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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:28 am
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My guess is roughly half of the Sawant total was a protest vote by Republicans. That's based on
polling for Republican candidates
in the last couple of elections. And assuming that's the case, then some of the bluest electorate in America still polls less than 15% for a progressive Socialist candidate, and this race isn't a harbinger of anything to speak of for the left.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:16 pm
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you keep ignoring the part where Sawant scored about a quarter of the vote on the friendliest possible turf in the country for a socialist. she went out and campaigned and knocked on doors and planted lawn signs and rallied and out of the hardcore leftists in Washington's 43rd district she could only get a quarter of them to vote for her. in a race with no conservative spoiler. in an election climate where we're all supposed to be sick of the Democrats and don't trust them anymore. in a political climate where we're all supposed to be so welcoming of third parties and unconventional candidates. in the wake of Occupy Wall Street. with all that going for her, why did she lose by such an embarrassingly massive margin?
that is not a sign of progress and victory. that is a sign that it's time to sit down and reevaluate the entire movement and the entire environment in which it operates, because if it can't win over more than 29% of the left, something is very wrong with it and it is going nowhere.
because--and i realize you struggle with this point--29% does not win you
in the United States. you don't get 29% of the seats. you don't get attention. you don't get respect. call me when you can break into the forties, if not actually win an election.
that you call it a "united left list" is just further indication that you understand nothing about United States politics.
*sigh* I'd hate to repeat myself so I won't. I try to explain how election campaign works, the issue of being outspent, the issue of being unknown going against an 18 year incumbent, the issue of running openly as a socialist, but eh you're just not getting it.
Usagi Miyamoto: Ah yes that famous conservative-socialist protest vote. I saw someone hilariously say on a comment field "she's probably a republican plant". Ah the lunacy of the two-party duopoly and it's lesser-evilism. Aside from those other issues. Yeah the Chopp campaign used their establishment position to pressure unions and other groups to support them or else they won't get any "influence". So incredibly even in a Democrat versus Socialist race the spectre of "lesser-evilism" appears, now more in it's blackmail form than it's promise form.
At least there was one union local brave enough to endorse Sawant.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:57 pm
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running openly as a socialist
is an issue--as you say it is--then perhaps that means you need to sit down and think about why it might be an issue that only 29% of one of the bluest electorates in the country was willing to vote for Sawant. only 29% of the voters that should be most amicable to socialism were in fact willing to vote for it*.
'cuz if running openly as a socialist is an issue, perhaps that means there's a deeper problem than just being outspent and challenging an incumbent.
you have all the dots right in front of you and it only takes one line to connect them.
*assuming that all of those 29% of voters were in fact sincerely casting ballots for her.
**ironically, you could look to better examples than Sawant anyways. Bernie Sanders not only is a socialist, but is a socialist on a national platform. of course, he comes from a constituency that is amicable to it or at least willing to overlook it, and he has to "play ball with the politicians" in order to make himself relevant and do anything, and he has to bring home tangible benefits to his state to convince Vermonters (Vermontians? Vermontoids? Vermontese? what is the demonym for Vermont) to keep voting for him. but the end result is that he has fairly high-profile legitimate straight up political power. he's a much more convincing success story--and you'll notice that he's more convincing because he
elections. not also-ran. not 29%. not "gold star for effort."
. won
election. won pretty commandingly.
in fact, he won by roughly the same margin by which Sawant lost.
why you're harping on Sawant's landslide defeat is a bit of a mystery when 2012 actually does have a socialist electoral success story.
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The demonym of Vermont is indeed Vermonter, courtesy of Wikipedia:
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sanders is pretty socialist, but he's "socialist" in american terminology rather than what you would have to have in order to be a congressional or gubernatorial candidate for a Socialist party like SA.
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*sigh* I'd hate to repeat myself so I won't. I try to explain how election campaign works, the issue of being outspent, the issue of being unknown going against an 18 year incumbent, the issue of running openly as a socialist, but eh you're just not getting it.
I'm not sure that's really the issue. sawant's pretty much trotskyite platform is just not going to make it here. not even in our most leftist populations.
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Sawant's landslide defeat
That's pretty much the only way to describe it, but of course Him can't grasp the significance.
Perhaps he should come over to Washington and help out the cause by revolutionizing in Seattle.
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Nah, let him revolutionize Spokane, it'd be far more hilarious.
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Or I could pay a visit to one of the newest Socialist Alternative groups. In Mobile, Alabama.
But yes I'd love to go to Seattle some day.
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So on the one hand 1) "booh! those are horrible results!"
and on the other 2)"hah! Socialism can never make it in the U.S."
And when I say it's a good result considering the circumstances go to 1) or say how much the U.S isn't europe.
