and then forgotten. "I thought I heard its magic," he explained vaguely, distracted by his frantic search. Trowa unconsciously gripped the belt loop his own side pouch hung from. Duo frowned, crossing his arms and tossing his head with exasperation. "Well, no need to lose your marbles over it," he said. "You're giving me stress just watching you like that." "No, you don't understand," Heero fretted, his hands thrust back into his side pouch for a second rummage through. "It was a gift from my oldest – from my only – friend! I can't have lost it…. I'll be all…." He trailed off, distracted by his fruitless search. His face contorted with frustration, and had he not been the well-schooled individual he was, he might have let out a roar so mighty, it would have shook the very boughs of the trees that stood around them. Duo's face melted into a bland expression that was meant to disguise the disheartened sensation welling up inside him. It surprised him that a feeling such as empathy was something he could still experience in his current, eternally embittered state, but it was not unwelcome. It seemed almost ridiculous now that he thought about it, but he had kind of begun to feel like he might be called a friend of Heero's, and to hear otherwise was a bit of an unexpected blow. It was then that Duo shot a glance at Trowa, who seemed suspiciously unenthused, and noticed the way the elf was gripping his side pouch. It didn't </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item12"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11l7dndcc/**http%3A//chocolate-daze.livejournal.com/94082.html">Tulog Na- Sugarfree Live! with Manila Symphony Orchestra</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>I should have posted earlier but Plurk has got me with one of its eternal "250 plurks"loops. In the middle of wading through the plurkages, the Sugarfree Live! with the Philharmonic Orchestra is playing, making me shiver with sheer alternative rock music + orchestra music goodness. :D For some weird reason, I had seemed to have pressed the "Mark All as Read". Hah. Ah well, I am still feeling giddy. XD Went out with Heero-kun and luckychan yesterday and did some catching up with our lives now. Well, Heero-kun and I met up first at SM Marikina to do some heart-to-heart talk about an issue but we ended up enjoying my first time at the new SM mall. Took some shots of the River bank s which I would soon post in Multiply after fixing my camera. I also got my Sugarfree Live! cd there in Odyssey. Jay nearly disowned me when he overheard me talking to the saleslady. Me: Miss, asan po yung Sugarfree concert? Yung kasama nila yung Philippine Harmonic Symposium?(while the saleslady was looking for it and I was squeeing excitedly, Jay had a very horrified look on his face) Jay: Ano uli sabi mo? Philharmonic Symposium? Me: May concert ang Sugarfree dati, kasama nila yung Philippine Harmonic Symposium...(realizes what I said) *facepalms* What the...hell? (dawning horror) Saleslady: Ah, eto na. (hands me the cd. I quickly turn over the cover, which I read while feeling a blush creeping on my face) Me: (reading the cover) Manila Symphony Orchestra... (looks at Jay as he fights to keep his face straight) Symposium? Jay: (half-horrified and half-amused) Hindi ko kilala ito! My tongue had seemed to have been dyslexic after that, all through the afternoon. After a lot of bickering, we bought Chocolate Torte cake from Sugarhouse for Mama and Chocolate Brownie cake for the award-winning author (which she later added "na sana di na single...but alas..."). Jay had paid for the cake because I had lacked the funds and asked him if we could withdraw cash before leaving. Unfortunately, there was no Metro bank atm in the area so we had to walk to River bank s (which Jay admitted was his first time there). Jay then remembered he wanted to go to Ateneo to go to the Church of Gesu to hear mass so we trekked the "shortcut" to Ateneo. We ended up walking all the way to Katipunan. I was into fits of laughter while Jay casted me baleful looks, while muttering, "5 kilometers...from SM Marikina to Katipunan...nilakad lang natin!" Sabi mo e. Ikaw nagyayang mag-shortcut. We waited for Leslie at Seattle's Best and had Double Chocolate Mint (ayoko na sa Starby) and Vanilla Milkshake. Later, Jay was complaining to me that he forgot he was lactose intolerant and the Vanilla Milkshake upset his stomach. I later learned that the two were together the night before because they attended nakuru_cute 's birthday treat at High Street. We settled at Shakey's for mojos and shared the brownie cake for dessert. I really find it weird that I don't take pictures of many of my most memorable and enjoyable times of my life. I was too busy laughing and enjoying their company than play the photographer. The afternoon passed too quickly, sadly. But thanks again because I missed the two of you. <3 I was also squeeing tonight because of this: Aoi has appeared! New chapter for KawaMei ! The development made me facepalm, though. I am being haunted by foxes in cute sheep's clothing! O_O Last Saturday, _ligaya_ texted me that there would be an OS gathering at Atchie's and if I wanted to meet up. Since I had not slept for 24 hours, I declined the OS but agreed to see them (I have been deprived of my harem for a month now). I visited jactinglim 's dormitory to pester her. Invaded her plurk and learned that KWMS has 5 volumes and 32 chapters. And is already licensced. T__________________T Met Eric, finally. Hee. :D Sidebar Cafe has changed my punto de Vista. XD (Yes, geeks, laugh if you get that JOKE!) My work had been getting much better now, in a sense I'm finally keeping my AHT down and helping out with the PS work. Although, this also meant Wave 1 is now disbanded. I'm out of Coachie Jude's team because of the shuffle. Was assigned to Team Rodil/Iceman with most of my former RSs (L2s) plus newbies. For some weird reason, the guy Aburatsubo-sama had been pairing me up with ended in our team. He had been constantly nagging me to get a (love)life for the last 2 weeks. And he started it off by nagging me to change my cologne scent. By the way, Aburatsubo-sama is officially now our team's OM. I don't know if that should please me or not. Now he's got more leverage now to "transform" me from a tomboy to a "sweet Coach Mhackie". >_< And he is now adding up to the people auctioning me off to finally get a boyfriend. Please, no. I want my uke, still. But maybe more of because I want to be perverse and bad-ass. Honestly speaking, I like the guy but I don't know him that well. He intrigues me because he is nice to me and I admit, he is attractive. But I don't like being pushed towards someone like that. It was bad enough with Vermont and Raymond (and that was just joke stuff) kasi malapit-lapit na rin ako mapikon. The difference was I know these guys to laugh it off. This one, I don't like the feeling of being drawn to a guy I don't even have an idea who he is. I mean, he's the type I usually find interesting but I rather know him first. Besides, my heart is no one's concern except mine. I know they were well-meaning but let me sort my baggages first. On my acads: I can't march this sem because I need a year of residency. I can finish but no diploma until next year. *sighs* Tried the new Cruel Registration Scheme. I am praying to God I get Anthro 165. Please? Health-wise, I'm okay now. Just learning how to deal with my current status as a hypertensive and diabetic. Well, not that I am on insulin, thank God. I just have to be careful to let my BP steady and sugar not so high. I may had been on some tough spots this year but it looks like there are some good things out of them. I just hope I can still be that positive once I get to next year. D: Ah well. Good night for now. :) [EDIT] The Anthro 165 would be taught by Sir Jocano, who was my prof in Language Anthro. He is also one of my favorite profs in UP because he's just full of awesome. XD Interestingly, he is the brother of speaknoenglish . I marvel at how small the world is. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item13"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12jbcmlrc/**http%3A//taxanalysis.blogspot.com/2007/06/foreclosures-arms-and-big-mistake.html">Foreclosures, ARM's, and the BIG Mistake</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>See the L.A. Daily News article on Report Hits Close to Home , posted in the Real Estate News Section of my website . The San Fernando Valley had the highest number of foreclosures in L.A. area during April 2007. Twenty-three homes were lost to foreclosure and 289 properties were in some stage of the process. And if you read the book Sell Now , by John R. Talbott, you get the feeling "you ain't seen nothin' yet". Talbott's expecting a huge wave of more foreclosures to come and he blames in part the rampant use (abuse) of Option ARMs. He's right in the context he's referring to, i.e., that people have been buying homes they could never have otherwise afforded, and never will. Now they're paying the piper. And by making the unaffordable artificially affordable, we've managed to inflate the entire housing market...artificially. But don't throw the baby out with the bathwater! There's a right way and a wrong way to use an Option ARM. You need to understand that you can't build a castle by eating away at it simultaneously. However, Option ARMs are very appropriate when your goal is to accumulate the principal outside of just handing it over to the mortgage company . In other words, if you use the savings of an Option ARM to still make your principal payments, but make them into something (i.e. a cash or other investment account) where you can control getting it back for emergency or investment opportunities, then you haven't really failed to make your principal payments at all, have you? In fact, if you take a look at Doug Andrew's new book, The Last Chance Millionaire , and you read Chapter 7, Learn How to Become Your Own er, you'll see that this is actually a faster way of paying off a mortgage! Believe it or not, we actually recommend to many of our clients to get an Option ARM -- IF they will take the otherwise payable principal, and save or invest it. Now you're off to the races! That principal could buy other real estate, or be invested into insured investments which have a history of clearly outperforming the cost of the mortgage. That's how you use an Option ARM. 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Stimulate this!</a></li> <li><a href="#item15">Is Obama passing the acid test?</a></li> </ul><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 114%; "> <tr><td><a name="item0"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11dae8bmk/**http%3A//jinty.livejournal.com/582090.html">Kids With Guns - Gorillaz</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Off to Putney yesterday to drummygirl & internetsdairy 's wedding. It was a steamy hot day on the coach, and overall I was glad I'd travelled in mufti and carried me posh clothes to get changed into on arrival (even though it was a bit of a pain lugging the bag along - props to R for sharing the carrying, mind). Once in London, we stopped briefly for a bite of felafel in Notting Hill - thank goodness for comida arabe , so tasty and reliable! - and washed up afterwards - tasty and reliable it may be, but garlic sauce is kinda messy. Thence on to Putney, getting to the Star and Garter in just the right time to meet other early arrivers, moleintheground and angelv . By the time I'd nipped to the loo to freshen up and get changed, loads of others had arrived, too. The wedding ceremony itself was lovely - Jen & Rob obviously simultaneously moved, very happy, and kinda tickled, in a beautiful venue with all the organizational stuff running smoothly. Jen looked lovely; so did Rob, but less "dressy": Tasty food, a genuinely funny best man's speech (but then we expected no less from gideondefoe ), and lots of lovely people = an A-grade wedding. O yes, and Jen even made her own ceramic table centrepiece vases ! Big thumbs up. *** We got back to Oxford tired and happy and were in bed at a very reasonable midnight or so, meaning that getting up in good time to go plant-shopping with cleanskies was not too difficult despite the generous amounts of wine consumed at the wedding. And plant-shop we did - shrubs and bedding plants ahoy. Jrmy did the bulk of the pulling up and digging out and planting in, while I did a bit more trimming of hedge and some other useful stuff like taking the load of euphorbia remains to the tip part-way through the afternoon. The result is ace and I am much pleased - thanks again, Jrmy! yay for gardens. Two of the plants are ones that R and I were given as non-wedding presents at August Holiday, so it was particularly nice to see them planted up. I nearly did them myself earlier in the week, but then thought again when I read the label more cautiously and saw that they grow to around 6 ft. Hmm, not ones to go in the middle of the nearby bed, then! In the end one is near to a rather bald bit of fence and the other is in a gap towards the back of the garden, so we will enjoy them separately. 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By transition I mean a change in the ways of living so radical it constitutes a revolution. Preceded by the language revolution, the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution, and the so-called information revolution, the current transition is hard to characterize by one single name — an evocative sound bite. If I were to try to describe it succinctly it might be called the "Evolution Revolution"! Our world is changing, mostly at our own hands, so much that the only possible transition we can make is a rapid evolution. And by that I do not mean cultural evolution alone. I mean primarily evolution of our species. The reason is that evolution, that is speciation, takes place under emerging (and long-term) stressful conditions that select for fitness in dealing with them. Fitness means individuals having certain traits, either behavioral or physical (or both) are better able to cope with the new conditions and procreate more successfully than their less fit conspecifics. Individuals having a genetic headstart, meaning possessing a specific allele ** that endows them with slightly better coping capacity, have a good chance of passing that allele on to their offspring, and over generations even better versions of the allele may emerge. Then the continuing selection pressure will assure that the allele starts to dominate in the population. Another scenario is that a drastic change in the environment can result in active selection against most members of the population NOT possessing a favorable allele, leaving only those whose "pre-adaptation" allows them to survive. Of course if no such allele exists than it can spell extinction for that species. The fact is that our world is changing rapidly and those changes are leading to highly stressful conditions for us and many other species. Are we on the verge of an evolutionary revolution as a result? Can Homo sapiens produce a new, better adapted species — adapted to what the world is becoming? The answer depends on whether or not there are individuals in the population who have pre-adapted allelic forms 1 . The two main questions about this transition are: How rapidly will the changes occur? and How radical will they be? There is a great deal of uncertainty about the changes in the physical environment due to climate changes resulting from global warming. Even though we have some startling and frightening empirical data on things like polar ice cap melting, we are still struggling with the validity of our models that produce various scenario projections regarding how bad and how soon. However, there is another major threat looming that may very well have a sooner and much more drastic impact on our species in terms of a change so radical that it could lead to an evolutionary revolution. That threat comes from the decline in net energy available to support our complex, high energy civilization. Many people in economics and politics are starting to, at least vaguely, grasp the significance of something like peak oil production. For many people, affected by Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth", the initial concern has been on raising CO 2 atmospheric (and oceanic) concentrations due to burning fossil fuels and leading to a general average heating of the world's fluidic systems. Now it turns out that we have been burning those fossil fuels at accelerated rates for the last 100 years (or more) and depleting a non-renewable reservoir at a phenomenal rate. Now we learn that it is taking increasing amounts of energy to do the work of getting the raw fuels out of the ground, leaving less net energy to do the work of the rest of the economy. On top of that, and because of it, we are finding it increasingly unprofitable to get that next unit of energy out. It now looks pretty much like we have reached the peak of production of oil, and will before long reach the same limits for natural gas and coal! After the peak things don't look promising. As I've written elsewhere in these blogs, except for nuclear power, there is no other (renewable) energy source that comes close to fossil fuels for the purposes of running the kind of economy we have gotten used to (or as I claim, spoiled by!) The talk among these economists (e.g. Paul Krugman), commentators (e.g. Tom Friedman), and politicians (e.g. Barack Obama) now is of a transition from a high energy (carbon-based) civilization to a low energy one. In the minds of all too many people this is imagined as a civilization that in not much different from today but perhaps with more localization of production, smaller communities, using locally generated electricity from solar and wind. These communities will be dotted all over the world to replace dense urban centers which require transportation of all essential commodities from distant production centers (though imagined to be not too distant). Some urban visionaries imagine such centers will persist but the transportation bringing stuff in will be electrified rail, powered by giant thermal solar generators out in the desert. In most cases the scenarios accommodate the 9+ billion population that the UN projects for 2050. It isn't clear to me though what these visionaries picture for grappling with climate change. I think many of the same people believe that we will, as part of that transition (to smaller carbon footprints), fix global warming and avert climate disasters. We are in a transition alright. But I seriously doubt that it will be the one these many hopeful people envision. Human beings are extremely adaptive. As a species we have shown remarkable capacity to adapt to so many kinds of environments and events over history. We are extremely clever. We are inventive and often insightful when it comes to making do with what we have to work with. There is no doubt that humans have the capacity to accommodate a wide range of stressful conditions. But there is one very significant difference between all prior historical experience and what we are about to experience. For all of history the net flow of energy has been increasing in volume and power. Much of our pre-history and history is a story of finding and learning to exploit new, more potent sources of energy to supplement our simple physiological conversion of food into new biomass and the ability to move and do work. We discovered how to control fire, how to plant and harvest seeds, how to manipulate animals, how to harness water and wind for mechanical power, etc. With the discovery of fossil fuels, however, we really broke into the bank . And today we have a global population of 7.8 billion people, most of whom depend either directly or indirectly on the burning of fossil fuels for their incomes. We can't even build a nuclear reactor without a significant input from coal and oil! And the bank vault is getting spare. Oh sure there is still plenty of oil, coal, and gas underground. The problem is it is getting harder and harder to get to it. Simple laws of physics. And the principle of picking the low-hanging fruit first. It takes much more work (and hence energy) to pick the apples high in the tree. Similarly, it takes much more work to get at those diminishing supplies of fossil fuels. What is true about not being able to build a reactor without fossil fuel is also the case for alternative energy capture equipment. As of right now you can't build wind turbines or solar panels and deliver them to suitable collection sites without fossil fuels 2 . Then there is the problem of scale. Currently fossil fuels account for more than 80% of the energy flow in the US (somewhat less in other OECD countries). Hydroelectric and nuclear for about 19% and the new alternatives about 1%. How do you go from that low base to virtually replace the 80% (a lot of which is transportation) in just a decade or two. That is what it will take because the projections for the decline in fossil fuel availability indicate that after about two more decades fossil fuels will be prohibitively expensive 3 . Some commentators and politicians imagine a WWII-level effort to ramp up production of alternative power systems because of this. What it would more likely require is an order of magnitude greater than WWII effort AND redirecting most of the current energy flow from fossil fuels to the effort. The rationing of fuels for such an effort will make the rationing of rubber and fuels during WWII look like a cake walk. More and more, the likely scenario is looking to me like an accelerating downward spiral (and this doesn't take into account truly foolish reactions of violence and attempts to grab resources through war — you know, like what we are doing now!) that will diminish civilization to a meager shadow of itself, if anything that you could call civilization remains at all. And the really devastating news is that such a scenario has horrific consequences for the vast majority of people in the world. The current population cannot be sustained without massive inputs of high power energy. Modern farming depends entirely on huge inputs from fossil fuels. So does the health care system everywhere (no matter how funded). Indeed, all of our infrastructure and protection services (fire, police, etc.) could not operate without equipment (manufactured using fossil fuels) and transportation. It is a matter of time and resources. It looks increasingly like we have not enough of either. And then there really is the human psychology factor. How will we humans react to a declining energy world? Will we roll over and die without some kind of reaction? Not likely. Will we thrash out trying to preserve our own skins and screw civil behavior? Certainly an imaginable reaction. But if the rate of energy decline is fast enough there won't be time for even hoarders to get a leg up. There won't be energy supplies to fuel an army, navy, or certainly not an air force! There aren't even enough horses to have a mounted cavalry. Some people have envisioned a future in which we simply regress back through the 19th, then 18th, then 17th centuries, and so on, until we reach some kind of equilibrium, perhaps a pre-Roman style civilization. After all they didn't have fossil fuels like we do. Maybe we could live like they did before the collapse of the Roman Empire? Right. Really? The transition we are entering is global and fundamentally different from anything our species has faced before. There is no where else to go now. We can't escape to some different continent. We can't even leave our gravitational well without significant energy. This is it. We are stuck in this world with the consequences of our own past excesses and that is all there is to the story. I can imagine a future world where the population is down to a sustainable level using real-time solar energy capture to sustain a suitable civilization, even a technological one. It is feasible for humans to exist, have their comforts, their entertainments, arts, and leisure thanks to energy supplementation beyond food and shelter, at appropriate population size and in steady-state. But getting from where we are to that ideal future is going to involve a revolution — an evolution revolution. The stresses are going to be substantial. I suspect that the selection forces are going to be primarily directed at selecting against most current failings of human nature. I have written extensively about how we humans today are, ourselves, what I think is a transition species. We set on the path toward truly sapient beings, but we're at best a work in progress. The brain, particularly the prefrontal cortex, needs further physical development to boost our moral sentiments, our strategic thinking abilities, and our abilities to regulate our limbic emotions. We need to become a much wiser version of what we are now. And by 'we' I mean our genus Homo since I mean that the brain needs actual genetic improvements. Our distant progeny would be a new species, one I have dubbed Homo eusapiens , man the truly wise. I have evidence-based reasons for believing that the pre-adapted alleles are available in the population of humanity. Perhaps they are sparse, perhaps only in a weak form, but the potential is there. We just have to find them. If this scenario is even partially correct then it leaves a very important question for those of us who are thinking about what to do so save humanity. If we can see our real objective as saving our genus and realizing that our species has to evolve to meet the new environment of tomorrow, then what should we be doing now to help make survival more likely? Or do we just give up on that and either fight for our own hopeless survival or roll over and accept the extinction of Homo ? As our species is now, smart, creative, and with the glimmer of high moral sentiments, do we have the capability of facing reality when it means our demise? Do we have the courage to set aside our own selfish desires to imagine our kind going on until the Sun dies. Do we have the moral fortitude to accept the science we have embraced even when it tells us we are finished and it's time for a new start with a more adapted species? Can we, or many of us anyway, do the right thing and help prepare for a distant future that we will never see? All of us know, as individuals, that we are mortal. As we approach the end years we come to accept that mortality and, if we are concerned at all for our surviving families, we take steps to help them carry on after we are gone. This is a natural part of life that all of us face. Some probably better than others, of course. But it makes sense to plan for the futures of those we leave by investing our resources in their future. Why should it be different for us as a species? ** Wikipedia article with some possible problems, read carefully! I thought it fairly stated the definition and description well enough to save me some typing! 1 We are talking not just about a single allele (a single gene), but most likely several important ones. Not only that we have to consider various versions of the short snippets of DNA that are not protein-coding, but part of the elaborate gene expression control program we now know to exist in much of what we used to call 'junk' DNA, the huge segments between protein-coding sections. Small changes in these control segments can have major impacts on when genes are expressed during development and hence produce significant changes in phenotypes with very little difference in genotypes. Our genome differs from that of chimpanzees by less than expected by the gross differences in behavior and body form. Part of the explanation may well involve subtle but important differences in the control networks for development. 2 I have heard there are attempts to construct manufacturing facilities for both solar cells and wind turbines using electricity generated by these technologies! I hope a lot more of this is tried. However, we shouldn't get too excited until those technologies are also being used to extract the raw materials, ship them, drive the final assembly, ship the final products, and account for their installation. The shipping is particularly interesting since it means using electrified vehicles that can be recharged based on electricity production by, say some windmill somewhere, putting the electricity into the grid. Running the main manufacturing plant using your own product is a step in the right direction, but so much more needs to be done. 3 A complicating factor is that many exporting nations (for oil in particular) are increasingly using their own products even while production rates are not rising or are even declining. That means countries dependent on imports of energy are going to be hurting far more quickly than those </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11hfdjt56/**http%3A//brouwerke.livejournal.com/215187.html">De week in vogelvlucht.........</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Supersnel weer gegaan deze week, daarom even een up-dateje: Maandag Eerst nuchter bloed laten prikken voor de jaarlijkse grote controle voor de suiker en met veel last weer naar de fysio geweest die de behandeling aangepast heeft naar mijn bevindingen. Dinsdag gewerkt, het lijkt erop of er steeds minder personeel rondloopt en dat klopt ook wel, want de vakantieperiode is weer voorbij zodat de hulpkrachten niet meer zoveel aanwezig zijn. Dit was ook wel te merken, hun afwezigheid dan......... komt goed (hoop ik). Heel raar, maar na amper een half uur aan het werk te zijn werd ik helemaal niet lekker, ben gaan zitten en heb aan mijn collega gevraagd om een bekertje water te halen met flink wat suiker erin. Waarom weet ik niet, maar nadat ik dat op had ging het stilletjes aan weer beter en heb er de rest van de dag geen last meer van gehad. In de avond onverwacht bezoek gehad van Mieke die gezellig even op de koffie kwam, altijd welkom en leuk! Woensdag had ik met ons moederke in spe afgesproken om samen met haar de babykleertjes te wassen en te strijken, een hele leuke bezigheid waar ik echt van heb genoten! Nog niet alles klaar maar de rest doen we snel. Ook nog een heel leuk kleedje gekocht voor op de babykamer van Winnie de Pooh Donderdag stond een bezoekje aan het ziekenhuis op het programma, jaarlijkse controle voor de suiker waarbij ik in ieder oog 3x gedruppeld werd en ik een groot gedeelte van de dag weinig heb kunnen zien, lastig maar niet meer dan dat. Vrijdag weer naar de fysio waarbij ik op aanraden van ons moederke in spe (die tenslotte ook verpleegkundige is) aangegeven aan de therapeut wat ik ondervonden had dinsdag waarbij hij opmerkte dat het ook weleens kon liggen aan een beklemming in mijn nek. Daarom heeft hij weer eens gekraakt en inderdaad, er zaten nog een paar belemmeringen. Heel voorzichtig ben ik ook optimistisch, het lijkt erop de de therapie vruchten af gaat werpen, sommige dingen gaan weer wat makkelijker al ben ik er nog lang niet, maar net wat is zeg: ik ben "voorzichtig optimistisch" ! Zaterdag zijn we saampjes met de Brabantliner naar de 50+ Beurs in Utrecht geweest, gezellig maar iedere beurs houd bijna hetzelfde in. Wel hebben ze daar mijn suiker gemeten en volgens hun was deze aan de hoge kant, 8.0 maar goed dat ik komende week naar het diabetes-spreekuur moet, kijken hoe de waarde daar is. Vroeg in de avond gezellig op de koffie bij de jongens en daarna lekker met de voeten omhoog lui op de bank . Zondag vandaag dus, eerst lekker uitgeslapen, genoten van het nog heerlijke weer, vanmiddag op de fiets naar ons moederke in spe en haar manneke gereden, lekker glaasje gedronken en wat gebuurt, daarna weer naar huis en lekker gegeten. Morgen begint alweer een nieuwe week..................(!) Voor wie het wil: " Tot gauw!" Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13et70t7m/**http%3A//coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2009/09/greg-hunter-feds-secret-money-and-media.html">Greg Hunter, "The Fed's Secret Money and the Media Cover-Up"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>"The Fed's Secret Money and the Media Cover-Up" By Greg Hunter "HR 1207 is a bill, first sponsored by Congressman Ron Paul in the U.S. House of Representatives, that will audit the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve has never been audited in it's 96 year history. Contrary to popular belief, the Fed is not an arm of the U.S. Government but a subcontractor for monetary policy. It is the Fed that also produces the money in your pocket, thus the term Federal Reserve Note. The Bill, as of September 16, has 289 co-sponsors in Congress. If the Bill is signed into law, the Fed will be forced to open its books and show how clandestine policy decisions are made. Some of the questions Congress wants answered are: Why did the Fed give foreign bank s 500 billion dollars during the financial meltdown last year? What are the names of the all the bank s, both foreign and domestic that got bailed out, and how much money did each bank get? Why was AIG bailed out and not Lehman Brothers? The Fed has spent or committed trillions of dollars; where did the money go? These are just a few of the secrets the Fed is keeping from American taxpayers. H.R. 1207 will receive a hearing in the House Committee on Financial Services towards the end of September. Representative Alan Grayson of Florida's 8th Congressional District has been a staunch advocate of the Bill. Listen as Rep. Grayson announces the hearing on H.R. 1207, also known as "The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009." I also have some questions for the mainstream media. Why is a story with trillions of dollars in secret bailout money not being covered? As a former investigative correspondent for both ABC and CNN, I know what makes a good legitimate story that will hold up to scrutiny. This is a very big legitimate story with profound implications for every American! Just last month, the Fed lost a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in Federal Court: "Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve must for the first time identify the companies in its emergency lending programs after losing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit….The judge said the central bank "improperly withheld agency records" by "conducting an inadequate search" after Bloomberg News reporters filed a request under the information act. She gave the Fed five days to turn over documents it told the reporters it located, including 231 pages of reports, and said it must look for more at the Federal Reserve bank of New York, which runs most of the loan programs bank s are worried that the disclosure of borrowers' identities by the Fed, the lender of last resort, would cause customers to empty their bank accounts in a run on the bank , said Scott Talbott, vice president of governmental affairs at the Washington-based 'Financial Services Roundtable,' a lobbying group." The Fed has indicated it plans to appeal the case and has until the end of September to do so. Meanwhile, the biggest story in the financial history of the country is being ignored by the press. Maybe this is part of the reason the news media's credibility rating sank to a new all time low in a recent Pew Research Center poll." - Greg Hunter, http:// usawatchdog.com/the-feds-secret-money-and-the-media-cover-up/ A Comment: Present company, Mr. Hunter, excluded, you won't find a better description of todays so-called "journalists" than this: "There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone. The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an independent press We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes." - John Swinton, 1913 Oh yeah, "fair and balanced..." Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11rrc4l03/**http%3A//www.twitze.com/2009/09/20/fantasy-football-now/">Fantasy Football Now</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW AOL Sports Fantasy Football ESPN’s Matthew Berry on “One Life to Live” Xclusive Interview | Molly Qerim – PureStyle Magazine | Music … In addition to the mainstream sports I cover fantasy sports and Mixed Martial Arts, working on MMA Live and Fantasy Football Now . I also interview all the guests that come to Bristol and cover sporting events for the site, … botanical vitality, the face on the milk carton, … | ПОРНФОЛИО … new zealand warm up match live streaming wisconsin unemployment apple picking in massachusetts shane mosley calls out mayweather black brant xii fantasy football now resveratrol side effects carrboro music festival wes welker week 2 … proantinox konarka superman batman public enemies resveratrol … superman batman public enemies fantasy football now merrick bank monster miata rich franklin vs vitor belfort fight video monster miata ufc 103. mmillonida says: Correction Fantasy Football Now not Fantasy Gameday, my apologies @therealtmr . flying_gramma says: hot: fantasy football now http://bit.ly/17JNze Traepoint says: Need to get Fantasy Football Now on ESPN2!! #ffn_espn tiptop_trends_1 says: Sentiment about fantasy football now is 91 %Tips & 6 %Pits on TipTop: http://bit.ly/9PBQz Re-Tip: http://bit.ly/cb0YRV NealStewart says: espn’s web show " fantasy football now " is way better than their TV show "sunday NFL countdown" why? no chris berman, mostly. MelloAngeles says: ESPN.com’s Fantasy Football Now is fast becoming the best Sunday morning pre-game show. hnic1971 says: I like @espn commercial w/Ditka & Snoop Dog. Love @espn Fantasy Football Now . Great line up of @nfl games today. Mowder says: Watching Fantasy Football Now on ESPN.com waiting for a big Sunday of football. Thought I was set until Welker came up inactive. #ffn_espn </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13a87akra/**http%3A//coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2009/09/carl-jung-holy-grail-of-unconscious.html">"Carl Jung: The Holy Grail of the Unconscious"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>"Carl Jung: The Holy Grail of the Unconscious" By Sara Corbett "This is a story about a nearly 100-year-old book, bound in red leather, which has spent the last quarter century secreted away in a bank vault in Switzerland. The book is big and heavy and its spine is etched with gold letters that say "Liber Novus," which is Latin for "New Book." Its pages are made from thick cream-colored parchment and filled with paintings of otherworldly creatures and handwritten dialogues with gods and devils. If you didn't know the book's vintage, you might confuse it for a lost medieval tome. And yet between the book's heavy covers, a very modern story unfolds. It goes as follows: Man skids into midlife and loses his soul. Man goes looking for soul. After a lot of instructive hardship and adventure — taking place entirely in his head — he finds it again. Some people feel that nobody should read the book, and some feel that everybody should read it. The truth is, nobody really knows. Most of what has been said about the book — what it is, what it means — is the product of guesswork, because from the time it was begun in 1914 in a smallish town in Switzerland, it seems that only about two dozen people have managed to read or even have much of a look at it. Of those who did see it, at least one person, an educated Englishwoman who was allowed to read some of the book in the 1920s, thought it held infinite wisdom — "There are people in my country who would read it from cover to cover without stopping to breathe scarcely," she wrote — while another, a well-known literary type who glimpsed it shortly after, deemed it both fascinating and worrisome, concluding that it was the work of a psychotic. So for the better part of the past century, despite the fact that it is thought to be the pivotal work of one of the era's great thinkers, the book has existed mostly just as a rumor, cosseted behind the skeins of its own legend — revered and puzzled over only from a great distance. Which is why one rainy November night in 2007, I boarded a flight in Boston and rode the clouds until I woke up in Zurich, pulling up to the airport gate at about the same hour that the main branch of the United bank of Switzerland, located on the city's swanky Bahnhofstrasse, across from Tommy Hilfiger and close to Cartier, was opening its doors for the day. A change was under way: the book, which had spent the past 23 years locked inside a safe deposit box in one of the bank 's underground vaults, was just then being wrapped in black cloth and loaded into a discreet-looking padded suitcase on wheels. It was then rolled past the guards, out into the sunlight and clear, cold air, where it was loaded into a waiting car and whisked away. This could sound, I realize, like the start of a spy novel or a Hollywood bank caper, but it is rather a story about genius and madness, as well as possession and obsession, with one object — this old, unusual book — skating among those things. Also, there are a lot of Jungians involved, a species of thinkers who subscribe to the theories of Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist and author of the big red leather book. And Jungians, almost by definition, tend to get enthused anytime something previously hidden reveals itself, when whatever's been underground finally makes it to the surface. Carl Jung founded the field of analytical psychology and, along with Sigmund Freud, was responsible for popularizing the idea that a person's interior life merited not just attention but dedicated exploration — a notion that has since propelled tens of millions of people into psychotherapy. Freud, who started as Jung's mentor and later became his rival, generally viewed the unconscious mind as a warehouse for repressed desires, which could then be codified and pathologized and treated. Jung, over time, came to see the psyche as an inherently more spiritual and fluid place, an ocean that could be fished for enlightenment and healing. Whether or not he would have wanted it this way, Jung — who regarded himself as a scientist — is today remembered more as a countercultural icon, a proponent of spirituality outside religion and the ultimate champion of dreamers and seekers everywhere, which has earned him both posthumous respect and posthumous ridicule. Jung's ideas laid the foundation for the widely used Myers-Briggs personality test and influenced the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous. His central tenets — the existence of a collective unconscious and the power of archetypes — have seeped into the larger domain of New Age thinking while remaining more at the fringes of mainstream psychology." The rest of this (very long) article can be found here: - http:// www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/magazine/20jung-t.html?em Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item8"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13ef1l6s5/**http%3A//coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2009/09/economy-geab-n37-leape2020-report-91609.html">The Economy: "GEAB N°37, LEAP/E2020 Report, 9/16/09"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>GlobalEurope Anticipation Bureau "GEAB N°37, LEAP/E2020 Report: Global Systemic Crisis: In Pursuit of the Impossible Recovery" Public announcement GEAB N°37 (Septembre 16, 2009) "Before this summer, LEAP/E2020's team announced that there would be no recovery in sight in September 2009, and not until summer 2010 in any event. Well indeed, contrary to the claims of the media, and financial and political circles, we confirm our anticipation. The slowdown in the speed of collapse of the global economy, at the origin of all the "good news", is only due to the world's enormous public financial effort of the last twelve months. But the "time saved" using taxpayers' money around the world should have been dedicated to redesigning the international monetary system at the heart of the current systemic crisis. Yet, besides a few cosmetic considerations and huge gifts to US and European bank s, nothing serious has been undertaken, and, when it comes to the future, the "every man for himself " rule prevails. Now, as summer 2009 comes to a close, and as the three rogue waves start impacting the global economy hard (unemployment bank ruptcies and monetary shocks, the time to mend the system, or to prepare for a soft transition towards a new global system, is over. The first signs of a major decoupling are beginning to appear: the rest of the world is rapidly moving away from the Dollar zone. There is a 95 percent chance that 1,000 billion new USDs will be printed in a very near future... not very attractive for the Dollar zone. Inconsistent statistics reflect a chaotic world economy: We are heading straight to the phase of geopolitical dislocation expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2009. In this issue of the GEAB, our team analyses the trends at work (real estate market, strategic issues…) within the current chaos resulting from a flood of unchecked public expenditure and a persistently uncontrolled financial system in a context of growingly inconsistent statistics. Paradoxically, dislocation has become, according to our researchers, the only way to economic recovery (a recovery that will take place around a global architecture and interaction between economic, social and financial spheres profoundly different from anything we knew in past decades. Our team believes that the first features of the "post-crisis world" should begin to appear by summer 2010 and, in the coming months, they will dedicate themselves to their identification. Meanwhile, as anticipated in the previous editions of the GEAB, no one can now construct a true picture of today's global economic situation as macroeconomic figures are more and more contradictory or simply absurd. Measurement data and instruments have been so manipulated and limited to a volatile US Dollar as sole benchmark, that no government, international organisation or bank can now tell in which direction the global system is heading. The media reflect this chaos and contribute to their readers'/auditors'/viewers' bewilderment: depending on the day, or even the hour, that they give contradictory news on finance, economy or currency. Policy makers, entrepreneurs, employees,… economists or analysts… are reduced to Pascal's wager to assess what will happen in future months. Click image for larger size. According to LEAP/E2020, the chart above tells about facts that cannot be ignored: the global economic, financial and monetary system is drifting at an increasing rate, its weakness is reaching unequalled lows in modern history, and the slightest shock (financial, geopolitical or even natural) can now break it apart. The States' breathtaking plunge into bottomless public debt (governments feel that, without the support of public money, world economies would soon resume their collapse) is creating a literally explosive situation, conveying massive tax increase in Japan, Europe, the US… If there is any recovery in sight, it is that of tax. As a matter of fact, confronted to historic unemployment rates and a free-falling economy, Japanese voters decided to dismiss their decade-old leaders: they have probably inaugurated the great political upheaval of the next phase of the crisis. This summer, the Obama administration was also surprised to discover the importance of the popular anger which focused on his health system reform programme (though a much needed one). Here is a very illustrative analogy of the crisis today that imposed itself on our researchers: a rubber ball in a staircase. It seems to rebound on every step (then giving the impression that the fall has stopped) but it falls even lower on the next step, "resuming" its collapse. "Disoriented" economic players and policy-makers: Of course, all this doesn't create a favorable investment climate for business. Production capacity is under-used everywhere in historic proportions. Stocks are only renewed at a drip-feed rate (eliminating any hope of a recovery based on their replacement). Consumers have become realistic economically: no money, no purchase. Their salaries fall when they haven't simply been lost through job losses, the bank s don't lend any more because they know that they themselves are still insolvent (despite the "golden" powder thrown in the eyes of public opinion these last months). The state itself, on its own, cannot substitute itself for the frenetic consumerism of the past. In the US, a return to the previous state would require about USD 2,500 billion pumped into the economy each year. Barak Obama's stimulus package, less than USD 400 billion a year over two years is far from the amount needed if he has to replace the non-spending of households and businesses. The problem is that this is exactly the present situation of the US economy. But the US are not alone in this regard. Asia and Europe are also confronted with a drastic unemployment surge that statistical manipulation cannot hide beyond this summer: jobless no longer entitled to unemployment benefits, youngsters placed in waiting internships or jobless recruited for short-term public construction projects, lay-offs postponed by means of short-time allowance measures, plants artificially maintained in activity thanks to public funds,… from Beijing to Paris, in Washington, Berlin, London or Tokyo, every trick is being used to hide the situation as long as possible… until the recovery arrives. Unfortunately, the recovery will not arrive in time. It's Blücher instead of Grouchy. Instead of a recovery in September, the world is suffering the impact of this summer's three rogue waves: • massive unemployment, for people soon to be excluded from further benefits in particular, and its disastrous consequences for nations' political and social stability, are beginning to appear. • the number of bank ruptcies (companies, municipalities,…) and deficits of all sorts, are exploding. • and, of course, the impact of all this on the US Dollar, Treasuries (and the UK, suffering collateral damage) . The first wave already reached the shore at the end of summer 2009. The second one is coming up. And the third is beginning to appear on the horizon. In any event, if the Eurozone and Asia are in a better situation to face up to the impact of these waves (as already analyzed in GEAB N°28 of last October), their situation is not so good that they can expect a recovery yet. It is however on the US, the Dollar and US Treasuries on the one hand, and on the UK and the Pound on the other, that the consequences of the three waves will be harder. Mid-summer night dreams also have an end!" - http:// http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-37-Contents_a3798.html Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item9"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=137f993p1/**http%3A//coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2009/09/economy-mike-whitney-post-bubble.html">The Economy: Mike Whitney, "The Post-Bubble Malaise"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>"The Post-Bubble Malaise" by Mike Whitney "We keep hearing that "The worst is behind us", but the spin doesn't square with the facts. Sure the stock market has done well, but scratch the surface and you'll find that things are not as what they seem. Zero hedge--which is quickly becoming the "go-to" market-update spot on the Internet- recently posted an eye-popping chart which traces the Fed's monetization programs (Quantitative Easing) with the 6-month surge in the S&P 500. The $917 billion increase in securities held outright equals the Fed's $1 trillion increase to its balance sheet. In other words, the liquidity from the Fed is following the exact same trajectory as stocks, a sure sign that the market is being manipulated. Surprisingly, traders seem to know that the Fed is goosing the market and have just shrugged it off as "business as usual". Go figure? Perhaps it pays to take a philosophical approach to market rigging. Who needs the gray hair anyway? The result, however, has been that short-sellers (traders betting the market will go down) who have placed their bets according to (weak) fundamentals, have gotten clobbered. They appear to be the last holdouts who still place their faith in the unimpaired operation of the free market. (Right!) Here's how former hedge fund manager Andy Kessler sums it up in a recent Wall Street Journal article, "The Bernanke Market": "By buying U.S. Treasuries and mortgages to increase the monetary base by $1 trillion, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't put money directly into the stock market but he didn't have to. With nowhere else to go, except maybe commodities, inflows into the stock market have been on a tear. Stock and bond funds saw net inflows of close to $150 billion since January. The dollars he cranked out didn't go into the hard economy, but instead into tradable assets. In other words, Ben Bernanke has been the market." So, the Fed has given a boost to stocks while keeping the bond market priced for deflation. That's quite a trick. One market is flashing "recovery" while the other is signaling "contraction". Bernanke has worked this miracle, by simply changing the definition of "indirect bidders" (which used to mean "foreign buyers" of US Treasuries) to mean just about anyone, anywhere. Here's an explanation of this latest bit of chicanery from the Wall Street Journal in June: "The sudden increase in demand by foreign buyers for Treasurys, hailed as proof that the world's central bank s are still willing to help absorb the avalanche of supply, mightn't be all that it seems. When the government sells bonds, traders typically look at a group of buyers called indirect bidders, which includes foreign central bank s, to divine overseas demand for U.S. debt. That demand has been rising recently, giving comfort to investors that foreign buyers will continue to finance the U.S.'s budget deficit. But in a little-noticed switch on June 1, the Treasury changed the way it accounts for indirect bids, putting more buyers under that umbrella and boosting the portion of recent Treasury sales that the market perceived were being bought by foreigners." ("Is foreign Demand as Solid as it Looks, Min zeng.) Pretty clever, eh? So, if the Treasury doesn't want dupes like us to know when foreign demand drops off a cliff, they just twist the definitions to meet their needs. My guess is that the Fed is building excess bank reserves (nearly $1 trillion in the last year alone) with the tacit understanding that the bank s will return the favor by purchasing Uncle Sam's sovereign debt. It's all very confusing and circular, in keeping with Bernanke's stated commitment to "transparency". What a laugh. The good news is that the trillions in government paper probably won't increase inflation until the economy begins to improve and the slack in capacity is reduced. Then we can expect to get walloped with hyperinflation. But that could be years off. For the foreseeable future, it's all about deflation. No matter how you look at it, the economy is on the ropes. Yes, there should be a rebound in the next few quarters, but once the stimulus wears off, it's back to the doldrums. According to David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff, "All the growth we are seeing globally this year is due to fiscal stimulus.... For 2010, the government's share of global growth, by our estimates, will be 80 per cent. In other words, there are still very few signs that organic private sector activity is stirring." The question is, how long can the Obama administration write checks on an account that's overdrawn by $11 trillion (the national debt) before the foreign appetite for US Treasurys wanes and we have a sovereign debt crisis? If the Fed is faking sales of Treasurys to conceal the damage- as I expect it is- we could see the dollar plunge to $2 per euro by the middle of 2010. Imagine pulling up to the gas pump and paying $6.50 per gallon. Ouch! That should be revive the economy. For the next year or so, the demon we face is deflation; a severe contraction exacerbated by household deleveraging and big financial sector defaults. The Fed's money-printing operations just can't keep pace with a capital hole that continues to expand from delinquencies, foreclosures, and failed loans. Workers have seen their credit lines cut and their hours reduced, households are $3 trillion above trend in their debt-to-equity ratio, and unemployment is soaring. Industry analysts expect a $1.5 trillion cut-back in credit card spending. That's why Bernanke is firehosing the whole financial system with low interest liquidity, to stimulate speculation and reverse the effects of a slumping economy. Here's a clip from an article in the UK Telegraph: "Both bank credit and the M3 money supply in the United States have been contracting at rates comparable to the onset of the Great Depression since early summer, raising fears of a double-dip recession in 2010 and a slide into debt-deflation..." Similar concerns have been raised by David Rosenberg, chief strategist at Gluskin Sheff, who said that over the four weeks up to August 24 bank credit shrank at an "epic" 9pc annual pace, the M2 money supply shrank at 12.2pc and M1 shrank at 6.5pc. "For the first time in the post-WW2 [Second World War] era, we have deflation in credit, wages and rents and, from our lens, this is a toxic brew," he said. (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, "US credit shrinks at Great Depression rate prompting fears of double-dip recession", UK Telegraph). The Fed has pumped up bank reserves, but the velocity of money has sputtered to a standstill. There won't be an uptick in economic activity until consumers reduce their debt-load, rebalance their personal accounts and find jobs. That's a long way off, which is why San Francisco Fed chief Janet Yellen sounded more like Nouriel Roubini in this week's presentation "The Outlook for Recovery in the U.S. Economy" in S.F.: "With slack likely to persist for years, it seems likely that core inflation will move even lower, departing yet farther from our price stability objective. From a monetary policy point of view, the landscape will continue to present challenges. We face an economy with substantial slack, prospects for only moderate growth, and low and declining inflation. With our policy rate already as low as it can go, it's no wonder that the FOMC's last statement indicated that 'economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.' I can assure you that we will be ready, willing, and able to tighten policy when it's necessary to maintain price stability. But, until that time comes, we need to defend our price stability goal on the low side and promote full employment." That's from the horse's mouth. Recovery? What recovery? The consumer is maxed out, private sector activity is in the tank, and government stimulus is the only thing keeping the economy off the meat-wagon. Bernanke might not admit it, but the economy is sinking into post-bubble malaise." - http:// www.sott.net/articles/show/193535-The-Post-Bubble-Malaise Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item10"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13aq19dk8/**http%3A//coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2009/09/another-100-billion-in-bearer-bonds.html">"Another $100 Billion in Bearer Bonds Seized on Italian Border?"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>"Another $100 Billion in Bearer Bonds Seized on Italian Border?" by Sonia Sirletti and Elisa Martinuzzi "The U.S. Secret Service is examining more than $100 billion of U.S. government bonds confiscated in northern Italy in August, just two months after $134 billion of allegedly fake securities were seized in a nearby town. The Secret Service is analyzing whether the bonds taken in August may be counterfeit, said a spokeswoman for the U.S. embassy in Rome. Italy's financial police in Varese, north of Milan, arrested two individuals carrying the securities in a briefcase, according to a person involved in the case. The two men currently are in custody as prosecutors in the town of Busto Arsizio carry out their investigation, the person said. The seized notes include securities with face values of $500 million and $1 billion, Italian daily MF reported today, without saying where it got the information. "There must be a well-organized group behind these alleged crimes," Fabio Polimeni, a Milan lawyer specializing in counterfeiting cases, said. Italian authorities seized U.S. treasuries on June 4 with a face value of more than $134 billion from two Japanese travelers attempting to cross into Switzerland. * The two men later disappeared and the case is still under investigation. The U.S. government bonds found in the false bottom of a suitcase carried by the men were fake, a U.S. Treasury spokesman said June 18. "As financial markets become more sophisticated, creative and bigger, we can expect criminal activity to go with it and it's happening everywhere," Livia Oglio, a Milan lawyer, said. "The amount seized is phenomenal." Since the beginning of the year the police at border stations in Italy have seized 1.7 million euros of genuine money and bonds, and have confiscated more than 100 million euros of bonds that have been determined to be false, according to an Italian finance police statement in July." To contact the reporter on this story: Sonia Sirletti in Milan at ssirletti@bloomberg.net - http:// www.sott.net/articles/show/193533-U-S-Authorities-Probing-100- Billion-of-Bonds-Seized-in-Italy-Following-134-billion-Seized-in-June * The story of the earlier seizure is here: http:// coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2009/06/karl-denninger-1345-billion-bearer.html Karl Denninger: "You're not going to walk into a bank with $130 billion in bearer bonds and cash them. Nor are you going to sell a bond with a $500 million face value to someone without them authenticating it. They will be authenticated before you get one dime out of them - no matter who you think you're going to "give" them to. So if they're fakes and you're "just screwing around", there is no reason to hide them. Nor is there any particular reason to have authentic and recent original bank documents in your luggage with them, as has been reported. Next, unless someone knew you were smuggling them, why would you be subject to that sort of search? What made the people involved "interesting" to the authorities? This doesn't sound like a random stop to me; how many people are carrying $130 billion in bearer bonds at any given point in time? No, someone was tipped off that this was happening. Now why would you bother to stop them here, prior to their attempted delivery of such instruments, if they were fake?" - http:// market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/1119-The-Saga-Of-The-Bearer-Bonds.html Real bearer bonds must be authenticated before they're cashed in. Why smuggle fakes that are worthless? So the question then becomes, who has the capacity to acquire $100 billion in bearer bonds? And why smuggle them, instead of processing them on the open market? Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item11"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=138jucmeq/**http%3A//coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2009/09/minsky-minimum-wages-after-minsky.html">"Minsky Minimum Wages, After the "Minsky Moment"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>"Minsky Minimum Wages, After the "Minsky Moment" by Rutabaga Ridgepole "Steven Mihm, the Boston Globe's econ correspondent, has posted a relatively long appreciation of the economist Hyman Minsky, also recently celebrated by Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz for predicting the "Minsky moment" when capitalism more or less melted down after Wall Street's fourth biggest investment bank , Lehman Brothers, collapsed in September, 2008. Minsky charted a progression of financial markets beginning with predominantly conservative borrowers, who can cover the interest on their loans and pay down the principal out of income. These solid citizens are succeeded by speculative borrowers whose income only covers interest, and then by Ponzi schemers, who can only pay the interest on their loans by borrowing more money. When financial markets were dominated by Ponzi borrowers, Minsky predicted that the failure of one big player could bring down the whole system, and that's exactly what happened when Lehman failed in September 2008: a Minsky moment. So Hyman Minsky predicted the mess we're in more accurately than anybody else, and you might think that his prescription for fixing this mess would enjoy more respect than the prescriptions of boneheads like Larry Summers and Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke, who never saw it coming. But Minsky's influence is still minimal, and intelligent readers can probably figure out why from Steven Mihm's excellent summary in the Boston Globe... 'The preferred mainstream tactic for pulling the economy out of a crisis was - and is - based on the Keynesian notion of "priming the pump" by sending money that will employ lots of high-skilled, unionized labor - by building a new high-speed train line, for example. Minsky, however, argued for a "bubble-up" approach, sending money to the poor and unskilled first. The government - or what he liked to call "Big Government" - should become the "employer of last resort," he said, offering a job to anyone who wanted one at a set minimum wage. It would be paid to workers who would supply child care, clean streets, and provide services that would give taxpayers a visible return on their dollars. Such a program would not only help the poor and unskilled, he believed, but would put a floor beneath everyone else's wages too, preventing salaries of more skilled workers from falling too precipitously, and sending benefits up the socioeconomic ladder.' "Sending money to the poor and unskilled first!" But the boneheads who made this mess put Goldman Sachs at the front of the line, and the poor and unskilled... nowhere." - http:// tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/rutabaga_ridgepole/2009/09/ minsky-minimum-wages-after-the.php?ref=recdc Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item12"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=133t44cg5/**http%3A//coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2009/09/right-way-to-fix-wall-street.html">"The Right Way to Fix Wall Street"</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>"The Right Way to Fix Wall Street" by Henry Blodget "The Fed has apparently gotten so frustrated with the Obama administration's inability to bring change to Wall Street that it's taking matters into its own hands- parachuting Fed regulators into the bowels of bank s to make sure their compensation policies don't encourage inappropriate risk-taking. We're all for more intelligent Wall Street compensation policies. But these should come from Wall Street, not Washington. Back in the very old days, before everyone decided that letting Lehman fail was the biggest mistake made in the history of government, before Washington started to pretend that it could control everything that happened in the economy, there was a pretty good system for regulating Wall Street risk-taking: Let stupid firms fail. We need to get back to that. Yes, the fact that the "stupid firms" this time around included most of Wall Street shows that special rules of financial bank ruptcy should apply so the whole system doesn't collapse. But the firms need to be allowed to fail. What should the special rules of financial bank ruptcy be? • Managements should be tossed. • Compensation contracts and other liabilities should be torn up. • Bonus pools should be zeroed until the firms return to annual profitability. • Equity and preferred holders should be wiped out. • Junior bondholders should get a major haircut through the immediate, forced conversion of debt to equity. All of this should happen not over years in the courts, but overnight- in the manner in which the FDIC seizes failing bank s. In such proceedings, all of Wall Street's idiocy enablers will lose their shirts: The folks who work at the firms, the folks who lend money to the firms, the folks who invest in the firms and trust the firms' managements to be something other than morons. Losing your shirt generally has a sobering effect on decision-making. As long as managers, lenders, and shareholders know they will lose their shirts, the next generation of Wall Street enablers will likely be far more careful and demanding than their predecessors, at least for a little while (and don't hallucinate that the Fed's new policy is anything other than temporary). Instead of trying to stick a bureaucrat mini-pay czar in every bank to micromanage compensation, therefore, the Fed should simply develop a clear set of rules for what it will do to firms that fail (all of the above). Once the government sends a clear message that this is the fate that will befall any firm that gets itself into trouble, there will be a lot of sobering up on and around Wall Street. And that should have a quick and profound impact on compensation, without the Fed having to get involved. Lloyd Blankfein and Pete Peterson, both of Wall Street, have recently floated some intelligent compensation practices designed to boost the long-term value and health of Wall Street firms: • long-term versus short-term incentive plans (comp based on multiple-year performance). • heavy emphasis on equity versus cash comp (screw up and you'll go down with the ship). • restrictions on sale of equity comp (execs have skin in the game). • clawbacks (to discourage traders who have made a fortune in prior years to bet the firm in the next one). These are all good ideas. They will help build sounder, stronger, smarter firms. If the policies are transparent and rigorous, they should also lead to higher stock prices, as investors recognize which firms have smart incentive plans and which are being reckless and dumb. Meanwhile- and here's the real role for government on Wall Street- the Fed and Treasury should also drastically limit the amount of leverage Wall Street firms and bank s are allowed to take on. In the years leading up to the collapse, 30X-40X levered bets became the norm. As any weekend gambler can appreciate, it's not hard to go bust when you can borrow $30-$40 on margin for every dollar you have- and it's easy to borrow that $30-$40 when the folks lending it to you know that the government will guarantee them against any losses. 10X-15X leverage limits seem more reasonable, and lenders should actually be putting real money on the line (And this, too, of course, will have a dampening affect on compensation). Also, firms should be required to disclose every conceivable liability and factor it into their leverage calculation, including derivatives exposure. There shouldn't be any "off-balance sheet" assets or special-purpose vehicles, at least not any that could have a material impact on the firm's capital ratios. In short, Washington's Wall Street "fix" should be two-fold: 1. Encourage Wall Street to reform its own compensation policies and behavior by making clear what will happen to firms that get in trouble, and 2. Reduce the likelihood of disaster by setting simple, clear leverage limits. If we do that and firms still blow themselves up, then so be it. The financial system will be insulated, and Wall Street's lenders, shareholders, employees, and managements will have only themselves to blame." - http:// www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-the-feds-pay-caps- another-terrible-washington-idea-2009-9 Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item13"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13eevdm4a/**http%3A//questioneverything.typepad.com/question_everything/2009/09/are-we-guilty-of-over-abstraction-.html">Are we guilty of over abstraction?</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>What makes humans different from other animals? All mammals and birds form representations of things in the world in their brains. It is doubtful that other animals assign "names" to these things. The representation in neural encoding is its own index. This is essentially what we mean when we say we see something in our mind's eye. We are activating the representation directly. But, we humans go beyond this direct representation and also assign an abstract , second order representation to index the thing-itself representation. That is we give it a name, a more compact representation, presumably encoded in the language area of neocortex (as opposed to the visual cortex). This is the basis of language ability — to be able to talk about the thing or hear someone else talk about the thing. [We might interpret the fact that some chimpanzees, gorillas, and even parrots(!) have been trained to associate symbols (hand language or symbols on a computer screen) with very primitive language expression that these animals have some simple abstraction capacity. After all, our capacity to form true abstractions had to start somewhere.] Arguably, however, an even more significant differences between human and all other animal mentation is the capacity for recursive abstraction. That is, we not only assign abstract symbols (like words or pictographs) to represent real things, relations, and events in the world, but we also manipulate those abstract representations coming up with even more abstract symbols to represent relations between our abstract representations! For example, we can classify all words referring to objects as "nouns", the name for all such words is an abstraction once removed from the object abstractions (names of things). Moreover, we can manipulate these abstractions of abstractions to form even higher order abstractions, e.g. we can talk about grammars as rules for how to use nouns (and verbs, etc.) without any reference at all to the basic word representations and certainly no reference to specific 'thing' representations. Our ability to create new abstractions from combinations of lower-level abstractions is seemingly endless. It is based on a recursive operation that is one of the new tricks that the human brain has mastered. We use it to build mental models of the world and conceptualize rules for how that world works. Our creativity allows us to construct novel manipulations and play "What-If" games in our heads. The problem with recursion is knowing when to stop! Could it be that we have gone overboard? Is one of humanity's mental problems in dealing with the real world (e.g. denial of global warming) that we have a tendency to go too far in abstracting already existing abstractions? Essentially what I am asking is, have we gotten so abstract in our ways of thinking that we can no longer refer back to what is happening in the real world for confirmation that our beliefs are veridical? It would be like saying that we have constructed mental representations of names for things that don't actually exist, but now we think of those things as a reality in themselves. Consider how easily people cut off in their minds the linkage between the steak wrapped in plastic in the butcher's case and the steer that was raised in miserable conditions, that had to be slaughtered, butchered, and transported in many pieces to the grocery store for them to buy and consume. None of this is abstract, yet it is easy to ignore when picking out that perfect cut for the barbecue. The grocery store as our source of food is a metaphorical abstraction. We've been so good at creating and manipulating abstractions that we now believe in non-metaphorical realities that do not conform to physical reality. Unlike other metaphorical realities, fictions, we create for merely entertainment value, these realities are accepted as actual reality. And we are willing to risk our existence on those beliefs. I want to explore this conjecture a bit more. First I will give you a couple of examples of 'good' recursive abstraction, that is where the process is generally a 'good' thing and in which there is always a way to reference back to physical reality, thus assuring veridicality. Then I will offer some examples of where I think we might be too inclined to over-abstraction with a result that is problematic, and we can discuss the consequences of the latter. I've already mentioned language as an expression of recursive abstraction. Our ability to form complex sentences that go beyond merely describing things and beyond describing relations between things, but can also describe higher-order abstractions (like the noun) and relations between these, is at the root of some of our crowning glories in the expansion of knowledge. Two examples come immediately to mind. Mathematics and science are spectacular achievements based on the ability to abstract and manipulate abstractions forming higher-order abstractions. In my series on I expound on the ultimate abstraction of science and math in the sense of being able to describe these in a completely abstract form. Mathematics is a system of symbols used as abstractions, for example using variables to represent some parameters or equations and relations to represent relationships, with a well developed set of rules for manipulating these symbols so as to derive other abstractions. Mathematics, in all its various forms, is a formal language. Formal means that the use of the rules is very strict (consistent). Interestingly, there is a slight (and surprising) hitch in mathematics that fortunately only shows up at the fringes — that the system might be consistent, but it cannot be complete, or vice versa, (see: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem ) in the sense that one can prove all true theorems in the same system. That little hitch isn't much of a problem for the practical use of mathematics, but it is interesting to pure mathematicians and philosophers. Even with this interesting hiccup, math is still an extremely useful, productive way to drive abstraction to stratospheric levels. Math is the language of science. All of the sciences use mathematics in multiple different ways to express statements about the nature of the world at all levels. This can be as simple as algebraic expressions relating various variables in a dynamic process (e.g. Newton's Laws of Motion, F = ma ), or as complex as mathematical models of complex processes composed of multiple partial differential equations (calculus) that can only be solved by advanced computation. Computer models are, in some sense, the penultimate in abstractions since they are the result of the aggregation of more abstraction than any one human mind can accomplish and no single human could ever 'run' such simulations in their heads. Math and science can be viewed as systems of extreme abstraction that have been shown repeatedly to 'work' in the sense of producing practical results. Philosophy is another formal system of abstraction that preceded math and science (at least the logic part of philosophy is formal), but taken as a whole is too dependent on ambiguous language and mentation (argument) to produce consistent results. How many schools of philosophy that have been at odds with one another have been started? The branches of science and math don't compete with one another. And when there are seeming incompatibilities between any two or more sub-branches, there are formal methods for resolving the conflict. Again, these have proven to work time after time. So, while I consider philosophy to be an important endeavor to keep the mind sharp and working well, it is not an adequate method of recursive abstraction that is reliable or always tracked back to the grounding in reality. Now for some examples of rather poor abstraction that has gotten us into some serious trouble. My first example is money. Once long ago, the value of things could be determined rather straightforwardly based on the thing's contribution to survival and perhaps (after survival was assured) pleasure. But gross things, like cows and bushels of barley, are difficult to trade and even keep track of. So somewhere in Mesopotamia sometime after agriculture got going, some bright bulbs started creating markers (symbols pressed into clay slabs) representing quantities of goods of value (see: Wikipedia's History of Money ). The markers were abstractions. They worked because the represented something real in the minds of the farmers and accountants. Simple enough. People in Sumer and Ur and throughout the Middle East as well as other parts of the world, developed trading methods based on the markers. You deposited your quantity of barley in a granary, received a 'chit' marking the 'value' and later you could use the chit to buy back your grains or convert the value into something else you needed. It still worked because it wasn't that far from the old direct barter system — just a hell of a lot more convenient. But things have gotten bizarre since then! One of my earlier blogs provided a different way of looking at money ( What is money, really? ) as being information about the amount of usable energy that was available to do useful work — a physicist's perspective, if you will. This viewpoint actually takes us back to the original idea that money (those markers in clay tablets) ought to represent the actual survival/enjoyment value of things rather than some abstract market value that no one has a clue about connection to reality. I will be writing a good deal more about money in its current incarnation, especially in its form called debt, in future blogs. Here I just want to point out how incredibly abstract we have gotten in our thinking about wealth, denominated in monetary terms. Tell me, exactly what is a collateralized debt obligation (CDO) worth in terms of survival/enjoyment value? Our financial economy system (as opposed to the so-called 'real' economy where we make things that we use to survive and enjoy) has gotten so over abstracted that no one, not the economists, not the boys on Wall Street, or the investment bankers, or the politicians, or the Fed chairman and his minions — no one knows what the hell anything is worth any more. And it has had a devastating effect on valuation of real things like houses and infrastructure. Today's concept of money is so abstract (in fact money is treated as a commodity without any intrinsic value at all!) that the reality of the financial world is as much about religious beliefs as about anything called economic science (the latter now widely acknowledged as an oxymoron). Stay tuned over the next several weeks as I steep myself in biophysical economics and explore the evolution of our conceptualization of money and how disconnected from physical reality it has gotten. While we are on the topic of economics (as a study) lets mention that that particular discipline has gotten so out of touch with reality that the practitioners' guidance of policy decisions, by poor deluded politicians, has become downright dangerous. Nay, not just dangerous, suicidal! As I read Paul Krugman's Sept. 2 nd article in the New York Times it became abundantly clear to me that NO economists, even the ones who supposedly predicted this economic debacle, has any real idea about what is going on. Krugman, at least, understands that markets are not perfect, but he falls short of recognizing that the real underlying problems with the economy is that we have finally reached fundamental limits to growth and resource extraction. Krugman, Nobel prize winner, is apparently a Keynesian. someone who believe that the government should pump lots of "money" into the economy to save jobs and stimulate spending! My god, what a delusion! A formula for disaster if ever there was one, given that net energy flow into the economy is declining. Krugman, like all non-biophysical/ecological economists believes in growth. And he has his own ideas (different from the Obama crowd) as to how that can be accomplished. Economics is one of those fields that deals in over abstraction. Early economists like Leon Walras were entranced by the spectacular achievements of physics with its mathematical models. Some have coined the term "physics envy" to describe the desire that economists had for developing elegant mathematical formulations describing the "laws" of economics, and this is probably accurate to some degree. Economists are enthralled with the perfection of mathematics as a method for abstracting the underlying processes of economic activity and then manipulating those abstractions (in accordance with strict mathematical rules) to make predictive pronouncements about the way the economy works and will work in the future. The problem is that none of these deep thinkers bothered to check whether their math made sense! Until people like Kahneman and Tversky started questioning the basic assumptions of rational agents in the standard models of economics (see: Behavioral economics ) there was very little attempt (within classical economics) to check with reality (to be fair many economics PhD candidates spent years collecting data from favorable periods that seemed to confirm economic models, but there are statistics and then there are statistics!). Today economics is a religion rather than a science. Anything that doesn't conform to orthodoxy is not recognized (the psychological data about how humans are anything but rational agents is getting harder and harder to ignore!) Politicians have yet to figure this out so, for the time being, economists still have power (look at Bernanke, Geithner, and Summers as examples). But it can't last forever. Physical reality has a way of forcing itself into our consciousness even when we try hard to ignore it. Incidentally, the so-called Nobel prize in economics is actually not recognized as a true Nobel science award. It is called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel . It is highly regarded by economists, naturally, but is not now, nor ever was a recognition for 'scientific achievement'. Just so you know. Well, speaking of religion... One of the most profound and dangerous abstractions humans have engaged in is convincing themselves, and firmly believing, that they are something so special in the world that they have transcended nature completely. The human mind, as epitomized in Descartes' philosophy, for example, and in the teachings of most religions, is beyond natural law. We have extraordinary powers of reason and mentation that do not depend on bodily functions to exist. We have convinced ourselves that we have an immortal soul that exists beyond the death of the body. Never mind that no one has ever shown this with evidence. But just about everybody believes it. Those who claim it isn't so are called atheists, and I have to wonder how they know any more than believers what the 'truth' is. I will be the first to proclaim that humans are unique in the animal kingdom. We have evolved an extraordinary brain that can do things, like recursive abstraction, that, apparently, no </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item14"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13bmfhq86/**http%3A//questioneverything.typepad.com/question_everything/2009/08/stimulus-package-stimulate-this.html">Stimulus package? Stimulate this!