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Everything you just listed above is paid for in my property taxes, my fuel taxes (both that I pay and UPS/Fedex when delivering my Amazon packages), and my water bill. Why you need sales tax from me if I'm not using a brick and mortar store to buy something?
You are talking about Federal taxes, not state and local taxes which is the subject of this post. In general state and local governments are required to balance their budgets.
But the feds transfer a lot of money to the states. Would their budgets still be balanced without it?
Or you have absolutely no clue how expensive things are. Services have been cut back pretty substantially over the last 3 decades or so to the point where infrastructure is beginning to literally fall down. It's not the spending that's the issue it's the refusal to collect the taxes necessary to maintain what we have.
Around here the infrastructure has been crumbling since at least the late 70s and it's gotten to the point where the city is just working on the worst streets first and has a tremendous backlog. And this is a city in which the voters generally understand that we need to pay taxes to maintain and invest in the infrastructure.
"ervices have been cut back pretty substantially over the last 3 decades or so to the point where infrastructure is beginning to literally fall down. "
Yes, and meanwhile there has been an explosion of six figure salaries in "administration."
Yes, and meanwhile there has been an explosion of six figure salaries in "administration."
This. And also, six and seven and eight figure salaries in corporations, yes, those same corporations who won't hire anyone, but are delighted to offshore production while at the same time offshoring income so they don't pay the amount of tax they were intended to, thus putting more of it (taxes) on the backs of the middle class.
But, hey, keep electing rich fucks to political positions, and keep wondering why the tax laws/loopholes favor the rich, while your household budget shrinks every year. It's a frigging mystery, isn't it?
Are you talking at a federal level or a state level, because as of 2010 just over 60% of the federal budget is comprised of Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Unemployment/Welfare and interest on the debt. The rest covers defense and all the other shit most people think of when they think of federal programs (education, transportation, EPA, etc).
Government services have become a lot more expensive, SPECIFICALLY the welfare services which interestingly enough are usually required by those who have lesser i
I'm very conservative. Despite that, I'll agree taxes probably need to go up at this point - BUT... with a couple of caveats:
I don't agree, raising taxes will just exacerbate the problem. Not because it wouldn't balance the budget, but because it just 'enables' more of the same behavior. Federal spending is out of control because the federal government is out of control. The federal government has taken on far more than was ever intended when the country was established.
The federal government as essentially usurped power that should have been reserved to the states. Our financial problems are fundamentally due to size of government (spending) and not insufficient revenue (taxation). As a conservative I understand the need for taxation but it is the size and number of services that I take issue with and therefore don't want to pay the additional taxes required to support those programs.
Third, it gives private citizens at all income levels a stake in paying for the services and monies provided by the federal government. Currently almost half the population pays no federal income tax. As a result, they often have no concern for the costs of benefit programs. This change would mean that the "poor" while not taxed on basic necessities, would be paying some tax - and that tax would increase as federal spending increases. "Want national healthcare? No problem. Your taxes will go up X amount next year to pay for it."
You're not identifying the right argument for this. Unless the actual amount of tax paid by poor people is the same as what rich people pay, they're always going to want more spending. Getting $10,000/year worth of medical coverage by paying an extra $800/year in taxes (and having other taxpayers pay the rest) is an obvious win for a poor person.
The real problem with having "taxpayers" who pay no taxes is the perverse incentive it gives to Congress. The single best and most agreeable way to increase tax rev
Exactly how much tax is collected is a perfectly valid topic to discuss. But a successful nation needs to collect some kind of tax, and the tax being collected needs to be fair.
Making a local business charge tax while their competitors on the other side of the country (or planet) don't charge tax is damaging to the local economy.
Why should some online retailer have an advantage over your local retailer because they don't have to collect the sales tax? When the internet first got going the feds made a rule that you couldn't charge state sales taxes over the internet. That was probably a good thing at the time to encourage the growth of the internet. But it's here to stay now so we can move beyond the startup phase.. Why should you be allowed to avoid your local sales tax/use tax by buying online. Morally you don't have a leg to
Why should you be allowed to avoid your local sales tax/use tax by buying online.
For the same the reason you can avoid them by driving out of town/state, because the other state (where the sale is actually made) doesn't impose them. This has to do with competition between states and if you want your state to be more competitive, eliminate or reduce the sales tax.
Not to mention, that all states (I believe) already have a "Use Tax" which is imposed on purchases made out of state/town/country that the state would have charged sales tax on. So the mechanism for collecting these taxes is a
some lard ass to taser everyone he sees in the name of policing,
If you want better cops, you need to pay better salaries to attract more qualified people and pay for more training.
or some pot-hole filled monstrosity that's always under repairs in the name of roads
If you want better roads, you need to pay more maintenance, and for a higher grade of construction.
or some zero tolerance school that teaches kids to walk through metal detectors, etc etc etc is not "better".
If you want better schools, you need to pay to repair the buildings, and pay for more and better qualified teachers.
All the problems you cite are evidence that taxes are too low to support necessary services. The idea that "underfunded public services suck, so we won't tax the wealthy to pay for public services" meme is the most irrational idea floating around in politics today.
If only they spent money of those things instead of pouring it down the bottomless holes of bailouts and subsidies.
And citizens want police & fire departments, better schools, better public transportation, better water supplies, better sewers, better roads, better bridges, etc. What they dont want is to have to pay for any of it.
Wrong. What they don't want is a vast gulf between the amount of taxes collected and the quality of the services and infrastructure provided. For example spending more money per student and getting some of the lowest test scores. Its not that people are unwilling to fund education, its that money is obviously not the problem with education. Something else is broken and perhaps we should fix that first before evaluating what an appropriate level of spending would be.
Or if you prefer, a car analogy: They don't want to pay Cadillac prices and have a Chevy Aveo delivered.
This is a standard strawman. People don't mind paying for the practical things like you listed. The problem is we're bombarded every day with news of idiotic waste, public employees endlessly gaming the system, sometimes millions of dollars just gone into vapor with government officials shrugging and pointing fingers all over the place, and other varied brands of bullshit. The list is endless, and nothing ever happens to anyone beyond the occasional resignation (right into some cushy lobbying or "consulting
And citizens want police & fire departments, better schools, better public transportation, better water supplies, better sewers, better roads, better bridges, etc.
And if that was all that states paid for, then we wouldn't have a budget problem or this huge movement to cut taxes. State funds pay for a lot more than just that..
Because the one thing all politicians can agree on is that they want more of your money.
Maybe you missed the existence of the Republican party? The party at the national level is very clear on not being willing to raise federal taxes. This bill does not constitute an exception to that. It will result in increased taxes collected by the states. "They" (the federal-government politicians who wrote this bill) are not getting any more of your money.
BTW, I typically vote Libertarian, never Republican -- but let's be accurate rather than glib.
I wonder how long until all of the big retailers are no longer in the US.
I wonder how long until all of the big retailers are no longer in the US.
That would make taxation even simpler. Your package sits in customs until the use tax is paid.
All my "purchases" are actually made by overseas family members who give me gifts on a regular basis. Tax circumvented under current procedures.
All my "purchases" are actually made by overseas family members who give me gifts on a regular basis. Tax circumvented under current procedures.
Surely you pay duty on everything.
Sounds like that'll make it easy to tax my online books/music/software purchases *rolls eyes*
Sounds like that'll make it easy to tax my online books/music/software purchases *rolls eyes*
Internet sellers include those who are selling packaged goods, not digital goods, packaged goods that are the same things that the mentioned brick and mortar stores are also offering?
AFAIK Customs belongs to the feds, not the individual states.
No problem. The item sits in customs until the state OK's its release.
Most people already owe these taxes, they just aren't paying them. Some don't know it, some do, but the fact of the matter is that most states already have a "use tax" that matches their sales tax, and is applied only to out-of-state purchases. This is just a way making the online retailers collect the current taxes, instead of the current "Yeah, pay your taxes after the goods ship. Wink, wink." system we have right now. And since it is being done on the federal level, it is entirely legal and constitutional.
It's more than that, even if I did want to pay the tax I'm not even sure where or how to do it. I don't even know where I would get the form to fill out as my state has no income tax and as such doesn't generally expect to get tax forms from citizens that aren't engaged in commercial activity.