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:18 pm
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You know how this is going to be received, don't you? Seeing as you literally just copy-pasted this from marxists.org and didn't add anything yourself... I mean, I think that's kinda insulting. People don't change their minds by reading a single article - even if it was written by a smart dude. And by the way, Einstein was hella smart when it came to physics and the like, but that doesn't make him an authority on economics and politics.
Put some goddamned effort into this, man. Maybe try to write down why you're a socialist. That'd actually mean something.
The natural response to "Why are you a socialist" would be to point out that the smartest man in modern history was also, and build your house outward from there. And just how many articles
one need to read before their mind changes?
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I don't think that's true at all. Him is not a socialist because he heard that Einstein was a socialist. That would be really weird. Really, really weird.
Him arrived at the views he holds because of the political environment he was in when he was young, modified by poignant experiences and arguments he's heard that struck him in just such a way. Those experiences and arguments would be the "natural response" to "Why are you a socialist?"
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The natural response to "Why are you a socialist" would be to point out that the smartest man in modern history was also
Stephen Hawking is a socialist?!?
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:59 pm
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Yorick wrote:
Death Ray wrote:
The natural response to "Why are you a socialist" would be to point out that the smartest man in modern history was also
Stephen Hawking is a socialist?!?
Chuck Barris was a socialist?
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Mercy!! What a wonderful handgun,,Kimber must hire me to their sales team,,I have had two friends purchase one,,I actually purchased the Kimber Pro Crimson Carry 11,,,love it! love it! love it!,,,on a scale of 1 to 10, its a 15,,, | ||||
Tack Driver (5/5) | Mar 16, 2010 | P. Dean Woolweaver | Riverside CA US | |
Been a HK man since the beginning of time. My son is a Kimber man and talked me into purchasing the Pro Carry II for concealed carry. Man, out of the box ten X hole puncher! I was truly amazed. Have not to this point, 500 rds., had any problems. Also, an extremely comfortable carry gun. | ||||
Slevin (4/5) | Mar 7, 2013 | Patrick Slevin | Monticello IL US | |
I couldn't use the sights it came with so I replaced them with Meprolight nite sights. The gun is very accurate but I've found I need to keep my loads around 900 ft./sec or it recoils so hard I don't want to shoot it. Favorite load, so far, is 200 grain semi wadcutter and 5 grains of bullseye. | ||||
Oustanding! (5/5) | Feb 16, 2009 | Walter Janushevich | Pomfret MD US | |
I just bought the Kimber Pro Carry Crimson II last week and took it to the range today. I couldn't believe that with the first magazine I almost blew out the bullseye out of the target... and it only got better the more I shot it! The Crmson Trace is sighted dead-on right out of the box. The gun is well balanced and clearly is a fine piece of craftmanship. I shot about three hundred rounds and only one round did not stage properly. By the way, you can buy after-market Kimber, Colt and Chip McCormack magazines that hold 8 rounds vice the single 7 shot magazine that comes with the gun. The only minor grievance is that the instructions for cleaning and disassembly are poorly written but I went on YouTube.com and they have videos on disassembly.assembly for Kimber Pro Carry. All in all, an incredible shooter and self-defense weapon! Beats my H&K P2000SK .40 hands down and that gun is no slouch either. | ||||
Mark Norcross (4/5) | Aug 28, 2009 | Mark Norcross | Redding CA US | |
When first received, I had multiple jams, ftfs, and stove pipes. Sent it back, and two weeks later I received a bullet proof gun. Will occassionally throw a casing at your face despite the extrawide ejector port. Recently shot 185 gr. flat nose that shot flawlessly, easier to shoot with less felt recoil and improved acuracy than 230s. Hits whatever I point at every time. | ||||
Light and powerful (5/5) | Jan 28, 2006 | Anonymous | San Antonio US | |
I carry this weapon every day either in my backpack or in a Fobus holster, it is light and extremely accurate right out of the box. I have shot at least 1500 rounds to date with only 2 malfunctions (garbage Russian made steel case ammo) and of the 1500 rounds 1200 were steel case garbage ammo from Russia. Do the arithmetic and that is very impressive. Upgrade your magazines to Wilson combat 8 rounders and you have one great .45; they will feed anything you give it including stubborn hollow point defense rounds. Ejection is positive and follow up shots are fast with phenomenal control due to the standard size grip. I love this gun and would recommend it to any one who wants a .45. I have owned other high end brands and finally settled with the Kimber pro carry II with aluminum frame and standard sights. | ||||
Eight plus one (5/5) | Sep 5, 2008 | Mike Gibbs | Roanoke VA US | |
I bought the aluminum frame Pro Carry II. After the suggested break-in rounds, she's as smooth as your girlfriend's butt. However, on occassion, the FMJ roundnose will hang up. It took me a while to realize that the roundnose is slightly longer than the hollowpoints. The hollowpoints, any brand, flow through the action like wine at a wedding. Get yourself a pocket-full of Wilson Combat mags and go to town. | ||||
Dragman (5/5) | May 18, 2007 | Anonymous | ||
This gun makes you feel like you can shoot with the pros! Couldn't hit squat with my PT99 or SW 915, but with the Pro Carry, I can keep it all in the black at 20 yards. At 7 yards I turned a bullseye into one big hole - I've never done that before... | ||||
Black Mamba (5/5) | May 10, 2006 | Anonymous | Salina KS US | |
I had a co-worker who purchaced one of these pistols and couldn't stop talking about it. We shot it at a local range and within an hour, I was leaving with my very own. I also got a then anti-1911 guy to buy one as well. Like the review above, I have put maybe a couple thousand rounds through it and only had malfunctions with a well known cheap russian brand. It's powerful, accurate, lightweight, easy to maintain, well priced and looks great. Try one out and you'll be sold. |


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The North Texas Tollway Authority has gone public in an attempt to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid toll charges.