</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> More economic indicators are being claimed to provide evidence that the economy is stabilizing. No doubt the administration is going to spin this as showing that the enormous Keynesian stimulus package that Geithner, Summers, et al. and the duplicitous Congress put together is working. And maybe they are right, up to a point. But what exactly does it mean to say that it is working? A big chunk of the package was actually a bailout of the financial system, particularly banking, after the horrendous consequences of the sub-prime meltdown and housing bubble burst demonstrated how exposed that whole industry was. Banks of all kinds have failed and there are still a huge number of toxic assets on the books of too many remaining. The commercial real estate debt is still to be dealt with and with back-to-school sales down, Christmas orders down, and people, in general not spending, the retail business looks bleak. What happens when the businesses that pay rents (and hence service the mortgages) on those commercial properties fail? There are already huge swaths of commercial office space empty. What will happen when the banks have to take back such properties? And all the while the government is writing checks to the banks to keep them solvent (money coming from government debt extension) banking executives are paying themselves huge bonuses for being so successful at staying afloat. Hey, why not? They deserve it don't they. Never mind that the purpose of saving the banking system, so they could make loans to keep business running, hasn't exactly panned out. Just keeping these toxic waste dumps afloat is cause for celebration. Speaking of foreclosures, the number of homes going into foreclosures this year is expected to exceed last year's number, 1.4 million, by one estimate. The government was putting a big chunk of money into helping home owners (actually that term is an oxymoron isn't it!) through various non-bankruptcy restructuring of mortgage debt. Apparently that program is overwhelmed. Meanwhile job losses are still going up and even prime loan borrowers are being hit by loss of income. Another big chunk of bailout went to GM and Chrysler (Ford apparently had been a bit more prudent and didn't need the help, for now). They both eventually went into bankruptcy/reorganization despite vociferous protestations not that long ago that doing so would destroy people's confidence in their ability to maintain, and hence kill future sales. My bet is that when the reality that the Volt is too expensive, too costly to maintain, and doesn't, in fact, get the equivalent of 230 miles to the gallon (when all energy inputs are considered), that will not help consumer confidence one bit. Gasoline prices hover close to $3.00 a gallon in the US at present, and oil is still over $60.00 per barrel. That is applying significant pressure to the transportation sector. When consumers purchase cars these days, and that isn't often, they are still conscious of gas savings, meaning the car companies are selling lower profit-margin fuel efficient vehicles. And 'Cash-for-Clunkers'? Every democrat hails it as a huge success while every republican despairs at the costs (as if they had done a wonderful job of balancing the budget when they were in power!). It is a huge giveaway with the weak rationalization that it will help reduce CO 2 emissions while at the same time boosting car sales (to help out the auto makers and dealers). It may help a tiny fraction on both counts, but is probably insignificant compared with the massive scale of both problems. In the end, trying to reboot the car economy is possibly as big a waste of money as the bank bailout. And what was this stimulus package/bailout supposed to do? Why restart the consumer economy and get it back into a growing state of course. The idea that a growing economy is the only healthy economy is so deeply entrenched in our neoclassical economic thinking that to consider any other situation, like a recession, is absolutely unacceptable. In fact the average pundit can't even imagine any other perspective. It's like a law of nature: Growth produces jobs; jobs mean people have good credit and can borrow money to buy stuff. The more they buy the more growth and more jobs created. And as long as the population is growing, we need more jobs. They buy cars and SUVs and trucks and bigger houses. All that stuff has to be produced and retailed and those jobs are reasonably paying. Everything goes up, up, up. And so everyone is happy. Which means they will look favorably on the politicians that were seen to be 'responsible' for helping the economy grow. Of course protecting people's income is important. Job loss can be devastating to individual psyches and families. What makes it more harrowing is the fact that Americans have been very naughty about not saving and have been living way above their means for many years. Consequently there isn't a cushion in the bank to cover hard times. So many Americans, and many other citizens of developed nations that sought to live the party life, are deep in debt and either out of work or threatened by potential unemployment. At very least, the rest of us are faced with huge uncertainty about the stability of our own situations. Consumer confidence is way down. They/we won't be doing much consuming in the near future. So we get back to where we started. If our economy depends so heavily on consumption and that isn't happening, how can the economy grow? It certainly looks like a downward spiral is in the offing just from the jobless situation alone. The stimulus package might indeed be offering a brief respite to this downward trend. It may, indeed, be a large factor in slowing down the downward slide, giving hope that the bottom is near. But as massive seeming as it was (and folks like Paul Krugman don't think it was nearly enough), it was still a finite pulse injected into a strongly declining process, like taking a big breath and blowing into a balloon that has a big leak in it. You may get it to expand for a while, but the leak doesn't go away. Sooner or later the pulse's impact will be diluted by the fact that the jobless rate will remain high for some time to come. Sooner or latter the effect will wear off and we will resume our downward movement. All that is happening is that there has been an injection of 'money' into the economy through various channels that has slowed the bleeding for a time. But what is money? The stuff is just an abstract token representing some amount of actual physical (mental) work that can be done. That is, it is supposed to represent the ability to do work (in the future). But in fact there is only one thing that is the basis for work and that is energy flow. It takes energy, in a special, available, form, to do economic work, produce and distribute products and services, even to repair buildings and infrastructure. Money is supposed to represent energy available to do work. But money is just an abstraction with no hard ties to the underlying energy flow. Governments and banks can virtually print more money than there is energy backing it, leading to the illusion that the economy is growing. Leading everyone to believe that things are going to be better — there is more money out there, right? And here is the real crux of the problem we face. The money that is 'out there' is worth less and less actual work. We count ourselves rich when we have more money even as we become poorer from having less potential to get work done. But it is even worse than just a money-to-energy inflation (more money — debased currency — chasing fewer products/services is classic inflation). The net energy available to civilization for doing economic work is going down. That is, not only is there more money trying to represent some amount of energy and work, it is trying to do so at a time when there is a decreasing amount of energy to represent! Where did all of this money come from if there isn't energy to back it? The answer, not simple in details but simple in principle: Financial instrument inventions assigned nominal values — pure abstractions of bets on bets — that the same financial geniuses booked as assets in expectation of future profits. "Oh, I will make a kazillion dollars in six months so lets count that as assets today!" Talk about irrational exuberance. However, I should point out that this is no different from home owners looking at the supposed market value of their houses going up while interest rates were going down and thinking, "Hey I'm getting rich on the investment in my house! What can I buy with the profits?" Based, of course, on the belief that the market will always go up. So why do I say energy decline is the problem? For most of the history of our western economic engine, energy production has been rising faster than governments and banks could create the abstract stuff. Coupled with the golden age of technological advances and improvements in work process efficiencies, which got into full swing in the post-WWII years, the increase in total available energy flow is what has allowed our economies to grow so prodigiously. The physical fact of energy growth enabled growth in the 'real' economy, which in turn, allowed the expansion of the 'financial' economy into uncharted territories. At first the financial industry existed to grease the skids of the physical production economy. It provided capital aggregation (stocks and bonds) for investment in new ventures. It provided short-term financing where the borrowers were seemingly reasonably assured (because of growth) that their ability to pay back the principal with interest would improve in the future (profits for companies and wage increases for worker/consumers). Then, for a variety of reasons, not the least of which had to do with people becoming convinced that growth would go on forever (note this is equivalent to believing energy flow would increase forever, even though that wasn't in the forefront of most people's thinking), the financial geniuses started gambling on short-term variations (like day-trading in the stock market) in perceived values of financial instruments. Then came hedging, first futures on agricultural commodities (made sense to hedge against weather as long as some sucker thought he knew better how crops would come out!), then more elaborate forms of betting on the betting itself (these fancy derivatives). Yet all of these schemes amounted to nothing more than creating debt against a presumed future of greater real wealth production. Unfortunately, no one was paying attention to how much debt money was being created in these second and tertiary derivative markets relative to the real wealth production. Everyone was booking future profits as if they were real. The volume of debt money relative to real underlying economic value simply spun out of control. And the 'Masters of the Universe' who created this faux value patted themselves on the back, their share holders patted them on the back, and everyone participating in this grand illusion went out and bought mansions and fast cars to show how successful they had been. Meanwhile as oil and gas became increasingly hard to locate in convenient locations, more energy was poured into finding and drilling offshore and other exotic places. The energy recovery operations were starting to take much more energy just to find the next increment of production growth. More oil, for example, was actually being recovered. But it was taking more energy to do it, meaning the net energy per increment was declining. At first this was slight and not given much thought. What counted is that those North Sea and Gulf coast platforms were pumping more oil. The Saudis had to pump seawater into their fields to push out more oil, but, hey, it did mean more oil. It just took a bit more oil to do the pumping. Oh, and lets not forget that mountain top removal techniques were replacing underground mining in order to produce more coal per unit time. The problem is, those techniques take more oil (diesel fuel) to accomplish, or, in other words, more energy was required to get the next increment of coal as well. Then starting sometime in the 1970s another phenomenon started to be felt. The rate of increase in total (global) oil production volume started to tail off. We were still producing more oil overall, but the rate of increase in production was starting to show signs of reaching a peak, long predicted from both models of oil production and actual empirical evidence from US oil production. It is a simple physical fact that the extraction of any finite natural resource will eventually reach a point of diminishing returns just due to the physical constraints. It is actually related to the above phenomenon of requiring more energy to get at the harder to extract resource. Eventually there comes a time when it is simply not profitable to try to increase production. At that time production goes through a peak and then starts to decline. The overall result is a decline in net energy available to the non-extraction (including refining) industries and the general economy. Not only has the energy volume stopped growing, but has actually started to decline. This means, all other things being equal, that less work per unit time can be done; the real economy cannot continue to grow. At least not using the then current technologies and work processes. Adjustments needed to be made. Very few people, like Jimmy Carter, for example, realized that diminishing energy flow through the whole economy was the problem. Because everyone else had become so used to thinking that that abstract stuff called money was a true measure of wealth, all they could see was declining profits or threats to such. It was a roundabout process, operating mostly through wage inflationary pressures coupled with profligate consumption (even the health industry cost increases had as much to do with wages and expansion of complex equipment/procedures as much as greedy profiteering in pharmaceuticals, etc.) And there was the greed factor. People saw other people creating money and getting paid handsomely for it. Everyone wanted a piece of the action. Profits needed to not only be protected but inflated in order for executives to 'earn' huge salaries and bonuses. So began an acceleration in trend to find the cheapest labor (transportation costs were still relatively low compared with labor - at the time), and, not coincidentally, regions of the world that were more amenable to ignoring environmental external costs. Anything to lower costs and make greater profits. And while everyone was paying attention to the wonder that was western capitalism, giving credit to free markets and profit motive, the real driver of economic growth was petering out. Energy flow has been in decline. Increases in technological improvements have been tailing off, especially in non-digital electronic technologies. Growth in alternative energy production has probably not kept pace with reductions in conventional fossil fuel-based net energy. In short, the economic rug was being pulled out from under us. Or, perhaps a better analogy is that the monetary house of cards was losing some of those cards at the base while no one noticed. So here we are in mid 2009, net energy declining at an increasing rate and no one actually knowing by exactly how much (all of our estimates are based on models developed from first principles — since it's physics we're reasonably confident of the basic picture, but we don't actually know the specific numbers until more empirical work is done). No substantial investments are being made into alternatives to fossil fuels. No one seems to realize that we are in a rear guard action. We have to make those investments just to try to compensate for the loss of net energy. We can't be worried about monetary profits in the usual sense. It isn't a question of whether or not alternatives compete in an open market against fossil fuels. We simply don't have any other options. We have to spend the money on alternatives and efficiency just to survive. </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item15"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13b4k2php/**http%3A//questioneverything.typepad.com/question_everything/2009/08/is-obama-passing-the-acid-test-.html">Is Obama passing the acid test?</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Back in January I posted This is the acid test shortly after the Obama presidential inauguration. I was feeling the hopefulness that the excitement of the moment brought but pointed out that we would have to wait and see if 'real change' would be brought to Washington. My (some would call it cynicism) cautious optimism runs along the lines that if Obama can't break the various maladaptive cycles in our government (like the influence of lobbyists and big money on governance) then very likely no one ever could. The system would be seen to be permanently broken. Then at the end of February I revisited this concern, The acid test revisited with some good and bad news. The good news was that Obama did seem to have a more holistic concept of the problems we face and had chosen a few key leverage points to work on. The bad news was, however, that his pattern of key office appointments (like Treasury Secretary) portended that his attempts to 'fix' things meant simply getting the economy back to a borrow-and-spend consumption-based, jobs-creating, growth-oriented business as usual. I thought that was a bad idea. I gave him the benefit of the doubt that he might actually learn by doing and begin to see the folly of this approach. But seven months in now, I am losing hope. It seems very clear to me now that his stimulus package amounts to little more than a way to allow bank ers, brokers, and hedge fund managers to continue reaping exorbitant rewards for driving our civilization deeper into the hole. He (with the complicity of Congress) have bailed out auto makers at a time when instead of promoting automobiles we should be directing our resources into building localized infrastructure and rejuvenating our rail system. Incidentally, the auto worker jobs could have just as easily been saved by an all out effort to build a worthy rail system. Had Obama made efforts to 1) tell the American people the truth about what kind of future to expect, 2) made efforts to vastly reform the whole financial superstructure so that it would serve its original function, facilitating the channeling of capital into productive purposes rather than fat cats' wallets, 3) provided vision of a new America living in a much lower energy environment, and a few other things, I would have said he at least had passed the acid test of his competency. Even if he failed in getting the country moving in the right direction (as Rush Limbaugh wanted) I would have saluted him for trying to do the right thing. Instead, he has basically given in to the financial powers that control every aspect of our society. His recent deal with Big Pharma, to eliminate the ability to dicker over drug prices, is just the latest evidence that he is playing the game by their rules. No knight in shining armor. No savior. No 'change we can believe in.' The irony of this is that neither he nor all of those financial masters have grasped the fundamental reality of what it means when energy flow starts to diminish. They just don't grasp basic physics. For them it is just a matter of getting the bus moving again and everything will be OK. Then we can worry about 'energy independence' (as if there really were such a thing), and really doing something about CO 2 emissions. Then we can turn our attention to fixing education (especially with all the money we are saving on reduced health care costs!) Their model is a growing economy fixes all problems. And, oh yes, when the economy is growing, those who are responsible bank ers, et al) should be rewarded handsomely for their wisdom and action. Thank you very much. I've pretty well gone from mild hopefulness, with a healthy bit of skepticism, to complete lack of any hope. What I still believe could have been achieved, had Obama really understood the way the world works, is a managed (though by no means easily accomplished) restructuring of our economy and life styles that would have prevented the very worst consequences. But I also believe this had to start as soon as Obama took office. It had to start with facing the truth about how the world works and taking actions to adapt ourselves to the true reality. Our example might also have helped other nations face reality. I was lulled into thinking that that part of his inaugural speech where he talked about sacrifice by all of us was a signal that he did understand and would begin the process. Fool me once. But not only has it not happened, I think the evidence screams loudly that it will never happen. Oh we might experience a minor up-tick in the economy — you'd think so by watching the stock market. Energy prices have remained stable (oil around $70 is about right to spur new development meaning supplies ought to be stable for a while) as the general economic activity has adjusted. This takes some of the pressure off price inflation, such as for food. But as long as we are talking about a so-called 'jobless recovery' we are blowing smoke into the house of mirrors. The developed world needs easy credit and buying junk so that people have jobs in retail. The developing world works on building the junk and selling it to the developed world consumers. It's worked pretty well because developed-world consumers could borrow from the savings of developing-world (China) folks to pay for the junk. But if people in the developed world don't have jobs, do you really think they will continue buying junk? Moreover, since it appears that a lot of that bailout money to the bank s and Wall Street has been used for bonuses, and the credit card companies have raised the APR right through the roof, people are probably not able or willing to borrow more money just to buy junk. Back when their houses were worth a lot of money (on paper anyway) they felt rich. They borrowed and spent. That meant jobs for a lot of Chinese workers. What now? You can't have a growing economy that depends entirely on borrowing, spending, and consuming (to start the cycle over again). More to the point, the money that has been borrowed from Chinese savings is presumably going to have to be paid back some day, with interest. What happens when the developed world borrowers default? The Chinese savers funds will be lost and without developed-world spenders buying the junk so will their incomes. How do you suppose they are going to feel about that? No matter that some economists and politicians think they see green shoots. No matter if there is a brief respite from the sickening drop. We have not reached the bottom; we're not even close. As long as net energy is declining we have nowhere to go but down. Sorry, but that is really the story Obama owed us. Instead he wasted whatever resources we had (mainly China's willingness to lend us money) to put us right back where we were. You know the place, where the economy was seeming to be chugging along and almost NO economists predicted a crash. If we could just get back to seeming to be chugging along, maybe this time things will be different. Maybe this time the economy will work the way the economists say. Yeah, and maybe pigs will learn to fly. In the end, the acid test isn't really so much about Obama as it is about us. We are the failures. We are the ones who want things to be the way they were before. We want to go on happily consuming. We don't want the world to change. We don't want to have to struggle and sacrifice so that our grandchildren might have a livable world. We ordinary humans are failing the acid test. Obama is just the symbol of that failure. 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OR Degree in any discipline or its equivalent from a recognized University / Board / Central / State / UT Administration. Application fee : Rs.300/- (For SC/ST : Rs.50/- ) should be sent by Demand Draft favouring "VIJAYA bank RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2009 Probationary Clerk" payable at Mumbai only. Candidate's name, Post and date of birth should be written on the reverse of Demand Draft /Pay Order. Selection Process: The selection will be made on the basis of Written Test and interview. How to Apply : Candidates are required to apply through on-line only between 10/09/2009 and 01/10/2009 . After applying on-line, the registered candidates should obtain a print out of the Computer Generated On-Line Application ,complete in all respects should be sent by ordinary post only in a closed envelope super scribed "PRINT-OUT FOR THE POST OF PROBATIONARY CLERKS - 2009 Vijaya bank ", to the following address : Vijaya bank Recruitment Project - 2009 (Probationary Clerks), Post Box No.8218 Dahisar (East), Mumbai – 400068 Important Dates : Opening date for On-Line Registration: 10/09/2009 Closing date for On-Line Registration: (For All Applicants, including those from Far Flung Areas) : 01/10/2009 Last date for receipt of Print out of the Computer Generated On-Line Application : 08/10/2009 ( 15/10/09 for far-flung areas) Likely dates for Written Examination : 20/12/2009 For further information kindly visit this web page . The link to online submission of application is also provided here at the bottom. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12p8pjqnu/**http%3A//emilyschroeder.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-25-2009-6-9p-justin-crosby.html"></a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>September 25, 2009 6-9p Justin Crosby (images above) / Martine Syms Synopis of events, written by the artists. MARTINE SYMS: One day, I realized that everywhere I went, there was a TV -- the grocery store, my workout gym, the bank , my church, the airport, repair shops, doctors offices, and many rooms of my own home. My family room had even been renamed the TV room. Where could I go to escape it? I decided to do something about it. I let myself be vulnerable to the critically-acclaimed television sit-com. I surrendered to the concept, the characters, and the storyline and opened of myself to the possibility of being taken advantage of. JERSTIN CROSBY: Its called "my commercial break broke". It consists of 5 short videos of tv shows that i filmed. Alt Alf, a cooking show, a commercial, the news, etc. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=123t2bd0c/**http%3A//sceptic.typepad.com/skeptik/2009/09/freeze-or-melt.html">Freeze or Melt</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Israel and the West Prepare to freeze Sep 8th 2009 | JERUSALEM From Economist.com Israel's prime minister faces a difficult path as he prepares for a possible halt to new settlements AP THE Israeli government's approval this week of 455 new housing units in the West settlements was announced with a wink and a nod, and seems to have elicited winks and nods all round. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli  prime minister , is expected soon to agree, reluctantly and under American pressure, to a temporary freeze on settlement building, and the new homes are widely seen as an act of face-saving political expediency on his part.   Expressions of protest and disapproval from foreign governments, upset Palestinian negotiators and domestic dovish critics had a predictable air to them. An American State Department spokesman deflected reporters' irate questions on the matter with equanimity.    Pasted from < http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14398223&fsrc=nwl >   ______________ If push is going to come to shove, push should soon be making an appearance. Alternatively, the settlement freeze, proposed by the U.S. as a confidence-building fulcrum for Middle East peace negotiations, is melting.   A possible explanation is that almost no political power in the region cared enough to risk playing, not the broad Israeli public, who just elected Netanyahu, and adopted a wait-and-see attitude; not West Palestinians -- we're talking certainly about less than 0.5% of the disputed land area in any credible two-state solution; not the Jordanians, Saudis or Egyptians, who have other and greater (radical Islamist) concerns; and not Hamas, who can only hope its grip on political power will be improved by conflict, not by a lead-up to peace negotiations.   The settlers cared.  _________________________ .   Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12qq2pflb/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/job-vacancy-in-bhakra-beas-management.html">Job vacancy in Bhakra Beas Management Board Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Madhya Marg, Sector 19-B, Chandigarh – 160019 Applications are invited from the eligible Indian Citizens for the following posts : JR/ Sub-Station : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.6300-10700 Chargeman Gr.II (Wireless Op.) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.4300-7500 Clerk : 20 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.3480-6500 Hindi-typist : 04 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.3480-6500 Steno-typist : 04 post, Pay Scale : Rs.3480-6500 Staff Nurse : 05 post, Pay Scale : Rs.5300-9100 Lab.Attendant (School) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.3370-6100 Lab. Technician Gr.II : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.3370-6100 Ward Servant : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.2720-4775 Cook : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.2930-5300 Chowkidar : 13 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 2720-4775 Age : 18-35 years as on 01/07/2009. Application Fee ://bank Demand Draft/ IPO for Rs.100/- for General Category and Rs.25/- for SC/BC category payable at Chandigarh drawn in favour of Sr.Accounts Officer, BBMB, Chandigarh. Please write your name, father's name, city and post applied for on the back of the ://bank Demand Draft/ IPO. How to Apply : Application Form complete in all respects duly filled should be sent by registered post / speed post or be deposited by hand to the office of Member Secretary, Centralised Selection Committee, BBMB Sectt., Sector-19/B, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh - 160019 . Last date for receipt of applications is 07/10/2009 . Please view http://164.100.104.26/hindi/english/recruitadv1/advt.pdf to know more and application form etc. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12knsen62/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/engineers-job-in-hscc-limted-on.html">Engineers job in HSCC Limted on contract basis</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> HSCC (India) Limited (A Government of India Enterprise) E-6(A), Sector 1, Noida (U) - 201301, India HSCC is on the look out for Engineers in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical disciplines depending upon qualification and & relevant experince, they may be offered appointment on fixed tenure (project duration)/ on contract basis at Pune, Kolkata, Dibrugarh and Delhi. Qualification & Exprience : First class Degree/ Diploma and at least 3 years experience in the relevant field. How to Apply : Interested candidates may send their applications to CGM (HRM & Legal) , HSCC (India) Limited, E-6(A), Sector-1, Noida - 201301 or through email at hrm@hsccltd.co.in within 7 days. Please visit www.hsccltd.com for details and information. Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12e8mv4i6/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/job-vacancy-in-icsi-sep09.html">Job vacancy in ICSI Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) (Statutory body under an Act of Parliament) ICSI House, 22, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 The ICSI invites applications for the following positions : Joint Director : 01 post, Age : 45 years, Pay Band : Rs. 37400-67000 + Grade Pay - 8700 Assistant Education Officer : 08 posts, Age : 35 years, Pay Band : Rs.9300-34800 + Grade Pay - 4800 Assistant : 02 posts, Age : 35 years, Pay Band : Rs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs.2400 Interested candidates must apply only through On-line. Last date for submission of Application (On-line) is 30/09/2009. Complete details like qualification, age, experience, posting place etc. available at http://www.icsi.edu/career Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12kqepnvk/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/job-vacancy-in-maharansco-sep09.html">Job vacancy in MahaTransco Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. (Maharansco) Employment Advertisement No. 6/2009 Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd., the State Transmission utility of Maharashtra and one of the largest transmission utilities in the State, invites applications from the dynamic, talented and professional persons for the following posts : Assistant General Manager (HR) : 03 posts Sr. Manager (HR) : 07 posts Manager (HR) : 07 posts Dy Manager (HR) - Trainee : 27 posts Dy. Chief Security Officer : 01 post Dy Chief Vigilance Officer : 01 post Assisant Chief Security Officer/ Assistant Chief Vigilance Officer : 05 posts Application Fee : Candidates belonging to Open category shall furnish Demand Draft/ Pay Order of the value of Rs.600/- & Rs. 500/- ( as the case may be) and candidates from Backward Class categories i.e. SC,ST and the candidates belonging to VJ(A), NT(B), NT(C), NT(D), SBC & OBC who are coming under the concept of "Non Creamy Layer" shall furnish Demand Draft/Pay Order of Rs.300/- & Rs. 250/- ( as the case may be) payable to the "Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company, Ltd. Mumbai" (MSETCL) drawn on any Nationalized ://bank payable at Mumbai. The demand draft/ pay order should have 6 months validity period.. How to Apply : Applications duly filled in with attested copies of certificates in support of age,qualifications & caste should be submitted to the Post Box No. 27675, Malad (East), Mumbai-400097 only by ordinary post so as to reach on or before 07/10/2009 . For more information and application form, please view http://www.mahatransco.in/advt-06-direct-9sept.pdf Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12sr17dt4/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/job-vacancy-in-mahagenco-advt-no-092009.html">Job vacancy in Mahagenco Advt. No. 09/2009 Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (MAHAGENCO) 2nd floor, Prakashgad, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051 Advertisement No : 09/2009 The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO) is one of the largest company owned by Govt. of Maharashtra in Power generation. Mahagenco invites application for the following posts : System Analyst : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.25380-975-30255-1105-54565 Assistant Director (Security) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 25380-975-30255-1105-54565 Dy Chief Fire Officer : 04 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.25380-975-30255-1105-54565 Fire Officer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.21365-845-25590-900-48090 Security Officer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.21170-845-25395-900-47895 Assistant Personnel Officer : 01 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.19810-780-23710-845-43990 Accounts Officer : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.19810-780-23710-845-43990 Programmer : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.19810-780-23710-845-43990 Dy. Fire Officer : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.19205-780-23105-845-43385 Assistant Welfare officer : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 17090-670-20440-705-37360 Assistant Programmer : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.15285-670-18635-705-36965 Establishment Superintendent : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.14225-670-17575-705-35905 Junior Fire Officer : 27 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 11600-520-14200-540-19600-565-32030 Junior Security Officer : 27 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.9570-325-11195-360-14795-390-27275 Stenographer(Marathi) : 04 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.10555-390-12505-510-17605-540-31105 Steno Typist (Marathi) : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.9570-325-11195-360-14795-390-27275 Fireman : 53posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 8040-155-8815-185-10665-220-15725 How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format may be sent to the Post Box No.8590, Kandiwali (East) Post Office, Mumbai-400101 only by ordinary post so as to reach on or before 30/09/2009 . Visit http://mahagenco.in/maha_Adv09-2009.pdf for further information and application format. Corrigendum available at http://mahagenco.in/corriAdvNo9_8sept.pdf (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item8"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12o2ks2im/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-chandigarh-polution-control.html">Jobs in Chandigarh Polution Control Committee</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee Chandigarh Administration Additional Town Hall Building, 2nd Floor, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh Applications are invited for selection of the following posts in Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee, Chandigarh purely on contract basis for a period of one year or till regular appointment whichever is earlier : Senior Assistant : 02 posts Accountant : 01 post Junior Scientific Assistant : 01 post Junior Programmer : 01 post Steno-Typist : 02 posts Clerk : 04 posts Field Assistant : 01 post Interested candidates may send their applications alongwith attested copies of testimonials i.e. age, educational qualification and experience etc. upto 18th September, 2009 . Please view http://chandigarhenvis.gov.in/beta/departments/cpcc/forms/Advertisement%20of%20CPCC.pdf for details and application form is available at http://chandigarhenvis.gov.in/beta/departments/cpcc/forms/Applicaiton%20form.pdf (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item9"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12hdrbhc9/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/faculty-jobs-in-ms-universiy.html">Faculty Jobs in MS Universiy</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Manonmaniam Sundarnar (MS) Universiy Abhishekapatti, Tirunelveli – 627012 (Tamil Nadu) Applications are invited in the prescribed format for the following posts in the University Departments and University Library : Professor : 03 posts Reader : 04 posts Lecturer : 21 posts Librarian : 01 post Deputy Librarian : 01 post Asst. Librarian : 01 post Last date for issue and submission of filled in Application form is 17/09/2009 . Please view http://www.msuniv.ac.in/applicationpdf/post.pdf for details and application form. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item10"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12d0gh5lm/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-repco-bank-sep09.html">Jobs in Repco Bank Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> The Repatriates Co-operative Finance and Development bank Ltd. (Repco) (Govt. of India Enterprise) Repco bank invites applications from Indian Citizens for the posts as follows: AGM/ DGM (Credit) (MMGS –III / SMGS-IV) : 02 posts AGM/ DGM (Information Technology) (MMGS –III / SMGS-IV) : 02 posts AGM/ DGM (Accounts) (MMGS –III / SMGS-IV) : 02 posts Chief Relationship Manager (Marketing) (MMGS –III / SMGS-IV) : 01 post Scales : Scale –III - Rs.18240-560/5-21040-620/2–Rs.22280, Scale -IV Rs. 20480-560/1-21040-620/5–Rs.24140 How to Apply : Application complete in all respects should be sent in a closed envelope superscribed "For the post of ______" to the following address on or before 30/09/2009 : The Joint General Manager (THRD), Repco bank Ltd., P.B.No.1449, Door No.33, North Usman Road, T.Nagar, Chennai – 600017 Please view http://www.repco bank .com/pdf/advertisement.pdf for details and application form. Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item11"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12h1b9hk1/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/walk-in-at-nijdt-delhi-sep09.html">Walk-In at NIJDT Delhi Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com National Institute of Jewellery Design & Technology (NIJDT) (Promoted by DIIDC, Govt. of Delhi) DITE building, sh. Maa Anand Mayee Marg, Okhla Industrial Area, Ph.II New Delhi - 110020 (Near Delhi Jal Board Water Tank) NIJDT invies application for the Walk-In-Interview to be held on 17/09/2009 at 11.00 am at DSIIDC, H.Q, N-36, Bombay Life Building, Connaught Circus, New Delhi - 110001 for following posts : Faculty - Jewellery Manufacuturing Manager - Assaying & Hallmarking Visiting Faculty - Gemology, Jewellery Designing and CAD The essential qualifications, experience and general instructions required for the above posts can be downloaded from the website http://www.nijdt.in/ . Applications may be sent by post at the institute address or by email at jobs@nijdt.in . Please bring the original certificates at the time of interview. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item12"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12oantemf/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/vacany-in-ayurvedic-charak-sansthan.html">Vacany in Ayurvedic Charak Sansthan Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for her blog sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Ch. Brahm Prakash Ayurvedic Charak Sansthan Flat No. 3, Wardens Flats, Maulana Azad Medical College Complex, Delhi Gate, New Delhi-110002 Applictions are invited for following posts : Medical Superintendent : 01 post, , Pay Scale : Rs. 37400 - 67000 GP Rs.1000 + NPA, Qualification : PG Degree from a recognised institute, Exprience : 8 years experienc as MS & Addl./Dy. Medical Superintendent or 10 years experience as Addl./Dy. Medical Suptdt. (MS/ Addl. MS/ DMS in a 100 bedded hospital) or 8 years combined experience as Professor and Reader or 10 years experience as Reader (Reader/ Professor in clinical subjects), Age : maximum 55 years Lecturer : 14 posts (Rachna Sharir - 2, Kriya sharir -1, Samhita, Sanskrit & Siddhanta - 2, Dravyaguna -1, Ras Shastra & Bheshaja Kalpana -1, Roga Nidan -1, Prasuti & Stree roga - 1, Kaumarbhritya - 1, Kriya Khikitsa - 1, Shalya Tantra -1, Shalakya tantra -1, Panchakarma -1), Pay Scale : Rs. 15600- 39100 GP Rs.5400 + NPA, Qualification : PG Degree in concerned subject, Age : 35 years How to Apply : Willing candidaes may please apply with their bio-data, copies of certificate/ testimonials and photograph at the above address latest by 25/09/2009 . (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item13"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12o4horgf/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/navy-ssc-officer-execuive-branch-gs.html">Navy SSC Officer Execuive Branch GS July-2010 Entry</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com THE INDIAN NAVY Become a Short Service Commissioned (SSC) Officer in Executive Branch (General Service - GS) - July 2010 Course A pplications are invited from unmarried Male Indian Citizens for Short Service Commission (SSC) Officer in Executive Branch ( General Service) of the Indian Navy for July 2010 Course. Eligibility Conditions : Age : Between 19 & 1/2 to 25 years (candidates to be born between 02 Jul 1985 to 01 Jan 1991 ; both dates inclusive) Educational Qualifications : Any of the following (a) A Science Graduate with Physics & Mathematics with minimum 55% marks from a recognised university (b) BE/B.Tech. with min. 55% marks in aggregate in any discipline (c) Scince Graduate (Physcis & Mathematics) from a recognised university holding NCC Naval Wing , Senior Div. 'C' Certificate (d) Graduate/Post Graduate in Operations Analysis and Operational Research/ Quantitative methods with minimum 75% marks. (e) Graduate/ Post Graduate in Mathematics with Probability or Statistics with minimum 75% marks Physical Standards : Hight and Wieght : Minimum height Male - 157 cms with correlated weight. , Eye Sight : The minimum acceptable vision standard for distant vision 6/12, 6/12 correctable to 6/6, 6/6 with glasses. Should not be colour/night blind. Pay Scale : PB-3 Rs.15600-39100 Grade Pay Rs.5400 and MSP Rs.6000 SSC : Short Service Commission is granted for a term of 10 years, extendable to 14 years, subject to service requirements and performance/willingness of the candidate. How to Apply : Application Forms in accordance with the prescribed format and complete innall respects with superscription on the envelope " APPLICATION FOR SSC (GS) 'X' - JUL 2010 COURSE Qualification........ Percentage........% NCC Certificate ............ (If applicable)" are to be sent to the address given below by 03/10/2009. POST BAG NO. 04, RK PURAM PO (MAIN), NEW DELHI - 110066 Details and application form format are available http://www.nausena-bharti.nic.in/ (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item14"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12ma49el4/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/scientist-b-vacancy-in-government.html">Scientist B vacancy in a Government Organisation Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Rectuitment of Scientist 'B' (Group - A Officer) A premier Government of India Science and Technology organisation invites applications for the post of Scientist B for various disciplines : Scientist 'B' : 85 posts (Electronics & Communication Engineering - 45, computer Science & Engineering / IT - 20, Remote Sensing/ Geo-Informatics - 7, Mathematics - 10, Civil Engineering -1, Mechanical Engineering -1, Electrical Engineering - 1), Pay Scale : Rs. PB-3 Rs. 15600 - 39100 Grade Pay Rs. 5400 plus 15% special allowance, Age : 30 years How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format along with copies of self-attested certificates regarding qualifications and experience to Post box No. 4552, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016 on or before 15/10/2009 ( 30/10/2009 for the candidates from far-flung areas) Please download or view http://sites.google.com/site/sarkari-naukri/Home/Scientist-in-a-Organisation.jpg?attredirects=0 for details and application format. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item15"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12h6odhot/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/opportunities-in-nafco-sep09.html">Opportunities in NAFCO Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com National Farmers Co. Operative Ltd. (NAFCO) NAFCO House, Hindon Bridge Crossing, Kanawani, Noida - 201309 (UP) Applications are invited for following posts in NAFCO for Uttarakhand, UP and other states : Projects : Dy. General Manager/ Assistant Regional Manager : 21 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.12000-16500 District Manager Gr. II : 48 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 10000 - 15200 Assistant Manager (Agriculture/ Admin./ Horticulture) : 41 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.8000 - 13500 Assistant Analysts Officer : 12 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.5500- 9000 Supervisor Gr.II : 60 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.5500 - 9000 Assistant Clerk : 60 posts, Pay Scale : 4000 - 6000 For Urban / Rural Health Mission : Medical Officer (MBBS/ Ayurveda/ Homeo/ Dental) : 60 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.12000 - 16500 Physiotherapist : 12 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.8000 - 13500 Nurse : 50 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.5500-9000 Pharmacist : 21 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.5500 - 9000 Nursing/ Lab Assistant : 60, Pay Scale : Rs.4000 - 6000 Food / Tourism Programme : Assistant Manager (Hotel Management - Food Technology / Housekeeping/ Office Management/ Kitchen Management) : 71 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.8000- 13500 Technical and Construction Work : Assistant Engineer / Jr. Engineer / ITI Technician (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical/ Electronics/ Computer Tech ) : 128 posts I nterior Designer and Architect : 28 posts Assistant Horticulture Officer : 16 posts Marketing of Various Khadi/ Cotton/ Textile product of various organisations : Assistant Engineer (Textile/ Leather Technology) : 30 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.10000 - 15200 Assistant Center In-charge : 36 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.8000 - 13500 Laboratory Assistant : 30 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.4000 - 6000 Details can be download from the website at http://nafco.gov.in/nafcoregistrationform.pdf and the last date of receipt of application is 30/09/2009 . (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item16"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12s8dqqvl/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-indian-projects-construction-co.html">Jobs in Indian Projects Construction Co-Operative Ltd.</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Indian Projects Construction Co-Operative Limited (IPCL) IPCL House, Hindon Bridge Crossing, Kanawani, Noida - 201309 (UP) Applications are invited for following posts in IPCL : Manager (Project/ Admin./ Accounts/ Horticulture) : 32 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 10000 - 15200 Assistant Manager (Project/ Admin./ Accounts/ Horticulture) : 70 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 8000 - 13500 Assistant Engineer / Jr. Engineer (Civil/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Mechanical/ Computer/ Fire Safety) : 60 + 60 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 10000 - 15200 / Rs. 8000 - 13500 Operator (Electrical/ Electronics/ Mechanical/ Computer/ Lift System) : 60 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.4000-6000 Clerk / Accounts Clerk , Pay Scale : Rs. 5500-9000 Details can be download from the website at http://ipcl.gov.in/ipclregistrationform.pdf and the last date of receipt of application is 30/09/2009 . (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item17"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=129th11oh/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-spmcil-devas.html">Jobs in SPMCIL Devas</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com ://bank Note Press, Devas (MP) Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd. (SPMCIL) (Wholly owned by Govt. of India) ://bank Note Press, Devas of SPMCIL invites applications for filling up the following posts: Supervisor (Printing/ Workshop) S-1 Level : 08 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 Supervisor (Research & Laboratory) S-1 Level : 01 post1, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 Junior Office Assistant W-3 Level : 10 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 Grade Pay Rs.2000 Printing Assistant W-1 Level : 29 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 Grade Pay Rs.1800 Printing Assistant (Electroforming & Water wiping) W-1 Level : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 Grade Pay Rs.1800 Maintenance Assistant (Fork Lift) W-1 Level : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 Grade Pay Rs.1800 Application Fee : ://bank Demand Draft for Rs. 200/- drawn in favour of Deputy General Manager & HOD ://bank Note press payable at Dewas (M.P.) is to be enclosed. Candidates are advised to write their name and position on the reverse side of the DD. No application fee needs to be paid by the candidates belonging to SC/ST/Physically challenged category How to Apply : The application should be submitted in the prescribed format. The outer cover of the envelope should be super scribed with " Application for the post of ____"  should be sent to Dy. General Manager & HOD ://bank Note Press, Dewas-455001 through registered / speed post by 30th September, 2009 . . Details and Application format is available at http://www.spmcil.gov.in/DispVacancy.aspx (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item18"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12ngdctq3/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/ssb-constable-driver-vacancy-sep09.html">SSB Constable Driver vacancy Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Government of India Directorate General " Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) " (Ministry of Home Affairs) Applications are invited from male Indian citizens fulfilling the eligibility criteria for recruitment to the post of Constable (Driver) in SSB. The last date of receipt of application form is 08/10/2009 . Constable (Driver) : 295 posts (SC-133,ST-20, OBC-17,UR-125), Pay Scale : Rs. 5200- 20200 Grade Pay Rs.2000 3200-4900/-, Age : 18-28 years, Qualification : Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized board/university. (ii) Must possess valid Heavy Vehicle Driving License. Application Fee : Application fee will be Rs.50/- for candidates belonging to General and OBC categories in the form of Crossed ://bank Draft or Indian Postal Order drawn in favour of Accounts Officer, SSB, SHQ Gorakhpur. No fee will be charged from SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen. How to Apply : Eligible and desirous candidates should send their applications in the prescribed proforma with attested passport size photographs duly affixed on the application form and admit card and duly completed in all respect to Dy. Inspector General, SSB Gorakhpur, Marketing Bhavan, F.C.I. Complex, PO- Fertilizer Factory, Urvarak Nagar, Gorahpur (UP) 237007 . The envelope containing the application should be super- scribed in block letters as "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF CONSTABLE (DRIVER), alongwith application fee, attested copies of testimonials and admit card duly filled in. Two self-addressed envelops with postage stamps worth Rs.6/- (Six) each should also be attached with the application form. The last date of receipt of application form is 08/10/2009 . Please see the document http://ssb.nic.in/shared/linkimages/1416.doc for detailed information and application form. Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item19"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12vr6grm1/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/published-by-manisha-for-sarkari-naukri_08.html">Jobs in Anand Agricultural University Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Anand Agricultural University (AAU) Anand-388110, Gujarat Anand Agricultural University, Anand invites applications in the prescribed form for the posts mentioned below : Director of Extension Education : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.16400-22400 Principal : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.16400-22400 Registrar : 01 post, Pay Scale :Rs.12000-16500 Director of Information Technology : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.12000-18300 How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format duly filled in should reach to the Registrar on or before 29/09/2009 P ease view document http://www.aau.in/english/career/1-Add%20&%20Genral%20Instructions%20R%20&%20Principal.pdf for details and application form. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item20"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12eotqsqj/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/job-vacancy-in-npci-sep09.html">Job vacancy in NPCI Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) c/o Indian bank s Association Stadium House, 6th Floor Block II & III, Veer Nariman Road, Mumbai – 400020 NPCI proposes to recruit dynamic leaders in senior, middle and junior management positions with in-depth experience in bank ing industry with an emphasis on electronic payment and settlement systems : Senior Management Positions : Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Technology Officer Middle Management Positions : Chief Risk Officer Head, Card Payments Head, ACH Operations Head, Cheque Clearing Services Head, Network Design & IT Security Head, Switching Centre, Hyderabad Head, Human Resources Junior Management Positions : Manager : 30 posts How to Apply : Applications have to be submitted online at the website on or before September 25, 2009. Please visit http://www.npci.org.in/career.aspx for details and submition of applications online. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item21"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12q913nop/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/itbp-sub-inspector-overseer-job-sep09.html">ITBP Sub-Inspector Overseer Job Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com INDO-TIBETAN BORDER POLICE FORCE (ITBP) Ministry of Home Affairs (Government of India) Advertisement for recruitment of Sub-Inspector (Overseer) in ITBP Applications are invited for filling up the 61 posts of Sub-Inspector (Ovrseer) Group 'C' in ITB Police from Indian citizens. Last date for receipt of applications is 20/10/2009 . Last date is 27th October 2009 for the candiates from far-flung areas. Age : Between 20 to 25 years. Educational Qualification : Matric or equivalent with Diploma in Civil Engineering from an Institute recognized by the Central Government. Fee : All candidates belonging to General & OBC category should furnish a crossed Indian Postal Order or ://bank Draft worth Rs. 50/- drawn in favour of the "Account Officer, Directorate General, ITB Police Force alongwith their application. SC/ST candidates are exempted from application fee . How to Apply : Application Form in prescribed format along with Candidate's Admission Card and attested copies of requisite documents/testimonials should be sent in an envelope superscriber with bold letter "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF SUB-INSPECTOR (OVERSEER) IN ITBPF" by the candidates so as to reach the DIG, (Engineer), Directorate General, ITB Police Force, Block No. II, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 on or before the last date 20/10/2009 . For complete detail of the advertisement for information like selection process, eligibility criteria, how to apply, certificates to attach with application form and Application Form, view http://itbpolice.nic.in/Documents/recruitment/271009%20Recruitment%20of%20Sub%20Insp%20(Overseer).PDF (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item22"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12i4b0lvv/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-ihm-ghandinagar-sep09.html">Jobs in IHM Ghandinagar Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition Airport-Gandhinagar Road, Between Koba circle and infocity, Bhaijipura Patia, P.O.Kudasan, Gandhinagar – 382421 (Gujarat) Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for the following posts : Head of Department : 02 posts, Pay Scale : PB-3-Rs.15600-39100,Grade Pay Rs.6600/- Asst. Lecturer-cum-Asst.Instructor : 02 posts, Pay Scale : PB-2, Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200/- How to Apply : Interested persons may apply to the Principal, Institute of Hotel Management, Airport-Gandhinagar Road, Between Koba circle and infocity, Bhaijipura Patia, P.O.Kudasan, Gandhinagar – 382421 (Gujarat) within 21 days. Please view http://www.ihmahmedabad.com/doc/Asst_Lecutrer.doc for further details. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item23"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12fhqse0c/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/faculty-posts-in-cuj-sep09.html">Faculty posts in CUJ Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) (A Central Government University) Brambe, Ranchi CUJ invites application for the following Faculty Posts in various departments : Professor : 04 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 AGP Rs.10000/- Associate Professor : 08 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 AGP Rs.9000/- Assistant Professor : 13 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 AGP Rs.6000/- Application Fee : Rs. 500/- through crossed Demand Draft drawn in favour of "Central University of Jharkhand" on any nationalized bank payable at Ranchi. How to Apply : Application is to be filled up Online and Static both. Filled-in Application Form & PASS Form (on-line computer-generated) and copies of documents, certificates, publications, etc., should be sent only by registered/ speed post on or before 26/10/2009 to: OSD – Administration, Central University of Jharkhand, 601, Maru Tower, Kanke Road,Ranchi 834008 (Jharkhand) Please visit http://www.cuj.ac.in/CUJTEST/Rec_main.html for all the details and application form. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item24"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12sdbod0u/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/delhi-higher-judicial-service-exam-2009.html">Delhi Higher Judicial Service Exam-2009</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI Sher shah Raod, Delhi DELHI HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2009 The High Court of Delhi will hold written examination for direct recruitment to Delhi Higher Judicial Service on Sunday the 13th December, 2009. It will be a two stage selection process comprising Written Examination carrying 750 marks and Viva Voce carrying 250 marks. The written test will comprise two parts, Part I objective and Part II descriptive. Syllabus for the written examination shall comprise GK, Current Affairs, English Language and topics on Constitution of India, Evidence Act, Limitation Act Code of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure Code, Indian Penal Code, Contract Act, Partnership Act, Principles Governing Arbitration Law, Specific Relief Act, Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act, Transfer of Property Act and Negotiable Instrument Act. The time-scale of pay of members of the Service is Rs. 16750-20500 /- [ Rs.37400-67000 Grade Pay Rs.8900 in new pay scale] . A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the examination if he/she is (a) a Citizen of India, (b) a Law Graduate from a recognised university, (c) a person practicing as an Advocate for not less than 7 years (d) a person who has attained the age of 35 years but not less attained the age of 45 years as on 1st January 2009. Application form including the DHJSE Registration Form can be had personally on payment of Rs.1000/- each for General Category candidates and Rs. 200/- for SC/ST/PH candidates on any working day from 14/09/2009 to 14/10/2009 from the Filing Counter of Delhi High Court or by sending at his own risk, a self-addressed envelope of 38 cm X 25 cm size with Postage Stamp of Rs. 60/- affixed on it along with Demand Draft of Rs. 1000/- for General Category candidates and Rs. 200/- for SC/ST/PH candidates in favour of Registrar General, Delhi High Court, New Delhi, payable at New Delhi, in an envelope addressed to Joint Registrar (Vig.), Delhi High Court, New Delhi , superimposed with words in bold letters, " DHJS EXAMINATION - 2009 ". The prescribed application form along with instructions and DJSE Registration Form will be send to the candidate(s) by Speed Post/ Registered Post only subject to their fulfilling above said requirements and no enquiry/ correspondence shall be entertained in this regard. Applications on the prescribed form and the DHJSE Registration Form duly filled in along with copies of the requisite documents as per instructions should be sent by "Registered Post Acknowledgement Due" addressed to the Joint Registrar (Vig), Delhi High Court Sher Shah Road, New Delhi-110003 , by designation, enclosed in the envelope provided with the application form so as to reach him not later than 15/10/2009 . Applications can also be submitted personally at the Filing Counter of Delhi High Court on any working day till 15/10/2009. The number of vacancies likely to be filled in is 10 out of which 03 vacancy is reserved for ST, 01 for SC and 05 for General. For more information kindly view http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/Result%20JJA-Web-24-08-2009.doc (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item25"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=127malrf5/**http%3A//sceptic.typepad.com/skeptik/2009/09/all-hail-the-banks.html">All Hail the Banks</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>BACK TO BUSINESS Wall Street Pursues Profit in Bundles of Life Insurance   After the mortgage business imploded last year, Wall Street investment bank s began searching for another big idea to make money. They think they may have found one.   Back to Business Betting on Your Life Michael Appleton for The New York Times   The bank ers plan to buy "life settlements," life insurance policies that ill and elderly people sell for cash — $400,000 for a $1 million policy, say, depending on the life expectancy of the insured person. Then they plan to "securitize" these policies, in Wall Street jargon, by packaging hundreds or thousands together into bonds. They will then resell those bonds to investors, like big pension funds, who will receive the payouts when people with the insurance die.   Pasted from < http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/business/06insurance.html?_r=1&th&emc=th >     The nation should feel indebted to the bank s for their creative ways. All hail the bank s!!  ______________________ . Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item26"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12puce3l3/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/asi-recruitment-in-chandigarh-police.html">ASI recruitment in Chandigarh Police Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for her blog sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Office of the DIG cum Chairman Selection Board, Chandigarh Police Union Territory, Chandigarh Additional Deluxe Building, Sector-9D, Chandigarh Online Applications are invited from the candidates to fill-up following posts of Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASI) in Chandigarh Police : Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) : 20 posts (Mal-15, Female-5), Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 Grade pay Rs. 3000, Qualification : Graduation, Age : 18 to 25 years as on 01/07/2009. Relaxation as 5 years for SC and 3 years for OBC candidates. , Height : Male - 5'-7", Female-5'2", Chest : Male- 33" (with expansion of one and half inch), Female - Not applicable Last date of receipt of Online application will be 30/09/2009 and candidates will send downloaded hard copy after affixing latest passport size photograph along with the copies of testimonials to and bank draft of Rs.100/- in favour of Section Officer/Accounts, UT Police Hqrs., payable at Chandigarh by Registered Post to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Police Lines, Sector-26, Chandigarh on or before 15/10/2009 . Please visit http://chandigarhpolice.nic.in/asi2009.htm website for more information and online submission of application. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item27"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12nort10b/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-kerala-by-kerala-psc-sep09.html">Jobs in Kerala by Kerala PSC Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram – 695004 Extraordinary Gazette Date: 31/08/2009 Last Date : 07/10/2009 Category Numbers: 320/2009 to 335/2009 Applications are invited from qualified candidates for selection to various posts in different departments/ organisations of Government of Kerala. How to Apply : Please visit http://www.keralapsc.org/notifi.htm for details and apply Online. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item28"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=15g67uu3k/**http%3A//sceptic.typepad.com/skeptik/2009/09/us-regrets-israels-expansion-plans-in-west-bankby-voa-news04-september-2009it-appears-that-the-us-administrations-absolutis.html">The Peace of Fatalism</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>US 'Regrets' Israel's Expansion Plans in West By VOA News   04 September 2009 It appears that the U.S. administration's absolutist policy on settlements is over, and been replaced by regrets. [See post of July 12 below, when this policy could be interpreted to be only temporarily over.] Many West Palestinians can be satisfied with the pace and direction of U.S. mediated peace developments, but their Arab brothers, perhaps infected with fear of the Islamist virus, and not (yet) satisfied that their self-interest is sufficiently protected by developments, have once again fatefully embraced rejectionism. [See post of August 5 below.]  Note to U.S. policymakers:  The Mideast, where fatalism reigns, is not the Midwest.  Post of August 5   Is rejectionism towards Israel a conditioned reflex of the Arab nation, or, sensing progress in the "peace process," are these self-serving rejectionists, who kept their Arab brothers in squalid refugee camps for 60 years, positioning themselves to ensure their self-interest, again.  _________________________________ Arab leaders reject US call to reach out to Israel  Michael Jansen,  Wed August 5, 2009, Irish Times  KEY ARAB figures have dismissed calls from the Obama administration to offer normalisation measures to Israel in exchange for a halt to settlement activity in the West and East Jerusalem. Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said that normalisation could be discussed only after Israel's borders were set with Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon. On Monday, Kuwait's ruler Al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah told US President Barack Obama that the Arabs would normalise with Israel only after it "implements and fulfils its obligations" by withdrawing from Arab land occupied in 1967. And, Jordanian foreign minister Nasser Judeh informed US secretary of state Hillary Clinton that only Israeli implementation of the 2002 Arab peace plan calling for full Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory would bring about normal relations between Israel and 57 Arab and Muslim states. The Arabs adopted the plan, "it is time for Israel to reciprocate," he stated. Last week Saudi foreign minister Saud al-Faisal also rejected staged normalisation. He said "incrementalism and a step-by-step approach has not and – we believe – will not achieve peace". Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan enjoy close ties to the US. Among measures proposed by the administration are the opening of Arab airspace to Israeli civilian flights and the establishment of Israeli trade offices in Arab capitals. © 2009 The Irish Times Post of July 12 The agony and ecstasy of the settlements is temporarily over. Perhaps the choice for a confidence-building measure for the Palestinians by the Obama administration, there seems no place to go with it. Almost certainly, all parties to the negotiation expect that the major settlements, like Ma'ale Adumim, will remain a part of contiguous Israeli territory. Settlements consisting of some trailers on a hilltop will have to go -- be disbanded. East Jerusalem, with its large Arab population, remains a serious issue.  What then? The Netanhayu government says it wants to begin immediate negotiations with Abbas. Speaking for Abbas, Saeb Ekarat says all settlement activity, including natural growth, has to end before negotiations can begin. The Americans say they are working hard on the problem. What problem? The settlement problem?  _____________________ . Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item29"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=127n9n81i/**http%3A//sceptic.typepad.com/skeptik/2009/08/the-foregotten-man.html">The Foregotten Man</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>As bank s Repay Bailout Money, U.S. Sees a Profit By  ZACHERY KOUWE Published: August 30, 2009    New York Times   Pasted from < http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/business/economy/31taxpayer.html?_r=1&dbk >     ***************************** Home Foreclosures Set Another Record in July   Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:32pm EDT   Reuters By  Lynn Adler   NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home loans failed at a record pace in July despite ongoing federal and state programs to avoid foreclosures, which have severely strained housing and the economy.   Foreclosure activity jumped 7 percent in July from June and 32 percent from a year earlier as one in every 355 households with a loan got a foreclosure filing, RealtyTrac said on Thursday. Filings -- including notices of default, auction and bank repossession -- have escalated with unemployment.   "July marks the third time in the last five months where we've seen a new record set for foreclosure activity," James J. Saccacio, RealtyTrac's chief executive, said in a statement.   Pasted from < http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE57C0M620090813 >     ***************************** William Graham Sumner, Yale University, 1883   "I want to show you what manner of man he is. I call him the Forgotten Man. Perhaps the appellation is not strictly correct. He is the man who never is thought of ...        He works, he votes, generally he prays, but he always  pays  ... 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font-size: 114%; "> <tr><td><a name="item0"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12p2v3so1/**http%3A//walkin-interview.blogspot.com/2009/09/walkin-manual-test-engineer-mumbai.html">Walkin - Manual Test Engineer (Mumbai Candidates Only) - Sept 7/8/9/10/11/12</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Walkin interview details@knock-in.com Walkin - Manual Test Engineer (Mumbai Candidates Only) - Sept 7/8/9/10/11/12 Company Name Hayagriva Software Private Limited Skills testing software products in the education space, using industry standards and best practices Education Not mentioned Experience 2 - 3 Year(s) Job Location Mumbai Post Not Mentioned Walkin interview Date 07 September 2009 - 12 September 2009 Walkin interview Time 09:00 a.m Description The candidate will be responsible for testing software products in the education space, using industry standards and best practices. Desired Profile of the candidate: Experience in writing Test Plans and Test Cases. Experience in Manual testing, with and without the execution of Test Cases Experience using a defect tracking tool or database for reporting Bugs/Change Requests. Knowledge of SQL Server and .NET is a plus. Fluency in English is a must. Should have knowledge of Microsoft guidelines. Pleasant personality and positive attitude are a must. Please WALK-IN for an interview as per details given below:- Time: Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Note: For Saturdays, please call to verify that we are working on that day. Walkin interview Venue Venue: Hayagriva Software Pvt. Ltd. Solitaire, 1st Floor, Above of India Near Asha Parekh Hospital S.V. Road, Santacruz (West) Mumbai - 400054 Tel: 022-26057255 Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11ki9j07i/**http%3A//bragin-sasha.livejournal.com/749414.html">Удвоение пенсий чревато кризисом пенсионной системы</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>На 2010 год правительством РФ поставлена цель увеличить средний размер пенсии до 7 750 рублей, а к декабрю 2010 года - до 8 408 рублей (примерно 38% от средней заработной платы, что примерно соответствует соотношению 1990 года). Однако за благой целью скрываются ощутимые потери, говорится в отчете американского инвестиционного банка of America Securities - Merrill Lynch. Несмотря на то, что решения правительства направлены на достижение благородной цели, давление на бюджет после 2010 года будет слишком сильным. Бюджетные платежи в пенсионную систему могут достичь 5,3% от ВВП в 2010 году и 4,4-4,6% от ВВП в 2011-2012 годах. Повышение пенсий обойдется бюджету в 500, 561 и 609 млрд рублей в 2010, 2011 и 2012 годах соответственно. Для этого сначала будут использованы средства Национального фонда благосостояния, который к 2011 году будет полностью исчерпан. Затем правительству придется финансировать пенсии напрямую. Даже при условии сохранения высоких цен на нефть (около $70 за баррель), из-за повышения уровня пенсионных выплат и фактора старения населения бюджетный дефицит не опустится ниже 3-4% от ВВП, считают в Merrill Lynch. Бюджетный дефицит в России вновь, как и в 90-е годы, будет носить хронический характер. Неизбежен также и рост внутренних и внешних заимствований правительства и возвращения России к роли крупного должника. Аналитики полагают, что правительству для балансирования ситуации, вероятно, придется увеличить пенсионный возраст и ввести прогрессивную шкалу налогообложения. Возможны и другие меры, связанные с повышением налоговой нагрузки на бизнес или граждан. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11h2ract2/**http%3A//khaleesian.livejournal.com/27852.html">cross-cultural observations (and fic)</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>You know, it just occurred to me yesterday that I've been back in the States for a little over two months. I left the UK on July 1st. The reason that is remarkable is simply that it's been so action-packed that it feels like a much longer time. Additionally, I keep running into people who haven't seen me since 2003-ish and they keep asking 'so have you adjusted to being back yet?'. For which I mentally commend them because from what I read and observe, many Americans are not completely conscious that others in the world have lifestyles that are, y'know, vastly different from the highs/lows of the American lifestyle. Oh, I mean…this is something that most people have a vague awareness of (say names like Africa and Asia and most Americans will nod their heads knowingly like, ah yes…it's a whole 'nother world it is.) But that doesn't always translate into awareness of concrete realities. I've had the tremendous good fortune of being able to travel widely and sometimes yes, it IS quite the adjustment to come back home to the country of my birth, my nation, my home and be confronted with the invigorating realities of reverse culture shock. I'm often tempted to comment on it in this journal. I might make it a regular feature, if it's sufficiently amusing. If you care to indulge, clicky: I went home to America from England about twice a year from 2004-2009. I only ever intended to go on Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday) but it didn't always work out that way. There would be things, emergencies, weddings, my parents 60th birthdays which always seemed to be dragging me out to Gatwick for the delightful post 9-11 experience of flying for 8-9 hours then being treated like a criminal by my own countrymen at Atlanta Hartsfield/Jackson. (Word to the wise: arrive in the ATL from a foreign destination, prepare yourself to go through a security screening AGAIN which really, to use the parlance of my adopted brethren, gets on my tits.) Every time I returned, I'd run into one of my delightful cousins who would always express her intention to come visit me in good old London Towne in Merrie Olde England. She would blithely say, 'I'd love to see the country! We could take a weekend trip and drive out to…Surrey or Cornwall or something. What kind of car do you have?' And I'd smile and say, 'Europcar usually always rents me a Peugeot for some reason.' And she'd look at me, blinking, as if I'd just told her we'd have to go by camel train. My point is: for most Americans outside of NYC or perhaps San Fran, the idea of not owning a car is either something wistfully dreamed of or COMPLETELY ANATHEMA. It is almost literally unheard-of. It never occurred to my cousin that the prospect of owning a car could be so expensive, inconvenient and pointless that it would discourage me from doing it for five whole years . So let me sketch it out: the UK has some very sensible rules and regulations (which in the US often vary by state) about the age and appropriateness of cars that can be driven on its roads (more on this later). Every single part of the process of acquiring a car and a license in the UK is (to the American mind) heftily taxed and wretchedly tiresome. Parking it safely in the lovely city of London is a whole other kettle of shit fish. Public transportation is readily available and more than adequate. The kicker: gas (petrol) costs eight dollars a gallon . And there is also the much larger sense of a country that was sculpted and tamed almost from its inception with cars in mind (i.e. most of the American West) with a country made for pleasant walks, jaunts, carriage rides and train journeys but never cars. In that sense, I often found myself thinking that British motorists are among the bravest (or craziest) in the world. Let me explain. I mentioned a couple of days ago that I got a speeding ticket. A couple of you expressed astonishment at how incredibly cheap and easy *that* whole experience was. Let me paint the picture: I was driving a new-ish Japanese-designed car on a road that was made with long-distance trucking and huge extremes of weather in mind and generous federal tax dollars. That means I was driving on an interstate that had been designed and graded for maximum straightness and minimum grade. A road that on portions of its length, a person could safely land a jumbo jet (yup, part of the mandate of an interstate: gotta be able to land a plane on it). I am in a state that is approximately the size of the Federal Republic of Germany with 1/100th of its population (80 million Germans/800,000 Montanans). A road made wide enough that you could put a house on a truck and move it somewhere and no one would think anything of it. And a road divided and surrounded by a broad grassy median covered with lovely wildflowers and no other obstructions at all. Is it any wonder that I felt safe going 102 mph ? Every aspect of the road design was in place to make that possible and even easy. And…yeah, while I was going pretty damn fast, it still took me an hour to get where I was going. This is the norm, not the exception. Such is life out West. So. Contrast that with my typical UK driving experience. My husband and I would routinely use the bank holiday (long) weekends to experience some other corner of the little island, like Cornwall, Yorkshire, the New Forest, Scotland! Three times I drove to Wales (my ancestral home), once in the company of my mother and sister. THAT was a trip, I can just tell you. Before 2003, my mother's idea of an exotic holiday was Mexico. Like, seriously, Cancun . More on this topic later. Many people think that the hard part is driving on the left. A lot of them don't realize that the British are not alone in this ancient practice dating back to the dark, dismal era when people, y'know, actually started leaving their birthplaces . They've cheerfully codified the custom in Australia, India, other parts of Asia and select portions of Africa. It is not a problem I find. The whole system is designed to make driving on the left easy and natural. The only problem I have is that I routinely go to the wrong door, whereupon my husband will gently say, 'you're driving, Hairpin' and I say, 'aha, yes…I guess I should be…um…behind the steering wheel then!' If he finds that comical, he graciously keeps it to himself. The problem is not the left-handedness of the whole endeavor. The problem, for the American driver is that: English roads (and to a much greater degree Welsh and Scottish roads) are not made to coddle a car and driver. No sir! In fact they appear to be designed to challenge, terrify and actually thwart a car and driver at (almost literally) every turn. 'Come and try it', English roads seem to taunt. 