Any time you do a sales transaction over a border, even by phone or snail mail, both places should get paid but each at half their normal rate.
Example: You're in a state that wants 7%, and the seller is in a state that wants 4%. OK, your state gets 3.5% and the seller's state gets 2%.
You're far to clever for government.
Sellers who do business in multiple states pay each state the rate for that state, not their local rate. The bill says the state that collect will be the buyer's state. What I wonder is if the rate will be based on the billing address or the shipping address? I might want to get a credit card issued to a NH address -- no sales tax, instead of Massachusetts at 6.25%. The exorbitant state sales tax has already driven me out of local stores and buying everything I can on the net.
The income tax (your state) and property taxes (seller's state) already get their share of the transaction.
So let's do away with sales taxes entirely. They're regressive and discourage commerce more directly than other taxes.
I find it very amusing that it will 'allow' states to collect sales tax on online purchases. As if any state would pass up an opportunity to collect taxes on something.
California rolled back the online tax plan, at least for now, after Amazon threatened to excommunicate all in-state partners.
That really wasn't that long ago, did you forget already?
When every state is in on it, they won't have much choice. Is Amazon going to pull out of the USA?
There are states without _any_ sales tax. I would be surprised if they implemented this.
As has been said here before, if I, an Ohioan, buy something from Newegg.com in CA, my state of residence has no idea about it. They can't compel Newegg to collect tax on my behalf like they can Best Buy.
Ohio is not allowed to tax purchases I make across state lines per Article I, Section 10. They get around that by taxing the use of the item rather than the sale. So on my Ohio taxes, there's a line where I declare any purchases I made that were not subject to sales tax. They then tax me on the use of t
Amendment 10: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Article I, Section 8: "The Congress shall have power To [...] regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes"
While I don't think it really applies to most of the ways this clause is used, in this case it seems appropriate since the bill would only ensure that existing taxes are enforced.
I see your Amendment 10 and raise you Article 1, Section 8:
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
Buying something from OH and shipping it to CA looks like interstate commerce to me.
They could balance the budget in less than a year.
Make the USPS the handler of the sales tax system. They are already in position to id your house, down to the City, County, State and whether it is actually city, county, state, federal or other jurisdiction.
Since we already have laws that make the drive of the truck responsible for the items. Then make the carriers which include FedEx and UPS, be the collector, since they are persons handing the package to customer.
This way the calculation of tax, is part of address validation that all these systems use along with freight charges.
Not all sales involve a product which needs to be shipped to your door.
The way it works here in Australia is any time a business sells anything to to a customer, they are required to provide an invoice stating how much tax was collected. If they do not provide an invoice, or if they collect the wrong amount of tax, or if they try to pretend they are not a business when they really are, they will be sent off to prison.
It's simple, it works, and it's fair.
Clearly, Congress has no problem passing laws that will only be struck down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bellas_Hess_v._Illinois [wikipedia.org]
"The Commerce Clause prohibits a State from imposing the duty of use tax collection and payment upon a seller whose only connection with customers in the State is by common carrier or by mail." The court stated, "the Court has never held that a State may impose the duty of use tax collection and payment upon a seller whose only connection with customers in the State is by
Congress didn't pass the law struck down in that case, that was an Illinois state law.
This is a bill that would actually allow the sales tax to be collected and hence close the loophole of people not self reporting their "use" tax??? Thus the gubermint will be able to actually collect on the money it already has claims on???
I'm not sure if this bill is the answer, but it's about time you guys fixed this issue over on your side of the pond. It's just plain stupid that some businesses collect sales tax, while other businesses don't.
All businesses should be paying the exact same tax, under the same laws. Anything else is extremely unfair.
Yeah, too bad sales taxes differ even on brick-and-mortar establishments here. Oregon has no sales tax. In California the amount of sales tax varies by county. This is going to be fun!
Sales tax is applied to the consumer, not to the business. The business is unaffected, except in how many orders they receive as a result of having lower taxes than buying in-state.
Although I'm only vaguely familiar with the so-called Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, I've read enough about it to know that calling it "streamlined" is a major misnomer. The rules behind SSUTA are sufficiently complex as to require computer software to calculate taxes due on particular kinds of items purchased by residents of particular states. While I'm sure this wouldn't be a problem for major online retailers, smaller retailers would almost certainly need to outsource tax calculations to third
wasn't there an email about this a year or ten ago?
Everyone knows that if you want less of something you tax it. Sales tax disincentivises purchases and costs our economy jobs.
If that argument works for capitol gains taxes it should work for sales taxes too right?
Right, unless it replaces an existing tax. I don't presently pay sales tax, but would trade income tax for sales tax, if there was no constitutional possibility of ending up with both.
But I see what you're saying. Taxing sales rather than income tends to promote savings, (which I think is a good thing) but fewer sales means less consumption, which leads to job loss.
Sales taxes disincentivises consumption, something that our nation is has no shortage of. Capital gains taxes disincentivises savings and investment, something that should be encouraged.
Sales taxes disincentivises consumption, something that our nation is has no shortage of. Capital gains taxes disincentivises savings and investment, something that should be encouraged.
If your only goal is to improve your financial position, yes. However, keep in mind that the sole purpose of saving and investment is to enable future consumption of a net present value greater than the opportunity cost. There is a natural balance between present consumption and deferred consumption (saving), and targeting either with a tax to encourage the other results in misallocation of resources and consequently a loss of wealth.
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General Notes
- Players in shorts & shells
- Practice ran 2 hours and 15 minutes
- What a pleasure having fewer people here you can actually hear the
coaches teach instead of some moron screaming for Tebow
- After listening to former coaches, QB's and good evaluators (Mayock)
they've always said there are two ways to get a WR open. First the QB
can "throw them open" and secondly the OC can "scheme them open". We
will see about our QB's, but it sure looks like we finally have an OC
that can scheme people open
- You can see Mornhinweg's ability to scheme players open as you watch
the QB's go through their drills. They are working on moving pockets,
naked bootlegs, rollouts and misdirections. All of these plays have
elements where they go one way and throw back the other way
- You are also seeing the PHI elements of Mornhinweg's playbook in the
routes of the WR's. If you ever watched PHI they would always run
angled crossing patterns with Jackson & Maclin. We were running those
today hopefully we can be as successful
- It was another encouraging practice for the offense. What really
impressed me was the way they recovered and adjusted. Because in the
first 11 on 11 period Rex was throwing all of his blitzes at them.
And at the start the defense dominated with batted passes, pressures
and incompletions. But Mornhinweg adjusted his plays and the offense
began to beat the pressure
- Got a chance to hear Coach Lee (QB) during end of practice drills.
Extremely demanding, he had the QB's run gassers then as they were
dead tired they had to simulate a play and hit a bucket with their
Player Notes
- Both QB's played well again but there were more incompletions
because Rex was bringing the fire. Even though they both played
well Smith had the more explosive splash plays today. Sanchez was
with the #1 offense again and he had one INT during a 7 on 7 period.
During his reps Smith ran a QB option play (RG3) where he took it
to the house (40+ yds). He also hit Gates for a deep TD (40+ yds).
This should be a good competiton
- During WR vs. CB drills these WR's stood out Gates, Marcus Davis
and KJ Stroud. Also during this period Cro and Isiah Trufant had
nice one handed INT's
- Cro was very physical today and got into a "fight" with Vidal
Hazelton (WR) after one play
- During the 7 on 7 period Antonio Allen (S) showed excellent
coverage on Hill and got an INT against Sanchez
- John Griffin (RB) and a new RB Chad Spann flashed during the 11
on 11 periods
- Powell was running the Wildcat again and as I noted before Smith
ran the QB option
- Folk was 3 for 4 on his kicks and Cundiff was 2 for 4 on his from
45 yards
Standouts For The Day
- Defensive staff for bringing the pressure
- Offensive staff for their adjustments
- Clyde Gates
- Geno Smith
- John Griffin & Chad Spann need to be watched if Goodson doesn't
come back
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Thank you...so well written and expressed.
It is nice to get positive reports about the offense. What a difference from last year.