The agency recently released a list of drivers who have at least 100 outstanding toll transactions. The 751-page list contains more than 25,500 names and more than 13.8 million unpaid toll transactions. The total amount owed by the drivers on the list simply for tolls is approximately $17 million, an amount that jumps to $294.5 million when fees are added in.
Susan Slupecki, media relations manager for the NTTA, said the agency is not trying to shame or embarrass people who owe money. Rather, the list is provided as a service to those people, some of whom may not realize the amount of money they owe, she said.
The top 10 names on the list owe a combined $1.19 million, with the top violator owing almost $180,000 for 8,366 transactions. The minimum amount owed by a driver on the list is a little more than $2,500.
While people using toll roads and refusing to pay has always been an issue, Slupecki said the frequency of non-payment rose after the NTTA board decided to remove toll booths and transition to cashless, electronic payments in 2007. She said the move was made with the understanding that it would improve air quality, fuel efficiency and time savings through reduced stop-and-go traffic and idling at toll booths. The move has also resulted in safer roads since there is less merging and weaving as drivers approach and depart the booths, she said.
Since the booths were removed from the President George Bush Turnpike in 2009 and the remaining toll roads in 2010, drivers without Toll Tags have been classified as Zip Cash customers, Slupecki said. These customers pay a 50 percent higher toll rate and are sent an invoice with a list of transactions. This invoice must be paid within 30 days, or additional fees and penalties begin to apply, Slupecki said.
"We strongly encourage those who do drive the toll roads to get a Toll Tag," she said. "It is the easiest and most efficient way to pay for the toll usage, to manage your account and to keep track of what you may or may not owe. Plus, you are going to pay a cheaper toll rate."
Officer Lonny Haschel, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the DPS may become involved when people continuously ignore notices to pay their outstanding toll bill. He said a citation may be issued for failure to pay toll after the third notice, a Class C misdemeanor.
"We are dealing with the criminal side, so we are just looking at the violation, not at the amount of money owed," Haschel said. "The violation is punishable by a fine of up to $500."
In addition to the fine imposed by the court, Chapter 366, Section 178 (g) of the Texas Transportation Code allows the court to collect all of the unpaid tolls, plus any NTTA administrative fees or third-party collection service fees assessed during the collection process.
For a complete list of the NTTA toll violators, visit www.scribd.com/doc/99836666.
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Jack wrote on Jul 20, 2012 5:34 PM:
" NTTAs customer service is terrible. I submitted a question online and also mailed the same question in. In both cases my question was not answered and also in both cases I got a different response.
I have to wonder about the caliber of the people they are hiring. "
I have to wonder about the caliber of the people they are hiring. "
Jack wrote on Jul 29, 2012 3:55 PM:
" Can anyone explain why the residents allow the city of Plano and NTTA to intentionally mis-time traffic signals on the service road along 121 all in an attempt to maximize revenue? If this isn't intentional, then we must have the dumbest traffic engineers in the country.
I challenge any news reporting entity to take the service road road in either direction along 121 service road and draw a different conclusion.
It seems to me we need to get the EPA involved and promote withholding of federal money until this gets resolved. "
I challenge any news reporting entity to take the service road road in either direction along 121 service road and draw a different conclusion.