'You thought you were all forged in the fire, eh, Ms. I-commuted-in-Los-Angeles! Well, you ain't seen our hedgerows! Our twisty B-roads! You ain't ever tried to leave London at 5PM on a Thursday !' In my state, getting a driver's license you are required to have (in descending order): a pulse, reasonable eyesight, literacy and $30. Getting a driver's license in the UK is apparently an event which requires something akin to Navy SEAL training, the expense of one year of private American post-secondary education and a devilishly masochistic sense of what driving could and should be. That is to say millions of Britons have managed it and they are all on the M-25, circling, circling. That is…the ones who are not on the M-4. Who are stuck there, for some as-yet-unknown, but doubtless-very-important reason. However, the above-named are major thoroughfares which any American would recognize as perfectly decent roads to be stuck on for say, a small eternity. Behind a lorry belching diesel exhaust with a bumper sticker proclaiming cheerfully, 'it's a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll' making the hapless driver slowly thump her hand on the steering wheel, humming AC/DC for some reason. Not that this has ever happened to me or anything. The more British part of the British driving experience will occur after you have blithely turned off one of the M! or A! roads and onto the delightful English (or Welsh or Scottish) country lanes. Ah, lovely. Hills and dales dotted with quaint, rose-covered cottages rise and fall around you. Ancient oaks make hobbit-like tunnels to drive through. Little sheep frolic next to bunnies in a bucolic fucking masterwork of cuteness. Of course, if you are driving, you will not see any of this. Why? Hedgerows. Hedgerows sound so cool don't they? They sound so sweet and English, don't they? They are a real feature of English roading. I have driven from Hamburg to Graz, Austria, by way of Prague. I have driven from Barcelona through the Pyrenees over to Oporto in Portugal and from there to the Pont-de-Piedra. I have driven from Provence to Normandy in France, Slovenia to Croatia to Bosnia and back. I have driven from Venice to Manzano, Italy at 110 mph on the autostrada. I have driven the entire length of the Bruce Highway, from Cairns to the Snowy Mountains. I have crossed and re-crossed the United States and Canada many times. I have driven over the Atlas mountains twice in Morocco and through the Chott el Jerid in Tunisia. And once (memorably) in Moscow. And I'm here to tell you: hedgerows are pretty fucking unique. Here's why: it's like driving in a tunnel ALL THE TIME, but worse. Imagine the narrowest, curviest road you can, surrounded by the thickest, most impenetrable hedge you can, now double the thickness and make it much higher than you are tall (particularly in a Smart car or a Peugeot). Now imagine that it crowds the road with zero median to speak of. Imagine that the road appears about six inches wider than the car. Now imagine that there are cars rushing toward you at speed, clearing you by about a foot. There is nowhere to swerve if you feel threatened: repeat that nowhere . Now, just to make it interesting, imagine a few blind turnings into your road…y'know, to keep you on your toes. Then, imagine that every so often a brightly-colored pheasant will just explode out of the hedge to your left and make its way over to the hedge on your right, clearing your windshield by about a millimeter. Why does the pheasant cross the road? It has a death wish, is my theory. That is also not taking into account the surprising volume of single-lane roads. Let me make this clear: I am speaking of a road that is almost exactly the width of one (smallish) car. If another car wishes to use the road in the opposite direction, one or the other drivers must reverse to a cleverly-placed turnout. Considering it was Britain, this always happened with cheerfulness and polite waves all round. I've experienced this phenomenon in the States, too…but bear in mind it was an unpaved logging road through a national forest. Not something marked in black on a map. My husband is kind of a nervous driver and after about five minutes of this, he is ready for a hypodermic full of Thorazine. I am a calm, relaxed, Zen-like driver, but after a couple of hours I want to be chewing Valium like they're damn M&Ms. (Smarties for my dear British friends who are reading this with indulgent smiles and head-shaking.) Needless to say: I do the lion's share of the driving when we venture out. I never went anywhere in the UK without my boy in the passenger seat, navigating with two maps and a compass. English signage makers would consider it cheating to let you know if you were going north, south, east or west. Why would you care for a detail like that? You're going to Swindon, right? No? Well, East Dribbling then. By way of Tooting? Are you sure? Well, wouldn't it just be easier to stay in jolly Woolhampton? No? Wolverhampton, then? Okay, Mousehole. (pronounced mao-zell) That's my final offer. Just take the B4103 to the A5076 to the B7780 to the B4319 to Gloucester Road, then the High Street, through the 16th roundabout to the Cloisters. Then it's on the left. Or imagine that you are in Wales and your navigator is trying to direct you through a roundabout where you don't want to go to Pentre-Foulas or Blaenau Ffestiniog or Yspytty-Ifan but instead to Betws-y-Coed. You think I'm kidding, don't you? Hah. So, if you are not intimately well-versed (say from early childhood) in the place you would like to visit and its assorted lanes and byways, it takes the intense concentration of at least two reasonably well-educated people to successfully navigate the odd corners of ol' Blighty. Well, that or a GPS. Which will inevitably lead you into a gully or a rock formation or a one-way, 6-foot-wide alley in Hackney, but it will do it in a beautifully plummy British accent which is very pleasant to listen to while awaiting the constabulary. My mother spent most of her Welsh holiday with my sister and I (both of us are reckoned to be better-than-average drivers by volume of accidents/lifetime mileage) in the backseat either moaning with terror or exclaiming at how lovely everything was. And that's the whole reason we would subject ourselves to the experience with clockwork regularity over bank holiday after bank holiday, even after assuring ourselves that no way, no how would we ever drive in the UK again. Because it was lovely. And it made me a better driver and really sharpened up my aging reflexes. So much so that we had the oddest experience while driving through suburban Chicago on the way out to Big Sky country. We kept passing these rather mystifying signs which seemed to indicate something exotic was happening on the road ahead. "What does that mean?" I probed my husband who frowned at the signs which indicated new road construction of a particularly befuddling sort. We both tensed. His brow finally started clearing and an expression of wonder stole over his face. "Honey….I think it's a roundabout !" And unlike all the hesitant, unsure Americans who dribbled cautiously into this new experiment in traffic control, we zipped in and through it like we were surfing a wave. Because I've driven from Islington to Land's End, to Llandudno, to Loch Lomond by way of the Yorkshire Dales, so baby, I am ready for anything . It's a lazy Sunday evening, the wind is gusting in and bringing rain. We deserve some nasty, intense, teenage kind of sex, don't we? You could just go straight to the fic: "I'm really not into this." Dom mumbled into Brian's neck. "I have a girlfriend." "I'd love to meet her." It felt like Brian was delicately catching his teeth on the edges of Dom's ear. "You…oh jeez." Dom flinched when Brian tugged at his nipple. "You date my sister." "Yeah, you said." Brian tilted his head back and looked thoughtful. "Funny how I haven't met her either." Dom ground his teeth to keep from groaning aloud. Brian had two fingers hooked in the elastic of his boxers now. Things were getting desperate. "How much have you had to drink?" "Why?" A slow smile spread across Brian's face. Dom leaned back into the long fingers which were cradling his head, stroking the back of his neck. "I'm not planning to operate heavy machinery or anything." Brian gave him a little nudge and Dom was back in a half-lean on the credenza again, shirtless and half-unbuttoned with his nipples constricting even though it was kind of warm and stuffy in here. The wall was cool at his back; surely it was just that contrast between warm and cool that was making him roll his shoulders tight to keep from shivering. Brian had one knee tucked beside Dom's </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11ch4njqe/**http%3A//sani.livejournal.com/253021.html">Doin' Time (uptown dub) - Sublime</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>word count: 1,268 rating: PG-13 for language pairing/fandom: Jay/Mike if you squint (Hank Thompson trilogy) summary: a snippet of the boys' lives set post-book. who was really affected by Hank's presence? notes: something I just felt like writing, it's sort of like an experiment. "Yo! Take it easy with that shit, man!" Miguel chews his lip as he pulls his fingers away from my face. "Sorry. Shit, I. Well, it looks all healed up." "Yeah, but that don't mean you can go poking me with your big meaty fingers." "Man, they shoulda fuckin' left your jaw wired shut. Done the whole world a favor." He laughs. I grimace, rubbing my jaw and reclining on Mike's couch. It aches like a bad headache, my jaw, my cheek, my teeth. Doctor said that'll probably never completely go away. S'okay, I've dealt with worse pains. Mike crushes his Coors can easily in a fist and sets it next to a dozen others on the table before reaching for a new one from the cooler. I guzzle my own in silence. I'm behind a few, but I'm not feeling the buzz tonight. Sometimes all the constant partying just wears a guy out, you know? "Jay?" Fingers snap in front of my eyes. "Where the fuck are you? Quit spacing out, douchebag." "Man!" I grumble, swatting his hand away. "Fuck off, you fag. I ain't in the mood." "Thinking about scarface?" Mike asks calmly. He is instantly sobered, and I… well, I wasn't thinking about him, but I sure as hell am now. I rub at my jaw again. "No. I don't…" I'm not even sure what I'm trying to say. "Never mind. I don't want to think about it." He leans in close to me. For a while we sit like that, chugging beer, the TV on mute showing replays of last week's game. Mike grinning, slugging homers out of the park, hopping leisurely around the bases as if he was just going for a lazy jog. The boy was made for the game, that's for damn sure. And I… "Whatever they say, he was a good man." Mike says at length. "Who'd have fucking thought, that maddog killer?" He gives a weak laugh and I hum in agreement. He's close to me, his shoulder against mine. He's close to me but he's probably further away than he's ever been. He puts his head on my shoulder. He's practically recumbent - being nearly a fucking foot taller than me, he'd have to be to comfortably assume the position he has assumed. His hair brushes my neck, tickles my cheek, my ear. I feel hot. "Fuck're you doing, queer?" "Cram it. 'M taking a nap." He mumbles tipsily. "You make an excellent pillow, y'know." "Man, fuck you! This body is pure muscle and you know it!" "Maybe, but you'll never be no A-re-nas," He cackles, drawing his last name out as he slurps Coors. Yeah, no shit. Like he has to fucking tell me. Like I haven't known that since we were fifteen and he shot up a foot taller than me and no one ever looked at me again. I want to take the can away. I want to put my hand in his hair and pull him a little closer. I don't do either. "Go find some fucking pussy to give you a pillow, man." "Damn! Harsh!" He scowls. He seems to be genuinely annoyed with me this time. He's buzzed but not yet in danger of becoming really drunk, and I snatch his drink away before he can gulp it all down. He yelps in protest. "Yo! Cut that shit out, man! I'm drinking that!" "No, man. Just. That's enough." I shut the lid on the cooler beneath our feet and Mike grabs the sleeve of my shirt. "Jay. Don't." He growls. "I'll sock you, broken jaw or not." "Mike." "You ain't my fuckin' mom, so quit with the fuckin' trying to take care of me or whatever bullshit this is-" "Yeah? If I don't, who's gonna?" I snip, giving a little grin and tilting the rest of the half-drunk Coors down, hating how aware I am of the fact that the rim of the can is still warm from Mike's lips. I plant my feet firmly on top of the cooler, tossing the can I just emptied onto the floor while he splutters. He probably didn't really think I'd do it. I'm afraid he really is going to hit me, but he only glares, settling back into the far end of the couch. "Scarface woulda done," He mutters mutinously. "Quit fuckin' talking about him," I snarl, sweeping my leg through the pile of cans on the table and scattering them to the floor. We've been sitting here a while and as I eyeball the crushed beer cans strewn around us, I figure he's had three to every one of mine, and he's drunker than I estimated. But so am I. "Forget about that jackass." I'm sure he can't. It hit him hard, when the story broke on CNN the next day, when they found his body laying in the street. I wished I could have told him myself, because it was a million times worse coming from somewhere else like that, but having your jaw wired shut doesn't make for a whole fucking lot of conversation. But Mike liked the guy a lot, looked up to him a lot, and, thank fucking god, had the sense to keep his mouth shut about him over the next few weeks. Yeah, I'm sure it was hard, but was it as hard for him to go through as it was for me to watch? I rub my aching jaw and Mike channelsurfs, pointedly ignoring me. Flip, flip, flip. Every other channel is airing the same repeating footage of the FBI goons who issued the statement a week or so after they found scarface's body, or hauling in experts to ask the same fucking question over and over: Where's the goddamn money? Yeah, I looked in the box. I told Mike I didn't but I did. And I'm no stranger to money, even really fucking large amounts of money, but two million dollars in the bank and two million clean, untraceable, neatly-stacked dollars in a box are so vastly different it makes me sick thinking about it. Mike wouldn't open the box, and it's probably better that way, but I didn't have the strength, even though I think we both already knew what was in there before I took a peek. He locked it in his closet and we don't talk about it. He's starting to see sense, my boy. He's starting to get a grasp on what we almost got ourselves mixed right the fuck in with, and he's rethinking his priorities. He's starting to understand what's at stake here, and he doesn't want to lose it, and I don't want him to lose it, because if he does then I lose him. He's thinking, every day he's thinking about the day when someone's going to come around for that box, and he's thinking about the moment he finally gets to unload the thing on someone else, to get rid of the mental weight that having something like that around is pushing on him. And while he's thinking about all that, someone's gotta think about him, right? I pop open the cooler and fish a can of beer out of the soupy ice water, handing it over to Mike, a peace offering. He takes it and cracks it, closing the gap that he had put between us on the couch with a subtle ease. Like everything he does, making it look easy. I open a can for myself, leaning back as his shoulder nudges mine, and he flips back to the ball game. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=133cofhc1/**http%3A//walkin-interview.blogspot.com/2009/09/walkin-web-programmer-mumbai-candidates_1858.html">Walkin - Web Programmer (Mumbai Candidates Only) - Sept 7/8/9/10/11/12</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Walkin interview details@knock-in.com Walkin - Web Programmer (Mumbai Candidates Only) - Sept 7/8/9/10/11/12 Company Name Hayagriva Software Private Limited Skills ASP.NET 2.0., HTML, XML, CSS, Flash, and Javascript. Education Not mentioned Experience 5 - 7 Year(s) Job Location Mumbai Post Not Mentioned Walkin interview Date 07 September 2009 - 12 September 2009 Walkin interview Time 09:00 a.m Description The candidate will be responsible for developing websites and portals using industry standards and best practices. Desired profile of the candidate:- A minimum of 5 years experience in developing data driven websites and portals using ASP.NET 2.0., HTML, XML, CSS, Flash, and Javascript. Experience in database designing using SQL Server 2005 and above. Knowledge of VB.NET, C#, Oracle, PHP, MySQL, WAP/WML (for mobile applications) would be a plus. Ensure high quality software and process documentation. Should have knowledge of Microsoft guidelines. Preferably male, and should have graduated from Mumbai University. Pleasant personality and positive attitude are a must. Candidates who fulfill ALL the requirements mentioned above, only need apply. Please WALK-IN for an interview from September 7th 2009 as per details given below:- Time: Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Note: For Saturdays, please call to verify that we are working on that day. Walkin interview Venue Venue: Hayagriva Software Pvt. Ltd. Solitaire, 1st Floor, Above of India Near Asha Parekh Hospital S.V. Road, Santacruz (West) Mumbai - 400054 Tel: 022-26057255 Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11ggrua2u/**http%3A//roxxihart.livejournal.com/51922.html">bank</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>I'm losing my mind.... I have been coughing for like 3 weeks now. It's horrible, my chest hurts, I'm getting head aches and really fatigued. When I exhale hard my lung gurgle... I don't know how to describe that but it's this weird watery gross sound. It started off spitting up mucus and now its just this dry loud hacking cough. This morning I couldn't go more than a minute or two with out coughing... I was in a car with my family so I could see the clock. At night when I finally sit down... at like 9 or ten cause my body feels exhausted and sore to the point of not being able to move or stay up anymore... mind you I'm not getting up before ten and haven't been to the gym in over a week. I just got up and walked and my legs were shaking. I have no job at the moment, no health insurance, a seriously dwindling bank account and I'm honest to god waiting for blood to come out of my mouth. I'm starting to get scared... like honest to god scared. Both my parent's have smoked my entire life so lung cancer is always out in the back of my mind... not a great thought. Chronic Cough is symptom number one... I really hope this finally starts to subside. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=130ai1jhg/**http%3A//conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright/2009/09/g20-are-fixing-the-wrong-problem.html">G20 are fixing the wrong problem</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>By Nicholas Boys Smith As the G20 finance ministers met in London at the weekend, all the talk was of /bank ers' bonuses – specifically, how to make them smaller and more dependent on long-term performance. Alistair Darling and his French and German counterparts clamoured to out-tough each other. But the G20 finance ministers are fixing the wrong problem. If they are not careful they will make things worse. In the event, the politicians' enthusiasm for bashing /bank ers was tempered by a reluctance to make the tough decisions. The question of whether and how to cap the value of bonuses was left to the G20 leaders' summit in Pittsburgh in a few weeks. There is still much talk of capping each /bank 's total bonus pool at a proportion of revenue or profits, as mooted by Gordon Brown in his FT interview last week. The finance ministers' reluctance to make this choice reflects their inability to balance their populist inclinations with the underlying realisation that regulating bonuses will achieve precisely nothing. As I explain in my new essay for Reform , bonuses were not the cause of the financial crisis. They were its symptom. The real problem was the nature of /bank s' profits. Almost everyone /bank s, regulators and economists) thought they could measure risk more precisely than they actually could. This was compounded by the international regulatory framework which set up a flawed approach to evaluating balance sheet risk and incentivised /bank s to "securitise" their debt. The underlying problem was thus not that /bank s' bonus schemes were too short term /bank s' bonus schemes were too short term because their, and their regulators', understanding of risk was incorrect. To fix the bonus schemes, therefore, is to cure the symptom, not the illness. What is more, some of the organisations that failed most spectacularly were actually quite sensible in their approach to long term incentivisation. Over 30 per cent of employees at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, for example, held shares in those /bank s. When it comes to /bank s in which the taxpayer now holds a majority stake, of course government has every right to dictate the terms of pay. But while it may be politically justifiable for politicians to take this course, they should not kid themselves that tinkering with /bank ers' bonuses will make a future crisis any more or less likely. These populist measures may make the public feel better. They will do nothing else. If the G20 leaders really want to do something in Pittsburgh, they need to start from a different premise. Rigid and very wide-ranging regulation did nothing to prevent the current crisis. In many ways it actually stoked the crisis. A more flexible approach is needed, based on transparency and judgement rather than fixed rules arising from arbitrary international trade-offs. The most useful thing that can be done at an international level is for a regulatory framework to be put in place that will allow /bank s to fail without jeopardising the entire financial system. A sensible consensus could make it easier for cross-border /bank s to be wound down without the market panicking, and allowing various parts of the business to be easily separated out and bought by competitors. This kind of process would allow the market to function properly, without risking the kind of global panic seen when Lehmans failed last October. Secondly, simple information on /bank stability and safety must be made more readily available. The risk, capital and information that /bank s file for their accounts and for their regulator should be clear, utterly transparent and available to all investors, depositors or commentators. Thirdly, a more flexible, judgement-based approach to capital, liquidity and balance sheets must be introduced, with the inflexibility of the current Basel II accords being addressed. These changes require international consensus. They also require level heads. Posturing by politicians may have been understandable at the height of the credit crunch. But months later, Alistair Darling and his colleagues need to start focusing on the real issues. The City is too important to the UK economy for our leaders to keep playing politics with its future. Nicholas Boys Smith is a Consultant Director of Reform . He works in the financial industry and is writing in a personal capacity. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12i4b0lvv/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-ihm-ghandinagar-sep09.html">Jobs in IHM Ghandinagar Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition Airport-Gandhinagar Road, Between Koba circle and infocity, Bhaijipura Patia, P.O.Kudasan, Gandhinagar – 382421 (Gujarat) Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for the following posts : Head of Department : 02 posts, Pay Scale : PB-3-Rs.15600-39100,Grade Pay Rs.6600/- Asst. Lecturer-cum-Asst.Instructor : 02 posts, Pay Scale : PB-2, Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200/- How to Apply : Interested persons may apply to the Principal, Institute of Hotel Management, Airport-Gandhinagar Road, Between Koba circle and infocity, Bhaijipura Patia, P.O.Kudasan, Gandhinagar – 382421 (Gujarat) within 21 days. Please view http://www.ihmahmedabad.com/doc/Asst_Lecutrer.doc for further details. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item8"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12fhqse0c/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/faculty-posts-in-cuj-sep09.html">Faculty posts in CUJ Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) (A Central Government University) Brambe, Ranchi CUJ invites application for the following Faculty Posts in various departments : Professor : 04 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 AGP Rs.10000/- Associate Professor : 08 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 AGP Rs.9000/- Assistant Professor : 13 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 AGP Rs.6000/- Application Fee : Rs. 500/- through crossed Demand Draft drawn in favour of "Central University of Jharkhand" on any nationalized bank payable at Ranchi. How to Apply : Application is to be filled up Online and Static both. Filled-in Application Form & PASS Form (on-line computer-generated) and copies of documents, certificates, publications, etc., should be sent only by registered/ speed post on or before 26/10/2009 to: OSD – Administration, Central University of Jharkhand, 601, Maru Tower, Kanke Road,Ranchi 834008 (Jharkhand) Please visit http://www.cuj.ac.in/CUJTEST/Rec_main.html for all the details and application form. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item9"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12sdbod0u/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/delhi-higher-judicial-service-exam-2009.html">Delhi Higher Judicial Service Exam-2009</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI Sher shah Raod, Delhi DELHI HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2009 The High Court of Delhi will hold written examination for direct recruitment to Delhi Higher Judicial Service on Sunday the 13th December, 2009. It will be a two stage selection process comprising Written Examination carrying 750 marks and Viva Voce carrying 250 marks. The written test will comprise two parts, Part I objective and Part II descriptive. Syllabus for the written examination shall comprise GK, Current Affairs, English Language and topics on Constitution of India, Evidence Act, Limitation Act Code of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure Code, Indian Penal Code, Contract Act, Partership Act, Principles Governing Arbitration Law, Specific Relief Act, Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act, Transfer of Property Act and Negotiable Instrument Act. The time-scale of pay of members of the Service is Rs. 16750-20500 /- [ Rs.37400-67000 Grade Pay Rs.8900 in new pay scale] . A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the examination if he/she is (a) a Citizen of India, (b) a Law Graduate from a recognised university, (c) a person practicing as an Advocate for not less than 7 years (d) a person who has attained the age of 35 years but not less attained the age of 45 years as on 1st January 2009. Application form including the DHJSE Registration Form can be had personally on payment of Rs.1000/- each for General Category candidates and Rs. 200/- for SC/ST/PH candidates on any working day from 14/09/2009 to 14/09/2009 from the Filing Counter of Delhi High Court or by sending at his own risk, a self-addressed envelope of 38 cm X 25 cm size with Postage Stamp of Rs. 60/- affixed on it along with Demand Draft of Rs. 1000/- for General Category candidates and Rs. 200/- for SC/ST/PH candidates in favour of Registrar General, Delhi High Court, New Delhi, payable at New Delhi, in an envelope addressed to Joint Registrar (Vig.), Delhi High Court, New Delhi , superimposed with words in bold letters, " DHJS EXAMINATION - 2009 ". The prescribed application form along with instructions and DJSE Registration Form will be send to the candidate(s) by Speed Post/ Registered Post only subject to their fulfilling above said requirements and no enquiry/ correspondence shall be entertained in this regard. Applications on the prescribed form and the DHJSE Registration Form duly filled in along with copies of the requisite documents as per instructions should be sent by "Registered Post Acknowledgement Due" addressed to the Joint Registrar (Vig), Delhi High Court Sher Shah Road, New Delhi-110003 , by designation, enclosed in the envelope provided with the application form so as to reach him not later than 15/10/2009 . Applications can also be submitted personally at the Filing Counter of Delhi High Court on any working day till 15/10/2009. The number of vacancies likely to be filled in is 10 out of which 03 vacancy is reserved for ST, 01 for SC and 05 for General. For more information kindly view http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/Result%20JJA-Web-24-08-2009.doc (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item10"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12puce3l3/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/asi-recruitment-in-chandigarh-police.html">ASI recruitment in Chandigarh Police Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for her blog sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Office of the DIG cum Chairman Selection Board, Chandigarh Police Union Territory, Chandigarh Additional Deluxe Building, Sector-9D, Chandigarh Online Applications are invited from the candidates to fill-up following posts of Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASI) in Chandigarh Police : Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) : 20 posts (Mal-15, Female-5), Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 Grade pay Rs. 3000, Qualification : Graduation, Age : 18 to 25 years as on 01/07/2009. Relaxation as 5 years for SC and 3 years for OBC candidates. , Height : Male - 5'-7", Female-5'2", Chest : Male- 33" (with expansion of one and half inch), Female - Not applicable Last date of receipt of Online application will be 30/09/2009 and candidates will send downloaded hard copy after affixing latest passport size photograph along with the copies of testimonials to and bank draft of Rs.100/- in favour of Section Officer/Accounts, UT Police Hqrs., payable at Chandigarh by Registered Post to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Police Lines, Sector-26, Chandigarh on or before 15/10/2009 . Please visit http://chandigarhpolice.nic.in/asi2009.htm website for more information and online submission of application. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item11"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12nort10b/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-kerala-by-kerala-psc-sep09.html">Jobs in Kerala by Kerala PSC Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram – 695004 Extraordinary Gazette Date: 31/08/2009 Last Date : 07/10/2009 Category Numbers: 320/2009 to 335/2009 Applications are invited from qualified candidates for selection to various posts in different departments/ organisations of Government of Kerala. How to Apply : Please visit http://www.keralapsc.org/notifi.htm for details and apply Online. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item12"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12l2uj6o4/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2008/12/vacancy-in-eastern-naval-command.html">Vacancy in Eastern Naval Command Vishakhapatnam</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Headquarters Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam - 530014 Applications are invited for following posts : Store Keeper : 14 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.4000-6000 Stenographer Gr. III : 44 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.4000-6000 Lower Division Clerk : 186 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.3050-4590 Telephone Operator Gr.II : 08 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.3200-4900 Civilian Motor Driver (OG) : 38 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.3050-4590 Cinema Projectionist : 01 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.3050-4590 Data Entry Operator Gr. "A" : 01 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.4000-6000 Fire Engine Driver Gr.II : 23 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.3050-4590 Lady Health Visitor : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.4500-7000 How to Apply : Interested candidates send their applications in the prescribed format to the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command (for CCPO), Arjun Block, Naval Base (PO), Visakhapatnam-530014, Andhra Pradesh by post on or before 20/09/2009 . Last date is 30/09/09 for the candidates from far-flung areas. Please visit http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/ccpo_enc/index.html for detailed information and application format. Those who haveapplied in response to the vacacny published in December 2008 need not apply. (Copy of earlier adv is available at http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/ccpo_enc/circulars/engadvertisement.pdf for detailed information and application form) (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item13"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12sjof15i/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/published-by-manisha-for-sarkari-naukri.html">Job vacancy in ISPRL Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) Babar Road, New Delhi -1 ISPRL requires following Executives : Chief Finance Offier : 01 post Senior Manager : 01 post Manager (Personnel & Administration) : 01 post Secretarial Assistant : 04 posts Clerical Assistant : 01 post Accountant : 01 post Chief Manager : 01 post Manager : 02 posts Admn./ Accountants Officer : 02 posts Engineer : 03 posts How to Apply : Application may be send to Head (P&A), Indian Strategic Petroleum Reservs Limited, 301, world Trade Centre, Babar Road, New Delhi - 110001 so as to reach upto 30/09/2009. Please view http://www.isprlindia.com/post.pdf for detailed information. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item14"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12lk206rh/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2008/11/bsnl-management-trainee-external.html">BSNL Management Trainee Recruitment 2009</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) ( A Government of India Enterprise ) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) will recruit about 300 Management Trainee (MT) through competitive examinations to be held on All India basis, on different dates : Management Trainee (MT) : 300 posts (UR-153, OBC-81, SC-38, ST-18) (PH-9) (Telecom Operation-250, Telecom Finance-50) , Pay Scale : Rs. 24900-50500 (IDA), Age : 30 years. Relaxation in age as per rules , Qualification : Bachelor of Engineering/ Bachelor of Technology degree or equivalent Engineering Degree with minimum 60% marks (55% for SC/ST) in any of the following disciplines - (i) Telecommunications (ii) Electronics (iii) Computer/IT (iv) Electrical plus to years regular full time MBA for Telecom Operations and CA/ICWa/CS for Telecom Finance. On successful completion of Probation-cum-training, the officer shall be appointed as Manager (MT) Selection Process : The mode of selection is through open Competitive Examination. All the candidates shall have to undergo the similar recruitment process i.e. the Written Examination + Group Discussion + Structured Interview. Application Fee : Rs 1500/- in the form of demand draft/ pay order drawn in favour of Senior Accounts Officer/Accounts Officer payable at the respective stations of telecom circle. No Fee payable by SC/ST/PH. How to Apply : Application in prescribed format in an envelope be marked "Application for the post of MTs (External Candidate) in BSBL" in bold letters on top of it and should be send to the respective DGM in the recpective CGM of the Circle concern where a candidate want to apply . Application forms complete in every respect must reach on or before 14/10/2009 . Please view document http://www.bsnl.co.in/Misc/Advt%20MT%20external.doc for all the details and application form is available at http://www.bsnl.co.in/Misc/application%20form%20-%20external.doc (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item15"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12s2nfadl/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/non-eaching-jobs-in-efl-univesity-sep09.html">Non-eaching Jobs in EFL Univesity Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com The English and Foreign Languages (EFL) University (A Central University) O.U. Campus, Tarnaka, Hyderabad-500605 (AP) EFL University invites applications from eligible candidates for the following jobs of Non-Teaching posts : Dy. Registrar : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Gr. Pay Rs.7600 Asst. Registrar : 04 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Gr. Pay Rs.5400 Asst. Librarian (Lucknow Campus) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Gr. Pay Rs.5400 Public Relation Officer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Gr. Pay Rs.5400 Jr. Research Officer (EMMRC) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Gr. Pay Rs.5400 Medical Officer : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Gr. Pay Rs.5400 Asst. Physical Director : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Gr. Pay Rs.5400 Editor : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Gr. Pay Rs.5400 Section Officer : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Private Secretary to the Pro-VC : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Private Secretary : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Asst. Engineer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Security Officer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Hostel Supervisor : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Production Assistant : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Asst. Security Officer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Professional Assistant : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Sr. Assistant : 16 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Jr. Engineer (Estate Officer) Civil : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Jr. Engineer (Estate Officer) Electrical : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Staff Nurse : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Offset Machine Operator : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Stenographer/ Personal Asst. : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 GP Rs.4200/- Pharmacist : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.2800/- Technical Asst. : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.2800/- Physical Instructor : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.2800/- Office Assistant : 08 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.2400/- Library Assistant : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.2000/- Junior Office Assistant : 36 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Cook : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Plumber : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Driver : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Electrician : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Generator cum Pum Set Operator : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Binder : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Compositor/ Technician : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Jr. Printer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Caretaker : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Carpenter : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ GP Rs.1900/- Library Attendant : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.444-7440 Gr. Pay Rs.1650/- Group-D (Office Attendants/ Peons) : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.4440-7440 Gr. Pay Rs.1300/- How to Apply : Application on the prescribed format should be send to the University on or before 12/10/2009 with a fee of Rs.250/- (Rs.65/- for SC/ST) in the form of bank DD drawn in favour of Registrar, EFL-University, Hyderabad payable at Hyderabad with a self-addressed envelope (10 x 20 cm) duly stamped (Rs.20) indicating the post for which applicant desirous to apply. Please view http://efluniversity.ac.in/announcements/Non-teaching%20Posts.pdf for details. Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item16"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12p0rdqpe/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/professionals-required-in-bcpl-sep09.html">Professionals required in BCPL Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for her blog sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Bhamaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd. (BCPL) Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, M.G. road, Opp. High Court, Guwahati, Assam-781001 Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), a Joint Venture Company promoted by GAIL (India) Limited, OIL India Limited (OIL), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Govt. of Assam. Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited is looking for experienced professionals for the following posts: Sr. Manager (Electrical/ Chemical/ Mechanical) , Pay Scale : Rs. 32900-58000/- Sr. Manager (Human Resource), Pay Scale : Rs. 32900-58000/- Sr. Manager (Finance), Pay Scale : Rs. 32900-58000/- Sr. Manager (Contract & Procurement), Pay Scale : Rs. 32900-58000/- Sr. Manager (Company Secretariat), Pay Scale : Rs. 32900-58000/- Sr. Engineer (Civil/ Electrical/ Chemical/ Instrumentation/ Mechanical), Pay Scale : Rs.20600-46500/- Sr. Officer (Official Language), Pay Scale : Rs.20600-46500/- Sr. Officer (Finance), Pay Scale : Rs.20600-46500/- Sr. Officer (Contract & Procurement), Rs.20600-46500/- Sr. Officer (Public Relation & Corporate Communication), Pay Scale : Rs.20600-46500/- Sr. Officer (Fire & Safety), Pay Scale : Rs.20600-46500/- Sr. Officer (Security), Pay Scale : Rs.20600-46500/- Application Fee : Demand Draft of Rs.200/- drawn in favour of "Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited" payable at "Dibrugarh" , Assam for General and OBC candidates only. How to Apply : Application duly completein prescribed format in all respects should be sent by ordinary post on or before 30/09/2009 in a cover super scribed "Application for the post of__________ to : Sr. Manager (HR), Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), Pushkara House, Natun GaOn, PO Mohanaghat, Dibrugarh, Assam-786008. Please visit http://gaile bank .gail.co.in/extapps/Online_recruitment/career_bcpl.asp for details and online submission of the application. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item17"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12rgqrmr9/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/vacancy-in-catering-institute-srinagar.html">Vacancy in Catering Institute Srinagar JK</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nurtrition (Sponsored by Ministry of Tourism, govt. of India) Rajbagh, Srinagar-190008 The institute invites application for filling up following posts : Assistant Lecturer cum Assisant Instructor : 06 posts (UR-3, OBC-2, SC-1), Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200, Qualification : Degree/ 3 years Diploma in Hotel Management from an institute affiliated to National Council for Hotel Management/ State Board of Technical Education/ Recognised University with minimum of 60% aggregate marks in Degree/ Diploma in Hotel Management., Experience : minimum of 3 years pracical experience in hotel and catering industry or at least 2 years of teaching experience in an institute affiliated to National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology/ State Board of Technical Education/ Recognised University., Age : 30 years. Applications on plain paper along with copies of all relevant testimonials with a recent passport size photograph must reach to the Principal a the above address within 15 days. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item18"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12kdt21k6/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/upsc-medical-services-exam-2010.html">UPSC Medical Services Exam-2010</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2010 The Union Public Service commission will hold the Combined Medical Services Examination 2010 on 17th January, 2010 . The examination will be held at various centres across the country. Conditions of Elgibility (A) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status: Age Limit : Candidates must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st January, 2010. Relaxation in the upper age limit as per Govt. of India rules. (B) Educational Qualifications: A candidate must have passed the written and practical parts of final MBBS Examination. Application form: The candidates must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the commission for its examination, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Ooffices throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 20/- Fee : Rs. 100/- through Central Recruitment Fee Stamp only. SC/ST/PH candidates are exempted from payment of fees. OBC candidates are required to pay full fees. Address and Last date for Receipt of Applications : All applicants must reach the " Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110069 " either by hand or by Post/Speed Post only or by Courier, on or before 05/10/2009 . For candidates of far-flung areas and abroad the last date is 12th October, 2009. Complete datails, other informations and application forms available at the UPSC website at http://upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/cms2010/ntf-index.htm (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item19"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12s6oo0s5/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/air-force-ssc-pilot-july-2010-entry-for.html">Air Force SSC Pilot July 2010 entry for Men 6th and Women 35th</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> INDIAN AIR FORCE Inviting applications from dynamic Indian Men for a fulfilling Career in the Flying Branch of the Indian Air Force. 6th SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (SSC) MEN & 35th SSC WOMEN FLYING PILOT COURSE Course commencing July 2010 Last date of receipt of application : 05/10/2009 For Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep & Minicoy Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland and Mizoram - Last Date : 12/10/2009 Qualificaitons : An unmarried Male or Female Indian citizen, 19 to 23 years of age A first class Gradaute in any discipline with Physcis and Maths at 10+2 level or BE/ B.Tech. Final year students may also apply, provided they would qualify for a degree and submit result by 15 June 2010. At least 162.5 cms in height and have a leg length in the range 99 cms and 120 cms, vision 6/6 without spectacles. Pay Scale : F lying Officer get salary in the Pay Band Rs.15600-39100 + Grade pay + Militry Service Pay If you meet these requirements , apply on plain A4 size paper (typed or handwriten) in English in the prescribed format and post the application to the address given below by ordinary post to reach latest by 05/10/2009 (12/10/2009 for candidate from far-flung areas), supescribing the envelope : 6 SSC (M)/ 35 SSC (W) F (P) Course (as applicable) Post Bag No. 001, Nirman Bhawan Post Office, New Delhi-110106 Complete advertisement along with Applicaiton Format is available at http://careerairforce.nic.in/applicaton_forms/Flying%20Branch/6%20SSC(M)%2035%20SSC(W).htm (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item20"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13rrj25p9/**http%3A//conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright/2009/09/the-34-billion-budget-for-promoting-a-country-called-europe.html">The £3.4 billion budget for promoting a country called Europe</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>A new TPA report out today , written by my colleague Dr Lee Rotherham, reveals the startling size to which the EU's diplomatic corps has now grown. In total, the EU Commission's External Relations department now has a budget of £3.4 billion, a £55m property portfolio around the world and representatives to over 120 countries. Its ambassadors enjoy salaries of up to £244,000 and numerous generous and bizarre benefits from chauffeurs and expat allowances to adoption allowances, which presumably allow them to become Madonna copycats. Notably, this is entirely separate to the EU's international development budget, it is purely for representing the EU to other countries around the world. Confronted with the report by journalists yesterday, the EU Commission denied that they have a diplomatic service at all, saying: "There are no 'EU diplomats', just European Commission representatives pursuing contacts in the wide range of issues the Commission is responsible for, such as trade." Of course, it's not just trade they talk about. When you take into account the EU's actual powers, they are discussing agriculture, fisheries, business , bank ing regulation, trade, migration and a host of other important policy areas. A department of hundreds of people going round the world representing the EU's policies on all those issues and carrying out negotiations on the EU's behalf is quite clearly a diplomatic corps - whether the Commission want to call it that or not. This is clearly a cause for concern. While the Government harps on about Britain sitting at the top table of Brussels to maximise our influence, the EU's representatives around the world are using our money to promote a country called Europe. They don't just fly the flag for Brussels, they actively fund pro-federalism groups, placements and educational programmes everywhere from Canada to the Middle East. Not only is this a costly exercise, but these diplomats purport to represent Britain as part of the EU on crucial issues without ever having to answer to or consult us about it. This means that not only is our Parliament emasculated at home, but our international standing is being severely undermined abroad - and we are paying for it to happen. Of course, we still have the Foreign Office and its ambassadors around the world, but the EU's activities are at best a wasteful duplication and at worst a potentially fatal blow to the function of the FCO in representing Britain's interests. Given the regularity with which British interests are in conflict with EU policies, it is easy to envisage situations in which these EU representatives undermine the FCO (when and if the Foreign Office actually do stand up for Britain). Whether you like the EU project or not, this is a key question of accountability. Is it acceptable to have diplomats, who are totally unaccountable to the people, claiming to represent us globally? Is it acceptable for anyone to spend £3.4 billion of taxpayers' money every year without having to answer to voters or taxpayers? This problem is set to become more severe if the Lisbon Treaty comes into force. In the foreword to the report, Sir Antony Acland, the former British Ambassador to Washington DC warns that the Treaty will further extend the activities, responsibilities and powers of the EU's Diplomatic Corps - and as Dr Rotherham's research demonstrates, they are already far more powerful than most people had ever imagined. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item21"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12n0m5ler/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/walk-in-for-faculty-at-gbpec-pauri.html">Walk-In for Faculty at GBPEC Pauri Garhwal</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College (GBPEC) Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand (An autonomous State Government Engineering College of Uttarakhand) Walk-In-Interview for Contractual Faculty will be held on 10/09/2009 from 10.00 am for the period of one academic year or till regular faculty join. Faculty is required in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, MCA, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Biotechnology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, English, Environmental Science, Management/ Economics. Qualification and Pay Package is as per AICTE norms. Retired persons may also apply. Walk-In-Interview : Candidates should bring 2 copies of complete bio-data along with attested copies of certificates and original copies of certificates/ testimonials at the time of interview. Eligible candiates may submit advance copy at principal@gbpec.net For more details, please visit www.gbpec.net (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item22"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12qonmhmk/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/manager-it-vacancy-in-punjab-infotech.html">Manager (IT) vacancy in Punjab Infotech Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for her blog sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Limited (Punjab Infotech) (A State Government Undertaking) PICTC, 5th & 6th floor, Udyog Bhawan, Sec-17, Chandigarh- 160017 Punjab Information & Communication Technology Corporation requires the following : Assistant General Manager (IT), Qualification : B.Tech (Computer Science or IT or Computer Application) or Masters Degree (Computer Science or IT or Computer Application) with MBA from a recognized institute with 6 years relevant experience of which atleast 2 years should be in Project Management of IT and e-Gov projects., Payment: Rs. 30000/- + EPF per month (Consolidated) Manager (IT), Qualification : Bachelors Degree (CS or IT or Computer Application) with MBA from a recognized institute with 4 years relevant experience of which atleast 1 year should be in Project Management of IT and e-Gov projects., Payment: Rs. 25000/- + EPF per month (Consolidated) How to apply : Applications are to be submit in Online form. Please see details and online submit your application within 10 days at http://www.punjabinfotech.org/hr_empanelment.html (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item23"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12jt3516h/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/programme-officer-job-in-nrega.html">Programme Officer Job in NREGA Rajasthan</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (NREGA) Council Jaipur Recruitment of Programme Officer on contract for 3 years for domcile of Rajasthan only Programme Officer , Emoluments : Rs.15000/- only, Qualification : MBA or equivalent, preference will be given to MBA in Rural Management, How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format with a DD of Rs.100/- should be sent to the office of Chief Executive Officer, Secretariat, Room No. 8017, Ground Floor, North West Building, Jaipur on or before 18/09/2009 . Please view http://rdprd.gov.in/PDF/Recuritment%20of%20Assistant%20Programme%20Officer,%20NREGA.pdf for details and application form. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item24"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12rh6bq6d/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/stenographer-job-in-high-court-haryana.html">Stenographer Job in High Court Haryana and Punjab</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> HIGH COURT of PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT at CHANDIGARH Recruitment of Stenographers Applications are invited for the following posts of Stenographers in High Court of Haryana and Punjab at Chandigarh through a competitive examination : Stenographers : 25 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.5800-9200, Age : 21-20 years, Qualification : Graduate from a recognised university, should have speed of 100 wpm in English Shorthand and speed of 20 wpm on computer. Fee : Application Fee of Rs.100/- (Rs.50/- for SC/ ST/ BC/OBC candidates) by way of ://bank Draft in favour of Registrar, High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh drawn at Chandigarh How to Apply : Candidates may apply in the prescribed format to the Registrar, High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh on or before 30/09/2009 . For Application Form and exam infirmation etc. kindly view http://highcourtchd.gov.in/stenographer.pdf Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item25"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12nr08154/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/jobs-in-punjabi-university-patiala.html">Jobs in Punjabi University Patiala Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab Applications on prescribed form are invited for the following posts so as to reach the Deputy Registrar (Establishment) Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 by 22/09/2009 . Director : 01 post, Pay Scale : R.16400-22400 Readers : 06 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.12000-18300 Production and Sales Officer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.12000-15500 + Spl Pay Rs.1000 Lecturers : 13 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.8000-13500 System Analayst : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.8000-13500 Programmer : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.8000-13500 Senior Technical Assistant : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.7220-11320 Drawing Instructor : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.5800-9200 Library Assistant : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.5800-9200 Store Keeper : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.5000-8100 Computer Instructors : 03 posts, Pay Scale : 6000/- fixed per month on contract basis for Academic session of 2009-2010 Security Guard (Gunman) : 07 posts, Pay Scale : 6000/- fixed per month on contract basis for 3 years and can be exended Security Supervisor : 04 posts, Pay Scale : 6000/- fixed per month on contract basis for six months and can be extended Trainee Operator : 02 posts, Pay Scale : 4000/- fixed per month on contract basis for 2 years Please visit http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/pages/announcement.html for details and application form. (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item26"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12svnb35o/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/niscair-scientist-and-technical-vacancy.html">NISCAIR Scientist and Technical vacancy Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, Near Pusa Gate, New Delhi - 110012 Applications are invited from the citizens of India for filling up the following positions at NISCAIR, New Delhi : Scientist Gr.IV (1) : 24 posts (1-SC, 3-ST & 1-OBC), Pay Scale : PB-3 Rs.15600-39100 Grade Pay Rs.5400, Age : 35 years Technical Gr III (1) : 08 posts, Pay Scale : PB-1 Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200, Age : 28 years How to Apply : Duly filled online application form complete in all respects and supported by attested copies of certificates along with an application fee (except SC, ST, PWD and regular employees of CSIR) of Rs.100/- in the form of DD in favour of Director, NISCAIR, payable at New Delhi should be sent in a sealed cover superscribed with "Application for the post of (Post Code and Category) to: The Controller of Administration, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), Pusa Campus, Dr. K S Krishnan Marg, New Delhi –110012 , so as to reach on or before 15/10/2009 . Please view http://niscair.res.in/Movingmenu/Advt-%2032%20posts%20Group%20IV%20&%20III-3rd%20Sep%202009.pdf for details and application form is available at http://niscair.res.in/Movingmenu/APPLICATION%20FORMAT%20FOR%20ADVT%20No%202_V_2009.pdf (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . 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Krishnan Marg, Near Pusa Gate, New Delhi - 110012 Special Recruitment Drive for SC, ST & OBC Applications are invited from the citizens of India for filling up the following positions at NISCAIR, New Delhi : Scientist Gr.IV (1) : 05 posts (1-SC, 3-ST & 1-OBC), Pay Scale : PB-3 Rs.15600-39100 Grade Pay Rs.5400, Age : 35 years Technical Gr II (1) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : PB-1 Rs.5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs.1900, Age : 28 years How to Apply : Duly filled online application form complete in all respects and supported by attested copies of certificates along with an application fee (except SC, ST, PWD and regular employees of CSIR) of Rs.100/- in the form of DD in favour of Director, NISCAIR, payable at New Delhi should be sent in a sealed cover superscribed with "Application for the post of Scientist Group-IV(1) & Technical Group II(1) (Post Code and Category) to: The Controller of Administration, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), Pusa Campus, Dr. K S Krishnan Marg, New Delhi –110012 , so as to reach on or before 15/10/2009 . Please view http://niscair.res.in/Movingmenu/Advt-%20Special%20RD%20posts%203rd%20Sep%202009.pdf for details and application form is available at http://niscair.res.in/Movingmenu/APPLICATION%20FORMAT%20FOR%20ADVT%20No%201_V_2009.pdf (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . 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Gautam Buddha University (GBU) invites applications for following positions : Deputy Librarian, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Grafe Pay Rs.7600 Sports Officer, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Grade Pay Rs.5400 Accounts Officer, Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 Grade Pay Rs.5400 Accountant, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 How to Apply : Applications in the prescribed format should be sent to The Registrar, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida - 201308 (UP) latest by 30/09/2009 . Details and application form being made available at http://www.gbu.ac.in/gbu/User_Pages/NewsView.aspx?ctr=47 (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item29"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12n04s7m4/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/various-jobs-in-uhs-bagalkot-sep09.html">Various Jobs in UHS Bagalkot Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> University of Horticultural Sciences   (UHS) Sector No. 60, Navanagar, Bagalkot- 587102 (Karnataka) Applications are invited in the prescribed form for filling up the following posts of Teachers & Service Personnel from the candidates who are qualified as on the last date fixed for receipt of applications in the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot. Professor : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.16400-22400 Associate Professor : 17 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.12000-18300 Assistant Professor :  98 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.8000-13500 Assistant Librarian : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.8000-13500 Assistant Registrar/ Assistant Administrative Officer : 07 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.14050-25050 Assistant Comptroller : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.14050-25050 Assistant Engineer (Civil) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.11400-21600 Junior Engineer (Civil) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.10800-20025 Stenographer : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.10000-18150 Assistant cum Computer Operator : 38 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.8000-14800 Junior Technician (Electrical) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.8000-14800 Application Fee : Demand Draft for Rs.400/- (For SC/ST Rs.200/- only) payable to The Comptroller, University of Horticultural Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot. How to Apply : Filled-in applications in prescribed format together with copies of testimonials should also be sent in an envelope, superscribing on it, "Application for the post of ________________" to The Registrar, University of Horticultural Sciences  (UHS), Sector No. 60, Navanagar, Bagalkot- 587102 (Karnataka) on or before 29/09/2009 . Please visit http://bagalkot.nic.in/UHS/hortmain.htm for details and application form. Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . 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Please be informed that we are looking for Technical Support Officers (TSO) below is the job spec which we are looking at. Technical Support (voice process) for the Telecom domain Desired Skills * Education: Diploma / UG / PG (Should have studied 15 years 10 + 2 + 3). Should posses certificates. Open University and One-Sitting/Two-Sitting Degrees are not valid. * Experience: 0-10 months experience * Should be willing to work in nightshift and voice process in Chennai *Good communication (over English) and should have Basic Computers & Internet knowledge â?¢ Competitive compensation with Pick-up and Drop at doorstep. â?¢ Opportunity to pursue higher studies (MBA) â?¢ Opportunity to fast track career growth â?¢ Short listed candidates should be open signing up a bond as per company policy. Interested candidates can meet us at the below mentioned address form 11.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Saturday. HCL Technologies Ltd. - BPO Services Block-1, No.84, Greams Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai - 600 006. Please mention Charumathi-HR on top corner of your resume for our reference. (Direction: Reach the ground floor and ask for Charumathi) Landmark: Behind MRFâ?Ts corporate office/ Behind IDBI bank Walkin interview Venue HCL Technologies Ltd. - BPO Services Block-1, No.84, Greams Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai - 600 006. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item31"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12u65b1fc/**http%3A//walkin-interview.blogspot.com/2009/09/multi-industry-job-fair-at-bandra-vashi.html">Multi Industry Job Fair at Bandra & Vashi Mumbai - September 5 th 6 th 2009</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Walkin interview details@knock-in.com Multi Industry Job Fair at Bandra & Vashi Mumbai - September 5 th 6 th 2009 Company Name TimesJobs.com Job Fair Skills Multi Industry Job Fair Education Not mentioned Experience 0 - 10 Year(s) Job Location Mumbai Post Not Mentioned Walkin interview Date 5th & 6th Sept 2009 Walkin interview Time 10am to 5pm Description MAKRSK: Bandra Trainees (Temporary Basis): Grads in any discipline, age below 30 years, B.E./B.Tech./M.B.A. not Eligible, Fluent in English, Computer literate, Min typing speed of 30 w.p.m.,Willing to work in all Shifts, Should not have appeared for our entry test before. WIPRO BPO Bandra & Vashi Customer Contact Associate: Grads/ Undergrads Age: 18-45, Min HSC passed (No regular college students). Good communication skills & fluency in English, Ready to work in all shifts, Basic computer & Internet knowledge. TELEMAN: Vashi Training & Placement for Fresh Engineers, Science Graduates & Diploma Holders in Booming Telecom Industry FIRST SOURCE: Bandra & Vashi Firstsource (formerly ICICI one source) is among Indiaâ?Ts leading BPO companies providing business process management services to fortune 500 and FTSE 1000 companies in ing & Financial Services, Telecom & Media etc. MAGUS: Vashi We require HSC / Gr;aduate / Diploma holder with good communication in English. Candidates with good communication in English & other regional languages like Tamil, Telgu, Kanada, Malayalam, Bengali , Oriya also welcome. EQUATIONS: Bandra We require dynamic & hardworking individuals for collection processes in International BPO's. HSC pass & graduates are welcome. ICICI DIRECT: Bandra & Vashi SR RELATIONSHIP MANAGER/RELATIONSHIP MANAGER: To meet revenue targets & effectively build and nurture client relationships. To deliver the desired target numbers, Relationship Building with the customer for Sales & Services of Financial Products of ICICI group. To manage customers in the branch or through client visits & provide Investment Advisory. TCS BPO: Bandra Welcoming candidates to work in the International ing & Financial Services domain. Data Processing, Openings: Customer Services, Sales & Collections processes for our BPO division. Grads with 0-4 yrs of International BPO work exp & undergrads with more than 18months of International BPO work exp with excellent communication & numeric skills, willing to work in 24x7 shifts are invited CBAY Systems: Vashi Medical Transcriptionist (MT): Min 1 yr MT Exp, Proofers/Editors: 2-3 yrs of relevant Exp in Editing (MT), Quality Analyst (QA): Min 3 yrs relevant exp in QA (MT), Freshers as MT Trainees: Graduate in any discipline, Trainers: specialized in MT, Medicine & English, Preferred Skills: Good command over English Language, Listening Skills. Find more details at - http://www.timesjobs.com/mumbai-multiJF/index.html (copy and paste in ur browser address bar) Walkin interview Venue National College, Linking Road, Bandra (W) Imperial Banquets, Raghu Leela Mall, Opp. Vashi Station, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item32"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12g1gf8lf/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/contract-jobs-in-itdc-sep09.html">contract Jobs in ITDC Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for her blog sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Ltd. (A Government of India Undertaking) ITDC invites applications for the following posts to be filled on contract basis : Jr. Engineer (Civil) : 02 posts, Pay : Rs.18000 for Degree holder and Rs.15000 for Diploma holders Jr. Engineer (E&M) : 01 post, Pay : Rs.18000 for Degree holder Counter Assistant : 03 posts, Pay : Rs. 15000 per month Nurse (Female) : 01 post, Pay : Rs.4358 How to Apply : Interested candidates meeting the above criteria may send their Bio-data and DD for Rs.100/- (candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH are exempted from this payment) in favour of India Tourism Development Corporation Limited payable at New Delhi may be sent within 15 days (i.e. upto 16/09/2009) to Vice President (HR), India Tourism Development Corporation Limited, Room no. 407, 4th floor, SCOPE Complex, Core-8, 7-Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 . For further information, visit http://www.theashokgroup.com/carrerdownload.aspx (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item33"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12ma0a0j5/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/walk-in-for-pilots-in-jln-port-on.html">Walk-In for Pilots in JLN Port on contract Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Port Trust Sheva, Navi Mumbai , Mumbai - 400707 Website : www.jnport.gov.in Walk-in-Interview for Engagement of Pilots on Contract Basis JNPT intends to engage Pilots on contract basis on the following terms: Qualification : Certificate of Competency as Master (Foreign Going Ship) issued by Ministry of Shipping and one year experience as Chief Officer of Foreign Going Ships or Ex-Naval Executive Officer in possession of a Watch Keeping Certificate with minimum of 6 years sea service. Age : 45 years as on 1st September, 2009, age limit is relaxable upto 5 years in case of SC/ST certificates & 3 years in case of OBC's. Age can be further relaxed for deserving candidates. Please bring orignal testimonials in support of age, qualifications, experience and caste status, alongwith attested copies and two passport size photographs. Candidates working in Govt./ Semi Govt./ Other Major Port/ Public Sector undertaking should bring a "NOC" Interested candidates may report for interview on 16th September, 209 at 10.00 am at the following address ; Jawaharlal Nehru port Trust (JNPT) 1107, Raheja Centre, 214, FPJ Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021 (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item34"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12lkjrb5h/**http%3A//sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/2009/09/job-vacancy-in-rims-ranchi-sep09.html">Job vacancy in RIMS Ranchi Sep09</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Ranchi-834009, Jharkhand (India) Advertisement No.6885/RIMS, Ranchi Vacancy for faculty at RIMS, Ranchi Applications are invited for the following posts in RIMS Ranchi in various departments : College of Nursing Professor cum Principal : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 5400 Professor cum vice Principal : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 5400 Associate Professor : 01 post , Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 4200 Assistant Professor : 06 posts , Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 Clinical Tutor : 14 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 4200 Teacher : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 4200 School of Nursing Principal : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 5400 Vice Principal : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 Senior Tutor : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 Tutor : 12 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 4200 Hospital Services Nursing Superintendent : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 Dy. Nursing Superintendent : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs. 4200 Assistant Nursing Superintendent : 05 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 Application Fee : DD of Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC/ST candidates) in favour of The Director, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi. How to Apply : Application should be sent to The Director, RIMS, Bariatu, Ranchi - 834009 on or before 12/09/2009 by Speed post/ Registered post only. Please view file http://sites.google.com/site/sarkari-naukri/Home/rimsFaculty.png?attredirects=0 for details (Click on the Labels below for more similar Jobs) Compiled by Manisha for her blog http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/ for providing Government Jobs available in India. . Other Blogs are http://www.hindibaat.com and Friendly blog is http ://bank job.blogspot.com Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item35"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13tqlrk8h/**http%3A//conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright/2009/09/one-hundred-reasons-why-ireland-should-say-no-again-to-lisbon.html">One hundred reasons why Ireland should say 'no' (again) to Lisbon</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Jim McConalogue, Editor of The European Journal and occasionally of this parish , has listed one hundred reasons why Ireland should again reject Lisbon. It was disclosed at the weekend that Ryanair are helping to bankroll the 'Yes campaign' which current opinion polling suggests is on course for victory. All of Jim's 100 reasons are listed below. I have coloured what I think are the most pertinent ones in 'hot pink': 1.      The European Union has already created massive pockets of unemployment, with countries such as Spain – who have ratified Lisbon – suffering with unemployment rates of 18%. Why should Ireland sign up to a failing European Union? 2.      About 450,000 people are unemployed, crushed by cuts, taxes, mortgage payments, on top of public bank-bail-outs and yet, the politicians who brought this upon Ireland are also asking for trust over the Lisbon treaty. 3.      MEPs claim up to €1,000,000 in expenses each term, while massive job losses continue on an everyday basis. 4.      Ireland remains a full member of the EU without the Lisbon treaty, and is in fact economically and politically better off without the treaty. 5.      If Ireland votes No, she will continue to have access to Europe's single market – the Lisbon treaty is concerned more with intensifying European government, using a constitutional document, which will crush trade, jobs and industry in Ireland. 6.      Foreign investment has actually increased since Ireland voted No last year. 7.      Under the Lisbon treaty, the EU can levy taxes on Ireland for the first time. 8.      150,000 Irish jobs, at least, are under threat through direct employment in multinational companies. Since Lisbon will interfere in taxation and the low corporate tax rate, those multinationals will simply leave for lands with lower corporate tax rates. 9.      Lisbon will not aid the recession – to the contrary, it will make it worse. 10.    The Lisbon treaty allows big business to import cheap labour and undercut Irish workers, in much the same way as it has done in labour disputes in the UK and the Nordic countries. 11.    The EU has created a programme for Ireland to cut public spending, enforcing tough cuts on ordinary people who are trying to make a living wage in difficult times.   12.    As Minister Brian Lenihan has said, massive and uncontrolled immigration of EU labour into Ireland helped to cause the crash. Overseas workers now make up almost 20% of Ireland's unemployed.   13.    Lisbon hands full control over immigration and asylum policy to the EU, under Article 79, for workers inside and outside the EU – from England to India.   14.    EU politicians have falsely assured people that on Lisbon, they are protected from EU changes to the law on abortion, taxation and defence, but those assurances are not part of the Lisbon treaty (Judge Frank Clark, Chairman of the Referendum Commission) and are not EU law – so Lisbon would in fact lead to changes on abortion, taxation and defence.   15.    Under the Charter of Fundamental Rights, attached to the treaty, the EU Court will decide on laws relating to abortion, raising children, marriage and euthanasia. It removes the voice of the Irish people on those issues.   16.    Lisbon weakens Ireland in the European Union: while countries such as Germany double their voting power to 17%, Ireland's voting power will be reduced from 2% to 0.8%. It means Ireland will have no say over key issues.   17.    Lisbon would drastically reduce Ireland's place in the European Union. It would reduce Ireland's representation leaving her completely isolated. There are new provisions to put EU law-making on a pure population size basis, just as in any unitary or federal state. At present, big states have 29 votes each in making EU laws and Ireland has 7 – a ratio of 4 to 1. Under Lisbon, EU laws would be made by a majority of the EU member states as long as they have 65% of the total EU population between them. Instead of the big states having 4 times Ireland's voting weight, as it is now, this change to a pure population basis would give Germany 20 times Ireland's weight and France, Britain and Italy 15 times each.   18.    Lisbon means that Ireland loses the right to veto harmful measures in over 60 areas. If a proposal comes up that Ireland cannot abide by, it will not have the power to block it, as she will have given up her veto.   19.    The treaty is a new European Constitution, which by law, will have superiority over the Irish Constitution. If it is accepted, the Irish people will give up their constitutional rights under the Irish Constitution and be subject to very different constitutional arrangements under the European Constitution.   20.    Under Lisbon, Europe assumes a new position over Irish national security: Article 61F pushes for the development of Super-Union cooperative arrangements, under which, the drive towards federalist cooperation is first supported actively by the Union for measures going beyond EU law, and second that such super-Union cooperative agreements will in turn become EU law.   21.    Ireland will abandon its traditional criminal justice procedures, since the Lisbon treaty will establish a massive and "fundamental change" to the structure of the European Union: it will abolish the pillar structure and move police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters to the EC treaty, thus enabling Ireland's police and justice system to be fully subject to Union interference. This will have serious implications because decision-making on police and judicial cooperation would no longer be intergovernmental and it will be subjected to European decisions.   22.    European Commission proposals on inheritance law would prevent farmers passing on family farms as a single working unit. If the Lisbon treaty is ratified, that will come into effect.   23.    The loss of the state's veto on trade and services such as health and education in the Lisbon treaty would lead to a significant weakening of the protection for public services.   24.    Ireland's EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy claimed that that 95% of EU member states would have voted No like Ireland did, had the treaty been put to a vote in other countries.   25.    A Yes vote would not only jeopardise farm succession rights but would also lead to a massive influx of Turkish farmers into the European Union.   26.    The Lisbon vote is also a vote on Turkish accession. It allows for a country of 75 million people to enter the EU, which would in fact double the number of farmers Ireland has, while also retaining the Common Agricultural Policy budget at existing levels.   27.    The Secretary-General of the Commission, who is an Irishwoman, Catherine Day, was instrumental in concealing from the general public the intention of the European Commission to harmonise inheritance and succession law.   28.    The European Commission interfered directly throughout Irelands' referendum process and even through the use of a web-site, particularly with critical comments on the 'Farmers for No', a group breaking away from the Irish Farmers' Association, which is backing a Yes vote.   29.    Is a Yes vote not merely a reflection of big finance from companies such as US multinational, Intel, spending several hundred thousand euros backing the Yes campaign?   30.    Irish fishermen will continue to having to struggle to survive financially while being forced to dump their catches at sea because of fishing quotas, and have higher operating costs because of the rules under the Common Fisheries Policy.   31.    Brussels' fishery policies blatantly favour non-EU imports and fleets of larger EU member states.   32.    The Lisbon vote is not about being at the heart of Europe or about being good Europeans. It is about the kind of Europe that Ireland wants.   33.    Lisbon will be implemented to limit Ireland's right to encourage Foreign Direct Investment, interfering in both tax advantages offered to foreign companies as well as conditions on state aid. Given the substantial number of Irish people employed by foreign companies in Ireland, handing over all this power to the EU is a dangerous step for Ireland.   34.    Declaration 17 on Primacy, attached to the Lisbon treaty, makes transparent that EU law succeeds Irish law in all existing and new areas covered by the Treaties, giving away and transferring Ireland's historic and democratic constitutional rights and freedoms.   35.    The increased militarisation of Europe is of great concern to many people who would prefer to see Ireland retain neutrality. In the referendums on Nice, Ireland was assured that a European Army would never happen, but now the basis for a common defence policy and EU battlegroups are in place. Lisbon looks toward a 'progressive framing of a common Union defence policy'.   36.    Pro-life laws will be overruled if Lisbon is passed, as it will only take one court case (such as the D case, funded by the Irish Family Planning Association) to come before the European Court of Justice. The ECJ will overrule on this. The Irish Government will have its hands tied since there would be absolutely nothing it could do to reverse the European decision, or indeed reverse Lisbon.   37.    Ireland already has the the Maastricht protocol, drafted to protect Ireland's pro-life amendment (Article 40.3.3), but this would be knocked down in the European Court, whose heightened powers under the Lisbon treaty would rule over that, or other, protocols, once the Charter of Rights attached to Lisbon came into effect.   38.    Lisbon threatens the freedom of conscience, expression and worship. The Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland have already denounced the European Commission's planned Equal Treatment Directive as "wholly unacceptable" because they said it would force Christians to act against their consciences. The Catholic Bishops say the Directive will result in sharply curtailing the rights of religious liberty and freedom of expression.   39.    Voters should reaffirm the decision they had made in the first referendum in June last year because "nothing had changed" in the treaty. People voted for a better deal for Ireland and Europe. Almost 1,000,000 people or 53% of the electorate rejected the Lisbon treaty on June 12th 2008. The Treaty was itself already abandoned by Europe, as the EU Constitution, in 2005, when both France and the Netherlands rejected it in referendums. It is entirely undemocratic.   40.    Lisbon expands the range of political situations in which European military forces can intervene. Under Article 28B, Lisbon will represent another grave step towards the federalist vision of a European fighting force.   41.    The European Commission's trade agenda promotes free trade, yet irrespective of the costs to European family farms and rural communities, or the world poorest communities and countries. Lisbon gives the EU exclusive competence over commercial policy, including the negotiating of international trade agreements.   42.    Ryanair Chief, Michael O'Leary, provided comments in support of the Lisbon treaty, but Irish voters need to ask themselves, does Ireland really want a Ryanair Europe?   43.    A second No vote would strengthen the hand of any Irish government seeking to negotiate a better deal for Ireland and the EU.   44.    The Lisbon treaty is the work of Bertie Ahern and Charlie McCreevy, along with Silvio Berlusconi, Jose Manuel Barroso and Nicolas Sarkozy.   45.    What would happen to employees of companies such as Waterford Glass or SR Technics, given that the Lisbon treaty imposes restrictions on state aid which might supposedly 'distort' the market?   46.    Since concerns over Irish neutrality and European militarisation were a key reason for voting No in the first referendum, according to the Irish Times and TNS surveys in May and June 2008, why should the Irish people accept the Lisbon treaty take two?   47.    Ireland is voting, in reality, on behalf of 490 million Europeans. Ireland is the only state, out of the 27 EU member states, to have a referendum.   48.    The reason why Ireland has a referendum is important: if the treaty is ratified it would transfer powers from the Irish Constitution to the EU and Irish law requires that any changes to the Constitution must be subject to a referendum. The Irish people gained this right because an ordinary Irish citizen, Raymond Crotty, took his case to the Supreme Court in 1986 to guarantee this right, in the case of EU treaties.   49.    The Charter rolls back workers' rights by failing to include a clause requiring the recognitions of trade unions.   50.    