Thanks again KRL, Another great report
Interesting that the QB's did not switch, guess they want to see Geno beat the 2's first
Awesome report. Little surprised Geno was with 2s again. Worried that neither QB is getting enough reps, kinda wished they had adopted the setup that Miami had last year so they could both get more
I want to see how Geno does with first team reps.
Thanks KRL. Now I can get dressed.
Very exciting to hear about our new OC and QB Coach. I think John Griffin might be a keeper.
Maybe it was a more simple, "when your OC is garbage, your offense will often look terrible in practice..."
Great stuff as always, KRL. Would love to hear more from you about the safety play if you get a chance - how did Wilson fare? Is Allen leading the race to start opposite Landry?
dang - now I have to change my pants. What a joy to read your well-written reports, K.
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I keep saying Marty was our biggest acquisition this year, thanks for the report KRL.
If all things are even, and this trend continues, then Sanchez is winning since he is getting first team reps. Only logical conclusion. Geno needs first team reps to win the competition
Thanks for the update, well done, sounds encouraging thus far.
K, thanks again for a wonderful job.
I haven't heard anything on Hayden Smith. I was looking forward to hearing about him. Is he lining up with the 2's? Any catches?
Full pads and full contact tomorrow, that is usually where the offense struggled in camp in previous years. Would like to see a good showing by the offense tomorrow, would be a great sign.
Awesome once again! Rex said that Geno will get first team reps soon and that all reps will be even in training camp.
What a great job KRL does.
KRL for mod!!!


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3-20-07 -- Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard each scored 24 points, and the Dallas Mavericks hit the 55-win mark for the third straight season by beating the New York Knicks 92-77 Tuesday night.
Jason Terry added 15 points for the Mavericks, who pulled away from the short-handed Knicks early in the second half and improved the NBA's best record to 55-11. They have won three in a row after losing consecutive games for first time since starting 0-4.
Erick Dampier had 10 points and 13 rebounds, and Howard grabbed 10 boards as the deeper Mavs wore down the Knicks and shot 53 percent from the field. Reserve Jerry Stackhouse scored 10 points.
Dallas improved to 2-0 on a six-game road trip that opened Sunday with a victory at Eastern Conference-leading Detroit. The Mavericks visit Cleveland, right behind the Pistons in the East standings, on Wednesday.
Eddy Curry had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who are playing without the injured Jamal Crawford, David Lee and Quentin Richardson, and have lost three of four.
In addition, Stephon Marbury left with about 5 1/2 minutes remaining with what looked like an injury to his left arm; Channing Frye missed most of the second half after getting poked in the right eye; and Curry played through a back problem that forced him to miss the morning shootaround.
New York missed a number of shots around the basket and shot only 36 percent as the extra workload some players are facing seemed to be taking its toll. Marbury was 2-of-10 from the field two games after a 3-for-13 showing in a loss to New Orleans.
Before the game, Dallas owner Mark Cuban again talked of how he considered selling the team last summer. Good thing he didn't, because he would've gotten rid of a team that looks like a title contender. The Mavs have won 55 games in five of the last six seasons, and should have no trouble surpassing the franchise-record of 60 victories.
Curry had the first basket of the second half to cut Dallas' lead to 46-45, but Nowitzki and Howard combined for nine straight points. The Mavs stayed comfortably ahead the rest of the period, pushing their lead to 69-55 in the final minute when Nowitzki was fouled while making a jumper.
The Mavericks shot 70 percent in the first quarter, getting 11 points from Howard to take a 30-23 lead. Dallas led throughout the second quarter, though New York trailed only 46-43 at halftime despite shooting just 38.5 percent in the half.


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SP Business School
Designing Business. Defining Tomorrow
Singapore Polytechnic's (SP) off-campus retail store at Changi Airport Terminal 3 has turned one!
And to celebrate its first anniversary, SPELL (SP's Entrepreneurship Living Lab) launched a new line of exclusive ladies apparel by local fashion designer Michelle Wong.
The inspiration for the collection comes from the 1975 movie "Grey Gardens" and its 2009 remake. The strong contrast of dark tones and lace textures with bright hues and floral prints in the collection, illustrates the transformation of a pair of social butterflies from their decadent years to a dwindling lifestyle.
On 3 November, the collection of Verve Designer Fashionwear was revealed through a fashion show planned, coordinated and executed by the students.
SPELL is the first and only off-campus real world learning studio among the polytechnics in Singapore. It aims to put students' entrepreneurial thinking into practice through authentic learning, and sees SP students being wholly responsible for the operations of the 54sqm outlet.
Hop on down to SPELL at Changi Airport Terminal 3 Basement 2 and experience what the students have concocted!
The annual No Name Camp (NNC) of SB Club provided a resounding "adieu" to the year 2017. Its icebreaking session, team cheering and flag designing competitions were thoroughly enjoyable, honing our teamwork spirit and communication and time management skills.
POEMS Tertiary Challenge is an annual electronic trading competition where teams of undergraduates and graduate students can trade stocks, forex/ gold in a simulated trading environment on POEMS 2.0. The Tertiary Challenge is open to all students of Tertiary institutions including Universities, Polytechnics and ITEs.
The annual UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) Scholarship presentation ceremony took place on the 24th Nov 2017.
On the 3rd of November 2017, the SB Foyer was a buzz of lively activities - it was SB Bonding Day 2017! There was a huge array of carnival stalls set up by the students of the various diploma courses, SB Club, SB TIMES, SBO Outreach and SL as well as other vendors from the Illegal Black Market. There were also games booths, booths with snacks, handmade items and henna art.
Kearny (DBKF) and Yan Jie (DAC)are the winners of this year's SOE-CHARLES & KEITH Best Interviewer Award, an accolade presented to students who have demonstrated impressive research methods and well-honed reporting skills in a programme that allows students to meet and interview entrepreneurs they admire.
On 20 October 2017, Singapore Polytechnic hosted the HR Symposium 2017, with the theme: "Emerging HR Trends in a Disruptive Economy". This is an inaugural HR Symposium organised by the HR Sector Coordination Team (SCT), of which Singapore Polytechnic is the HR Sector Lead.
Project K.A.N is a food donation drive initiated by Kampong Chai Chee CC YEC to help needy families.
40 students from SP Business School participated in this donation drive which involved the collection and distribution of canned food for the needy.
IFD 2017 organised by SB Club was held on 2nd August at the SB Foyer to celebrate the special day set aside by the United Nations to commemorate international friendships and strengthen existing ones.
With the recruitment of the new sub- committees, the School of Business Club (SB Club) held a bonding event from 30 June to 1 July, 2017. About 30 students attended.
The afternoon of July 7, 2017, started off with a mild atmosphere at the registration counters outside MLT 12. The event kicked off with a Welcome Speech by Acting Director Tan Yen Yen. Next, Mr Lim Sim Seng, DBS Bank's Group Executive - Singapore gave a speech on leadership, followed by a Q&A session, ending off with a piano ensemble and vocal performances.
On 14 November 2017, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) held a Polytechnic Open House to share with students the various career pathways as well as life at PwC.
The Deloitte-ICAEW Scholarship is awarded to the highest achievers at local polytechnics to support their academic goals and career ambitions.
The Learning Journey was an eye-opener for the students where they learnt about the marketing strategies of Yakult in Singapore and the region and also get to tour the state-of-the-art Factory.
On 14th July, SP Business School hosted its annual Meet the Parents session for Year One students.
Business School Leaders complete 4 days 3 Nights Leadership Camp
50 full-time students from DBKF and DAC (Year 1 – Year 3), together with 2 lecturers – Ms Sylvia Liong & Mr K.K. Tan, embarked on a 4-Day Study Trip to Indonesia, Jakarta from 19th – 22nd September 2017.
SP students won all top 3 prizes at the UOB Kay Hian Inter-Polytechnic Real-Time Investment and Trading Competition (uSPRINT) 2017, the first time that a single polytechnic won all the top prizes.
On 21st October 2017, the People's Association (PA) organized the People's Association Youth Movement (PAYM) networking session for the Youth Executive Committees (YECs) and their partner institutions.
The Bifesta Marketing Challenge 2017 is an event held for final year DBA (marketing management Option students). They were given a $200,000 promotion budget to maintain Bifesta's number 1 position and increase it's brand awareness.