It seems to me we need to get the EPA involved and promote withholding of federal money until this gets resolved. "
big_texas_sun wrote on Sep 6, 2012 10:44 PM:
" They should of thought of that when they contracted a company from Spain to build and OWN our toll roads when there was an American company that bid less and lost. I know many people who refuse to pay them a cent. They should have kept it the way it was. Drop some change in, get on your way. I wonder who got the back-handed payoff to give the contract to a company from Spain? Who's brilliant idea was it to double the fees and require submitting a credit card number or checking information online? More Perry admin blunders.... "
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- DVD Release Date: February 14, 2012
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- Director: Joseph H. Lewis, Robert Parrish, Richard Quine, Phil Karlson, Paul Wendkos
- Cast: Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, George Macready, Broderick Crawford, Richard Kiley, Neville Brand, Ernest Borgnine, Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith, Lorne Greene, Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, Martha Vickers, Mickey Shaughnessy
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Film Foundation and Turner Classic Movies partner on the third collection in the series, Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics III on DVD. In this volume, presented for the first time on DVD, the five restored and remastered films included in Film Noir Classics III represent key films in the genre by such masters of the form as Joseph H. Lewis, Phil Karlson and Robert Parrish.
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From February 9 until February 14, Publix is having a "Running In? Running Out" event. "Run in" to your local Publix to pick up some of your favorite brands from General Mills and Procter & Gamble, including Yoplait yogurt, Cheerios, Charmin, and Crest. You can receive a $5 Publix gift card to use on your next shopping trip when you purchase $30 or more in participating items during the event from 2/8 through 2/25. Simply mail in the rebate form found in-store or online at runningoutrunin.com along with your original receipt. And from February 6 through February 25 look at your local stores for over $14 in coupon savings. Check out runningoutrunin.com for more information on the event and rebate.
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- Janet W. said...
I'll probably pick up some kind of meat, like pork chops or ground beef, because we always run out of things to make for dinner during the week!
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- Francie said...
I'll get some of the Morningstar Farms products while they are B1G1. :)
- February 9, 2012 at 7:54 AM
- myfolly said...
I'd get Chock Full O' Nuts coffee since they have it on sale alot.
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- Tina said...
cereals and coffee
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- Krystal said...
grab a chicken and some potato wedges for an easy to go meal!
- February 9, 2012 at 10:20 AM
- JC said...
Milk and cereal.
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- agatewood1 said...
Whatever is buy 1 get 1 free I tend to stock up on cereals when they go bogo! thanks!
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First of all I LOVE Publix...
probably milk, bread, and school lunch supplies!
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- Allison Downes said...
Milk and Eggs!
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- Rebecca Graham said...
I will run in and get milk and Diet Pepsi.
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- MamaStace said...
Prob milk or eggs!
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- carolwegs said...
we are always runnning to the store for milk.
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- Anash said...
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Milk and bananas
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- Julie said...
milk and pullups we never have enough
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- Geraldine Sandoval said...
I always need milk, bread and bananas.
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Milk, eggs, bread, the usual. :)
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Cat food
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- Rita @ Healthy Mom, Sexy Wife said...
Probably almond milk since I have two little ones who drink it daily.
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I will be running in & out of Publix when I run out of Milk, coffee Creamer, Bread, or ice cream.
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69th Year, No. 28 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 The Community Newspaper Thursday, July 15, 2004 Enough Is Enough Freeporters vow to take back their streets from gang violence by Laura Schofer Bernard Smith leaned back and gripped the table. Tears filled his eyes. "All the children in this community are my children," he said. He took a deep breath arid continued. "We are all very upset about the death of Dianna Correa. How can someone be so bold as to attack a member of our community in this way? We won't stand for this'" A murmur of agreement passed through the room. "We're here to give the community an opportunity to talk - about violence, about gangs, about the police," Mr. Smith, president of the Northeast Freeport Civic Association (NFCA) told the 30 or so people who had gathered in the community room at the Freeport Library last Thursday. Dianna Correa, a 15-year-old girl, was shot to death on the steps of a friend's house on June 21. She is another innocent victim of violence that began in 1999 with the death of Damien Corrente, then Jose White and now Dianna. Police Chief Michael Woodward warned residents that Dianna's death,, unlike Damien's and Jose's, "does " not appear to be gang-related," he told members of NEFCA. "We have some good leads on this crime." Nevertheless, community members were concerned about gangs and believe there is an overall surge in youth related violence. On June 23, residents met for the first time in Roosevelt at a previously scheduled meeting sponsored by Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams about gang violence. HEVN (Helping End Violence Now), provided the guest speaker. It is a group that works to end gang and youth violence. It was originally founded in Roosevelt several years ago and is modeled on the 10-point program in Boston, a city that had been overrun by gang violence. In the end, that community took back its streets and its youth. That is what the people of Roosevelt and now Freeport hope to do. A follow-up meeting with HEVN and its President Bishop