Ordinary Irish people would be denied their basic rights in the workplace. The ECJ, basing its judgements on the Charter, has recently ruled against Swedish workers' rights. In the Vaxholm case, the Latvian company Laval wanted to use Latvian workers in Sweden but would not agree to Swedish pay and conditions. Swedish unions opposed this treatment. The ECJ ruled that the union could only act to ensure the Swedish minimum wage was paid and no more; and that other Swedish employment agreements could not be imposed. It puts pressure on Irish workers to move towards minimum wage levels or risk losing their jobs. A No vote to Lisbon can be used to obtain </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item36"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11h6f6qrh/**http%3A//khaleesian.livejournal.com/27366.html">Update and fic (Right/Left)</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Dudes, you'll note that fictional offerings will largely correspond to the prevalence of rain in Western Montana. Who knew that running a ranch could fill your days like this? Plus I also treated myself to a delightful long weekend with le blackmeow . You know you're from Montana when driving 500 miles to see a friend is business as usual. Shoot, I'd drive 7000 miles for blackmeow . Plus Yellowstone. Yellowstone rocked my socks. ixchel55 couldn't believe that I'd never seen it and...yeah, I got nothing. There is no excuse. Even though it is the Disneyworld of national parks, it is still magnificent. Glacier (national park) this weekend. Probably going to get snowed on. Wish me luck. Brian turned to look at him with a puzzled look on his face. Then he swallowed and suddenly seemed to become conscious of the fact that he was weeping like a child. Brian swiped at his face clumsily with both hands and curled up on himself. Dom tightened his grip and somehow he had both arms around Brian as Brian soaked his shoulder and gulped deep breaths against Dom's bicep. He could tell by the shudders as Brian's breath hitched just how hard Brian was fighting for control. Dom took a deep, uneasy breath and patted Brian's back awkwardly. Brian had fisted both hands in Dom's t-shirt at the shoulders and it was almost at the line of being painfully embarrassing. "God, I'm sorry." Brian jerked back, blowing his breath out and scraping at his face with his still-clenched fists. "Really sorry. Kinda lost it there." He didn't look at Dom. Dom dropped his suddenly-useless hands and cleared his throat. "It's cool, man. You're allowed." "This is heavy shit." Brian said under his breath. Dom watched Brian's jaw working under his skin. Brian needed to shave, but Dom wasn't going to suggest it. Anything that made Brian look his age could only be a good thing. "You gonna be okay?" Dom asked cautiously. When Brian stayed silent, Dom continued. "I feel bad, man. You probably have a concussion. I haven't been looking out for you like I should." "It's all right." The shadow of a smile flicked over Brian's face. "I mean, nothing hurts except my….bones." Dom picked up the tone. "And organs?" "Just the major ones." Brian shrugged and made a face to prove his point. He pressed his fingers into his jaw as if trying to measure the hurt. Dom picked the bottle of pills up from the credenza and brandished it. Brian frowned, but took it from him. Out of the direct sunlight from the window, he could see where a bruise crept out of Brian's hairline. "Hungry?" Dom stepped into the bathroom and turned on the taps, cupping his hand to splash water on his face. "How long have you been up?" "I could eat." When Brian reached up to rub the back of his head, his t-shirt rode up. He didn't answer the second part of the question. Dom took a couple of gulps of water and stood up. He examined his hollow-eyed, unshaven self. Took a deep breath. He could still see Brian, two mirrors' reflection away. Brian was absently rubbing his forehead again, scratching around the bandage. For some reason, looking at Brian had stopped reminding him of his failure and grief. He'd even stopped thinking about Brian's betrayal. This Brian was like a blank space on a map. Brian's predicament was so huge and fucked up; it almost eclipsed all the other hugely fucked-up things that had happened. "Where are we?" Brian squinted out the window again. "Dunno exactly." Dom scrubbed his face with a towel. His shirt was still wet with tears. "Banning. Indio, maybe." Taking a closer look at Brian's face, Dom said more quietly, "About 400 miles from Tucson. We can make it by this afternoon, easy." Brian tapped his fingers in a rapid rhythm on the window. He turned to look at Dom for the first time since he'd broken down completely. "Can I drive?" Dom was going to say no, just on general principles, in living memory no one but Torettos ever drove the Charger. But something made him check himself even in the moment he was opening his mouth to refuse. The keys jangled as he pulled them out of his pocket and flung them at Brian underhand. Brian caught them easily. ********* "So what do I do?" Brian kept his eyes forward. "You haven't explained that bit. Seems like that'd be easy. I work with you." Dom kept himself from sighing by a very thin margin. "You know that other business card you have? The Racer's Edge?" "Sounds like a parts supplier." Brian rejoined and glanced at Dom for confirmation. "Yeah. You make deliveries for them." Brian made a face and Dom said, "What? It's an honest job." He put a little emphasis on the word 'honest'. "Nah, I'm sure it's a great job." Brian looked over at him skeptically. "For an eighteen year old, it'd be kick ass." "So what's your problem?" Dom leaned into the door, so he could watch Brian's face. "My license says I'm twenty-five." Brian said. "Just…I'd have thought…I'd have come further by now." "Oh you've come further all right." Dom said under his breath. Brian said. "What?" He pitched his voice to carry over the engine. "Nothing." Dom found himself wondering if Brian had kept anything incriminating back at Harry's. He wondered idly what they had on Harry. "So what do I do for you?" Brian sounded like he was asking this casually, but Dom saw how his hands tightened on the steering wheel. "The Racer's Edge is business, what you do for me is…" Dom trailed off, realizing he'd been about to say 'pleasure' which wouldn't have sounded right at all. "You race for me. You help out around my place." You date my sister. We are friends. "Thought I lost my race with you." Brian squinted at a road sign. "Thought maybe I kind of sucked." For the first time that day, Dom grinned. It kind of hurt his face. "You've got potential. And I don't say that about everyone." "I've got potential, huh?" Brian still looked dubious. The grin fell off Dom's face when he realized he should have said you had potential . "I like racing with you." Dom said dully. "You don't have much polish, but you're…fearless. You really…commit." Brian bobbed his head but it didn't look like he believed Dom. The silence stretched out in the empty miles. "So, you really can't tell me anything more about…me?" Brian wrapped up the sentence sheepishly. He made a pained expression at the horizon which was already hazing with desert dust. Dom sighed and scratched his eyebrow. "We've only known each other a little while and you don't talk much about yourself." Dom felt a hot splash of anger fountain up inside when he said that. They were approaching Coachella. Highway 86 was just a few exits up the road. He gripped the seat back hard with his left hand, just to have something to be doing with it that wasn't punching Brian O'Conner. The anger felt weird though. Twisted up, backwards, turned around. There was an outlet mall blooming out of nothing. Another strip mall curled off of it, almost receding into the haze. "Turn off here." Dom growled, cutting off whatever Brian was going to say. "I need to buy a cell phone." ****** "Mia?" "He's okay." She said without preamble. Dom shut his eyes and rubbed his forehead. She was so clever; he couldn't ever decide if it was a blessing or a shame. "Ol' coyote's hard to kill." Dom muttered. "How about you, you all right?" "I'm all right. Can't talk long." She sighed into the phone. "You okay?" Dom made a non-committal noise. Her voice got slightly muffled and pitched lower. "Apparently, Brian's gone AWOL." Dom took a deep breath. He looked through the windshield at Brian who was slumped back, basking in what was turning into punishing sunlight. "Are they hassling you?" "They've got some odd theories." Dom waited for Mia to elaborate. When she didn't, he shifted his weight foot to foot and wondered how to end the call. "Remember what I said." She said abruptly and then the dial tone was loud in his ear. Brian sat up and stretched when Dom slung himself back into the Charger. It seemed like he was moving with a little more ease. "So," Brian started brightly. "Why don't you tell me about yourself?" Dom shook his head. "No." "No?" Brian looked incredulous. "Really? No?" "Shut up and drive." Dom growled and for a moment that was that. "Are you, like, a serial killer?" Brian cut his eyes sideways at Dom. "Is that why the cops are after us?" "That were so, I wouldn't let you drive the car." Dom snorted. "Maybe you're the serial killer, have you thought of that?" To his mingled horror and amusement, Brian actually seemed to be considering the idea. "I do have a serial-killer name." Brian mused, looking over slyly to check Dom's reaction. Dom snorted again and then paused. "I said that to you once. You remember?" Dom asked sharply. Brian looked blank for a second and then frowned deeply as if he were searching for something that stayed persistently lost. "Maybe. Like…vaguely." "That's good." Dom said, not meaning it. ******* Despite the potential for trouble inherent in the Charger, Brian kept it pegged at the limit for over two hours. By which time they needed gas again. The Charger drank gas like a frat boy at a kegger. They switched off and Dom drove just as sedately. They pulled through Phoenix during its hellish rush hour and they got to Tucson at dusk. "Does any of this look familiar?" Dom had pulled into another random gas station. He and Brian looked out at the cookie cutter suburban landscape while the gas pumped. Brian frowned, shook his head and then trudged into the station. He came out unfolding a map like a flag. Dom paid. When he returned, Brian was leaned over the trunk, tracing his fingers over the spread-out map and chewing on his lower lip. It made Dom vaguely uncomfortable. He figured it was because Brian was still wearing his clothes. Brian was so intent; he didn't seem to notice Dom until Dom was at his elbow. "It's a couple of exits up." Brian re-folded the map, leaving the relevant sections up front. He didn't look at Dom, almost like he was afraid of looking at him. Like Dom was going to suddenly decide he wasn't worth the hassle and leave him on the side of the road. "Just tell me where to go." Dom slung himself back into the Charger, hating the dust, hating the uncertainty, hating himself. ********* "Turn right here." Brian pointed at the stop sign just ahead. The light was really starting to fade; the mountains on the horizon were turning a deep purple. Brian was tracking their progress on the map carefully for which Dom was grateful. They'd entered the maze-like subdivision ten minutes ago and Dom was convinced these houses hadn't actually been built, but cloned. They were all post-war white clapboard, one-story homes with attached garages and the only thing that distinguished them was their mailboxes. "Should be up here on the left." Brian was starting to fidget. Dom slowed down so Brian could check the street numbers. "Keep moving, keep moving, keep moving." Brian chanted suddenly. Dom flinched as Brian slid down into the footwell as smoothly as a rope uncoiling. "Don't stop. Don't even pause." Dom did as he was told, trying his best not to juice the gas at all. They were almost at the end of the block and he had to turn left or right. Adrenaline made his jaw tingle. He chose left and was relieved to see the flashing white and red lights of traffic on a larger road. "What's the story?" He mumbled at the top of Brian's head. Brian's cheek was almost pressed into Dom's knee. Brian's eyes flashed in the faint light. "Anyone following you?" Dom flicked a glance at every mirror. "Nothing. All clear." Brian blew out his breath and scrambled back up to sit properly. "Cops back there." Dom swallowed. "I didn't see them." "They were in the cross street. Angled view on the house." Brian started to chew on his thumbnail. "You sure it was cops?" Dom asked trying to take a deep breath of the suddenly tense air. "Pretty fucking sure." Brian had half turned around to look at the street behind them. "Don't quite know why two dudes would be just sitting in a Buick in a neighborhood like this otherwise." "How'd you know they were there?" Dom found he couldn't shake his sudden jitters. "Just…had a feeling." Brian turned back around and reached out the window to adjust the side mirror. "Shit." Dom said sincerely. Brian thumped his fist on the dashboard in agreement. "What. The. Fuck." Brian said almost to himself. He closed his eyes and frowned like he was saying a difficult prayer. "What do you want to do?" They were at one of the neighborhood's outlets, facing north. Dom looked out into traffic, on red alert for sirens. Brian slumped back into the seat and looked over. "Tell me the options." Dom tapped on the steering wheel with both thumbs. "We could park it. Come up to the place from the back." "Oh yeah." Brian rubbed his eyes. "That's not in any way suspicious or likely to get us arrested." "Work with me here." Dom tamped down his temper. Brian turned to look back at the neighborhood. "Let's ditch this for now. If my family is there, they'll be there tomorrow." "So what's the play?" Dom turned into traffic. "Buy you dinner?" Brian's eyes turned silver in the lights on the strip. "We need to talk." ****** They got a booth at a TGI Friday's which was noisy enough that they could speak without using low, urgent tones. 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It turns out however that he is a total failure as a Mayor. An expose in today’s San Francisco Chronicle details the extent to which Newsom has failed. 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The highlight of Saturday night’s “Art Walk” didn’t even take place within the Artist Village. Hands down the highlight of the evening was Sal Rojas’ Afro-Mexican photography exhibit held at wonderful little store, Calacas, located at 324 W. 4th Street #B in downtown Santa Ana. 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As one of the original and most vocal critics of the taxpayer subsidized pipe dream of folks like Don Cribb I had stayed away from the events held there all these many years. 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Clerk-Recorder, focus of Nguoi Viet article</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40863256&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p> Candidate for O.C. Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen (right) and his family: wife Lorena, son Steven and daughter Gaby. Orange County Clerk-Recorder candidate Hugh Nguyen was spotlighted in a new article this week at Nguoi Viet, the County’s leading Vietnamese American newspaper. While most of us cannot read that article, which is in Vietnamese, we can read it [...]<!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; clear:left;">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;401107;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/09/hugh-nguyen-candidate-for-o-c-clerk-recorder-focus-of-nguoi-viet-article/;Hugh Nguyen, candidate for O.C. 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Thorgusen Residence Now An REO</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Well this just makes us sad. The Thorgusen Residence in the Hollywood Hills is back on the market, now bank -owned after a foreclosure. Designed by architect Robert Thorgusen in 1953 (when he was still fresh out of USC Architecture School) the two-bedroom, two-bath 2,300 square foot house also features an extra long pool. When it was first on the market at the height of the bubble, it was originally listed for $1.895 million, and after multiple pricechops, lingered at $1.6 million. By September of 2008, the house was foreclosed on for $1.215 million. Now it's back on the market, although strangely the listing doesn't mention its architectural provenance. It's also got some really crappy photos . Come on, broker. At least pretend you care. Today's listing price: $859,800. · 9029 Hollywood Hills Rd Hollywood Hills, CA 90046 [Redfin] · Pedigree Homes: Still Chopping Away! [Curbed LA] Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12c9ca8o9/**http%3A//golf.fanhouse.com/2009/09/02/adam-scott-ends-disappointing-year/">Adam Scott Ends Disappointing Year</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>by Shane Bacon Filed under: PGA MC. Those are two letters you could sum up Adam Scott 's 2009 season. The player people, at times, had called the next Tiger Woods missed ten of 18 cuts this year (ridiculously unfair stat -- Tiger has only missed 15 cuts in his career), and has since ended his season by missing out on the top-100, the number that advances to this week's Deutsche Championship, an event he won six years ago. Scott's year has been far from expected. Last year, the 29-year-old Australian had a win on both the PGA and European Tours, making it 14 worldwide wins in his short career. He had the swing that made people, at moments, forget the beauty of Tiger's pass. He had the looks that made even the most Hollywood-minded females (hello Kate Hudson) interested in bogeys or birdies (well, maybe Burberry and biceps, but still) and he had the game that put him on a short list of players who would soon break though on the major championship scene. Adam Scott Ends Disappointing Year originally appeared on Golf FanHouse on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:11:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12gsd227f/**http%3A//www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo%3Fi=2ad810e8115e99c447ebcef264ffc8ad">Sarkozy gets tough on bank bonuses and presses the G20 to follow suit</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Filed under: Management , Industry , Scandals President Nicolas Sarkozy of France imposed tough curbs on bank bonuses. He ruled that brokers and traders defer their bonuses over three years and be paid only on performance. Later this month, the G20 nations meet in Pittsburgh. Sarkozy wants his proposal for bank bonuses on the agenda. France wants three options debated: A maximum ratio of a bank 's gross operating income to be earmarked for variable pay. A special tax on the financial sector whose revenues could be channeled into national schemes for insuring retail bank deposits. A straightforward limit to bonuses in terms of value. Continue reading Sarkozy gets tough on bank bonuses and presses the G20 to follow suit Sarkozy gets tough on bank bonuses and presses the G20 to follow suit originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=138nuec5p/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/09/issa-comments-on-aigs-arbitration-with-former-ceo.html">Issa Comments on AIG's Arbitration with Former CEO</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa, R-Calif., issued a statement with regard to AIG's decision to seek binding arbitration in its legal dispute with former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg. Rep. Issa noted, "If AIG is to repay taxpayers for the bailout it received, it needs a sound business strategy--not a legal strategy that keeps handing out dividends to an army of litigators." Rep. Issa had previously written two letters, on May 27, 2009 , and July 10, 2009 , to AIG trustees asking them to consider the merits of arbitration as a means for protecting the interest of taxpayers, who, by virtue of the government bailout, own 80 percent of AIG. In response to the July 10, 2009, letter, the AIG trustees shared Rep. Issa's concerns noting that "ongoing litigation between Mr. Greenberg and AIG be resolved in the most cost-effective way possible consistent with the interests of the U.S. taxpayers ." Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12f677c12/**http%3A//foro.uned-derecho.com/index.php%3Ftopic=32421.msg255612%23msg255612">Re: trabajar en un banco sin terminar el primer ciclo de derecho.</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Cita de: gateway en Hoy a las 20:20:22 Buenas: yo trabajo en Deutsche y no tengo el primero terminado. Lo importante es saber cuál es la vía de entrada, y te adelanto que SIEMPRE SIEMPRE SIEMPRE es por medio de ETT o si ya has terminado, como becario. Hay algunas ETT que está especializadas en contratación para banca. Llevo año y pico pero los 6 primeros meses fui contratada por medio de la empresa H&R RRHH de Madrid. No sé dónde estás, pero ellos tienen mucha mano con Santander y Caja MAdrid también. La verdad es que he tenido mucha suerte porque hace unos meses me ascendieron a analista de riesgos, y te puedo asegurar que nunca imaginé ni por asomo trabajar en un banco. No estan difícil y luego, cuando entras, te das cuenta que no es para tanto. Otra vía es INFOJOBS (como no), introduciendo la alabra clave banca, banco... Ánimo, no es muy difícil. Lo complicados son los tiempos que corren. Un saludo. Hola gateway, En resumidas cuentas, que se puede trabajar en un banco o caja de ahorros simplemente por estar matriculada en una carrera, otra cosa es que tengamos suerte y nos llamen ¿verdad?. Y entonces, la gente que trabaja en bancos o cajas contratadas por ETT, dónde echaron currículum? en la web del banco? y luego el banco contrata a las ETT? es que no tengo ni idea de las ETT que se dedican a cajas de ahorros Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=132n751u9/**http%3A//firstforextrading.com/internet-wealth-programs-making-cash-online-using-clickbank-6128">Internet Wealth Programs – Making Cash Online Using Clickbank</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> bank. What is Click bank ? Click bank is an internet marketplace which contains thousands of online products that you select from to promote and generate sales from. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11ek5i5u9/**http%3A//forzani.livejournal.com/27979.html">All Alright - Sigur Ros</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>My mom and I fly to Reykjavik through Boston this evening, so we had about five hours to spend in downtown Halifax this morning before we headed to the airport. Which I am at now. Waiting. The last time I flew to the States was pre-2001. May I just say that I have never met scarier people than the people who put me through American security? And this is coming from a girl who has walked through the downtown Eastside of Vancouver, the textbook definition of a scary place. [/whiny crabbing from the person who doesn't fly regularly] Downtown Halifax continued to be charming and historical and pretty this morning. I'm starting to think I'd like to come out east for grad school, just so I can hang out in a city with this many historical buildings. *_* There were yea many indie book and music stores that I was jonesing to go into but I don't have room in my luggage or bank account, haha. I know that just seeing the nice tourist part of a city doesn't tell you a lot about it, and I have friends from Halifax that have somewhat educated me on the social and economic issues out here. But I liked what I saw and I really wish I had had more time in the city. First up: The Old Burying Ground. I could have spent all day in here and would have been thrilled. When my family lived in northern Manitoba and BC, my mom was hired by the towns we lived in to survey and record the names in some of the small graveyards in the area, since she had an archaeology background. I remember coming with her on these excursions when I was around 4 - 6 years old and I can pretty much define those trips as the beginnings of my own interests in mortuary archaeology, and archaeology in general. It had the full range of death's heads to hourglasses to Victorian urns and drapery and weeping willows. You could do a thesis on tombstone decoration seriation from the cemetery alone - in fact, there were two students sitting in front of graves with laptops and cameras that were doing just that, I believe. My favourite style is the overturned torch, which was unfortunately lacking, but there was one Masonic stone (undated) with very childlike drawings of the sunstone, moon and all-seeing eye, which I'd never seen on a Masonic gravestone before. There's a Masonic cemetery close to my university that I've wandered around, but the symbolism on those stones are uniformly the stonecutter's symbol. Overall the grounds have a very Old World feel to them, all straightbacked slate stones and low tombs. I freaking loved it. As we were leaving, we read this: My mom is also a genealogist and knows one of my great-great [insert more 'great's here] grandfathers and his sons worked as quarrymen in Massachusetts Bay during the mid to late 1700s, so it's entirely possible that they cut some of the stone for the Old Burying Ground. That's pretty freaking cool in my books. Across the street from the grounds is St. Mary's Basilica and a historical building that I wish I lived in, both for its exterior and its location. Le sigh. There are a bunch more cemetery and building pictures in my Flickr set . Aaaaand we're off to Reykjavik! Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11j2do3i1/**http%3A//satanflirts.livejournal.com/115362.html">bank</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>oh my GOD there is nothing more frustrating than a broken phone when you need to text someone back!!! the bloody keys keep freezing and bob's just text me! GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! yeah so i'm still well confused about the bob thing. well i'm not confused at all. i know what it is. i WELL fancy bob and i REALLY wanna start seeing him again. BUT!! if anything were ever to happen with us again, it would be something MASSIVE and like....... yeah, i just can't risk fucking anything up with himn again. even if it's just friendship i have to stick with for the time being. i dont think i can be arsed with a relationship at the moment... i like hanging out with the lads and walking around with my boobs our and getting shamelessly shitfaced & flirty. and i couldn't do that if i had a boyfriend. especially bob. he's too sweet, i would have to behave so he didn't get upset with me. GASH!!! oh well. i'm just enjoying seeing him every so often... work is WANK! loads of people have handed in their notices. jan's left :( my work mummy!!! noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! had a nice weekend :) got spectacularly shitfaced with cat, malin, katy and helen and the lads on friday night.... worst hangover EVER saturday... followed by more drink and poker times at "the noble house of black". and then sunday, we all went to this random beer festival at crayke, near easingwold. it was MINT! nice day in the rain just chilling out and playing with our balls. monday, judy and i went to dalby forest for paddle times!!! lots of fun :D yay for bank holidays!!! Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item8"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11eucjuid/**http%3A//jesseh.livejournal.com/590121.html">Writer's Block: All Dressed Up</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Describe your all-time favorite outfit. View other answers I don't really have an answer to this, but several time-limited answers came to mind immediately. In 5th grade, my favorite outfit was my purple corduroys and a purple sweater with a rainbow applique thing that I think my grandmother added. And of course purple ribbon barrettes in my hair. The summer after I graduated from high school, when I had the previously-mentioned job as a bank teller, my favorite outfit was a short tight black skirt, red t-shirt, black and white herringbone jacket with a peplum. I thought I was super hot in that outfit, and you know what? I probably was. When I was temping in and after college, my favorite outfit was this brown-and-cream polka-dotted number, which was actually shorts. A romper. I KNOW! It was more skirt-looking than shorts-looking, I promise. I still think it looks cute, really. I actually wore it on Jeopardy! because it was my lucky outfit, I shit you not. This is the problem with "all-time favorite" -- the styles of the times change so much. I think each of those looked good (a) on me at the time and (b) at the time. My favorite outfit of the last few years has been the awesome green dress of awesomeness, I guess. I mean, look at the name! But really, it's any of several dresses I have in basically the same style (some have longer sleeves, some have a tie in the back), made by the same little designer. I would wear those dresses every day. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item9"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=130o7elh5/**http%3A//batteredwarrior.typepad.com/a_battered_warrior/2009/09/divorced-father-deadbeat.html">Divorced Father = Deadbeat??</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>A Battered Warrior: (a rant)               I came home from my second tour in Iraq , my third deployment in four years, only to learn that the democracy, freedoms, and rights that we are fighting to bring to other parts of the world do not apply to me when it comes to my rights to be a "daddy". Any man can be a father but I want to be a daddy and there is a difference. Fathers sometimes pay support, sometimes see their kids, and might know a little about their children's lives. A daddy looks forward to being able to play with his children, talk to them about their day, teach them things, and being an integral part of their lives and development.       When my plane landed in Maine I activated my cell phone, I was anxious to talk to my wife and my daughters. I called and had to leave a message, I told them I would be home in about 24 hours. Our plane needed repairs so we went to get some food at one of the local restaurants. I had no more ordered my food when my phone rang. That is when I heard the words that started my spiral, "I don't think I want to be married anymore." There was no real explanation, she assured me there was no one else, but I knew. When my plane arrived in California she did not come to greet me nor did she bring our daughters to see me. I was forced to have one of my Marines take me home and drop me off. She arrived shortly thereafter and graciously agreed to take me to pick up our daughters from preschool. I moved my things into the spare room and tried to make sense of it all, but there was no sense to be made. Within a week she stopped staying at the home on the weekends, but the girls and I enjoyed our time – I was also able to learn the name of her boyfriend, another Marine. A couple weeks later I saw over 50 text messages between the two of them professing their love etc, when I confronted her she attacked me and was arrested. I was quickly thrown into a situation I never thought I would find myself, dealing with family advocates, victim advocates, Child Protective Services, counselors, and lawyers.       I began the divorce process and 18 months later I am still mired in it. We have had several stipulations and orders issued from the courts, agreements to informal discovery, and a never ending mountain of paperwork – only surpassed by the legal fees. When my ex-wife moved out of the home she took several things that she was not supposed to but that it typical I guess, it was only things and they can be replaced. She moved from our home into an apartment, one she shared with her new boyfriend. Of course she denies it because that would limit the amount of spousal support I would pay – but when our daughters are talking about how "harry" sleeps in mommy's bed, sleeps in his underwear, makes them dinner, etc, one can confidently put the pieces together. She moved out in June 2008.   At this time we were operating under the typical restraining orders; do not sell community property without the other's consent, etc. Basically the debts are frozen, which was easy for her since she only took two bills and had enough money to pay those off in the bank – I was left with approximately $20,000 in debt and an $850 a month car payment (40,000 still outstanding).         In July of 2008, she filed the Order to Show Cause to obtain spousal and child support. Shortly there after, before the hearing, she traded the car she was driving for a Lexus. The car she traded was paid off and she did it without my knowledgeand against court orders. Her Lexus payment is $540 a month, but she needed spousal support from me? We go to court in August and I am ordered to pay child support ($801) and spousal support ($672) a month. I was angry and stunned. No one wanted to talk about her new car, the fact she traded against the court order, took on a new debt, or all the bills I was left to pay… it was simple I made "X" dollars and the courts wanted to equalize the incomes. WOW. Never did they want to equalize the debts, that would come later – or so I was told. I was also paying ½ of the childcare for our youngest daughter and 100% of our oldest daughter's education (totaling another $950) a month. I admit it was my choice to pay for our oldest daughter's school, it was important to me that they have some sort of stability in all of this. They had attended the same preschool since 2005 and they were well adjusted to the school and the staff. Additionally the teachers knew our children and they were aware of the situation, I believed they could help us identify any regression or behavioral changes in the children better than a new school could. So I paid and I paid and I paid. The divorce should have been finalized in late October / early November, so I started juggling finances to buy time.         At the time of the hearing in August 2008 we made a request for documents; she produced some of them in March 2009, some more in July 2009, and some are still "coming". As long as we wait for paperwork, I am stuck paying so why should she produce it? The courts have a notion that a 50 / 50 child sharing plan is the best for the children, I still do not understand that. How many adults want to live in one place for a couple days, living by one set of rules, and surrounded by a certain environment only to have to move to a new house with different rules etc? Now add the stress of a person that will not allow you to bring some of your favorite things with you and constantly criticizes the other place you live etc, how is that best? In an ideal situation with perfect parents it is might be ok, parents are supposed to be able to place the children above their own needs and feelings. Though in a situation where one person is extremely egocentric, lives in deceit, and motivated by money and a huge sense of entitlement, it is impossible.       Around November of 2008, my ex-wife (technically wife at the time) became pregnant, something she continued to deny to me and the children until May/June of 2009. Once she learned of her pregnancy she began to want a settlement which I would have been happy to oblige. However, her terms were that I would continue to pay spousal support until August 2009, keep all bills I was currently paying, give her part of my military retirement, and have the car refinanced in my name alone so it would not impact her credit. If I would not agree then she might have to move from California and take the children with her, because I am in the military "and you can say you are staying here but you will lose!"   Gee that seemed fair to me; I pay everything, give her part of my retirement (we were married for 5 ½ years), continue to support her through her pregnancy and then she won't be forced to take the children from me! I could see the wear on my children and I wanted to settle, so I countered. I offered to take everything, refinance the car within a few months (it was upside down so it would be hard), but spousal support had to end – she refused.       In March of 2009 her attorney wanted to attempt to negotiate a settlement, my attorney and I agreed to have a 4-way conference. We brought our list of documents we were requesting and left with more questions than answers. My ex-wife was more concerned about driving times than admitting that her boyfriend living in her apartment with her, being left alone with our children regularly, and being allowed to discipline them. She dismissed it as a fabrication on my part and implied that our children were lying. She denied being pregnant, stated she would be attending school this summer and return to teaching in the fall, and would have more time to spend with the children. It was a complete waste of time; the only ones who benefited were the lawyers' pockets.       We agreed to have the marriage bifurcated and it was signed 8 June – so we would be divorced in status only. This was critical to her, she was 8 months pregnant with an enlisted Marine's baby and if she gave birth before the divorce was final he could be in trouble.   Mid-June she moved to a new townhome, one she leased with her fiancé. (She wore an engagement ring to our daughter's graduation, but she later denied the engagement). In July she gave birth to her son, though instead of allowing me to care for our children while she was in the hospital (and complying with the court order), she chose to lie. On July 26 at about 705 pm I received a text message from my ex-wife, "Not allowed 2 drive or walk until i c dr tomorrow. Angela will b bringing the girls 2 me Ash". This was five minutes after she was to have picked up the children; I refused to give our children to her friend. I offered to watch the children, if she could not walk or drive then how could she care for them? After a couple phone calls I agreed to bring the girls to her home – though she not previously told me where she lives. Naturally I asked where she lived and she gave me the name of the town! So difficult for no reason! Eventually she told me where she lived and I took the girls to her. As I arrived I saw her fiancé run inside, I though it was odd but dismissed it. Our children go to the door and knock but there was no answer. Within a couple minutes her friend Angela arrives and then her fiancé opens the door. I hugged our daughters and they went inside. The next day I texted my ex-wife to ask what her plans where when she went into labor for the children – she refused to tell me. Little did I know that she had delivered on July 25 and was in the hospital on the 26 th when she texted me. Our children spent the night with Angela!         Legal fees keep piling up and I am barely treading water, I had borrowed money from friends, family and other relatives just to put food on the table and try to comply with the orders. The support was always paid, but the car payment would fall behind until I could borrow more money. Eventually I surrendered the car in July 2009 – I had run out of people to borrow from and there was no end in sight. Luckily for me my dad had a car that he let me borrow until everything is settled; it allowed me to get my girls to and from school, without my dad's generosity she would have tried to use that to take the children. It was a true answer to prayers.       We have been to court twice in August. Once on the 17 th to determine the school district for our children, the judge agreed with the compromise plan I offered, so the girls are enrolled in school and our youngest daughter can remain in the preschool for another year. Also on the 17 th she agreed to waive spousal support at the end of the month. On the 28 th we attended mediation. Early in the mediation she mentioned that she lives with our daughters, her one month old, and her HUSBAND. When I asked when she got married she gave the answer, "couple weeks ago". It was shocking because we were in court about 10 days earlier and her attorney referred to him as her fiancé and none the income declarations listed him as living in the home! As you can imagine we did not agree on a custody plan, so now we are waiting for the report.       Throughout the process I have been denied spending Father's Day with our children. She said she forgot it was Father's Day and had made plans for that Saturday so I could not see them until 1 pm but she wanted them back that evening. (This was after lawyers were involved). I knew they were going to Disneyland , so I decided that the girls and I would celebrate Friday night and Saturday at breakfast. (She told me this on Thursday, the normal time for her to pick up the children is 8 am Saturday on her weekends). The girls and I had a long talk and I explained that I would not see them on Father's Day and it was ok – I wanted them to have fun and we would make a special breakfast on Saturday. We were all set. On Friday afternoon she calls and wants me to bring the girls to her at 7 am vice 8, I refused and told her that she already took Father's Day and it was my time with them. She left a few nasty messages, accused me of denying them Disneyland etc. The girls and I had a good "Father's Day" and were waiting for her to arrive at 8 am Saturday. What happened next stunned me – </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item10"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=1396bqg4g/**http%3A//petrona.typepad.com/petrona/2009/09/book-review-just-take-my-heart-by-mary-higgins-clark.html">Book review: Just Take My Heart, by Mary Higgins Clark</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Succumbing to a bank holiday offer of Just Take My Heart , Mary Higgins Clark's umpteenth novel, at half-price in Borders, I spent a few happy hours in what I knew in advance would be an enjoyable and absorbing read. Mary Higgins Clark is completely reliable in delivering a suspenseful story about an independent heroine, an ordinary woman who has had to overcome personal tragedy and who is confronted by evil in some shape or form – which she faces and resolves according to her own wit, integrity and doggedness. These books are about fundamentally decent people – perhaps unrealistic, but always uplifting and guaranteed to raise the spirits. Just Take My Heart is no exception. It tells the story of Emily Wallace, whose husband was killed in the Iraq war three years before the novel opens, and who is now a prosecutor. She is given a career-making case to try – that of Gregg Aldrich, a theatrical agent accused of killing his estranged wife, a renowned actress. The case is apparently open and closed, and much of the book is a traditional courtroom drama, with each side calling witnesses as the case plays out. The stronger her case, however, the less convinced is Emily that Gregg is guilty. Various other typical Higgins Clark themes run through the novel – Emily is being stalked by a serial killer who lives next door and who has developed an unhealthy obsession with the attractive young lawyer. Emily's boss, Ted, may be invited to take up a senior post in the new US President's administration, so against her will, Emily gets caught up in manipulations and office politics. And of course there are a range of minor characters involved in the wealthy East Coast social scene from New York to New Jersey and Cape Cod. The tension builds up as the jury returns a verdict – which far from achieving resolution, seems to throw up a whole new set of problems. Eventually, Emily realises she must look into the victim's distant past in order to find out how she was killed – at the same time, understanding how she herself needs to accept her own husband's death in order to move on with her own life. Mary Higgins Clark delivers to a formula, but it is always superior formula, and I enjoyed this novel, like all her previous ones, very much. (I'm not so keen on her short stories or collaborative efforts.) Even though the solution to the mystery doesn't seem to be that important, and the 'heart' theme perfunctory, the heroine, through sheer decency and honesty, with a dash of intelligence, comes good in the end, and the reader is right behind her, every step of the way. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item11"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12ga9c93g/**http%3A//www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo%3Fi=b46ec54a0b406b3059903dbdd9f9e8bb">Are the bailouts making taxpayers rich? Not so fast</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Filed under: Politics Bailout coverage has taken on a celebratory tone in recent days as a slew of bank s including Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) have repaid TARP money, leaving taxpayers with what looks like a handy profit. In addition, equity stakes in Citigroup (NYSE: C ) and bank-of-america-corporation/bac/nys">BAC ) are sitting on a handsome paper profit. The only problem is that hundreds of bank s have received TARP money . Of course, the most healthy ones are paying it back quickly. The rest are still in limbo, and the result is that the Treasury Department is realizing plenty of gains while all the losses -- investments in companies like American International Group (NYSE: AIG ), General Motors, and Chrysler -- remain unrealized and largely ignored. Continue reading Are the bailouts making taxpayers rich? Not so fast Are the bailouts making taxpayers rich? Not so fast originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item12"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12g6s2kvg/**http%3A//www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo%3Fi=f5b36a0ffff2d972b5b6dfe0abc4a159">Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac plunge on MBA's proposed overhaul</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Filed under: Federal Natl Mtge (FNM) , Options , Financial Crisis If you're wondering why Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM ) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE ) have been bombarded by selling pressure today, look no further than this Wall Street Journal article (subscription required). The newspaper reports that the Mortgage ers Association (MBA) is pushing for the government to split up Fannie and Freddie "into several smaller privately held companies that would issue mortgage related securities carrying an explicit government guarantee." Under the terms of the proposal, Fannie and Freddie's offspring would no longer be permitted to sit on massive mortgage portfolios. Additionally, all mortgage-backed securities created by the duo would be backed by a federal insurance fund, replacing the rather abstract implied government guarantee that's currently in place. Continue reading Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac plunge on MBA's proposed overhaul Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac plunge on MBA's proposed overhaul originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item13"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12g29h69l/**http%3A//www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo%3Fi=e055035d3570fb727843b1ffcf9853db">General Motors' sales fall over 20% in August</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Filed under: Industry , Ford Motor (F) , General Motors (GM) Sales of vehicles from the new General Motors Co. fell more than 20% in August, compared to the same time last year. Of course, a lot has changed in that year. Customers were flocking away from car dealers at the end of last summer as the recession tightened its grip, consumers tightened their wallets, and car sales and associated activities were in the toilet. Fast forward a year later: GM recently exited bank ruptcy as the "new GM" while having jettisoned quite a bit of the baggage that helped push it over the edge earlier this year. GM is still digging itself out of a hole, and the just-completed "Cash for Clunkers" U.S. government subsidy helped it not have a 40% decline year-over-year compared to August 2008. Continue reading General Motors' sales fall over 20% in August General Motors' sales fall over 20% in August originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item14"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12ghe67ku/**http%3A//www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo%3Fi=d3e5fe076fc7b28f3e5870c55aefbbc0">Options Update: European money center's volatility low</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Filed under: Options Deutsche -bank (NYSE: DB ) closed at $64.23. DB September option implied volatility is at 49, October is at 51; below its 26-week average of 66, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS ) closed at $47.94. CS October option implied volatility of 47 is below its 26-week average of 62 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. UBS AG (NYSE: UBS ), Switzerland's biggest -bank , closed at $17.02. UBS September option implied volatility is at 54, October is at 56; below its 26-week average of 70, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com. Options Update: European money center's volatility low originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item15"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12gaoui5l/**http%3A//www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo%3Fi=79e4e32858a97c83fdb809549ecfc96f">Before the bell: Stocks headed for a third day of losses</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Market matters , Economic data , Oil , Federal Reserve , Financial Crisis U.S. stock futures edged lower Wednesday morning indicating stocks are set to start a third day of losses. On Tuesday, U.S. markets fell about 2% as investors were concerned about the economic recovery and too strong a rally in the summer months. The financial sector is in focus this morning with Wall Streeters worried bank s and insurers stocks may be overvalued. Meanwhile, as overseas markets continued to be weak, more economic indicators due out this morning could clear up the economic picture somewhat. Continue reading Before the bell: Stocks headed for a third day of losses Before the bell: Stocks headed for a third day of losses originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item16"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=138noh4dl/**http%3A//la.curbed.com/archives/2009/09/its_back_on_baby_hollywoods_madrone_sold_work_will_resume.php">It's Back On, Baby! Hollywood's Madrone Sells, Work Will Resume</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> [Madrone] This is news that should make neighbors living next to this tagged-up ghost building very happy. The Madrone, an 180-unit project at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, sold at a trustee sale on August 12th, according to Susan Wilson, Senior Vice President, Investment Underwriting at Resmark Equity Partners , a local real estate investment firm. The only bidder, Resmark (which was also one of the original investors on Madrone) bid $20 million for the project. "We have owned it free and clear for two weeks now," Wilson tells us. The Madrone name has been dropped, and for now, the project, which ceased construction back in January , is being called 1633 North La Brea. First a little background: Back on the morning of January 14th, we opened the door to the construction office on Madrone's site, and found Mark T. Ebner, principal at construction company Arbor Building Group , packing up and leaving the project. At that point, rumors were flying that the Madrone project, which really marketed the hell out of itself ---perhaps excessively-- had halted construction. Publicity firm Roddan Paolucci Roddan, who was doing press for John Laing Urban, refused to answer any questions relating to the project, referring all inquiries to John Laing reps, who didn't return calls. On that January morning, Ebner said the construction had stopped because of financing difficulties, and in the months that would follow, WL Homes LLC, which owns John Laing Homes, would file for Chapter 11. In an email sent this week, Ebner said his company is back on the project, having been retained as construction managers to assist the new ownership entity (officially known as Hollywood 180 Hold Co LLC). Additionally, he noted that solicitation for a general contractor (GC) has begun. "The GC [is] anticipated to be on board November 1 but no later than end of year – 2009," he writes. Wilson confirms that construction is expected to re-start by the end of the year. It's still unclear what the role of Cuningham Group , the original project architect, will be. Jonathan Watts, principal of Cuningham Group, which also designed another delayed Hollywood development---the PaliHouse Vine project---says his firm has been contacted by the owners. "They have said that they intend to move forward with the project," says Watts. Wilson says it's too early to announce much news beyond the sale. But she says that the development will be built out as condos. "We do have plans to restart construction," says Wilson. "Right now, we are in the strategy stage." (In a bit of confusing news, a publication called Western Real Estate Business recently eported that another company--Tallen Keshen Holdings --owns the project. Wilson refused to comment on the story.) · Hollywood's Madrone Project Hits The Skids [Curbed LA] Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item17"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12gfh3n37/**http%3A//www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo%3Fi=12fb6144d424422fa0d9439cf0b8dbef">Wells Fargo climbs out from under the TARP</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>When the financial crisis really got into full swing, a lot of bank s ended up taking TARP money. Some bank s needed it, and some bank s were forced by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to take it. Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC ) was one of those bank s that was forced to take TARP money, and now it is making plans to pay the TARP money back. Here's the interesting thing though. While many of the larger bank s have paid the TARP money back, Wells Fargo says it is going to pay the money back without having to go out and raise additional funds for the bank -- something other large bank s, like Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS ), didn't do. Continue reading Wells Fargo climbs out from under the TARP Wells Fargo climbs out from under the TARP originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item18"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=131sq6uj0/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/09/tarp-taxpayer-protections-paying-dividends.html">TARP Taxpayer Protections Paying Dividends</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in In a statement on news reports that taxpayers are seeing profits from the federal rescue of financial institutions, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said, "Congress tightened the Bush Administration's TARP financial rescue plan last year by insisting that taxpayers be protected and that financial institutions reimburse the American people first. Today, these requirements are paying dividends." She noted that some of the biggest bank s have paid back the government for its capital investment. Pelosi concluded: "Our vigorous oversight of this process has been critical to ensuring the recovery of our financial system, and we will continue to take all steps necessary to protect taxpayers." Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item19"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12gbcnie8/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/09/audit-sought-of-aig-trust.html">Audit Sought of AIG Trust</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus, R. Ala., sent letters to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) Neil Barofsky calling for an "audit of the formation, content and operation of these [AIG] trust arrangements and the degree to which the public can be confident in their ability to hold the trustees accountable." The Congressmen stated that, if the AIG Trust is going to be the model for the delegation of the management of the public's shares in Citigroup and other bailed out companies, "the American people have a right to know how these trusts are going to be designed, how they will operate, and how the trustees can be held accountable." Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item20"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13duhrd5g/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/09/fincen-outlines-step-to-combat-loan-modification-fraud.html">FinCEN Outlines Step to Combat Loan Modification Fraud</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis Jr. outlined steps that FinCEN is taking to combat persons attempting to defraud American homeowners through purported "mortgage modification" and "foreclosure relief" companies. "These predatory scams rob Americans of their savings and potentially their homes," Freis stated in an address before the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. Freis noted that "it is important for law enforcement to be proactive in their investigative efforts, and it is just as critical that we think creatively to close loopholes on the regulatory side." He stated that, "FinCEN will work to close loopholes that allow criminals to prey on innocent consumers. With those in the financial community, we will work to ensure they remain vigilant and share information so that industry can continue providing law enforcement with the lead information they need to aggressively root out fraud while promoting legitimate economic activity and growth. And we will also continue to challenge ourselves and our law enforcement partners to think creatively to identify new threats." Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item21"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12um56uqb/**http%3A//petrona.typepad.com/petrona/2009/09/ann-pettifor-interview-in-the-times-today.html">Ann Pettifor interview in The Times today</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>In today's Times (Business section) there is an interview with/profile of the marvellous Ann Pettifor . It is the best article I've read in the Times today, so I am sharing it here. She is someone with intelligence, originality, practicality and vision - rather a contrast with a weedy, bandwaggony moan from David Cameron in an earlier part of today's paper about the Lockerbie bomber's release (not worthy of a link, you can predict exactly what it says without needing to read it). Ann Pettifor on the other hand has written two books about the global financial crisis (before it happened); she has things to say about our situation today and she is qualified to say them. She thinks that the economy is still in freefall and that politicians are being far too complacent about it - and thinks it is wrong that the British government has used billions of pounds of the taxpayers' money to bail out the bank s without insisting on changes in behaviour. Instead, she says, this public money should be used to bail out small businesses and households facing bank ruptcy, to stimulate the economy and pull us out of a depression. Ann Pettifor is asked a lot of tough questions in the Times interview, and provides factual, specific, clear answers. How unlike a politician, government minister bank er or most pundits! I urge you to read this article . (If you like what you read, sign up to Ann's Debtonation blog for her regular updates about the financial crisis.) We need more leaders and other influential personalities who are as ahead of the game as is Ann Pettifor - then there would be more hope for us. I'm voting for her as our next Prime Minister. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item22"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12s995qsl/**http%3A//la.curbed.com/archives/2009/08/flipping_the_dairy_farm_in_the_hollywood_dell.php">Flipping the Dairy Farm in The Hollywood Dell</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Click the image above to view the full photogallery. A reader sent this four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath, instructing us to look at the sales history. It's certainly... optimistic pricing. The house was sold in September of last year for $685,000 to flippers who were clearly looking for a distressed property (the seller was the former Countrywide ). According to the listing , the house was originally a dairy farm house has been restored. All told, about 150 square feet was added in the renovation according to real estate agent Eric McCollum, who notes the original home was "messed up from top to bottom." Now, the home features a "living room with coffered ceilings, wood burning fireplace, and French doors. Formal dining room with original stained glass windows." There are also double paned windows, a large patio and tankless water heater. Fast forward to last month when the property went on the market, with an asking price almost double the last sales price. New listing price: $1.218 million. · 6403 Primrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90068 [Redfin] · 6403 Primrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90068 [Official Site] Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item23"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=1358fbrn7/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/08/transaction-account-guarantee-program-extended.html">Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extended</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has amended its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) regulations by extending the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) component of the TLGP for six months until June 30, 2010. The FDIC took this action to assure an orderly phase out of the TAG program. Each insured depository institution (IDI) that participates in the extended TAG program will be subject to increased fees during the extension period for the FDIC's guarantee of qualifying noninterest-bearing transaction accounts. However, each IDI that is currently participating in the TAG program will have an opportunity to opt out of the extended TAG program. Each IDI that is currently participating in the TAG program must review and update its disclosure postings and notices to accurately reflect whether it is participating in the extended TAG program. http://www.fdic.gov/news/board/aug26no4.pdf Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item24"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12pduprjc/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/08/new-banks-to-get-enhanced-scrutiny.html">New Banks to Get Enhanced Scrutiny</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in Newly chartered state nonmember bank s will be subject to higher capital requirements and more frequent examinations for a term of seven years, rather than the current three years, under a new policy of the Financial Deposit Insurance Corp. In addition, to reduce bank failures, the FDIC is replacing its current requirement that bank s provide written notice of proposed business plan changes during the first three years of operation with a requirement of prior FDIC approval. Finally, new bank s will be required to submit updated financial statements and business plans for years four through seven. FIL-50-2009 at http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2009/fil09050.html Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item25"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=13ha1r5kb/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/08/collaboration-necessary-for-community-development-programs.html">Collaboration Necessary for Community Development Programs</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in National Credit Union Administration Board member Gigi Hyland urged interagency community affairs staff to make financial literacy and empowerment "a component of every conversation about community development and economic recovery. Consumers and small businesses need to have access to user-friendly, user-focused information about money. Many of the agencies, including NCUA, have links on their websites to other financial education initiatives like Jump$tart®, NeighborWorks® America, and Operation HOPE. But we need to do more." Hyland made her remarks before the 2009 Interagency Community Affairs Conference which was sponsored by the federal financial regulators including NCUA, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Reserve Board. Hyland added, "Community affairs programs within the agencies have a unique opportunity to take a leadership role in moving the nation's communities toward economic recovery. But that opportunity must be seized together, for it is only working in concert that we can be a cohesive, united force in meeting the broader consumer and community development challenges that must be addressed to foster economic stability and growth." http://www.ncua.gov/news/press_releases/2009/MA09-0828.htm Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item26"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=1348iiai3/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/08/credit-card-act-compliance-concerns-addressed.html">Credit CARD Act Compliance Concerns Addressed</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in In response to credit union concerns about compliance with new requirements under the Credit Card, Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act), National Credit Union Administration Chairman Debbie Matz underscored the NCUA's commitment to consumer protection and ensuring credit union compliance, while recognizing some credit unions may have technical difficulties and the need for examiners to work with credit unions on a case-by-case basis. Matz noted "understand some credit unions may experience difficulties complying with the requirement of the Credit CARD Act and the Federal Reserve Board's interim rule regarding the mailing of periodic statements. The amount of time necessary to come into full compliance will likely vary, depending on the type of credit arrangements a credit union offers its members and, in many cases, the cooperation of third party vendors in revising billing procedures and statements. All credit unions are expected to come into full compliance as early as reasonably possible, and to demonstrate their efforts to do so. In the interim, credit unions should follow the alternative allowed by the Federal Reserve. Like any regulatory compliance matter, examiners will review credit union efforts to achieve compliance. In no event can credit unions impose a late fee or change terms except as permitted by the Credit CARD Act and the Federal Reserve's regulation." http://www.ncua.gov/news/press_releases/2009/MR09-0828c.htm Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item27"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12ivbc9q8/**http%3A//www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/08/townhall-meetings-scheduled.html">Townhall Meetings Scheduled</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This story appeared in National Credit Union Administration Chairman Deborah Matz has announced three NCUA Town Hall Meetings to discuss corporate credit unions and other credit union issues. Matz noted, "The dislocations experienced by the financial markets have had a significant effect on both corporate and natural person credit unions, and it is incumbent on NCUA and the industry to come together in a forward-looking and reasoned manner to find solutions." She added, "we can turn the broader challenges into a catalyst for changes that will set a course for an even brighter future for the credit union industry." http://www.ncua.gov/news/press_releases/2009/MR09-0828b.htm Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item28"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=1315ud9m7/**http%3A//la.curbed.com/archives/2009/08/sponsored_post_the_rowan_1day_sale_saturday_aug_29.php">SPONSORED POST: The Rowan 1-Day Sale, Sat. at 10 a.m.</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> Buyers are planning to arrive early for the End of Summer Sale at The Rowan, where 19 residences will be priced—for one-day only—with studios from just $219,000 and one-bedrooms from $279,000 . Pre-qualification is required and excellent financing is available, along with $1,000 off closing costs. These luxuriously appointed, loft-style condominium homes are move-in-ready, eliminating federal tax credit deadline concerns. As a designated Mills Act historic building, The Rowan also provides for approximately a 60% reduction in property taxes. This first-come, first-served sale, based upon pre-qualification, starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 29. The Rowan is located at 460 S. Spring Street and there is validated parking at the adjacent Paragon Lot on Spring Street, between 4th and 5th Streets. Visit www.rowan-lofts.com to learn more this beautifully restored landmark located at 5th and Spring Streets in the heart of the Old District. Or call 213.213.1898 for details regarding this one-day sale. More >> Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item29"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11edko89o/**http%3A//jesseh.livejournal.com/589413.html">Writer's Block: Clock Punching</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> What was your first job? View other answers I'm pretty sure the first job I got paid for was being a "mother's helper" for my next door neighbors when I was about 10. They had a little baby, and I went over while they made dinner to keep an eye on the baby. I did that for years, because of course as he got older, he actually needed more entertainment! Around that time, I started getting paid for helping at my mother's office, when I was there on school breaks and etc. I would be her assistant's assistant, basically, and got paid as a consultant. I did a lot of babysitting and a fair amount of work for my mother's office, but I think my first formal paycheck job was as a bank teller the summer after I graduated from high school. I had a great time at that job. Customer service, but easy (not sales, not waiting tables), and just all that money! Good times. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item30"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12e1ntd4t/**http%3A//golf.fanhouse.com/2009/08/27/tiger-woods-commits-to-deutsche-bank/">Tiger Woods Commits to Deutsche Bank</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>by FanHouse Newswire Filed under: PGA , FedEx Cup NORTON, Mass. (AP) -- Tiger Woods is returning to the Deutsche -bank Championship, a tournament he won in 2006 and where he has three other top 10 finishes. Organizers say the top-ranked player has committed to play in the event scheduled for Sept. 1-7 at TPC Boston in suburban Norton. Tiger Woods Commits to Deutsche -bank originally appeared on Golf FanHouse on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:40:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item31"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12kmfgvag/**http%3A//petrona.typepad.com/petrona/2009/08/complaints-about-the-complaints.html">Complaints about The Complaints</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Don't mess with your readers, says Frank Wilson of Books, Inq . The only reason people care about Ian Rankin is because of Rebus, he writes, in response to a Herald article about the author, with the provocative title 'Killing characters is the real crime for fans' . In the Herald piece, Colin Waters reports Rankin's announcement of his new series and opines that "the omens are not good", on the basis that Colin Dexter wrote no more after Morse, J K Rowling has yet to write anything significant after Harry Potter and Agatha Christie killed off Poirot because she did not like him. I don't think any of these examples are relevant: Dexter pretty much retired after many years of Morse novels; Agatha Christie wrote many successful novels (series and non-series) before and after giving up on Poirot; and J K Rowling is not a crime-fiction author, conceived Potter as a seven-novel series, and is hardly a Salinger-like case yet. On the other hand, there are plenty of counter-examples of commercially successful authors who write more than one series and/or who write series and stand-alone novels: Val McDermid, Peter Temple, Ruth Rendell, John Harvey, Jonathan Kellerman, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Andrew Taylor, Harlan Coben, Karin Slaughter, Patricia Cornwell and so on. Be that as it may, Waters concludes that "Rankin has resisted the temptation to revive Rebus" but that if he does write another book featuring his famous detective, "the motive will be.....no great mystery". Give the guy a chance! The last Rebus book, Exit Music , was published only a couple of years ago and there have already been two novels since - last year's Doors Open , which as top-selling UK paperback last week could hardly be doing better, and the upcoming (aptly titled!) The Complaints . I predict that Ian Rankin will be crying all the way to the bank whether or not he decides to revive Rebus - he's a good writer and people like reading him. (His pre-Rebus novels were not successful when first published, but even though they aren't as good as the Rebus novels, they certainly were commercially successful when they were republished after the author found fame with Rebus - himself not immediately successful - it took a good few years for Rebus to catch on with the wide readership he currently enjoys.) I was going to make this a two-part post and have a go at another (unrelated) strange attack, but given the length of this post already, I'll return to the topic of "Complaints" another time. Ian Rankin bibliography at Euro Crime . Ian Rankin's website . Ian Rankin at Wikipedia. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item32"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11e9k5p8k/**http%3A//jesseh.livejournal.com/585767.html">Vegas planning</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Sad but true: The four-day trip I'm about to go on is my big vacation of the year, so I am perhaps disproportionately excited. Anyway, I should go to the library after work tomorrow. If I don't, I definitely have to do on my day off Monday (I'm getting in late Sunday night, so figured better safe than sorry.) Definitely have to go to the bank during work hours to get big bills. Packing: - tan capris, black (?) shirt, black slides (travel Thurs) - black shorts, lime shirt, black slides (Fri) - black dress? black/white wrap dress? black wedges (Fri dinner) - white shorts, green/white shirt, bronze flip flops (Saturday) - tan capris, some other shirt (Sunday travel) Should I bother with the flip flops? I guess capris aren't so much warmer than shorts that I shouldn't switch the capris and black shorts one day and wear the flip flops a different day. (I don't think they are comfortable enough yet for schlepping, but so cute!) - something to sleep in - bathing suit - toiletries - something warmer for the plane? Jacket of some kind? - books: Girl with Dragon Tattoo, poss. library books, or buy throw-away books/bring re-reads - cell phone charger - camera? I guess that's basically it.... 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Why doesn’t Santa Ana promote Latino culture the way Los Angeles does with their very successful Olvera Street? 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Gallery across the street from Main Place mall in Santa Ana with a downstairs vinyl toy shop called Go Zilla!, has closed. And by all indications, has been closed for a while,” according to the OC Weekly. Ruh-roh! 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The top 50% in this country pay just about all of the income tax, but those that pay nothing keep telling us the top "Rich" need to pay their fair share? 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Bernanke to a second four-year term starting Jan. 31", which clearly means that nobody else in their right mind would take the job as chairman of the loathsome Federal Reserve now that we are on the precipice of a Long Period Of Woe (LPOW), and only a clueless Princeton academic (the worst kind!) like Bernanke has the galling arrogance to think that he, alone in all the world's long history of people wrestling with this same problem, will come up with some wonderful plan to painlessly eliminate crushing government debts, crushing personal debts, and crushing business debts, and then everything will be fine again! To this, I laugh "Hahaha!" which is the unmistakable Mogambo Laugh Of Contempt And Ridicule (MLOCAR). You can hear the contempt in my voice when I rhetorically ask, "And on what does he base this sublime stupidity?" The answer is: The same neo-Keynesian economic trash (nKet) stupidities that got us into this mess: creating excess amounts of money and credit! Again we hear the MLOCAR, perhaps even more mockingly! When the repellent Alan Greenspan did this monetary madness when he was chairman of the stinking Federal Reserve 1987-2006, he created enough money to enable huge bubbles in stocks, bubbles in bonds, bubbles in consumer spending, bubbles in houses, bubbles in derivatives, bubbles in the size of government (thanks to the national debt in 1987 being $2,350 billion growing to $8,100 billion in 2006 when he left), and constant, simmering, exponentially-growing inflation in the prices of everything. And he did all of this – and more! – by creating about $10 billion a month in new Fed Credit, which was, of course, multiplied by the bank s and all loaned out, down to the last dime, thanks to their being under the control of the despicable Alan Greenspan and his foul Fed, and thus – thus! – had absolutely no – no! – provision for reserves of any – any! – kind against anything – anything! – going wrong with any – any! – of their loans or depositors! You can tell by the weird – weird! – punctuation in the preceding paragraph that I am really losing my grip on things, and I am glad that you cannot see the way my lips are comically flapping and the drool of stupefaction runs down my chin when one realizes that the bank s making riskier and riskier loans of deposits without maintaining reserves against potential losses, somehow bizarrely believing that by reassembling debt, where the interest rate reflects (among other things) risk, they could make risk disappear! Hahaha! But this is not the reason for the Screaming Mogambo Outrage (SMO), but the sudden, terrifying Question From Hell (QFH) that is hanging, like the aforementioned drool (some of which is now in my lap) on my trembling lips, as I am sure that it is yours, namely, "How much money must the monstrous Federal Reserve create from now on to accommodate at least $7 trillion of governmental deficit-spending over the next decade?" Actually, I was hoping that you would ask me that, because I can tell by the way you are not screaming in fear and outrage that you are ready to know that the news is out that the federal deficit-spending over the next 10 years is $9 trillion, every dime of which the Federal Reserve will have to create out of thin air. But what you may not realize is that this gigantic figure, which is just the borrowing needs of the federal government, which doesn't even include the additional hundred or so trillions more – more! – that will have to be created so that people and businesses can get back to borrowing and spending their little hearts out! And all of this new debt in a country where Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is only $14 trillion? Hahahaha! The funniest line was when Obama said, in his nomination, that everyone is all chummy nowadays in Washington, and he calls the chairman of the Federal Reserve by his first name, as in "Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom", which may be true in the "calm" part of the compliment, but as for "wisdom"? Hahaha! If he had any wisdom, you would think he would have said something during all those years he was the head of the economics department at Princeton, and then perhaps we would not be in this mess now! Wisdom? Hahahaha! And if he truly had any wisdom, he would be buying gold, silver and oil, which are guaranteed to shoot to the moon from all of this insanity, which makes investing so easy that one can only say, "Whee!" But we'll never know, because I can never get through when I call the Fed, and either get mysteriously disconnected or put on "indefinite hold", even after I specifically tell the receptionist "I want to know if Ben Bernanke is buying gold, silver and oil, or is he some kind of moron who actually believes that stupid neo-Keynesian crap that comes out of his stupid mouth instead of believing in the economic lessons of the last 4,500 years?" So while we will never know about Mr. Bernanke, who is now the collegial "Ben", you can be sure where I stand and why I will be proven right, which is why you can call me The Mighty Mogambo (TMM). Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11n3v5pb7/**http%3A//silentaddiction.livejournal.com/119012.html">Scorponok; Steve Jablonsky (Transformers Score)</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>My account status is screwed up! I've been renewing my account the same way for years. I've even updated the information when I changed bank s. But today I received a text message stating there was a security problem with my card and I am thinking it is a hoax. About thirty minutes later I receive another text message stating there is a failure of payment. Keep in mind, I am looking at my bank account and seeing where they have the deducted the proper amount to paid for this account. So rather than being billed twice I am waiting on a response from Livejournal?! My last entry was about my internet or shall I say my ethernet cable syncing with my computer tower. Which by the way is still not working. Work is stressful! I have to be careful to not post any names or identifiers on this page. For all of the knowledge I have, I have never worked with a bunch of self-involved-I-am-going-to-(try really hard)-to-fuck-you-over-because-I-don't-want-you-to-have-it-but-I-don't-want-it-either people!! Enough energy spent on that, I need to figure out how to get a life. Soak up the sun or in my case the moonlight because the sun is not my friend. The sun has to be a female and we just don't get along. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11j1ad5oo/**http%3A//mividaloca99.livejournal.com/67682.html">Boycott These Companies Against Free Speech</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Color of Change, a group co-founded by Obama's Green Jobs czar Van Jones (an admitted Communist) started a campaign urging sponsors of Glenn Beck's television program to drop their ads from his show. Below is the list of companies who were willing to sign on with this organization's plan. If you disagree with what they're doing, feel free to boycott their products and services. Geico Insurance Lawyers.com Mens Warehouse Proctor and Gamble Progressive Insurance S.C. Johnson State Farm Insurance Sargento Cheese Airware, Inc. (maker of Brez anti-snoring aides) Ancestry.com AT&T Blaine Labs, Inc. Cambell Soup Company Clorox Ditech (part of GMAC Financial Services) The Elations Company Experian (creator of FreeCreditReport.com) Farmers Insurance Group Johnson & Johnson (makers of Tylenol) Lowe's NutriSystem Sprint The UPS Store Verizon Wireless Traveler's Insurance Bell & Howell DirecTV WalMart Best Buy CVS Travelocity Allergan (maker of Restasis) Ally (part of GMAC Financial Services) Broadview Security (formerly Brinks Home Security) Re-Bath Also, if you have the opportunity, search for these companies on Google, contact their Marketing Departments, and, if you are boycotting, tell them you are and why. These companies refuse to allow free speech in America and for that alone, they should not receive any new or continued business. One good thing to come from this boycott is that Glenn Beck's viewer numbers have soared. Whole Foods, which is also experiencing a boycott due to the Left-wing fight against free speech, is also experiencing a rise in profits. One party's loss seems to be another party's gain. The ironic twist in the issue of the Glenn Beck boycott of 2009 is that Color of Change, the group sponsoring it, clearly states in their mission statement: "We are united behind a simple, powerful pledge: we will do all we can to make sure ALL Americans are represented, served, and protected - regardless of RACE or class." I guess they should amend that to say "but mostly we only support minorities and we're against free speech". Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=14oc1r0qt/**http%3A//www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/08/bad-us-spending-175k-to-put-up-new-west-bank-road-signs-worse-theyll-be-written-in-arabic-and-englis.html">Bad: US Spending $175K to put up new West Bank Road Signs. Worse: They'll be Written in Arabic and English Only, No Hebrew....</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Says all that needs to be said about Obama's plans for the region.... New road signs in Palestinian-controlled areas of the West will be in Arabic and English, without Hebrew, a US official said Thursday. Mindy Masonis, spokeswoman for the US Consulate in Jerusalem, said the new signs will be part of a larger program aimed at improving conditions in the West . The development is seen as part of the preparation for a future Palestinian state. Masonis said no signs are being taken down, but the new ones in the Palestinian areas will be in Arabic and English. The sign project accounts for about $175,000 of a three-year, $20 million U.S. aid project to improve services in the West . Among the other aspects of the program are better processing of drivers' licenses and improvements in the road system, Masonis said. Rest here>>> ZIP H/T: Spencer Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12fnqmkvr/**http%3A//www.mashget.com/2009/08/27/bernanke-falls-victim-to-identify-theft/">Bernanke Falls Victim to Identify Theft</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>The Federal Reserve has for years issued warnings about the spread of identity theft. On Thursday, officials revealed that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was himself a victim. Last August, Mr. Bernanke's wife, Anna, was sitting in a Starbucks coffee shop on Capitol Hill in Washington when her purse was stolen. It contained personal checks, four credit cards and personal identification, according to a theft report first revealed by Newsweek. Ben Bernanke dodged months of rumors Tuesday when President Obama renominated him as chairman of the Federal Reserve. But that doesn't mean the former Princeton professor will be coasting for the next four years. WASHINGTON – Giving Ben Bernanke a second term as Federal Reserve chairman was the politically safe course for a president beset by multiple crises and wanting no new battles. The decision also helped soothe jittery financial markets... American Express, GE, Nissan Lead Deb... Bernanke Personal Bank Account Struck By ID Theft No one is safe from identity theft: Fed chief Ben Bernanke's bank account hit by ring Why Bernanke's Power Will Be 'Curtailed' Nod to Bernanke reassuring Fed observers generally welcome a 2nd Bernanke term but say he should build a new legacy Obama reappoints 'bold' Bernanke as Fed chairman Challenges loom for Fed chief Bernank... Analysis: Bernanke is Obama's safe choice at Fed Bernanke's Low-Rate Fed Future Is Secure More stories ... </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12d07eahr/**http%3A//www.mashget.com/2009/08/27/chrysler-group-says-it-will-expand-li/">Chrysler Group Says It Will Expand Li...</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S.automaker run by Fiat SpA , said it will accept product liabilityclaims on Chrysler LLC vehicles made before the company exitedbankruptcy June 10 and those involved in accidents on or afterthat date. Chrysler Group announced its changed policy on liabilityclaims in a letter sent to members of the U.S. Congress, thecompany said in a statement distributed by PR Newswire. ChryslerGroup purchased most of the assets of Chrysler LLC, now calledOld Carco LLC, when the company emerged from bankruptcy,according to the statement. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - A judge in Virginia on Thursday approved Michael Vick's plan to repay creditors who are owed $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy on the same day he was scheduled to return to the playing field with the Philadelphia Eagles. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Creditors who are owed a total of more than $20 million have endorsed Michael Vick's plan to pay them back and emerge from bankruptcy, according to a court filing. In balloting... Washington -- The Detroit Three automakers' share of "cash for clunkers" sales fell sharply, compared to foreign nameplates, in the final week of the $3 billion incentive program. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co... Chrysler to accept some "old co" prod... Michael Vick heads back to bankruptcy court with creditors' support of $20M repayment plan - Fort Lauderdale Sun U.S. deals on clunkers aid imports, results say Creditors back Michael Vick's bankruptcy plan Big 3 sales fade as 'clunkers' wraps up Tribune bondholders seek to probe sale to Sam Zell Deputy CEO Press to Leave Chrysler Chrysler deputy CEO Press to leave-so... Chrysler Workers Await News on Model Cuts, Changes Chrysler may build Fiat 500 minicar in Mexico More stories ... </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12jsf93tj/**http%3A//www.mashget.com/2009/08/27/vick-tossed-short-completion-on-second-play/">Vick tossed short completion on second play</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>PHILADELPHIA – Michael Vick zipped a few passes, ran around a bit and even lined up at wide receiver . In his first action in nearly 32 months, Vick has a new role: do-it-all quarterback . So far, the experiment has drawn mixed results. Vick completed a key pass to set up a field goal on his fourth play in Philadelphia's game against Jacksonville on Thursday night. The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback finished 4 for 4 for 19 yards in the first half. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - A judge in Virginia on Thursday approved Michael Vick's plan to repay creditors who are owed $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy on the same day he was scheduled to return to the playing field with the Philadelphia Eagles. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Creditors who are owed a total of more than $20 million have endorsed Michael Vick's plan to pay them back and emerge from bankruptcy, according to a court filing. In balloting... SEATTLE | Mayor Greg Nickels walked into the crowded City Hall conference room to a standing ovation from the couple of dozen staff members on hand. As the applause began to subside... Judge OKs Vick bankruptcy plan Michael Vick heads back to bankruptcy court with creditors' support of $20M repayment plan - Fort Lauderdale Sun Creditors back Michael Vick's bankruptcy plan Boldin misses practice with sore hamstring As Vick nears Eagles debut, animal advocates want spotlight on dogs, not the dogfighter Former Athletes' Adviser Charged in Ponzi Scheme Michael Vick not barred from drinking Vick Continues Prep With Eagles Assistant Coaches Seattle's heavy-handed mayor loses primary Short debut for Favre More stories ... </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12b1b39bf/**http%3A//www.mashget.com/2009/08/27/chrysler-to-accept-some-old-co-prod/">Chrysler to accept some "old co" prod...</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC said on Thursday it is now confident enough about its business to accept product defect claims that arise on vehicles built before its sale process was completed in June. Chrysler's predecessor, Chrysler LLC, filed for bankruptcy protection on April 30 and the sale of substantially all of its assets was completed on June 10 to Chrysler Group LLC, which is managed by Italy's Fiat SpA (FIA.MI). Washington -- The Detroit Three automakers' share of "cash for clunkers" sales fell sharply, compared to foreign nameplates, in the final week of the $3 billion incentive program. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co... NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Hockey League filed a bid for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes franchise on Tuesday and said it planned to re-sell the team to a third party outside of the bankruptcy process if it wins. Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggestautomaker, plans its first long-term closure of a domesticassembly line as car sales in the country fall to the lowest inmore than 30 years. Toyota... Facebook Lockdown: Social Network To ... GM Might Keep Opel After All U.S. deals on clunkers aid imports, results say Big 3 sales fade as 'clunkers' wraps up GM returns to Cold War fear in talks to sell Opel Chrysler, Nissan End Vehicle-Developm... Everything You Need to Know About the... Toyota Says It Plans to Cut Vehicle O... NHL bids for Coyotes, plans to resell them Report: Chrysler to build Fiat 500 in Mexico More stories ... </td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item8"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=12e5li1hu/**http%3A//www.contrarianprofits.com/articles/must-reads-august-27-2009/20188">Must Reads August 27, 2009</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>How Goldmans' problems are hurting you NY Post Roubini: The spend and borrow economy Forbes Homeowners can't catch up The Daily Reckoning 5 ways to protect yourself from deflation The Pragmatic Capitalist Is the Fed enabling foreign central banks to swap out their agency debt into Treasuries? Zero Hedge The political phase and the death of a nation Whiskey and Gunpowder Fed official: Real US unemployment 16% The Raw Story The rising tide in unemployment in America Washington's Blog Equities: As good as it gets? Dead Cats Bouncing Major reason stocks could plunge soon The Daily Crux</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item9"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=140bn530f/**http%3A//www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/08/obamanomics-atlanta-fed-chief-the-true-unemployment-number-is-at-16-percent-.html">ObamaNomics: Atlanta Fed Chief: The True Unemployment Number Is At 16 Percent . . .</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td> It's about time someone said it. Most Americans knew this for awhile... Breitbart : The real US unemployment rate is 16 percent if persons who have dropped out of the labor pool and those working less than they would like are counted, a Federal Reserve official said Wednesday . "If one considers the people who would like a job but have stopped looking -- so-called discouraged workers -- and those who are working fewer hours than they want, the unemployment rate would move from the official 9.4 percent to 16 percent, said Atlanta Fed chief Dennis Lockhart. He underscored that he was expressing his own views, which did "do not necessarily reflect those of my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee," the policy-setting body of the central bank . Lockhart pointed out in a speech to a chamber of commerce in Chattanooga, Tennessee that those two categories of people are not taken into account in the Labor Department's monthly report on the unemployment rate. The official July jobless rate was 9.4 percent. Lockhart, who heads the Atlanta, Georgia, division of the Fed, is the first central bank official to acknowledge the depth of unemployment amid the worst US recession since the Great Depression. Lockhart said the US economy was improving but "still fragile," and the beginning stages of a sluggish recovery were underway. "My forecast for a slow recovery implies a protracted period of high unemployment," he said, adding that it would be difficult to stimulate jobs through additional public spending. "Further fiscal stimulus has been mentioned, but the full effects of the first stimulus package are not yet clear, and the concern over adding to the federal deficit and the resulting national debt is warranted," he said. momma Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item10"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11jvnd42g/**http%3A//mividaloca99.livejournal.com/67076.html">Obama's Czars - 22 listed</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Here's a short list of Obama's Czars. There are 22 listed here and supposedly 32 active in his administration. Over the past several decades, other Presidents have had people in Czar functions, but they were sometimes referred to as a different title. JFK, FDR, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and even George W. Bush all had men and women under their employ in the same position as Obama's Czars...so why haven't concerns been raised about THOSE administrations? Probably because Obama has more active Czars in his administration than the total number of Czars in the entire Russian Imperial dynasty! AIDS Czar - Jeffrey Crowley Auto Czar/Car Czar - Steve Rattner (resigned); Ron Bloom Bailout Czar - Neel Kashkari (appointed by George W. Bush in 2008) Border Czar - Alan Bersin (was also in the same position for the Clinton administration) Compensation Czar/Pay Czar - Kenneth Feinberg Cyber Czar - Melissa Hathaway (appointment pending) Drug Czar - Gil Kerlikowske Energy/Climate/Global Warming Czar - Carol Browner Faith-Based Czar - Joshua DuBois Green Jobs Czar - Van Jones Guantanimo Base Closure Czar - Daniel Fried Health Care Czar - Nancy-Ann DeParle Infotech Czar - Vivek Kundra Intelligence Czar - Dennis Blair (retired Admiral) Performance Czar - Nancy Killefer (resigned); Jeffrey Zients Regulatory Czar - Cass Sunstein (Senate confirmation pending) Science Czar - John Holdren (Senate confirmed) Stimulus Oversight Czar - Earl Devaney TARP Czar - Herb Allison (appointed in 2008 by George W. Bush; Senate confirmed) Chief Technology Czar - Aneesh Chopra Urban Affairs Czar - Adolfo Carrion WMD/Nonproliferation Czar - Gary Samore Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item11"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11j1jbf0c/**http%3A//mividaloca99.livejournal.com/61794.html">Freedoms Americans Will Lose If Obamacare Wins</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This was originally posted by the Gateway Pundit but I had to repost it here: Freedoms you'd lose in health care reform 1. Freedom to choose what's in your plan. 2. Freedom to be rewarded for healthy living, or pay your real costs.. 3. Freedom to choose high-deductible coverage. 4. Freedom to keep your existing plan. 5. Freedom to choose your doctors... • Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure! • Page 29: Admission: your health care will be rationed! • Page 30: A government committee will decide what treatments and benefits you get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process) • Page 42: The "Health Choices Commissioner" will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None. • Page 50: All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services. • Page 58: Every person will be issued a National ID Health card. • Page 59: The federal government will have direct, real-time access to all individual bank accounts for electronic funds transfer. • Page 65: Taxpayers will subsidize all union retiree and community organizer health plans (read: SEIU, UAW and ACORN) • Page 72: All private health care plans must conform to government rules to participate in a health care Exchange. • Page 84: All private health care plans must participate in the health care Exchange (i.e., total government control of private plans) • Page 91: Government mandates linguistic infrastructure for services; translation: illegal aliens • Page 95: The Government will pay ACORN and Americorps to sign up individuals for Government-run Health Care plan. • Page 102: Those eligible for Medicaid will be automatically enrolled: you have no choice in the matter. • Page 124: No company can sue the government for price-fixing. No "judicial review" is permitted against the government monopoly. Put simply, private insurers will be crushed. • Page 127: The AMA sold doctors out: the government will set wages. • Page 145: An employer MUST auto-enroll employees into the government-run public plan. No alternatives. • Page 126: Employers MUST pay health care bills for part-time employees AND their families. • Page 149: Any employer with a payroll of $400K or more, who does not offer the public option, pays an 8% tax on payroll • Page 150: Any employer with a payroll of $250K-400K or more, who does not offer the public option, pays a 2 to 6% tax on payroll • Page 167: Any individual who doesn’t have acceptable health care (according to the government) will be taxed 2.5% of income. • Page 170: Any NON-RESIDENT alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans will pay for them). • Page 195: Officers and employees of Government Health Care Bureaucracy will have access to ALL American financial and personal records. • Page 203: "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." Yes, it really says that. • Page 239: Bill will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors and the poor most affected." • Page 241: Doctors: no matter what specialty you have, you'll all be paid the same (thanks, AMA!) • Page 253: Government sets value of doctors' time, their professional judgment, etc. • Page 265: Government mandates and controls productivity for private health care industries. • Page 268: Government regulates rental and purchase of power-driven wheelchairs. • Page 272: Cancer patients: welcome to the wonderful world of rationing! • Page 280: Hospitals will be penalized for what the government deems preventable re-admissions. • Page 298: Doctors: if you treat a patient during an initial admission that results in a readmission, you will be penalized by the government. • Page 317: Doctors: you are now prohibited for owning and investing in health care companies! • Page 318: Prohibition on hospital expansion. Hospitals cannot expand without government approval. • Page 321: Hospital expansion hinges on "community" input: in other words, yet another payoff for ACORN. • Page 335: Government mandates establishment of outcome-based measures: i.e., rationing. • Page 341: Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Advantage Plans, HMOs, etc. • Page 354: Government will restrict enrollment of SPECIAL NEEDS individuals. • Page 379: More bureaucracy: Telehealth Advisory Committee (health care by phone). • Page 425: More bureaucracy: Advance Care Planning Consult: Senior Citizens, assisted suicide, euthanasia? • Page 425: Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. Mandatory. Appears to lock in estate taxes ahead of time. • Page 425: Government provides approved list of end-of-life resources, guiding you in death. • Page 427: Government mandates program that orders end-of-life treatment; government dictates how your life ends. • Page 429: Advance Care Planning Consult will be used to dictate treatment as patient's health deteriorates. This can include an ORDER for end-of-life plans. An ORDER from the GOVERNMENT. • Page 430: Government will decide what level of treatments you may have at end-of-life. • Page 469: Community-based Home Medical Services: more payoffs for ACORN. • Page 472: Payments to Community-based organizations: more payoffs for ACORN. These are all verifiable by reading H.R. 3200 and you can find it through the Library of Congress/Thomas database. 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Bush Administration officials saw how this publication was dealing with complex moral and health issues and suspended it. But bureaucrats in the Obama administration saw fit to bring it back. Why?<br><br> <p>Well, the first thing to look at is the author of “Your Life, Your Choices.” He is Robert A Pearlman, MD. Dr. Pearlman's areas of expertise cover end-of-life care. But what is fascinating is that his areas of study are: euthanasia, validity of life sustaining treatment preferences, medical futility and physician assisted suicide. He has argued for physician assisted suicide before the US Supreme Court. I could search all day and not find a smatter of broad-based, middle ground appeal in what this man believes and fights for. How did this man become the voice for Veterans in the twilight of their years?<br><br> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:NwWZ3TYn_LEJ:www.rihlp.org/pubs/Your_life_your_choices.pdf+your+life,+your+choices&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us">Secondly, read the pamphlet</a><br><br> <p><span id="more-27628"></span><br><br> <p>“Your Life, Your Choices” presents end-of-life choices like an MSNBC poll, pushing you toward an inevitable conclusion without rationale. The worksheet on page 21 asks you to decide if your life “is worth living”. Can you shake the blues? Do you live in a nursing home? Are you in a wheelchair? are just some of the questions leading to that conclusion. When the government can steer vulnerable individuals to conclude for themselves that life is not worth living, who needs a death panel?<br><br> <p>Take the case of <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.wheatandweeds.com/2009/08/in-oregon-paying-people-to-die.html">Barbara Wagner in Oregon</a>, one of this country’s leaders in physician assisted suicide. Barbara, 64, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Her doctors warned her she had less than six months left. She requested a new life-prolonging treatment from Oregon's state-run health plan. The drug was refused. Instead, she was offered lethal medication to end her life.<br><br> <blockquote><p>‘It was horrible,’ Barbara told reporters. ‘I got a letter in the mail that basically said if you want to take the pills we will help you get them from a doctor and we will stand there and watch you die – but we won’t give you the medicine to live.<br><br> <p>‘I told them: “Who do you think you are to say that you will pay for my dying, but you won’t pay for me to possibly live longer?”<br><br></blockquote> <p>Some of my more jaded readers will be shocked, “shocked I say!”, to discover that my attack here is not with Obama, per se. In fact, the government itself is to blame. This is what I, and many conservatives have been talking about since this whole silly socialized medicine debate began.<br><br> <p><strong>And don’t tell me it’s not about socialized medicine. If you are for the public option, you see nothing wrong with socialized medicine. That’s what the rest of us have a problem with. You are so myopic about solving problems with government that you honestly don’t see or comprehend the inherent dangers.</strong><br><br> <p>Well, here it is, laid bare. Your government bureaucrat, not your politician, and not your appointed czar, is the one you have to worry about. The individual given the authority and the power to guide and influence the kinds of decisions you make at the end of your life is the one to fear, because if you get your way, all roads will lead through one of them.<br><br> <p>For a moment, paint the picture by partisans of the right-to-die movement, who will surely come to this pogroms defense with a terminally-ill patient with nothing but intense suffering betwixt him and death. Now picture this. You are in a wheelchair, or you had a stroke. Your doctor recommends end-of-life measures. Your life is not worth living. This escape from the burden of autonomous choice is attractive, as every liberal knows. Why make a decision someone else can make for you? Validated by a doctor no less. Once a trusted physician recommends suicide or euthanasia, many patients will feel they have no alternative but to accept.<br><br> <p>We are crossing lines, at first slowly and now with rapidity: killing unborn children for convenience; removing tissue from live fetuses; creating embryos for destruction in research; experimenting with assisted suicide and contemplating euthanasia. Humans, it seems, become inconvenient to liberals and government at both ends of their lives.<br><br> <p><img src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/deathbook_page1.jpg" alt="deathbook_page" title="deathbook_page" width="440" height="500" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27630" ><br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/the-democrats-pogrom/;The Democrats Pogrom;2362630">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;344585;Terry Crowley,Robert Pearlman MD,your life your choices,assisted suicide,end of life,the death book,VA,euthanasia,Obama,Health Care Reform;The Democrats Pogrom;2362630">Article Search</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;344585;Terry Crowley,Robert Pearlman MD,your life your choices,assisted suicide,end of life,the death book,VA,euthanasia,Obama,Health Care Reform;The Democrats Pogrom;2362630--> • <a title="See related articles to this one based on reader votes" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/related.asp?http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/the-democrats-pogrom/">Related</a> • <a title="View comments" href="http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/the-democrats-pogrom/#comments">View comments</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/the-democrats-pogrom/#comments--> • <a rel="nofollow" title="Track comments" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Track=http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/the-democrats-pogrom/feed/&ref=comment:508435">Track comments</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Track=http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/the-democrats-pogrom/feed/&ref=comment:508435--> • <a href="http://www.talkr.com/app/text_to_audio.app?feed_url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2ffeed%2f&permalink=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fthe-democrats-pogrom%2f&src=5"><img border="0" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/audio.ico" title="Listen to this article" /></a> •</div><p><img rel="nofollow" title="Rate 'The Democrats Pogrom'" src="http://www.feedblitz.com/v1.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fthe-democrats-pogrom%2f" border="0" usemap="#outbrainMap_508435_0" /><map rel="nofollow" name="outbrainMap_508435_0" id="outbrainMap_508435_0" /><area shape="rect" coords="0,0,1,1" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fthe-democrats-pogrom%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=0" /><area shape="rect" coords="2,0,20,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fthe-democrats-pogrom%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=1" /><area shape="rect" coords="20,0,38,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fthe-democrats-pogrom%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=2" /><area shape="rect" coords="38,0,55,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fthe-democrats-pogrom%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=3" /><area shape="rect" coords="55,0,72,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fthe-democrats-pogrom%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=4" /><area shape="rect" coords="72,0,91,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fthe-democrats-pogrom%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=5" /><br><br> <h3 style="clear:both;"><a name="508435_1"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40624884&f=508435&u=14830550">Irvine Dems fight police union while Costa Mesa Reeps fold like chairs</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40624884&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.png" alt="" ><img class="size-medium wp-image-27625 aligncenter" title="Larry Agran fights the police union" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Larry-Agran-fights-the-police-union-300x166.jpg" alt="Larry Agran fights the police union" width="300" height="166" ><br><br> <p>Would you believe it? Steven Greenhut praised Larry Agran and his fellow Irvine City Council Democrats over at the O.C. Register in an <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/irvine-city-council-2536747-police-crime" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>op-ed</strong></span></a> today. 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Call me pleasantly surprised, not just at the vote, but at the way the Agran-led Irvine majority is shrugging off the sort of police-union theatrics that have become commonplace as police associations have mastered the art of hardball politics to a degree that would make the Teamsters blush.<br><br></blockquote> <p>The Costa Mesa Council Members who voted for the pension spike were Wendy Leece and Gary Monahan.<br><br> <p>Incidentally, the Irvine Council Republicans, Christina Shea and Steven Choi, voted with the police union.<br><br> <p>Is there anything worse than Republican politicians who shill for unions?<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/irvine-dems-fight-police-union-while-costa-mesa-reeps-fold-like-chairs/;Irvine Dems fight police union while Costa Mesa Reeps fold like chairs;2362630">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this 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director Jim Ross suddenly retired. According to a new article over at the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/city-cordoba-council-2537322-company-streetcar" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>O.C. Register</strong></span></a>, Ross was opposed to handing over close to $5 million to George Pla’s Cordoba Corp., so they could begin to work on Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s light rail to nowhere project.<br><br> <p>After Ross’s team found that Cordoba was the lowest rated bidder, Pulido and Councilmember David Benavides forced the city to allow the Council Members to assess the bidders. They did so via the Council’s Transportation Committee.<br><br> <p>Pulido, Benavides and Councilman Carlos Bustamante have all received campaign contributions from Pla.<span id="more-27601"></span><br><br> <p>Pulido and Bustamante abstained when the rest of the Council gave Cordoba the contract.<br><br> <p>One of the other Council Members told me last week that Santa Ana is finished if the rail project and the Station District development does not go through. 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<p style="text-align: left;">Gay ministers will be allowed to lead parishes, representatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted today in Minneapolis. The 559-451 vote marks a historic change for the 4.8 million ELCA members, including 830,000 in Minnesota. The vote repeals the ELCA’s ban on gay clergy unless they agreed to remain celibate. The new position allows the installation of gay pastors but leaves the decision to call a gay pastor up to individual congregations and synods.<br><br> <p>Delegates heeded warnings not to react as the outcome was read, but onlookers in the gallery hugged one another in celebration. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/faith/53859967.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O%20<img%20src=">LINK <br > </a>The proposal would not go into effect until November, allowing three months for emotions to cool. Will God have second thoughts by then?<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;"><span id="more-27522"></span><br><br> <p> <p>Happy Sunday to ALL. <img src='http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' > <br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/another-all-inclusive-church-is-born-elca-votes-to-allow-gay-pastors/;Another All-Inclusive Church is Born: ELCA votes to allow gay pastors;2362630">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;344585;Religion,ELCA,Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,Gay Pastors,gay clergy,Fresh Juice,GLBT rights,Rev. 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After the acquisition of Claudio their total visits from Aug. 14 to 20, came to 5,208. They actually had 117 LESS visits after they acquired Sunny D.<span id="more-27576"></span><br><br> <p>So you see, the Sunny D acquisition was much ado about nothing, as the Bard said. 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None other than California Republican Party Vice Chairman Jon Fleischman, the former public relations hack for disgraced criminal Mike Carona, who used to be Sheriff of Orange County. Fleischman also owns the “Flash Report,” a GOP blog that has very few readers.<br><br> <p>Fleischman says his proposal will strengthen the party – how will that happen when it will push independents out of the primary – and right into the Democratic Party’s arms? Studies show that these voters tend to vote blue again in the general elections. <span id="more-27570"></span><br><br> <div style="border: medium none; overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">I guess Fleischman wants his party to go extinct. His strategy is to hate independents, Mexicans, gays and moderates. What kind of political strategy is that? 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That’s right – the Queen of the Santa Ana Usual Suspects, Julie Stroud! I don’t know if she will be having a birthday party, but if she is I imagine a plethora of Usual Suspects will be there.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">By popular demand, we are re-printing our Usual Suspects trading cards below. We still have not received new cards for the rest of the Usual Suspects. So who are they? Well, for starts, just about anyone involved in Comm Link, which is a group of Santa Ana neighborhood association metiches.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Who else? How about Claudio Gallegos, the former Sunny D blogger who now blogs with his fellow Jannies over at the Liberal OC? Gallegos once told me that he worked on the Nativo Lopez recall, and then showed up at Mark McLoughlin’s house for the election night party. But guess what? They would not let him in! And yet he still pals around with these people…<span id="more-27562"></span><br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">In fact Gallegos also told me that Stroud herself once commented to Phil Bacerra that she liked his Latina girlfriend, because she is “not like the other Mexicans.” And Gallegos and Bacerra are still chummy with Stroud and company…despite that obviously racist comment.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">There was a time when Gallegos was opposed to the Usual Suspects, but they have a habit of infecting folks and increasing their ranks. It’s like the movie “Body Snatchers.”<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Here’s another Stroud tale. According to Thomas Gordon, Julie and her husband, Glen “Barney Rubble,” like to go to Mexico to rescue greyhound dogs. LOL! They love Mexican dogs but apparently dislike actual Mexicans!<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Stroud also told me, and several others, that she could not understand why the empty Ralphs over on 17th would be taken over by a Mexican supermarket – why, she asked, did they need to make the store Mexican? Why not make it a “regular” store?<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Other Usual Suspects include Oscar Garza, Kim Sinclair, Tim Rush, Debbie McEwen, Chris Prevatt, developer Mike Harrah, all of the biddies in the Wilshire Square neighborhood association who asked for Bear Locks on their trash cans, Tom and Nancy Lutz, and just about everyone in the Floral Park neighborhood – particularly those who hold Halloween parties on a night other than Halloween, and then turn off the lights on Halloween. And whoever it was in Heninger Park that pushed to make that neighborhood a historic district.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">So what is up with these people? For the most part they hate the poor and they are very much against Mexican and Central American immigrants. You will note that there are now Latinos in the Usual Suspects. Stroud has been very busy collecting her “brown brigade,” along with Thomas Gordon. They used these second-tier members of the Usual Suspects to advocate for the Bacerra Bicycle Rack Act and the Gordon Graffiti ordinance.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">You will see many of the Usual Suspects at Santa Ana City Council meetings. They used to sit in the back row and snicker. Now you find them in the front row, empowered by a City Council that regularly does their bidding.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Feliz Cumpleanos Julie. 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This video clip is PACKED FULL of the current health insurance reform issues. Here’s some of what’s in store:<br><br> <p>Who are the gang of Six? Does David Vitter really want to crash the health care system of CANADA to address the issue of health insurance reform in the United States? (Sneak answer: Yes, he does! View the video and hear his plans during a town hall meeting). The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Party of NO</span> has become the Mi<strong>NO</strong>rity party.<span id="more-27556"></span> <br><br> <p>GOP Olympia Snowe gives her progress report on health care reform. Anthony Weiner outlines what works as a single payer option. Just how many Republicans are ready to vote for either of the current bills being discussed? Bachmann, Perry and Demint are showcased. Is the US becoming “just like Iran” where people will need to flee the country if health care reform takes place? Will the loser Democrats ever grow a set? Will our nation get something worthwhile or will we get shortchanged by lawmakers AGAIN? <br><br> <p> <strong>For anyone who is trying to make sense of what all is going on, this is a “Must See”. The foremat is fast moving, easy to follow and showcases all of the major players who are trying to help/not help shape the impending health reforms. </strong> <em>Please leave comments below.</em><br><br> <p>“Why are we walking away from our base principles?” Great question!<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/gop-mi-no-rity-party-does-not-want-health-insurance-reform-for-you/;GOP mi-NO-rity party does not want health insurance reform for YOU.;2362630">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;344585;Minnesota Rep. 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The NEA’s statement to the Department of Education came a week before the end of the public-comment period on the administration’s proposal, and it reflected deep divisions over the White House’s education agenda within a constituency largely loyal to the Democratic Party.<span id="more-27546"></span><br><br> <p>The union, which boasts 3.2 million members, charged that Race to the Top contradicted administration pledges to give states more flexibility in how they improve schools. “We find this top-down approach disturbing; we have been down that road before with the failures of No Child Left Behind,” the union wrote in its comments, “and we cannot support yet another layer of federal mandates that have little or no research base of success and that usurp state and local government’s responsibilities for public education.” Source: <strong>Washington Post </strong> More at this <strong><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/08/21/nea_breaks_with_administration.html?hpid=topnews"> LINK</a></strong><br><br> <p>We have a whole lot of teachers who stop by OJ regularly. It would be nice to get your input. I believe CTA is a part of NEA. Do you agree with your union umbrella on this issue? *<br><br> <p> <p><strong>* You WILL be graded and your pay scale will be impacted, depending upon your answers. 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This has been an amazing decision for us. It is so nice to be solidly working toward the same goal, finally having our entire energy transformed into tangible results! Having that experience with the dh makes saying yes to this decision so worth it for me. I would have thought I'd have a lot to write when this decision was made. It's not that I didn't do a lot of processing, because I did. Boy howdy! Once I knew I was ok with the choice, I announced it to my circle of friends and support people. I got feedback, most of it consistently, "are you sure?, "is this a bandage?". It was really good for me to use that as an opportunity to reexamine my choice, check-in to see if I was fooling myself. I can say with a clear heart that wasn't the case. I am grateful for the conversation and the willingness of those people to share their thoughts. I felt very loved and cared about. (I have since realized I've a bit of resistance to the person initiating the conversation though. I'll have to follow up with her at some point.) So what's with the snakes? On the day we began discussing the idea of staying and building a real life here, we had two snakes cross our path, each at a different location. Snakes are not that common around here so it caught our attention. When we got home I looked up Snake in my Medicine Cards book. The reading is all about transmutation. The dictionary says it's the act of changing. Wow, we had decided on a major change. We took this sighting as good sign and proceeded on. The process has gone relatively fast which I also take as a positive sign. We started the conversation on July 25th and will be closing on our new home September 3. I'm still a bit anxious about the mortgage payment, exact amount yet to be determined. And then there is the sewer to be installed in our new neighborhood in about one year that will also need to be paid for. The last bit has me especially nervous today. I spent the morning with my stomach in knots. Eventually, it subsided but never entirely left my mind. When I took the pup out for a swim this afternoon, lo and behold, I encountered another snake in the same spot as our second sighting weeks ago. As I threw the ball for her, I kept an eye on the snake. It was thinner around than my pinky and somewhere between 9 and 12 inches long. Nothing scary. It just hung around in the rocks along the shore, gracefully navigating it's path at the edge of the river. while I stumbled and nearly lost my balance traversing the same river rock bank . When I got home I picked up the Medicine Card book to reread the Snake passage. I skimmed the main reading and then read the contrary section which I don't think I read before. It was about shedding a skin in order to embrace a change, regardless of the temporary discomfort this may cause. I get it. Not only is this move from West Riverside to the Rattlesnake neighborhood a change in living space but it's a change in ' living ' space. Now is a good time to explore other ways of being in my marriage. Just because things have been one way for the last 8 years, it doesn't mean it can't be a bit different now. (How dense can I be? Forest for the trees anyone? It took me writing 'Rattlesnake' just above for me to see the connection between Snake and our new neighborhood. Interesting.) Time will tell how this all turns out. For now I am glad to feel scared about something other than the state of my relationship. I am not walking this edge alone. I believe we are moving forward together, toward creating a more rewarding and fulfilling life of our own making. Exciting days ahead. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11dpcfj44/**http%3A//joce-d.livejournal.com/86392.html">ah wells!</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Hahaha, today was the day of reckoning. :) Hahaha, well, they said that Faculty of Engineering doesn't allow double degrees, so my only option was to transfer! And I won't be able to take a major in East Asian too, only a minor. Well~~ Not the ending that I would have truly hoped for, but ok, it's better than nothing I suppose, and the people were quite nice about it, so hey, I'm not complaining (too much). :P Hahaha, AND!! Today bumped into 2 Singaporeans when queuing up in the bank ahahah! So funny, after they talked to each other like one sentence, I totally whipped back head to look at them. LOLS!!! Then after listening a few more, can't stand it liao, and talked to them. Hahaha, ya know, at first I thought that they were same age as me, but turned out that one guy was at McGill for exchange, and the other is there for his MASTERS like omg?!?!? hahaha, he TOTALLY doesn't look 5/6 years older than moi. ^^" Hahahaha!!! But heehee, good to hear some Singlish after a while me supposes! :D OH OH OH AND NO LAUGHING MATTER!! ANYONE KNOWS HOW I CAN CONTACT MO DI?!?!?!?! SHE SHOULD'VE REACHED OR SMTH BUT NO NEWS FROM HERE, BOTH ME AND MUM ARE WORRIED!!!!! kk, that's that. Will end off with 2 songs. One of them, have been crazy about even before I left. The other, got hooked on after watching 13 going on 30 hahahah! :D Tried to find on imeem, but somehow don't have, so kk! Two niiiice songs, totally different feels, but both with the keyword "Breathe". LOLS!!!! Why Can't I - Liz Phair Breathe - Taylor Swift . Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=129a7h8cb/**http%3A//www.bookerrising.net/2009/08/gender-culture-and-genetics.html">Gender, Culture, And Genetics</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Afrocity: "MILF Toast Served From The Patriarch's Den" The moderate-conservative Republican blogger opines about "cougars" like actress Vivica A. Fox (pictured left) and singer Madonna (pictured below) : "If you are a woman over 35 years of age you are a cougar whether you like it or not. The proliferation of single women in their late 30's and 40's have sparked a new smear campaign brought to you by the patriarchy. Cougar women are the latest installment of a revived misogynistic sensation since Obama was elected. Because after all every woman over 35 wants to get laid by a sexually immature 25 year old guy that will give us money for a cab ride home from his dorm room or mother's basement. I find the 'cougar' phenomenon particularly cruel because it targets two kinds of women. Those who have every right to pursue happiness by getting on with their lives after a losing a spouse to death or divorce, or women who have spent a great deal of their 20's cultivating a professional career. Using the cougar as a metaphor, to describe old women on the prowl, hunting for fresh (young) meat is not only offensive but it is also contradictory to modern day treatment of older men who 'hunt' younger women in search of a 'shopping spree' at H&M in exchange for her un-cellulited buttocks and dim bulb adoration. What comes out of this male constructed sexual vocabulary of cougar, MILF (mom[s] I would like to f__k), Demi-chicks - is an assault on women born in the 60's and 70's. It negates the female constructed positive images of women in their 40's such as Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Halle Berry and others who stunningly prove that 40 is the new 30. Women please do not embrace this cougar meme. It is not empowering." She continues her commentary: "If you are dating in your 30's, 40's, 50's and beyond, establish yourself as women with standards, who share a common desire for QUALITY companionship now matter what the prospect's age. Your 30's and 40's often signal the height of your careers, personal freedom and confidence. Do not let men shape the way you feel about yourselves, especially young keg floating men who you can bet your Prada thong will never call themselves cougars once they turn [into] 35 year old summer intern skirt chasers. The patriarchy will do anything to keep the self-esteem of a woman down. Since the 1980's women have become more assertive and independent when juxtaposed by the obvious decline of the male hairline , bank account and ego, you can expect that MILF and Cougar are the verbal assault tools of an oppressive and envious comb over patriarc[h]y and possibly a generation of younger women who unfortunately take feminism ten steps back." South African Track Star: Male Or Female? Are we back to the 1980s, when gender tests were regularly done on Eastern European female athletes? It looks that way. The IAAF has asked the South African athletics federation to conduct a gender verification test on 800-metre runner Caster Semenya - who this evening won the women's 800-meter run at the world track & field championships in Germany by a sizeable margin, amid pre-race controversy about whether he/she should run - amid concerns he/she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman . The world body for the sport requested the gender test about three weeks ago after Mr./Ms. Semenya burst onto the scene by improving upon personal bests in the 800 and 1,500 by huge margins. IAAF spokesman Nick Davies says the "extremely complex, difficult" test has been started, but the results were not expected for several weeks. Sandra Rose, a registered nurse and conservative blogger, writes : "I see an [A]dam's apple, but it's really hard to tell these days. She could just be a hermaphrodite on steroids." You can listen to Mr./Ms. Semenya speak here . Competitors in this evening's final state that they do not believe that Mr./Ms. Semenya is female . Here's a history of gender deception, gender mystery, and gender verification in track & field, going back to the 1930s. Authorities no longer just make the athlete drop trou, but look at chromosomal and hormonal patterns through a cheek swab. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11hti935f/**http%3A//acid-t3st.livejournal.com/113412.html">Taking Back Sunday</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Here's a reply to all message: "Jumping on the bank wagon and spamming too" - ginagamit ang kaliwang kamay sa pag-type ng "d" at ang kanan naman sa pag-type ng "k", so it must not be typo error. Read the e-mail again and checked Merriam-Webster at wala talagang bank wagon. ------------------ 14th August, 10pm, Sentral, Madison Square - ALCOHOL 15th August, 2am, Jjays, Julio Vargas - more DRINKING 1pm, Carafe , Makati - still DRINKING 11pm, Tabu, Legaspi Village - with bestfriend (Happy birthday!!) more ALCOHOL, now with my head a little bit muddled 16th August 2am, Malate - and more ALCOHOL and still DRINKING 5am, Home - slept for six hours 12am, Glorietta - lunch 1pm, Starbucks 6750 - coffee and internet while people watching and waiting for the rain to subside 5pm, Park's Place - tete-a-tete 9pm, Shang Mall - GJ with ate 17th August, 2am - 3pm - ZOMBIFIED -declared it as my OFF and called my boss to call in. Status in facebook - "my head's so muddled like a bomb blew up in there." -------------------- So, it's a Thursday the 20th and i just had breakfast of pandesal and hot chocolate ... Tomorrow's a Friday - Holiday! Saturday is lunch with my darlings Karla and RD - something fancy e? Sunday is Punta Fuego: You think it's fun Mato? No... no... no... unless we scrap the strat plan and hire a yacht and go to Tali instead... Hmmm... sounds like an interesting weekend... Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=129b0nc6g/**http%3A//www.bookerrising.net/2009/08/davis-speaks-on-health-care.html">Davis Speaks On Health Care</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.), was in Sylacauga, Ala. yesterday to address the Rotary Club during their weekly luncheon. His main focus in his visit was to campaign for his candidacy in the 2010 gubernatorial race, but the moderate Democrat also discussed the status of the government-run health care reform bill being considered in Congress . He opposes the U.S. House bill for three reasons. "Here's the way the bill works right now. It's a lot of money; there's over a trillion dollars. For that trillion dollars, guess how many people would still be uninsured by 2019 – 17 million", he said. "If we're going to throw a trillion dollars at something after we just spent a trillion dollars, or close to it, on the stimulus; after we spent close to a trillion dollars on the bank bailout, which I think we needed to do because the capital market was about to collapse, so we spent it; and after we just passed a budget which was one of the biggest discretionary budgets we've ever had, we can't keep throwing money at problems in Washington and know we're not going to get the results we're paying for." Secondly, he does not like the way the bill is structured. "Here's what the bill says to businesses. If your payroll is under $500,000, you do not have to provide insurance for your employees. Ladies and gentlemen, most businesses who are mid-sized or small will say, 'Well, I'll just keep my payroll under $500,000.'", said Rep. Davis. "What we need coming out of a recession is for small businesses to start hiring again and for them to expand their payroll and hire more people. Why on earth would we put an incentive in place for businesses not to hire more people?" Rep. Davis believes most businesses over the $500,000 threshold would choose the option of paying a 6 percent surtax rather than provide insurance anyway because they will know the cost for sure rather than having a variable where it could be more or less. "Here's the third thing I don't like, this hasn't been thought through enough," he said. He said health care legislation needs to preserve maximum choice for consumers. Right now the public option in the legislation mimics some of the problems in the current financing of the system, Rep. Davis contended, including the use of Medicare reimbursement rates as the baseline of the public option. "Here's the problem, Medicare reimbursement rates are uneven even within states," Rep. Davis said. He said doctors in different parts of the state are reimbursed differently. Rep. Davis said his ideas for the health care reform include: (1) Requiring that individuals should have to get health insurance similar to how drivers are required to get car insurance. Those who cannot afford the insurance would be eligible for a subsidy; (2) giving businesses a 70% credit for the costs of providing health insurance; and (3) telling the insurance companies they cannot discriminate against people because of a pre-existing condition. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11fj8lti7/**http%3A//farrell.livejournal.com/791144.html">bank</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>So admittedly this is going to take some getting used to. Being 5 minutes from work meant that I could wake up at 6:45 and have plenty of time to be ready and at work by 8:30 in the winter, and usually earlier in the summer. Well, throw in a 30-50 minute commute plus a few extra minutes for traffic and unless I drop my morning web comic session, I'm going to be waking up at 5 AM in the winter. Murgle. I'm a night owl; I do not do mornings all that well. Now, that said, there ARE some places in Bath I'm finding through Craiglist -- not a lot, and few that are truly ideal. It's hard finding 1 BR apartments, and while the rent is reasonable on the 2 BRs, they're still more than what I'm paying now for a 1 BR *and* in all honesty... I don't know if I really need a 2nd bedroom... I'm not really eager to try to find a roommate, and since my entertainment center and PC are pretty much intimately tied together, it's not like I need an office or something. There is one that I looked at that rather impressed me -- the price is lower than what I'm paying for rent here (by over $100), water and heat are included, it's a 2 BR (admittedly they're listed as "small" bedrooms), but it's got a small loft area and skylights. And it's so close to the bank that I'd probably just walk -- I think it's even closer than I am to ex-work right now. It's typical New England downtown, minus the town commons, so lots of small, local shops. And it's a 4th floor apartment. The thought of lugging everything up all those stairs to move it in is not pleasant. Nor is the thought of doing the same with my bike, or with groceries. Yeah, I'm lazy, but I've had a ground floor apartment for 3 years now and I kinda like it. (Well, I *would* appreciate the ability to have my blinds open and still have some privacy, admittedly.) And there's no pictures of what the kitchen is like (eg, is there a dishwasher, etc.) And nothing about washer/dryer. (Though amusingly, there IS a dry cleaners across the way.) And as for what my parents think I should do... yeah, a townhouse would be nice, but good luck finding a 1 BR townhouse. They just don't exist. I certainly don't need a 3 BR condo! Then again, searching for apartments in a town called "Bath" on the Internet isn't very easy... Complicating matters: The Brunswick Naval Air Station is being shut down, so housing is likely becoming quickly vacant there, which is good... but if I don't want to sit in one lane traffic all day, I need something towards the east end of town, east of Maine Street. I'd also hate to move there on the basis of easy access to shopping, and have it all leave town. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11f5vmjqg/**http%3A//farrell.livejournal.com/785727.html">Notes for next year's OGC site</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>1) The hotel does not have an ATM; you will need to bring in money from outside or find an ATM outside of the building. Best bets are at the area supermarkets. There is a Citizen's in the plaza just down the road from the hotel, and a Citizen's and of America further out on 101-A West. 2) The hotel does not serve lunches, only breakfast and dinner. There is a small convenience-type store on the premesis, but this does not stock a lot of food and is a tad bit expensive. There are several eateries in the area, including an Applebee's, Boston Market, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Ruby Tuesday, Quiznos, Subway, and Dunkin' Donuts, all within 5 miles of the hotel. (Chili's, Wendy's, Texas Roadhouse, Little Caesar's Pizza, a Japanese steakhouse, McDonald's, and another Pizza Hut and Dunkin' Donuts can be found further out on 101-A West.) 3) OGC can be fun for family members who aren't into gaming too! It's just an hour's drive from Boston, the White Mountains, Canobie Lake Park, and Mount Monadnock. Pheasant Lane Mall is a short drive from the hotel and is a major center to enjoy tax-free shopping at. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11fn3jtnc/**http%3A//farrell.livejournal.com/785624.html">REAL update</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>Thursday Major rain forecast for Friday, so I loaded the car up late in the day. Friday Woke up in that sort of groggy mood, where I just wanted to roll over and sleep another hour. Finally got everything left ready to go, all dressed up, and of course, it's pouring outside. Driving down to Portsmouth was a lovely knuckle-whitening drive because of the heavy rain and preponderance of trucks on the road. Still, made it down there on time (even a wee bit early), only to realize I hadn't printed the e-mail with my contact's name. Found him OK though. Interview went okay -- not stellar, not bad though, but it was pretty clear that this avenue wasn't likely going to turn up with a full time job, just endless temp work. (In fact, I'm waiting for a callback from him on a part time job that'd require a 1.5 hour commute into MA.) So that lasted about a half hour, and the trip to Manchester had me pulling in around 11 in the morning. I skipped the big & tall store stop I planned, because I remembered just how expensive the clothes were there, and I can always hold out with what I have until I have a paycheck in. Bought myself a new keyboard/mouse combo at Best Buy. Debated the 1TB drive for $99, but being more expensive and that I can always hold out on this machine as long as I can (there's a decisive difference between "slow as molasses" and "not working"), it was a no brainer. Showed up at the hotel around noon-ish, and there wasn't anything really left to do, so I was more or less stuck hanging out until the con actually started. Had a good time this year -- this may very well be the year I've erased the stigma from my "cursed" BattleTech boxed set dice. Had some problems with the game I ran, not in technology (that worked great), but in enforcing GM fiat. (There was a reason I said at the very beginning of the game, at least twice, that "If there's a tree in it, it's considered light woods" -- to head off the very problems later encountered there.) Unfortunately, for the last several days, I've had this annoying dry cough that comes and goes, and the convention more or less made it worse. That was balanced out by having some of the best food I've had in over 2 months. Several people I know there have my resume now and have promised to keep an eye out for work down there, so that's a good reassurance to have. The after-party went well, aside from no AC due to a leaking AC unit, but that was taken in stride. Also have some great ideas for next year's convention website, so I'll start working on those pretty soon. That, plus the usual post-con hanging out, had me hitting the sack a little after 4 AM, so I opted to delay checkout until after 9AM. Arrived back in Portland around noon -- traffic was pretty heavy driving up the turnpike, so I was a bit delayed. Unloaded the car, since it wasn't raining and they were calling for storms later, posted the quick update, and took off for the interview up north. As I said yesterday, that went well, but for the commute worry. It's easily an hour's commute, and going further north means that I'm doubtlessly going to have issues with winter weather. It was made pretty clear during the interview that they're quite tolerant of sickness and short-notice absences, provided you can at least come in and take care of the absolutely critical stuff. (This job is at a bank , after all.) I don't mind that, but for the winter commute. The other issues with commute are gas-related (half a tank every day adds up) and traffic-oriented -- the route you have to take goes from divided highway to middle-of-town highway to narrow two-way road to middle-of-town highway to annoying-one-way-street town roads. It's the kind of commute you HAVE to have your mind on or else you'll crash into someone or get lost. Plus that's commute time added to waking time... I'd have to leave here no later than 7AM to be there by 8, which for me means waking up at 5:30 in the morning, maybe 6AM if I don't do any of my usual morning wake-up things... Given how late BT05 and most of my favorite TV shows run, we're talking some nights where I'd be lucky to get 4-5 hours of sleep --- and that's not counting any insomnia sleep loss. The closer I am, the more sleep I can get and the more awake I'll be. I'm going to keep moving on this job, and if I get offered it, I'll accept it -- I'd be a complete idiot to NOT accept it in this economy. I'd call off the temp work people, but I'd still probably keep an eye out for jobs back in NH, just in case... but from what I've seen, the job market there flat-lined this week. Got home around 3:30/4-ish. Decompressed for about a half hour, contemplating going out to eat (I spent well under my expected budget while at the hotel for food). Gave up, and as I was fighting post-nasal drip and other Con AIDS symptoms, plus some sleep deprivation, I decided to hit the sack. Which, aside from a quick up at 10PM to turn off the lights and AC, I more or less was asleep until about an hour ago. Still sick, but nowhere as bad as I was after last year's convention. Have to do some laundry today, plus get the TV hooked back up. Also need to do a bank run -- for some reason, my unemployment checks came in NOT in direct deposit form but in printed check form. Also need to do some major vacuuming, plus unpack the last of my luggage. Probably not going to do much today though -- last thing I need to do is aggravate the sinuses any further. Definitely avoiding EVE until tomorrow. On the upside, I think I've made up my missed sleep AND hopefully have my body clock reset for my old wake-up time. We'll see if forcing that schedule helps. And food. I left NH w/o having breakfast, and was so zonked I didn't have dinner, so I'm running off yesterday's lunch at best. 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Dear customer: As part of the new security measures, all Chase bank customers are required to complete Chase Customer Form. Please complete the form as soon as possible. To access the form please click on the following link: http://chaseonline.chase.com/Secure/webform/OSL.aspx?LOB=64540506823314107156391555520367243259086424835802195623114313488 Thank you for being a valued customer. Sincerely, Chase Customer Service Please don't reply to this Alert. "A vit?ria que vale a pena é a que aumenta sua dignidade e reafirma valores profundos". Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item1"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11hu0f4sv/**http%3A//willyumtx.livejournal.com/468109.html">Out at 'Bout Time.</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>I'm glad I went out. Wasn't sure about it at first. But figured that I should try to socialize more. Don't want to be a hermit. It was great that S----- was there. We played three games of pool. I was making some really amazing shots. But alas, could not win a game. It would come down to the end and I would miss the easy, along the rail shot and then she would win. Arrrrgh. But I had an excellent three rail diamond shot. And another V bank that was beautiful (but a scratch). And another one that I cannot recall. It was fun to play and to watch the eye candy. And some of the songs were great. I really like Womanizer by Britney. You have to admit that they are really hot in that video. She was very athletic and cute. And the guy was very hot in a "puppy" way. There were the usually "confused" straight guys out. And some cute Hispanic guys. And a short stocky hairy guy with tattoos. I think I've talked to him before with no results. And then I saw R----- there. Hmmmm. He's very cute. He was with an older guy. I think that he's straight and that must be a buddy or coworker. Just because. He's spoken about a girlfriend. Well, if nothing else, it means he's okay with going to a gay bar that has a lot of drag queens. So that's cool. There was one drunk guy hanging with his vest-wearing Hispanic friend and skinny, jock, strayt friend. The drunk guy had very nice calves and was all over the place. They were sorta fighting in the back. That was sexy. Heh. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item2"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11g79qbjm/**http%3A//midget227.livejournal.com/57439.html">Things still aren't looking up...</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>So on top of all my financial woes, I have to spend money on a cab tomorrow morning. Cody and I are working conflicting schedules so I'm letting him take the car while I have to scrounge up the cash for taxi fare. Classic. Not to mention my car is a piece of shit, anyways. The exhaust system needs to be completely replaced but until $500+ falls out of the sky, that's not gonna be repaired anytime soon. Typical. Not to sound high maintenance but I can't even get my freakin nails done! This living week to week bullshit is not working out for me. Somebody, save me!!! Courtesy of my Dad, aka the bank roll, I did get to enjoy the Skowtown fair the other nite with Cody, Hillary, and Amy. Got to see parts of the demo which always tickles my fancy. Missed out on Acadia though. Not enough gas money or motivation to visit even though it was free this weekend. Such as life. Working out the rest of the night, going home to sleep, then returning at 3, yay! I have Monday off which I will most likely spend cleaning my messy apartment. School is really close so I got to get my shit together and buy books, supplies, and maybe some valium because I have a feeling this semester is gonna be rough. Bye for now! Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item3"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11f42u76i/**http%3A//ddolphinn.livejournal.com/8910.html">Vent</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>This year I have vowed to control my life story. No one wants to hear someone who just complains and is overall just unhappy. Sometimes it is good to get ugly things off your chest but it is very easy to dwell on the bad. I have a very rich life and a loving family. I am talented and really enjoy people. I love, love, love living in LA. There is always something new and different to see and do. I love the diversity and being able to go to the ocean to just breathe. In the last year I have worked for 2 different Entrepreneurs. The first had tried to get their dream of a reality show based on a new sport going for 2 years. I had the challenge of implementing the details of finding practice fields, coordinating players and training as well as setting up the office including payroll, phone system and all files. After assurances that money was not an issue, I was let go just before Christmas due to lack of funds. The most recent is a laundromat with a cafe attached that has been running for 5 years. I walked in to chaos. No operational procedures, no safe or cash control, cash paid for everything, etc. After 4 months of hard work, negotiating with vendors, creating systems, hiring new staff, I was let go on last Friday for lack of funds. Again, after assurances that there was plenty of money. They lied about money being in the bank , bouncing checks to suppliers and payroll (mine twice). Now one week later, they have told the cafe crew that they are closing the store for 3-6 months for renovations and to set up all new operations and giving bonuses to those still at the store. I worked long hours 6-7 days a week and feel kicked in the but. I want to be happy that they seem to have found funding, but after all of the lies, I want them to fail. I am not proud of those feelings but they are real. I am hoping that writing it out will help me get rid of this mean streak and move on with my next challenge. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item4"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11i9eehtl/**http%3A//exclusivist.livejournal.com/98113.html">LOL ;)</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>have you guys heard this song? LOL ;) by Soulja Boy, Trey Songz and Gucci Man. its kinda like.. WTF. but catchy!! hahah. jst for you, i shall post it! =) LOL - Gucci Mane Feat. Trey Songz & Soulja Boy so i haven't been here in forever, but w/e i'm here now. i'm just going to blog for a bit and see where i get. hrm, no interesting way to "do this" but just a quick release. =) I always think about blogging, but i really never get around to it. so i stopped working at sports authority. thank god, i hated that job so much. but seriously, it can take the ranking for my least favorite job. secondly, i work at bank of america now , and i can't help but gloat. its such an amazing oppurtunity, and i really enjoy working in the in-store branch. i feel like, i've met so many 'types' of people in my lifetime already, i'm excited what's going to come. i still want a macbook, but i'm pretty much okay with everything. like a new sony, dell, or just this old crappy one. i've been hanging out with my boyfriend alot, but not really during the day time. we usually just go to my house and sit around doing nothing or watching movies online. when i stop by his house, i like to play with baby jordan . soo cuteees. hrms. this week i'm supposed to go clubbing with the girls. yay excited ;) idk where we're going though, what's going to be crackin? w/es. hahah lovie called me earlier asking WSUP. mandeep is STILL so cuteeeee! i swear, i think he's like one of the boys nhan actually accepts because its like, LOL SHE WILL ALWAYS BE LIKE <3<3<3 HIM. =) *sighhhss. hahahah! i went to eat sushi with the girls, that was yumyum. and then we went to city lights, and stopped by daniel's house one night. another night, we went to this place called showgi japanese restaurant for ngan thieu's 18th! it was fun with the girls, with a bunch of inside jokes here and there. went to tresha's house to play with ansen, amanda, and hunter. it was so funny. hahah!<3 good summer memories, don't gotta include drinks and partying! =x, another day we went to the beach, and i met tresha's friend, who's soooo funnny! samantha she's from ohio, this black girl, but shes like so AZN TOO! =) hahah " eat this, you're eyes will get smaller! ". so we lagged all day, but went to this beach called seacliff beach its really nice! i'd be excited to go there again like, earlier. :| it was freaking cold! but still fun. and then, after we went to watch orphan in theathers! omgggg, i hate scary movies, really got freaked out :[ so i made nhan hang out with me until like 3am, and made him drive my car back to his house cos i didn't want to drive back alone. =) YAY<3. hrmmm.. oh i went riverrafting with my family, and some friends. it was so freaking intense x_x i got hella pissed off.. hahaha, whatever fun now.. then, i went jet skiing for brian's 20th birthday, it was so cute how his mom brought the cake and candles! jet skiing with kayt, brian, LONG ( LOLOLOL ), khuong, my, and like the rest of the guys was HELLA FUNNY. hahahaha. baby made me corn and oysters all day ;). but.. of course.. my bf,, wakes up late and we drive tehre alone. LOL. and like takes hella long to get there... -_- whatevs! so hrm, i jst got back from uci's spop orientation. SUCH A FUN EXPERIENCE. i'm so excited to be going to uci<3!!! my classes as of now.. are like reetarded. but i shall see. its like : 2009 FALL CLASSES Code Dept Num Type Sec Unts Opt Days Time Bldg Room Instructor 53100 ENVIRON E113 LEC A 4.0 GR Tu 7:00- 9:50p SSPA 1100 WHITELEY, J. 55130 PSY BEH 11C LEC A 4.0 GR M 7:00- 9:50p SSLH 100 SKEEM, J. 55135 PSY BEH 11C DIS 5 0.0 GR TBA TBA TBA SKEEM, J. 69060 SOCIOL 3 LEC A 4.0 GR Tu Th 8:00- 9:20 SSLH 100 MEYER, D. 69062 SOCIOL 3 DIS 2 0.0 GR M 9:00- 9:50 SST 220A STAFF 70000 SOC SCI 1A LEC A 4.0 GR M W F 10:00-10:50 SSPA 1100 CHRISTOPHERSON, J. Total Enrolled Units: 16.0 Enrollment NOT official - Fees NOT paid WAIT LIST CLASSES Code Dept Num Type Sec Unts Opt Days Time Bldg Room Instructor 25501 WRITING 39B SEM A 4.0 GR M W F 8:00- 8:50 SST 122 STAFF Total Wait List Units: 4.0 Finals Dates/Times Code Dept Course Date/Time 53100 ENVIRON E113 SOC ECOL OF PEACE Tue, Dec 8, 7:00-9:00pm 55130 PSY BEH 11C PSYCH FUNDAMENTALS Mon, Dec 7, 7:00-9:00pm 69060 SOCIOL 3 INTRO TO SOC PROB Tue, Dec 8, 8:00-10:00am 70000 SOC SCI 1A PRINCIPLES SOC SCI Mon, Dec 7, 10:30-12:30pm hrm! YAY. and then i gotta remember to call the newport coast branch for my job, & *crosses fingers transfer to the boa down there. and i upped my text, took care of my classes today! i still have to sign ping's yearbook, and everyone else. ;[ luckily, i don't have work tomorrow, so maybe i can clean the car, and then have fun! idk whatelse to blog. basically spop : neal, amy, grace, anella, howard, ralph, eric , daniel, and grace (azn) and hannah! hahah. i slept through all the fun parts, but its like, i'm so happy i still had fun during the boring? LOL peter : " hi my name is peter, and i major in farting..jk.. my interesting fact is that i get intrigued by farts. " wtf.... idk, it was jst fun. i'm so happy =) after, went to eat brodard with tammy ( nhan's sister ) and nhan anc christy! i had some weird ass dreams as my bf drove all the way home... crazies! today i got home around 4/5? then went to work at 9:45. got off at 4:40. went to bf's to give him leftovers and then went home at 5:30. did my own shit. now here! today my boss took me out to eat sushi and i kinda mentioned uci.. but not really. i'm scared! fck! well.. picture post now =) guess who is the whitest!!! =x crazies! this was at tgi sushi it was niceeee. since like 5th grade! seee.. im not bitchy looking at all!! fk ngan's bday the ends! sincerely, olivia Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item5"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11ippc6i5/**http%3A//exclusivist.livejournal.com/96769.html">bank</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>fuckkeeeen shit. i'ma jst blog 'cuhz i'm like :| cos my mom fucked up my eyebrows. fucking shit, like i wanted to get them threaded liek always and i been WAITING cos they dogs are damn hairy and like, she was like oh blah blah i'll jst do it for you, and she fucks them up. like they aren't that bad but like, THEY ARE NOT NICELY THREADED. -_- whatever, i been waitin till i get paid. YUMMMMM. I WANT THE MONEEY, MONEEY AND THE CARRS, CARRS AND THE CLOTHEESSS. THE HOEEEES! =) i start at bank of america on july 30th! thasss wsuuup! but fuck.. only 1 month., then UCI! :[ bittersweet, but COLLEGE<3 so anyways, speak of the devil, fucking dumbshit. i was looking at my BL. saw your sn . then you aim'd me. yuh;re freakign dumb . tasss all. i was going to blog about how like, " fuck me tryna kick it wit you. " like how people, say YOU DIDN'T CALL ME. " well you didn't call ME " or w/e . seee, thing is, i do call. when you need me, haha nigga i be there. but then why do we gotta hang out in times of madness? whatever, seriously, DONE trying. i see who i need to see over the summer. MINUS MY GIRLS. :[ SERIOUSLY & richard ly.<3 but really, i see him more than anyone else has, besides tiffany. haha, so today was cute, i woke up and went to play badminton with my family. 'cz my brother has classes. so then me and my mom vs. my sister and dad. LOL IT WAS SO FUNNY! <3. cos yeah, if you know me, you know my parents are hella funny. like my mom would miss and be liek, " hey olivia!! i gave you an oppurtunity! " LOL. then after, took my brother's friend home cos dad and brother went to sac. then me, mom , and sis went around to buy food. went to CAPITOL FAST FOOD. *DELICIOUS BY THE WAY, YOU SHOULD ALL GO. yeah, to visit my second mom. =) hahah, saw ngan's mommy & her family friends and stuff. they were hella cute interacting. heheh.. yes.. sleepovers...socal... :D! then like, we went to maja's work and the lion's right there. it's hella cleaaaan. bought food, then went to lucky's too. hahaha, saw lovie, but i looked like shit -_- bought them food =). my yummy icecream :). well.. i guess that's it. BYESSS. " let me be your fantastyyyyy. and all you thinkkkk offffff. " - fantasy :) Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item6"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11iepu01c/**http%3A//exclusivist.livejournal.com/95855.html">Young, Broke, & Fabulous II</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>I'm young, I'm broke, and I am most definately fabulous. Hey, so I'm 18, and definately qualified as an adult. And perhaps I haven't lived up all my days, but I do have quite a calendar composed. I feel like I have seriously lived life alot more.. in depth that many of my peers. A quote that I always relate myself back to is that personality captures the eye, but experiences capture the heart. not jst looks, because that's apparent, though not trying to be shallow. and like nhan jst said, " its been a long couple of months. " Why am I so young, but faced with so many tough situations? I guess I can really say, i put myself there . but no one wants to admit to turmoil. Why is my java class so hard? It's like i'm trying so hard, but I can't ask people for help, because the people around me aren't technologically enhanced. Except my dad, and even he doesn't know this Java language. But on the opponents' end, " girrrlll live lifeeee! ". No one said that to me in that quotation, but the message is often pushed toward my feet. * since i'm so tall and all yuh knoww. ;) but anyways, I am living life. This is life. Hardships, ups and downs. I jst wish it was easier! I really want a coupon for FREE. And what's hard, is that i'm broke. I work & my money does not go to buying my happiness. It's going to repair problems and mend promises. It's SOOOOOOOOO HARD. ughhhhhhhh. Well, Tiffany ( from bank of america ) called me again today & she said that both of the managers really like me, and they both want me at their centers, but it's a matter of who has what scheduling, so she's going to call me again by friday to give me an update. I'm scared because she just sent in my work history application today. And its like ugh , I have the sports authority shit on there, that I hadn't previous put because I wasn't working.. So I got off the phone with my bf, and he was telling me about some more mishaps. " So babe, you know how you pissed me off earlier, saying that your money has to pay for the stupid shit that happens? I was hella mad, so I went to FoodMax and i got 200$ cash back because I was just going to give you that money cos I was hella pissed off. And so, when I went home to check, it said that I had overdrafts. Because like, did you deposit it to the account yet? " " No, the check didn't go through yet. " " Oh okay because I went to deposit the $200 back in to the bank and it says that I'm positive now, but I'm still not sure. Oh yeah, and like it's so stupid because I was paying for my Chase card, and I had like 5 minutes to spare, but I guess they do it in pacific time and so it shows that I was already late for my payment, like I paid for it on the 14th. It's just weird because like, usually both of my credit cards are paid for on the 15th. And I never had a problem, I made like early payments, but then now 'cos money been short.. " " Did you ask about the other $ yet? Or thought about it? " " Oh well like I think I'm going to just ask Anthony because like, I already asked him about it and the situation and so it should be fine, he said he would help. " And just so much other stuff like $ goes back to Montez & B.Ngan. And fabulous? Definately. I put my hair into a bun and now I look like an asian poodle. My hair looks permed. I'm going to be so tired, I'm going to study for my midterm until 2AM. Then I might watch Burn Notice again , just for myself. I have to wake up at 615am. Probably get ready, then Nhan's going to pick me up at 7. We're going to drive to school and i'm going to take the final. Then Dimsum with Ngan and Linda at 11AM. I don't know how to get there or whatever yet. Then just going to to hang out & play. Lena has her crepe party before Harry Potter primere, and then we're going to go there.. like at 9? The movie starts at 12:01 and will probably end.. like at 3.. Then going home to sleep. And waking up again at 630, to go to school again. And I will have work from 10-4. Then I'm going home to do my Abnormal Psychology test before 7PM. and I have the Introduction to Java class discussion at 6PM. And then it will be thursday. .And Dear Ngan, why do we only blog to talk to each other more. We might as well email. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item7"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11jjuvrfr/**http%3A//madd-skillz.livejournal.com/387903.html">Work It - Missy Elliott</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>That's right. Last night, I decided ta continue lookin' fo' a career. I applied fo' positions at the Chemical bank in two towns: one of them bein' the one I'm in. It looks like Dylan jus forgot ta call yesterday. He's got a final ta study fo' since he's takin' summer classes. I know how time consumin' studyin' fo' an exam can be since I've had several exams in the course of my college career. It looks like he's open book after his exam tomorra. I jus have ta find out when he finishes his exam so I'll know when ta come over ta his place. My brotha's currently hittin' the pavement ta find a job that will save his bank account. I hope he finds somethin' soon. What I know about summer interviews is that the times that certain places call can be unpredictable. I'll apply fo' at least one career today ta keep the momentum goin' on my career search. I'm jus chillin' right now. That's it fo' now. I'll generate another post tomorra. Skillz has blown this joint. Source</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr><td><a name="item8"></a><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTI1N3Njdm51BFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYjY1MTFhYmUyZTk0MGE1YTdmN2I0MjU3ZGZiM2VkNGIEUl9sdHADMQ--/SIG=11fo9icgm/**http%3A//ddolphinn.livejournal.com/3954.html">Ray charles</a></td> <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 5px; "><a href="#start">Top</a></td> </tr><tr><td>I have been exhausted. Of course, I bite off more than I can chew. Max is half way through kindergarden and still the joy of my life. He gets more interesting everyday. I can always count on a smile just thinking of something he has said or done. I worked 2 nights in a row and didn't see him, so he fell asleep on the couch. When I picked him up to put him to bed, he grabbed my arm and told me I broke his heart when I wasn't home. He also went to the bathroom at school and stayed in there for half an hour to avoid going to German class. Little stinker! I am working too hard as always. My store will be a year old in Feb. I can't believe it! We are doing so much more than projections. I can hardly find enough staff. We did just shy of $20k the last 2 weeks (originally only supposed to be at 16k and adjusted to 17k for budget). I am going to University of Phoenix for my MBA. Probably not the smartest move during the holidays, but I just wanted to get moving on it before I found some other excuse to not continue. Bruce's company went bank rupt in Oct. so no frustration about moving here for his work or anything. Well, that is all for now. I will try to update more often. Happy New Year everyone! 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Politics For The Rest Of Us.</a></li></ol> <h3 style="clear:both;"><a name="508435_0"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40498312&f=508435&u=14830550">They just keep playing that same stupid song…</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40498312&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img class="size-medium wp-image-27133 aligncenter" title="deliverance_banjo" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/deliverance_banjo-300x231.jpg" alt="deliverance_banjo" width="300" height="231" ><br><br> <p>It could be that the Government Health Care plan is partially dead. The so-called “Public Option” may be off the table. That doesn’t mean we don’t have to be ever vigilant that they won’t look to “regulate” your private health insurance right out of business anyway. But its a step in the right direction. So, what’s next?<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=0&type=link&b=1&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=0&type=img&b=1&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=1&type=link&b=1&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=1&type=img&b=1&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=2&type=link&b=1&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=2&type=img&b=1&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=3&type=link&b=1&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=3&type=img&b=1&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=-1&type=link&b=1&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=-1&type=img&b=1&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=90e0950f-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&b=1&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>Social Security. That’s right. The Holy Third Rail of politics. President Obama outlined his ideas of reforming Social Security during his coronation and <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/06/13/obama-plans-a-massive-hike-in-social-security-taxes.html" target="_blank">expanded on his plan this summer</a>. It’s a “more taxes now”, “more taxes later”, “problem gets worse” formula. Liberals squeal like piggie in Deliverance when Social Security insolvency is discussed, but a “soak the rich” feature certainly should help mollify. And they will never admit it, but the way the Obama Administration is going about it, they are going to “<strong>end Social Security as we know it</strong>.” Isn’t that cute? I will explain.<br><br> <p><span id="more-27132"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>“People who think that they are getting something for nothing, by having government provide what they would otherwise have to buy in the private market, are not only kidding themselves by ignoring the taxes that government has to take from them in order to give them the appearance of something for nothing. They are also ignoring the strings that are going to be attached to their own money when it comes back to them in government benefits.” <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4589">http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4589</a><br><br></blockquote> <p>The mushrooming payments coming due as millions of babyboomers prepare to retire are going to REALLY push the limits of what National Debt the country can carry now that the giant Obama giveaway is fully understood. We simply CANNOT afford to go any deeper into debt. The illusion that Social Security can provide pensions more cheaply than a private retirement plan is the political triumph of leftist illusions and baby boomers are going to pay the price big time.<br><br> <p>So what are the choices?<br><br> <p>Well, first let’s examine President Obama’s plans. First, he will assess social security taxes on incomes above $250,000. One liberal columnist noted with satisfaction that this will bring the top rates back to where they were in the 70’s, before our economic boom of the last quarter century. Smart, right? According to the Tax Policy Center, Obamas tax policies already are pushing the total tax on labor in those brackets to close to 60%, and in states like California and New York, they will be even higher.<br><br> <blockquote><p>“Suppose your household consists of you and your spouse, each earning wages of $150,000 per year. Currently, you are each subject to the payroll tax up to $102,000 of wages, so together you are taxed on $204,000. Under the Obama plan, you’d be taxed again on another $50,000 of wages.” <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121435112024101581.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121435112024101581.html</a><br><br></blockquote> <p>At the current payroll tax rate of 12.4% – 6.2% from wage-earners and 6.2% from their employers – your household would be looking at a tax hike of $6,200 per year. Those of you who consider yourself middle class and paying taxes on $204,000 a year are going to notice that tax hike, aren’t you? And just wait til Obama starts including capital gains and interest on savings. Then the fun will REALLY begin.<br><br> <p>President Obama and the Democrats have yet to figure out one significant detail. Are those “rich” paying significantly higher taxes going to get correspondingly higher benefits when they retire? Isn’t that “FAIR”? One of the unassailable features of the Social Security program has always been, the more you pay in, the more you get back. I know I like it when I get my statement. To “unhook” that feature from Social Security in order to maintain its short term viability <em>“Social Security would stand revealed not as a work-related contributory retirement system, but simply as a tax-funded welfare and income-redistribution program.”</em> This would end “<strong>Social Security as we know it</strong>.” I mean, in a welfare program we can decide to cut benefits at any time. As well, according to the Social Security Administration, this only makes up about a third of the expected shortfall Social Security is going to see in the coming baby boom retirement. Now, here’s where it gets worse.<br><br> <p>The more taxes the Obama plan collects, the worse shape Social Security is in. Collecting taxes and saving them in the Social Security Trust Fund relies on the U.S. redeeming the Treasury bonds the “lockbox” holds. Understand? And there’s only one place the money to redeem those bonds comes from – more taxes plus interest. Pay for President Obamas Social Security plan today, pay for it again in 20 years. 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Who is Al Ramirez anyway?</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40495478&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p>We at the Orange Juice give candidates for elected office a chance to be heard. For that reason I am posting the following email from south county. <br > Republican <strong>Al Ramirez</strong> is running for <strong>US Senate</strong> to oppose <strong>Barbara Boxer</strong> <br > “Friends,<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=4&type=link&b=2&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=4&type=img&b=2&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=5&type=link&b=2&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=5&type=img&b=2&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=6&type=link&b=2&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=6&type=img&b=2&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=7&type=link&b=2&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=7&type=img&b=2&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=-1&type=link&b=2&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=-1&type=img&b=2&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=90e0950f-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&b=2&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>California is in a jam. Our leadership at the state and federal level has failed us in so many areas it is hard to number them. One of the worst of the problems is the mass exodus of jobs from the state. Al Ramirez is running for the US Senate from California and he is the only candidate that can beat Barbara Boxer in that race. Al is dedicated to winning and bringing back jobs to the great state of California.”<br><br> <p><span id="more-27104"></span><br><br> <p>It has been my privilege to create Al’s first Internet ad through my company, Thomas Smith Productions. Please go to this link on You-Tube and view the ad. <br><br> <p><strong>(</strong><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqhOyrNKy4"><strong>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqhOyrNKy4</strong></a>). <br><br> <p>(<a href="mailto:tom@tomnsmith.com">tom@tomnsmith.com</a>)<br><br> <p>Sincerely<br><br> <p>Tom Smith, Thomas Smith Productions<br><br> <p style="text-align: center;">Gilbert note. The following content on Mr. Ramirez is from the Internet. <br > <strong><em> </em></strong><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>This post is NOT an endorsement of his candidacy either by myself or the Orange Juice blog family <br > </em></strong> <br > <strong>Al Ramirez’</strong><br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Al Ramirez is an American all the way. Both of his parents are Americans. In fact, his family history covers no less than 6 generations of American continental history. He is the great, great grandson of descendents of Spanish colonists who were migrating through what was then the Louisiana Territory. <br > <br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Al Ramirez first started visiting LA in 1997. He established a residence in Santa Monica, CA in 2002. 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Tittle and Sonny Jurgensen……sometimes you just have to wonder: Who are these newbie personality quarterbacks?<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=8&type=link&b=3&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=8&type=img&b=3&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=9&type=link&b=3&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=9&type=img&b=3&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=10&type=link&b=3&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=10&type=img&b=3&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=11&type=link&b=3&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=11&type=img&b=3&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=-1&type=link&b=3&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=90e0950e-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&seq=-1&type=img&b=3&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=90e0950f-8ae9-11de-bb91-003005ce8901&b=3&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>The Manning Brothers are a prime example: Althought Eli is most likeable, Payton and his daddy Archie…..have always been bugging examples of condescending eloquence. Fran Tarkenton was another example of just awful ego self aggrandizement. Today, we are fast accumulating a vast array of very jerky quarterback personalities. Let’s start off with the resurgence of Michael Vick. Mikey is going to have a tough time getting the “doggie doo doo” off his shoe in the coming season with the Philadelphia Eagles! His solo winning record of 10 and zero will be required for him to reach any sort of redemption.