In June 2017, a group of us from Singapore Polytechnic were part the 60 tertiary students selected for the UBS Youth Finance Academy 2017.
On 26 April 2017, the entire DHRMP cohort once again gathered at The Hall for the annual DHRMP Onboarding Event with the theme "The Masquerade Ball".
In partnership with Singapore Polytechnic (Sector Coordinator and Lead for the Human Resource Sector), LinkedIn trained a class of 50 students from the 5 polytechnics on 13 June 2017 on LinkedIn employer branding initiatives and digital recruitment tools.
20 final-year students and 3 teaching staff from SP's Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology (DHRMP) visited the Housing Development Board on 17 May 2017. We were hosted by the Learning & Development team from the HDB who shared more about their business, learning framework and challenges.
Fuji Xerox's Human Resources team hosted a group of 27 Year 2 students and 2 teaching staff from the Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology (DHRMP) on 19 July 2017 and generously shared more about their practices and values in the areas of generalist HR, Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Supply Chain Challenge (SCC) is an annual case competition organised by Singapore Logistics Association (SLA) and Singapore University of Social Services (SUSS). Team EZLife from DBA did SB proud by retaining the championship trophy for the second year running for the school. They walked away with a cash prize of $4,000.
On 15 Sep 2017, 17 SP students graduated from this program. SB Students under this program were attached to different Youth Executive Committees (YECs) to organize events such as charity drives, home visits, national dialogues, National Day celebrations etc.
It was a key milestone for over 40,000 HR professionals and service providers in Singapore when the HR Industry Manpower Plan (HRIMP) was launched on 10 July 2017 by Mrs Josephine Teo, 2nd Minister for Manpower and 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs.
On 28 March 2017, eight Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology (DHRMP) students assumed the role of Liaison Officers at the IE Singapore-LinkedIn-Singapore Polytechnic Partnership Launch at IE Singapore.
The Singapore HR Challenge 2017 was held on 29 July 2017. This year's theme was "Preparing for the Millennial Workforce: Are Organisations Ready". Our DHRMP alumni team won 2nd place in the HR competition. In addition, our alumni, Tan Zhao Xuan also won the "Outstanding Presenter Award"! This event was organised by the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI).
The Koh Boon Hwee Scholars Award is a prestigious award by Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Joel Lee, our SP Accountancy Alumni who is pursuing the Bachelor of Accountancy in NTU, wishes to honour Ms Tan Yen Yen from Singapore Polytechnic DAC who had inspired him and contributed to his education.
On the 20 July 2017, SP Accountancy held our SP Accountancy Career Fair 2017 outside MLT12. We had 10 industry partners and about 200 DAC students from all 3 years of study attended the industry talk and career fair.
A second year Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology student, Sabrina Ng Shu Ling, was invited to attend the People's Association Board Meeting Tea Reception hosted by the Prime Minister at the PA Auditorium on 20 April 2017.
The AAC is an annual competition organised by Nanyang Business School Auditing and Assurance Team (NAAT) which aims to develop interest in the auditing and accounting field and also to create awareness on the latest audit and accounting issues.
ICAEW South East Asia Business Challenge 2017: SP Accountancy awarded the Most Collaborative Team Award.
On the 5th of June 2017, our DTRM Year 2 cohort got the opportunity to volunteer for a trip to Park Hotel Farrer Park for a tour to have a peek into their hotel rooms and facilities available.
The MoU represented the strong endorsement by industry leader PwC Singapore of our SP ICAEW Professional Chartered Accountancy (PCA) course that could likely offer the accelerated pathway on ICAEW ACA structure leading toward the Chartered Accountant qualification for aspiring SP Accountancy graduates.
The 4D3N personal leadership camp from 5 to 8 June 2017 at Kota Tinggi, Malaysia, was attended by 50 students from ABE, SD and SB, accompanied by lecturers and facilitated by aspen3. The 7 habits were reinforced and applied via indoor and outdoor activities, workshops, treks and kayaking. Students had a wonderful time of learning and bonding, culminating in a campfire on the last night.
On 3 June 2017, our SP Accountancy students competed in the competition against other university and polytechnic teams. Our students emerged as 2nd runner up (behind SMU and SUSS). We were the only polytechnic that won an award during the competition.
Asian Attractions Expo is an event where companies promote or sell their products or designs for entertainment. This event is held annually in different country and this year, we are lucky to have it held in Singapore.
The SB Times, which is the editorial arm of the SB Club, wishes you a happy start to Semester 1!
The annual Business School Freshmen Orientation Camp 2017 was held from 29th March to 31st of March.
The SP Convention Centre played host to the SB Achievers' Function on 2 June 2017, an event to celebrate the academic and/or CCA achievements of SB students in AY2016/2017 as well as to honour some exceptional lecturers.
Over 50 industry guests were invited to the School of Business (SB) from Singapore Polytechnic to assess presentations by business students for their final year projects.
On 2 November 2016, the DHRMP Student Chapter organised the annual DHRMP Youth Day to allow all DHRMP students to bond and forge friendships with both their classmates and course mates.
There is so much to say about SPELL, as it is such a unique and one-of-a-kind retail shop run entirely by Singapore Polytechnic students.
Final year Diploma in Business Administration (Marketing Management options) students were filled with a bewildering array of emotions on 10 February 2017.
Two DAC students, Cheryl Lai and Javin Chan Jun Wei, emerged as the first-runner up in the University of Newcastle (UON) Singapore Business Plan competition 2016 on 3 September 2016.
Students from DBA, DAC and DEEE taking the Fundamentals of Marketing module in AY 20162017 Semester 1 got to work on an industry project based on the Gatsby Moving Rubber brand.
12 August 2016 - It was a day of many emotions for 3 teams from the final year Diploma in Business Administration (Marketing Management) option students.
On the 13th of July 2016, CPA Australia and Binder Dijker Otte (BDO) specially came down to Singapore Polytechnic to give DAC Students a talk.
Aaron Lim, a DBID graduate from the pioneer batch and the diploma's gold medallist, was awarded the HDB Undergraduate Scholarship recently.
Atikah Binte Zainuddin, who is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Business Management in the Singapore Management University's (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business was awarded the Anugerah Khas Mendaki.
Kristal, a recent graduate of the Diploma in Business Innovation and Design (DBID) is currently pursuing a Fashion Marketing undergraduate degree at London College of Fashion – a constituent college of the University of the Arts London.
For Muhammad Syahiran Bin Abdul Jamal, a Diploma in Business Innovation and Design (DBID) graduate, 2016 has definitely been a good year for him.
More than 600 guests including lecturers, students and their families were present to honour outstanding students for their diverse achievements in Academic Year 2015/2016.
Meet Jocelyn Tan- a girl on a mission to transform the world with a smile. Jocelyn graduated from the Diploma in Business Innovation and Design in April 2016.
Sean, Ivan, Marcus and Samuel shared their life-changing experience during their 2-week Overseas Social Innovation Program in Thailand.
57 full-time business students from Diploma in Banking & Finance and Diploma in Financial Informatics (Year 1 – Year 3), together with 2 lecturers – Ms Sylvia Liong & Mr K.K. Tan, embarked on a 4-Day Study Trip to Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur during the Semester Break from 20th – 23rd September 2016.
J.P. Morgan is one of the few investment banks in Singapore that have started such polytechnic recruitment initiatives.
50 Banking and Finance final year students were invited to attend the Bloomberg Start-up Programme at the Bloomberg Head Office in Capital Square.
This workshop aims to help youth understand the importance and how to set S.M.A.R.T financial goals.
Thirty-nine Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) students from the International Business & Trade Option and our Lecturer visited the Pasir Panjang Terminal operated by PSA Singapore Terminals on 12 July 2016.
Mentorships, offices to support start-ups and business projects to groom entrepreneurs
Unlike their peers in S'pore Poly, team of four is continuing the work beyond graduation
On 12 March 2016, Saturday, a group of Diploma in Accountancy (DAC) students volunteered for a Kite Flying with Children Community Service Event at the Marina Barrage.
The Finals of the SP Business School – AIBI Marketing Plan Competition 2016 was held on 10 February 2016, 3.30 pm to 6 pm at MLT8. Close to 90 students and guests attended the event.