J. Raymond Mackey, took place at Refuge Apostolic Church of Christ on June 29. But Mr. Smith told residents that the HEVN meeting was scheduled at the last minute and not enough people had an opportunity to leam about the meeting. "This meeting is the next step," he told For every child we save, there are 50 that fall through the cracks." residents. GLOW Civic Association President James Caracciolo was also at the meeting to lend his support. "The gang problem is all over Freeport and we need to address it," he told The Leader. About Gangs Chief Woodward gave residents a brief history of gangs and gang-related violence that has been on an upswing since "the late '90s. They have an unbelievable potential for violence. The best way to fight [them] is with information," said the chief He explained that the police department tries to "flip gang members but their numbers are increasing despite our best efforts." Chief-Woodward rattled a laundry list of-pfograms the police department is involved in - the "Adopt-A-Cop" program for fourth-grade students, career day for fifth and sixth-graders; a career mentoring program for at Dodd Middle School and their participation in Human Rights Day at the high school. In addition the Freeport Police have a detective assigned to the FBI's Gang Task force. "We have a home visit program for at-risk youth. We go to their homes and speak to their parents and to the kids. When we talk to gang members they tell us they entrap you by saying 'we are your family.' We tell them the reality is you will be disabled, injured, arrested and then die." Although the home visit program is successful, "for every child we save, there are 50 that fall through the cracks," Chief Woodward told The Leader. "We're trying to do our part," said Chief Woodward. He complained that the judicial system makes it easy for these gang members to Ife out of the county jail in 90 days and that what is needed is more federal prosecution. He also complained that grant money has been drastically cut for anti-gang, anti-violence programs since 9/11. "We need you," he said. "I see the same 20 or 30 people at these meetings. Talk to your neighbors, get them involved. Gang members tell us again and again that they would not have, gotten involved if they had some kind of support from home." One resident agreed that the police have done a good job with preventive programs and that she is aware of a police presence "during the day but we need more police at night," she said. Jim Caracciolo asked, "How do you (continued on page 11) all calls remain ALnonymous ^^^^^^^^^^^^^'s^lM SS.OOO iiWARD SHOT TO DEATH Dianna Correa -15 yrs. Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department are seeking the public's help in connection with a shooting-homicide that occurred in Freeport, New York. On Monday, June 21, 2004 at about 10:25 PM, at 53 N. Columbus Ave., 15-year-old Dianna Correa was shot to death. She was sitting on a porch with friends when a male who was riding a bike fired shots hitting Dianna and another person. The shooter is described as a male black, 18-25 years, old with dreadlocks, wearing a gray t-shirt. He was riding a dark-colored moiintain bike. This subject was previously seen with another male, riding bikes. Crime Stoppers is asking anyone with information regarding this crime to call our toU free hotline, 1-800-241-TIPS. All calls are anonymous and you do not have to reveal your identity or testify in court. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case. 1-800-244-TIPS. www,.police.co.hassau.ny.us B Freeport and Baldwin boards reorganize pages 2&5 • Villageboard pages • Correa reward fund ..page 8 • Freeport community deveiopment dean-up page 9
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A pro-family leader in California says the state's Democrat governor is concerned that The Golden State can't afford ObamaCare, even though he's a supporter of it.
Conservative analyst and columnist Robert Knight believes much of the White House damage control over Benghazi is for the benefit of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Conservative activist and political pundit Gary Bauer believes former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would make a "fantastic" United States senator.
A pro-family group says California's struggle with ObamaCare shows that even Democrats are at odds over how to implement it.
A conservative leader and tech policy analyst says the IRS tea party scandal shows why government should be kept away from citizens' data.
A Christian law firm that defends religious freedom and the U.S. Constitution says an apology from the IRS isn't enough to repair the damage done to conservative groups intimidated by the federal agency during the 2012 election campaign.
A conservative political action organization says it remains to seen just what the long-term effect all the current scandals will have on the Obama administration.
Conservative pundits say even if discussion of impeachment doesn't ultimately bring down Barack Obama, it could very well undermine the remainder of his term in the White House.
Minnesota is on track to become the 12th state to legalize homosexual "marriage" -- a step that one pro-family group says isn't what state voters want.
A pro-family organization is outraged that Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) is considering adding an amendment to the massive immigration reform bill that would grant special immigration rights based solely on sexual conduct.
A U.S.-born Israeli author and former politician isn't surprised that high-profile scientist Stephen Hawking has yielded to pressure from the Palestinians and decided not to participate in an upcoming conference in Israel.
Conservative activist Gary Bauer believes growing evidence about what happened last fall at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi shows it to be worse than Watergate, the political scandal that ended the presidency of Richard Nixon.
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Pets I Have for Trade
- Harbinger of Flame (x5)
- Corefire Imp (x2)
- Ashstone Core (x1)
- Mini Mindslayer (x4)
- Anubisath Idol (x1)
- Fungal Abomination (x1)
- All Darkmoon Pets (x1)
- Nether Ray Fry (Unlimited)
- Sinister Squashling (x2)
- Spring Rabbit (x1)
- Feline Familiar (x1)
- Strand Crawler (x1)
- Dark Whelpling (x1) - Level 14
- Ravasaur Hatchling (x1)
- Darting Hatchling (x1)
- Leaping Hatchling (x3)
Pets I want
- Egbert
- Enchanted Lantern
- Mojo
- Peanut
- Scooter the Snail
- Sen'jin Fetish
- Tirisfal Batling
- Whiskers the Rat
- Darkmoon Rabbit
- Nightsaber Cub
- Eye of the Legion
- Gregarius Grell
- Bananas
Stones I need
- Elemental
- Mechanical
Stones I Have
- Flying
Store Pets Trade [Probably won't be doing it anymore now since I got all the pets I wanted, thanks everyone!...]