<br><br> <p>Then there is Jay Cuttler……what a nerd. He was stupid in college and he is even worse now that he has left Denver and gone to Chicago! Mouthy Quarterbacks are not attractive…..no matter how cute people have told them that they are. We offer strong advice to Detroit quarterback rookie Matthew Stafford and to our own Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets……to stay relaxed and keep your mouths shut. Let your skill and ability show itself on the field of play….not at the press conference afterwards. Cuttler’s blaming his poor performance on Devon Hester or the fact that it was just a pre-season game……tells volumes about his character. As traditional Bear fans for many years……..it will be hard to root for “the other guys” in 2009!<span id="more-27093"></span><br><br> <p>How about Ben Rothlesberger? We still love Terry Bradshaw. But, ”Gentle Ben” of Pittsburgh - is neither Gentle or aware much of how his character affects kids around the nation and the world. He has been a constant center of controversy, starting with the motorcycle accident, rape allegations and what more…..we have no idea! We keep waiting for the next shoe to drop!<br><br> <p>Luckily, there are a bunch of new kids coming on board to the NFL which might be able to change the negative impression…..that Quarterbacks are all jerks today! Tony Romo with Dallas is OK….but seems to suffer from “tragic flaw syndrome” as well – whether that includes the ghosts of Terrell Owens or Jessica Simpson we will have to see. How about Tom Brady….Mr. Perfect? We love Tom, but can he maintain his technical and mechanical perfection? Luckily, Tom has learned to “shut up” nicely…..no matter what the latest Patriot controversy.<br><br> <p>How about Donovan McNabb? He now has Michael Vick backing him up in his waning last years….The Eagles have now lost their “animal lover” fan base! Or what about Brady Quinn? The Cleveland Browns have been just so pathethic……and Brady Quinn was always “jerky”, even at Notre Dame! If Quinn can’t keep his mouth shut……..this is going to be another very terrible year for Cleveland.<br><br> <p>So, who are the good guys? Are there any quarterbacks that are worth their salt? Where are the John Brodies? Where are the Joe Montana’s? How about Phillip Rivers of the Chargers? So, so? Let us hope that many of the “rookies” coming out of college will get the message and realize that talent is based most on the ”likeability” from your teammates. Based on your own native humility! Based on values and teaching that offer others and the younger generation a strong sense of giving and caring by example. <br><br> <p>There is also Joe Flacco, the new Quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens. So far, he has not stepped on his own shoe…..and we wish him well in 2009. How about Matt Ryan? Will this kid be able to push Chad Pennington off the starting grid in Atlanta? We never liked Pennington much and Matt seems like a nice guy – with ability! Perhaps, we can hope that the creme will rise to the top!<br><br> <p> Make a pick! Choose a QB you think exhibits the leadership, ability and values becoming a great NFL Quarterback in 2009! The Steve McNair…….tragedy has told us all….that fame is fleeting and that feet of clay can become any of our so-called heroes. Therefore, it is so incumbent that those that become our ”transitory heroes” maintain their decorum in society and respect the position that they have obtained……with the willing cooperation of the public. 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You should do so for the good of the people of Santa Ana, and your friend Sal Tinajero.”<br><br> <p>Prevatt was upset that Mill wrote about a series of County health violations issued to Tom Bonikowski-Nguyen, the Garden Grove Planning Comissioner who is also the husband of Republican Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen.<br><br> <p>Why would Prevatt be upset about Mill calling out Bonikowski-Nguyen?<br><br> <p>Santa Ana Councilman Sal Tinajero met with Prevatt this week to find out why he was so upset about Mill. Prevatt brought up the Mill post about Bonikowski-Nguyen – then he asked why Mill wasn’t writing about alleged violations issued to Northgate Gonzalez Markets. Aha!<span id="more-27078"></span><br><br> <p>The Northgate Gonzalez Markets are a favorite target of Republican Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Commissioner Julie Stroud. Last year Prevatt asked me why I don’t like Stroud. He said he had no problems with her. Of course not! Neither one supports Latinos, period.<br><br> <p>Prevatt has always been quick to go after local Latino politicians, including State Senator Lou Correa and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. And now apparently he is carrying water for Stroud, who absolutely loathes Mill.<br><br> <p>Mill has always been a defender of the working poor and Latinos. Which is why Stroud and her Usual Suspects so despise him. But why in the world would a Democrat like Prevatt, who is supposed to be a liberal, ally with her?<br><br> <p>Could it be because of their mutual friends? Their circle of amigos includes OC GOP Central Committee member Thomas Gordon, who many think is going to run against Tinajero for the Santa Ana City Council; and Phil Bacerra, a Democrat who was forced to leave Gavin Newsom’s first mayoral campaign after he praised George W. Bush and ripped Al Gore in an article published by the San Francisco Chronicle.<br><br> <p>The alliance of Prevatt and Stroud hints at a broader alliance of Jannies and Usual Suspects. What a nasty convergence!<br><br> <p>And Prevatt is not the only one. Tinajero has fielded a ton of calls lately from this dreadful alliance asking him to dump Mill. He even got a call from Democratic consultant Richie Ross! That is their latest angle. They are threatening not to support Tinajero’s future campaigns – including a possible run for Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s seat, if he does not dump Mill.<br><br> <p>Prevatt works for the County of Orange and is known for his activism in the Orange County Employees Association. He has also been an active supporter of the ECCO PAC. But both Tinajero and Mill have been lifelong supporters of labor and the GLBT movement. So why is Prevatt going after Mill?<br><br> <p>Prevatt does not even live here in Orange County! He moved to Long Beach awhile ago. Why is he sticking his nose in Santa Ana matters in the first place?<br><br> <p>Prevatt’s blog recently announced the bogus “acquisition” of the dead Sunny D blog. What this means is that Sunny D blogger Claudio Gallegos will now blog for Prevatt. Gallegos was appointed to the Santa Ana ETAC Commission by<br><br> <p>Tinajero. Is he now going to join in the call for Mill’s ouster from the Planning Commission? Does adding Gallegos mean that the Liberal OC will now cover Latino issues? I truly doubt that.<br><br> <p>Gallegos is an ally of Assemblyman Jose Solorio, who has always been a lap dog to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. Last year Solorio backed Republican Carlos Bustamante for the Santa Ana City Council and Republican Rob Richardson for the Santa Ana School Board. Solorio also declined to support Lynette Verino for the Rancho Santiago Community College Board. Gallegos never ripped him for that even though he was supposedly advising Verino.<br><br> <p>Of course Gallegos is a Jannie too. She even attended his birthday party in 2008! If anything Tinajero should dump Gallegos, not Mill.<br><br> <p>Prevatt should apologize to Mill right away – but he won’t. I encourage our readers to contact his boss, OCEA’s Nick Berardino, by <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.oceamember.org/site/c.khKSIYPxEmE/b.4491371/k.29AA/Contact_Us/apps/ka/ct/contactus.asp?c=khKSIYPxEmE&b=4491371&en=9dICLJPgE9IIKJPgE6KIIYMsEeLKINMpGgKSL0NEG" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>clicking here</strong></span></a>. Ask Berardino why he is allowing his lap-dog to go after Democrats who support labor. And be sure to boycott this year’s ECCO PAC dinner. Prevatt’s ally Misha Houser is in charge of ECCO’s public relations. Longtime ECCO activist Jeff LeTourneau quit the ECCO PAC board, according to my pajaritos, because of the conflict of interest posed by Houser, who is a political consultant.<br><br> <p>The DPOC needs to clean house and get rid of Prevatt and all of his allies. Most of them are Jannies. All of them are worthless. There is a reason why the DPOC cannot win in Orange County. Correa and Sanchez won despite the DPOC, not because of them.<br><br> <p>Mill is a fighter for the downtrodden and for people of diversity. Prevatt? 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The song title, “<a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yatta" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yatta</span></strong></a>“, is the past tense of the Japanese verb yaru (”to do”) and is also the familiar short form of yarimashita, an exclamation meaning “It’s done!”, “I did it!”, “Ready!” or “All right!” The song was first performed as a sketch on the Japanese sketch comedy show Adventures of a Laughing Dog (笑う犬の冒険, Warau Inu no Bōken?), known as “Silly Go Lucky” in the United States, where Happa-tai, a sendup of a stereotypical boy band, is portrayed by some of Japan’s most well-known comedians.<br><br> <p>The song and video have since been used as a web culture in-joke on many different websites. The actors who performed as Happa-tai were brought to perform “YATTA!” in the United States on Jimmy Kimmel Live. 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There is an option in the lease for early departure, at a sizable cost, should they elect to bail out.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">As <strong>staff-writer Matthew Hall</strong> states, the team prefers remaining in San Diego County. Other possibilities are <strong>Las Vegas,</strong> <strong>San Antonio</strong> and the <strong>City of Industry</strong>.<br><br> <p>Representatives of <strong>MORR/CURE</strong> will be monitoring any future move that entails the use of eminent domain or redevelopment agency or city funds that place a private party interest over the needs of the community where said stadium is to be built. <br > While we do not fault these mega millionaires for asking, we fault the ego driven city council members who provide massive incentives for these private sector gambles. If a stadium pencils out then why do these team owners, whose pockets are somewhat deeper than ours, line up at public troughs for funding?<br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><span id="more-27050"></span> <br > Following is a slice of today’s <strong>Union Tribune</strong> story. The full text link will be at the end of the post. <br > <strong>Chargers keeping local options on table</strong><br><br> <p>The <strong>San Diego Chargers</strong> will play at <strong>Qualcomm Stadium</strong> this season, starting with tonight’s first exhibition game. Beyond that, the team won’t make any guarantees about where it will tangle with opponents.<br><br> <p>More than three years into a stadium search, the Chargers’ toughest foe remains a bad economy that has stifled lending.<br><br> <p><strong>Mark Fabiani, the Chargers’ point man</strong> on the search, said the effort will continue despite the economy and the team’s persistent failure to find a suitable spot in San Diego County.<br><br> <p><strong>"Given where we sit, it’s unlikely that a plan surfaces before the end of the season,"</strong> he said.<strong> "We certainly hope to be doing what we’re doing next year, which is working on San Diego County. That’s our hope. That’s our goal."</strong><br><br> <p><strong>Andrew Zimbalist</strong>, an economist at <strong>Smith College in Northampton,</strong> <strong>Mass.,</strong> who examines the sports business, said the duration of the search poses problems for the team to relocate within <strong>San Diego County</strong>.<br><br> <p>"If it was going to happen, you’d think it would have happened already, so I think there’s good reason to suspect this is an insuperable challenge for them," Zimbalist said.<br><br> <p>The team began asking for a new stadium in 2002, saying Qualcomm Stadium, now 42 years old, created too little revenue for the team to stay competitive. The team initially considered building a new stadium on the current 166-acre site in Mission Valley, but contends the bad economy and building bust made that impossible. It started searching for a new site in 2006.<br><br> <p>The Chargers’ lease expires in 2020 and gives the team from Feb. 1 to May 1 every year to notify the city of an intent to move. The team’s cost to break its lease is $54.6 million next year but the amount falls to $25.8 million in 2011, which has led to speculation that if the team departs, it would do so in two years.<br><br> <p>There is talk of luring one or even two NFL teams — from Jacksonville, Buffalo, Minnesota, St. Louis, Oakland, San Francisco or San Diego — to that stadium.<br><br> <p>Locally, the Chargers don’t have a lot of options at the moment.<br><br> <p>•In San Diego, Fabiani continues to meet with the Mayor’s Office and the City Attorney’s Office to give updates on the Chargers’ search and toss around ideas. Fabiani said whenever he discusses possible sites with anyone, a downtown stadium comes up. "It’s the first thing people talk about," he said. "You tell them what you’re working on, and everyone asks about downtown."<br><br> <p>Fabiani said he remains optimistic that the team will stay in San Diego County and takes heart that <strong>Chargers President Dean Spanos</strong> hasn’t thrown in the towel.<br><br> <p><strong>"Hopefully," Fabiani said, "once the economy turns around, we will have secured a publicly acceptable site, have a financing plan that people are comfortable with and we’ll be able to go into the credit markets."</strong><br><br> <p>Gilbert close. 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class="size-medium wp-image-27047 aligncenter" title="School Crossing Guard" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/School-Crossing-Guard-299x300.jpg" alt="School Crossing Guard" width="205" height="206" ><br><br> <p>The Tustin News reports that the Tustin City Council has voted to cut over half the funding provided by the City for School Crossing Guards due to budget problems. At the same time, the Tustin Unified School District is cutting much of its daily school bus services, also due to budget problems.<br><br> <p>So, we have the schools taking action to put more kids on the street daily going to and from school, and we have the City cutting back on services to keep those kids safe. By chance, could these two government entities have talked to each other before taking these conflicting budget actions? This should not be too much to ask.<span id="more-27045"></span><br><br> <p>Might there be other areas of the City Budget that the esteemed Tustin Council might have cut? How about the darlings of the Chamber of Commerce – the annual Tiller Days and Chili Cook Off events for instance?<br><br> <p>The City has chosen to abandon kids, while continuing to party at such City annual events. The Council will have some explaining to do when the first accident occurs at a crosswalk that previously had crossing guards. 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He will not be taking questions nor will he be giving answers to his constituents about their health care concerns to help shape the new reforms. Instead, he and his political cronies are busy pushing misinformation about the British health care system, National Health Service (NHS). Not content to keep the fear mongering at the “Birther” level of slimy tactics to oppose President Barack Obama at every turn, Campbell continues to UN-represent us with his self-serving agenda to deny needed health care reform. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6030060/Senior-Tories-links-with-Republican-NHS-bashers-revealed.html">LINK</a><br><br> <p>John Campbell: No informational Town Halls. Co-sponsor of the so-called “Birther Bill”. Right-wing obstructionist for health care reform. Gee, John, you’ve just got it ALL going on for Orange County, now don’t you? AND you managed to bring your shameful shilling to an international stage for the world to see. Sheesh…..<br><br> <p>Orange Juice readers, Do you think this fringe political nut accurately represents the general population of the 48th Congressional District? We’ll find out in next year’s elections when he runs against the former Mayor of Irvine, <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.bethkrom.com/">Beth Krom</a>. John Campbell SERIOUSLY needs a good TIME <strong>OUT</strong> from the political spotlight!<br><br> <p>In the meantime, here comes the British reaction to Republican attacks against the British healthcare system – This is from The Guardian in a story titled ” ‘Evil and Orwellian’ – America’s right turns its fire on NHS.” LINK <br > <span id="more-27034"></span><br><br> <p><strong>A $1.2m television advertising campaign bankrolled by the conservative Club for Growth displays images of the union flag and Big Ben while intoning a figure of $22,750. A voiceover says: “In England, government health officials have decided that’s how much six months of life is worth. If a medical treatment costs more, you’re out of luck.”</strong> [SNIP]<br><br> <p><strong>The degree of misinformation is causing dismay in NHS circles. Andrew Dillon, chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, pointed out that it was utterly false that Kennedy would be left untreated in Britain: “It is neither true nor is it anything you could extrapolate from anything we’ve ever recommended to the NHS.” </strong>[SNIP]<br><br> <p><strong>As myths and half-truths circulate, British diplomats in the US are treading a delicate line in correcting falsehoods while trying to stay out of a vicious domestic dogfight over the future of American health policy. </strong>[SNIP]<br><br> <p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="350" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Me2UU0V9toE&eurl" ><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Me2UU0V9toE&eurl"></embed></object><br><br> <p>Rick Scott and other anti-healthcare lobbyists tricked unsuspecting Britts into misrepresenting the NHS according to exploited women in the above video. Two British women who have become the unwitting stars of a campaign to derail Barack Obama's healthcare reforms yesterday said that their views on the NHS had been misrepresented. 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But that is exactly how it is going down this year. Jeff has walked off the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.eccopac.org/2007/07/board-of-directors.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>ECCO PAC board</strong></span></a>. (ECCO is the leading gay rights organization in Orange County).<br><br> <p>Why would Jeff leave an organization he poured his soul into for so many years? When I heard about this I have to admit I was shocked.<br><br> <p>My pajaritos report that Jeff left because the ECCO PAC board has been compromised by consultants. Indeed their Public Affairs Director is Misha Houser, a controversial Democratic consultant who was involved in the disastrous <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.smartvoter.org/sv/2008/06/03/ca/or/race/4001/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Hoa Van Tran</strong></span></a> Supervisorial campaign last year.<br><br> <p>Thanks to Houser and her fellow Jannies at the Liberal OC, we ended up with Republican Janet Nguyen as our First District Supervisor instead of Democratic Hoa Van Tran.<span id="more-27025"></span><br><br> <p>Other consultants on the ECCO PAC Board include Eugene Hedlund and Bryan Choate, of <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.dmediapolitical.com/ourteam.htm" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>DMedia</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <p>The problem with having a bunch of political consultants on the ECCO PAC Board is that it gives the appearance of a conflict of interest. Say for example that ECCO turns down a candidate’s request for an endorsement. That candidate could question whether or not he was denied the endorsement because he declined to hire Houser or DMedia.<br><br> <p>How did Houser end up serving as the Public Affairs Director of ECCO? Nothing against her, but how did she end up with that job? Has she ever won a race? She certainly did not present well in the Hoa Van Tran fiasco.<br><br> <p>Houser is now running the Rose Espinoza supervisorial campaign and the John Santoianni campaign for the Anaheim City Council. I guess they must have the ECCO endorsement in the bag.<br><br> <p>LeTourneau wasn’t the only ECCO PAC Board Member to quit. Harvey Liss quit too.<br><br> <p>LeTourneau and Houser also disagree on how to overturn Prop. 8. LeTourneau wants to do it in 2012. Houser wants to do it in 2010. This is a tough call but I do think 2012 will be better with Obama on the ballot once more.<br><br> <p>I enjoyed last year’s ECCO Dinner. But I cannot possibly attend this year’s dinner – not with the mess on ECCO’s Board. It won’t be the same without LeTourneau. So I am going to pass. I hope that LeTourneau starts another organization to support the GLBT community. 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The private entities that make up "Big Insurance" are seen as greedy and manipulative, benefiting from a one-sided equation. They benefit, people suffer. This profit is simply overcharging and if unnecessary charges can be eliminated, things would be more affordable. This had been learned, painfully, to definitely not be the case. Millions suffered to learn it.<br><br> <p>One of the BIG LIES about what's going on in Health Care today is that high prices can be attributed to "greed" and people pursuing inflated profits. The truth of that is, the great fortunes in this country have been made by figuring out how to sell something to someone "cheaper". Henry Ford, Rockefeller, A&P, ALCOA, Sears and Wal Mart, just to name a few. Business knows that inflated profits are not the path to success. That is, however, the path of socialized businesses. They have no incentive to hold down their prices because people either have no other choice or they are coerced into participating. Instead of making that one penny of profit on each transaction, the transaction now costs twice as much. But hey! We're not paying for profit!<br><br> <p><span id="more-27021"></span><br><br> <p>What Big Insurance is actually engaged in, just like every other free enterprise, is "profit and loss". The hope for profits and the threat of losses is what forces business to produce at the lowest cost and sell what customers are most willing to pay for. In the absence of these pressures, managers have far less incentive to be efficient, much less keep up with changing conditions. These outcomes represent the only two types of organizations that exist: those that are entirely voluntary and those that involve coercion.<br><br> <p>Take the case of Citizens Property Insurance. For the last 17 out of 20 years before Katrina hit, property insurers along the Gulf Coast have lost money insuring property. Rates in Florida skyrocketed as insurers rushed to reap profits on underwriting. But those profits would only last a short while. Competition was going to drive these profits down to nothing. Insurance companies stay in business in the long-term by investing premium dollars in good years. Real profits come from these investments, not insurance premiums. <br > Unfortunately, the argument that "government needs to compete" was pushed in Florida, and successfully implemented. What you have in Florida today is a landscape largely emptied of the major Insurance Carriers. USAA, Hartford and now State Farm. What you have picking up the pieces is a puzzle of smaller carriers willing to accept state regulations. Fine, but how many of those companies will actually be solvent enough to pay up if another Ike or Katrina hits? See, without the profit motive, you don't get better business and you don't get better results.<br><br> <p>Citizens, because it's a government entity, really can't invest its premium dollars the way the private sector can. Currently it can't really make real investments at all. But letting the company do this would also prove a tremendous problem: government would actually be picking winners in the private market. Government does a pretty bad job at this. Without a very risky portfolio of policies and no ability to make investments, Citizens is doomed when a major storm hits Florida. Taxpayers will end up picking up the pieces and paying all the bills. Needless to say, the common people won't benefit.<br><br> <blockquote> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Recently, Floridians were polled about the success of Citizens Insurance, and whether they wanted to deregulate the rest of the insurance industry<br><br> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Under this legislation, Florida homeowners would have three choices for their property insurance:<br><br> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Homeowners could use the state sponsored Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, which may have lower rates, but which is under capitalized according to the state’s chief financial officer.<br><br> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Homeowners could use smaller independent insurance companies that have entered the market and whose rates are fully regulated by the state government.<br><br> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Homeowners could choose one of the larger, financially strong insurance companies and may pay a higher rate but with the assurance the company has the financial capital to pay its claims.<br><br> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Now, after having heard some of the details of this legislation and how it would affect homeowners, do you favor it or oppose it?<br><br> </blockquote> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">60% support deregulation, allowing insurers to set rates mandated in order to “compete” with Citizens Insurance. Why are we not watching the lessons in our own 50 states? Government competition does not work. Where its put into place, the taxpayer is left either with no choices, less result, or second thoughts, and usually all three. You can read glowing, optimistic predictions of what will happen if we proceed with government health care. "The American people can do anything." Well, yes we can. Which is why we don't need the government to socialize medicine.<br><br> <p><strong>B.S. Report–If Obama succeeds in implementing his version of health care you can say good-bye to much of the innovation that our medical care system is largely responsible for. It is our drug companies that develop 70% of the world's new medicines. It takes over a billion dollars to bring a new medicine to the market. With Obama punishing the success of drug companies, instead of encouraging them; he will inevitably persuade them not to pursue new remedies. <br > Our medical care in this country is the best in the world. Our medical bureaucracy is what needs to be fixed. Those are very different realities. Trying the impossible like attempting to make sure everyone has the exact same medical care will only succeed in rationing and eroding the quality of medical care. <br > Of course, don't expect that those in the Congress would be required to use the same medical care and medical plans that you and I would have to use. As Orwell says, some animals are a little more equal than other animals.</strong><br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;401107;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/citizens-insurance/;Citizens Insurance;2315633">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;401107;Terry Crowley,competition,health care,profits,deregulation,Health Care Reform,citizens insurance;Citizens Insurance;2315633">Article Search</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;401107;Terry Crowley,competition,health care,profits,deregulation,Health Care Reform,citizens insurance;Citizens Insurance;2315633--> • <a title="See related articles to this one based on reader votes" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/related.asp?http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/citizens-insurance/">Related</a> • <a title="View comments" href="http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/citizens-insurance/#comments">View comments</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/citizens-insurance/#comments--> • <a rel="nofollow" title="Track comments" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Track=http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/citizens-insurance/feed/&ref=comment:508435">Track comments</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Track=http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/citizens-insurance/feed/&ref=comment:508435--> • <a href="http://www.talkr.com/app/text_to_audio.app?feed_url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2ffeed%2f&permalink=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcitizens-insurance%2f&src=5"><img border="0" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/audio.ico" title="Listen to this article" /></a> •</div><p><img rel="nofollow" title="Rate 'Citizens Insurance'" src="http://www.feedblitz.com/v1.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcitizens-insurance%2f" border="0" usemap="#outbrainMap_508435_10" /><map rel="nofollow" name="outbrainMap_508435_10" id="outbrainMap_508435_10" /><area shape="rect" coords="0,0,1,1" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcitizens-insurance%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=0" /><area shape="rect" coords="2,0,20,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcitizens-insurance%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=1" /><area shape="rect" coords="20,0,38,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcitizens-insurance%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=2" /><area shape="rect" coords="38,0,55,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcitizens-insurance%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=3" /><area shape="rect" coords="55,0,72,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcitizens-insurance%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=4" /><area shape="rect" coords="72,0,91,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcitizens-insurance%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=5" /><br><br> <h3 style="clear:both;"><a name="508435_11"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40464510&f=508435&u=14830550">Rich Republican donor to Prop. 8 dumps his wife of 43 years</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40464510&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-27004 aligncenter" title="Broken Republican Marriage" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Broken-Republican-Marriage.gif" alt="Broken Republican Marriage" width="266" height="200" ><br><br> <p>This story is priceless! Yet another red-faced Prop. 8 supporter has dumped his wife. In this case a rich developer tossed his wife of 43 years. So much for the sanctity of marriage argument!<br><br> <p>Here are a few excerpts from an <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/ironic_divorce/8366/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>online article</strong></span></a> about this fiasco:<br><br> <blockquote><p>In July 2008, hotelier and developer Doug Manchester donated $125,000 to help gather signatures for a proposition that would ban same-sex marriage in California. The early money was crucial to getting the initiative—which ultimately passed—on the ballot. At the time, he told The New York Times that he made the donation because of "my Catholic faith and longtime affiliation with the Catholic Church," which preferred that marriage remain between a man and a woman. Indeed, the Catholic Church has vehemently opposed gay marriage. Then again, it's also not too keen on divorce.<span id="more-27003"></span><br><br> <p>On Oct. 9, 2008, Manchester ended 43 years, eight months and nine days of marriage to Elizabeth Manchester by moving out of their La Jolla abode. The couple spent the next several months trying to reach a quiet settlement on how best to distribute millions of dollars in cash and other assets. In July, those talks totally broke down, and Doug started playing financial hardball with Elizabeth, allegedly draining the couple's shared accounts and stealing her mail. On Aug. 6, Elizabeth filed a petition for redress in family court. All of the information in this story comes from those petitions. CityBeat contacted attorneys for both parties, but neither returned calls by press time.<br><br></blockquote> <p>When will these Talibani Republicans learn to stay out of our bedrooms? They keep blowing smoke about the sanctity of marriage but it seems every last one of them either cheats on their wives or dumps them! 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Prevatt wrote this comment ripping Mill in a <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.theliberaloc.com/2009/08/06/quachgate-van-tran-disrupted-police-investigation/#comments" target="_blank"><strong>recent post</strong></a></span>:<span id="more-26658"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>As the "community blogger" who first raised the question of Van Tran's involvement in this matter, I do appreciate Deepa at the Register getting the answers to some of those questions.<br><br> <p>I now get to ask the next question of one of the "community bloggers" who came to the valiant defense of Councilman Quach and Assemblyman Tran. This particular blogger, a Democrat and Santa Ana Planning Commissioner appointed by Sal Tinajero suggested that Quach's intoxicated driving was somehow less of a threat to public safety than health code violations at a Lee's Sandwich shop.<br><br> <p>Sean Mill, why again are you standing up for a drunk driving councilman and his investigation obstructing mentor Van Tran? Where is your outrage over the people who served so much alcohol to Quach that he couldn't get a quarter of a mile down the road? How can someone with such questionable judgment as you sit in judgement over conditional use permits in Santa Ana? Your lack of good judgment reflects poorly not just on you, but also on Councilman Sal Tinajero.<br><br> <p>Not that you have the integrity of character to do so, but you should resign immediately from the Santa Ana Planning Commission. You should do so for the good of the people of Santa Ana, and your friend Sal Tinajero.<br><br> <p>Don't drag him down into the same pit of slime in which you dwell.<br><br></blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-15592 aligncenter" title="prevatt-hearts-janet" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/prevatt-hearts-janet-258x300.jpg" alt="prevatt-hearts-janet" width="258" height="300" ><br><br> <p>Where do I even start with this libelous stew? Mill DID NOT defend Quach – that is a total lie. What Mill did was illustrate to our readers the fact that BOTH the Trannies AND the Jannies are a threat to public health. Quach had a blood alcohol level of .26, allegedly, when he crashed last Saturday night. But the restaurant owned by Janet Nguyen’s husband and Chief of Staff has had almost 40 health violations! Thousands of people die of food poisoning every year in this country – no wonder Janet voted against restaurant health ratings!<br><br> <p>But Prevatt does not care if anyone dies after eating at Tom and Andrew’s restaurant, which is a Lees Sandwiches franchise in Stanton. Prevatt simply continues to give free passes to Janet – and that is becuase he is a JANNIE through and through.<br><br> <p>Now you have to wonder, why would Prevatt, a supposedly liberal Democrat, be interested in defending Janet Nguyen? She has proven to be anything but a moderate. She voted to deny funding to important health programs for women, run by Planned Parenthood. Prevatt NEVER mentioned this at all on his blog!<br><br> <p>Janet voted to spend money on new furniture for her office and she also supported remodeling the County lobby at her office, while the Supervisors were laying off Prevatt’s fellow county workers!<br><br> <p>And now Janet is threatening to run against Democratic State Senator Lou Correa, according to my sources. I wonder if Prevatt will even support Correa? I doubt it!<br><br> <p>Mill is not the bad guy – Janet’s husband and her chief of staff are – but not in Prevatt’s world. It apparently does not matter to Prevatt that Janet’s Chief of Staff, Andrew Do, defeated Democrat Robin Marcario last year for the Garden Grove City Council. There are rumors that Do STILL does not even live in Garden Grove, but you sure as hell won’t read about that at the Liberal OC!<br><br> <p>And Janet got her hubby, Tom, appointed to the Garden Grove Planning Commission. Here then is the BIGGEST irony. Prevatt is calling on Mill to resign from the Santa Ana Planning Commission because he exposed the fact that Tom’s restaurant keeps racking up health violations. But shouldn’t Prevatt be going after REPUBLICAN Tom Bonkowski-Nguyen, who was put on the Garden Grove Planning Commission even though he runs a restaurant that keeps getting health violations?<br><br> <p>Prevatt also went after me last year when I ran for the Santa Ana City Council, even though I was endorsed by Planned Parenthood and ECCO. He helped to reelect REPUBLICAN Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante, who was himself forced to resign from two state commissions last year after he made comments about Sheriff Hutchens that constituted harassment!<br><br> <p>Prevatt in fact joined his fellow Republican loving blogger, Dan Chmielenski, in supporting a hit piece against me last year that was designed by Red County blogger Matt “Jerbal” Cunningham, and funded by Republicans including Mike Schroeder, a bunch of Trannies, and Judy Ware!<br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-17356 aligncenter" title="not-a-jannie" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/not-a-jannie-202x300.gif" alt="not-a-jannie" width="202" height="300" ><br><br> <p>Prevatt also recently banned fellow Democrat Paul Lucas from commenting on his sinking blog. 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We were talking about giving away free entry and primo seats at the various concerts to VIP’s, Family Members and Political cronies.<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=4&type=link&b=2&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=4&type=img&b=2&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=5&type=link&b=2&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=5&type=img&b=2&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=6&type=link&b=2&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=6&type=img&b=2&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=7&type=link&b=2&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=7&type=img&b=2&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=-1&type=link&b=2&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=87247211-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&seq=-1&type=img&b=2&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=87247212-8569-11de-9efc-00199948cd63&b=2&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>Well, it seems these “goodies of influence” were just a little “wine from the tea spoon”. The hallowed OCTA…..has been doing their dipping excercises evidently….as well. The OC Register reports today that biggies like Peter Buffa and others have been on the recieving end of various dinners, boxes of chocolates and baseball tickets! Lots’s of baseball tickets! The Orange County Register report today by Doug Irving and Serena Maria Dainels points out that “limited free gifts” maybe OK in California - but may broach a stricter Federal Law!<br><br> <p>When they start getting a couple of thousand bucks in”freebies” from any source or sources…..it does have to make one wonder……why? What is most disturbing is the fact that these “pillars of our society” protest vehemently that “You can’t buy ME with baseball tickets!” Which obviously “begs the question”: What will – buy you then?<br><br> <p><span id="more-26643"></span><br><br> <p>Junkets, free bus rides, free lunches at tax payers expense, free trips to various local and distant locales for study or board meetings, commemorative watches, badges and other goodies – all come with the job: Right?<br><br> <p>Some corrective action is in order and we believe at the next meeting of the OCTA…..that a new SOP…(Standard Operating Procedure) element be instituted: “NO acceptance of freebies to any member, members of their families or direct business associates! EVER!” None, Nada, Nothing please!<br><br> <p>If people on the OCTA board find that new concept beyond the pale…..please step down now. Please resign immediately! Please send your resignation letters early and frequently…..especially if it is not immediately accepted! The grey ghosts of the New Jersey Transit System circle like vultures over any transportation system which utilizes giant amounts of taxpayer money for a variety of sometimes unrealistic, unreasonable or overpriced purposes. Does anyone recall “Light Rail”? How many Dodger or Angel Tickets were involved in any of those decisions? Probably not too many……but that was only because the people spoke up often and loudly!<br><br> <p>It’s time again for the people to tell OCTA (Orange County Transportation Authority) Members – “No Box Seats bubba! - EVER!” No “Manny Bobble Head Night” goodies and no FREE Parking at the Park either!<br><br> <p>“How do you get access to the Visitor Clubhouse again? 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It has been reported that some new car dealers are actually running out of new cars to sell. And Congress has rushed to add $2 billion to the $ 1 billion original funding level for the program to keep it going.<br><br> <p>Not mentioned amidst this media euphoria about the clunker program however is the surge in sales tax and license fees that these unanticipated sales are sending into the coffers of government. In California it is well known that cities bend over backwards to attract and keep car dealerships, big box stores and other retail businesses because the cities reap a large chunk of the sales tax they generate.<span id="more-26644"></span><br><br> <p>So, as the clunker program produces a surge in car sales, cities benefit from a surge in sales tax revenue (The State will also benefit from vehicle tax and license fees collected, but that is another story).<br><br> <p>Many cities are cutting back on public service, including hours of operation, levels of police and fire service coverage, recreation programs and the like because of budget problems. Perhaps this surge in clunker revenues can help offset some of those cuts. 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Apparently Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez used federal money to essentially go on vacation, according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://taxdollars.freedomblogging.com/2009/08/07/loretta-sanchez-joined-half-million-dollar-global-warming-junket-to-tourist-hot-spots/30361/#comment-16333" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">O.C. Register</span></strong></a>.<br><br> <p>"When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject," <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124967502810515267.html#articleTabs%3Darticle">The Wall Street Journal reports</a></strong></span>. "They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole. <span id="more-26636"></span><br><br> <p>"The 11-day trip — with six spouses traveling along as well — took place over New Year's 2008," the paper says. And the total cost to taxpayers was about <strong>half-a-million dollars</strong>!<br><br> <p>Voters have a choice next year. They can vote for Sanchez or they can vote for Quang X. 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Liberal lawmakers are holding “Prayer Vigils” for Health Care as a way to avoid debates. As well, a lot of noise is being made about people making profits from Health Care, why you should hate them, and why you should be afraid. And once again, I have to come in and point out what all that fuss avoids. Who exactly stands to profit from ObamaCare? The answers come from the right and the left.<br><br> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/07/will-the-pharmaceuticals-rebel-over-dem-welching-on-obamacare/">Barack Obama declared a big victory </a>in his attempt to nationalize the health-care industry when he got the backing of the pharmaceutical industry by promising that government would not in price negotiations and make Big Pharma pay more of the bill. Billions are at stake here. Big Pharma wouldn’t have endorsed this plan if it hadn’t been given this massive break. The exposure of this agreement "could prove embarrassing" to Obama and his administration who have gone out of their way to demonize an industry that saves millions of lives. <br > <span id="more-26631"></span> <br > <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2009/07/20/obamacare-a-health-care-rationing-scheme">From The Peoples Voice</a><br><br> <p><strong>Obamacare: A Health Care Rationing Scheme to Enrich Insurers, Drug Companies and Large Hospital Chains</strong><br><br> <blockquote><p>The administration and lawmakers have been unresponsive in moving ahead with House and Senate legislation to enrich health insurers, Big Pharma, and large hospital chains. It will ration care, curb expensive treatments and surgeries for those who can’t afford them, leave millions in the country uncovered, deny it altogether to undocumented immigrants even though they pay income, payroll and other taxes, and claim it’s real reform like they always do. <br > Over the next decade, Medicare and Medicaid may lose over $600 billion in funding with recipients, of course, making up the difference or foregoing care. About $317 billion is proposed for “efficiencies” with another $313 billion in cuts for hospitals that treat the poor and uninsured. Many of them are already severely strapped as unemployment soars, charitable donations are down, expenses rise, vital services and staffs have to be cut to stay afloat, and growing numbers won’t make it as economic conditions worsen. <br><br> <p>Instead of helping to fill budget gaps, Obama plans less aid to shut them down. It will leave some areas dependent on more distant ones for treatment, and let large chains consolidate for greater dominance. Accessible quality care will be less available and affordable so, of course, patients will lose out – mostly the elderly, chronically ill, those on society’s lower rungs, and all working Americans because an uncaring administration and Congress threw them overboard for profit and “efficiencies.” If “Obamacare” passes, most working people, the disadvantaged, and those singled out as less important will experience large rollbacks in quality, readily accessible coverage. For them, future health problems will be more hazardous than ever because a callous nation doesn’t care.<br><br></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.bostonspatriots.com/2009/06/obamacare-payoff-to-unions.html">Then there is the massive sop to Union Labor Health Care. </a><br><br> <blockquote><p>Labor costs account for about half of state and local spending, according to BLS and Census data. Benefits consume a growing share of that, now 34%. <br > The rest of the two-thirds of the population under age 65 with employer-provided health insurance be darned, sayeth the Democrats with the union label.<br><br></blockquote> <p>And, of course, the Democrats favorite group to benefit, Trial Lawyers.<br><br> <blockquote><p>Just before the House leadership's 794-page health care reform bill went to a Ways & Means markup last Thursday, a remarkable provision was slipped in that amounts to one of the more audacious and far-reaching trial lawyer power grabs seen on Capitol Hill in a while. The provision would widen the scope of lawsuits against what are known as Medicare third-party defendants. The language slipped into the health bill would greatly expand the scope of these suits against third parties, while doing something entirely new, namely allow freelance lawyers to file them on behalf of the government–without asking permission–and collect rich bounties if they manage thereby to extract money from the defendants. Lawyers will recognize this as a "qui tam" procedure, of the sort that has led to a growing body of litigation filed by freelance bounty hunters against universities, defense contractors and others alleged to have overcharged the government.<br><br></blockquote> <p>Do you really think any of this ObamaCare is going to reduce costs? It won’t get passed without enriching the pockets of Obama donors and Big Companies who go along. So you can worry about who gets rich now, or later. 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He was harassing them, yelling at them from his car while they were getting signatures. He returned later and walked up their table wearing his taxpayer-provided shirt with dead tree logo, (the new Mission Viejo logo), and he told them he was a city commissioner. They said <strong>he was trying to intimidate them with his remarks as a city official opposing the RECALL.”<span id="more-26066"></span></strong><br><br> <p>This communication continues stating “I received a call about what was going on, and I went to Trader Joe’s.<strong> I video’d the man and took additional photographs as he was harassing the workers.</strong> Another activist also video’d the man, who can be heard to admit on the video that he was the same person yelling at them from his car. He’s <strong>Les Sykes</strong>. Ms Z also saw him when she was at Trader Joe’s, and she might have comments about this. <br > Today I spoke with a couple who said they were shopping at Trader Joe’s and they were annoyed by Les as they were exiting the store. They said he was blathering about some city program.<br><br> <p>The woman said, “We asked him what he was doing, and he said he didn’t know anything about the program he was supposed to be touting. He had a fan with a printed announcement on it or something similar in his hand. When I asked him about the fan, he said it was just a prop that ’she’ wanted him to hold when ’she’ sent him over to Trader Joe’s.” The woman indicated that Sykes pointed at city hall when he said ’she.” The shopper said <strong>Sykes </strong>would mention the program and then mix in <strong>pro-MacLean statements.</strong> <br > Note: There are three names as the referenced “she” in the communication but I shall not include them in this post. Nor will I include the last paragraph of this communication.<br><br> <p>However, let me add some text from Les Sykes June 19, 2008 application to serve on one of our city commissions.<br><br> <p><strong>“I consider it to be my given duty to uphold the integrity of the city of Mission Viejo for which I have the good fortune to have been a resident for the last 20 years and also previous connections.”</strong> <br > <strong>Integrity?</strong> Wearing a city commissioner shirt and taking a position on a city RECALL? What instructions on “anti activism” are given to anyone in the city wearing attire adorned with the city logo and name? <br > I wonder what corrective action will be taken by the city council member who appointed Mr. Sykes! 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<h3 style="clear:both;"><a name="508435_6"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40342618&f=508435&u=14830550">Hopeless Rep Sanchez uses “Prayer Vigil Silence” to shut down reform debate</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40342618&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><object width="440" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Q3i9j0KGWI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Q3i9j0KGWI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="440" height="300"></embed></object><br > So you can’t have a moment of silence in school, but your local Demoncat Representative, Loretta “I REALLY love, and I do mean LOVE, those lobbyists” Sanchez can have a Silent Prayer Vigil on Health Care? Where does that belong in a public forum? 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Fair Board members to buy the Fair?</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40342619&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><code><object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="320" height="232" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" ><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=32555039001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.ocregister.com%2Fm%2F25650431%2Ffair-vendors-protest-sale-of-fairgrounds.htm&playerID=23589110001&domain=embed&" ><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" ><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" ><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" ><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" ><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" ><param name="src" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/23589110001?isVid=1&publisherID=987209017" ><param name="name" value="flashObj" ><param name="flashvars" value="videoId=32555039001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.ocregister.com%2Fm%2F25650431%2Ffair-vendors-protest-sale-of-fairgrounds.htm&playerID=23589110001&domain=embed&" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" ><embed id="flashObj" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="232" src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/23589110001?isVid=1&publisherID=987209017" name="flashObj" allowscriptaccess="always" swliveconnect="true" allowfullscreen="true" seamlesstabbing="false" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" flashvars="videoId=32555039001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.ocregister.com%2Fm%2F25650431%2Ffair-vendors-protest-sale-of-fairgrounds.htm&playerID=23589110001&domain=embed&" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed></object></code><br><br> Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. <p>A year ago the Republicans on the Orange County Fair Board were busted for giving away expensive concert tickets to themselves and to their political cronies. They also used Fair proceeds to engorge themselves with gourmet meals, again at public expense.<br><br> <p>Now these same red-faced bastards want to buy the Orange County Fair from the State of California. This must not be allowed to come to pass!<br><br> <p>Of course these wealthy Republicans want to own the Fair – they will then use it as they please. They will return to feeding themselves free dinners and giving away thousands of concert tickets to their red-faced pals.<span id="more-26616"></span><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26623 aligncenter" title="greedy orange county fair republicans" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/greedy-orange-county-fair-republicans-300x202.jpg" alt="greedy orange county fair republicans" width="300" height="202" ><br><br> <p>And they will no longer have to pretend to be non-political. Every day will be Sarah Palin day…<br><br> <p>“Thursday, 50 fair vendors protested outside of the fairgrounds to oppose the sale,” according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fair-vendors-fairgrounds-2522172-beazley-meeting" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>O.C. Register</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <p>My advice to the vendors is to get together and submit their own bid! Better yet, why don’t the surrounding cities get together and buy the fair and keep it PUBLIC?<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;10447579;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/should-we-allow-the-republican-o-c-fair-board-members-to-buy-the-fair/;Should we allow the Republican O.C. 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Bush" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Ed-Royce-and-George-W.-Bush-300x206.jpg" alt="Ed Royce and George W. Bush" width="300" height="206" ><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Chicken Hawk Ed Royce was a big fan of George W. Bush</em></strong><br><br> <p>Useless Orange County CA Republican Congressman <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://royce.house.gov/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ed Royce</span></strong></a> is hosting a Town Hall meeting today in Placentia, at the Placentia City Hall, located at 401 E. Chapman Avenue, at 1 pm.<br><br> <p>Be sure to ask him why he voted to spend over $700 million to save illegal immigrant wild horses! Both Royce and Campbell voted to waste this money while hundreds of thousands of Americans struggle through the Bush Depression.<br><br> <p>Honestly, can you ever remember Royce doing ANYTHING positive? All he does is help wastrels like Fullerton’s Dick Jones get elected.<span id="more-26609"></span><br><br> <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Royce wrote a post over at the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.redcounty.com/a-get-tough-approach-needed-north-korea#comment-14333" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Red Klownty blog</strong></span></a> today advocating that we “get tough” with North Korea. What an ass! What do you want to do Ed, start another damn war? 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src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-versus-Darrell-Steinberg-and-Karen-Bass-300x246.jpg" alt="Arnold Schwarzenegger versus Darrell Steinberg and Karen Bass" width="300" height="246" ><br><br> <p>Well, we have a State budget. Or do we? With breaking news that at least one of the Legislative leaders, Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) is going to sue the Governor to try and overturn the Governor's recent budget vetoes, Sacramento seems to be moving into yet another phase of governance chaos.<br><br> <p>At least one news story reports that Assembly Speaker Bass (D-Los Angeles) is in jeopardy of losing her Speakership position because the budget she helped cobble together reached the Governor in a form that required he veto nearly $ 1 billion in order to come close to balancing it. Thus, the Governor was handed either a great opportunity, or a tremendous burden, depending on one's viewpoint.<span id="more-26595"></span><br><br> <p>The Governor used his veto pen, whacking several programs that have been important to both Speaker Bass and Senate Pro-Tem Darrel Steinberg (D- Sacramento) and many who support them politically. Those programs include child abuse and child health services. Advocates for those programs are currently seeking support from Bass and Steinberg to make a run at the Legislature to over-ride those vetoes when the Legislature re-convenes later this month. A 2/3rds vote of the Legislature would produce an over-ride. Whether such a veto over-riding proposal sees the light of day in the Legislature will depend on the will of Bass and Steinberg to take on the Governor and endure the possibility of even more distasteful gubernatorial budget cuts to offset any such restoration.<br><br> <p>Then comes the news yesterday (Friday) that Steinberg may sue to reverse the Governor's veto. Steinberg claims the Governor exceeded his constitutional authority so a lawsuit is appropriate. The radio news reported that Bass may join Steinberg in such a suit. Is it for real, or is it a CYA by Steinberg and Bass because their leadership positions are in jeopardy because of this budget morass?<br><br> <p>In the meantime reports are that State revenues continue to run below the level assumed in this brand new budget. This is producing more talk about another California budget crisis as 2009 draws to a close. Moody's, the investment and bond rating agency, lowered California's bond rating earlier this summer. Then it announced in mid-July that it believes California's new budget is not very solid and the future does not look good. In a July 31 San Francisco Chronicle story Emily Raines, Moody's vice president, is quoted as saying "the plan adopted this week may stop the state’s credit rating from dropping further", but added that eliminating the deficit “was achieved through a combination of cuts, raids on local funds, accounting maneuvers and one-time revenues that leave the state poorly positioned for budgetary balance in future years.”<br><br> <p>Not to be overlooked is the fact that Moody's is being sued by the State employees retirement system known as CalPERS claiming Moody's investment rankings have been "wildly inaccurate" resulting in those who relied on them, such as CalPERS, losing a lot of money. Old timers may remember that Moody's was similarly accused when fingers were pointed in the 1994 County of Orange bankruptcy.<br><br> <p>Also keeping the political pot boiling, there are people with plans to take out papers to seek enough voter signatures to put an initiative on the ballot to turn the full time Legislature into a part time body, such as that found in Texas and Nevada. Whether the impetus for such a movement is revenge or truly pursuit of some kind of Holy Grail of legislative efficiency, those in the Legislature are increasingly aware that the voting public is not happy with them. Thus the belief by some that the Steinberg (and possibly Bass) threatened lawsuit is as much a CYA move as anything else.<br><br> <p>It gets worse. Some unionized State employees have voted to strike because the budget imposes furloughs and other benefit losses, and the public is beginning to see even worse than normal levels of service from its State government. And, the newspapers are reporting that a federal court has ordered California to fix its over-crowded prison system within 2 years or risk a federal takeover, leaving the State with no control but with 100% of the cost.<br><br> <p>Has anyone noticed those ads being run on T.V by the State of Nevada seeking to lure businesses to flee California and locate to Nevada where taxes either do not exist at all (Individual and corporate income taxes) or are comparatively low? Even my Southern California high school has scheduled its next reunion out of State. 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We oppose protectionism for the Delta “smelt” SAC Rally Aug 28th</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40338741&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26614 aligncenter" title="Delta Smelt" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Delta-Smelt-300x297.jpg" alt="Delta Smelt" width="187" height="185" ><br><br> <p>The following Press Release was just received at the Cutting Edge-a talk show<br><br> <p>One if by Land, None if by Sea: Patriots Ride to Halt Eco Fish “fry” in CA <br > Dust Bowl<br><br> <p>Sacramento, CA: Hundreds of California farmers, ranchers, loggers and truckers will join an estimated 50,000 people to protest the court-ordered shutoff of water to the state’s Central Valley farmland: All to protect a minnow.<br><br> <p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br><br> <p>PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 07, 2009 – A coalition of hispanic, conservative, taxpayer and agricultural industry organizations will march to the steps of California’s capitol building in Sacramento on Friday, Aug. 28 to fight for the livelihoods of working families over the rights of a federally protected fish.<span id="more-26594"></span><br><br> <p>“The government is putting fish before families. The insanity must end,” says attorney Mark Meckler, national coordinator of the grassroots Tea Party Patriots. “It is devastating California’s economy. We are being crushed by burdensome regulations and taxes imposed by politicans who care more for causes and political gamesmanship than people.”<br><br> <p>The rally from noon to 5 p.m. protests California’s restrictive environmental laws that often pit eco-activists against business or community interests: In this case, the state’s “bread basket” versus a bait fish.<br><br> <p>On May 25, 2007, <strong>U. S. District Court Judge Oliver</strong> <strong>W. Wanger </strong>issued a ruling based on federal environmental laws, to cut water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to protect a three-inch minnow called the <strong>Delta smelt</strong>.<br><br> <p>Since the Wanger decision, once fruitful farmland along I-5 now resembles Oklahoma’s catastrophic “Dust Bowl.” Signs attached to poles stuck into dry, scrub furrows along the route read, “Congress Created Dust Bowl.”<br><br> <p>Protesters blame <strong>“Eco-Tyranny”</strong> and global warming hysteria for decisions like Wanger’s and California’s own version of Cap-and-Trade regulations for closing businesses, family farms and creating economic ghost towns in the Central Valley.<br><br> <p><strong>“It’s time to repeal AB 32</strong>, which is essentially California’s experiment in controlling global warming,” the<strong> Tea Party</strong> Patriot’s Meckler adds, “It is devastating California’s economy.”<br><br> <p><strong>AB 32</strong>, the <strong>California Global Warming Solutions</strong> <strong>Act of 2006,</strong> also creates standards for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to regulate refrigerant gases, the kind usually found in air-conditioning or HVAC-R systems, which are found in food processing, storage or transportation sites and manufacturing or industrial facilities.<br><br> <p>Californians from the Central Valley to Los Angeles and San Diego are already feeling the pinch of AB 32 and environmental regulations with higher water and grocery bills.<br><br> <p><strong>Rep. Devin Nunes, (R-Visalia),</strong> whose district nestles in the heart of the Central Valley, cites unemployment in the San Joaquin Valley at nearly 20 percent, with some cities reporting unemployment at nearly 40 percent.<br><br> <p>A University of California, Davis study, based on a December 2008, report by the federal Fish and Wildlife Service on water reduction in the San Joaquin Valley, estimated area job losses at 80,000 and revenue losses at $2.2 billion for 2009.<br><br> <p><strong>“People and communities have been replaced by a parade of extreme environmental activists and their misguided causes</strong>, ” Nunes said on July 8, after the House Appropriations Committee rejected one of his recurring attempts to block federal spending on decisions that divert precious irrigation water to protect salmon and the delta smelt among other species.<br><br> <p>“Our politicians and their appointed cronies are strangling this great states, ” says Meckler, adding. “It’s time the politicians and bureaucrats got off the backs of California’s productive people and freed them to produce the innovation, wealth and jobs that only they can. Government is not the solution; government is the problem.” <br > # <br > For info on the Aug. 28 Event: <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.sac828.org/"><strong>www.sac828.org</strong></a><br><br> <p><strong>Mark Meckler, National Coordinator & California Coordinator, Tea Party Patriots 530-274-9900 </strong><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.teapartypatriots.org/"><strong>www.teapartypatriots.org</strong></a><br><br> <p>Patty Meckler, Assistant Coordinator California Tea Party 530-274-9900 <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.sacteaparty.com/">www.sacteaparty.com</a><br><br> <p>Dawn Wildman, Co-coordinator, California Tea Party Patriots 619-296-5159<br><br> <p>Ben Bergquam, Central Valley Tea Party <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.patriots4ai.com/">www.patriots4ai.com</a> 559-840-2913<br><br> <p>Brad Roltgen, Co-organizer of the Central Valley Tea Party 559-240-2378 <br > <a href="mailto:brad@centralvalleyteaparty.com">brad@centralvalleyteaparty.com</a><br><br> <p>Karen Kenney, Event Media Relations 818-996-6820<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;10447579;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/hear-hear-we-oppose-protectionism-for-the-delata-smelt-sac-rally-aug-28th/;Hear, hear. 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Well, for starters, his nearly three quarters of a billion dollars in unexercised stock options might lose a few pennies on the dollar.</em></div> <div><em>What does Isabella, a four year-old girl in Winsconsin who is physically incapable of eating and has had to be tube fed her entire life, have to gain from healthcare reform? The treatment she needs to live a normal life. </em></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Watch the above video from </span><a title="http://sickforprofit.com" dir="ltr" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://sickforprofit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">http://sickforprofit.com</span></a><span style="color: #000000;"> by Brave New Films.</span></div> <p><span id="more-26581"></span><br><br> <div style="text-align: left;"><em> </em></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <em> </em>I found the comments section at Youtube to be of interest b/c there were some pretty thoughtful questions and comments about the upcoming health care bill and the health care industry in general. Here’s a sample:</div> <blockquote> <div>WE THE PEOPLE are subsidizing these CEOs “lifestyles” instead of OUR LIVES. Why? Why are we doing this to ourselves, our families, our children? Are we going to leave these for-profit private “wealthfare” insurance corporations to our grandchildren to deal with?</div> </blockquote> <div>and</div> <blockquote> <div> <div>You knee-jerk reactionaries (misinformed by those corporations opposed to health care) should simply STOP talking about Canadian, French, “European” or British healthcare systems.</div> <p>NONE of the current proposals floating around Capitol Hill would implement a “single payer” system.<br><br> <p>Instead, some would facilitate a “government option,” which would allow those happy with their current health plans could keep them, while allowing anybody else to choose a govt. FINANCED health plan.<br><br></div> </blockquote> <div>and</div> <blockquote> <div> <div>“They kept telling my local pharmacy…’Oh we’re just waiting for one more letter, or we’re just waiting for one more script, and then we’ll start paying,’” Bailey said. “This went on for six months, and December 4th both the pharmacy and I received a letter from United Health Care saying they deemed it medically unnecessary and that they were not going to pay any of it.</div> <p>“I tried to explain to them that if I do not have this, I will die. And the only response she gave me was, ‘OK.’”<br><br></div> </blockquote> <p>and<br><br> <blockquote> <div>I’m wide awake and single payer is the worst idea ever, it will bankrupt this country and it will provide horrible service. Don’t listen to me or to “patginsd” do your own homework. It is failing in Canada. 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It was a kind of weird hybrid about State budget raids on Redevelopment agencies and about how the California Redevelopment Association had paid to produce a series of TV shows touting the wonders of redevelopment and hosted by Huell Howser <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-redevelopment2-2009aug02,0,2684843.story">click here for story</a> .<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=0&type=link&b=1&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=0&type=img&b=1&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=1&type=link&b=1&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=1&type=img&b=1&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=2&type=link&b=1&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=2&type=img&b=1&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=3&type=link&b=1&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=3&type=img&b=1&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=-1&type=link&b=1&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=-1&type=img&b=1&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=8de7b52b-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&b=1&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>We have always considered Howser something of a menace to culture and intelligent television with his dopey drawl, his inability to ask an insightful question, his perpetual overstatement of the obvious, and his complete disregard for whatever his "guests" happen to be saying. The transfiguration of the mundane into the near metaphysical (hey Louie, you gotta get a picture of this bubblin' mud hole!) is another annoying part of his tiresome schtick. But on balance he seemed to be fairly innocuous, little kids who didn't know any better liked him, and we remember with fondness his attempt to save the Long Beach Naval Shipyard facilities.<a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/2009/huell-howser-redevelopment-whore-say-it-aint-so/" target="_blank"> Read more.</a><br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/huell-howser-%e2%80%93-redevelopment-whore-say-it-ain%e2%80%99t-so/;Huell Howser – Redevelopment Whore? 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The pole knocked out power to approximately 300 homes. Councilman Quach said that he is willing to accept all responsibility.<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=4&type=link&b=2&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=4&type=img&b=2&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=5&type=link&b=2&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=5&type=img&b=2&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=6&type=link&b=2&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=6&type=img&b=2&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=7&type=link&b=2&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=7&type=img&b=2&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=-1&type=link&b=2&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=-1&type=img&b=2&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=8de7b52b-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&b=2&f=2"/></a></div></div> <blockquote><p><em>Quach said he is remorseful about what happened and will take “full responsibility for everything.”<span id="more-26184"></span></em><br><br> <p><em>“I got into a very bad car accident,” he said this afternoon. “I’m hurting physically and emotionally right now. But I’m extremely relieved and so grateful that no one else was hurt in this accident.”</em><br><br> <p><em>Quach said he was on his way home after having dinner with friends when the crash occurred.</em><br><br> <p><em>“I think I must have nodded off and hit the pole,” he said. “I wish it’s something I can undo, but I can’t. We’re all human. As far as I’m concerned, it will never happen again.”</em><br><br> <p><em>Quach said he did not submit to a breath test, but did take a blood test and is awaiting results.</em><br><br></blockquote> <blockquote><p><em>“Whatever the legal, financial and political consequences of what happened, I’m willing to face them,” he said. “I don’t believe what happened will affect my abilities as a councilman.”</em><br><br></blockquote> <p>That all sounds good; unfortunately for the people of Westminster, it does not appear as though his actions reflect his words. Councilman Quach refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. If Councilman Quach was really willing to “face the consequences” then he would have agreed to a breathalyzer. I am not critizing Andy Quach the individual, since it is his right to refuse a breathalyzer, but I am critizing Andy Quach the Councilman since I believe that elected officials should be held to a higher standard. I am not saying that the Councilman is guilty but refusing a breathalyzer comes across as though he is hiding something about what happened earlier in the evening at “dinner with his friends.”<br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/andy-quach.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26213 aligncenter" title="andy-quach" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/andy-quach.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="126" ></a><br><br> <p>Since Councilman Quach said he wants to face all the financial consequences, I would like to help his constituents get in touch with the Councilman. In the event that any of their food was spoiled in their refrigerators last night or they would like to voice any other concern, I am including his city e-mail address.<br><br> <p><a href="mailto:aquach@ci.westminster.ca.us"><strong>aquach@ci.westminster.ca.us</strong></a><br><br> <p>Councilman Quach should resign from his City Council seat if the blood test results show that he was, in fact, DUI.<br><br> <p>In unrelated sports news, The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim continued their winning ways ON THE ROAD and won game 2 of a three game series against the Minnesota Twins 11-6.<br><br> <p>Donations to the Nick Adenhart Memorial Fund can be sent to:<br><br> <p>Geier Financial Group <br > 2205 Warwick Way <br > Suite 200 <br > Marriottsville, MD 21104<br><br> <div><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/godzilla-smoke.jpg"></a></div> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a 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You can see that July 29, 2008, blog post, and the 30 reader comments, on the Orange Juice. <br > This follow up is based on today’s <strong>LA Times</strong> where they report Huell appearing at a redevelopment sight in the <strong>Signal Hill</strong> area of LA.<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=8&type=link&b=3&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=8&type=img&b=3&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=9&type=link&b=3&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=9&type=img&b=3&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=10&type=link&b=3&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=10&type=img&b=3&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=11&type=link&b=3&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=11&type=img&b=3&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=-1&type=link&b=3&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=8de7b52a-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&seq=-1&type=img&b=3&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=8de7b52b-7fe8-11de-b3b4-003005ce8819&b=3&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>Our July 2008 discussion was triggered by discovering that Huell was hired by the state Redevelopment Agency to visit a group of projects around the state to promote the alleged benefits and success of same. This 14 segment series was to be named <strong>“California’s Communities.”</strong><br><br> <p>In my phone discussion I asked if he planned to cover redevelopment projects that were about to commence or those that were not “success stories.” To illustrate my point I mentioned the <strong>city of Baldwin Park</strong> where hundreds of homes and businesses will shortly be visited by <strong>Bisno Development’s</strong> bulldozer(s).<span id="more-26182"></span><br><br> <p>In that discussion Huell told me he has <strong>“no political agenda”</strong> and that he <strong>“keeps politics out of it,”</strong> a reference to his multiple TV series. He did provide a list of projects that will be visited. When I asked him to include redevelopment stories that were not successful, or to mention that they were not all a success story as defined by CRA, Huell stated <strong>“they (CRA) are underwriting the series…they are paying me.” </strong><br><br> <p>So much for fair and balanced topic coverage. As he said “the series will not be pro-redevelopment,” and as a full year has passed, I will now divulge some of the 14 project sites mentioned by Huell in that call.<strong> Temecula, Clovis, railroad bridge and the Alameda Naval Station.</strong><br><br> <p>Let me close by stating that we enjoy his traditional <strong>KCET</strong> reports and are saddened that he has decided to accept one side of the redevelopment story as hundreds or thousands of Californians have become victims to redevelopment bulldozers when they do not wish to sell their homes and businesses.<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/california-golds-founder-and-host-sells-out-on-redevelopment/;Huell Howser, “California Gold’s” founder and host, sells out on redevelopment;2221568">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;344585;California's Communities,California Gold,Orange Juice,redevelopment,signal hill,Twitter,Fresh Juice,Bisno,larry gilbert,temecula,City of Long Beach,Alameda Naval station,Eminent Domain,Huell Howser,l.a. times,city of Baldwin Park;Huell Howser, “California Gold’s” founder and host, sells out on redevelopment;2221568">Article Search</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;344585;California's Communities,California Gold,Orange Juice,redevelopment,signal hill,Twitter,Fresh Juice,Bisno,larry gilbert,temecula,City of Long Beach,Alameda Naval station,Eminent Domain,Huell Howser,l.a. times,city of Baldwin Park;Huell Howser, “California Gold’s” founder and host, sells out on redevelopment;2221568--> • <a title="See related articles to this one based on reader votes" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/related.asp?http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/california-golds-founder-and-host-sells-out-on-redevelopment/">Related</a> • <a title="View comments" href="http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/california-golds-founder-and-host-sells-out-on-redevelopment/#comments">View comments</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/california-golds-founder-and-host-sells-out-on-redevelopment/#comments--> • <a rel="nofollow" title="Track comments" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Track=http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/california-golds-founder-and-host-sells-out-on-redevelopment/feed/&ref=comment:508435">Track comments</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Track=http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/california-golds-founder-and-host-sells-out-on-redevelopment/feed/&ref=comment:508435--> • <a href="http://www.talkr.com/app/text_to_audio.app?feed_url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2ffeed%2f&permalink=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f08%2fcalifornia-golds-founder-and-host-sells-out-on-redevelopment%2f&src=5"><img border="0" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/audio.ico" title="Listen to this article" /></a> •</div><p><img rel="nofollow" title="Rate 'Huell Howser, &#8220;California Gold&#8217;s&#8221; 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Why Healthcare Reform and the Public Option Matter</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40231367&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="350" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7QwX_soZ1GI" ><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7QwX_soZ1GI"></embed></object> <br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">With almost 20 years inside the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter saw for-profit insurers hijack our health care system and put profits before patients. Now, he speaks with Bill Moyers about how those companies are standing in the way of health care reform. This PBS special unveils the two party system that is entrenched in denying health care for Americans. Whether you have your own health care insurance or whether you used to have it, the goals are the same - to deny service, while taking money for premiums. If you get sick, chances are pretty good that you’ll be targeted for removal from the health care insurance provider. This video is a “must see”. Full text transcript of the program can be accessed at this <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/watch2.html"> LINK.</a> <span id="more-26148"></span><br><br> <p>~~Snip~~<br><br> <p><em>You know, we have more people who are uninsured in this country than the entire population of Canada. And that if you include the people who are underinsured, more people than in the United Kingdom. We have huge numbers of people who are also just a lay-off away from joining the ranks of the uninsured, or being purged by their insurance company, and winding up there. </em><br><br> <p><em>And another thing is that the advocates of reform or the opponents of reform are those who are saying that we need to be careful about what we do here, because we don’t want the government to take away your choice of a health plan. It’s more likely that your employer and your insurer is going to switch you from a plan that you’re in now to one that you don’t want. You might be in the plan you like now. </em><br><br> <p><strong><em>But chances are, pretty soon, you’re going to be enrolled in one of these high deductible plans in which you’re going to find that much more of the cost is being shifted to you than you ever imagined. </em></strong><br><br> <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://bulletin.aarp.org/publish/etc/medialib/aarp_media_library/bulletin_ii/your_health__health.Par.93194.Image.0.0.1.jpg" alt="" width="456" height="304" ><br><br> <p>Patients gather outside the Virginia-Kentucky Fairgrounds for their turn to enter the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Health Expedition in Wise, Va., July 24, 2009. Photo by Paul Morse for AARP Bulletin Today. 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While they are spending more and more of their time bashing us, their numbers just aren’t holding up of late.<br><br> <p>According to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.blognetnews.com/california/dashboard.php" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blognetnews.com’s</span></strong></a> weekly political blog influence index, we are currently rated #2, while Red County/OC is all the way down at #20.<br><br> <p>And <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/orangejuiceblog.com" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Alexa.com</span></strong></a> shows (see the graphic above) that the Orange Juice blog is absolutely trashing all the local blogs in the very important search category.<br><br> <p>And check out our annual <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=s18ojuice&r=33" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sitemeter statistics</span></strong></a> in the graphic below:<span id="more-26168"></span><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sitemeter-oj-stats.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26170 aligncenter" title="sitemeter-oj-stats" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sitemeter-oj-stats-300x275.