This event was attended by our Acting Minister for Education and Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence, Mr Ong Ye Kung, as well as leading industry firms and representatives from across all tertiary institution.
I participated in the Singapore Management University (SMU) Tax Case Challenge 2015. This is an annual event organised by Tax Society @ SMU.
On the 25th of November 2015, Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC) came down to Singapore Polytechnic to give DAC Students a talk on a new professional pathway available for us.
On 18 November 2015, EY and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) came to Singapore Polytechnic to give us a talk and network with the students.
On 26 January 2016, two of the SWET members were invited to give the DBA marketing students a talk on their experiences at Everest. Lee Peh Gee and Joanne Soo shared their valuable experiences with us.
Take a look at our gallery of student-run businesses - that they set up with their own capital - as part of their final year practicum. Here, students realise their dreams of becoming their own bosses even before they graduate and this is where 'the rubber hits the road' because our students get to keep their profits and absorb any losses incurred.
The Singapore Polytechnic Career and Further Education Fair 2015 was held on 11th November 2015 .
It was a great opportunity to be there at the Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) Open house held on 25 November 2015 at PWC Building. .
On 11th November 2015, 50 DAC students visited the premises of Deloitte.
Every year, several dozen business students set up their own businesses as part of the final year practicum. They set up these real, ACRA-registered businesses with their own capital, keep their profits and absorb any losses. See them in action here in part one of two installations.
Recently, SPELL invited Ms Karen Ng and her team from Singapore Polytechnic's Corporate Communications Department to SPELL at Changi Airport Terminal 3 for an introduction to our latest technology, the KAI Square Analytics suite.
Recently, Eng Wah invited our Singapore Polytechnic Entrepreneurship students to set up stalls in the Clementi 321 mall.
The annual Entrepreneurship Mini-Bazaar was held in Singapore Polytechnic on the 5th of December 2015 in conjunction with the New Venture Planning (NVP) module's Final Presentations.
Wood.Pecker is a novel business that retails wood-themed products such as cellphone and tablet cases as well as bamboo watches. .
Marshal is an all-new men's leather label that focuses on sophistication and charm. Men's clutches are their main product, with wallets and skins supplementing their collection as well.
The National Economics and Financial Management Challenge (NEFMC) is an annual competition organised by the NUS Economics Society in collaboration with MoneySense.
Diploma in Business Innovation and Design student team selected for the Finals of the Youth Entrepreneurs Competition 2016
Pre University Seminar 2016 – 28 May to 2 June
On 17 November 2015, Year 3 DBA students from the Marketing option attended a talk by Mr Dominic Chew, Vice President of Branding & Strategic Marketing of City Developments Limited.
On 11 November 2015, 28 DBA students from Year 1 to Year 3 went on a learning journey to the Hermès Leather Forever Exhibition to discover the heritage and brand story of Hermès.
The Finals of the SP Business School – POSB Marketing Plan Competition 2015 was held on 12 August, 6 to 9 pm at MLT 8. Close to 80 guests, staff and students attended the event.
Tan Zhi Rong, a DBID graduate from Singapore Polytechnic Business School, did the diploma proud having been awarded the highly coveted NUS Business Dean Scholarship.
DBID organised and hosted Design Innovation in Singapore on Wed, 2nd December 2015.
Keriann was part of the pioneer batch of Business Innovation and Design students in SP Business School. Her first steps into DBID were tentative ones, not knowing what to expect of her three years.
Growing up as a student in Singapore, I've always felt more inclined to join design-related courses because of my appreciation for the arts and aesthetics.
New programme will offer interns opportunity to work full-time at higher position and pay scale.
The tour was a great learning platform for the Hospitality Mid-Management Internship Programme (HMMIP) as they will start their one-year internship in the new academic year. The Hospitality Mid-Management Internship Programme (HMMIP) provides a fast-tracked career path to selected DTRM students.
The 12-week internship programme for Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology, which began in December 2015, saw a joyful reunion of interns and their lecturers at a post-internship seminar on Monday 7 March 2016.
Not a single poly student had ever been certified by the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) while they are still studying as polytechnic students. But the three 19 year-old SP-DFI students proved the well-meaning doubters wrong.
As the academic year came to a close, there was one last event for the freshmen before they moved on to the second year of their journey in Singapore Polytechnic.
An Interview with Jacqueline Melissa Hongadi
Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology (2008-2011)
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Hons I) (2015).
The Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology (DHRMP) has designed a more comprehensive and value-added internship opportunity by partnering with Kelly Services to offer a 20-week Recruitment Specialist Internship Programme (RSIP) to a selected group of students.


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Brygmann started on ATWT in 1969 and played the role of John for 35 years before the character unceremoniously disappeared. John's rivalry with Bob, his marriage to Kim (which included a controversial marital rape), and the infamous hot tub scene with Lucinda are just a few of the many highlights during his run. Those three relationships and many more will hopefully be touched upon as John makes his way back to Oakdale.
Also returning before the end are Cady McClain, Mary Beth Evans, Sarah Glendening, Jennifer Landon and Jesse Lee Soffer (both back July 9), Kristina Romero, Anthony Herrera and Terri Garber. Hopefully others will be announced soon.
- ATWT: The Good, The Bad and The Ending
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In recent days, a lot of people outside the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have expressed their opinions about the party's decision to re-establish its Department of China Affairs.
Some people support the decision and say they have high hopes for the re-establishment of the department, while others are less enthusiastic and more cautious.
The DPP will listen attentively to all these different points of view and intends to keep dialogue open with all concerned. Whatever opinions people express, the DPP will respect them and keep an open mind.
The purpose of the reinstatement of the Department of China Affairs is quite straightforward.
The idea is not to kneel down and surrender to China or to try and please the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), still less to have direct exchanges between the DPP and the CCP.
The key point is that the DPP thinks that, at a time when China is the world's second-biggest economy and the fifth-biggest overseas investor, and given Taiwan's close proximity to China, we have to know our opponents as well as we know ourselves.
The DPP needs to have a full understanding of China and get a clear picture of where China may be headed in the future.
The DPP was Taiwan's ruling party between 2000 and 2008 and is now the biggest opposition party. Election results show that the DPP represents the opinion of close to half of the Taiwanese public.
Considering this important role, the DPP is also duty-bound to make sure that China fully understands Taiwan. We need to present the true face of Taiwanese public opinion and speak up in the interest of everyone who lives here.
At present, China only talks to the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), which gives it a one-sided picture of Taiwan and a false idea of what most Taiwanese people think. We should not allow this situation to continue.
Taiwan is a free and democratic country and its future must be decided by its 23 million inhabitants. This is something on which the great majority of people in Taiwan agrees and it is a value and standpoint that the DPP is sworn to uphold.
Nevertheless, Taiwan cannot isolate itself from the changing strategic environment in the Asia-Pacific region and the DPP cannot frame and discuss its future China policies based on domestic politics and electoral considerations alone.
The DPP needs to keep abreast of the times, adjust its pace and take a more pragmatic and flexible approach. It has to find ways of actively and confidently interacting with China and needs to propose policies that are more favorable to the interests of Taiwanese people than those of the KMT, so that the public gains confidence in the DPP and becomes willing to entrust it with Taiwan's destiny.
It is the DPP's duty to take on and surmount these challenges.
Taiwan cannot avoid facing up to China and needs to understand its giant neighbor.
By reinstating the Department of China Affairs, the DPP is taking the first step in addressing these issues.
The DPP has no intention of acting rashly, still less do we imagine that we can achieve instant results.
The party will listen carefully and respectfully to whatever opinions the Taiwanese public expresses and we will move forward one step at a time, sticking to our principles.
Above all, you can be sure that the DPP will never betray the Taiwanese public's expectations.
Su Tseng-chang is chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party.
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New Internals, Freezing. Easy Fix??
Hey guys, so here we go, I have an esprit and it was having a hug gas leak prior to this but it seems to be fixed because...
I purchase these items from a boxing day sale and through stuff I had previously ordered that came in.
. new stock valve (piranha)<-- dood at badlands said it would be just fine using that one
.new acs bolt that has been shot so far, maybe 100 times.