I'm willing to trade store pets like I did when I first opened this thread. Here's how works with me: I'll go to your server and you'll trade me the pets, I'll give you the code as soon as I hit 'Trade' [When we're trading multiples, I always do parcial trades and you'll only give me the most valuable pet last]. If you don't trust me, you can talk to me ingame, but beware that I don't need many pets anymore and this should be over quite quickly.
Trades Completed
- Lil'Ragnaros for Frigid Frostling, Azure Whelpling(SpongeBoB)
- Winged Guardian Mount for Dark Whelpling, Sprite Darter, Giant Sewer Rat (SpongeBoB)
- Darkmoon Tonk for Grinder
- Stitched Pup for Firefly
- Anubisath Idol for Gundrak Hatchling
- Chrominius for Fungal Abomination
- Death Talon Whelpguard for Razzashi Hatchling
- Mechanical Stone for Flying Stone
- Jade Owl for Deviate Hatchling
- Death Talon Whelpguard and Imperial Silkworm for Pandaren Water Spirit
- Giant Bone Spider and Fungal Abomination for Black Tabby Cat
- Cenarion Hatchling for Clockwork Rocket Bot, Green Wing Macaw, Muckbreath (Nomadd)
- Moonkin Hatchling for Disgusting Oozeling, Mulgore Hatchling and Magical Crawdad (Nomadd)
- Pandaren Monk for Emerald Whelpling, Toothy and Mr. Wiggles (Nomadd)
- 4 Store pets for Winter's Little Helper, Father Winter's Helper, White Tickbird Hatchling, Fox Kit, Ammen Vale lashling, Dun Morogh Cub, Crimson Whelpling, Teldrassil Sproutling and Lifelike Toad
I'll also consider trades for other trade fodder, so feel free to offer in any thing I have and I'll consider it
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1. | Niggers | ||
People who annoy you. I know it, but I don't think I should say it...
5 Seconds left... All right, I'de like to solve the puzzle! Niggers! |
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2. | Niggers | ||
A Nigger may i point out... is NOT a Black person. A Nigger and a Black person are a completely different thing, as Black people are intelligent life forms who are coloured (but not judged for it). As Niggers... are a different thing, Niggers are dirty smelly rappers or even wanbbee rappers and deserve to be in jail or put back in slavery... similiar to chavs. Also they think it makes them look good if they hide bb guns or water pistols in there puffy coats. Note that they only wear puffy coats to hide there ethiopian body and to look more muscular and the fat ones wear it to hide their bb guns. You may notice that they never actually take their coats off even when its hot or even in the dessert perhaps! reason being has already been explained... they also take offense to silly words like "pussyman" which is used against a STRAIGHT person as in say a man who gets a lot of women(which is why they find this offensive when you call them one). Remember Niggers, Chavs and anything of the sort are all gay and in denial of it. Every single one of them needs to be punished in the most painful way possible due to the fact they are hated and still alive today. Niggers:
"Yo YO YO YO YO yeah come on uh hu uh yeah oh"(Dumbass Nigger rapping) "Ef eleba shubi da bu(Nigger shooting a rap video(or attempting to!) |
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the cause of all violence in north america and the world. they are all smelly and have nappy hair,a dn when no one is looking they throw their own shit at each other. it is a common misconception that niggers are humans and that monkeys(gorillas,chimps)are animals, when in fact it is the other way arounmonkeys have more social graces, higher intellect, and the father dont abandone their young after birth like nigger fathers do. apes are also more seually appealing and they do not smell as bad. sex with a nigger is bestiality. they are inferiour to white people. some one got murderd to day, ya i know niggers did it.
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What you would call the Flintstones if they were black. Q: What would you call the Flintstones if they were black?
A: Niggers! Der. |
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The reason why theres crime in the world! The reason why theres crime in the world! Is 'caus of all them niggers! *hawk* And spics! *spit*
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Rooting from the lands of Nigeria, Niggers are large muscular people who are made to live in extreme conditions.
They have very dark skin to protect them from the sun, as they are afraid of it. They have large lips to klack and klick their language, this may be the reason for slang. There dark kinky hair is to keep from being hung in bushes while on the hunt. Be careful not to assume all darkies are Niggers so be careful before judging. Be careful for these ill tempered creatures are highly aggrssive, dumb, and under the protection of liberals. Thank you! Niggers do not steal corn because they are afraid of scarecrows.