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="275" ></a><br><br> <p>Red County does not allow anyone to see their readership data, but the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=s20liberaloc&r=33" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Liberal OC</strong></span></a> does, and it ain’t pretty:<br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sitemeter-lib-oc-stats.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26171 aligncenter" title="sitemeter-lib-oc-stats" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sitemeter-lib-oc-stats-300x285.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="285" ></a><br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Maybe Red County and the Liberal OC would do better if they weren’t such one-sided hacks for their respective political parties? When you consider the low ratings or our California State Legislators, our Governor and the U.S. Congress, it is obvious that the voters don’t trust the red and blue parties anymore.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Our promise to you here at the Orange Juice is that we will report all sides - we will go after bad red and blue politicians. And NONE of us are paid political hacks. We do what we do as a public service, period. This is a blog with NO political consultants or P.R. hacks on staff. 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Fair allowing an alleged school thief to participate in their BMX competition?</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40231369&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ben-snowden.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26160 aligncenter" title="ben-snowden" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ben-snowden-176x300.jpg" alt="" width="176" height="300" ></a><br><br> <p>“Ben Snowden, 28, will compete this weekend in the Big Air BMX Triples competition at the OC Fair,” according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/started-bmx-year-2514531-time-years" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>O.C. Register</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <p>Excuse me? Why didn’t the Register’s latest article about Snowden mention <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/04/bmx-rider-arrested-for-stealing-from-sausd-schools/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">what they reported</span></strong></a> back in April of this year:<br><br> <blockquote><p>Twelve people, including a professional BMX rider, have been arrested in conjunction with a six-month string of burglaries at various schools throughout the Santa Ana Unified School District, school police said.<br><br> <p><strong>School police Sgt. Mark Van Holt said pro BMX rider Benjamin Snowden, 28, and his accomplices were part of a team that would break into multiple classrooms in the middle of the night and steal laptop computers and overhead projectors.</strong><br><br></blockquote> <p>Why would the Orange County Fair allow a guy who was accused of robbing schools to participate in this event?<span id="more-26159"></span><br><br> <p>Isn’t this a bit ridiculous? I don’t know if Snowden was ever cleared of the charges as the Register never revisited the story. But this just doesn’t make any sense. What was the O.C. Fair Board thinking?<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/why-is-the-oc-fair-allowing-an-alleged-school-thief-to-participate-in-their-bmx-competition/;Why is the O.C. 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Weekly’s Navel Gazing blog</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <p>This money was allocated to Cordoba, whose President, George Pla, sits on the board of the Santa Ana Business Bank, over the objections of Santa Ana City staff. That should come as no surprise. The Council and Mayor Miguel Pulido have been in bed with Pla for some time.<br><br> <p>But to waste so much money on Pulido’s light rail pipe dream is disgusting - even as the city continues to lose managers - who are jumping ship like proverbial rats.<span id="more-26154"></span><br><br> <p>We already reported that Assistant City Manager Catherine Standiford is leaving. She is supposedly taking a job with Soroptimist International, according to my City Hall pajaritos. She is currently the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://gardengrovesoroptimist.org/default.aspx" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">President of their Garden Grove Board of Directors</span></strong></a>.<br><br> <p>Also leaving is Jim Ross, the head of Santa Ana’s public works department, according to my pajaritos. His legacy is miles of badly paved streets, a decaying water and sewage system, and the highest water prices in Orange County.<br><br> <p>Library Director Rob Richard has left as well, according to my pajaritos. He was also in charge of the city’s website. The city recently folded the library board and put the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission in charge of the fading library.<br><br> <p>I understand that the City’s Personnel Director is also leaving and we know that the City Clerk, Pat Healy, is hasta la bye bye as well. The city recently hired a former intern, at a salary of over $120,000, to replace Healy. That intern is a Latina so at least City Manager Dave Ream can say that his executive team finally includes a Latina.<br><br> <p>Steven Harding, the former Deputy City Manager, left a year or two ago. He was replaced by Cindy Nelson, who some believe is going to eventually replace Ream - if he ever leaves.<br><br> <p>I am told that Ream will be gone in a year or two. Perhaps he is waiting to destroy the entire city before he finally exits.<br><br> <p>In the interim, Pulido’s choo-choo to Garden Grove is on track, even if most of his city managers are running for the hills…<br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sa-armored-rail.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26156 aligncenter" title="sa-armored-rail" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sa-armored-rail-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" ></a><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Pulido’s choo-choo?</em></strong><br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/santa-anas-city-managers-jumping-off-a-sinking-ship/;Santa Ana’s city managers jumping off a sinking ship;2221568">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search 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In a report, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said without a clear strategy stabilising Afghanistan had become “considerably more difficult than might otherwise have been the case.” Lawmakers criticised US policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan and warned the “considerable cultural insensitivity” of some coalition troops had caused serious damage to Afghans’ perceptions that will be “difficult to undo”.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">What has Obamas “Afghan Strategy” done so far? Targeted the US Military is what. The number of US deaths in Afghanistan has skyrocketed since Obama’s military strategy was implemented. July 6 was the highest one-day Afghan death toll of U.S. troops. Seven good men died. Where are the media blasts? The countdowns? The SCREAMS? Remember during Operation Iraqi Freedom, there was the daily broadcast of US deaths - recounted ad nauseum. At the current rate, 2009 would be the deadliest for the U.S. in more than seven years of fighting, surpassing the 132 killed last year, the military said. Now, all quiet on the left wing front.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;"><span id="more-26143"></span><br><br> <p style="text-align: left;"> <br><br> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CQs2oxEzapc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CQs2oxEzapc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Will voters back home also have doubts? A New York Times poll taken in mid-June showed that 30 percent of respondents thought the war in Afghanistan was going well, while 55 percent thought it was going badly. Those numbers don’t necessarily reflect poorly on Obama — they were similar last summer, but now Obama is in charge of Afghanistan and making proactive decisions there, not just following or cleaning up after his predecessor’s orders. He owns this conflict now, whether the headlines get better or — as in the case of the reported abduction of a U.S. soldier — worse.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Where is Rachel Maddow to proclaim the humanity of it all and blame the C in C for our missing soldier? It won’t take long. 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Following are brief comments on other recall efforts around the country as published in today’s LA Times “Throw the bums out’ is national mood.”<br><br> <p>Tuesday August 25th is the deadline for turning in the recall petitions in Mission Viejo. From what I am told the volunteers have obtained more than enough with a comfortable cushion against any challenges.<br><br> <p>The Times reports that “Recall efforts are already up more than 100% over all of last year, according to one tally. Voters target local leaders: mayors, school board members, city and county officials, sheriffs. <br > As the unemployment rate topped 25% and General Motors planned to cut more jobs in this long-struggling auto town, voters decided to focus their anger on one person: Mayor Donald J. Williamson. More than 17,000 residents signed a petition demanding his recall, citing waste, corruption, mismanagement and sundry other complaints. Williamson resigned 10 days before the vote.<br><br> <p><strong>“He made people so mad,”</strong> said Eric Mays, a retired GM worker who led an earlier effort to recall Williamson that failed. <strong>“He had to go.”</strong><br><br> <p>Fueled by the recession, voters nationwide are recalling local leaders, including mayors, school board members, county officials and sheriffs.<span id="more-26137"></span><br><br> <p>Although there is no official tally of recall efforts, the website <strong>Ballotpedia:Recall</strong> reports at least 52 local campaigns this year — up from the 24 last year, it said.<br><br> <p>At least 13 elected officials this year have resigned, decided not to run for reelection or been recalled, according to the website.<br><br> <p>“There was so much anger toward big government and, right or wrong, we at the local level are the direct target of it,” said <strong>County Commissioner Kevin W. Stufflebean of Coos County, Ore.</strong>, who successfully beat back a recall attempt this year.<br><br> <p>In May, voters in <strong>Tuolumne County, Calif</strong>., recalled all five board members of the Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District…<br><br> <p>In <strong>Kimberly, Idaho</strong>, voters started a petition drive to recall the mayor and two council members after they backed a 50% increase in utility fees to fund infrastructure projects. The petition drive fell short, and law enforcement officials are investigating whether local officials tampered with the process.<br><br> <p>A mayoral recall vote was set for this fall in Toledo, Ohio — despite <strong>Mayor Carty Finkbeiner’s</strong> announcement July 12 that he wouldn’t seek reelection….<br><br> <p>Recalling officials is considered a relatively drastic form of democracy. Instead of challenging an official’s stance on specific issues, such as tax hikes or land use, “voters are condemning all of their policies,” said <strong>Phyllis</strong> <strong>Myers</strong>, head of <strong>State Resource Strategies</strong>, a Washington-based consultant on state and local ballot measures.<br><br> <p><em>“It’s rare that you have the public be that angry with an elected official,”</em> Myers said.<br><br> <p>With the recession continuing to hurt city budgets, “these early recalls could be the beginning of a deluge of local political battles,” said <strong>Joe Mathews</strong>, a senior fellow at <strong>New America Foundation</strong> and former <strong>Los Angeles Times</strong> reporter.<br><br> <p>Few municipalities have as much experience mobilizing the electorate around a City Hall recall as Flint. The city pushed to recall two mayors in seven years.<br><br> <p>Williamson’s predecessor was recalled in 2002 over economic issues…. As mayor, he was combative with the local media and critics. “He’d been pushing people and pushing people’s patience for a long time,” Mays said.<br><br> <p>Williamson, who did not return calls for comment, and his supporters scoffed at the recall effort, saying voters were recall-crazy: In addition to the mayor, a councilwoman faced a recall attempt, as did three board of education members in nearby Westwood Heights School District.<br><br> <p>In June, <strong>Don Plusquellic</strong>, who has been mayor of the struggling blue-collar town of <strong>Akron, Ohio</strong>, since 1987, overwhelmingly defeated a recall initiative, which cost the city $175,000…. “I’ve been involved in local politics for decades and I’ve never seen anything like this,” said attorney <strong>Warner Mendenhall,</strong> who spearheaded the mayoral recall effort. <strong>“People are energized. They’re ready for a fight.”</strong><br><br> <p>The entire Times recall summary can be found at the following link.<br><br> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-recall1-2009aug01,0,2626189.story"><strong>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-recall1-2009aug01,0,2626189.story</strong></a><br><br> <p><strong>OK Santa Ana activists. Are you happy with Mayor Pulido? If not are you mad enough to begin a recall? </strong><br><br> <p>We need to let every public servant know that while we carried them over the finish line, we will not sit on the sidelines if they fail to deliver. More often than not, instead of drinking Orange Juice, they fill up on Kool Aid with arrogance of power.<br><br> <p>Right behind<strong> Lance MacLean is CA Assemblyman Anthony Adams, R-Claremont,</strong> who broke his pledge not to raise taxes. 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style="clear:both;"><a name="508435_9"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40221471&f=508435&u=14830550">Mansoor is getting bigger every day</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40221471&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><code><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" ><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" ><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qk84GyxvOeI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" ><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qk84GyxvOeI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></code><br><br> <p>We should all be worried, Mansoor is getting bigger and bigger everyday. Not only Latinos ought to be scratching their heads, but also “chinitos”, “turcos” and all the immigrant family in Orange County, from Fullerton to San Juan Capistrano.<br><br> <p>Months before the 2010 election, Allan Mansoor’s piggy bank has gained a few extra pounds. So far he’s gotten more than $150.000 in campaign funds for his state assembly run. It’s time for OC residents to take the Honorary Minuteman and Mayor of Costa Mesa seriously.<br><br> <p>Whether we like or not, what Mansoor has been able to accomplish is quite impressive, especially if we consider his lacking academic background -no “real” college degree- and his lack of a moderate political base. He’s been known for making friends in the most radical groups of the county. Jim Gilchrist, Martin H. Millard, Barbara Coe, to name a few, are his buddies. He’s been a jailer for most of his life and doesn’t have a woman. In some social conservative circles, not having a girl is considered a big sin.<span id="more-26138"></span><br><br> <p>Before people make wrong assumptions on the woman issue, Mansoor doesn’t seem to be gay either. At least his record shows that way. A few years ago, when he decided to get into politics, he wrote scathing articles against homosexuals on a local Costa Mesa website. And we all know that he’s got a special dislike for Latinos. Anything coming from Santa Ana is no good for him. If you have a Mexican name, such as Cuauhtémoc, Xochitl or Gustavo (sorry my friend), you better changed it to something more European sound prior to attempting to engage in some business deal with the city of Costa Mesa. In short, Mansoor is an intolerant guy.<br><br> <p>With all these negative traits, Mansoor has been able to do good with other more mainstream OC conservatives recently. That’s why he’s got more money than any other candidate this far, and that’s why OC residents, particularly the Vietnamese community, must take him seriously. Costa Mesans didn’t do their job when he started out his political stint. 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Ken Calvert and former Sen. Bill Morrow</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40219446&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p>This is a first for me. <strong>Sandra Stokley</strong>, my wife’s cousin, writes for the <strong>Riverside Press Enterprise</strong>. What a surprise to see her covering an issue involving a California Congressman and “<strong>eminent domain,”</strong> the subject which consumes much of my time and efforts. <br > Perhaps you may recall reading that the <strong>Riverside County Grand Jury</strong> found <strong>Congressman Ken Calvert, R-Corona</strong>, and his investment partners, purchase of 4.3 acres of land in <strong>Jurupa/Mira Loma </strong>as being “improperly” acquired. Jurupa is a small community in northwest <strong>Riverside County</strong>.<br><br> <p>In her first report on this saga Sandra writes: <strong>“The (Jurupa) Community Services District sold the property to Calvert, R-Corona, and his partners more than two years ago for $1.2 million in a transaction the Riverside County grand jury concluded violated state law.<span id="more-26128"></span></strong><br><br> <p>The (park district) lawsuit charges the community services district with fraud and deceit in connection with the property sale. It seeks at least $1.5 million in general damages and unspecified special and punitive damages. <br > Under California law, governmental agencies such as the community services district are required to offer surplus property to other agencies, particularly park districts, before putting the land on the market.<br><br> <p>That never happened in this case despite the fact that the Jurupa park district had expressed interest in the property as a possible park or sports field going back to at least 2001.”<br><br> <p>With recent discussion of Term Limits some might question where did our elected officials end up after leaving Sacramento. In this fight over land ownership we learn that former <strong>State Senator Bill Morrow, R. Oceanside,</strong> is representing the <strong>Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District Board of Directors.</strong><br><br> <p>To commence the powers of “eminent domain” and issue a “resolution of necessity” require the vote of a supermajority of the Agency. In this case they require 4 of the 5 Board members to vote in favor of enacting that police power. There has been a slight hick-up in that the Board failed to obtain the required fourth vote on Thursday night. <br > Following is part of Sandra’s latest update. I will add the link below.<br><br> <p>“The Press-Enterprise GLEN - The Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District board of directors on Thursday night failed to pass a resolution that would have initiated the seizure of 4 acres from a partnership that includes U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert. The resolution needed the votes of four of the five board members. <strong>Directors Stephen Anderson, Larry Riddle and Robert “Bobby” Hernandez voted yes. Director Richard Lynch abstained and director Brad Hancock was absent.</strong> Lynch gave no reason for abstaining. <br > <br > Hernandez announced that the issue will be taken up again at the Aug. 13 meeting of the board when all members are expected to be present.<br><br> <p>Attorney <strong>Charles T. Schultz</strong>, who represents <strong>Stadium Properties</strong>, the partnership that owns the Mira Loma property, had no comment after the meeting. But during the public hearing, Schultz urged directors to vote down the resolution because they had not made the case that the Stadium Properties land was the only place a park could be placed. He also noted that the district’s 2009-10 budget had no money for such a project. “You have to have funds to build a park,” he said. <br > Stadium Properties wants to build a self-storage facility on the Limonite Avenue property. The meeting was attended by about 50 people, all of whom appeared to support the park district’s efforts to acquire the land.” I appreciate you fighting for the people,” resident Juan Chavez said. “We need to keep on fighting. We need those parks.”Documents show that since 2001 the park district had sought to purchase the land from the Jurupa Community Services District for development as a park or youth sports field. In 2006 the community services district sold the land to Stadium Properties without providing state-mandated notice to other governmental agencies that the property was on the market.<br><br> <p>The park district, which does not have the inherent power of eminent domain, sought permission from the Board of Supervisors to seize the property. The request was denied. District officials then turned to their constituents. In a mail-in ballot last August, nearly three-fourths of voters approved the use of eminent domain to seize the land.”<br><br> <p>Gilbert comment. “Abstaining” is almost the same as voting “present.”<br><br> <p> Does Director Richard Lynch have a personal conflict of interest or perhaps a close relationship with <strong>Congressman Calvert</strong>? While this is not a typical “taking” it is something that we need to monitor to see what the outcome may be should this acquisition end up in a court of law.<br><br> <p>Note: Former <strong>Senator Bill Morrow</strong> has partnered with <strong>San Diego attorney Peter Lepiscopo. </strong><br><br> <p>Following is the July 30th story link:<br><br> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_vote31.4657ae7.html"><strong>http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_vote31.4657ae7.html</strong></a><br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;344585;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/eminent-domain-involving-cong-ken-calvert-and-former-sen-bill-morrow/;Eminent domain involving Cong. Ken Calvert and former Sen. 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Is Sarah Palin getting a divorce?</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40219447&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sarah-palin-divorced.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26125 aligncenter" title="sarah-palin-divorced" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sarah-palin-divorced-210x300.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="300" ></a><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Is Sarah Palin fishing for a new hubby?</em></strong><br><br> <p>“Todd Palin and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin are to divorce. Multiple sources in Wasilla and Anchorage have confirmed the news,” according to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://alaskareport.com/news39/x71283_divorce_palins.htm" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AlaskaReport</span></strong></a>.<br><br> <blockquote><p>A National Enquirer story exposing <a class="ar4" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.nationalenquirer.com/national_enquirer_world_exclusive_sarah_palins_secret_lover_revealed/celebrity/65481" target="_blank">previous affairs</a> on both sides led to a deterioration of their marriage and the stress from that led to Palin’s resignation as governor of Alaska.<br><br> <p>The Palins were noticeably not speaking to each other at last Sunday’s resignation speech in Fairbanks. Sarah <a class="ar4" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/27/2011525.aspx" target="_blank">ditched Todd</a> (MSNBC) right after the speech and left without him. Sarah removed her wedding ring a couple of weeks ago.<br><br></blockquote> <p>Ruh-roh! This doesn’t sound terribly family values does it?<span id="more-26124"></span><br><br> <p><strong>UPDATE:</strong><br><br> <p>Palin has refuted the charges, on her Facebook page. But has she blown it again? Her is how <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25689.html#ixzz0N3BkY0TV" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Politico.com</span></strong></a> assessed her reaction:<br><br> <blockquote><p>By having her spokeswoman repeat the charges to rebut them in a public form, Palin effectively guaranteed <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25344.html" target="_blank">coverage from the mainstream media</a> that otherwise would not report claims attributed to unnamed sources on an anonymous blog.<br><br> <p>Last month, just after <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25407.html" target="_blank">announcing</a> that <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25451.html" target="_blank">she would resign</a>, Palin similarly had her <a id="KonaLink1" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25689.html#" target="undefined"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 13.0167px; position: static; color: blue;"><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 13.0167px; position: static; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: blue;">attorney</span></span></a> issue a stinging letter threatening news organizations with defamation lawsuits if they reported on blog rumors that she was facing federal indictment. In doing so, Palin's attorney recounted in detail the issue at the center of the accusations – that as Wasilla mayor she embezzled money from the <a id="KonaLink2" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25689.html#" target="undefined"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 13.0167px; position: static; color: blue;"><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 13.0167px; position: static; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: blue;">construction</span></span></a> of a town sports arena. Until the letter, the rumor had been confined to blogs. (Justice Department officials subsequently said there was no investigation.)<br><br> <p>Going public with denials of these sort of charges may represent an odd sort of preemptive defense.<br><br></blockquote> <div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none; overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">“Palin’s usually busy <a title="Twitter Inc." href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Twitter+Inc.">Twitter</a> feed, with nearly 129,000 followers, has also been tweet-free since last Sunday,” according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/08/01/2009-08-01_sarah_palin_denies_reports_she_is_getting_divorced_from_.html#ixzz0N3DMfJNd" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>New York Daily News</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div> </div> <div style="border: medium none; overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">So is any of this true? 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Politics For The Rest Of Us. - 11 new articles<p> <div align="center"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="708"> <tr><td><div align="left"> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com"><img align="left" border="0" width="170" height="60" alt="Your email updates, powered by FeedBlitz" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/feedblitz_logo_med.jpg"></a><p> <br>Here are the latest updates for <b>lyskovo.anticrisys@blogger.com</b><br><br> <!-- FBZ_MAIN_INDEX --><a name="508435_title"></a><p style="clear:both;"><h2><b>"<a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=37777570&f=508435&u=14830550">Orange Juice! 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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out…<br><br> <p>I am hearing rumors that Assistant Santa Ana City Manager Catherine Standiford is on the way out - she is, as the chisme goes, either resigning or getting the boot.<br><br> <p>If true, that likely means she has lost her power struggle with Jill Arthur, who also assists Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream.<br><br> <p>So does this mean that Arthur is now the heir apparent to the doddering Ream?<br><br> <p>Or is Standiford bailing before her reputation tanks as Santa Ana’s city budget collapses into a black hole?<br><br> <p>And if true does this mean that poor Jill Arthur will now have to change all of Ream’s Depends instead of splitting the duty with Standiford?<span id="more-25887"></span><br><br> <p>I guess we will have to wait and see…I am awaiting confirmation from my city hall pajaritos.<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a 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name="508435_2"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40128436&f=508435&u=14830550">Another Red County Kool Aid drinker attacks Steven Greenhut</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40128436&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/christian-milord-sucks.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-25875 aligncenter" title="christian-milord-sucks" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/christian-milord-sucks-300x151.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="151" ></a><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>The witless Red County Kool Aid Drinker “Christian Milord”</em></strong><br><br> <p>A humorless Republican named “Christian Milord” (no I did not make that name up) attacked Steven Greenhut today in a <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://headlines.ocregister.com/articles/gop-35496-greenhut-party.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>rebuttal</strong></span></a> printed by the O.C. Register. Milord claims to be a teacher in Fullerton, but his rebuttal is unbelievably lame I hope he is not teaching any of your children!<br><br> <p>Milord attacks Greenhut for a number of perceived slights, including Greenhut’s characterization of Sarah Palin, the failed GOP vice presidential nominee who recently quit as Governor of Alaska, as an “empty vessel.” How Milord can stomach defending Palin is a mystery to me. Greenhut was absolutely right about that!<br><br> <p>Milord goes on to slam Greenhut for “spending too much time finding fault with the GOP, instead of recognizing the great policy positions and traditions of the party since 1854.”<br><br> <p>Listen Milord, your Red County publisher, Chip Hanlon, picked this fight with Greenhut! Hanlon attacked Greenhut for being anti-war. Hanlon did not stop there. He also attacked and defamed Ron Paul, the popular Libertarian-leaning Republican Congressman who ran for President last year. This was a battle that Hanlon could not win. <span id="more-25874"></span><br><br> <p>Milord echoes Hanlon’s vapidity by writing that “The federal government has the primary duty to defend our liberties and protect Americans from domestic and foreign enemies.” Does that include starting a stupid war in Iraq that cost us trillions? Greenhut is right to question that waste of money - and to question U.S. militarization in general.<br><br> <p>Milord continues with this nugget, “instead of noting the accomplishments of the Libertarian Party, Greenhut expends excessive energy bashing "fanatics" in the GOP.” Can you blame Greenhut for responding in kind after Hanlon ripped Libertarians for supposedly being fanatics? All Greenhut did was prove that there are just as many nutty Republicans. Just look at all the red-faced types who are questioning President Obama’s birthplace instead of focusing his plans to socialize our government?<br><br> <p>Milord closes with this sentiment, “Instead of railing against the GOP of the past, Greenhut ought to find points of agreement between the GOP and the Libertarian Party, and then go from there.”<br><br> <p>Excuse me Milord, but it was Hanlon who fired the first volley - and who made it clear that you redcoats don’t want freedom-loving Libertarians in your party. I agree - we should NOT be Republicans. 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He was the head of the Santa Ana Educators Association for some time. He also is a board member at Long Beach Unified.<br><br> <p>And now Barton is embroiled in a haze of union corruption that has led to the takeover of the Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB) by the California Teachers Association (CTA).<br><br> <p>Here is an excerpt from the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.nlpc.org/stories/2009/03/12/long-beach-calif-local-probed-political-spending-patterns" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">National Legal and Policy Center</span></strong></a> about this scandal:<span id="more-25870"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>TALB officials used $39,629 for political purposes from its nonpolitical accounts. Of that, $10,667 went for miscellaneous campaign expenses such as postage, banners and photography. The union also issued a check from its general fund in August 2006 to attorney Frederick Woocher to pay for unspecified legal fees likely related to defending local school board candidates David Barton, Michael Shane Ellis and Jim Deaton. In all, TALB spent $543,481 on the 2006 elections, or $53,000 more than the sum shown on the union ledger and about $163,500 more than what the local executive board had budgeted. In other words, even if the outlays matched the ledger, there's still around $110,000 unaccounted for.<br><br></blockquote> <p>As President of the SAEA, Barton was perfectly comfortable endorsing the horrible SAUSD Trustee incumbents Rob Richardson and Jose Hernandez, last year. He made sure they got a ton of union money. Then he looked the other way while SAUSD administrators and teachers were pressured into giving more money to Richardson and Hernandez.<br><br> <p>Barton also supported the passage of an unnecessary tax increase last year in the form of Measure G, which was yet another bond measure for the SAUSD. Jane Russo, the SAUSD Superintendent, hired a corrupt uneducated guy who was run out of CAPO to manage the Measure G construction. Sure enough, the first thing he did was remodel the SAUSD administrative offices, particularly his own.<br><br> <p>Guess what the useless Barton is doing now? The Long Beach Unified School Board recently “approved to place a $92 annual parcel tax on the November ballot to help fund school district operations and close one-third of the expected deficit for next year and beyond,” according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.lbpost.com/miles/6065" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Long Beach Post</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <blockquote><p>"We keep underestimating the size of the problem," said David Barton, in support of the high $92 size of the annual tax.<br><br></blockquote> <p>It sounds like Barton is admitting that he and his fellow School Board members aren’t up to the job!<br><br> <p>God only knows why Barton needed legal defense as a member of the Long Beach Unified School District’s Board of Trustees. I can only imagine what sort of hijinks he was involved in…<br><br> <p><strong>UPDATE: </strong>Isn’t it interesting? The story we reported on here, from the National Legal and Policy Center, broke on March 12, 2009. Guess what? <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.sateach.org/David%20Barton%20retiring.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>David Barton’s letter of resignation to the SAEA</strong></span></a> was also dated March 12, 2009. 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http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40123437&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/good-teachers.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-25864 aligncenter" title="good-teachers" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/good-teachers-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" ></a><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>President Obama wants to know who the good teachers are</strong></em><br><br> <p>Ruh-Roh!<br><br> <p>“The state isn’t likely to see any of the $4.35 billion in competitive federal grants that will be passed out as part of the American Recovery Act if legislators don’t rescind a law that prevents teachers from being evaluated based on student test scores, say federal officials,” according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.sacbee.com/politics/story/2054895.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Sacramento Bee</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <blockquote><p>“Any state that makes it unlawful to link student progress to teacher evaluation will have to change its ways if it wants to compete for a grant,” President Barack Obama said in a news conference Friday.<br><br></blockquote> <p>And check out this quote from President Obama:<span id="more-25863"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>“There are 300,000 teachers in California,” Obama said. “The top 10 percent are 30,000 of the best and the bottom 10 percent are 30,000 of the worst, but there is no way to tell which is which.”<br><br></blockquote> <p>Can our schools take any more budget hits? And why won’t state education officials get with the program? 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It turns out that is not true. The <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://egov.ocgov.com/portal/site/ocgov/menuitem.b7b68f4fe8d642ea6a624410100000f7/?vgnextoid=98a2ea093e054110VgnVCM1000000100007fRCRD&vgnextfmt=default/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Orange County Human Relations Commission</span></strong></a> just released their 2008 report on Orange County Hate Crimes. Sure enough, the minorities are more often the targets of these attacks.<br><br> <ul> <li> African Americans make up less than 2% of Orange County ’s population but are consistently the most frequent targets of hate crime.</li> <li>Hate crime trends against Latinos are up, this may be due to misplaced concerns about the economy and the vilification of immigrants, as well as fear of foreigners.</li> <li>Gays and lesbians are one of the most frequent targets of hate crime, the emotionally charged and protracted battle over the issue of gay marriage may contribute to this.<span id="more-25860"></span></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://egov.ocgov.com/vgnfiles/ocgov/HumanRelations/Docs/2008%20Hate%20Crime%20Report.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Click here</strong></span></a> to read the full report.<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a 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</strong></em><br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>When will Jerbal tell his Red County readers about John Campbell’s $700m bailout of illegal immigrant wild horses?</strong></em><br><br> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">****DAY NINE****</span></strong></em></h1> <p><strong>UPDATE: </strong>It has been over a week and Matt “Jerbal” Cunningham still has not told his readers that his boss, GOP Congressman John Campbell, voted to waste over $700 million on wild horses. Will Jerbal ever come clean with his readers?<br><br> <p>Matt “Jerbal” Cunningham is a paid twit for the Congressman John Campbell reelection campaign - and as the O.C. Register’s Steven Greenhut has previously divulged, Cunningham is given to openly shilling for his boy Campbell on his Red County blog.<br><br> <p>Today, for example, Cunningham wrote a post extolling Campbell as a fiscal conservative for his stance on health care - but he still has not mentioned to his readers that Campbell <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/07/gop-congressmen-royce-campbell-vote-for-700m-bailout-for-illegal-immigrant-horses/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>voted on July 17, to spend $700 million on a bailout of illegal immigrant wild horses</strong></span></a>!<span id="more-25549"></span><br><br> <p>So we are starting another Jerbal Countdown! 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http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40123439&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><code><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" ><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" ><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sOTwaiWqxJ4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" ><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sOTwaiWqxJ4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></code><br><br> <p>My 13 year old son and 13 year old nephew almost died yesterday while swimming in Newport Beach. My wife warned them about the riptides, but I was out of town on business, so I was not there to keep an eye on them. They went to the beach with my brother in law’s family.<br><br> <p>They weren’t in deep water when all over a sudden a huge wave carried them out into deep water. Luckily the lifeguards were on the job. My brother in law tried to swim out but couldn’t - and the lifeguards took over.<br><br> <p>By the time the lifeguards got to my nephew he was a speck in the water, according to my sister in law. They hauled him and my boy to safety.<br><br> <p>Monte Valentin, 50,wasn’t so lucky. He was slammed into the rocks at the Wedge by strong current and massive waves, and he later died, according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sciencedude-waves-newport-2506602-hoag-hospital" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">O.C. Register</span></strong></a>.<span id="more-25855"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>“He had been body surfing near the Wedge when a set of waves up to 20 feet high came rolling through, throwing the surfer into the rocks, Schulz said.”<br><br></blockquote> <p>H/T to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/video-wedge-death-newport-beac/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>OC Weekly</strong></span></a> for finding the video I included above, which shows the tide conditions in Newport yesterday.<br><br> <p>THANK YOU to the lifeguards who saved my son and my nephew! 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title="no-term-limits" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/no-term-limits-300x257.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="257" ></a><br><br> <p>This past week I had breakfast with an elected south county official where we covered several policy issues including the impacts of “<strong>term limits</strong>.”<br><br> <p>In June of 1998 we debated and voted on term limits in <strong>Mission Viejo</strong>. While activists lobbied for setting a cap of two, four year, terms for city council members, the council gave us a “take it or leave it” ballot measure to decide if we wanted to set a “limit of three consecutive terms” or vote no limits at all.<br><br> <p>I just received an email from the <strong>California Progress Report</strong> which ironically addresses the same topic of term limits. I will add some of their remarks in this post and add their full story link at the end..<br><br> <p>In any discussion of “term limits” in the CA legislature I guess we can all cite the <strong>“unsinkable Willie Brown”</strong> career politician as the spark for our term limit policy. Speaker Brown served over 30 years including 15 as <strong>Speaker of the State Assembly</strong>. In Nov 1990 California voters felt we needed to establish term limits for each house of our state government and voted approval of <strong>Prop 140</strong> setting a maximum of three 2 year terms in the lower house and two 4 year terms in the state senate.<span id="more-25850"></span><br><br> <p>Recently there has been discussion of changing term limits via passage of a “<strong>Constitutional Amendment</strong> calling for reducing the number of years an individual can serve in the legislature from 14 to 12 years, but would allow individuals to serve three four-year terms in the Senate or six two-year terms in the Assembly or a combination of the two.” <br > <a name='more'></a>In promoting <strong>SCA 24, Democratic Senator Loni Handcock</strong> has stated "If anything has demonstrated the need to revise the term limits law, it is certainly the disastrous budget process we have been going through," Hancock said in a statement to media announcing the new legislation. “Increasingly inexperienced legislators are dealing with increasingly complex challenges and a dysfunctional governance system."<br><br> <p>While it is easy to point fingers, at times we need new blood with fresh ideas. In a state of nearly 37 million I would hope that we can find citizens with the talent and desire to serve in our legislature. One change to consider, as stated by others, is to go to a part time legislature as is true for 17 states with “part-time, low-paid lawmakers.”<br><br> <p>We need to focus on which level of government to address in this debate.<br><br> <p>As stated below the president of the United States can only serve two terms yet members of Congress can serve as long as they can get reelected. <strong>W.Va</strong>. senior <strong>Senator Robert Byrd</strong> has been in the Senate for 50 years.<br><br> <p>While term limits enables us to cycle out those who are not performing we also lose talented legislators who fought the good fight for the taxpayers of our state such as former <strong>Senator Tom McClintock</strong> who is now serving in Congress. In addition to his many battles to reform redevelopment and eminent domain legislation, Tom was a leader in reducing the VLF (Car Tax) fees for all motorists.<br><br> <p>Another former member of our state legislature, responsible for amending eminent domain law (AB 1290), was <strong>Democratic Assemblyman Phil Eisenberg.</strong> I add Phil to show both sides of the political spectrum. Phil, a Democrat, once carried a Bill for Republican <strong>Dan Lungren</strong> that appears in my final comments.<br><br> <p>Those on the East coast have read that <strong>NYC Mayor Bloomberg</strong> has talked about changing their state laws to enable him to run for a third term. Juice readers may recall that I have even joked about <strong>“president for life” Barack Obama.</strong><br><br> <p>Whatever you decide do not engage in “ready, fire, aim.” We can make a case for both sides of this issue. One factor relating to the present system is that bureaucrat’s in the Capitol become more powerful when we have constant turnover.<br><br> <p>Some elected officials and their supporters say they need more time to understand the issue (and find the closest rest room). Sorry, but running a state, whose budget exceeds $100 billion dollars, leaves no place for bench warmers. We voted you into office based on your rhetoric that you have solutions to the challenges ahead.<br><br> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/07/bi-partisan_sup.html">http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/07/bi-partisan_sup.html</a><br><br> <p>Closing comment. Let me share a tale of how term limits impacted a Bill being moved forward by <strong>Phil Eisenberg</strong> in Sacramento. Following is from an interview of <strong>senior Sac Bee columnist Dan Walters</strong> who has his fingers on the pulse of our state legislature. In this interview Dan addresses having your name on a Bill about to be voted on as you are about to leave office.<br><br> <p>Interview with Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee. “If you put your own name on the bill, you control it. You can control it right down to its death if you want to. Whereas if somebody else puts his name on it, that control is lost. That’s what (<strong>Senator Bill) Lockyer</strong> had done. Note: Lockyer adjourned the Senate before the bill reached the floor. And then he had a confrontation with Phil Eisenberg in one of the back hallways of the capitol. Literally as the place was clearing out, he and Eisenberg ran into each other and, and Eisenberg said in effect, “<strong>Why did you do this to me? Why did you kill it?</strong> Why did you kill it?” And they got into a big row over the thing and Lockyer, who has a very short temper, yelled at Eisenberg, <strong>“F— you, Mr. Termed Out!”</strong> Meaning it was the last legislative session for Eisenberg, who was being forced out of legislature by term limits. “F— you, Mr. Termed Out.”<br><br> <p>This story could be written about Tom McClintock. My knee jerk reaction is that there are those in our state Legislature who hated Tom and would never support his bills simply because his name was listed as the sponsor. 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Twice?</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=40120774&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p> <br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/dsc00074-300x225.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-25835 aligncenter" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/dsc00074-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" ></a><br><br> <p>Below is an illuminating video clip of our old nemesis City Councilman Dick Jones defending redevelopment expansion in Fullerton.<br><br> <p>Dick's suggestion that blight exists because foreclosed houses are close to "those blighted areas", makes absolutely no sense, and, in fact directly contradicts the specific legal findings he had to make to support Redevelopment expansion; but then again look who's talking. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/2009/did-dick-jones-break-the-law-twice/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to watch the video clip.<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;10754011;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/07/did-dick-jones-break-the-law-twice/;Did Dick Jones Break the Law? 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The title reads: <strong>“City of Rancho Santa Margarita’s Opposition to Proposed Nationalized Healthcare Plans.”</strong> <br > Let me point out that the letter is signed by all five members of the RSM city council who voted unanimously in support of this council Agenda Item #9.2<br><br> <p><strong>“Dear Mr. President: <br > As the elected representatives of the 50,000 residents of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, we are writing to express our opposition to the current federal proposals to “reform” our nation’s healthcare system (as embodied in H.R. 32—-The “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009″ and the Senate’s Kennedy-Baucus Health Care Bill). We are opposed to these proposals for multiple reasons, including the following:” <br > Without providing the entire text let me simply list the nine bullet points:<span id="more-25829"></span></strong><br><br> <p>1. This is Not a Reform Proposal<br><br> <p>2. The Government Run Health Insurance Program Would Result in Healthcare Rationing–Disproportionally Hurting Our Senior Citizens<br><br> <p>3. The Government Should Not Get Involved in the Doctor/Patient Relationship<br><br> <p>4. A Government Run Insurance Program is Unnecessary<br><br> <p>5. A Government Run Insurance Program Would Undercut Private Insurance Companies (and force taxpayers and health providers to pay the difference).<br><br> <p>6. A Government-Run Health Insurance Program Would Destroy the Private Insurance Market (and Force Americans Into the Government Run Program<br><br> <p>7. The Government Run Health Insurance Program Would Cost Too Much.<br><br> <p>8. The Government Run Insurance Program Does Not Restrict Delivery of Free Health Insurance to Illegal Aliens<br><br> <p>9. No Reason to Adopt the Proposed Government “Reforms” on an Expedited Schedule.<br><br> <p>Gilbert note. I commend the RSM city council for this initiative and encourage other cities around the country to consider similar voting and correspondence to president Obama. 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Any city in the country will look at the outcome of this pending extreme city council action where the privacy of the motorists is being violated under the guise of public safety. I can picture it now. You are driving on public streets that we maintain. We therefore reserve the right to take your photo and license plate data even if you are an innocent visitor or resident. Tiburon today, Santa Ana & Anaheim tomorrow.<br><br> <p>Following is part of today’s Sac Bee coverage:<span id="more-25404"></span><br><br> <p>By MICHELLE LOCKE <br > Associated Press Writer<br><br> <p>“As long as you don’t arrive in a stolen vehicle or go on a crime spree while you’re here, your anonymity will be preserved,” said Town Manager Peggy Curran. “We don’t care who you are and we don’t know who you are.”<br><br> <p>Cameras are already watching Americans as they drive, bank and shop, and police around the country routinely use cameras to enforce speeding and traffic violations and spot stolen cars.<br><br> <p>Melissa Ngo, a privacy rights attorney and consultant who publishes privacylives.com, said she is not aware of a situation where a town is keeping a record of all visitors.<br><br> <p>“The point is we live in a land where people are considered innocent until proven guilty,” Ngo said. “Not a land where it’s supposed to be - prove that you’re not doing anything wrong by letting us watch you do everything.”<br><br> <p>Walking his dogs along Tiburon’s stunning waterfront on a recent sunny morning, Bill McDougal, who lives in nearby Sausalito, was not enthusiastic about the license plate plan. “It’s one more step to Big Brother,” he said.<br><br> <p>But Brooke Togmazzini, owner of a wine tasting room near the waterfront, said that while she initially had qualms about the system, she has become convinced there are enough safeguards in place to make it nothing more than a useful investigative tool.<br><br> <p>Curran believes the proposal, expected to go before the Town Council for final approval within a few months, has been misunderstood.<br><br> <p>If they go forward, officials intend to set clear limitations on how the license plate database can be used. For instance, they said the system will not be used for traffic enforcement, and the data will not be public record - no trying to find out if a spouse has been wandering.<br><br> <p>The way the system would work is still cameras set up at town entry points will take a photograph of license plates - but not drivers. License plate numbers collected would be erased within 30 to 60 days and would not be viewed unless there is a crime to solve.<br><br> <p>Officers would search for plates of vehicles in town at the time of the crime that are connected to someone with a criminal history. Any hits would be used as leads.<br><br> <p>“There’d be just none of the real-time monitoring that people worry about or that we’re somehow wanting to be unfriendly or discourage visitors in any way,” Curran said.<br><br> <p>Civil liberties groups have concerns about the data being collected on Americans.<br><br> <p>A 2007 study by California affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union of 131 jurisdictions found that 37 cities in the state had some type of video surveillance program and 18 cities had significant surveillance of public streets and plazas.<br><br> <p>Lee Tien, senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, appreciates Tiburon officials’ efforts to limit the use of the license plate database.<br><br> <p>But he is still not sold on the idea.<br><br> <p>“The logic is always, well, wait a minute. If you keep pushing this, then that means we should track everyone just because some people might be bad guys. 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Let me preface my commentary by saying I am not promoting any stock offerings in any of my posts nor do I own any <strong>VeriChip</strong> stock. Below my opening comments is a July 6th, 2009 Press Release from VeriChip Corp.<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=4&type=link&b=2&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=4&type=img&b=2&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=5&type=link&b=2&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=5&type=img&b=2&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=6&type=link&b=2&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=6&type=img&b=2&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=7&type=link&b=2&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=7&type=img&b=2&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=-1&type=link&b=2&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=7cb172d7-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&seq=-1&type=img&b=2&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=7cb172d8-74e9-11de-aee1-0040ca823bd0&b=2&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>Think about the justification, or should I say “spin,” for the government implanting <strong>RFID chips</strong> into every American as part of our health history tracking as most of us will all be covered in the same health care system. Well, not exactly all of us. You see, members of Congress will still enjoy their own coverage under the <strong>Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP)</strong> while the rest of us are forced to take their Universal Health care plan. <br><br> <p> The <strong>FDA</strong> approved VeriChip RFID chips for human implantation’s back in 2004. If this socialized medicine plan is approved by Congress and signed into law by <strong>president Obama</strong>, we might see <strong>White House health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle </strong>mandating these RFID chips being implanted in every American in 2010.<span id="more-25401"></span> Let’s not overlook the fact that Ms. DeParle is but one of three dozen <strong>“czars”</strong> in the Obama administration who are not subject to any Congressional oversight yet whose boss carries a big stick called “I won”<br><br> <p>We will ease into selling this concept by using arguments that there may be people in this country who don’t speak the English language who come into hospital emergency rooms for treatment. We need to have access to any of their medical history so as to avoid mistakes in providing correct treatment and drugs. Don’t be surprised. Hospitals will install these RFID tracking chips in babies faster than they are in the arms of the new born’s mother.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">What other personal data will be placed on the chip? <br > Clever. See their disclaimer that they promote a strict privacy policy and support Pennsylvania’s legislation protecting our privacy. <strong>VeriChip Chairman Scott R. Silverman.</strong> You will have zero control of where your RFID chips are used after they leave your distribution center. <br > As you read their Press Release take note of their recent diversification investment in “<strong>VeriGreen Energy Corp”.</strong> Was this simply a smart business move or perhaps part of a handshake agreement to assure being in front of the RFID vendor selection line? <br > <br > <br > <strong>July 6 2009 <br > VeriChip Corporation Supports Legislation Banning Forced Microchip Implantation</strong><br><br> <p>As the inventor and only FDA-cleared implantable RFID microchip, VeriChip uses its medical device for its intended purpose of identifying high-risk patients and their medical records<br><br> <p>DELRAY BEACH, FL – July 6, 2009 – VeriChip Corporation ("VeriChip" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CHIP), a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today it supports Pennsylvania's House of Representatives' recent passage of a bill banning the forced implantation of microchips in humans. VeriChip's VeriMed™ Health Link patient identification system, which utilizes an implantable RFID microchip in combination with a handheld RFID scanner and a secure patient database, provides immediate access to important identification and health information for patients who arrive at an emergency department unable to communicate. The VeriMed Health Link system was cleared by the FDA in 2004 as a Class II medical device and is the first and only implantable microchip cleared by the FDA for patient identification. Commenting on the legislation, Scott R. Silverman, Chairman of VeriChip, said, "For years, we, as a Company, have enforced a strict privacy policy that starts with the voluntary use of our VeriMed Health Link patient identification system, which includes our implantable microchip, the VeriChip. The primary application of our VeriMed Health Link patient identification system and the VeriChip microchip is to identify high-risk patients and their medical records in an emergency or clinical situation."<br><br> <p>Continued Silverman, <strong>"In general, we are supportive of legislation that prohibits forced implants</strong>. VeriChip, like any other medical device, should be an election by the patient or his or her physician, loved one or guardian. As long as legislators understand the primary application of VeriChip and the benefits it can provide, we support – in fact we started – the voluntary nature of implantable RFID."On Monday, July 6, 2009, VeriChip will issue an additional release explaining in detail the evolution of its VeriMed Health Link patient identification system, and its current and future applications.<br><br> <p>About VeriChip <br > VeriChip Corporation, headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, has developed the VeriMed™ Health Link System for rapidly and accurately identifying people who arrive in an emergency room and are unable to communicate. This system uses the first human-implantable passive RFID microchip, cleared for medical use in October 2004 by the United States Food and Drug Administration. <strong>To complement its healthcare division, VeriChip Corporation established VeriGreen Energy Corporation in March 2009 to focus and invest in the clean and alternative energy sector.</strong><br><br> <p>Gilbert note. As I am not promoting this firm’s products I have deleted their contact information from the Press Release<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;2917781;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/07/rfid-chips-for-every-american/;RFID chips for every American;2128254">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;2917781;VeriChip Chairman Scott R. 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Graffiti in my mind is a senseless and a despicable form of vandalism that I would like to see go away. I share the frustration of folks like Thomas Gordon when it comes to the plague graffiti has become on our city. I, like him, wish there were a solution to eradicate it from our lives.<br><br> <p>My next question is, are putting more laws on the books the answer to solving this problem? My answer to that would be a resounding “no”. We already have laws against graffiti on the books and have for many years and yet the problem continues to get worse. Heck we have the death penalty in California and murders are still committed each day, so are more graffiti laws going to solve this? The problem with the “Gordon” approach is that it is long on punishment and absent of any means of prevention. <span id="more-25388"></span><br><br> <p>When you look at the folks pushing this proposal it should not come as a shock that they have taken the approach they have on this. Many of them have been involved in escapades in the past that have led the city into legal problems that have cost the taxpayers plenty. Their attacks on vendor trucks and the unconstitutional closing of streets have landed our city in legal hot water before and where the city lost in court and we lost money.<br><br> <p>Their new “cause” is graffiti. While it may gain popular support amongst the masses, the question is will it hold up in court? Can you punish someone criminally if they did not commit a crime? If this new ordinance passes will it open up the city to more financial liability and cost the taxpayers more money? Will the ordinance end up costing us more then it saves?<br><br> <p>You see I don’t believe this whole issue is really about graffiti for the “leaders” of this movement. While sure many involved are doing this for altruistic reasons and because they really do care about our community, I am quite suspect of others. In fact I am quite certain this is nothing more than political grandstanding.<br><br> <p>Thomas Gordon, the man at the forefront, is planning to run for the Ward 6 seat on the Santa Ana City Council and he wants to use the issue to catapult him to the forefront. He has not taken into consideration the legal ramifications of the so-called ordinance and just believes that it should be implemented, simple as that.<br><br> <p>Well our elected officials, law enforcement officials and legal experts at the city know it isn’t as simple as that. However if they don’t roll over and pass “Gordon’s Folly” he and his merry band of cohorts will scream and carry on claiming that the city council won’t do anything about graffiti. They are trying to pigeon hole them into supporting this measure.<br><br> <p>I for one hope that our elected officials show some constraint and don’t take the bait. Be prudent and do the right thing, don’t just appease those looking to make political hay.<br><br> <p>If we are going to seriously tackle the issue of graffiti we need to look at prevention, not just punishment. 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Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly is freaking out about all the competition he is facing for the 4th Supervisorial District. I am hearing that he is going to withdraw and stay put in the Clerk-Recorder’s office.<br><br> <p>But can Daly beat former Deputy Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen? I am not so sure about that now. I think Hugh could take him! Daly is immensely unpopular in his own office, he has zero accomplishments to point to, and he faces a disadvantage as a Democrat in a Republican county.<br><br> <p>What about Chris Norby, the termed out Supervisor in the 4th District? A blogger over at the Friends for Fullerton’s Future blog postulated in a <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.friendsforfullertonsfuture.org/2009/norby-for-fullerton-city-council-in-2010/#comment-3190" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>post</strong></span></a> today that Norby could end up running for the Fullerton City Council. I think he would win going away - but he would still need a paying job. Hopefully his friends will find him one. He would be a great addition to a Libertarian think thank. But he needs to jettison John Lewis and his other red-faced pals.<span id="more-25373"></span><br><br> <p>If Daly stays put and Norby runs for the Fullerton City Council, you have to figure that Fullerton City Councilman Shawn Nelson will sail into Norby’s Supervisorial seat. 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Nonetheless, Red County publisher Chip Hanlon did exactly that when he attacked not only the O.C. Register’s Steven Greenhut, but also popular Congressman Ron Paul.<br><br> <p>Hanlon did not like a post that Greenhut wrote about U.S. militarization, but Greenhut was right. Hanlon went on to say that the U.S. military should be “representing U.S. interests overseas.” What does Hanlon do to pay the bills? He is a global investments trader. Aha! Hanlon wants to use the U.S. military to protect his own selfish interests. Now that is typical of the Red County Republicans!<br><br> <p>Today, Greenhut explained his point of view regarding all of this to the Register’s 300,000 Sunday newspaper readers. I wrote in an earlier post that Hanlon and his red-faced pals had started a war that they could not win. Today Greenhut won it in shock and awe fashion. And wait until the Paul followers here about Chip trashing their guy…<br><br> <p>Here are a few excerpts from his <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gop-government-county-2497738-one-libertarians" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>stirring rebuttal</strong></span></a> to the now very red-faced Chip Hanlon:<span id="more-25352"></span><br><br> <p>Quite simply, as the vanquished GOP struggles to find its voice and reach out to voters, some party activists and right-wing leaders have decided that the real problem isn’t just President Barack Obama, but the small-”l” libertarians who still remain within their midst. Local activists, writing in an establishment GOP Web site, accused me of “jumping the shark” – i.e., of no longer being relevant – because of my July 4 column that poked fun at U.S. military adventurism and the possibly illegal policies of U.S. spy agencies. But it’s not about me, really. The article, written by GOP/Red County honcho Chip Hanlon, uses my column as an example of the supposed extremism and America-hating found within the libertarian movement and takes pot shots at former GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul.<br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/red-county-defeated.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-25353 aligncenter" title="red-county-defeated" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/red-county-defeated-269x300.jpg" alt="" width="269" height="300" ></a><br><br> <p>Hanlon goes for the easy straw man: “They argue – with the benefit of hindsight – that we should never have gotten involved in World War II, that Abraham Lincoln is one of history’s worst war criminals … . Their ‘philosophy’ is really pretty simple: Libertarians hate government, period, and the government they hate the most is their own. … When their full belief system is known, however, support of Libertarians like Paul cannot be defended. But folks like Paul are learning, becoming better at hiding their extremist views.”<br><br> <p>The GOP establishmentarians mocked the (mostly calm) libertarians who commented on such mischaracterizations. One of the Republicans actually blamed libertarians for the GOP’s defeat, as if we’re the ones who had spent the last eight years abusing presidential and congressional powers. Like totalitarians, they invited us to renounce our “extremism,” make a public apology and join their cause to limit government, which is akin to a drunk calling on members of Alcoholics Anonymous to join him at the bar if they really want to fight alcoholism.<br><br> <p>The GOP can’t claim to fight for smaller government. The Bush administration set spending records, doubled the national debt, vastly expanded Medicare entitlements and waged a costly Iraqi adventure that has caused tragic losses of life. Some of us are tired of believing empty GOP promises, and prefer to look at the dismal record. Some GOP folks claim to be critics of the Bush-era GOP excesses, but I was at the GOP convention and watched them cheer John McCain and even Karl Rove.<br><br> <p>Since the election, the same GOP that has sung hosannas to the empty vessel of Sarah Palin has gone out of its way to depict supporters of Paul as cultlike camp followers. Unlike Palin’s acolytes, we don’t like Paul because he’s good-looking or tells folksy stories or goes moose hunting or has really cool glasses. We simply like most of the age-old ideas he espouses, as he’s one of the few national figures who still espouses them. It’s about the ideas, not the personality. Yet we’re the crazy people here?<br><br> <p>Let’s face the obvious. Republicans in Orange County and elsewhere want us to get the hell away from their movement and to stay away. I left the GOP last year for the Libertarian Party and highly recommend it. Sure, the LP is ineffective and a bit odd, of course, but it’s better than being stuck in an unhappy marriage with a mean-spirited, abusive and angry loser of a spouse.<br><br> <p>Maybe the Red County reaction is proof of the long-awaited and much-needed end of the old Reagan coalition, which was comprised of small-government types, social conservatives and military hawks. The GOP is still home for social conservatives and military expansionists, but there’s nothing left of value for believers in liberty. And I am so sick of all the Reagan idolatry by that side. I like Reagan, but he did, in fact, expand government. His legacy shouldn’t be off-limits to criticism.<br><br> <p>Who are these people to dictate the political mainstream? The Red County bloggers accuse libertarians of being extremists, and used guilt-by-association tactics to smear libertarians, yet when I pointed out that one prominent writer at the blog, and someone who has joined in the “libertarians are extremists” commenting, has ties to a form of fundamentalist Christianity that wants our society run by Old Testament law, they got all huffy. He says he no longer is a Christian Reconstructionist, which is fair enough. But they miss my point: If I’m held accountable for every view by every libertarian, then they should at least be accountable for views they have expressed in the past and currently publish on their site.<br><br> <p>I spent some time on Red County following this dust-up and found one occasional columnist arguing, “Domestically, we should rewrite our sedition law, the Smith Act, to the original 1940 standards in order to resist the attempt to establish Islamic law in America. We should follow Russia’s lead in not allowing further building of mosques or Islamic schools in America until Saudi Arabia reciprocates. … Our response to an Islamic challenge could well result in vastly expanded Christian political dominance in America. … If secular America fails to step up and recognize the incompatibility of the Islamic ideology, Christian America certainly will.”<br><br> <p>Does re-establishing 1940s-era sedition laws and abridging religious freedom sound mainstream to you? Red County also features a diary that called for handcuffing, prosecuting and sentencing to “hard time” corporate executives who hire illegal immigrants – yet another moderate, mainstream position!<br><br> <p>Who are these people to dictate the political mainstream? The Red County bloggers accuse libertarians of being extremists, and used guilt-by-association tactics to smear libertarians, yet when I pointed out that one prominent writer at the blog, and someone who has joined in the “libertarians are extremists” commenting, has ties to a form of fundamentalist Christianity that wants our society run by Old Testament law, they got all huffy. He says he no longer is a Christian Reconstructionist, which is fair enough. But they miss my point: If I’m held accountable for every view by every libertarian, then they should at least be accountable for views they have expressed in the past and currently publish on their site.<br><br> <p>I spent some time on Red County following this dust-up and found one occasional columnist arguing, “Domestically, we should rewrite our sedition law, the Smith Act, to the original 1940 standards in order to resist the attempt to establish Islamic law in America. We should follow Russia’s lead in not allowing further building of mosques or Islamic schools in America until Saudi Arabia reciprocates. … Our response to an Islamic challenge could well result in vastly expanded Christian political dominance in America. … If secular America fails to step up and recognize the incompatibility of the Islamic ideology, Christian America certainly will.”<br><br> <p>Does re-establishing 1940s-era sedition laws and abridging religious freedom sound mainstream to you? Red County also features a diary that called for handcuffing, prosecuting and sentencing to “hard time” corporate executives who hire illegal immigrants – yet another moderate, mainstream position!<br><br> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gop-government-county-2497738-one-libertarians" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Click here</span></strong></a> to read all of Greenhut’s post.<br><br> <p>What about Ron Paul? Politco.com recently featured him in a post about how Republicans are accepting his domestic policy ideas. Here are a few excerpts from <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25109_Page2.html#ixzz0LiGxpIUy" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">that post</span></strong></a>:<br><br> <p>It's a unique time for Paul. With the economy in the tank, the same cable news shows that spurned him during the election now keep asking him on to talk monetary policy. Republican House members are finally voting with him on spending measures.<br><br> <p>Asked if he feels more embraced by the Republican Party establishment, Paul shrugs and says, “half and half."<br><br> <p>“I think there’s respect. But they don’t call me in and say, 'What we need to find out from you is how you reach the young people.'”<br><br> <p>As for soon-to-be departing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Paul dismisses her supporters as “more establishment, conventional Country-Club type of Republicans."<br><br> <p>“I wonder whether she’s energizing the 15-20 year olds,” Paul muses. “That would be a question I would have. Because she doesn’t talk about the Federal Reserve and some of these issues. She doesn’t talk too much about personal liberties, civil liberties, getting rid of drug laws, attacking the war on drugs, punishing people who torture.”<br><br> <p>Worse still, he adds, Palinites are partisans: "If Obama was the only one who was guilty, they would be on his case all the time, but there is a lot of partisanship and I am probably less partisan and therefore she is going to appeal to partisan Republicans better."<br><br> <p>As Paul sees it, such partisanship is the rough equivalent of an old Onion headline, "”Our local area sports team is superior to your local area sports team,” Or as he puts it, "I think when it comes to foreign policy and monetary policy on big spending and watching out for the big corporations, Republicans are Democrats."<br><br> <p>And then he reverses again crediting Obama for restoring, however unintentionally, Republican principles.<br><br> <p>"Republicans now are conservatives again" since the election, he says. "They are more consistent in voting against all these spending [measures]. And I kid them, I say, 'are you guys voting with me now or am I voting with you?'<br><br> <p>"Of course, they would always complain when I voted against Republican spending."<br><br> <p>The Campaign for Liberty, the grass-roots organization that grew out of Paul’s presidential campaign, has raised over $3 million since last June, attracting some 200,000 members.<br><br> <p>"It just sort of baffles me,” says Paul, shrinking, as he tends to do, when the notion of his star quality is raised.<br><br> <p>And as of last week, 271 members of the House – about one-third of them Democrats – have signed onto HR-1207; a measure Paul introduced last February to audit the Federal Reserve.<br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;2917781;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/07/red-county-publisher-chip-hanlon-likely-now-regrets-attacking-steven-greenhut-ron-paul-and-libertarians/;Red County publisher Chip Hanlon 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Christians. In addition to saving souls, Rick Warren is hoping that his church will become a “hub for the arts” like the churches of old, according to his particular brand of history. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1910981,00.html?xid=thepage_newsletter">LINK</a> From the article, ~~~Snip~~~<br><br> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: left;">That said, Christian audiences will laugh at anything, since they are either so nice or so unaware of any entertainment other than Seventh Heaven. Puns proved to be a big hit, as was anything involving eating or pooping.<span id="more-25370"></span><br><br> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: left;">After we prayed about some burgers and then ate some burgers, a troupe member took me to the worship center to see the end of the sermon being given by Warren, who apparently was our warm-up act. He did not make me laugh once. Then as the full house of 160 took their seats in a small meeting room next to the church, we gathered to pray about our performance. 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Register</span></strong></a>.<br><br> <p>The meeting is open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. in the Police Department’s community room, 60 Civic Center Plaza.<br><br> <p>I can understand the anger towards graffiti - but we already have laws on the books and guess what? The taggers don’t care. And the cops don’t arrest them and the city doesn’t prosecute them. Why does anyone think that a batch of new laws will make a damn bit of difference?<br><br> <p>Instead of addressing the underlying rot in our city, the Usual Suspects advancing the new anti-graffiti ordinance want to put a band aid on the problems and pretend that will help. It won’t.<span id="more-25343"></span><br><br> <p>How many new parks have we opened in the last five to ten years? How many new libraries have we opened? How many new affordable housing units have we built in Santa Ana?<br><br> <p>Poverty leads to hopelessness. Hopelessness leads to despair. Despair leads to crime. Passing more laws to punish kids who don’t have career paths and who don’t see a future worth living for won’t help.<br><br> <p>I have said this before and it bears repeating - how about setting up free art classes in the Artists Village and inviting taggers to take these classes? How many Andy Warhols will we miss out on as they spiral downwards in lives of crime for a lack of opportunity?<br><br> <p>Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has tried for over twenty years to gentrify his way out of this mess. Hey Pulido - new tennis courts and a publicly financed Artists Village won’t help - not when you exclude the very people who need the most help. 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href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25072.html#ixzz0LctxNkME" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Politico.com</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <p>What a bunch of whores! This is the group run by Grover Norquist. By backing UPS they are taking the union side of this equation. UPS is trying to use the government to screw their competitor, Fed Ex. This is a brown bailout!<br><br> <p>Do conservative Republicans stand for anything anymore? Fed Ex already has a union deal. The UPS Brown Bailout would force them to negotiate separate union pacts everywhere they do business. There is no good reason to do that to Fed Ex!<br><br> <p>“For the $2 million plus, ACU offered a range of services that included: "Producing op-eds and articles written by ACU's Chairman David Keene and/or other members of the ACU's board of directors. (Note that Mr. Keene writes a weekly column that appears in The Hill.)"<span id="more-25334"></span><br><br> <p>Doesn’t that remind you of Matt “Jerbal” Cunningham using his Red County blog to pimp for candidates who have him on their payroll? In the most recent example of this U.S. Rep. John Campbell made Jerbal his paid twit. Jerbal was hired to post on Twitter for Campbell. And, as Steven Greenhut has pointed out, Red County has become an advertisement for Campbell.<br><br> <p>Jerbal also wrote an op-ed in the O.C. Register this week slamming a plastic bag tax. 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falseness. <br > 2.An act or instance of such falseness.<br><br> <p>This word gets used incorrectly far too frequently. Hypocrisy is a charge that can be levelled only when the individual has been caught saying one thing and doing another - without apology. “You should never tell a lie” is a pretty common ideal. No one likes a liar. Many people would hold that, as an ideal, you shouldnt lie. But when the moment comes that the truth will hurt someone else more than a lie, aren’t you inclined to do it? And dont you still hold the ideal that one should never tell a lie? Then you cannot be called a hypocrite. You are INCONSISTENT. If you hold that everyone in your family should go to church on Sunday, but after dropping your kids off you sneak off to the Sports Bar, are you a hypocrite? Suppose your neighbor knows your rule and runs into you? If you are unapologetic, and you only tell your kids that so they’ll go, you’re a hypocrite. If you feel bad and dont do it again, you are INCONSISTENT.<br><br> <p><span id="more-25261"></span><br><br> <p>In fact, hypocrisy is intensely personal. You have to know the inner mind of the person, that they say one thing and will do another and do not think what they said was the ideal, to use the term, in the first definition. And you have to know the mind of the person and witness the event in the second definition. The price of hypocrisy is insincerity to oneself. If one is to accept the use of hypocrite as the left today defines it, everyone is a hypocrite. The only one who espoused any ideal - at all - without being a hypocrite was Jesus when he walked the earth. And the modern leftist feels very secure in using this term with abandon, because they have no individual ideals to falter on. They only have “good intentions”. From a psychoanalysis point of view, the use of the term hypocrisy by the left in this way actually turns the definition on its head. Self honesty, for instance, is one of the virtues that are most important in helping people to act morally. If there is self honesty, then it is INSCONSISTENCY, as opposed to hypocritically supposing that good intentions are sufficient.<br><br> <p>The title of this article is “What it is to be Anti American”. Herein, I will render that definition. Anti-American DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN AGAINST AMERICA.<br><br> <p>Definitionally, the word means: “opposed … to the United States of America, its people, its principles, or its policies.”<br><br> <p>I will use the term as referring to its principles. That leads to opposing its policies and its people, in general.<br><br> <p>Then we must define the first word in that definition. Opposed: “to set against in some relation, esp. as to demonstrate a comparison or contrast: to oppose advantages to disadvantages.”<br><br> <p>So when I say Anti-American, FROM NOW ON, what I mean is: you are to the United States of America as disadvanatage is to advantage. In essence, the opposite, or as the case may be, the antithesis.<br><br> <p>As an individual, you can live in the greatest, freeest, most racially harmonious, most giving, most concerned with stomping out injustice in the rest of the world, most inspired to believe in individual ideals and the fundamental pursuit of those ideals in search of a better world, society, and not accept any of those facts about your country and not pursue any individual ideals, and still love your country because of all that it gives you.<br><br> <p>Howls of indignation and protest are starting to form. Just stay with me. You may not be able to argue with me when I am done.<br><br> <p>If you are on the Left, lets be honest here. I cant think of a person on the left who can be called a hypocrite, except possibly the gray listing of conservatives in Hollywood, and there are exceptions. But given the previous definition, that also means that there isnt a single instance of leftist individual idealism.