.tank has just been filled today
.new cup seal and pin
.new spring set
So my problem is, the first say 25 shots I fired (not fast, just single shot spaced out) it began to snow after a while, and a ball chopped just inside, there were no chips in the barrel or marker so i figure it was a bad ball.
Anyway, im posting late as I cant fire anymore cuz its late and everyones sleeping.
Should I fire more and more shots to sort of work all the internals in or is it because the co2 tank was just filled, maybe i was getting liquid it being full. Oh by the way im using an expansion chamber, so far only tried with weak valve spring, medium main.
Im probably thinking its a cold weather, new tank fill problem if im guessing right? - like i said i didnt rip on it, i just fired slow shots. thanks
I just realized that uhm..the acs bolt...well the back of it is hitting the uhm striker plug..and it actually dented it a bit..wtf. (the plug is.)
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Re: New Internals, Freezing. Easy Fix??
well.. if it's new .. you could wear in your ACS bolt a bit .. but if it was your internals freezing .. that's typical with co2 .. you needa get an anti-siphon tube .. and then install it or just get an HPA tank ... and then after that problem should be done ...
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Re: New Internals, Freezing. Easy Fix??
Snow coming from the barrel is normal with antisyphoned Co2. Get your tank anti syphoned, then a regulator that can handle Co2. Orrrr, get one of those remote coils, which acts as a very long expansion chamber and allows the liquid to turn to gas. Of course, if you have the ability and means to get HPA and have them refilled regularly, that's the best way to go.
You have to break your ACS in before you really use it. Stick a swab down the feedneck and fire several hundred times to loosen the spring. As far as the denting goes, don't know off the top of my head - too early to think about it.
It sounds like that shot that broke was just a barrel break. Might be due to cold weather, bad paint, brittle paint or mismatched barrel-to-ball match. I don't think it had anything to do with the Co2 issue or the ACS since you said it didn't look like a chop.
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In the Asterix books, Cacofonix the bard is forbidden to sing because his voice causes wild boar, villagers, Normans and Romans alike to flee. But Cacofonix does play the carnyx, a long, slender trumpet-like instrument decorated with an animal's head at the top end, and used by the Celts in the last three centuries BC.
The Greek historian Polybius (206-126BC) was so impressed by the clamour of the Gallic army and the sound of the carnyx, he observed that, "there were countless trumpeters and horn blowers and since the whole army was shouting its war cries at the same time there was such a confused sound that the noise seemed to come not only from the trumpeters and the soldiers but also from the countryside which was joining in the echo".
When the remains of seven carnyx were unearthed recently, Christophe Maniquet, an archaeologist at Inrap, the national institute for preventive archaeological research (Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives), was curious to find out exactly what sound it produced when it drove the Romans mad, or was used to call upon the god Toutatis.


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A Staycation guide for Louisianians
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Louisiana residents just happen to live in a state targeted by folks in the other 49 as a top vacation destination. A desire to experience the great food, culture and outdoor activities Louisiana offers leads people from Maine to Minnesota to pack their bags and head for the Bayou State.
If your vacation budget this year doesn't stretch to a cross-country trip – or if you just want to see what all the others are excited about – plan a "staycation" in Louisiana instead. Check out the ways you can relax, have fun and recharge your batteries right in your own backyard. Because you won't spend a lot of time flying or driving to some distant destination, you'll use less of your precious time off sitting around airports or behind the wheel of a car. That leaves more days for having a good time, and isn't that what vacations are all about?
Whether your hometown is one of Louisiana's exciting big cities or its many charming smaller towns, you'll run out of vacation days long before you run out of things to do.
Northern Delights
Those who hail from North Louisiana can choose from myriad ways to vacation close to home. This part of the state bears the nickname Sportsman's Paradise, a tribute to its rolling hills and many lakes, rivers and state parks. But you needn't go far to enjoy more urban entertainment, including casinos, restaurants, theaters and shops.
If museum-hopping is your thing, opportunities abound. One standout is the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens in Monroe. Joseph Biedenharn, the first bottler of Coca-Cola, built the magnificent mansion in 1914. Today, guests can tour the historic home, furnished with antiques, as well as the beautiful gardens, a Bible museum and displays of Coke memorabilia.
Those interested in military history can take in the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum of Louisiana in Monroe or the Louisiana Military Museum in Ruston.
Smaller specialty museums are often fascinating. Two in North Louisiana are the Germantown Colony Museum near Minden and the Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum in Homer. The former is the site of a utopian community founded by a group of Germans in the 1830s; the community lasted 40 years, and several of their buildings and a cemetery remain. The Ford Museum is a detailed look at North Louisiana history from pre-Columbian times to the present day and contains period rooms such as a general store, a medical office and a hotel room. The exhibits give visitors a real feel for life in days gone by.
In Ruston, home to the popular Louisiana Peach Festival, the 18-block Historic District lets visitors admire period architecture while they shop and dine.
If you crave outdoor relaxation, head for the region's many golf courses and state parks. You can glimpse a variety of native wildlife at Olde Oaks, an Audubon Golf Trail course near Shreveport, while creeks add interest to the 300-acre Black Bear Golf Course in Delhi. Spend your vacation days in a cabin or camp site at Lake D'Arbonne State Park, where you can fish, swim, bike or go bird-watching. The fishing is also great at Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, near Delhi. If you like canoeing, try the 6,400-acre lake at Lake Claiborne State Park.
Another outdoor treat is the Gardens of the American Rose Center in Shreveport, where more than 20,000 roses perfume the air. The gardens are lovely in spring, summer and into fall; during the winter holidays, thousands of twinkling lights turn it into a wonderland, complete with train rides.
Vacationing with the kids? Don't miss Shreveport's Sci-Port – Louisiana's Science Center, more than 90,000 square feet of interactive, educational fun for families. Kids can learn about science, math and outer space in hundreds of exhibits and catch a flick at the IMAX Dome Theatre. Chimp Haven, a national chimpanzee sanctuary, is located just 22 miles from Shreveport; on Chimp Discovery Days, visitors are admitted to see the chimps and their habitat.
Kids and water go together like peanut butter and jelly, and in addition to swimming in the region's state parks, try Splash Kingdom Family Waterpark in Shreveport, featuring slides, a lazy river and a special area for the small fry.
Shopping, placing a wager or two and taking in a show are other popular vacation pastimes. Don't miss the breathtaking Strand Theatre in Shreveport, built in 1925 and lovingly restored. It reopened in 1984 and provides an opulent backdrop for concerts, plays and touring Broadway shows. In the Shreveport-Bossier City entertainment districts, you can try your luck at several casinos and Harrah's Louisiana Downs, a casino and race track. This summer will bring the grand opening of Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville Casino Resort.
Bossier City is noted for its giant riverfront mall, Louisiana Boardwalk, with more than 70 outlet stores along with an IMAX theater and restaurants. Or try Monroe's Antique Alley, blocks and blocks of antiques shops.
Other fun side trips include visits to the tasting room at Landry Vineyards in the hills of West Monroe and Vieux Carré Gourmet, also in Monroe, which specializes in food with a New Orleans flavor.
Speaking of flavor, the cuisine in northern Louisiana has something for everyone. "Barbecue is big, and catfish is king," says Louisiana food commentator Ian McNulty (see his column, p. 20). Restaurants run from white-tablecloth to neighborhood cafés, and you can also take advantage of summer's sunny weather and pick up some regional favorites, including pecans, blueberries and those juicy Ruston peaches for a picnic in the park.
With a little advance planning, you can schedule your staycation to coincide with one or two of North Louisiana's festivals. Popular gatherings include the Franklin Parish Catfish fest in Winnsboro, the Teddy Bear Festival in Tallulah, Ruston's Louisiana Peach Festival and the Germantown Bluegrass Festival in Minden.


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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Citizens to School Committee: Et tu, Brute?
Closing Marks Meadow Elementary School, thus saving $600,000 annually combined with teachers pay raise giveback this coming Fiscal Year, thus saving $1.2 million, are simple solution to the current School budget crisis.
Yes, closing an entire school is not easy.
And after teachers discover that the proposed new Superintendent is being offered almost 20% more than the previous superstar Jere Hochman, the chances of a pay raise giveback are almost impossible.
And of course that also has a ripple effect swamping the chances of a townside (police, fire, DPW) giveback as well, which the Town Manager has already requested in writing.