Language, Yo dawgs I bese chii-in wit dom homies an da mofugin polee show uh. I cuh ih believe da shih yo! Translation, Hello friends while dealing/doing drug with some fine young gentlemen the police showed, I was suprised! |
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A race of dark haired, dark skin people who are all born of the same mother, but have different fathers. Those niggers all look the same.


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This is a great idea for demoing the backend. If anyone knows of a component that allows backend access to view only please notify us.
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The JUGA component will allow you to create a demo site with back end access.
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 13:57Presented with no comment...
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Morgan Stanley: "Most Of The Buying Has Come From Shorts Covered Rather Than Longs Bought"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 13:35Confirming what we explained recently, Morgan Stanley explains that among its equity long-short fund activity, the short activity (the net of shorts added and shorts covered) reached a minus-2 z-score indicating massive covering over the past 20 days. The last 3 times this occurred were April 2010 (S&P then fell 13% in 8 days), July 2011 (S&P then fell 19% in 23 days), and Oct 2011 (S&P then fell 10.5% in 20 days). Across sectors, Consumer Discretionary has been the most covered over the past week and month. Due to heavy covering, Discretionary short activity fell below a minus-3 z?score as of yesterday (now the highest long/short ratio of all sectors). It is worth keeping in mind, MS add, that historically speaking, the sector with the highest long/short ratio has often gone on to underperform over the following 6?12 months. This covering has driven median net leverage up to 64% (its 97th percentile of post crisis levels). Money-on-the-sidelines!! not so much... Massive short-covering rally - yes...
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Are Japanese Banks On The Verge Of Insolvency?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 13:13We have long discussed the problem that the Japanese government faces if interest rates in the troubled nation rise (cost of debt financing will swamp revenues in a vicious circle); but now it seems there is another - just as vicious - problem (that the BoJ is set to discuss according to Nikkei). The inability of the BoJ to 'control' Japanese interest rates (JGB rates spiking unprecedentedly day after day) has put the banking system in a lot of trouble. As we explained recently the banks appeared to initially 'hedge' their huge JGB positions but now appear to recognize that first out wins and are reducing exposure overall (YTD -3.7% according to local data). The reason - simple - as the IMF explains via the BoJ - according to BOJ estimates (footnote 4), a 100bp (parallel) rise in market yields would lead to mark-to-market (MTM) losses of 20% of Tier-1 capital for regional banks and 10% for the major banks. He who sells first wins...
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Obama IRS Presser Redux - The "Preapproved" Press Conference
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 12:29We are sure every effort has been undertaken to ensure Mr. Erdogan's visit (Iran Gold or not) was a success but just in case there was any confusion if the administration has learned anything as a result of the scandals in the past week, the following tweet from CBS' White House correspondent Mark Knoller should add insight on just how much more transparent the administration is and how seriously it takes the freedom of the press...
Questioners pre-chosen and I'm not one of them. Again.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 16, 2013
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The S&P 500 Is Now At Extremes
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From Petrodollar To Petrogold: The US Is Now Trying To Cut Off Iran's Access To Gold
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 11:48The US is moving to broaden its 'blockade' efforts of Iran to the movement of pure gold into the Islamic Republic. The US-led embargo of Iranian crude succeeded in slowing the flow of petrodollars into the nation but as Foreign Affairs committee chairman Edward Cohen remarked, there is "no question that there is gold going from Turkey to Iran." While the official line from US elite such as Bernanke remains that 'gold is not money' it appears that increasingly other nations would disagree, as Cohen admitted, "in large measure what we're seeing is private Iranian citizens buying gold as a protection against the falling value of Iran's currency." It would seem somewhat self-evident that the US is admitting, by attempting to embargo this gold flow, that outside the US, the Dollar is becoming increasingly irrelevant (see China's gold demand); and that for many countries the petrodollar no longer exists, having been replaced by 'Petrogold'.
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"Taper Off?" - US Treasuries Are Having Their Best Day In Almost 3 Months
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 11:27After an almost non-stop decompression in yields post-NFP, Treasuries are ripping today on the back of dismal economic data. After testing up to the 2.00% Maginot Line for 10Y, today's 6.8bps yield drop is the largest since mid-February. Taper or no Taper, bonds 'want' to reflect the real economy it seems... of course, as Treasury yields surge to the lows of the day so stocks - in their inimitable manner - are pushing to new all-time highs...