<br><br> <p>Oh, you have ideals. Dont get me wrong. I could talk about the “hypocrisy” (using your definition) of:<br><br> <p>1. Gay Marriage <br > Time and again, you speak of the pursuit of “equality” while ignoring the marital conditions that are acceptable in a majority of the worlds society such as polygamy, polyandry, forced arranged marriages, marriage to a family member, marriage to another species, and the list goes on… there are hundreds of historical variations. Every one of those is ignored.<br><br> <p>If you pursue gay marriage in the name of equality, you are a hypocrite.<br><br> <p>2. Taxes <br > It is pro forma for a leftist to speak of taxes as a way to “get the rich to pay their fair share”. But never in history has wealth been lawfully taken from the wealthy and changed their status. Since they are the primary generators of business, they merely shift their burden to their prices. All you have actually done is make it more difficult to ACCUMULATE that wealth. In fact, that is exactly your goal. People becoming wealthy puts them beyond the reach of the collective, and you dont like that sometimes the rules just stop applying.<br><br> <p>If you pursue higher taxes in the name of equality, you are a hypocrite.<br><br> <p>3. Iraq<br><br> <p>Leftists have a problem with the fact that 29,000,000 now live in a newborn democracy, in that it took American action to do it. They talk about intentions, and cost, and judgement, and meanwhile, 29,000,000 have the right to vote without the burden of a minority fascist state watching over them. I’m beginning to miss what that felt like… And in the meantime, they will haul the military out for meals on wheels in Haiti and bomb Serbians trying to repel invaders, and act as if the UN remains a beacon of truth and justice. Or, better yet, they oppose the war because we “didnt go into North Korea, the Sudan, the Congo, East Timor and Tibet.” That is an exhibition of the falseness of their position.<br><br> <p>If you oppose the war in Iraq but think the United States has good to do in the world, you are a hypocrite.<br><br> <p>4. Slavery<br><br> <p>The country was founded in part to expand liberty and eliminate the scourge of slavery. What existed was accomodated otherwise there would have been no complete country. Moreover, it was Americas actions that eliminated slavery in its forms around the world - from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli.<br><br> <p>If you advocate the existence of America and maintain that America owes some apology for slavery, you are a hypocrite.<br><br> <p>And the list goes on…<br><br> <p>But these are COLLECTIVE IDEALS. SOCIAL IDEALS, if you will. They are not individual ideals. They are not ideals YOU YOURSELF have to live up to. It is an ideal for society. And if society doesnt reach it, well, its just not there yet. There are just a few more people we have to bring on board, we have to get on the same page, we have to re-educate, we have to convince, before it works right. Cause it wont work right if everyone isnt involved!<br><br> <p><strong>Authors note: THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF FAILURE.</strong><br><br> <p>And here is where the original American vision comes into conflict with your modern Leftist. Its because those personal, individual ideals were the key to making everyone work. They were the key to cooperation, to safety, security and prosperity. Not rules and regulations and, if they dont work, well, we’ll just make some more!<br><br> <p>So the ideals of prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude dont dissipate because we dont reach them. E Pluribus Unum, Liberty and In God We Trust continue to be our guiding visions. Those who do not share them and think that anyone who does is a hypocrite - because, as I said, everyone will fall short except the lord - then they are the opposite of what made America great. They scream hypocrisy not because of the speaker of the ideal but the ideal themselves. They are your Anti American.<br><br> <p>But its more than that. In fact, I believe it is that, if I am speaking to a Leftist, you lack the strength or the will to hold these ideals. And if you do, you lack the same to profess them. That would hold you up to the same specious charge, since you will, eventually, be INCONSISTENT.<br><br> <p>So you would rather hold no ideals up to the individual, but to the state. 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On April 29th I began blogging a series on <strong>CalPERS Pensions</strong> with my first target being the <strong>city of Vernon</strong> whose City Administrator receives $499,675 per anum in this city of under 100 residents. <br > Yesterday’s <strong>San Jose Mercury</strong> covered the San Jose pension obligation and reports that <strong>“San Jose’s $100,000-plus pension club includes 256 retired officers and firefighters and 34 other city workers.”</strong><br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=0&type=link&b=1&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=0&type=img&b=1&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=1&type=link&b=1&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=1&type=img&b=1&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=2&type=link&b=1&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=2&type=img&b=1&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=3&type=link&b=1&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=3&type=img&b=1&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=-1&type=link&b=1&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=-1&type=img&b=1&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=a35aa587-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&b=1&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p> Folks. That’s $29.0 million just for the top rung and we wonder how cities are going to survive in a down economy. How many other former employees in San Jose have retired and are receiving just under $100,000 per year? Many of these retired employees have been replaced by the next group of public servants who will be entitled to the same pension payout unless the system can be altered.<br><br> <p>Let’s be candid. This “defined benefit “obligation throughout California simply cannot be sustained.<br><br> <p>Following is the opening 5 brief paragraphs of the San Jose Mercury report. The actual link is located at the end of the post.<span id="more-24943"></span> <br><br> <p>(Doug Griswold - Mercury News Illustration)<br><br> <p>Veteran San Jose Fire Capt. Randy Sekany hung up his helmet in December at the age of 53. But he didn’t leave behind his $100,000-a-year-plus salary. Instead, he joined the ranks of hundreds of former city workers making six-figure sums, with a pension that will pay him $121,510 this year.<br><br> <p>He is one of 44 firefighters and police officers who left the city last year alone with six-figure pensions, thanks to a controversial retirement system that is receiving renewed scrutiny. Even as the cash-strapped city cuts services, it is contributing more than ever to shore up the pension fund amid the market meltdown.<br><br> <p>Under the system, San Jose’s veteran public safety workers don’t have to be retired for long before their pensions exceed their former salaries. Depending on how long they worked for the city, they can retire with 90 percent of their salaries while receiving guaranteed, 3 percent annual cost-of-living increases — while private-sector workers are seeing their 401(k)s gutted by market losses.<br><br> <p>All told, San Jose’s $100,000-plus pension club includes 256 retired officers and firefighters and 34 other city workers.<br><br> <p>“It’s absolutely outrageous,” said Jerry Mungai, a San Jose resident who retired from Cypress Semiconductor and is frustrated that while city retirees collect hefty pensions, his street is “cracked and crumbling” and no one picks up the phone when he calls City Hall.<br><br> <p style="text-align: center;"> <br > <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.reprintbuyer.com/mags/mcclatchy/reprints.html"><strong>http://www.reprintbuyer.com/mags/mcclatchy/reprints.html</strong></a><br><br> <p> <a href="mailto:jwoolfolk@mercurynews.com">jwoolfolk@mercurynews.com</a><br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; 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Montazeri has called on people to take action against this injustice, even if they have to pay a heavy price for it. 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style="clear:both;"><a name="508435_2"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=39951721&f=508435&u=14830550">Long Beach, CA RDA Agenda violates Prop 99 Property Rights protection</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=39951721&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><strong>Prop 99</strong>, as passed by the voters in 2008, amended the <strong>California Constitution</strong> to protect private property owners against government takings of their homes by <strong>“eminent domain”</strong> police powers when they did not wish to sell. At least that is what the opposition stated in all of their rhetoric as they opposed our <strong>Prop 98</strong> full property rights protection Initiative last year. <br > For all those who voted for Prop 99 may this be a warning of future “takings” of your owner occupied homes. Simply look at residents of <strong>Long Beach,</strong> <strong>California</strong> who retained the services of the <strong>Institute for Justice</strong> to fight to save their homes from their city’s redevelopment agency wrecking ball.<br><br><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=8&type=link&b=3&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=8&type=img&b=3&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=9&type=link&b=3&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=9&type=img&b=3&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=10&type=link&b=3&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=10&type=img&b=3&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=11&type=link&b=3&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=11&type=img&b=3&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=-1&type=link&b=3&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=a35aa586-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&seq=-1&type=img&b=3&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=a35aa587-6f6d-11de-9af2-003005ce8644&b=3&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>Explain Prop 99 to <strong>Victoria Ballesteros, Communications Officer for the Long Beach Redevelopment Services Department</strong>. That department also includes the Redevelopment Agency. <strong>Ms. Ballesteros</strong> was quoted in the <strong>Press Telegram</strong> article written by <strong>Karen Robes</strong> where she said: “I’m sympathetic to someone who doesn’t want to sell their house but at the same time, they do get fair market value.”<span id="more-24930"></span><br><br> <p> She adds: <strong>“It is a process dictated by state law</strong>, and they do receive just compensation. They do receive relocation assistance. <strong>There’s a mechanism in place to assist, to ensure that property owners are treated fairly.” <br > </strong>Thank you very much Ms. Ballesteros. However, property owners were conned by a false sense of security by approving Prop 99 rather than Prop 98 where they would have been fully protected, including their businesses and other private property. <br > Perhaps we are not ready or willing to sell or doesn’t that count for anything in this country anymore?<br><br> <p>Perhaps the home has been in your family for generations and you want to pass it down to your heirs.<br><br> <p> Some have said that “This is not a question of money for us. We just want to be left alone with what is rightfully ours.”<br><br> <p><strong>Pe</strong><strong>rhaps Ms. Ballesteros needs to read Section 19 parts (b) and (e3) of The Amended California Constitution which now reads: <br > </strong> <br > Text of Section 19: (a) Private property may be taken or damaged for a public use and only when just compensation, ascertained by a jury unless waived, has first been paid to, or into court for, the owner. The Legislature may provide for possession by the condemnor following commencement of eminent domain proceedings upon deposit in court and prompt release to the owner of money determined by the court to be the probable amount of just compensation.<br><br> <p><strong>(b) The State and local governments are prohibited from acquiring by eminent domain an owner-occupied residence for the purpose of conveying it to a private person.</strong><br><br> <p>(c) Subdivision (b) of this section does not apply when State or local government exercises the power of eminent domain for the purpose of protecting public health and safety; preventing serious, repeated criminal activity; responding to an emergency; or remedying environmental contamination that poses a threat to public health and safety.<br><br> <p>(d) Subdivision (b) of this section does not apply when State or local government exercises the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring private property for a public work or improvement.<br><br> <p>(e) For the purpose of this section:<br><br> <p>1. “Conveyance” means a transfer of real property whether by sale, lease, gift, franchise, or otherwise. 2. “Local government” means any city, including a charter city, county, city and county, school district, special district, authority, regional entity, redevelopment agency, or any other political subdivision within the State. <strong>3. “Owner-occupied residence” means real property that is improved with a single-family residence such as a detached home, condominium, or townhouse and that is the owner or owners’ principal place of residence for at least one year prior to the State or local government’s initial written offer to purchase the property. Owner-occupied residence also includes a residential dwelling unit attached to or detached from such a single-family residence which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons.</strong> 4. “Person” means any individual or association, or any business entity, including, but not limited to, a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company. 5. “Public work or improvement” means facilities or infrastructure for the delivery of public services such as education, police, fire protection, parks, recreation, emergency medical, public health, libraries, flood protection, streets or highways, public transit, railroad, airports and seaports; utility, common carrier or other similar projects such as energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related facilities or infrastructure; projects identified by a State or local government for recovery from natural disasters; and private uses incidental to, or necessary for, the public work or improvement. 6. “State” means the State of California and any of its agencies or departments. <br><br> <p>Ms. Ballesteros. I have some news for you. The property owners of the <strong>“Long Beach Citizens Against Eminent Domain Abuse” </strong>are not looking for any or your “sympathy.” They only wish to be left alone. Is that too much to ask for?<br><br> <p>For those newcomers reading my blog posts on property rights I need to be fully transparent.<br><br> <p>I am a member of the <strong>Castle Coalition</strong> arm of the <strong>Institue for Justice</strong>, Orange County Co-director of <strong>Californians United for Redevelopment Education, CURE, </strong>and Board Member of the <strong>California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights, CAPPPR</strong><br><br> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;10447579;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/07/long-beach-ca-rda-agenda-violates-prop-99-property-rights-protection/;Long Beach, CA RDA Agenda violates Prop 99 Property Rights protection;2081903">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;10447579;california,IJ,Californians United for Redevelopment Education 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Because President Obama has kept the unsavory tradition of doling out some of the cushiest ambassadorial posts to fundraisers who brought in some of the biggest chunks of change to his campaign. Fifteen of the 62 ambassadors nominated so far were money “bundlers” for the campaign, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, among them Pittsburgh Steelers owner Daniel M. Rooney, retired Chicago investment banker Louis B. Susman and Los Angeles entertainment executive Charles H. Rivkin,” according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-ambassadors12-2009jul12,0,7092986.story" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>L.A. Times</strong></span></a>.<br><br> <p>Change? Looks like business as usual.<span id="more-24920"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>The United States is the only country that looks outside of its diplomatic corps for ambassadors, and the 21st century’s global economy and multipolar politics demand envoys steeped in the nuance of diplomacy and in the language, culture and history of the countries where they serve. Obama is only a third of the way through his ambassadorial appointments and, to be fair, most seem to meet this standard. Now we hope the rest will be based on merit alone, not money.<br><br></blockquote> <p>This is awful. Then again, President George W. 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that Palin is slated to appear at the group’s 50th anniversary gala at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Aug. 8,” according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_12821717" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">San Jose Mercury News</span></strong></a>. </span></span><br><br> <p>I wonder how much Palin will get paid to speak to this group? It looks like Levi Johnston was right. Palin is cashing in!<span id="more-24915"></span><br><br> <p><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">Group spokeswoman Pat Saraceno said Palin “embodies the values that we hold dear: faith, family, country first and service.”</span></span><br><br> <p>LOL! 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CIA counterterrorism program allegedly ordered to be kept secret by former Vice President Dick Cheney.<br><br> <p>The news of Cheney’s potential involvement in withholding information from Congress on a covert program, which an unnamed official hinted to The Washington Times may have involved assassinations overseas, came the same day that it was reported Attorney General Eric Holder is leaving open the possibility of prosecuting Bush-era officials who approved of enhanced interrogation techniques against terror detainees.<br><br></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/12/democrats-probe-canceled-cia-program-reviewed-congress/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fox News</span></strong></a><br><br> <p>John Ensign, Mark Sanford, Sarah Palin and now Dick Cheney. 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underline;">UPDATE</span></strong>: “</em>With Democrats holding a 12-7 majority on the Judiciary Committee and a 60-40 advantage in the full Senate, Sotomayor doesn't need any GOP votes to get confirmed if Democrats stay united,” according to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24809.html#ixzz0L3b3xHJU&C" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Politico.com</span></strong></a>.<em> And “</em>Senators from both political parties predicted <a onmouseover="return escape( popwSearchNews( this ))" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Sonia+Sotomayor&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1">Sonia Sotomayor</a> won't face a filibuster on her nomination to the <a onmouseover="return escape( popwQuoteShort( this, '1000L:US' ))" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=1000L%3AUS">U.S. Supreme Court</a>,” according to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aT2bwq1d7Nvg" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bloomberg</span></strong></a>. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>It’s a done deal! </strong></span><br><br> <p>Why are some Republicans so upset about the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court? She is replacing a liberal. The American Bar Association has given her their highest rating. She has backing from many prominent Republicans. So what is the problem?<br><br> <p>Are some Republicans afraid that she will do a great job on the highest court in the land? Are they afraid that she will inspire her fellow Latinos? Are they hoping to keep her and all other Latinos down? Does her nomination scare them because it means that Latinos can now aspire to the highest positions in our government?<br><br> <p>Check out what the odious Rush Limbaugh had to say about Sotomayor, according to <strong><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/26/limbaugh-sotomayor-fail/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Think Progress</span></a></strong>:<span id="more-24897"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>Reacting to Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court today, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh called Sotomayor a "horrible pick," said that Republicans should "go to the mat" in their efforts to oppose her confirmation in the Senate, and — echoing his hopes for Obama's failure — declared that he wanted Sotomayor to "fail":<br><br> <p>LIMBAUGH: Do I want her to fail? Yeah. Do I want her to fail to get on the court? Yes! She'd be a disaster on the court. Do I still want Obama to fail as President? Yeah. AP you getting this? He's going to fail anyway, but the sooner the better.<br><br></blockquote> <p>Aha! These Republicans just want Democrats to fail, period. They don’t care about the U.S. or the people in it. They care only for their putrid party.<br><br> <p>Sotomayor will be confirmed. And I have no doubt that she will do a fine job. Will I agree with all of her decisions? Probably not. But I respect her as a person and as a professional, just as I respect President Obama.<br><br> <p>The politics of destruction being practiced by Limbaugh and his ilk is going to destroy what is left of the GOP. Latinos are taking note of the current hate-fest against Sotomayor. 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http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=39940790&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sotomayor-cartoon.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-24895 aligncenter" title="sotomayor-cartoon" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sotomayor-cartoon-300x239.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="239" ></a><br><br> <p><strong><em>She’s IN. Its all over but the counting. Live with it.</em></strong><br><br> <p>These are the words of those who either have no argument or believe no argument is necessary to defend this abberant Supreme Court nominee. But does their behavior belie their words? I think it does. Take the newest twist in this sad trail of the racist “race-conscious” lefties who back this sorry candidate.<br><br> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/71660.html" target="_blank"><strong>Now the leftist kneecappers are going after one of the New Haven firefighters who just won his Supreme Court case!</strong></a> They’re trying to refight a case where Sotomayor is shown to have ignored jurisprudence, tacitly favored discrimination without showing any reason whatsoever, and basically being shown up for the clown she is.<br><br> <p><span id="more-24894"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>On Friday, citing in an e-mail “Frank Ricci’s troubled and litigious work history,” the liberal advocacy group People for the American Way drew reporters’ attention to Ricci’s past. Other advocates for Sotomayor have discreetly urged journalists to pursue similar story lines.<br><br> <p>Specifically, the advocates have zeroed in on an earlier 1995 lawsuit Ricci filed claiming the city of New Haven discriminated against him because he’s dyslexic. The advocates cite other Hartford Courant stories from the same era recounting how Ricci was fired by a fire department in Middletown, Conn., allegedly, Ricci said at the time, because of safety concerns he raised.<br><br></blockquote> <p>People for the American Way? Barf! Can you get anymore pretentious than that? Sounds like the American Family Association on the right! <strong>ROFLMAO!</strong> Who do these people think they’re kidding? Hypocrites who think they represent the American way! They certainly don’t.<br><br> <p>Going after as sympathetic a plaintiff as Ricci, a man who just succeeded in proving reverse discrimination by a Supreme Court nominee, is hot stuff. 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Its bad enough we have pundits, hacks and liberal radicals trying to distract from this candidates pathetic record with her race. Yeah, she’s a Latina. Get over it! <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.nowhampshire.com/2009/07/10/sotomayor-enters-confirmation-process-with-miers-like-numbers/" target="_blank"><strong>In fact, not even Robert Bork had ratings this negative!</strong></a> In the last poll during his hearings, only 35% did not want to see Bork confirmed!<br><br> <p><span id="more-24890"></span><br><br> <blockquote><p>Forty-seven percent of respondents to the poll say they would like to see the U.S. Senate vote to confirm Sotomayor versus forty-percent who say they would not. In the final CNN poll taken before Miers withdrew her nomination, forty-three percent of respondents said the Senate should oppose her confirmation.<br><br></blockquote> <p>You know what really puzzles me? I can understand that the Senate Democrats are probably going to push her through. I can understand that it is not so much what people think as the responsibility of the Senate to decide the matters. But there are people out there who PRETEND like this isn’t going to be one of the worst placements on the Supreme Court in DECADES. “Oh, Louis Freeh likes her!” Louis Freeh? Gimme a break!<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Instead its, “oh she’s gonna get in. just get over it.” Nothing about her qualifications. Nothing about merit. Nothing about whether it will do justice any good to someone who <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.romesentinel.com/news?newsid=20090710-141138" target="_blank">puts blind justice at risk.</a> I guess maybe I shouldnt expect any better. I guess when I hear someone say a politician should speak to a latino differently than they would an asian, as if they automatically have different issues and different interests, and to speak to one as you would the other is going to turn them off, that shouldnt surprise me.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">That typically comes from someone who has no idea what it is that makes American culture. Who thinks that you cant speak to someone from the barrio the same as little Saigon, that talking to them like they should be concerned Americans isnt good enough or “race conscious” enough. There are people who even think that there is NO AMERICAN CULTURE. And THAT is why they dont mind tragedies of judgement, justice and jurisprudence like this Supreme Court nominee to get in. Being Latina trumps all that.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">The leftists and liberals are the ones who brought up Sotomayors race, before she was ever even selected. They made it known that the race and gender of the nominee were the deciding factors in the decision, and that having a Latino or Latina on the Court was more important than finding a good candidate.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">And we may all pay the price by having just a little less respect, a little less reason to believe that the Court is the place of final say, and the place where final justice can be found.<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">Its certainly going to be a little harder, isnt it?<br><br> <p style="text-align: left;">p.s. 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Politics For The Rest Of Us. - 10 new articles<p> <div align="center"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="708"> <tr><td><div align="left"> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com"><img align="left" border="0" width="170" height="60" alt="Your email updates, powered by FeedBlitz" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/feedblitz_logo_med.jpg"></a><p> <br>Here are the latest updates for <b>lyskovo.anticrisys@blogger.com</b></p> <!-- FBZ_MAIN_INDEX --><a name="508435_title"></a><p style="clear:both;"><h2><b>"<a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=37777570&f=508435&u=14830550">Orange Juice! 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Politics For The Rest Of Us.</a></li></ol> <h3 style="clear:both;"><a name="508435_0"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=39875063&f=508435&u=14830550">Iran: A Silent Protest in Stone and an American Computer Wizard</a></b></h3><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=39875063&f=508435&u=14830550--> <p><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3280/13229d56d6ab4969b454dac.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="360" ></p> <p>….named Austin Heap <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://blog.austinheap.com/">Link</a> and his friends have become instrumental in the resistance fight in the Iran Election protest.</p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=0&type=link&b=1&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=0&type=img&b=1&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=1&type=link&b=1&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=1&type=img&b=1&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=2&type=link&b=1&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=2&type=img&b=1&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=3&type=link&b=1&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=3&type=img&b=1&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=-1&type=link&b=1&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=-1&type=img&b=1&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=12f10c6f-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&b=1&f=2"/></a></div></div> <blockquote><p>In the upcoming days, Daniel Colascione and I will release a new program to provide unfiltered internet access to the people of Iran. A software package for Windows, Mac and Unix systems, called Haystack, will specifically target the Iranian government's web filtering mechanisms. <br > Similar to Freegate, the program directed against China's "great firewall," once installed Haystack will provide completely uncensored access to the internet in Iran while simultaneously protecting the user's identity. No more Facebook blocks, no more government warning pages when you try to load Twitter, just unfiltered Internet. <br > The network will be supported by donated high-quality servers outside of Iran. We will be able to provide an individual user with unfettered internet access that costs the donor $0.015 to $0.0375 per month. <br > Proxyheap, the precursor to Haystack, was launched on June 22 just ten days after the election</p></blockquote> <p>The group, Mourning Mothers have planned mass gatherings to honor the memory of fallen protesters.Twitter users, you can add this twitter link to follow the heroic events unfolding in Iran: <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://twitter.com/IranRiggedElect">http://twitter.com/IranRiggedElect</a> <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://twitter.com/iran_translator">http://twitter.com/iran_translator</a></p> <p><span id="more-24609"></span></p> <blockquote><p>We are in the process of stress testing the network of servers and verifying their functionality. The program will initially be made available at <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://haystack.austinheap.com/" target="_blank">http://haystack.austinheap.com</a> but will shortly thereafter be available through other distribution mechanisms to ensure maximal availability on the ground in Iran.</p> <p><strong>The Khamenei/Ahmadinejad government has been extremely effective at silencing prominent members of the opposition. But the uprising in Iran was not the result of top-down leadership, it was the result of individuals using whatever means they had at their disposal to organize and communicate. We want to continue to support, in whatever way we can, those who started this and will lead it forward: the people</strong></p></blockquote> <p style="text-align: left;">Anyone interested in keeping up with the latest developments in Iran, please click the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://blog.austinheap.com/">LINK</a> to find out how the clerics are resisting the farce elections in Iran and what will transpire next.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Note: Since official results of Ahmadinejad's win, only 11 countries congratulated Ahmadinejad on his 'victory'. 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No time like the present to start taking him apart too!</p> <p>I found the info below noting several reasons why <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.who-sucks.com/politics/12-reasons-why-mitt-romney-sucks" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Romney sucks</strong></span></a>:</p> <p><strong>1. He supports torture</strong>: Romney is an outspoken supporter of "enhanced interrogation techniques," or as the layman calls it, torture.</p> <p><strong>2. He wants to enlarge Gitmo</strong>: Romney stated at a 2008 Republican primary debate that he would double the size of the prison at Guantanamo Bay if elected president. Would that be before or after he dissolves the Supreme Court, which has ruled that the indefinite detentions of terror suspects at Gitmo was unconstitutional?<span id="more-24602"></span></p> <p><strong>3. He supports teen torture camps</strong>: This shouldn't come as a surprise if you read the two items above. Romney has been <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.reason.com/news/show/121088.html">linked to WWASPS camps for troubled teens</a>, which has had several lawsuits filed against it alleging that teens were "locked in outdoor dog cages, exercised to exhaustion, deprived of food and sleep, exposed to extreme temperatures without adequate clothing or water, severely beaten, emotionally brutalized, and sexually abused and humiliated. Some were even made to eat their own vomit."</p> <p><strong>4. He dodged the draft</strong>: Mitt Romney spent the height of the Vietnam War <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=f784d893-d80b-4add-a7a4-76afbf5cf4c2">working as a Mormon missionary</a> in France, thanks to a draft deferment his Mormon handlers gave him as "a minister of religion."</p> <p><strong>5. Gun control flip-flopper</strong>: Romney recently changed his opinions on gun control when he realized he would need to suck up to gun owners if he wanted the Republican vote. When endorsing the Brady Bill in 1994, Romney declared it was "<a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.grasstopsusa.com/df022107.html">not going to make me a hero of the NRA.</a>" In August 2006, he <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0307/3000.html">joined the NRA</a>.</p> <p><strong>6. He's a "life-long" hunter</strong>: By which I mean a liar. An NRA cap-wearing Romney told New Hampshire voters that he had been a hunter for "pretty much all" in April 2007. The truth soon came out that Romney had <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264026,00.html">only gone hunting twice in his 60 years</a>. If you're going to suck up to gun owners, at least spare them the BS.</p> <p><strong>7. He tricked voters with a fake pro-life stance</strong>: Romney ran for US Senate in 1994 pledging to keep abortion ''safe and legal in this country." As a 2002 candidate for governor, Romney said he would not change the state's abortion laws. He is now running on a pro-life platform. As his top political strategist said in 2005, "He's been a pro-life Mormon faking it as a pro-choice friendly."</p> <p><strong>8. He uses goons to intimidate his opponents</strong>: The security staff of the Romney campaign is well known for pushing around people they don't want near their campaign events. They've also been placed under investigation for <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://cbs4.com/topstories/topstories_story_173130650.html">impersonating police officers</a> to make threats illegally stop cars belonging to activists working on behalf of other candidates.</p> <p><strong>9. His campaign spreads lies about his opponents</strong>: The Romney campaign <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.gopprogress.com/story/2007/1/25/9857/02733">has been implicated</a> in a dirty behind-the-scenes whisper campaign aimed at spreading a lie about John McCain's views on abortion. If that fails, maybe they'll claim he fathered black children?</p> <p><strong>10. He opposes stem cell research</strong>: While governor of Massachusetts, Romney tried to veto a bill that would have promoted stem cell research in the state. Luckily, state legislators were not living in the dark ages, and they overturned his anti-science veto.</p> <p><strong>11. He abuses animals</strong>: While moving driving his family from Ontario to Boston in 1983, Romney <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/romney/articles/part4_main/">strapped the family dog to the top of their car</a> for the entire drive. WTF?</p> <p><strong>12. He's Mormon</strong>: Even if you like Mormons, you have to admit that his religion, which has a very <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://romneyforpresident.townhall.com/Default.aspx?mode=post&g=9e55c070-aede-4bce-9ef1-f934023536a3">negative</a> <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://mormonssuck.com/">image</a>, will make Romney <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2005/0509.sullivan1.html">unelectable</a>.</p> <p>And it turns out that Romney is full of hot air on taxes too. “The combined state and local tax burden in Massachusetts increased during Romney’s governorship.[50] According to the Tax Foundation, that per capita burden was 9.8% in 2002 (below the national average of 10.3%), and 10.5% in 2006 (below the national average of 10.8%).[53] (<a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Wikipedia</strong></span></a>).</p> <p>And “On December 14, 2005, Romney announced that he would not seek re-election for a second term as governor.” Isn’t not running for reelection the same as quitting?</p> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; 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She loved having affairs with important, powerful men, she loved being in movies, she loved acting, she loved the money and fame that goes with her successes. What she really hated….was the press! She would have hated the “paparotsy” and their native intrusions into her daily live, affairs and interests. Seeing her without make-up would have been the end times for Greta Garbo. Gloria Swanson might well have best portrayed her in “Sunset Boulevard”…. “I’m ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille!”</p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding 0px; float: left"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=8&type=link&b=3&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=8&type=img&b=3&o=0&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=9&type=link&b=3&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=9&type=img&b=3&o=1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=10&type=link&b=3&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=10&type=img&b=3&o=2&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=11&type=link&b=3&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=11&type=img&b=3&o=3&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><br><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=-1&type=link&b=3&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" target="_new"><img width="1" style="margin:0px" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servead&feedid=508435&sub=14830550&doc=12f10c6e-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&seq=-1&type=img&b=3&o=-1&f=2&N=12&sender=cf515ead64587146fb6815a2a013d226,feedblitz.com" border="0" /></a><div align="right"><a title="Email text ads by FeedBlitz enable advertisers to reach motivated readers, and bloggers and businesses to monetize their mailing lists" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/adfaq.asp"><img border="0" title="Ads delivered by FeedBlitz" src="http://ads.feedblitz.com/?servetag&doc=12f10c6f-69ed-11de-a8b4-003005d070f0&b=3&f=2"/></a></div></div> <p>Greta no doubt would have worn those rimless $700 non-prescription Sarah Palin glasses, made sure that even her camoflage pants were designer, been sure that her family…..never got the upper hand in her life. So, “Welcome to Sarah’s story on StarSearch”! Now that she has stepped down as Governor of Alaska will she be on “I’m a Celebrity - and I want out of here!”. Perhaps, she will go on the reality show “Lost”! Perhaps, she will co-host the Ellen DeGeneres show to appeal to those liberal voters out there? Who knows? Hey, maybe she will be making the announcement on a weekly basis of the latest California Lottery Winners! Not that the current lady isn’t doing a fine bang up job…..but just think of the possible spike in ratings!<span id="more-24597"></span></p> <p>Greta Garbo was a very beautiful Swedish actress. She lit up the Silver Screen and created a mystique that has lasted through the ages. She died at 85 years of age. Her career started in Stockholm, Sweden at age 15 and lasted until she was 36 years of age when she did her last film. That was 1941. It might be said that Greta Garbo suffered from a Michael Jackson complex of child abuse and age fixation. Once Greta stepped out of the public eye….it lasted nearly 50 years. Greta Garbo was always “an enigma wrapped in a mystery”</p> <p>As for Sarah Palin, we know not what awaits. 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I think that is fair.</p> <p>Why should a company like Amazon.com sell books in California without charging sales tax? That is unfair competition to the brick and mortar stores in our state.</p> <p>The L.A. Times addressed this issue in an <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-tax03-2009jul03,0,3596526.story" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>editorial today</strong></span></a>. Here are a few excerpts:</p> <blockquote><p>California has considered a law requiring nationwide online retailers to calculate, collect and remit sales taxes that buyers are supposed to pay but rarely do. Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) introduced AB 178, and Democrats included her approach as part of the budget proposal they sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.<span id="more-24589"></span></p> <p>Based on the Legislature’s action, Overstock.com severed its relationship with its California affiliates. Now that Schwarzenegger has made clear he won’t sign the bill, he’s taking credit for Overstock reversing its decision and for protecting Californians from new taxes.</p> <p>Wait a minute. The governor’s action did not protect anyone from having to pay more tax. Californians owe the $1 billion in use taxes anyway. The only question was whether the law should be changed to require online companies to charge the tax at the virtual checkout counter. It should; but there is a fairer way to do it than the New York-like approach in AB 178.</p> <p>That approach, after all, does penalize the growing sector of California-based online businesses that match buyers with great deals all over the Web. Many of those businesses would be deemed affiliates, and would be dumped by companies that don’t want state ties to turn into requirements to add sales taxes.</p></blockquote> <p>Our state is broke. Of course we ought to cut more waste from the budget - but allowing giant online retailers to sell products here without collecting sales tax is ridiculous. Schwarzenegger is wrong on this one - and if that means that California affiliates will be dropped by the unethical online giants, then we ought to ask California’s residents to not spend their money on those websites.</p> <p>This is not about new taxes. It is about treating all businesses in our state fairly. 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Middle Class workers are losing it all.</span></strong></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Joseph Biden, Chair of the White House’s Middle Class Task Force, says, <span style="color: #333333;"><strong><em>“We Misread How Bad the Economy Was”,</em> </strong>according to the Huffington Post, </span><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/05/biden-we-misread-how-bad-_n_225849.html"><span style="color: #333333;">LINK </span></a></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>No s!ht, Sherlock!</strong></span> And California, ESPECIALLY, doesn’t get it.</p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Homework for ALL Teachers and ALL Classifieds: Submit your ideas to Joseph Biden Directly. If your public job is being threatened, the least you can do is go register your concerns and comments at the Middle Class Task Force site <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.whitehouse.gov/strongmiddleclass/">LINK</a> The SAUSD is destroying your community and lifestyle. SAUSD policies and practices are a direct threat to middle class workers and working class families who have long supported the school district. The VERY LEAST you should do is send VP Biden a link to this blog and tell him to read how lives and careers are being thrown away by the reckless management that runs the show at SAUSD. Maybe throw in a few bad words about how your unions have colluded with the school district to ensure incredibly high job losses for multiple years, while YOU paid MONTHLY DUES to the union to do this to you. These Riffs MUST be rescinded. <span id="more-24572"></span></p> <blockquote> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said the Obama administration “misread how bad the economy was” but stands by its stimulus package and believes the plan will create more jobs as the pace of its spending picks up.</p> <p>Biden, in an interview airing Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” said the nation’s 9.5 percent unemployment rate is “much too high.”</p> <p>Biden said it’s premature to say whether the country will need a second stimulus package.</p> <p>“The figures we worked off of in January were the consensus figures and most of the blue chip indexes out there,” Biden said.</p> <p>“We misread how bad the economy was, but we are now only about 120 days into the recovery package,” Biden added. More jobs will be created in coming months, he said.</p> <p>Biden noted that the $787 billion economic stimulus package was set up to spend the money over 18 months. 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The title of one states <strong>“Reject Universal Health Care.”</strong> The brief text reads <strong>“We reject medical decisions being made by government bureaucrats, and we demand to keep our own insurance and protect the privacy of medical data. We strongly oppose socialized, government-run, universal healthcare.”</strong></p> <p>The second petition is entitled: <strong>“We, the undersigned, Oppose the Cap and Trade Initiative!” I</strong>ts text reads:<strong> “This national energy is likely to be the biggest tax in American history. Remember, it isn’t just about energy, it’s about American jobs!”</strong></p> <p>Having spent a few hours in one of the two booths I noticed voters from as far away as <strong>Fallbrook to Fullerton</strong> signing in support of these protest documents. A third petition, getting favorable citywide support, was the <strong>RECALL of councilman Lance MacLean</strong> that I will address at the end of this post. <br > Some angry taxpayers arrived hours prior to the 7 p.m. start time carrying home made signs with a wide list of anti-tax and government waste grievances. <span id="more-24570"></span></p> <p>As a former president of this SRA unit I was asked to address the gathering which, at that time, totaled around 100 citizens. <br > As a member of the California chapter of “<strong>Americans for Prosperity”</strong> I opened with a brief remark on our delivering around 20,000 petitions to Sacramento last year protesting any tax increase. I then mentioned the colonial activists in Boston who triggered the push back to taxation proposed by <strong>Great Britain’s Prime Minister Grenville</strong> over 200 years ago. <br > We shall continue in the footsteps of the Loyal Nine, who later became known as the “<strong>Sons of Liberty”,</strong> to carry our message to every elected official who promotes oppressive tax policies and loss of our freedoms.</p> <p>My closing comment was based on our Nov 5, 2002 Sample Ballot where I quoted from <strong>Mission Viejo council candidate Lance MacLean’s</strong> text, read by our 50,000 registered voters, which read in part: <strong>“Oppose all tax increases or special assessments.”</strong> As I paused the crowd began to applaud.</p> <p> Note: Based on his “thank you” notes to those of us who campaigned for him we were snookered. <strong>Then I provided the rest of the story as I read from the 2004 Ballot where Lance (and council member Trish Kelley) promoted a TOT tax increase called Measure K. <br > </strong>Anyone following the financial status of Orange County cities have read of program and staff reductions due to the recessions while at the same time we hear Lance MacLean and councilman Frank Ury boasting about how much money we have in our reserves. If that be true than<strong> perhaps Mr. MacLean can justify his closing Argument in Favor of Measure K which read. “we urge you to approve a 10% TOT rate by voting “YES”.</strong></p> <p>When questioned Lance replies: <strong>“I didn’t promote a tax increase. We were only giving the voters an opportunity to decide if they wish to tax themselves.”</strong> This action is but one of the grievances listed on the Petition for his removal by the RECALL process.</p> <p>As I departed prior to the fireworks and SRA booth closing I do not have a count of the signatures on any of the petitions. <br > <strong>As one of the 50 plus signers of the RECALL application I want to be fully transparent in writing about this volunteer activity.</strong></p> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;14830550;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/07/mission-viejos-4th-of-july-tea-party/;Mission Viejo’s 4th of July TEA Party;2035013">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;14830550;Cap and Tax,Mission Viejo councilman Lance MacLean,Universal Health Care,cap and trade,Measure 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href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/eating20crow1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-24565 aligncenter" title="eating20crow1" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/eating20crow1-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" ></a></p> <p><strong>The FBI reiterated Saturday, telling the Los Angeles Times for a story Sunday, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was not investigating Palin’s activities as governor, a former mayor or in any other capacity. “There is absolutely no truth to those rumors that we’re investigating her or getting ready to indict her,” Special Agent Eric Gonzalez, the bureau’s Alaska spokesman, said.</strong></p> <p><strong>** Editors note: Since a certain Democrat shill (</strong><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/06/who-is-the-biggest-hack-in-the-oc-blogosphere/" target="_blank"><strong>and judged by Juice Readers as the biggest hack in Orange County</strong></a><strong>) on this blog continues to maintain my ”party status”, I have to say that they are far behind on the “third party or DTS bandwagon”. This political activist hasnt been able to vote for a GOP candidate for President since 1992 and worked the hardest year of my LIFE all the way to November against George W in 2000 on another Presidential campaign. However, that person who shall go nameless has no trouble admitting that he will vote for Socialists and Liberals whenever it is convenient.</strong></p> <p>“How sad that Washington and the media will never understand; it’s about country,” Sarah Palin said, ”And though it’s honorable for countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term <em>(BO we hardly knew ye, and nobody cared)</em>, of course we know by now, for some reason a different standard applies for the decisions I make.”</p> <p><span id="more-24564"></span></p> <p>The abruptness of her announcement and the mystery surrounding her plans have fed widespread speculation. But Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein on Saturday warned legal action may be taken against bloggers and publications that reprint what he calls fraudulent claims.</p> <p>“To the extent several websites, most notably liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore, are now claiming as ‘fact’ that Governor Palin resigned because she is ‘under federal investigation’ for embezzlement or other criminal wrongdoing, we will be exploring legal options this week to address such defamation,” Van Flein said in a statement. “This is to provide notice to Ms. Moore, and those who re-publish the defamation, such as Huffington Post, MSNBC, the New York Times and The Washington Post, that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law.”</p> <p>He also told the Anchorage Daily News that Palin wasn’t in any criminal legal jeopardy. ”I can say definitively I am aware of no criminal investigation whatsoever involving Sarah Palin. Zero,” he said.</p> <p><em>I have never said I would vote for this woman. However, I am quite disturbed about the ability of my fellow citizens to judge that someone who leaves office after little more than a year “FOR HIGHER OFFICE” and abandons his state to corrupt politicians is GREAT AND HOPEFUL AND TRUSTWORTHY, yet someone who says “Well, not gonna run for re election, so why not let the next person get started?” is called names…</em></p> <p><em>HIGHER OFFICE is not an aspiration I judge to be all that admirable. Downright skanky, if you asked me.</em></p> <p>———————————————————-</p> <h2><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://people-press.org/report/524/republican-favorability" target="_blank">Sarah Palin Favorability</a></h2> <p>Almost a year after capturing the attention of the political world as John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin remains a broadly popular figure within the Republican Party, despite receiving mixed reviews from the public as a whole. <br > <br > Palin received her highest overall favorability rating of 50% in mid-September 2008, shortly after McCain named her as his vice-presidential running mate. At that time just 34% expressed an unfavorable opinion of the Alaska governor, while 16% offered no opinion. But her favorability slipped later in the campaign. In mid-October, more people expressed an unfavorable opinion of Palin (48%) than a favorable opinion (42%). Since the election, public views of Palin have shifted only slightly.</p> <p>Unlike Romney, Palin's ratings continue to be much better among conservative Republicans (80%) than among moderates and liberals in the party (62%). 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Its either a bold or stupid move, I thought. I placed it on the slow cook burner in my brain and let it soak in. At first glance, you say “Well thats a mistake! She shot herself in the foot!” Then I asked myself “What happens when you decide you dont want to run for re election?” Are we all so cynical that we forget that the politician is there for the peoples business?</p> <p>Certainly, this does her electability no good. She has a much bigger platform and microphone to speak from running for Senate or President in 2010 or 2012 as a sitting governor. But what if she can help the peoples business in other ways? Its clear that the partisan rancor was heated in Alaska, with those opposing her doing it for the simple reason of her national stature. <strong><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://reasonbellpundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palin-getting-bigger-crowds-than.html" target="_blank">Palin was drawing larger crowds than Obama late in the election</a></strong>, and that sure did PO a bunch of cultural snobs who would try to convince us that an elite education or someones background are what make them qualified for public office. (IMHO, that is what has gotten us into the trouble we are in) The peoples work was NOT getting done.</p> <p><span id="more-24533"></span></p> <p><strong><em>**Editors note and response: It is my opinion that those who bleat “she should have continued in political office because thats what all other politicians do - unless she’s hiding something.” or “Who does she think she is, special or something?!” really could care less what she might or might not get done for the people. They just want the same political process to go on as usual. The usual distractions and the usual games.</em></strong></p> <p>COME ON PEOPLE! How many times over the last three years have you wished Schwarzenneger, or whatever governor from whatever state you are living in, would just go away and let someone else do the job? Anyone can raise the specter of “indictment”, dragging out stories more than a year old from liberal rags without any credibility. They most likely will all come to nothing, <strong><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/palin_charges_dismissed/2009/06/08/222621.html" target="_blank">as they all have come to nothing in the past</a></strong>. And anyone can be accused of anything.</p> <p>After Washingtons second term was over, nearly everyone begged him to run for President again. He declined, believing it would set a bad precedent. Jefferson also refused to serve a third term, noting ”history shows how easily long term public service degenerates into an inheritance.” Ben Franklin insisted that public service not be a full time job or career.</p> <p>What a great precedent! When you can no longer do your job as an elected official because people are more interested in political gamesmanship than getting work done, you step aside! Imagine what that could do for California…</p> <p>Politicians have the same staying and survival power as cockroaches. A congress with an approval rating of 13% saw 90% of its member re-elected. Anyone who says Palin simply wasnt going to win re-election are delusional. Regardless of their approval, politicians are re-elected. Yet Palin not only didnt want to be re-elected, but when it came time to leave, she knew that someone else who has her same agenda and priorities (And make no mistake, her Lt Governor shares her views) would be able to get more done in the time that was left. Imagine that!</p> <p>The only principle that our parties still hold are: Get elected at all costs! More and more people are starting to notice that parties and politicians are messing things up only so they can hang around to fix them. If you’re still brainwashed by the two party system, maybe its time to broaden your thinking.</p> <p>For those who believe your government is at stake, declare your independence! You vote for Republicans and get bigger government and more spending. You vote for Democrats and get even BIGGER government and even MORE spending. We vote for candidates from the two parties who promise ethics, and the Republicans give us the House Intern scandal and the Democrats bring us Charlie Rangel, Fannie Mae and Chris Dodds sweetheart mortgage deals!</p> <p>A Progressive Republican is no different to me than a Progressive Democrat. The state puts your freedoms aside for different reasons, but it all gets to the same place.</p> <p><em>“Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. It is FORCE. Like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never, for a moment, should it be left to irresponsible action.”</em> - George Washington</p> <p>It would have been irresponsible to continue in her job when someone else can get the peoples work done. THAT IS A POLITICAN FOR THE PEOPLE: GO AWAY WHEN WE DONT NEED YOU ANYMORE.</p> <p>THANK YOU SARAH. Maybe Nancy and Harry and 80% of the rest of them will learn SOMETHING. 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hunted. <strong>Sarah Palin has been game for reporters virtually nonstop from August 30th until today.</strong></p> <p>While the <strong>Alaska Dept of Fish and Wildlife</strong> mention hunting big game with a muzzle loader equipped with a scope they overlooked hunting with a laptop and cell phone which are surely more powerful weapons as confirmed by the latest news.<span id="more-24523"></span></p> <p>They also state “you must be in possession of a resident or no resident hunting license and appropriate harvest ticket, permits and locking tag for all restricted weapon hunts.”</p> <p>While these regulations include big game, such as brown and black bears to Caribou and Moose, I could not find any reference to hunting elected officials. Further, governor Palin has been in the gun sites of reporters since being named as the running mate for presidential candidate <strong>John McCain</strong> on August 30th of 2008.</p> <p>This post is not an apology on her behalf. Investigative reporters need to be consistent in digging up dirt on candidates and elected officials representing all political parties. However, they surely went over the top dragging in the Palin children. Trying to protect them from further scrutiny may be a major factor in her decision to step down later this month.</p> <p>I recall accounts of <strong>Jenna and Barbara</strong>, <strong>president Bush’s</strong> twin daughters “and their attempts to buy alcohol.” The report follows to characterize the media coverage saying “it was inevitable. It was inevitable because <strong>there is absolutely no case for wide public scrutiny of two 19-year-olds who did not themselves choose to run for office, have not sought to cash in on their father’s fame, and seem inclined to preserve their privacy. </strong>The question of whether journalists should cover the children of politicians is often miscast. The choice to minimize coverage is often said to be a way of “protecting” the politicians. Let’s see if the media places <strong>Sasha and Malia</strong> under the same powerful microscope while they live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.</p> <p>In reading another Juice post you find reference to multiple charges, most of which were dismissed while other are still open. Perhaps I am mistaken but the allegations against <strong>governor Palin</strong> fail the test of the phrase in the <strong>Constitution at Art. 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Political hacks from both parties want to dominate the discussions so that they can personally continue to benefit from a broken down, inefficient and too-costly system run by insurance lobbyists. Don’t let the Democrats limit the options offered! Don’t let the Republicans continue to “just say no!” to everything! Speak up!</p> <blockquote><p><strong><em>“Ultimately, your engagement on this issue is just as important as that of our lawmakers. I’ve always believed that real change doesn’t come from Washington, it comes from the American people — and we won’t be able to achieve reform without you. So America, tell me what you want to know about health care reform and I’ll do my best to answer your questions. 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For all who love freedom and democracy, it is so inspiring to see these people who remain unafraid in a very dangerous point in history. Be ispired!<span id="more-24104"></span></p> <blockquote> <div class="watch-video-desc description"><span>This is a song I wrote about the events of the last few weeks in Iran. I have put the song to images I have collected on various blogs and websites. It is dedicated to all those being persecuted and denied their freedoms. As an Iranian-American I am very saddened to see these images. At the same time, however, I am very inspired by the bravery, courage and dignity of ordinary Iranians to stand up against a corrupt and violent government. These protesters are not just changing Iran but the world. - - TheNovemberSon, 6/27/09</span></div> </blockquote> <div class="watch-video-desc description" style="text-align: center;"><span><img class="alignnone" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/06/28/iran.demonstration/art.turkey.protest.afp.gi.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="219" ></span></div> <div class="watch-video-desc description" style="text-align: left;"><span><strong>TEHRAN, Iran (CNN)</strong> — About 5,000 protesters marched slowly and silently through Tehran on Sunday near a mosque where the government was allowing a demonstration for the first time in days. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/28/iran.demonstration/">LINK</a></span></div> <p><!--startclickprintexclude--></p> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a 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In Maine, the Democrats have actually passed tax and spending CUTS in their state.</p> <blockquote><p>The class-warfare crowd in Washington wants bigger government and higher tax rates, so it's a bit shocking to see that a group of Northeastern Democrats are slashing tax rates. Yet that is exactly what Maine's politicians are doing. The Governor even makes the common-sense observation (that so far has escaped President Obama's attention) that there won't be any jobs without investors and entrepreneurs.</p></blockquote> <p>So when will California leftists and Democrats get it? Its doubtful the class warfare dupes and the welfare pimps here ever will. They’re more concerned with demonstrating that they “care” about working families by cutting child deductions and killing jobs. Great job Democrats! Keep up the good work!</p> <p>Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. <span id="more-24089"></span></p> <p>The new law junks the state's graduated income tax structure with a top rate of 8.5% and replaces it with a simple 6.5% flat rate tax on almost everyone. Those with earnings above $250,000 will pay a surtax rate of 0.35%, for a 6.85% rate. Maine's tax rate will fall to 20th from seventh highest among the states. To offset the lower rates and a larger family deduction, the plan cuts the state budget by some $300 million to $5.8 billion, closes tax loopholes and expands the 5% state sales tax to services that have been exempt, such as ski lift tickets.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Will the blue-faced crew get the family friendly message?</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/blue-man-group-with-britney1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-24093 aligncenter" title="blue-man-group-with-britney1" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/blue-man-group-with-britney1-300x211.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="211" ></a></p> <p>One question is how Democrats in Augusta were able to withstand the cries by interest groups of "tax cuts for the rich?" Mr. Baldacci's snappy reply: "Without employers, you don't have employees." 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However, have we given any thought to what caused the <strong>American Revolution</strong> that was triggered on March 5, 1770, at the infamous <strong>Boston Massacre</strong>. Who knows. History can be repeated. In the famous Boston Massacre only four civilians, including former slave <strong>Crispus Attucks</strong>, were killed in that initial confrontation. We are sitting on a new powder keg as many have lost their jobs, others are losing their life savings, and many their homes. Additional taxation might lead to another revolution in 2009 CA.<span id="more-24079"></span></p> <p>From what I am able to research on the events leading up to the Revolution, the <strong>British Crown</strong> had accumulated a huge debt during the French and Indian wars. <strong>Prime Minister George Grenville</strong> decided to expand the <strong>1732 Molasses Act</strong> to broaden their source of revenue by imposing a tax on molasses plus additional taxes on sugar, wines, cloth, coffee, tropical foods and silk.</p> <p>Legislative Democrats in Sacramento want to create billions in new taxes on oil, cigarettes, business and our VLF. While the areas to be taxed surely vary, the proposed solution has not changed in almost 250 years. Stick it to the citizens. <br > As the big 5 in Sacramento concoct a wide range of new taxes, even after we said NO, perhaps the next American Revolution will happen right here in CA. <br > Although we rallied on April 15th with 21st century Tea Parties across the land apparently we need to send another message to Sacramento.</p> <p>In 1764 King George’s Parliament’s direct tax on the American colonies was the <strong>Stamp Act</strong> where they taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets legal documents, Dice and playing cards. <br > In 1764 the cry was <strong>“no taxation without representation.”</strong> The next revolution is based on <strong>“taxation by representation” by leaders who simply cannot balance a checkbook.</strong></p> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;13751987;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/06/as-we-prepare-to-celebrate-the-4th-of-july-do-we-know-what-caused-the-rebellion/;As we 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width="300" height="150" ></a></p> <p>Remember these two powerful words from <strong>president Obama. “I won!”</strong></p> <p>And for all those union members that supported my campaign I plan to take care of you. So as we craft the billion dollar national health care plan we send up a trial balloon that all active collective bargaining agreements will enable you to avoid taxation on these negotiated benefits while the rest of the private sector will be forced to add their health care coverage cost to their taxable income.<span id="more-24061"></span></p> <p>Please read the following <strong>Bloomberg Report</strong> covering this special interest group concept at the link provided below. Here’s the opening paragraphs.</p> <p><strong>June 26 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Senate proposal to impose taxes for the first time on "gold-plated" health plans may bypass generous employee benefits negotiated by unions.</strong> <strong>Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus</strong>, the chief congressional advocate of taxing some employer-provided benefits to help pay for an overhaul of the U.S. health system, says <strong>any change should exempt perks secured in existing collective- bargaining agreements, which can be in place for as long as five years. </strong></p> <p>The exception, which could make the proposal more politically palatable to Democrats from heavily unionized states such as Michigan, is adding controversy to an already contentious debate. 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Nutty Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and GOP State Assembly candidate Allan Mansoor</strong></em></p> Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. <p>The race to replace termed out State Assemblyman <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/68/default.aspx?" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Van Tran</span></strong></a>, in the 69th Assembly District, is heating up. My pajaritos are chirping that Garden Grove City Councilman Andrew Do won’t be running after all. But Orange County Board of Education member <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.longphamforassembly.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Long Pham</span></strong></a> is running - and he has been known to spend a lot of money on his campaigns.</p> <p>But the GOP favorite will be Costa Mesa Councilman Allan Mansoor. Predictably, he is already getting ripped by the locals. The award-winning “<a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://abubblingcauldron.blogspot.com/2009/04/mansoor-to-run-for-68th-assembly-seat.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bubbling Cauldron</span></strong></a>” blog posted a very long and comprehensive post about Mansoor in April of this year. Here are a few excerpts:</p> <blockquote><p>Mansoor is no slam dunk for the 68th Assembly seat. Even though he’s been the darling of the Orange County Republican Party hierarchy ever since he decided to mount an anti-immigrant campaign in Costa Mesa, the constituency he would represent in the 68th has a much broader ethnic diversity.<span id="more-24051"></span></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>An Orange County Deputy Sheriff in his “day job”, Mansoor has demonstrated an inflexibility and cultural bias through his actions over the past almost 7 years. He became a national poster boy for the anti-immigrant sentiment that swept across the country a couple years ago. His smiling face was all over the media, where his mantra gave folks all over the country the impression that Costa Mesa was a haven of redneck bigots, intent on running every brown face out of town.</p> <p>So strong was his presence in that movement that he was anointed an honorary “Minuteman” by the Grand Pooba of the Minuteman Project organization, Jim Gilchrist, who also became a major player in Mansoor’s run for re-election. He, and other frothing Minuteman activists stood before the Costa Mesa City Council meeting after meeting, praising Mansoor’s “brave” stand. Wackos from Alta Loma, Upland and other parts of the hinterland trekked to Costa Mesa to support Mansoor’s philosophy.</p></blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/katrina-foley.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-24055 aligncenter" title="katrina-foley" src="http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/katrina-foley.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="255" ></a></p> <p>Never mind the Republicans. Last year unknown Democrat Ken Arnold gave Tran quite a scare. Imagine what Democratic Costa Mesa Council Member <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.katrinafoley.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Katrina Foley</span></strong></a> could do? I think she could win! She woujld almost certainly have defeated Tran last year. I hope she runs. 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And while the board’s liberal wing has been locked in a months long battle with the powerful firefighters union over anticipated public safety cuts, the supervisors only took one-quarter of the $24 million they had threatened to remove from the Fire Department’s budget earlier this month.</p></blockquote> <p>“In Santa Ana, a city of nearly 338,000, the Fire Department has chipped $2.7 million from its $54 million budget, pushing back training, holding vacant firefighting positions open and pulling firefighters from desk jobs and sending them back into the field. Six firefighters scheduled to go to paramedic school next month were told they would have to wait until next year. Overtime is being used to fill in for vacant spots, which saves money in benefits, but consecutive shifts can wear on firefighters. Santa Ana limits its firefighters to working 96 hours in a row,” according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-firefighters-department-2346211-million-money" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">O.C. Register</span></strong></a>.<span id="more-24045"></span></p> <p>Most of the time our firefighters are used for paramedic services. Can’t we contract more of that out? There are plenty of private paramedic companies that can do this for less. We don’t have wilderness fires in our city. And building fires are pretty rare. So why not cut more from our fire department budget?</p> <p>Of course this could be a problem for Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. 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Times</span></strong></a>.</p> <p>But that’s not all. Pang also gave some of his Ponzi money to Republican candidates! He gave $5,000 to Congressman Ken Calvert (that figures) and he gave $4,300 to Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/danny-pang.asp?cycle=08" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Click here</strong></span></a> to see the campaign reports.</p> <p>Pang also gave $2700 to the Republican National Committe, according to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=1628" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Asian American Action Fund blog</span></strong></a>.</p> <p>Pang was a real piece of work. The L.A. Times revealed that:<span id="more-24041"></span></p> <blockquote><p>In April, the Wall Street Journal reported that Pang had falsified his credentials, including claiming to hold degrees from UC Irvine. Pang apparently was a UC Irvine student leader — serving as chairman of a campus organization — without being enrolled, the paper reported.</p> <p>Pang’s wife, Janie, was shot to death in 1997 when she answered the door at the couple’s Villa Park home. Hugh McDonald, a Newport Beach lawyer who knew Danny Pang, was charged with the crime, but his 2002 trial ended in a hung jury. 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It would be run by the states and “monitored by the federal government”. Now Mr Obama is demanding that the American public accept another government program, a “optional” federalized health insurance program. Whatever its merits, the Medicade program has put New York and California on the brink of fiscal catastrophe. Its scary. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124528251402125409.html" target="_blank">Spending on health and welfare under medicade makes up 1/3 of Californias budget</a>.</p> <p>Go to the link and sign the online petition. RIGHT NOW. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.freeourhealthcarenow.com/">http://www.freeourhealthcarenow.com/</a></p> <p>If you are NOT the 20% who calls themselves LIBERAL in this country, and you’re NOT the other 15% without the courage to admit you’re a leftist, why would you support such a thing? We can all understand the leftist attitude: Government should do everything it possibly can in your life, because you can’t. But if you dont think that way, you need to WAKE UP!</p> <p><span id="more-24035"></span></p> <p>Every program you are told are going to be small and monitored, they never stay that way. After 45 years, the health care “REFORM” of Medicade has crushed state budgets. The national governments association said that medicade, due to ongoing regulation from Congress, has a size and cost far beyond its original intent. Values are determinative to a civilization</p> <p>There is little argument that health care costs are going up and up for everyone. But the reality, health care costs under government programs are going out of control compared to the private sector. Ever tried going into your doctor and offering cash for your checkup. Do it. Its amusing. They dont even have a cash box, but they will take it, and charge you half what they charge the insurance. This is because they know some or most of what they charge insurance or the government, they never get anyway.</p> <p>Medicade alone didnt collapse the California budget. Add in public education and you have 60% of the total budget. Get that? Get government to take over education and health, and you and me and all of the rest of America will be broke by the time you are ready to leave this country to the next generation.</p> <p>Now, typical stage 1 thinking of the left means they really could care less. They dont care if they undo the free market machinery that made all this wealth in the first place. They just know they have better, more MORAL, ways to spend it. Imagine a leftist spouting morals or telling anyone whats best. They will spend it all and when its all gone, they’ll turn back to the people who helped build it in the first place, and ask for more. The right is concerned with making money, the left is concerned with spending it.</p> <p>If you’re part of the next generation and you’re reading this without comprehension, I have patience for you. You’ve been shown an Inconvenient Truth instead of being taught Algebra. As spending has gone up in education, learning has gone down. When we spent less, we learned more in school. I’m not saying theres a cause and effect. Theres a cause and NO EFFECT. Spend more money, get NO RESULTS.</p> <p>THAT IS GOVERNMENT. Been watching the Sacramento meltdown and New Yorks fiasco? The bigger the government, the smaller the individual. The smaller the government, THE BIGGER THE PEOPLE. Want to be a bigger human being, look for the government to do less in your life.</p> <p>Want to know why Sacramento and Albany are expensive clown shows? As mandates grow, the ability to find anything else to govern is crowded out. Without anything to do, your politicians will grow corrupt. If you cant wait for DC to look like Sacramento and Albany, then sit back and DO NOTHING.</p> <p>Everybody in America is treated. Anything else is a lie. Think differently? All you are going to do is to prevent someone like Steve Jobs from spending his money to get on a donor list in Tennessee. You are not going to elevate the poor to that level. You are not going to lift anyone UP with government health care. All you will do is tear down the greatest system on earth, a bit at a time.</p> <p>EQUALITY UBER ALLES</p> <p>The rich eat better, the rich are less obese, the rich have better access, the rich have their own planes. Its time to quit being so envious of what others have. This greed of the left under the guise of equality means that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness come second. That is not America. The only thing government health care will make sure happens is that we all get treated like the poor, not that we all get treated like the rich. The middle class, always the target of leftists around the world, will take the brunt of this blow.</p> <p>Just like the $770 tax increase on your energy needs that the Democrats in the House passed today.</p> <p>Remember that NO TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS PLEDGE? Out the window.</p> <p>This will cost you more than you know.</p> <p>Sign the petition.</p> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.freeourhealthcarenow.com/">http://www.freeourhealthcarenow.com/</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/508435/14830550/http://www.freeourhealthcarenow.com/"></a></p> <br><!-- for IE <![endif]--><div style="font-size: 8pt; ">• <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Fwd2FriendEdit=508435;13751987;http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/06/free-your-health-care/;Free Your Health Care;1987987">Email to a friend</a> • <a title="Search based on this article's keywords, tags and categories" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;13751987;Terry Crowley,government run,health care,medicade,Fresh Juice,free your health care,BHO's,budget collapse,Inconvenient Truth;Free Your Health Care;1987987">Article Search</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Search=508435;13751987;Terry Crowley,government run,health care,medicade,Fresh Juice,free your health care,BHO's,budget collapse,Inconvenient Truth;Free Your Health Care;1987987--> • <a title="See related articles to this one based on reader votes" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/related.asp?http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/06/free-your-health-care/">Related</a> • <a title="View comments" href="http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/06/free-your-health-care/#comments">View comments</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/06/free-your-health-care/#comments--> • <a rel="nofollow" title="Track comments" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Track=http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/06/free-your-health-care/feed/&ref=comment:508435">Track comments</a><!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Track=http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/06/free-your-health-care/feed/&ref=comment:508435--> • <a href="http://www.talkr.com/app/text_to_audio.app?feed_url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2ffeed%2f&permalink=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f06%2ffree-your-health-care%2f&src=5"><img border="0" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/images/audio.ico" title="Listen to this article" /></a> •</div><p><img rel="nofollow" title="Rate 'Free Your Health Care'" src="http://www.feedblitz.com/v1.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f06%2ffree-your-health-care%2f" border="0" usemap="#outbrainMap_508435_11" /><map rel="nofollow" name="outbrainMap_508435_11" id="outbrainMap_508435_11" /><area shape="rect" coords="0,0,1,1" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f06%2ffree-your-health-care%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=0" /><area shape="rect" coords="2,0,20,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f06%2ffree-your-health-care%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=1" /><area shape="rect" coords="20,0,38,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f06%2ffree-your-health-care%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=2" /><area shape="rect" coords="38,0,55,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f06%2ffree-your-health-care%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=3" /><area shape="rect" coords="55,0,72,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f06%2ffree-your-health-care%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=4" /><area shape="rect" coords="72,0,91,28" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/vote.asp?url=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2f2009%2f06%2ffree-your-health-care%2f&username=fbz_14830550&numStars=5" /></p><br> </div></td></tr></table> </div></p><div style="clear:both" align='center'><br><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 width=640> <tr> <td><img src="http://tags.feedblitz.com/be.php?feedid=5&pai=34497&p3=footerImg&bs=468x60&lc=1&q=money&u=feb97071-6468-11de-9a55-004063c8b92a_508435&colors=256&imgs=1&fmt=png&f2=1&ul=1&ul3=1&adlayout=a&clickhereicon=On&ctxtUrl=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2ffeed%2f" border="0" rel="NOFOLLOW" alt="" usemap="#fbz_StdImgMap_508435"><map name="fbz_StdImgMap_508435"><area rel="NOFOLLOW" shape="rect" coords="0,0,467,59" href="http://tags.feedblitz.com/ec.php?feedid=5&pai=34497&p3=footerImg&q=_feedRotation&u=feb97071-6468-11de-9a55-004063c8b92a_508435&l=1&ctxtUrl=http%3a%2f%2forangejuiceblog.com%2ffeed%2f"></map></td></tr></table></div><!-- for IE <![endif]--><hr style="clear:both;"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;"><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?EmailRemove=_MTQ4MzA1NTB8NTA4NDM1fGx5c2tvdm8uYW50aWNyaXN5c0BibG9nZ2VyLmNvbXwxOTg3OTg3_"><u>Click here to safely unsubscribe now</u></a> from "Orange Juice! 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