Outgoing School Committee member Elaine Brighty said that Mr. Hochman was a "rare event" and the town was "spoiled" by his divine presence. He came in at controversial $135,000 to replace Gus Sayer who was making $104,000 before his sudden "retirement."
But to his credit Hochman never accepted a raise over his five-year tenure, although he did leave rather suddenly for twice the pay to Bedford N.Y.
And Town Manager Larry Shaffer has already stated he will not be accepting a raise this coming year --although he will not be happy that the new Super will be making W-A-Y more money.
When Hochman came in with his pay boost for the position the first thing previous Town Manager Barry Del Castilho did was whine for a pay raise, which the Select Board granted mid-year, because his ego was bruised.
Considering this is the same School Committee who hired acting co-superintendents Alton Sprague and Helen Vivian for the same $135,000 we were paying Hochman and did not even bother to put in the one-year contract that if you resign your pay ends that day. So as a result taxpayers had to give them $22,500 after their sudden resignation.
One parent has already threatened that if Alberto Rodriguez's contract is greater than $135,000 she will organize a Boston Tea Party and burn tax bills in a hibachi in front of the Superintendents office.
I'll be there with my camera and some hot dogs—tofu dogs of course.
The Bully Reports (faster than ever)
38 comments:
This is what we like about this blog: it's called Vigilance With an Edge.
What we don't like is when Larry personally insults the guests in the Comments section.
And the result is that the quality of the dialogue there has deteriorated.
Just compare with the Comments section for this blog one year ago: a lot of the constructive talkers have left. Too bad.
- March 26, 2009 at 11:41 AM
- Alison Donta-Venman said...
Larry, do you have the details on the new super's salary? Or his current salary as principal down in Miami-Dade? I certainly hope, given this current budget crisis, that we will not be paying Dr. Rodriguez more than 3.5% (i.e. the amount of cost of living raise our teachers are getting) over the $135K we paid Dr. Hochman.
- March 26, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Larry, Do you read the Sanderson/Venman blogs? All people seem to want to do is analyze the SPED budget. Hopefully, with the intent of finding additional revenue for services provided "students in need". Yeah, right! Or maybe to better allocate resources so that those whose school day is just "slightly" more difficult are better assisted. One can only hope.
- March 26, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- LarryK4 said...
Hey Alison,
Yeah, I have the deleterious details but can't get complete corroboration to publish the exact numbers.
If you think the OVER 20% payraise is bad, just wait until you see the "housing/transportation" allowance ON TOP of that. Yikes!
- March 26, 2009 at 12:01 PM
To Anon 11:41 -- But isn't this Blog much more entertaining? Reading it can even bring a smile. And some people can even laugh at themselves. Very refreshing. Unlike some Amherst blogs which upon reading can actually result in a headache.
- March 26, 2009 at 12:30 PM
"Just compare with the Comments section for this blog one year ago: a lot of the constructive talkers have left."
You friggan wish...
- March 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Anon 11:41 AM
Since you have been coming here for over a year I'm surprised that you don't get my demographic: about one-third of the local folks come here HOPING I make a mistake and they can trumpet it to the world at large.
Another one-third of the local folks come here because they LOVE my ballsy stands on any particular issue.
And the other third are from outside Amherst (sometimes W-A-Y outside) who comes here simply for a chuckle or two.
My goal as a columnist for the crusty Amherst Bulletin over 14 years was 50/50, meaning I hoped half the readers loved it and the other half hated it.
- March 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Here's a more realistic breakdown of your demographics:
5% - "The Choir" - this is the group of locals who you preach your damn-the-facts-full-speed-ahead, gotta-show-'em-who's-the-boss LK Gospel to and they say "Amen"
10% "The Smarty Pants" - this is the group that tunes in to see if they can trip you up, trade insults with you, or - god forbid - try to get you to "see the light" and change the content/format of your blog (good luck with THAT!). Amherst has more than its share of these arrogant, professorial types who always fail to see that they are nothing more than the flip side of the same Larry Kelley coin so there's never a shortage of "new meat" in this group if/when the old meat gets frustrated or disgusted and moves on.
85% "The Rubber Neckers" - this is by far the largest section of your demographic & these are the folks who tune in to be entertained by the on-going theater that they find in your blog. Each of them secretly hopes that they will get to be witness to a real juicy chapter (the trespass order was the most recent example...that was a VERY entertaining chapter!) in the on-going saga that is "The Life and Times of Larry Kelley: Town Tough Guy"
The back & forth between you and your choir members is always good for a "chuckle or two" as you said - it's easy to believe at times that your "Band of Four" is some sort of Moral Majority with how you can tend to support each other back & forth and then get whipped up into a things-must-change, grab-the-pitchforks-and-storm-the-castle frenzy over the most trivial of things (hot water @ Wildwood?...must have been a slow news week, eh?)
In the end, however, I have to agree with Anon 11:41 re: the observation that your blog has changed for the worse with the increased reliance on "The Choir" to fill your comments section and, as a result, you have lost some of your teeth as a Town Watchdog and a whole lot of your relevance when it comes to being a part of the swirl of day-to-day life here in Amherst. Which is kind of unfortunate because, done right (see Catherine Sanderson's blog for an example of this) you could indeed be helping to shine some light into places that need that type of strong disinfectant. Instead, you continue to waste your time on unimportant items that simply serve to feed the monster of "controversy and tough-guy swagger" that you've created for yourself and that your Choir has come to expect and demand from you. What a waste of a potentially great resource for Amherst.
- March 26, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- LarryK4 said...
And I'm supposed to know that you are not the same person as Anon 11:41 AM, exactly how?
You would think somebody who took the time to write such an intricate (although incorrect) analysis/comment would have the balls (or ovaries as the case may be) to leave their name.
My sitemeter is open for public perusal. Feel free to check it out. (WELL over half my hits comes from outside Amherst)
- March 26, 2009 at 2:43 PM
"What a waste of a potentially great resource for Amherst."
"...grab-the-pitchforks-and-storm-the-castle frenzy over the most trivial of things (hot water @ Wildwood?...must have been a slow news week, eh?)"
Yeah and you, ~you've~ been trying to "recast" Larry Kelly SINCE he was "trespassed" (so-long to that asshole)... which is so telling...
And now you're at it again.
I suspect you've got your greasy little fingers deep in the town's cookie jar... remember, as you said, you know the folks here, you know the folks there...
Yeah I bet you do... vipers have a way of slipping into many cracks.
Time to move along... or, it will be, very very shortly. The days of the cover-ups are over.
- March 26, 2009 at 2:46 PM
"remember, as you said, you know the folks here, you know the folks there..."
That is if you're the same person who used to post as "Realist"...
- March 26, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Yeah, same guy. And I see that you're still a member of LK's "Chorus", hoping that he can somehow exact some revenge on the Schools for you b/c of your having been let go by Ron B/Pete C. Kinda sad. And speaking of balls (or ovaries?) - how is it that you, a charter member of the LK Chorus, can continue to blog under the Anonymous banner without penalty from LK and the rest of the Chorus? Seems like a bit of a double-standard to me...
And your viper/greasy fingers comments only solidify what Anon 11:41 said earlier (and, for the record, no we are not one and the same guy...sorry) - that any semi-reasonable comments/voices get shouted down, insulted, and otherwise bullied into silence. That's not a very effective way to create "change in the way things are done" if that is indeed your goal with this blog. Just an observation.
And I don't know how the fact that well over half of your site's visitors are from outside of Amherst MEANS anything...rubber-neckers are EVERYWHERE!
- March 26, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Not really a double standard.
Because it is far easier to agree with somebody than it is to criticize them.
And it is W-A-Y easier to criticize while cloaked under a cowardly pseudonym.
- March 26, 2009 at 3:56 PM
"Yeah, same guy."
That's right.
Hey, what's new down the maint/trans. dept?? Hmm? They sweating down there?
Hey, why not get a picture of Peter at his desk? You can keep it in your wallet... you know, remember the "good times".
"hoping that he can somehow exact some revenge on the Schools for you b/c of your having been let go by Ron B/Pete C. Kinda sad."
(BTW my slippery, heartless friend, it's over.)