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Russian Pacific Fleet Warships Enter Mediterranean For First Time In Decades, To Park In Cyprus
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 11:12Earlier we reported that the US has now officially landed a Marine force in Israel as well as an assault ship, in a visit that the US Navy promptly assured "is not associated with, nor a reaction to, any world events." It seems we were not the only ones who read this justification somewhat skeptically: so did Russia. And in a historic event, the Russian Pacific fleet, for the first time in decades, crossed the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean, direction Cyprus' port of Limasol (hi Cyprus - Russia will be arriving shortly) in what is now the loudest implied warning to the US and Israel amassing military units across Syria's border that Russia will not stand idly by as Syria is used by the Israeli "Defense" Forces for target practice. "The task force has successfully passed through the Suez Channel and entered the Mediterranean. It is the first time in decades that Pacific Fleet warships enter this region," Capt. First Rank Roman Martov said. This is what is also known as dropping hints, loud and clear.
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Bill Gross Enters Political Activism
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 10:49Gross: AP, IRS? Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country can do TO you.
— PIMCO (@PIMCO) May 16, 2013
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Philly Fed Misses, Key Indicators Negative Across The Board: Employment Index Lowest Since September 2009
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 10:13It's just getting plain stupid out there. Just as stocks were exploding into the green (perhaps on expectations of an epic Philly Fed miss), the Philly Fed did not disappoint, printing at -5.2, down from 1.3, and crushing expectations of an increase to +2.0, the biggest miss since February and confirming that the Empire Fed index plunge was not a fluke. Virtually every components in the Philly Fed was red except for Inventories (up to 4.1 from -22.2 in March) and Prices Paid (up to 6.9 from 3.1 in March). Among the plungers, the key New Orders tumbled from -1.0 to -7.9, Shipments crashed from 9.1 to -8.5, Average Workweek slide from -2.1 to -12.4, and the Number of Employees imploded from -6.8 to -8.7, the lowest print since September 2009. And if all of this doesn't send the Stalingrad & Poor 500 to new historic highs, we don't know what will. All one can do now is just laugh at this "market."
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Same Old: Stocks, Bonds, VIX All Green
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 09:49The S&P 500 has managed to get back into the green; VIX is back above 13; and 10Y yields are down 4bps... 'new normal'
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Gold Demand In One Chart: Physical vs ETF
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 09:33
China's demand for gold jumped 20% to 294 tonnes in the first quarter of 2013, while global gold demand overall slid 13% thanks to the dramatic rotation of demand from paper to physical. Chinese demand in gold bars and coins grew to 109.5 tonnes - more than double the five-year quarterly average of 43.8 tonnes. Central banks added 109.2 tonnes of gold to their reserves in Q1 2013, the ninth consecutive quarter of net purchases. But it was the Q1 ETF outflows of 176.9 tonnes, equating to a 7% decline in total gold ETF holdings that obscured the strong rise in investment for gold bars and coins at the retail level. In the face of the huge 'paper' gold ETF outflows, 'physical' gold demand surged to its highest in 18 months...
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Multifamily Starts Suffer Biggest Monthly Plunge Since 2006: Is The REO-To-Rent "Recovery" Dead?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 09:20It is no secret that in addition to the well-known phenomenon of "foreclosure stuffing", one of the primary drivers of the artificial housing "recovery" has been the surge of hedge funds and asset managers into purchases of rental units courtesy of near-zero cost REO-to-rent federal lending facilities, which have taken out distressed inventory from the market in hopes of converting it into rental. This has manifested in a surge in multi-family starts which have been the primary driver behind the rise of housing starts in the past several years, even with single-family units barely moving higher. All this despite Och Ziff making the case loud and clear late last year, that the days of profitability of this strategy have come and gone. Today we got the first confirmation that other asset managers may have finally given up on the rental conversion strategy, following the observed collapse in multi-family housing starts which crashed from 376K to 234K in April (the lowest since last summer), a drop of 142K and the worst monthly drop since 2006 when the housing market had once again peaked and was about to undergo a very serious correction.
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Tragic Trifecta: Initial Claims Soar, Housing Starts Plunge, CPI Below Expectations
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 08:45We didn't really need a confirmation that the economy was deteriorating and completely disconnected from the "market", but we got it nonetheless. First, Initial Claims coming at 360K, on expectations of 330K, the worst print and worst miss in six weeks, confirming that weekly data is largely noise and that there is no sustainable downward trend. The May 11 weekly print adjusted and unadjusted were 360K and 318K respectively, virtually unchanged from a year ago at 373K and 325K, showing that in one year there has been essentially no progress, and that weekly initial claims of 350K is the new normal. Of course, the last week's print was also revised higher from 323K to 328K, while initial claims also missed expectations of a round 3MM print, instead printing at 3009K.
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S&P Downgrades Berkshire From AA+ To AA, Outlook Negative
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2013 - 08:25Obviously with Buffett a major shareholder of Moody's, the only place where a downgrade of Berkshire could come from was S&P. Moments ago, the rating agency that dared to downgrade the US for which it is being targeted by Eric Holder's Department of "Justice", did just that.
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