- March 26, 2009 at 4:48 PM
This is too funny...who the heck do you think I am?!?! You can keep on with the "it's over" (cue the scary music) comments until the cows come home but that won't change the fact that I have zero, nada, zilch to do with either the Town or the Schools (other than having two children who went through the Amherst Schools many years ago). I am semi-comfortably retired from owning/managing several small businesses (hard to be truly "comfortable" in this economy) and find this "hobby" to be more engaging & fun than doing Sudokus and crossword puzzles. Sorry to put a pin in your conspiracy theories but all you have here is a guy making some observations from the peanut gallery. Nothing more, nothing less.
And when you get right down to it...near as I can tell, you only have 2-3 truly UN-anonymous bloggers at this site: Alison, Rich Morse, and yourself. Everyone else is basically "unknown" to the readers (including the ubiquitous "Ed" who could actually be a nom-de-plume for some 70 year-old woman from Topeka named "Gertrude"). On-line personalities & identities are established through the consistent use of the same "stage name" (mine being "A Realist") - anything more than that is unnecessary, unless you are the Site Steward (LK in this case) in which case it is helpful to the reader to know if/when you are throwing in your two cents.
Still interesting to me that you defend Mr. It's Over's right to stay anonymous - implying that his selfish, fear-based reasons for staying Anon are somehow more "legit" than other people's similarly based reasons.
- March 26, 2009 at 5:37 PM
It's Anon 11:41 back again after posting just the first comment earlier this morning.
No, I'm not the Realist.
But I do rest my case about the deterioration of conversation on this blog, with many in the string of comments today as Exhibit "A".
The point is that Larry's daily blog entries and the attempts at muckraking are in fact very fun to read. The filmed bikerides between the speed cushions on Lincoln Avenue and over the potholes on Hulst Road were two of my favorites.
Larry has accomplished one thing: you do feel the compulsion to peek regularly to see what he's up to. If attention-getting is his prime objective, he's succeeded. But in other respects, he's making a serious mistake.
The personal slamming of commenters who do sign their names, AND the really cruel remarks about some people in town (like the stupid, truly self-defeating fat jokes made about a former Select Board member last week, even as he was lauding her self-restraint on business matters that might be seen as a conflict) will result in the inevitable: the steady slide into the Amherst equivalent of Masslive Forum, and its corresponding level of relevance in the public discourse.
Fortunately, the lady bloggers in town seem instinctively to understand this: if you treat the guests on your blog like dirt, the constructive commenters will leave.
- March 26, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Hmmm... So again I have back-to-back Anonymous criticisms from individuals who are ANONYMOUS.
And the most recent Nitwit insists that if "I treat the guests on your blog like dirt, the constructive commenters will leave."
Well Nitwit, you are not a "guest" as I did not personally invite you here. And you are far from "constructive." Go start your own blog.
- March 26, 2009 at 6:41 PM
- JWolfe said...
Back to the original post:
You mentioned a transportation and housing allowance. Why would our superintendent need a transportation allowance? And, since when do we pay for school administrators' housing? Isn't that what his seemingly very high salary is for?
What gives?
- March 26, 2009 at 8:40 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Yeah, good point.
I know (because I obtained a copy of the contract under Public Documents Law) the Town Manager was paid a ONE TIME $5,000 moving expense and in addition to his $125,000 annual salary has a $350/month cell phone/automobile allowance. But nothing for housing.
A dollar is a dollar is a dollar. Don't matter if you call most of it "salary" and some of it "housing/transportation", it all adds up to a burden on the overburdened taxpayers.
- March 26, 2009 at 8:51 PM
- LarryK4 said...
And folks are really going to freak when the find out the housing/transportation allowance alone is greater than a 10% raise over what we were paying Hochman.
- March 26, 2009 at 8:53 PM
I see a bad moon a-risin' on the Superintendent's compensation.
Once Diversity figures out how badly a community wants Diversity, Diversity exacts its price.
AIG, meet the Amherst School Committee.
- March 26, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Yeah, and notice Michael Hussin Chair of the Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee already signed the contract and sent it to him for his John Hancock (probably Fed Ex overnight).
Thus telegraphing that we are desperate for his almighty services (at W-A-Y too high a price).
- March 26, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Any guesses on what the salary will be? Your 20% increase takes it to $160,000+.
I predict that the masses will break out the Molotov cocktails and begin overturning cars downtown at $145,000-$150,000+.
- March 26, 2009 at 9:52 PM
"And it is W-A-Y easier to criticize while cloaked under a cowardly pseudonym."
I think it's interesting that anonymous posters rarely call you names but you call them cowards, nitwits, etc. Despite their being anonymous, they usually are better behaved than you are.
- March 26, 2009 at 10:05 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Jesus, you are a freakin nitwit. Get the Hell out of my way, will ya!
Anon 9:52 PM (the good one):
Unconfirmed. But I would bet my life--not my wife or daughters of course--on it: $158,000
And that does NOT include housing/transportation allowance.
And yeah, there should be a HUGE reaction.
- March 26, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Well, this is Amherst. Bullhorns are standard issue tools.
And perhaps enough folk with them outside his "housing allowance" home would encourage him to go back to Miami...
After all, this is Amherst, this is how things are done here.....
- March 26, 2009 at 10:23 PM
"Jesus, you are a freakin nitwit. Get the Hell out of my way, will ya"
Your kids have a wonderful role model.
- March 26, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- LarryK4 said...
They are safely in bed A__hole.
- March 26, 2009 at 10:25 PM
As a town meeting member you are one of our elected officials. I am sorry to see we have elected one that is so intolerant and rude to others. Pity.
- March 26, 2009 at 10:27 PM
It is one thing to have a strong opinion, that is a sign of deeply held beliefs. Name calling on the other hand is a sign of immaturity.
- March 26, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Yeah, an "elected" Town Meeting member (since 1991 I might add).
And this coming election we have contests in 2 out of 10 Precincts for 3 year seats-- meaning 64 folks (over one-quarter Town Meeting total membership) are guaranteed election with just their own vote.
- March 26, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Jeez, the negativity on this blog makes it exhausting to read. Obvious solution: I'm going to stop reading it! Why, WHY, does LK and everyone waste their time here. Any that goes for me too. Must. Stop. Typing. Now.
- March 27, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- LarryK4 said...
Hey, at least rubbernecking Anons don't have to worry about rear end collisions
- March 27, 2009 at 9:07 AM
I love to read people complain about this blog. They come back again and again to say how much they hate it. They don't realize how funny that is to the rest of us.
I don't agreee with everything Larry posts but I often find out some bit of info I won't find elsewhere, at least not for a few days. Just like all the other Amherst blogs, take it or leave it.
- March 27, 2009 at 10:20 AM
So you are quite right in assuming that the Town's Non-school employees will not agree to give up any of their cost of living increases. This group of employees has said repeatedly they are willing to share the pain, but the sharing must be with the school employees as well. The current direction that the Town is going is to give everthing to the school and throw scraps to the Town employees and watch them wither and fade away.
$158,000 with a housing and transportation allowance!
- March 27, 2009 at 11:54 AM
C'mon people, this is to be Superintendent. How much do you think he should earn to move here from another state? $25,000? Get real. Presidents of colleges earn $500,000 to $1 million-plus. This isn't 1955 anymore. Houses cost a half a million not $20,000.
- March 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- LarryK4 said...
Maryland, a state with almost the same population and geographic size as Massachusetts, has 32 school districts; Massachusetts has 375.
And of course each district has a Superintendent who makes over $100-K. What a scam.
- March 27, 2009 at 4:16 PM
So let's take Amherst's top-rated schools and put them in the same district with Hadley, Belchertown, and Greenfield. That's a loser of an idea.
- March 27, 2009 at 10:48 PM


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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - A federal forestry official says there's no evidence that a fire burning in and around Yosemite National Park started at an illegal marijuana grow site.
Jerry Snyder of the U.S Forest Service said earlier Wednesday that the steep and inaccessible canyon where the Rim Fire started Aug. 17 doesn't have a water source that growers look for when they set up remote gardens.
He added Wednesday afternoon that investigators have officially ruled out the illicit activity as a potential cause. That ends speculation by a local fire chief that the gardens that plague federal land could be to blame.
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